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{
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"academic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning",
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": of or relating to performance in courses of study",
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": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters",
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": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning",
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": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies",
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": theoretical , speculative",
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": having no practical or useful significance",
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": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional",
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": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)",
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": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods",
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": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college",
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": of or relating to schools and education",
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": having no practical importance"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik",
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"\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educational",
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"intellectual",
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"scholarly",
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"scholastic"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonacademic",
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"noneducational",
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"unacademic",
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"unscholarly"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Vanessa Rozzelle, her counselor, assisted her in getting into a college discovery program, which helps students gain access to higher education by providing academic and personal counseling. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
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"In the short term, the nation\u2019s second-largest school system will have unprecedented financial resources to help with the unprecedented tasks of academic and emotional recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Hapeville Charter Career Academy Assistant Principal Aranya Knox said Shalamar Armelin leads in academic and community achievement. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
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"While many programs look holistically at students and judge them based on their academic and extracurricular qualifications, others are looking for a specific type of student or one with specific items on their resume. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"Less recognized, however, are the power dynamics in global academic and policy circles. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
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"The board also heard a report on social and emotional supports proposed for the coming school year, including academic and behavioral screening, social-emotional skill instruction and restorative practices. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"Rights organizations have reported that at least two protesters were killed and that others were violently suppressed or arrested, including teachers, bus drivers, a prominent journalist, an academic and activists. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
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"Dye would rather those players go to four-year colleges, where they wouldn\u2019t be allowed to practice or play their first year but would get the academic and social support a big school could provide. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"Before returning to the Mad Max franchise (this time, with Anya Taylor-Joy in the driver\u2019s seat), George Miller helmed this fantasy epic, casting Tilda Swinton as a lonely academic and Idris Elba as a djinn who offers her three wishes. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
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"China and Russia have directed funding to the office of Alena Douhan, a Belarusian academic who has used her appointment as one of the U.N.'s special rapporteurs to lobby openly on behalf of authoritarian regimes. \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 19 May 2022",
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"Anastasia is a French Ukrainian academic who\u2019s studying the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine. \u2014 The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
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"Michael Bodekaer Jensen is both an EdTech innovator and a multi-disciplinary academic . \u2014 Michael Jensen, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Robinson was a devoutly Protestant academic who believed in the Bible\u2019s inerrant truth. \u2014 Andrew Lawler, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Adjective",
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Noun",
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203010"
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},
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"accelerate":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to move faster : to gain speed",
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": to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual : to follow a speeded-up educational program",
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": to bring about at an earlier time",
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": to cause to move faster",
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": to cause to undergo acceleration",
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": to hasten the progress or development of",
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": increase",
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": to enable (a student) to complete a course in less than usual time",
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": to speed up (something, such as a course of study)",
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": to move or cause to move faster",
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": to cause to happen more quickly",
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": to cause to move faster or speed up",
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": to cause to undergo acceleration",
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": to move faster : gain speed",
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": to bring about at an earlier time: as",
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": to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately \u2014 see also acceleration clause",
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": to cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination)",
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": to enforce an acceleration clause"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"ak-",
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"ak-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"ik-\u02c8sel-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, ak-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accumulate",
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"appreciate",
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"balloon",
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"boom",
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"build up",
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"burgeon",
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"bourgeon",
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"climb",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"gain",
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"increase",
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"mount",
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"multiply",
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"mushroom",
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"proliferate",
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"rise",
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"roll up",
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"snowball",
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"spread",
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"swell",
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"wax"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"contract",
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"decrease",
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"diminish",
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"dwindle",
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"lessen",
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"recede",
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"wane"
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],
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"examples":[
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"She stepped on the gas and the car accelerated .",
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"The plane accelerated down the runway.",
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"She stepped on the gas and accelerated the car.",
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"He says that cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth.",
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"The rate of economic growth has continued to accelerate .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That has led economists including Sheana Yue of Capital Economics to predict that China\u2019s central bank could accelerate easing. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Attracting the necessary volume of private capital for renewable energy projects depends on markets that can accelerate procurement, drive prices down, and provide clarity. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"This film heralds the return of the summer blockbuster, and is a catalyst that will accelerate demand for moviegoing like an F-18 breaking the sound barrier. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 May 2022",
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"Europe director warned that festivals and parties could accelerate spread. \u2014 Maria Cheng, ajc , 23 May 2022",
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"Europe director warned that festivals and parties could accelerate spread. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
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"Europe director warned that as summer begins across the continent, mass gatherings, festivals and parties could accelerate the spread of monkeypox. \u2014 Marcia Cheng, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
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"Europe director warned that festivals and parties could accelerate spread. \u2014 Maria Cheng, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
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"Europe director warned that festivals and parties could accelerate spread. \u2014 Maria Cheng, Chron , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin acceler\u0101tus , past participle of acceler\u0101re \"to add speed to, hasten the occurrence of, go quickly,\" from ad- ad- + celer\u0101re \"to hasten,\" verbal derivative of celer \"swift, speedy,\" perhaps going back to *keli-li-/ri- , derivative from the Indo-European base of Greek k\u00e9lomai, kel\u00e9sthai \"urge, exhort,\" kel\u0113t-, k\u00e9l\u0113s \"swift horse, charger\"",
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"first_known_use":[
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"circa 1522, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190707"
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},
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"acceleration":{
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"type":"noun",
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"definitions":[
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"the act or process of moving faster or happening more quickly the act or process of accelerating",
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"ability to accelerate",
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"the rate of change of velocity with respect to time",
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"change of velocity",
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"the act or process of speeding up",
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"the act or process of accelerating the state of being accelerated",
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"change of velocity",
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"the rate of this change",
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"advancement in mental growth or achievement beyond the average for one's age"
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],
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"pronounciation":"ik-\u02ccse-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"The car delivers quick acceleration .",
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"There has been some acceleration in economic growth.",
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"There has been an acceleration in economic growth.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While statisticians say most of the acceleration in inflation can be attributed to energy, above-average price increases are spreading to more goods and services. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"When pushed into more daring territory, the engine responds appropriately with a smooth surge of acceleration , giving the Arteon an easy and approachable character. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
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"The plan should view 'learning loss' through the lens of acceleration . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
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"Their ranks include marketers from B2B, B2C and direct-to-consumer brands, from companies large and small, and from sectors experiena time of unfettered acceleration to stifling deceleration and stagnation. \u2014 Seth Matlins, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"If the spiders sustained that level of acceleration for longer than the average four millisecond duration the researchers recorded for these jumps, the tiny arachnids would hit 60 miles per hour in about 0.05 seconds. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Heather Milam will serve as director of acceleration , and Katherine Zobre will serve as the director of training. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Small and medium-size companies are driving much of the acceleration , analysts say. \u2014 Allison Pohle And Lauren Weber, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Busch countered by saying the new cars enabled drivers to go farther before burning out their tires on a track that required constant braking and turning punctuated by brief bursts of acceleration . \u2014 Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acceleratiun , borrowed from Latin acceler\u0101ti\u014dn-, acceler\u0101ti\u014d , from acceler\u0101re \"to accelerate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"accept":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to receive (something offered) willingly",
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": to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added)",
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": to give admittance or approval to",
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": to endure without protest or reaction",
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": to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable",
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": to recognize as true : believe",
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": to make a favorable response to",
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": to agree to undertake (a responsibility)",
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": to assume an obligation to pay",
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": to take in payment",
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": to receive (a legislative report) officially",
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": to receive favorably something offered",
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": to receive or take willingly",
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": to agree to",
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": to stop resisting",
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": to admit deserving",
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": to receive with consent",
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": to assent to the receipt of and treat in such a way as to indicate ownership of",
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"\u2014 compare reject",
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": to make an affirmative or favorable response to",
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": to indicate by words or action one's assent to (an offer) and willingness to enter into a contract",
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": to assume orally, in writing, or by conduct an obligation to pay",
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": to receive (a report) officially (as from a committee)",
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": to receive favorably something offered",
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": to receive and assume ownership of goods"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8sept",
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"ak-",
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"also",
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"ik-\u02c8sept",
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"ak-",
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"ik-\u02c8sept, ak-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"have",
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"take"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"decline",
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"deny",
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"disallow",
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"disapprove",
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"negative",
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"refuse",
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"reject",
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"spurn",
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"turn down",
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"veto"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Several posts have falsely sought to label teachers and librarians who accept the LGBTQ community as abusers or groomers of children. \u2014 Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Censors in Arab states have been banning such films of late as production studios refuse to accept cuts. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"This spiral saw\u2019s cutting blade rotates at an impressive 27,000 rpm, and the saw has a bit chuck that can accept \u215b- and \u00bc-inch bits. \u2014 James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
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"Their disappearance remains a mystery and a source of anguish for relatives, who refuse to accept that a boat full of people could just vanish. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
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"And the athlete can either choose to accept or decline that. \u2014 Erica L. Ayala, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"For assistance with dental care, Michigan residents can visit smilehelpnow.org to find dental clinics that offer payment on a sliding scale and accept Medicaid. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
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"At its center is a soul shocked and then galvanized by the cruelty that women were expected to accept , having experienced some of the worst of it firsthand. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
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"Ethereum developers hope that the difficulty bomb incentivizes miners to accept the merge. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accepten \"to receive graciously, favor, approve of, judge worthy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French accepter , borrowed from Medieval Latin accept\u0101re , going back to Latin, \"to receive regularly, submit to, admit of,\" frequentative of accipere \"to take, receive, accept, learn, interpret,\" from ad- ad- + capere \"to take\" \u2014 more at heave entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223029"
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},
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"acceptability":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": capable or worthy of being accepted",
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": welcome , pleasing",
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": barely satisfactory or adequate",
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": worthy of being accepted",
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": adequate sense 2"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"ak-",
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"also",
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"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"ak-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adequate",
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"all right",
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"decent",
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"fairish",
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"fine",
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"good",
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"OK",
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"okay",
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"passable",
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"respectable",
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"satisfactory",
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"serviceable",
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"tolerable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wanting"
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],
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"examples":[
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"acceptable and unacceptable noise levels",
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"It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.",
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"She plays an acceptable game of tennis.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Being a prisoner of the moment is acceptable in the NBA playoffs. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
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"For another, was there ever a time when predation, humiliation and violence were acceptable ? \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Everyone is entitled to bad days, but pathological bad behavior is not acceptable . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"But anything from Fortnite to Madden is acceptable . \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"The mobile credentials stored in Apple Wallet are acceptable at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall and Reagan National airports, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"O\u2019Hagan reflects on how being super rich was acceptable and even desirable because those people were seen as a force of good in society. \u2014 Diyora Shadijanova, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
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"But Cuban sources told The Times that such an arrangement would not be acceptable . \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Decals and fabric flags (flown) are acceptable ; however, draping a real flag flat over the hood, trunk, or truck bed is considered disrespectful to the flag. \u2014 Drew Dorian And Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin accept\u0101bilis , from Latin accept\u0101re \"to accept \" + -bilis \"capable of (being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225102"
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},
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"access":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing",
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": freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something",
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": a way or means of entering or approaching",
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": the act or an instance of accessing something",
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": onset sense 2",
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": a fit of intense feeling : outburst",
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": an increase by addition",
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": to get at : to gain access to: such as",
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": to be able to use, enter, or get near (something)",
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": to open or load (a computer file, an Internet site, etc.)",
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": the right or ability to approach, enter, or use",
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": a way or means of approaching",
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": to get at : get access to",
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": permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from a place, thing, or person",
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": opportunity for sexual intercourse",
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": a landowner's legal right to pass from his or her land to a highway and to return without being obstructed",
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": freedom or ability to obtain, make use of, or participate in something",
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": a way by which a thing or place may be approached or reached",
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": passage to and from a place",
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": opportunity to view or copy a copyrighted work"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ak-\u02ccses",
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"also",
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"\u02c8ak-\u02ccses",
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"\u02c8ak-\u02ccses"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"attack",
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"bout",
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"case",
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"fit",
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"seizure",
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"siege",
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"spell",
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"turn"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"enter",
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"penetrate",
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"pierce"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Many of these clinics were near public transit, for ease of access . \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
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"This extra bandwidth can be used for storage functions, such as compression, but it can also be used for other purposes, such as monitoring real time changes in entropy, heat of access and how data is changed and is changing. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"At Yale, female rowers complain about their lack of access to post-practice showers at the boathouse. \u2014 USA Today , 13 June 2022",
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"Doug is a wildlife person and is used to this kind of visual access , but I was taken aback by having such intimacy with an animal whose presence is typically so fleeting. \u2014 Liz Langley, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
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"People of color may especially find that proves more difficult, as historically they\u2019ve been deprived of access to the country\u2019s natural treasures and excluded from outdoor recreational culture. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
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"People of color and those from marginalized communities bring their own unique perspectives, shaped by factors such as lack of access to quality health care. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"Soaring job vacancies for doctors and nurses in rural areas because of the surging violence have led to a lack of access to health care in some of the poorest parts of the country. \u2014 Steve Fisher, New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Networks seem to provide the best of both worlds by that logic: the creative constraints created by short runtimes and FCC regulations combined with the benefit of streaming access later on. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Since Musk could access the figure from the very beginning, his sudden fixation on it has seemed like an act, a means to manufacture a pretext for renegotiating his $44 billion offer for Twitter amid a wide drop in tech stock prices. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"What if people could access all of those things without being told their brain is defective? \u2014 Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
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"For nearly a decade, a new narrative of the Marcos era as a period of peace, progress, and prosperity had been seeded on social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, which Filipinos could access for free on their mobile phones. \u2014 Sheila Coronel, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
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"The library system in Llano County, Texas, turned off its OverDrive system in December after having used it for more than 10 years in response to concerns about which e-books kids and teenagers could access . \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
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"His observations began on the busy, dirty streets of Coney Island, a beach anyone could access by subway, where people pinching pennies could go for an affordable vacation. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
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"Supporters of the brick-and-mortar measure have targeted the online sports betting group in television ads, calling the option troubling because minors could access adults' accounts. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
|
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"But how much of that money China could access during a conflict with the U.S. was thrown into doubt when the U.S. Federal Reserve and other leading central banks froze about half of Russia\u2019s $600 billion in reserves after its invasion. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
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"Later, when Americans could easily access PCR tests at clinics, their results would automatically get reported to government agencies. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
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"Verb",
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"1953, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"noun"
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": an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else",
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": a thing of secondary or lesser importance : adjunct",
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": a person not actually or constructively present but contributing as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense",
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": a person who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender with intent to defeat justice",
|
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": assisting under the orders of another",
|
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": contributing to a crime but not as the chief agent",
|
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": aiding or contributing in a secondary way : supplementary",
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": present in a minor amount and not essential as a constituent",
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": a person who helps another in doing wrong",
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": an object or device not necessary in itself but adding to the beauty or usefulness of something else",
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": aiding, contributing, or associated in a secondary way: as",
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": being or functioning as a vitamin",
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": associated in position or function with something (as an organ or lesion) usually of more importance",
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": supernumerary",
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": accessory nerve",
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": a person who is not actually or constructively present but with criminal intent contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of a felony",
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": a person who knowing that a felony has been committed aids, assists, or shelters the offender with the intent to defeat justice",
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": the crime of being an accessory",
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"\u2014 compare substantive crime"
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"ik-\u02c8se-s\u0259-r\u0113",
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"ak-",
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"ek-",
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"-\u02c8ses-r\u0113",
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"also",
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"ik-\u02c8se-s\u0259-r\u0113",
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"ak-",
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"ik-\u02c8ses-(\u0259-)r\u0113, ak-"
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],
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"accouterment",
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"adapter",
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"adaptor",
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"add-on",
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"adjunct",
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"appendage",
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"appliance",
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"attachment",
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"option"
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"antonyms":[
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"accessorial",
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"appurtenant",
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"auxiliary",
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"peripheral",
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"supplemental",
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"supplementary"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"fashion accessories such as scarves, handkerchiefs, bracelets, and rings",
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"He is wanted as an accessory to murder.",
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"Adjective",
|
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"most phone services offer accessory features such as call-waiting",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Members of the royal family often have a signature accessory . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The perfect reading accessory , this would be a practical and slightly unexpected gift or stocking stuffer for the senior bookworm in your life. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Of course, Kelly, who loves a great accessory , opted for a string of pearls around his neck. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
|
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"In recent years, federal regulators banned bump stocks, an accessory that allows certain firearms to become fully automatic. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
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"What is surprising is that Google wants to charge $30 for such a shoddy accessory . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Zotac also includes a USB flash drive for OS recovery, which is a refreshing accessory to have ship as standard. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
|
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"There are also options for licensed teams and art, making your suitcase a fun yet functional accessory . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Styles on Wednesday thanked fans for reuniting him with a beloved accessory that went missing during his second weekend of headlining Coachella last month. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"These special Ram models are more than just trucks with the gamut of items in the accessory catalog attached to them, as Mopar curates the pickups to create vehicles that stand out from their stablemates. \u2014 Gregory Fink, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So, available in the accessory catalog is an in-bed mount for two full-size spares. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Staff said finding financing, particularly for homeowners who want to add an accessory dwelling unit to their home, can be challenging. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 23-liter pack has two waterproof exterior zippers\u2014one for the main pouch and the other for an accessory pouch\u2014and has eleven gear loops on the exterior to hand everything from a water bottle to a helmet. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 4 Feb. 2015",
|
|
"Outfits change with the seasons, but sunnies are a must-have accessory year-round. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Liebermann has since borrowed money through a refinance loan to help pay the property tax and to build an accessory dwelling unit for herself. \u2014 Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. at the home \u2014 an accessory dwelling unit behind a main house \u2014 on West Eight Street, just west of Centre City Parkway. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
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"No one pulls off an accessory full-court-press quite like the Queen. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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"Adjective",
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183418"
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},
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"accession":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": the act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor or power",
|
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": an act of coming near or to something : approach , admittance",
|
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": something added : acquisition",
|
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": increase by something added",
|
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": acquisition of additional property (as by growth or increase of existing property)",
|
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": the act of assenting or agreeing",
|
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": the act of becoming joined : adherence",
|
|
": the act by which one nation becomes party to an agreement already in force between other powers",
|
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": a sudden fit or outburst : access",
|
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": to record in order of acquisition",
|
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": the rise to a position of power",
|
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": increase by something added",
|
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": the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor",
|
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": the act of assenting or agreeing"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
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"ak-",
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"ak-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
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"ik-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n, ak-"
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],
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"acquisition",
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"obtainment"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"the accession of Queen Elizabeth II",
|
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"an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The European Union\u2019s executive arm is expected to decide in the coming days on whether to recommend that Ukraine be granted candidate status for E.U. membership, the first in a long series of steps before possible accession . \u2014 Chico Harlan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Finland and Sweden\u2019s accession to the alliance, as all 30 NATO countries have to unanimously approve new members. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Some diplomatic missions lowered the level of their representation following North Korea\u2019s accession . \u2014 Min Joo Kim, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the queen\u2019s accession in 1952, links between the U.S. and U.K. have intensified at every level, from military and intelligence coordination to politics, finance and entertainment. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Its opposition threw a wrench into what was meant to be a quick accession for the two countries, as there needs to be a consensus between all 30 NATO states for new countries to join. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his objections to the two countries\u2019 accession to the alliance. \u2014 Tarini Parti And Jared Malsin, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"This week, Turkey blocked initial talks about cementing the applicants\u2019 accession . \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Nonetheless, Turkey's raising of its grievances has led to concerns in Washington and Brussels that other NATO members might also use the admission process as a way to wring concessions from allies, possibly complicating and delaying accession . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The National Gallery accessioned some 8,300 works, including pieces by Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, Edward Hopper and Jenny Holzer, transforming its holdings of American and contemporary art and photography. \u2014 Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The artworks that brought in the huge sums at Christie\u2019s were being de- accessioned by the Fujita Museum in Osaka, Japan. \u2014 Graham Bowley, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212219"
|
|
},
|
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"accessory":{
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
": a thing of secondary or lesser importance : adjunct",
|
|
": a person not actually or constructively present but contributing as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense",
|
|
": a person who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender with intent to defeat justice",
|
|
": assisting under the orders of another",
|
|
": contributing to a crime but not as the chief agent",
|
|
": aiding or contributing in a secondary way : supplementary",
|
|
": present in a minor amount and not essential as a constituent",
|
|
": a person who helps another in doing wrong",
|
|
": an object or device not necessary in itself but adding to the beauty or usefulness of something else",
|
|
": aiding, contributing, or associated in a secondary way: as",
|
|
": being or functioning as a vitamin",
|
|
": associated in position or function with something (as an organ or lesion) usually of more importance",
|
|
": supernumerary",
|
|
": accessory nerve",
|
|
": a person who is not actually or constructively present but with criminal intent contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of a felony",
|
|
": a person who knowing that a felony has been committed aids, assists, or shelters the offender with the intent to defeat justice",
|
|
": the crime of being an accessory",
|
|
"\u2014 compare substantive crime"
|
|
],
|
|
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"ak-",
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"ek-",
|
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"-\u02c8ses-r\u0113",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8se-s\u0259-r\u0113",
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"ak-",
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"ik-\u02c8ses-(\u0259-)r\u0113, ak-"
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],
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|
"accouterment",
|
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"adapter",
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|
"adaptor",
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|
"add-on",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
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"appendage",
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|
"appliance",
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"attachment",
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|
|
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|
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"accessorial",
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|
"appurtenant",
|
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"auxiliary",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"supplemental",
|
|
"supplementary"
|
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|
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"Noun",
|
|
"fashion accessories such as scarves, handkerchiefs, bracelets, and rings",
|
|
"He is wanted as an accessory to murder.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"most phone services offer accessory features such as call-waiting",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Members of the royal family often have a signature accessory . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The perfect reading accessory , this would be a practical and slightly unexpected gift or stocking stuffer for the senior bookworm in your life. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course, Kelly, who loves a great accessory , opted for a string of pearls around his neck. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, federal regulators banned bump stocks, an accessory that allows certain firearms to become fully automatic. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"What is surprising is that Google wants to charge $30 for such a shoddy accessory . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Zotac also includes a USB flash drive for OS recovery, which is a refreshing accessory to have ship as standard. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"There are also options for licensed teams and art, making your suitcase a fun yet functional accessory . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Styles on Wednesday thanked fans for reuniting him with a beloved accessory that went missing during his second weekend of headlining Coachella last month. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"These special Ram models are more than just trucks with the gamut of items in the accessory catalog attached to them, as Mopar curates the pickups to create vehicles that stand out from their stablemates. \u2014 Gregory Fink, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So, available in the accessory catalog is an in-bed mount for two full-size spares. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Staff said finding financing, particularly for homeowners who want to add an accessory dwelling unit to their home, can be challenging. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 23-liter pack has two waterproof exterior zippers\u2014one for the main pouch and the other for an accessory pouch\u2014and has eleven gear loops on the exterior to hand everything from a water bottle to a helmet. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 4 Feb. 2015",
|
|
"Outfits change with the seasons, but sunnies are a must-have accessory year-round. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Liebermann has since borrowed money through a refinance loan to help pay the property tax and to build an accessory dwelling unit for herself. \u2014 Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. at the home \u2014 an accessory dwelling unit behind a main house \u2014 on West Eight Street, just west of Centre City Parkway. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"No one pulls off an accessory full-court-press quite like the Queen. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200843"
|
|
},
|
|
"acclaim":{
|
|
"type":"verb",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"applaud , praise",
|
|
"to declare by acclamation",
|
|
"to shout praise or applause",
|
|
"the act of acclaiming",
|
|
"praise , applause",
|
|
"praise entry 1 sense 1",
|
|
"praise entry 2 sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"crack up",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"tout"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"bay(s)",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"laurels",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"r\u00e9clame",
|
|
"sun"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The critics have acclaimed her performance.",
|
|
"she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Her performance in the ballet earned her critical acclaim .",
|
|
"She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
|
|
"The song was a hit in 1977, but resurfaced to acclaim in 2020 when Nathan Apodaca of Idaho Falls, Idaho, posted an infectious clip of himself riding a skateboard to that tune. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Orquesta Akok\u00e1n\u2019s vibe has drawn comparisons to Buena Vista Social Club, a band who rode its brand of Cuban dance music to worldwide acclaim in the late 1990s. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dry, irreverent Rhys is an author whose memoir garnered him acclaim and pressure to launch a political career. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The series has garnered enough audience acclaim this spring that it has already been renewed for a second season. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Vuong\u2019s broad readership owes as much to acclaim from celebrity fans as to the praise of the literary establishment. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 34-year-old hairdresser and stylist had published his memoir, the bestselling Over the Top, to acclaim in 2019, opening up about addiction and his HIV status. \u2014 Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After being premiered to acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021, the documentary has since been shown at several prestigious festivals. \u2014 Nandini Ramnath, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her most recent, Manhattan Beach, published to acclaim in 2017, was an experiment of a different order straightforward historical narrative. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
|
|
"Kicking off with their debut in 2014, Half The City, the band quickly gained critical acclaim from NPR and The Guardian, and doubled down on their soul sound for the next two albums. \u2014 Caitlin White, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Adam, 49, had gained acclaim , and a fierce nickname, by logging more than one million feet of elevation gain each year. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Nigeria's film industry has grown into a multimillion-dollar industry and has gained global acclaim . \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Since its premiere in 2016, the show has gained critical acclaim for its engrossing storytelling and talented cast, winning countless awards over the years. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Filipovic also gained critical acclaim with her performance and was one of the 10 Shooting Stars at this year\u2019s Berlinale. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stanley Kubrick directed this dystopian thriller, which at its release gained as much acclaim as the novel it's based on. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Each of these titles cleared the $100 million mark and earned critical acclaim and numerous accolades. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Poitier first gained wide acclaim shackled to Tony Curtis as a chain-gang escapee in The Defiant Ones (1958). \u2014 Felix Kessler, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
|
},
|
|
"acclamation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a loud eager expression of approval, praise, or assent",
|
|
": an overwhelming affirmative vote by cheers, shouts, or applause rather than by ballot"
|
|
],
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-kl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"applause",
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"cheer",
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"cheering",
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"ovation",
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"plaudit(s)",
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"rave(s)",
|
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"r\u00e9clame"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
|
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"booing",
|
|
"hissing"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Her performance in the ballet earned her thunderous applause and shouts of acclamation from the audience.",
|
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"She has earned worldwide acclamation for her charitable works.",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Membership quorum is also critical because HOAs cannot take advantage of the election by acclamation process unless there has been at least one valid election conducted in the prior three years. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"This being the wizarding world, the election involves acclamation not by anything so pedestrian as the popular vote, but by the approval of the qilin, which has the magical ability to sense a man or woman of honor and good character. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Traditionally, lone candidates are nominated by acclamation at the party\u2019s convention without the need for a formal vote by delegates. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"May concluded emphatically to shouts of acclamation . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The organization\u2019s membership clearly supports president Vin Lananna, elected by acclamation in 2016. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2021",
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"If there\u2019s an award for straight-to-the-camera performance, Ms. Moreno\u2019s appearance here should win it by acclamation . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
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"The final decision surely won\u2019t be made by acclamation , but, for now, the single-level version is the obvious choice. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 5 May 2021",
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"Gonzaga, coming off what was, by acclamation , the greatest Final Four game ever in its 93-90 buzzer-beater over UCLA in overtime, was the favorite of most pundits. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 5 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acclamacion , borrowed from Latin accl\u0101m\u0101ti\u014dn-, accl\u0101m\u0101ti\u014d , from accl\u0101m\u0101re \"to acclaim entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183150"
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},
|
|
"acclimate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation",
|
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": to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation : to become acclimated",
|
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": to adjust or change to fit a new climate or new surroundings",
|
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": acclimatize"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kl\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8a-kl\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t; \u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tailor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"I acclimated myself to the hot weather.",
|
|
"You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.",
|
|
"We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rising's leadership is confident that Donasiyano will not only acclimate to the 100-degree days, but also the team's lineup as a central midfielder. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Bishop took some time to acclimate after spending the previous three years at Creighton, coming off the bench in 10 of his first 13 games. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that grief is actually a protective process that gives us space to heal and to acclimate to a world where someone who was there is not anymore. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Fittingly, her beloved character, Mindy Chen, bestie to main character Emily Cooper in the Netflix show, is the one who shows the Chicago native around and helps her acclimate to Parisian life \u2014 which Park got to do for herself off-screen. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"DePaul\u2019s Los Angeles programs help with that by letting students acclimate to life and work in the city before their career starts in earnest. \u2014 Karen Idelson, Variety , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Denali National Park and Preserve officials said Rimml's body will not be recovered until ranger patrol can properly acclimate to the high altitude to do so. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The researchers set up 12 tanks with six mosquitofish and six tadpoles in each one and allowed the critters to acclimate for a week before meeting the robot. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"To\u2019o, Williams was a summer arrival who didn\u2019t get the 15 spring practices to acclimate . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 8 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French acclimater , from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + climat \"climate\" (going back to Old French) \u2014 more at climate ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221222"
|
|
},
|
|
"acclimatize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acclimate",
|
|
": acclimate",
|
|
": to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation",
|
|
": to become acclimatized"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tailor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The mountain climbers spent a few days acclimatizing themselves to the high altitude.",
|
|
"had lived through several northern winters before she fully acclimatized her wardrobe",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Humans have some ability to acclimatize to hot environments. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Across the border in Nepal, teams of climbers were still ascending to high camps to acclimatize before making attempts at the summit. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Oregon OSHA levied a $2,100 fine against the construction company on Aug. 27, finding that the company failed to take steps to acclimatize Harris to heat or to ask him about his recent experience working in heat. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Prior to his #everysinglestreet quest in Mexico, that took place from March 9th to March 17th, Gates was in Oaxaca for two weeks as one of the leaders of a running tour with Aire Libre and to acclimatize to the local elevation. \u2014 Gael Couturier, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Only so much can be read into the 3-1 loss in Saturday\u2019s finale at Buffalo, and the Wings' 4-4 record \u2014 no one plays with a full NHL lineup \u2014 but the past two weeks have been a time for players to acclimatize and coaches to evaluate. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"People can eventually acclimatize to some level of heat. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"In April at Mount Everest base camp, where climbers acclimatize to the extreme altitude before heading to the summit of the world\u2019s highest peak, Jangbu Sherpa fell ill with a cough and fever. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"The Tilghmans did their best to help the girls acclimatize to their new life. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" ad- + climate + -ize (perhaps modeled on French acclimater ) \u2014 more at acclimate ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1802, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231248"
|
|
},
|
|
"acclivity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an ascending slope (as of a hill)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kli-v\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uphill",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declivity",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hanging"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the steep acclivity was especially daunting for the novice hikers"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin accl\u012bvit\u0101t-, accl\u012bvit\u0101s , from accl\u012bvis, accl\u012bvus \"sloping upwards\" (from ad- ad- + cl\u012bvus \"slope, incline\") + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at declivity ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214306"
|
|
},
|
|
"accolade":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a mark of acknowledgment : award",
|
|
": an expression of praise",
|
|
": a ceremonial embrace",
|
|
": a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood",
|
|
": a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101d",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u00e4d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"dithyramb",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"tribute"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There is no higher accolade at this school than an honorary degree.",
|
|
"for their exceptional bravery the firefighters received accolades from both local and national officials",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But her first accolade came in the form of a gold medal at the 2010 World Judo Championship. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Around 20 minutes later, the 53-year-old again approached the stage to accept his Best Actor accolade for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Then there was his Best Actor win at the Academy Awards for his performance in King Richard\u2014an accolade that was unavoidably overshadowed by events earlier that night. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Her 16-year career at an Alabama county jail was supposed to end with one last accolade : Her colleagues had voted her corrections employee of the year. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Barrett\u2019s unique genius more than any under-35 accolade can. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA in recognition of an individual\u2019s contribution to film, television or games across their career. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The previous winner of that award was Paige Bueckers, UConn\u2019s star point guard who won every national player of the year accolade during her freshman year of college. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-nominee Maggie Rogers has another accolade : Harvard Divinity School graduate. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French acolade, accolade \"embrace,\" from acoler \"to embrace\" (going back to Old French, from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs\u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + col \"neck,\" going back to Latin collum ) + -ade -ade \u2014 more at collar entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222817"
|
|
},
|
|
"accommodation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: such as",
|
|
": lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services",
|
|
": a public conveyance (such as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points",
|
|
": loan",
|
|
": the act of accommodating someone or something : the state of being accommodated: such as",
|
|
": the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience",
|
|
": adaptation , adjustment",
|
|
": a reconciliation of differences : settlement",
|
|
": the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens",
|
|
": the range over which such adjustment is possible",
|
|
": a place where travelers can sleep and find other services",
|
|
": something supplied that is useful or handy",
|
|
": an adaptation or adjustment especially of a bodily part (as an organ): as",
|
|
": the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens",
|
|
": the range over which such adjustment is possible"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"lodgment",
|
|
"lodgement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The questions include whether there should be any exceptions built into the ordinance, such as an accommodation for local breeders. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s no shortage of chic resorts to hole up in on St. Barth, but as of tomorrow, an even more exclusive accommodation will be available on the Caribbean paradise. \u2014 Alia Akkam, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Mostly, this happenstance reveals itself as an accommodation for Jackman, who, like the most gung-ho guest at the wedding, hops onto the dance floor every time the band strikes a note. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Under the new mandate, city workers will have until Jan. 15 for a first vaccine dose and until Feb.15 for the second dose, unless they are granted an accommodation for medical or religious reasons. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That means the community college district\u2019s about 12,000 employees no longer have to meet a Jan. 7 deadline for uploading proof of vaccination or requesting an accommodation for medical, disability or religious reasons. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The decrease in job openings reflected drops in health care and social assistance, retail trade and accommodation and food services. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The decrease in job openings reflected drops in health care and social assistance, retail trade and accommodation and food services. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Arts, entertainment and recreation are expected to gain 6,948 jobs, an increase of 29.6%, and projections show accommodation and food services will add 25,582 jobs, up 21.6%. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin accommod\u0101ti\u014dn-, accommod\u0101ti\u014d \"act of fitting or adapting, willingness to oblige,\" from accommod\u0101re \"to accommodate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204808"
|
|
},
|
|
"accompanied":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to go with as an associate or companion",
|
|
": to perform an accompaniment to or for",
|
|
": to cause to be in association",
|
|
": to be in association with",
|
|
": to perform an accompaniment",
|
|
": to go with as a companion",
|
|
": to play a musical accompaniment for",
|
|
": to go or occur with"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u00e4mp-",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"convoy",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"squire"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She will accompany me to the store.",
|
|
"Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.",
|
|
"Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.",
|
|
"A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish.",
|
|
"He will be accompanying her on the piano.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This and several minor scuff marks shown in the photos are the blemishes that accompany this 1990 CRX Si, which currently has a high bid of $20,000. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers recently compared the type of abrupt market swings that sometimes accompany Mr. Powell\u2019s news conferences with medical treatments that sicken a patient. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But China may well fill the market niche that Russian arms makers dominated, thereby increasing Beijing\u2019s role as a major weapons exporter \u2013 and gaining the political and economic benefits that accompany that. \u2014 Terrence Guay, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Pro sensors is noticeably smaller than the notch designs that will still accompany the entry-level iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Brice Smith had no clue how to build an app but had this idea to create one that would accompany LGBTQ walking tours in Milwaukee. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Since 2009, Native Union has built an empire on its sleek, high-quality tech accessories that accompany Apple products. \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the Onion\u2018s homepage featured all the past stories \u2014 nearly identical but for the datelines that mark the site of the carnage and photos that accompany them \u2014 and linked all the prior pieces in a long Twitter thread. \u2014 Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Purchasing student books that accompany the curriculum costs hundreds to thousands of dollars more. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accompanien \"to make (someone) a companion or associate, be in company with, attend,\" borrowed from Anglo-French acumpainer, acompaigner \"to join together, frequent, keep the company of,\" from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + cumpaing, cumpaignun companion entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215253"
|
|
},
|
|
"accompaniment":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an instrumental or vocal part designed to support or complement a melody",
|
|
": an addition (such as an ornament) intended to give completeness or symmetry to something : complement",
|
|
": an accompanying situation or occurrence : concomitant",
|
|
": music played in support of someone singing or playing an instrument"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-n\u0113-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-n\u0113-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"incident",
|
|
"obbligato"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She sings without musical accompaniment .",
|
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"A nice tie was a fine accompaniment to his new suit.",
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"This dish can be served as an accompaniment to most meat main dishes.",
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"This wine is a good accompaniment for spicy foods.",
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"She studied Italian as an accompaniment to her classes in art history.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In his spoken introduction, NWEAMO director Joseph Waters touted the festival\u2019s musical diversity, but most of the works heard consisted of good old-fashioned melody and accompaniment . \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
|
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"During rehearsals in February, there was booming live piano and drum accompaniment , but Ms. Casel\u2019s syncopations, performed by Mr. Grimes in dusty blue wingtip tap shoes, become the music instead. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Walking the red carpet ahead of the Top Gun: Maverick screening, Fanning\u2019s buttery blonde curls were secured to the side with a pearly white beaded hair clip; the perfect accompaniment to her Armani Priv\u00e9 embellished gown. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Pretzels have long been thought of as the perfect accompaniment to beer. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Russell performed that track on Jimmy Kimmel Live last year, with accompaniment from Brittney Spencer and Brandi Carlile. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Two new soldiers got married at a military checkpoint with lively musical accompaniment , to much media attention. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Warm squares of Serbian proja, or cornbread, are a favorite accompaniment to the country's lush meat stews. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Spicy margaritas made with fresh pepper would make a more-than-ideal accompaniment to a taco Tuesday get-together. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":" accompany + -ment , on the model of French accompagnement , going back to Old French acompaignement \"feudal power-sharing contract,\" derivative of acompaigner \"to accompany \"",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223711"
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},
|
|
"accompany":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to go with as an associate or companion",
|
|
": to perform an accompaniment to or for",
|
|
": to cause to be in association",
|
|
": to be in association with",
|
|
": to perform an accompaniment",
|
|
": to go with as a companion",
|
|
": to play a musical accompaniment for",
|
|
": to go or occur with"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u00e4mp-",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"companion",
|
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"company",
|
|
"convoy",
|
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"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"squire"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She will accompany me to the store.",
|
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"Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.",
|
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"Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.",
|
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"A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish.",
|
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"He will be accompanying her on the piano.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This and several minor scuff marks shown in the photos are the blemishes that accompany this 1990 CRX Si, which currently has a high bid of $20,000. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers recently compared the type of abrupt market swings that sometimes accompany Mr. Powell\u2019s news conferences with medical treatments that sicken a patient. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
|
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"But China may well fill the market niche that Russian arms makers dominated, thereby increasing Beijing\u2019s role as a major weapons exporter \u2013 and gaining the political and economic benefits that accompany that. \u2014 Terrence Guay, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Pro sensors is noticeably smaller than the notch designs that will still accompany the entry-level iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Brice Smith had no clue how to build an app but had this idea to create one that would accompany LGBTQ walking tours in Milwaukee. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Since 2009, Native Union has built an empire on its sleek, high-quality tech accessories that accompany Apple products. \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the Onion\u2018s homepage featured all the past stories \u2014 nearly identical but for the datelines that mark the site of the carnage and photos that accompany them \u2014 and linked all the prior pieces in a long Twitter thread. \u2014 Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Purchasing student books that accompany the curriculum costs hundreds to thousands of dollars more. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accompanien \"to make (someone) a companion or associate, be in company with, attend,\" borrowed from Anglo-French acumpainer, acompaigner \"to join together, frequent, keep the company of,\" from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + cumpaing, cumpaignun companion entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185846"
|
|
},
|
|
"accomplish":{
|
|
"type":"verb",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to bring about (a result) by effort",
|
|
"to bring to completion fulfill",
|
|
"to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression)",
|
|
"to equip thoroughly",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"to succeed in doing or reaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-plish",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"bring off",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"fulfill",
|
|
"fulfil",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"perform",
|
|
"perpetrate",
|
|
"prosecute",
|
|
"pull off",
|
|
"put through"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"There are several different ways to accomplish the same task.",
|
|
"Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That would still leave close to half a season \u2013 with his 1.08 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 92 innings from a year ago a reminder of what deGrom could still accomplish if healthy. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"His Harry Potter films are one of the best examples of what The Fantastic Four and a larger series of films could and should accomplish . \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In areas where the potential harm points to a need to slow or stop subsidence, Knight said, the findings show that replenishing groundwater through what are called managed aquifer recharge projects could accomplish a great deal. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The text suggested that any reader could accomplish a version of what Ms. Sandberg had \u2014 by throwing her shoulders back, asking for a raise, weaning off people-pleasing. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"One way gardeners try to accomplish this feat is to plant without hardening things off. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"As Ingenuity kept flying, controllers on the ground started to realize their little project could accomplish big things. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Consider what 70 percent of urban commuters could accomplish with an extra 10 hours each week. \u2014 Bill Brown, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To accomplish his ambitious plan, Roe assembled a dream team consisting of the architecture firm BKSK and ELLE DECOR A-List interior designer Alyssa Kapito. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acomplicen, accomplisshen , borrowed from Anglo-French acomplis- , stem of acomplir, acumplir , from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + complir, cumplir \"to complete, fulfill,\" going back (with conjugation change) to Latin compl\u0113re \"to fill up, complete\" \u2014 more at complete entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
|
},
|
|
"accomplished":{
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"proficient as the result of practice or training",
|
|
"skillfully done or produced",
|
|
"having many social accomplishments",
|
|
"established beyond doubt or dispute",
|
|
"skilled through practice or training expert"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-plisht",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"couth",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"philistine",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"uncultured",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"unrefined"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She has the confidence of an accomplished athlete.",
|
|
"He is one of the school's most accomplished graduates.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite being a very accomplished player, contending often and playing in two Ryder Cups, Fitzpatrick frequently was asked about his lack of a victory on American soil. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In life, Bologne was nothing short of a Parisian celebrity, an 18th-century Renaissance man equally accomplished in the fields of music, fencing and war. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"On the other side of the family, Kennedy\u2019s dad, Clifton, is also an accomplished athlete. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The latest romance story bright to the screen by Hallmark, Moriah\u2019s Lighthouse, tells the tale of an accomplished artistic woodworker who has dreams of restoring a lighthouse in France, but a love story may get in the way on those plans. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"When Basile met Fava in 2019, she was recently divorced, an accomplished school psychologist and devoted single mom to a sweet, energetic 2-year-old daughter named Faeble. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Chris Evans takes over from Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear, an accomplished space ranger who is marooned on a planet that\u2019s many, many light years from Earth. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Sleeveless models offer upmarket takes on the ever popular gilet style\u2014Meta exec basics\u2014along with hooded blousons with accomplished sporty finish details. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But, man, what a challenge to have to do it against such an accomplished opponent. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accomplysshed \"fulfilled, highly educated or skilled,\" from past participle of accomplysshen \"to accomplish \"",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
|
},
|
|
"accord":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned",
|
|
": to bring into agreement : reconcile",
|
|
": to be consistent or in harmony : agree",
|
|
": to arrive at an agreement",
|
|
": to give consent",
|
|
": agreement , conformity",
|
|
": a formal reaching of agreement : compact , treaty",
|
|
": voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act",
|
|
": balanced interrelationship : harmony",
|
|
": assent",
|
|
": give entry 1 sense 3",
|
|
": to be in harmony : agree",
|
|
": agreement sense 1 , harmony",
|
|
": willingness to act or to do something",
|
|
": agreement sense 3 , treaty",
|
|
": to bring into agreement",
|
|
": to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned",
|
|
": to be consistent or in harmony",
|
|
": agreement of opinion",
|
|
": a formal act of agreement : treaty",
|
|
": an accepted offer by which the parties agree that a specified future performance will discharge in full an obligation when performed even though the performance is of less value than the original obligation",
|
|
": the defense that an accord was agreed upon"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022frd",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022frd",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He was accorded certain favors because of his age.",
|
|
"claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The two sides were able to reach an accord .",
|
|
"hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The leaders\u2019 political support doesn\u2019t mean a deal is imminent and several substantial hurdles remain to any accord . \u2014 Ewa Krukowska, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"America\u2019s re-entry to the Paris accord under the Biden administration has not spurred Smirnov to update his model, at least not yet. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Russia, a signatory to the accord , has tried to use final approval of the deal as leverage to soften sanctions imposed because of the war. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius \u2014 a goal agreed to in the Paris accord \u2014 would lower the severity of extinctions by more than 70 percent, the paper found. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Scientists say massive, fast cuts in fossil fuel pollution are essential to having any hope of keeping global warming at or below the limits set in the Paris climate accord . \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer, Time , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Russian development of those cruise missiles prompted U.S. accusations that Moscow was cheating on the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Trump administration\u2019s decision to withdraw from the accord . \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"To make matters worse, since US withdrawal from the accord in 2018, the politics on both sides have hardened significantly. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Republican legislators at the time passed resolutions demanding the state withdraw from the accord and enacted legislation to hinder unilateral climate action by the governor. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182837"
|
|
},
|
|
"accordingly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": in accordance : correspondingly",
|
|
": consequently , so",
|
|
": in the necessary way : in the way called for",
|
|
": as a result : consequently , so"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-di\u014b-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-di\u014b-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"consequently",
|
|
"ergo",
|
|
"hence",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"therefore",
|
|
"thereupon",
|
|
"thus",
|
|
"wherefore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He knew his limitations and acted accordingly .",
|
|
"She is considered a manager and is paid accordingly .",
|
|
"The car is made with the best materials and is priced accordingly .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For example, since Harvard\u2019s legacy admissions rate differed by four percent from that of another institution, the model was adjusted accordingly . \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"These studies show that our brains react in anticipation of what will happen next; Our pupils expand or dilate, accordingly . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Residents of the real world should vote accordingly . \u2014 David Masciotra, CNN , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Fans responded accordingly , and Steve Kerr decided to call a timeout. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"For this initiative, each policing district will develop their own plans and resources will be allocated accordingly , Bailey said, declining to provide more detail on which streets will be targeted. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And if price increases stay high for long enough, consumers could begin to expect constantly rising prices as the new normal and will change their behavior accordingly , creating a self-fulfilling inflation cycle. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"There's nothing worse than a line-cutter, so don't be that person and wait your turn accordingly . \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Hidden Valley Renaissance is the ranch dressing of Italian Revival architecture \u2014 mostly pabulum, sort of has taste, taken for granted and consumed accordingly . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from acordyng \"agreeing\" (from present participle of accorden \"to accord entry 1 \") + -ly -ly entry 2 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215840"
|
|
},
|
|
"account":{
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"a record of debit (see debit entry 2 sense 1a ) and credit (see credit entry 1 sense 2d ) entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern",
|
|
"a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance",
|
|
"reckoning , computation",
|
|
"a statement explaining one's conduct",
|
|
"a statement or exposition of reasons, causes, or motives",
|
|
"a reason for an action basis",
|
|
"a formal business arrangement providing for regular dealings or services (such as banking, advertising, or store credit) and involving the establishment and maintenance of an account",
|
|
"client , customer",
|
|
"money deposited in a bank account and subject to withdrawal by the depositor",
|
|
"an arrangement in which a person uses the Internet or email services of a particular company",
|
|
"value , importance",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"careful thought consideration",
|
|
"\u2014 see also take account of",
|
|
"a usually mental record track",
|
|
"a description of facts, conditions, or events report , narrative",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"to perform well especially in a competition or confrontation to acquit oneself well",
|
|
"with the price charged to one's account",
|
|
"for the sake of because of",
|
|
"under no circumstances",
|
|
"on one's own behalf",
|
|
"at one's own risk",
|
|
"by oneself on one's own",
|
|
"to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation",
|
|
"to be the sole or primary factor",
|
|
"to bring about the capture, death, or destruction of something",
|
|
"to think of as consider",
|
|
"to probe into analyze",
|
|
"a record of money received and money paid out",
|
|
"an arrangement with a bank to hold money and keep records of transactions",
|
|
"an arrangement for regular dealings with a business",
|
|
"an arrangement in which a person uses the Internet or email services of a particular company",
|
|
"a statement of explanation or of reasons or causes",
|
|
"a statement of facts or events report",
|
|
"worth entry 2 sense 1 , importance",
|
|
"because of",
|
|
"because of someone",
|
|
"to think of as",
|
|
"to take into consideration",
|
|
"to give an explanation",
|
|
"to be the cause of",
|
|
"to make up or form",
|
|
"a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item (as cash or notes receivable) or a particular person or concern",
|
|
"a statement of transactions during a fiscal period showing the resulting balance",
|
|
"a periodically rendered reckoning (as one listing charged purchases and credits)",
|
|
"a sum of money or its equivalent deposited in the common cash of a bank and subject to withdrawal at the option of the depositor",
|
|
"a right under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code to payment for goods or services which is not contained in an instrument or chattel paper and that may or may not have been earned by performance",
|
|
"to give a financial account"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chronicle",
|
|
"chronology",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"commentaries",
|
|
"history",
|
|
"narration",
|
|
"narrative",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"story"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"look (on ",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"reckon",
|
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"regard",
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"set down",
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"view"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
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"Don't worry, Tesla stockholders (which is pretty much everyone with a retirement account , these days) -- your stakes will still be worth the same. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"This is not the document in which to reveal secrets (another family, an account in the Caymans, or a crime committed \u2014 as examples). \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Those interviews have allowed the committee to compile a nearly minute-by-minute account of what occurred at the White House on Jan. 6, including while rioters stormed the Capitol. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Reserve Trust was the first and apparently only non-bank fintech to receive a Fed master account , which allows an institution to seamlessly transfer money without bank partners. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s the future of shopping\u2013but for now, payment is still tied to an account , an app, and a traditional currency. \u2014 Maxim Galash, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
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"The teen let undercover authorities use his Snapchat account , where Carmona-Fonseca sent nude images of himself, according to WJAX-TV. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
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"The show now streams from his YouTube account , which has nearly 200,000 subscribers. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"The most gripping account from a mother in #Uvalde who, after being handcuffed and released, still went in to save her kids. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 4 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
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"This election was held in an 80th district redrawn to account for population changes following the recent census. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"People link their credit card to their Fuel Rewards account to earn points through purchases. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
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"However, in response to a tweet from the UberFacts account about the blunt roller's salary posted earlier this week, Snoop revealed their rate has risen. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
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"But the committee's goal is larger Who in a position of power should also be held to account ? \u2014 Calvin Woodward, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"Because the starting point is the continuity of their wealth, that means they cannot really have been held to account . \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"And as Sabrina Eaton has reported, he shouldn\u2019t be held to account . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
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"With any data shortcomings inevitably manifesting themselves in subsequent AI operations, companies relying on such compromised systems run the continual risk of being held to account by disappointed\u2014or even outraged\u2014consumers and end-users. \u2014 Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Because in the eyes of white America \u2014 consciously or not \u2014 the rest of us would be held to account . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
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"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162453"
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},
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"accountable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": subject to giving an account : answerable",
|
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": capable of being explained : explainable",
|
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": required to explain actions or decisions",
|
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": responsible sense 1",
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": liable",
|
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": obliged to accept responsibility"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0227un-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amenable",
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"answerable",
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"liable",
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"responsible"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"irresponsible",
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"nonaccountable",
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"unaccountable"
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],
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"examples":[
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"If anything goes wrong I will hold you personally accountable !",
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"the owner was held accountable for his dog's biting of the child",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That they\u2019ll actually be held accountable for their actions? \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"No one was ever held accountable for his murder; and the newspapers acknowledge there was little effort by police to do so. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"But part of the reaction also comes from a mismatch between the problems voters worry about and the ones progressive prosecutors feel they should be held accountable for. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Individuals and teams gain confidence when every member of that team is held accountable for delivering what they are expected to do. \u2014 Hayden Stafford, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"One indication of her lack of status is that your hospital\u2019s risk managers evidently decided that the institution could safely eject her without being held accountable for the consequences. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says the gunman who allegedly targeted victims based on their race in a New York supermarket mass shooting isn't the only person who should be held accountable for the victims' deaths. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
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"Institutional systems are rarely, if ever, held accountable for the death dealing of Black girls and women. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
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"Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of potential war crimes, as the world has pushed for Russia to be held accountable for its invasion. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accountable, accomptable , borrowed from Anglo-French acomptable , from acunter \"to account entry 2 \" + -able -able ",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203659"
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},
|
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"accouterment":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
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": equipment , trappings",
|
|
": a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons",
|
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": an accessory item of clothing or equipment",
|
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": an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device",
|
|
": the act of accoutring"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-tr\u0259-m\u0259nt",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r-m\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accessory",
|
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"accessary",
|
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"adapter",
|
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"adaptor",
|
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"add-on",
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"adjunct",
|
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"appendage",
|
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"appliance",
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"attachment",
|
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"option"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors",
|
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"has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Tea on Stanley's Terrace comes with all of the traditional accoutrement , as guests are transported back in time thanks to the elegant, historic location. \u2014 Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That particular accoutrement will not arrive soon enough for a Spurs team lately struggling to put the ball in the basket. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lorde, ever the trendsetter, attended Wednesday's Guggenheim International Gala in New York City wearing an interesting accoutrement : her own hair as a scarf/necklace/neck-cuff-thing. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Working separately but simultaneously in Europe and North America, the pair erected dozens of nest boxes dressed with accoutrement \u2014some feathery, some not\u2014and set up video cameras to tabulate how tits, flycatchers, and swallows might react. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"There was, and never would be, any background or accoutrement or narrative in a Chuck Close painting \u2014 just the fact of the face. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The easily transportable elements were the accoutrement that facilitated British soldiers and colonists\u2019 settlement in places that were not their own. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 15 June 2021",
|
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"Zhuzh up your balcony and patios with chic outdoor accoutrement like tall hurricane lanterns, raffia coolers, wicker benches. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
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"In the days after the show premiered, the Danish internet overflowed with memes flaunting female versions of Dillermand, some sporting the appropriately gigantic genital accoutrement , or a tangle of unspooling breasts. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French accoutrement, accoustrement , from accoutrer \"to accoutre \" + -ment -ment ",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183849"
|
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},
|
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"accouterments":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": equipment , trappings",
|
|
": a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons",
|
|
": an accessory item of clothing or equipment",
|
|
": an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device",
|
|
": the act of accoutring"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-tr\u0259-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adapter",
|
|
"adaptor",
|
|
"add-on",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"option"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors",
|
|
"has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tea on Stanley's Terrace comes with all of the traditional accoutrement , as guests are transported back in time thanks to the elegant, historic location. \u2014 Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That particular accoutrement will not arrive soon enough for a Spurs team lately struggling to put the ball in the basket. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lorde, ever the trendsetter, attended Wednesday's Guggenheim International Gala in New York City wearing an interesting accoutrement : her own hair as a scarf/necklace/neck-cuff-thing. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Working separately but simultaneously in Europe and North America, the pair erected dozens of nest boxes dressed with accoutrement \u2014some feathery, some not\u2014and set up video cameras to tabulate how tits, flycatchers, and swallows might react. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There was, and never would be, any background or accoutrement or narrative in a Chuck Close painting \u2014 just the fact of the face. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The easily transportable elements were the accoutrement that facilitated British soldiers and colonists\u2019 settlement in places that were not their own. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Zhuzh up your balcony and patios with chic outdoor accoutrement like tall hurricane lanterns, raffia coolers, wicker benches. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the days after the show premiered, the Danish internet overflowed with memes flaunting female versions of Dillermand, some sporting the appropriately gigantic genital accoutrement , or a tangle of unspooling breasts. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French accoutrement, accoustrement , from accoutrer \"to accoutre \" + -ment -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222227"
|
|
},
|
|
"accredit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to give official authorization to or approval of:",
|
|
": to provide with credentials",
|
|
": to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization",
|
|
": to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard",
|
|
": to recognize (an educational institution) as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice",
|
|
": to consider or recognize as outstanding",
|
|
": attribute , credit"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascribe",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"impute",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The association only accredits programs that meet its high standards.",
|
|
"The program was accredited by the American Dental Association.",
|
|
"The invention of scuba gear is accredited to Jacques Cousteau.",
|
|
"accredit an ambassador to France",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Support for such health-improving effects could come from the organizations that accredit medical schools, like the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. \u2014 Marc Succi, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"But the only entity authorized to accredit demining efforts in Colombia was the Organization of American States. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Another concern is using teams of employees from other labs to inspect and accredit their peers. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Everything Matters Now, which details that global executives accredit 63% of their company\u2019s market value to their company\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Fran Biderman-gross, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Labs pay the groups to do inspections and accredit them, with a stated goal of ensuring quality and keeping labs in compliance with government regulations. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Education Department doesn't individually accredit colleges. \u2014 Chris Quintana, USA TODAY , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"The school is seeking accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an authority that may accredit medical education programs, according to its website. \u2014 Alex Golden, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Additionally, our nation needs a way to recognize and accredit alternative pathways to careers and help people access and pay for these programs. \u2014 Suzanne P. Clark, Fortune , 9 July 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from Latin accr\u0113ditus , past participle of accr\u0113dere \"to give credence to, believe, put faith in,\" from ad- ad- + cr\u0113dere \"to entrust, believe\" \u2014 more at creed ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180528"
|
|
},
|
|
"accrual":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the action or process of accruing something",
|
|
": something that accrues or has accrued",
|
|
": relating to or being a method of accounting that recognizes income when earned and expenses when incurred regardless of when cash is received or disbursed (see disburse sense 1a ) \u2014 compare cash entry 2",
|
|
": the action or process of accruing",
|
|
": something that accrues",
|
|
": an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose (as payment of taxes or interest)",
|
|
": something that has accrued during a specified period"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"augmentation",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"plus",
|
|
"proliferation",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"step-up",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"step-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"had an accrual of $100 through interest on my savings account last year",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"How to cope with feelings, the awful intensity of them, is a central question in Kawakami\u2019s novels\u2014why the accrual of something as invisible and refutable as feeling can exert such power over our species. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of these measures are still ongoing, like the pause on federal student loan payments and interest accrual . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"However, given the lack of interest accrual , there\u2019s no real difference between making a regular payment each month and waiting until the end of the payment pause period to make a single lump sum payment. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Administration has repeatedly extended what was supposed to be a temporary pause on student loan payments and interest accrual . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Borrowers have not had to pay back their federal student loans since March 2020, when then-President Donald Trump paused monthly payments and interest accrual . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Because of the slower average rate of repayment, women also end up paying more on their loans than men due to interest accrual . \u2014 Kayti Burt, refinery29.com , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This may have enormous consequences for student loan borrowers, particularly given that many borrowers on IDR plans may not have payments that are high enough to cover monthly interest accrual , leading to runaway balance growth. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Student loan interest rates were temporarily set to 0% with no new interest accrual . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Given the pause on interest accrual for federal student loans, Ms. Hamilton decided to instead give priority to paying down her private loans. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Apparently, there was a loophole in the HR policies about paying out unused vacation only on an accrual basis\u2014something her boss was unaware of. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Payments and interest accrual have been suspended for borrowers with federal student loans since March 13, 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There also won\u2019t be any new interest accrual on your federal student loans and no collection of student loans in default. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The prior transformation in the nature of war had developed from the deliberate, planned accrual of nuclear weapons by a select few superpowers: an active buildup of strategic arsenals. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Payments on student loans and interest accrual have been paused for borrowers with federal student loans since March 13, 2020, at the start of the pandemic. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The final metric in the profitability section of the F-Score calculation addresses the relationship between earnings and cash flow levels\u2014 accrual . \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Clearly there was a very significant disruption to clinical trials accrual for the first five or six months of the pandemic. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 25 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213524"
|
|
},
|
|
"accumulate":{
|
|
"type":"verb",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to gather or pile up especially little by little amass",
|
|
"to increase gradually in quantity or number",
|
|
"collect sense 3 , gather",
|
|
"to increase in quantity or number",
|
|
"to gather especially little by little",
|
|
"to add (income from a fund) back into the principal",
|
|
"to increase gradually in amount or number"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-m(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"proliferate",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"roll up",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Evidence of his guilt is accumulating .",
|
|
"the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To help bananas ripen faster, place them in a paper bag where the ethylene gas can accumulate . \u2014 Beth Branch, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The recent downfall of property giant Evergrande showcased the excesses of a sector where developers can accumulate piles of debt to build apartment buildings that might never be filled. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"At the end of the series, the boys and girls who accumulate the most points in their respective distances are awarded trophies. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Some allow people experiencing homelessness to work off fines and fees that accumulate after they\u2019ve been sentenced for a crime, while others \u2014 like Mesa\u2019s \u2014 can dismiss cases altogether in exchange for participation in the program. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s the steady drip-drip of bad news and shrinking asset values that accumulate until consumers realize that the old normal isn\u2019t coming back and they better get used to the new one. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"Verifying those properties, however, requires a computer once again this time, to perform a series of computations (which involve the approximate solution), and to carefully control the errors that might accumulate in the process. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"This is also a striking blow on behalf of the much-flimsier fibrous form of microplastic, as opposed to the enduring image of microbeads that accumulate in the ocean. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Dust may accumulate in the steering wheel clock spring, causing a disconnection in the electrical connection, resulting in the driver air bag not deploying as intended. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin accumul\u0101tus , past participle of accumul\u0101re \"to heap up, add to, increase,\" from ad- ad- + cumul\u0101re \"to gather into a heap\" \u2014 more at cumulate ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163407"
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},
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"achieve":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to carry out successfully : accomplish",
|
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": to get or attain as the result of exertion : reach",
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": to attain a desired end or aim : become successful",
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": to get by means of hard work",
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": to become successful"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v",
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"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"attain",
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"bag",
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"chalk up",
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"clock (up)",
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"gain",
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"hit",
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"log",
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"make",
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"notch (up)",
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"rack up",
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"ring up",
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"score",
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"win"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a diet that achieves dramatic results",
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"With much practice, she has achieved a high level of skill.",
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"They achieved high scores on their math tests.",
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"We give students the skills they need in order to achieve in college.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Success requires a level of precision that isn\u2019t easy to achieve with a blunt instrument like interest rates. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Here are some organizations working to dismantle oppressive practices to help African Americans get into business schools, start their own businesses and achieve home ownership. \u2014 Ashley Vaughan And Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Factors like using the proper mowing deck length, buying the right fertilizers, and watering on a consistent basis all must be considered to achieve the most desirable lawn on the block. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
|
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"In 2021, the actress gained a Daytime Emmy Award for Baba Yaga, which won Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program. Hudson is the third Black EGOT winner and the fifth woman to achieve the acclaimed awards status. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
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"Half a century after the passage of Title IX, female students and athletes still struggle to achieve equality in important ways. \u2014 USA Today , 13 June 2022",
|
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"But the technology\u2019s role as portals to build a loyal following and achieve that point of sustainable living as a recording artist is beyond complex to maintain. \u2014 Anto Dotcom, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This spring, the Shubert Organization announced plans to rename its Cort Theatre in honor of James Earl Jones, who has appeared in 21 Broadway productions and is one of the few to achieve EGOT status (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Every North Side community along the lake had at least 15 or more trees planted per mile of streets, while the only community on the South or West sides to achieve that was the wealthier enclave of Hyde Park. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acheven, borrowed from Anglo-French achever \"to complete, carry out, succeed,\" from a-, prefix forming telic and transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -chever, verbal derivative from chef, chief \"end, head\" \u2014 more at chief entry 3 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174207"
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},
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"achievement":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
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": the act of achieving something",
|
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": a result gained by effort : accomplishment",
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": a great or heroic deed",
|
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": the quality and quantity of a student's work",
|
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": the state of having gotten through great effort",
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": something gotten especially by great effort"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v-m\u0259nt",
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"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplishment",
|
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"acquirement",
|
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"attainment",
|
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"baby",
|
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"coup",
|
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"success",
|
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"triumph"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"nonachievement"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement .",
|
|
"It was a great achievement .",
|
|
"Getting the project done on time was a real achievement .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While an earlier extension, to 2026, on some of the achievement gap goals was granted to accommodate a change in the state\u2019s standardized test, the state is now asking for extra time to account for the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The socioeconomic achievement gap is often attributed to a diversity of enrichment experiences outside of school. \u2014 Julie Hotopp, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The league\u2019s achievement gap reached absurd proportions this year: A record eight teams entered the draft with multiple first-round picks, while 10 teams ended up skipping the first altogether. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The achievement gap has been a public education concern. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Louisville Urban League, a nonprofit on the edge of Russell and California, will receive $5 million to support programs that increase educational access and remove barriers for families affected by the achievement gap. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"San Diego Unified School District has opened a new campus in Logan Heights as an answer to an ambitious charge: eliminating the achievement gap in one of the city\u2019s most underserved communities. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To help close the achievement gap for 117 low-income children by providing them with full-day, early childhood education. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Children who can\u2019t be physically present in classrooms will experience academic setbacks\u2014especially those from low-income families, which could widen the achievement gap. \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French achevement, from achever \"to achieve \" + -ment -ment ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190004"
|
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},
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"acid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a sour substance",
|
|
": any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a ) to form a salt, redden litmus , and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base",
|
|
": something incisive, biting, or sarcastic",
|
|
": lsd",
|
|
": sour, sharp, or biting to the taste",
|
|
": sharp, biting, or sour in manner, disposition , or nature",
|
|
": sharply clear, discerning, or pointed",
|
|
": piercingly intense and often jarring",
|
|
": of, relating to, or being an acid",
|
|
": having the reactions or characteristics of an acid",
|
|
": derived by partial exchange of replaceable hydrogen",
|
|
": containing or involving the use of an acid (as in manufacture)",
|
|
": marked by or resulting from an abnormally high concentration of acid",
|
|
": relating to or made by a process in which the furnace is lined with acidic material and an acidic slag is used",
|
|
": rich in silica",
|
|
": having a taste that is sour, bitter, or stinging",
|
|
": harsh or critical in tone",
|
|
": of, relating to, or like an acid",
|
|
": a chemical compound that tastes sour and forms a water solution which turns blue litmus paper red",
|
|
": sour, sharp, or biting to the taste",
|
|
": of, relating to, or being an acid",
|
|
": having the reactions or characteristics of an acid",
|
|
": derived by partial exchange of replaceable hydrogen",
|
|
": marked by or resulting from an abnormally high concentration of acid",
|
|
": a sour substance",
|
|
": any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base to form a salt, that redden litmus, that have a pH less than 7, and that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base or are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base",
|
|
": lsd"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-s\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8a-s\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8as-\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the acids in your stomach",
|
|
"the kinds of acid found in your stomach",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He washes his windows with an acid solution of vinegar and water.",
|
|
"with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Nile Rodgers, who later produced Let\u2019s Dance, Bowie\u2019s best-selling album, remembers first hearing Ziggy Stardust after taking acid on a nude beach in Florida and responding to the subversion and experimentation in Bowie\u2019s words. \u2014 Alan Light, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The victim, Mahud Villalaz, suffered second-degree burns in November 2019 after Blackwell threw acid on him. \u2014 Steve Almasy And Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Omeprazole, which almost completely prevents the stomach from being able to make acid , is an effective treatment for some people, but most people do not need to be on omeprazole all the time. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most people can manage the discomfort with over-the-counter antacids, which help neutralize stomach acid , after a particularly triggering meal (thanks, greasy pizza!). \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But while drinking the Last Word feels like your palate dropped acid in a forest, the Paper Plane is more subtle and charming, like a whiskey & orange juice that grew up handsome, and for whom everything is going right. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The agency says the pits cause environmental problems like leaching acid into nearby rivers and streams. \u2014 Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Goro\u2019s processing plant, which depends on pumping acid at high pressure, began operations in 2010, after years of wrangling over land rights with local Kanaks. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"However, people who have penises may respond better to antifungal medicines because these patients have more gastric acid than patients who have vaginas. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The painting was also damaged in an acid attack in the 1950s, according to the AP. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. \u2014 Chron , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Some users also reported less back and neck pain over time and improved sleeping experiences for those with acid reflux. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"If acid green isn\u2019t quite your style, consider a deeper, moodier shade, like this deep green in the Hudson, New York, home belonging to the founders of Perifio. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"His prodigious talents and ability to weave styles earned him the moniker as a grandfather of acid jazz. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Further, some people with M.S. mistake symptoms of acid reflux, gastrointestinal conditions, and even anxiety as the M.S. hug. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Thompson adds a touch of sugar to his tomato sauce to help customers who suffer from acid reflux. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The track\u2019s resonant chords, crashing hi-hats and unraveling acid synth lead come to a boil beneath Diamond\u2019s call for love, unity and a return to the music. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204730"
|
|
},
|
|
"acidity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the quality, state, or degree of being acid",
|
|
": the state of being excessively acid",
|
|
": the quality, state, or degree of being acid",
|
|
": the quality, state, or degree of being sour or chemically acid",
|
|
": the quality or state of being excessively or abnormally acid : hyperacidity"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-d\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"a-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-d\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sid-\u0259t-\u0113, a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerbity",
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"acrimoniousness",
|
|
"acrimony",
|
|
"acuteness",
|
|
"asperity",
|
|
"bite",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"poignance",
|
|
"poignancy",
|
|
"pungency",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"tartness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"softness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"detected a certain acidity in the way he responded",
|
|
"the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rising acidity of the oceans is affecting some marine organisms that build shells. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The reason that matters is that the acidity of the ocean affects how some creatures make their shells. \u2014 Sam Trottenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This will determine the acidity or alkalinity of your soil and give you a better idea of what nutrients your yard needs to thrive. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The Pacific islands are susceptible to other issues that are exacerbated by climate change, including drought, heat waves, coastal erosion and increasing acidity of ocean water, according to the Australian department's website. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The pronounced acidity lights up the palate like Clark Griswold\u2019s house at Christmas. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Notes of lime zest and ripe peach dusted with a bit of coconut and vanilla make this a compelling wine to drink now, but the acidity and excellent structure give it the ability to last 5-8 years in the cellar. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The acidity helps with the throat and the vocal cords, to kind of clear them. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fresh lemon juice is added at the end for the dish\u2019s signature acidity . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Late Latin; French acidit\u00e9, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin acidit\u0101t-, acidit\u0101s, from Latin acidus \"sour, acid entry 2 \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191043"
|
|
},
|
|
"acidness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a sour substance",
|
|
": any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base (see base entry 1 sense 6a ) to form a salt, redden litmus , and have a pH less than 7, that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base, or that are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base",
|
|
": something incisive, biting, or sarcastic",
|
|
": lsd",
|
|
": sour, sharp, or biting to the taste",
|
|
": sharp, biting, or sour in manner, disposition , or nature",
|
|
": sharply clear, discerning, or pointed",
|
|
": piercingly intense and often jarring",
|
|
": of, relating to, or being an acid",
|
|
": having the reactions or characteristics of an acid",
|
|
": derived by partial exchange of replaceable hydrogen",
|
|
": containing or involving the use of an acid (as in manufacture)",
|
|
": marked by or resulting from an abnormally high concentration of acid",
|
|
": relating to or made by a process in which the furnace is lined with acidic material and an acidic slag is used",
|
|
": rich in silica",
|
|
": having a taste that is sour, bitter, or stinging",
|
|
": harsh or critical in tone",
|
|
": of, relating to, or like an acid",
|
|
": a chemical compound that tastes sour and forms a water solution which turns blue litmus paper red",
|
|
": sour, sharp, or biting to the taste",
|
|
": of, relating to, or being an acid",
|
|
": having the reactions or characteristics of an acid",
|
|
": derived by partial exchange of replaceable hydrogen",
|
|
": marked by or resulting from an abnormally high concentration of acid",
|
|
": a sour substance",
|
|
": any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base to form a salt, that redden litmus, that have a pH less than 7, and that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base or are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base",
|
|
": lsd"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-s\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8a-s\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8as-\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the acids in your stomach",
|
|
"the kinds of acid found in your stomach",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He washes his windows with an acid solution of vinegar and water.",
|
|
"with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Nile Rodgers, who later produced Let\u2019s Dance, Bowie\u2019s best-selling album, remembers first hearing Ziggy Stardust after taking acid on a nude beach in Florida and responding to the subversion and experimentation in Bowie\u2019s words. \u2014 Alan Light, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The victim, Mahud Villalaz, suffered second-degree burns in November 2019 after Blackwell threw acid on him. \u2014 Steve Almasy And Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Omeprazole, which almost completely prevents the stomach from being able to make acid , is an effective treatment for some people, but most people do not need to be on omeprazole all the time. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most people can manage the discomfort with over-the-counter antacids, which help neutralize stomach acid , after a particularly triggering meal (thanks, greasy pizza!). \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But while drinking the Last Word feels like your palate dropped acid in a forest, the Paper Plane is more subtle and charming, like a whiskey & orange juice that grew up handsome, and for whom everything is going right. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The agency says the pits cause environmental problems like leaching acid into nearby rivers and streams. \u2014 Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Goro\u2019s processing plant, which depends on pumping acid at high pressure, began operations in 2010, after years of wrangling over land rights with local Kanaks. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"However, people who have penises may respond better to antifungal medicines because these patients have more gastric acid than patients who have vaginas. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The painting was also damaged in an acid attack in the 1950s, according to the AP. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. \u2014 Chron , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Some users also reported less back and neck pain over time and improved sleeping experiences for those with acid reflux. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"If acid green isn\u2019t quite your style, consider a deeper, moodier shade, like this deep green in the Hudson, New York, home belonging to the founders of Perifio. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"His prodigious talents and ability to weave styles earned him the moniker as a grandfather of acid jazz. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Further, some people with M.S. mistake symptoms of acid reflux, gastrointestinal conditions, and even anxiety as the M.S. hug. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Thompson adds a touch of sugar to his tomato sauce to help customers who suffer from acid reflux. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The track\u2019s resonant chords, crashing hi-hats and unraveling acid synth lead come to a boil beneath Diamond\u2019s call for love, unity and a return to the music. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
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"Adjective",
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"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211552"
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|
},
|
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"acidulous":{
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner",
|
|
": somewhat acid to the taste"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-j\u0259-l\u0259s",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sij-\u0259-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
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"sour",
|
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"sourish",
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"tart",
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"tartish",
|
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"vinegary"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
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"a slightly acidulous drink that is far more refreshing than the overly sweet iced tea that is also available",
|
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"a gently acidulous writing style that never becomes annoying"
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin acidulus \"slightly sour,\" from acidus \"sour\" + -ulus, attenuating suffix \u2014 more at acid entry 2 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"1674, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222948"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknowledge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to recognize the rights, authority, or status of",
|
|
": to disclose knowledge of or agreement with",
|
|
": to express gratitude or obligation for",
|
|
": to take notice of",
|
|
": to make known the receipt of",
|
|
": to recognize as genuine or valid",
|
|
": to admit the truth or existence of",
|
|
": to make known that something has been received or noticed",
|
|
": to recognize the rights or authority of",
|
|
": to express thanks or appreciation for",
|
|
": to indicate recognition and acceptance of",
|
|
": to show by word or act that one has knowledge of and accepts responsibility for (a duty, obligation, or indebtedness)",
|
|
": to admit paternity of",
|
|
"\u2014 compare filiate",
|
|
": to make known to a sender or giver the receipt of (what has been sent or given) or the fact of (one's having received what has been sent or given)",
|
|
": to recognize as genuine so as to give validity : avow or admit in legal form"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lij",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lij",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"concede",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"No one was ever held accountable for his murder; and the newspapers acknowledge there was little effort by police to do so. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Most baseball fans acknowledge that even the most successful teams are prone to losing skids at some point in the season, often stretches that get forgotten based on what happens at season's end. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Some policymakers and diplomats acknowledge that Ukraine stands apart, because of the urgency of its situation. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Applicants should always acknowledge a rescinded offer with respect. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Some EBay merchants openly acknowledge trying to avoid detection. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Only many years later did the local party acknowledge her contribution to the debate about the politics of gender. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Simon and Burns acknowledge that many people have disagreed \u2014 some vehemently \u2014 with their analysis of Baltimore\u2019s social ills, including former Maryland Gov. Martin O\u2019Malley, who also served two terms as the city\u2019s mayor. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Successful CEOs acknowledge not only the differences between, but also the importance of, both day-to-day operations and strategy execution. \u2014 Mikel Irizar, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" ac- (in acknow \"to confess knowledge of,\" going back to Middle English aknowen, going back to Old English oncn\u0101wan, acn\u0101wan \"to know, recognize, admit, confess,\" from a-, on-, prefixal use of on on entry 1 + cn\u0101wan \"to know entry 1 \") + knowledge ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200313"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknowledgement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the act of acknowledging something or someone",
|
|
": recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement",
|
|
": a thing done or given in recognition of something received",
|
|
": a declaration or avowal of one's act or of a fact to give it legal validity",
|
|
": an act of admitting the truth or existence of",
|
|
": an act of praising or thanking for some deed or achievement",
|
|
": a usually written statement saying that a letter or message was received",
|
|
": the act of acknowledging",
|
|
": the act of admitting paternity \u2014 compare filiation",
|
|
": a thing done or given in recognition of something received",
|
|
": a declaration or avowal of one's act or a fact to give it legal validity",
|
|
": a declaration before a duly qualified public officer (as a notary public) by a person who has executed an instrument that the execution was the person's free act and deed",
|
|
": the formal certificate made by an officer before whom one has acknowledged a deed including as an essential part the signature and often the seal of the officer"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lij-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"mention"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In its first public acknowledgment of a body exchange since the war started, Ukraine said on June 4 that a total of 320 bodies had been swapped on the front line in the Zaporizhia region, with each side getting 160 of their dead. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Some trans activists are challenging aspects of Title IX, specifically its implicit acknowledgment of biological difference. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Musk's remarks at an automotive conference mark his first public acknowledgment of what had been widely expected since the billionaire announced plans to buy the social media giant for $44 billion. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Morgan tempered her praise with acknowledgment of continuing problems, including the short-handed department\u2019s slowdown in recruiting and allegations of wrongdoing by officers who work private duty details arranged through the department. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The film opens with this acknowledgment , a gesture that promises a level of spontaneity and revelation the first two episodes don\u2019t achieve. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Of course, this return was and continues to be on a voluntary basis, with the acknowledgment that people have different levels of risk tolerance due to age, underlying health conditions, or even anxiety over exposure. \u2014 Mark Flickinger, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"Analysts are also suspicious about the timing of Pyongyang's acknowledgment of the Covid outbreak. \u2014 Eric Cheung And Will Ripley, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Good relationships permit, and sometimes require, the expression and acknowledgment of such feelings. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acknowledge + -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221523"
|
|
},
|
|
"acme":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the highest point or stage",
|
|
": something or someone that represents perfection of the thing expressed",
|
|
": the highest or most critical point or stage (as of growth or development)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-m\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"apogee",
|
|
"capstone",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"culmination",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"high noon",
|
|
"high-water mark",
|
|
"meridian",
|
|
"ne plus ultra",
|
|
"noon",
|
|
"noontime",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"zenith"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"rock bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His fame was at its acme .",
|
|
"the acme of their basketball season was their hard-won victory over last year's state champs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But Bach is unique, being both a foundation and an acme . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The acme of the NFT market \u2014 or the height of its delirium, depending on your point of view \u2014 is probably Beeple. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"The Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Medicine are the acme of scientific achievement -- honoring great minds and life-changing discoveries. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Another indication of Schwartz\u2019s particular views on photography is that the entire show focuses on work in black-and-white, which for him was the acme of the medium. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"But the real emotional acme of today\u2019s Small Group occurs when Andrew takes the floor. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Seizing the castle The Akwamu Empire (1600-1730), at its acme , controlled a territory extending 200 miles along the coast and 100 miles into the interior, with Nyanaose as its capital. \u2014 Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, Quartz Africa , 13 July 2019",
|
|
"For real foodies, though, a robot that can turn its hand to almost anything culinary would be the acme of automation. \u2014 The Economist , 12 July 2018",
|
|
"In practice, social democracy has probably reached its acme in the Nordic countries, where the left has ruled governments for most of last half-century. \u2014 John B. Judis, New Republic , 24 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Greek akm\u0113\u0301 \"point, highest point, culmination,\" from ak- (going back to Indo-European *h 2 ek\u0301- \"pointed\") + -m\u0113, noun suffix \u2014 more at edge entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1560, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190724"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquainted":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": having personal knowledge of something : having seen or experienced something",
|
|
": having met : being known to and having knowledge of someone"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101n-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abreast",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"conversant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"well-informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unacquainted",
|
|
"unfamiliar",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unknowledgeable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Younger generations are the most acquainted with the immediate, on-demand nature of social media. \u2014 Zarnaz Arlia, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, the visibility of the trans community and telling trans stories. LIPMAN With Transparent, people began to become acquainted with the trans community. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2013 or closer \u2013 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 cleveland , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2013 or closer \u2013 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2013 or closer \u2013 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2014 or closer \u2014 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2013 or closer \u2013 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The way to get close \u2013 or closer \u2013 is to show up for him, to become acquainted with his wife and her family, and to meet their friends. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acointet, aqueynted , past participle of acoynten, aqueynten , \"to acquaint \"",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174104"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiesce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively",
|
|
": to accept, agree, or give consent by keeping silent or by not making objections",
|
|
": to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8es",
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8es",
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8es"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accede",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But even she is forced to acquiesce to her father's baser urges. \u2014 ELLE , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turns out amid this wild ride to Sunday night\u2019s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals that Tucker aligned himself with a coach open to compromise, willing to bend, even acquiesce . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"There is nearly unanimous acclimation for their membership and Turkey\u2014after perhaps extracting a few concessions\u2014is expected to acquiesce . \u2014 James Stavridis, Time , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"One chapter looks at the hawk-dove game: two players decide independently whether to aggress (play hawk) or acquiesce (play dove). \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As universities acquiesce to these demands, the future of Chinese-language learning remains uncertain. \u2014 Yangyang Cheng, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Prison Courtyard speaks to today\u2019s proliferation of mass hysterias, our easy susceptibility to hoaxes and lies, and the will among young people not just to conform but to acquiesce . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In return for not invading Ukraine, Putin wants Biden to acquiesce to his making Kiev a political and economic subsidiary of the Kremlin. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Democrats in the Lone Star State were quick to tear into Abbott for appearing to acquiesce to Trump's demands. \u2014 Sara Murray, CNN , 24 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French acquiescer, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin acqui\u0113scere \"to rest, find peace, be satisfied (with),\" from ad- ad- + qui\u0113scere \"to repose, be quiet\" \u2014 more at quiescent ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1613, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211611"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to get as one's own:",
|
|
": to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means",
|
|
": to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection)",
|
|
": to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector",
|
|
": to get especially through effort : gain",
|
|
": to come to have as a new or additional characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort, by mutation, or through environmental forces)",
|
|
": to come into possession, ownership, or control of : obtain as one's own"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012br",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012br"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"form"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war.",
|
|
"The team acquired three new players this year.",
|
|
"The old word has acquired a new meaning.",
|
|
"This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.",
|
|
"He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Any development that is built over an aquifer recharge zone needs to acquire a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2006, Rite Aid made what now looks like a critical overstep in its bid for growth, spending $3 billion to acquire the Eckerd and Brooks chains. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Days after Oracle closed its roughly $28 billion deal to acquire health record software company Cerner, Ellison described plans for a national electronic health record system that would pull from thousands of separate hospitals. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The organization partners with other groups to acquire and maintain these lands, and CILT Executive Director Cliff Chapman said the DNR should have no problem spending all $25 million. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Chernin Group led a consortium of investors \u2014 including former Disney CEO Bob Iger \u2014 that paid $263 million to acquire a 25% stake in Funko. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Third-party aggregators and technology manufacturers are already working aggressively with utility customers to acquire energy resources under a variety of ownership models, and many utilities are lagging in relevant solutions for their customers. \u2014 Abhay Gupta, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Since then, several teams have emptied their cupboards of draft picks and young players to acquire big-name stars \u2014 as the Celtics did \u2014 in a leaguewide arms race to compete for mercenary championships. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The order may indicate that the city is preparing to short-circuit its existing lease-to-own deals and acquire the properties outright as part of a settlement plan aimed at resolving three lawsuits. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin acqu\u012brere, from ad- ad- + quaerere \"to seek, gain, obtain, enquire\"; replacing earlier aquere, going back to Middle English aqweren, borrowed from Anglo-French acquerre, going back to Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, restructuring (by restoring the vocalism of quaerere ) of acqu\u012brere \u2014 more at quest entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173338"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisitive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kwi-z\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"moneygrubbing",
|
|
"rapacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And some vinyl heads treat music mainly as an acquisitive hobby, like sneaker collecting. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Jamie Salter, the acquisitive founder of Authentic Brands Group Inc., is considering joining a bid for Chelsea Football Club, people with knowledge of the matter said. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Rather, Wilkins cites a contradictory\u2014and, therefore, believable\u2014stew of erotic, maternal, and acquisitive desires. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"In a sense, the streaming service's acquisitive instincts have a lot in common with the Norseman depicted here, even if the modern content pillagers show up in designer shoes rather than muddy boots and boats. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Singapore\u2019s largest bank by market value, DBS has been acquisitive since the Covid-19 pandemic began, taking over a struggling lender in India and buying a stake in a mainland Chinese bank. \u2014 Yongchang Chin, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"FOOD & WINE North Fork properties with wineries, grape-growing operations, or enough open land to build them, are becoming the hot new status symbol for acquisitive millionaires. \u2014 Beth Landman, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Their reputation\u2014their appeal to inquisitive, and acquisitive , customers\u2014demands it. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"Italy\u2019s acquisitive Medici dynasty acquired it a few decades after the codex was completed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Late Latin; French acquisitif, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin acqu\u012bs\u012bt\u012bvus \"acquired, involving gain or possession,\" from Latin acqu\u012bs\u012btus (past participle of acqu\u012brere \"to acquire \") + -\u012bvus -ive ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1835, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184802"
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},
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"acquit":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation)",
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": to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress",
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": to pay off (something, such as a claim or debt)",
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": repay , requite",
|
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": to declare innocent of a crime or of wrongdoing",
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": to behave in a certain way",
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": to discharge completely: as",
|
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": to release from liability for a debt or other obligation",
|
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": to absolve (a criminal defendant) of a charge by judicial process",
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": to clear of wrongdoing",
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": to absolve a defendant of criminal liability",
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"\u2014 compare convict"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwit",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwit",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absolve",
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"clear",
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"exculpate",
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"exonerate",
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"vindicate"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"criminate",
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"incriminate"
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],
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"examples":[
|
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"The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.",
|
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"acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, the Kentucky Republican voted to acquit Trump of inciting the insurrection during the ex-president\u2019s second impeachment trial last year and has mostly stayed mum about Trump in public since then. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
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"Even knowing that, and following the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, Lee voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In June, a relative of one of three men killed at a New Year\u2019s Eve party in 2018 charged at Tevin Biles-Thomas after Judge Joan Synenberg granted a motion by his attorneys to acquit him for lack of evidence during his trial. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"McConnell has mostly stayed mum about Trump, though, since voting to acquit him of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In their motion Tuesday, Thompson\u2019s attorneys asked Valderrama to overturn the jury\u2019s verdict and acquit him instead on all charges, saying the government had failed to meet its burden of proof. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The jury took just over an hour to acquit Brandon Bostian, 38, of causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment -- one count for each injury and death. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The jury took just over an hour to acquit Brandon Bostian, 38, of causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment \u2014 one count for each injury and death. \u2014 Maryclaire Dale, baltimoresun.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The jury took just over an hour to acquit Brandon Bostian, 38, of causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment \u2014 one count for each injury and death. \u2014 Maryclaire Dale, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aquiten, borrowed from Anglo-French aquiter, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -quiter, verbal derivative of quite \"free, discharged\" \u2014 more at quit entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215936"
|
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},
|
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"acrid":{
|
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"type":"adjective",
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor irritating",
|
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"deeply or violently bitter acrimonious",
|
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"sharp or bitter in taste or odor",
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"very harsh or unpleasant",
|
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"irritatingly sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":"\u02c8a-kr\u0259d",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"acrimonious",
|
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"bitter",
|
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"embittered",
|
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"hard",
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"rancorous",
|
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"resentful",
|
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"sore"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unbitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thick, acrid smoke rose from the factory.",
|
|
"there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not least, a Republican chief executive could rebrand the party and improve its acrid image in the state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Miles away from the fires, the smoke still left an acrid taste in my mouth. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As the evening went on, Dylan\u2019s voice became more acrid . \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The acrid smoke from massive wildfires that ignited in rural eastern Washington last Labor Day weekend drifted over the Cascades before blanketing the state\u2019s populous western flank. \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Sparks fly where steel is being burned, and an acrid , choking smoke billows up when a torch sets off insulation or oil or something else flammable. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"There is a moment when the sugars in a black plantain will begin to ferment and release a slightly acrid smell. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On edge after months of lockdown, widespread infection and death, and a highly acrid political climate, people across the political spectrum nurtured a handful of increasingly fantastical explanations for the dismal state of things. \u2014 J.c. Pan, The New Republic , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Beijing's acrid response to TikTok's possible acquisition by Microsoft underscores how much China treasures the app. \u2014 Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune , 3 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Latin \u0101cr-, \u0101cer \"sharp, pungent, biting\" + the English formative -id (as in acid entry 2 ); replacing acrious, from Latin \u0101cer + -ious \u2014 more at acr- ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
|
},
|
|
"acridity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating",
|
|
": deeply or violently bitter : acrimonious",
|
|
": sharp or bitter in taste or odor",
|
|
": very harsh or unpleasant",
|
|
": irritatingly sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-r\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
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"bitter",
|
|
"embittered",
|
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"hard",
|
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"rancorous",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"sore"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thick, acrid smoke rose from the factory.",
|
|
"there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not least, a Republican chief executive could rebrand the party and improve its acrid image in the state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Miles away from the fires, the smoke still left an acrid taste in my mouth. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As the evening went on, Dylan\u2019s voice became more acrid . \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The acrid smoke from massive wildfires that ignited in rural eastern Washington last Labor Day weekend drifted over the Cascades before blanketing the state\u2019s populous western flank. \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Sparks fly where steel is being burned, and an acrid , choking smoke billows up when a torch sets off insulation or oil or something else flammable. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"There is a moment when the sugars in a black plantain will begin to ferment and release a slightly acrid smell. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On edge after months of lockdown, widespread infection and death, and a highly acrid political climate, people across the political spectrum nurtured a handful of increasingly fantastical explanations for the dismal state of things. \u2014 J.c. Pan, The New Republic , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Beijing's acrid response to TikTok's possible acquisition by Microsoft underscores how much China treasures the app. \u2014 Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune , 3 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Latin \u0101cr-, \u0101cer \"sharp, pungent, biting\" + the English formative -id (as in acid entry 2 ); replacing acrious, from Latin \u0101cer + -ious \u2014 more at acr- ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221758"
|
|
},
|
|
"acridness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating",
|
|
": deeply or violently bitter : acrimonious",
|
|
": sharp or bitter in taste or odor",
|
|
": very harsh or unpleasant",
|
|
": irritatingly sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-r\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"sore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thick, acrid smoke rose from the factory.",
|
|
"there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not least, a Republican chief executive could rebrand the party and improve its acrid image in the state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Miles away from the fires, the smoke still left an acrid taste in my mouth. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As the evening went on, Dylan\u2019s voice became more acrid . \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The acrid smoke from massive wildfires that ignited in rural eastern Washington last Labor Day weekend drifted over the Cascades before blanketing the state\u2019s populous western flank. \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Sparks fly where steel is being burned, and an acrid , choking smoke billows up when a torch sets off insulation or oil or something else flammable. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"There is a moment when the sugars in a black plantain will begin to ferment and release a slightly acrid smell. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On edge after months of lockdown, widespread infection and death, and a highly acrid political climate, people across the political spectrum nurtured a handful of increasingly fantastical explanations for the dismal state of things. \u2014 J.c. Pan, The New Republic , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Beijing's acrid response to TikTok's possible acquisition by Microsoft underscores how much China treasures the app. \u2014 Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune , 3 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Latin \u0101cr-, \u0101cer \"sharp, pungent, biting\" + the English formative -id (as in acid entry 2 ); replacing acrious, from Latin \u0101cer + -ious \u2014 more at acr- ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212115"
|
|
},
|
|
"acrimonious":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": angry and bitter : caustic , biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-kr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"sore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And while Depp may have been handed a sweeping legal victory on June 1, that win can\u2019t undo years of a deteriorating public image amid an acrimonious divorce from Heard. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the uproar in the press, what took place at UW is more like a conscious uncoupling than an acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Michael Poliakoff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Major League Baseball\u2019s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed Tuesday and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped the March 31 openers. \u2014 Ronald Blum, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Major League Baseball\u2019s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often- acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed Tuesday and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped March 31 openers. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"San Francisco\u2019s redistricting process has been consumed by weeks of controversy and acrimonious debate over the way certain neighborhoods stood to be shuffled around. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Florida law, which Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, has drawn national attention and triggered acrimonious debate. \u2014 Arian Campo-flores, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In January, City Council approved a smaller rate hike than CPS had originally sought \u2014 and that after hours of often acrimonious debate. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bettany plays a very different role to Vision in A Very British Scandal, which details the acrimonious divorce between the Duke and Duchess of Argyll (portrayed by Bettany and Claire Foy) in the early '60s. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acrimony + -ous ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1651, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175726"
|
|
},
|
|
"acrimoniousness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": angry and bitter : caustic , biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-kr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"sore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And while Depp may have been handed a sweeping legal victory on June 1, that win can\u2019t undo years of a deteriorating public image amid an acrimonious divorce from Heard. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the uproar in the press, what took place at UW is more like a conscious uncoupling than an acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Michael Poliakoff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Major League Baseball\u2019s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed Tuesday and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped the March 31 openers. \u2014 Ronald Blum, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Major League Baseball\u2019s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often- acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed Tuesday and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped March 31 openers. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"San Francisco\u2019s redistricting process has been consumed by weeks of controversy and acrimonious debate over the way certain neighborhoods stood to be shuffled around. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Florida law, which Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, has drawn national attention and triggered acrimonious debate. \u2014 Arian Campo-flores, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In January, City Council approved a smaller rate hike than CPS had originally sought \u2014 and that after hours of often acrimonious debate. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bettany plays a very different role to Vision in A Very British Scandal, which details the acrimonious divorce between the Duke and Duchess of Argyll (portrayed by Bettany and Claire Foy) in the early '60s. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acrimony + -ous ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1651, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174810"
|
|
},
|
|
"acrimony":{
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"anger and bitterness harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8a-kr\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"asperity",
|
|
"bile",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"corrosiveness",
|
|
"mordancy",
|
|
"tartness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"virulency",
|
|
"vitriol"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The dispute began again with increased acrimony .",
|
|
"she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite the acrimony , the two sides appear to agree on some important legal rules applicable to space. \u2014 Bin Li, Scientific American , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"This simple fact accounts for perhaps 99 percent of the acrimony on there, which is rarely about events in the outside world and frequently about the content of other tweets. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the acrimony over the election has seemingly since boiled over. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Biden promised to bring the country together after four years of bitter acrimony under the previous president. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The announcement caused an early surge of acrimony , but barely seemed to lap at Johnson\u2019s feet by the end of the day, even if plenty of polling evidence suggests that his popularity has been permanently damaged. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Solving this has been a source of acrimony for years. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"China has warned participants against engaging in any political protest, and few signs of acrimony can be detected inside the bubble, though some athletes have complained of bleak conditions in isolation. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the ensuing acrimony , Lipstein gleefully scrutinizes the nature of success in an industry that runs as much on vanity as on financial gain. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acrimonie, borrowed from Latin \u0101crim\u014dnia, from \u0101cr-, \u0101cer \"sharp, biting, keen\" + -m\u014dnia, suffix of abstract nouns (going back to the Indo-European noun-forming suffix *-m\u0115\u0304n-/*-m\u014f\u0304n- + the abstract noun formative *-i- ) \u2014 more at acr- ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1542, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
|
},
|
|
"across":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": from one side to the opposite side of : over , through",
|
|
": on the opposite side of",
|
|
": so as to intersect or pass through at an angle",
|
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": so as to find or meet",
|
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": throughout",
|
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": so as to include or take into consideration all classes or categories",
|
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": in a position reaching from one side to the other : crosswise",
|
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": to or on the opposite side",
|
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": so as to be understandable, acceptable, or successful",
|
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": being in a crossed position",
|
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": from one side to the other",
|
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": a measurement from one side to another",
|
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": on the opposite side",
|
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": to or on the opposite side of",
|
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": so as to pass, go over, or intersect at an angle",
|
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": in every part of"
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u022fs",
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"chiefly dialectal",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u022fs"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"athwart",
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"over",
|
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"through"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"athwart",
|
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"over",
|
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"through"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"The Illinois Department of Public Health and other public health departments across the nation have been in contact with the city health department about the ongoing investigation. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
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"The following three focus areas should be on the agenda of boards and CEOs across the nation: 1. \u2014 Jean Accius, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Within a few days, images of the Battle of the Overpass flashed across the nation. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Initially, the George Floyd murder generated widespread demonstrations and calls for reform across the nation, including some in Carlsbad. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The pandemic devastated the restaurant industry across the nation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
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"The march Saturday was one of several that took place across the nation. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Resignations and retirements have mounted in schools across the nation in part because of the Covid pandemic. \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Jenkins\u2019 dream of a finer fankfurter soon spread across the nation. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The Black Music Walk of Fame, currently being built in The Banks in downtown Cincinnati8 next to the Andrew J. Brady Music Center and across from Paul Brown Stadium, will be a permanent, interactive attraction honoring inductees. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Uzun \u00c7ar\u015f\u0131 is the place to go for handcrafted shoes, carpets, antiques and vintage wear sold in former Greek houses, many built by families who moved across from Meis in the 19th century. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Those projects include the conversion of the historic 55 Elm St. on Pulaski Circle and across from Bushnell Park. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Across the street, LAZ Parking in a small lot ran $40, while its larger lot across from Harry Buffalo was bought out by the NBA, an attendant said. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Arizona Republic joined other local media members for a tour of the arena, located near what's left of Packard Stadium just south of Rio Salado Parkway and across from Sun Devil Stadium, on Monday afternoon. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"What appears to be a large hotel stands across from the park\u2019s entrance. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tall risers stood across from the south portico of the Capitol, where the swearing-in was to take place, and a ring of metal security barriers was covered with red-white-and-blue bunting. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Raskin reluctantly traces its address, which leads Harry to a payphone just across from Colin's residence. \u2014 Matt Cabral, EW.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The propellers, all four, are almost 17 feet across , and they\u2019re attached to 2,400-hp Wright R-3350-24WA 18-cylinder radial engines, which give it a top speed of 225 mph and 190-mph cruise speed with a 4,900-mile range. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This week, Newport had subcontractors doing site work on the Willow Brook property, which is roughly across from Maxine Road on the eastern side of Route 177. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"If Manchester United have hopes of closing the gap on their across -town rivals in Manchester City for next season\u2019s Premier League, major reinforcements will be needed in the team, starting with Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Jadon Sancho. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"Reflecting its sporting brief, the new model will only be available with four seats; the three- across rear bench is replaced by two individual thrones. \u2014 Greg Kable, Car and Driver , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"The views here are unbeatable: across is El Capitan; to your right, Cathedral Rocks; Half Dome lays beyond. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The songs effortlessly dip into funk, R. & B., and even spoken word, sounding from across generations as acts of protest. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"John Prine's music cut across genre, age, race, and gender lines to affect everyone who was fortunate enough to come in contact with his plain-spoken wisdom and razor-sharp wit. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"So far, the DOC has reported four inmates have tested positive along with ten staff across four prisons and a community corrections office. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1576, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222654"
|
|
},
|
|
"act":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abbreviation ()",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"trademark",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the doing of a thing : deed",
|
|
": something done voluntarily",
|
|
": the process of doing something : action",
|
|
": the formal product of a legislative body : statute",
|
|
": a decision or determination of a sovereign, a legislative council, or a court of justice",
|
|
": one of the principal divisions of a theatrical work (such as a play or opera)",
|
|
": one of successive parts or performances (as in a variety show or circus)",
|
|
": the performer or performers in such an act",
|
|
": a performance or presentation identified with a particular individual or group",
|
|
": the sum of a person's actions or effects that serve to create an impression or set an example",
|
|
": a display of affected behavior : pretense",
|
|
": a formal record of something done or transacted",
|
|
": a state of real existence rather than possibility",
|
|
": into an undertaking or situation as an active participant",
|
|
": to take action : move",
|
|
": to conduct oneself : behave",
|
|
": to perform on the stage",
|
|
": to behave as if performing on the stage : pretend",
|
|
": to perform a specified function : serve",
|
|
": to produce an effect : work",
|
|
": to give a decision or award",
|
|
": to be capable of being performed",
|
|
": to represent or perform by action especially on the stage",
|
|
": feign , simulate",
|
|
": impersonate",
|
|
": to play the part of as if in a play",
|
|
": to behave in a manner suitable to",
|
|
": actuate , animate",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"actor",
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"Action for Children's Television",
|
|
"Association of Classroom Teachers",
|
|
"Australian Capital Territory",
|
|
": something that is done : deed",
|
|
": a law made by a governing body",
|
|
": a main division of a play",
|
|
": one of the performances in a show",
|
|
": an insincere way of behaving",
|
|
": to do something : move",
|
|
": to behave oneself in a certain way",
|
|
": to perform as a character in a play",
|
|
": to perform a certain function",
|
|
": to have a result : make something happen : work",
|
|
": to behave badly",
|
|
": a motor performance leading to a definite result",
|
|
": a dealing with objects (as by moving, perceiving, or desiring them)",
|
|
": to perform an act : behave",
|
|
": to produce an effect",
|
|
"active",
|
|
": something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will",
|
|
"\u2014 see also actus reus",
|
|
": the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do",
|
|
": the formal product of a legislative body : the formally declared will of a legislature the final requirement of which is usually the signature of the proper executive officer : statute",
|
|
": a decision or determination of a sovereign, a legislative council, or a court of justice \u2014 compare bill sense 1",
|
|
": a formal record of something done or transacted",
|
|
": to carry into effect a determination of the will : take action",
|
|
": to discharge the duties of a specified office or post : perform a specified function",
|
|
": to give a decision or award (as by vote of a deliberative body or by judicial decree)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8akt",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccs\u0113-\u02c8t\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8akt",
|
|
"\u02c8akt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"shtick",
|
|
"schtick",
|
|
"shtik",
|
|
"turn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"do",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"interpret",
|
|
"perform",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"portray"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Naomi\u2019s ties with the promotion are much deeper as her husband Jimmy Uso is one-third of the top act in WWE and also cousins with top WWE star Roman Reigns. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"His administration suspended weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, an act of tacit disapproval of the way the Gulf monarchies had conducted the ruinous war in Yemen. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This astonishing act of hospitality meant that Ukrainian children are now learning in Polish classrooms; doctors have opened up their clinics, and private businesses offer free services to refugees. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"So when a baby whale washes up on the island, Noi tries to secretly care for it at home \u2013 an act that ends up bringing him close to his dad. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Which isn\u2019t exactly crowd-pleasing protocol for an act touring his 39th studio album. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"His diagnosis midway through the season makes this final act of annihilation imminent. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet this act also ignores the climate crisis, despite the fact that hundreds of Murray\u2019s constituents were killed last year by a 1,000-year heat wave made 150 times more likely by Anthropocene warming. \u2014 David Introcaso, STAT , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Generally, to be considered a lynching, an act must involve collective violence, meant to enforce a racial order. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Two of the people appeared to act as lookouts, while the other two smashed a display case with a crowbar, the police department reported. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Good leaders learn to proactively assess situations, anticipate problems that may occur and act before small issues become big problems. \u2014 Ray Makela, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The study, published Tuesday in iScience, revealed that compounds of catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) \u2014 called iridoids \u2014 can act as insect repellants. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Disney feels that the rights its has secured will still act as a locomotive for other content. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The Panther\u2019s turret is bigger with sharper angles and a much larger overhang over the engine compartment, the latter to both store larger, heavier main gun ammunition and to act as a counterweight to the new 130-millimeter main gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The main purpose of the new Disney+ show is to act as a bridge between one Star Wars series and the next. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The real scene-stealer in Lightyear is Sox, Buzz\u2019s personal companion robot that happens to look and act a lot like a cat. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"SpaceX will put up historic markers accordingly and act to preserve any relevant items found during construction. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193713"
|
|
},
|
|
"act up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to act in a way different from that which is normal or expected: such as",
|
|
": to behave in an unruly, recalcitrant, or capricious manner",
|
|
": show off",
|
|
": to function improperly",
|
|
": to become active or acute after being quiescent",
|
|
"AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8akt-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act out",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"misbehave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the two-year-old was acting up in church so much that her dad had to take her outside",
|
|
"you should have seen the boys acting up when they put on their aprons"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221018"
|
|
},
|
|
"action":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a thing done : deed",
|
|
": the accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition",
|
|
": behavior , conduct",
|
|
": initiative , enterprise",
|
|
": an act of will",
|
|
": the bringing about of an alteration by force or through a natural agency",
|
|
": the manner or method of performing:",
|
|
": an actor's or speaker's deportment or expression by means of attitude, voice, and gesture",
|
|
": the style of movement of the feet and legs (as of a horse)",
|
|
": a function of the body or one of its parts",
|
|
": the initiating of a proceeding in a court of justice by which one demands or enforces one's right",
|
|
": the proceeding itself",
|
|
": an engagement between troops or ships",
|
|
": combat in war",
|
|
": an event or series of events forming a literary composition",
|
|
": the unfolding of the events of a drama or work of fiction : plot",
|
|
": the movement of incidents in a plot",
|
|
": the combination of circumstances that constitute the subject matter of a painting or sculpture",
|
|
": an operating mechanism",
|
|
": the manner in which a mechanism or instrument operates",
|
|
": the degree of resistance of a musical instrument to being played",
|
|
": the response or resistance of keys in a keyboard-operated instrument to the player's or operator's fingers",
|
|
": the price movement and trading volume of a commodity, security, or market",
|
|
": the process of betting including the offering and acceptance of a bet and determination of a winner",
|
|
": financial gain or an opportunity for financial gain",
|
|
": sexual activity",
|
|
": the most vigorous, productive, or exciting activity in a particular field, area, or group",
|
|
": spin or rotation given to a ball or puck by throwing or hitting it in a particular way",
|
|
": the process by which something produces a change in another thing",
|
|
": the doing of something",
|
|
": something done",
|
|
": the way something runs or works",
|
|
": combat in war",
|
|
": the process of exerting a force or bringing about an effect that results from the inherent capacity of an agent",
|
|
": a function or the performance of a function of the body (as defecation) or of one of its parts",
|
|
": an act of will",
|
|
": behavior",
|
|
": a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense \u2014 compare special proceeding at proceeding",
|
|
": the right to bring or maintain such a legal or judicial proceeding",
|
|
": an act or decision by an executive or legislative body of a government (as an administrative agency) or of an organization (as a Board of Directors)",
|
|
": a voluntary act of will that manifests itself externally : a mode of conduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"feat",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With regular gasoline around $5 per gallon, suspending the federal gas tax would provide a measure of relief for consumers, but Congress would need to take action . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Those women without the means to do so or the emotional stability to take action in time will be left either giving a child up for adoption or raising the child by themselves. \u2014 Katherine Stuart Van Wormer, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"While some states, such as California, have passed universal free school meal programs and others have introduced legislation proposing them, advocates are hoping Congress will take action . \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"If a seller is caught with fraudulent reviews, Amazon reserves the right to revoke the seller, withhold funds, and take legal action . \u2014 Holly Eve, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as church officials urged authorities to take swift action to avoid future tragedies. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Parents of Robb Elementary students begged officers to take action ; one fed up mother even entered the school to save her two children while the gunman was still shooting. \u2014 Chron , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Part of Liivand's swimming mission is to get more people to understand the problem of marine pollution and take action . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"However, a group called Friends of Louisville Public Art has been trying to bring the statue back, appealing to the state's Supreme Court to take action . \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accioun, borrowed from Anglo-French accion, borrowed from Latin \u0101cti\u014dn-, \u0101cti\u014d \"activity, act, legal process,\" from agere \"to drive (cattle), cause to move, do\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, noun suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at agent ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174506"
|
|
},
|
|
"activate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make active or more active: such as",
|
|
": to make (something, such as a molecule) reactive or more reactive",
|
|
": to convert (something, such as a provitamin) into a biologically active derivative",
|
|
": to make (a substance) radioactive",
|
|
": to treat (a substance, such as carbon or alumina) so as to improve adsorptive properties",
|
|
": to set up or formally institute (an organized group, such as a military unit) with the necessary personnel and equipment",
|
|
": to put (an individual or unit) on active duty",
|
|
": to become active",
|
|
": to start working or cause to start working",
|
|
": to make active or more active: as",
|
|
": to convert into a biologically active derivative or form",
|
|
": to make biologically or molecularly active",
|
|
": to make (a substance) radioactive"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actuate",
|
|
"crank (up)",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"touch off",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"turn on"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"deactivate",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"turn off"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These cyclic dinucleotides are the second messengers that activate STING. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Additionally, the Moderna vaccine spurred relatively higher levels of antibodies that activate immune cells called natural killer cells. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Other back-strengthening exercises rely on stabilization or resisting motion, such as the ones that activate your erector spinae, or your deep lower back muscles. \u2014 SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The steering-wheel controls require a deliberate tap to activate , and the sliders for volume and track/channel skip aren't as overly sensitive as other brands. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Click on any of the links on this page to automatically activate our FanDuel promo code and this new users offer. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Acting on an order from Newsom, the State Water Resources Control Board voted to adopt emergency drought regulations that require water suppliers to activate their local drought plans to prepare for a shortage of up to 20%. \u2014 Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The emergency decree would allow the government to activate the coal facilities without approval from parliament for up to six months. \u2014 Time , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Swing your legs to activate your hamstring for your sprint and backwards running. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
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"history_and_etymology":" active entry 1 + -ate entry 4 , probably as adaptation of French activer, going back to Middle French, derivative of actif active entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1624, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173954"
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},
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"activity":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": the quality or state of being active : behavior or actions of a particular kind",
|
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": vigorous or energetic action : liveliness",
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": natural or normal function: such as",
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": a process (such as digestion) that an organism carries on or participates in by virtue of being alive",
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": a similar process actually or potentially involving mental function",
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": an educational procedure designed to stimulate learning by firsthand experience",
|
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": an active force",
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": a pursuit in which a person is active",
|
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": a form of organized, supervised, often extracurricular recreation",
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": an organizational unit for performing a specific function",
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": its function or duties",
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": energetic action",
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": something done especially for relaxation or fun",
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": natural or normal function: as",
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": a process (as digestion) that an organism carries on or participates in by virtue of being alive",
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": a similar process actually or potentially involving mental function",
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": an educational procedure designed to stimulate learning by firsthand experience",
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": the characteristic of acting chemically or of promoting a chemical reaction"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ak-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
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"ak-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
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"ak-\u02c8tiv-\u0259t-\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conditioning",
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"exercise",
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"exertion"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And despite mounting evidence that wealthy buyers are starting to pull back from luxury markets across the county, activity in Malibu shows little sign of letting up. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"McKinney went on to describe the gang activity that Hussle was once involved in as a young man and that Holder allegedly remains in. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Notice Draymond Green\u2019s activity in the above clip, after stepping over at the nail to help on Marcus Smart\u2019s drive. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The drug activity moved farther away block by block until it was eventually driven out. \u2014 Nina Zafar, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Household names from Amazon to Starbucks have confronted organizing activity in various locations as employees seek to leverage a tight labor market to push for better working conditions and pay. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity. \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Homeless advocate Michael McConnell was on the street that morning to document the activity for his Twitter account @HomelessnessSD and Facebook page Homelessness News San Diego. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"Fishing has become the main economic activity since then. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022"
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English actyvete \"active life,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French activit\u00e9 \"power of acting, exercise of this power,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin \u0101ct\u012bvit\u0101t-, \u0101ct\u012bvit\u0101s (Late Latin, \"active form of a verb\"), from Latin \u0101ct\u012bvus active entry 1 + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213108"
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},
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"actual":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": existing in fact or reality",
|
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": not false or apparent",
|
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": existing or occurring at the time",
|
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": active",
|
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": really existing or happening : not false",
|
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": existing in fact or reality \u2014 compare constructive"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ak-ch(\u0259-w)\u0259l",
|
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"-sh(\u0259-w)\u0259l",
|
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"-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
|
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"-sh\u00fc-",
|
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"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"concrete",
|
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"de facto",
|
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"effective",
|
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"existent",
|
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"factual",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"sure-enough",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"very"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conjectural",
|
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"hypothetical",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"platonic",
|
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"possible",
|
|
"potential",
|
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"suppositional",
|
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"theoretical",
|
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"theoretic"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer.",
|
|
"You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there.",
|
|
"The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It was revealed that records were falsified and, as has been widely reported, state officials revealed themselves to be utterly dismissive of the concerns of the actual residents. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"A week ago, one dam was decommissioned as levels dropped too low to extract any actual water \u2014 its pipes were just sucking up mud. \u2014 CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"For decades, social scientists have shown that raw gaps in employment outcomes like hiring or wages\u2013the type of data typically provided to C-suite executives\u2013misstate the amount of actual bias in an organization. \u2014 Roland Fryer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But those are an imprecise numbers, and the report recommends the Boston Licensing Board require actual purchase-and-sale prices to be entered into public record. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet one lap past the actual wares of the fair, where most brands marketed inviting, informal clothes, and these dutiful dandies appear as archaic as a crumbling fresco. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Oh, how about the Hodor exhibit that features the actual door -- replete with wight hands reaching out -- used to shoot his heartbreaking death. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The site itself is located a good distance from the actual launch pad. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Mock foliage and actual vegetation dominate the main gallery at Brentwood Arts Exchange, but at the room\u2019s center is a grove not of trees, but of stools. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"active, existing in fact,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French actuel, borrowed from Late Latin \u0101ctu\u0101lis, from Latin \u0101ctus act entry 1 + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 ",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201054"
|
|
},
|
|
"actualize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make actual : realize",
|
|
": to become actual"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
|
|
"-sh(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"set in",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Space Coast was Ground Zero during the Cold War, attracting some of the nation\u2019s brightest engineers, scientists, and NASA\u2019s best to actualize the American dream of walking on the moon. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There was a newfound hope that Jagari and Mwondela may finally actualize their long-defunct dream of a career in music. \u2014 Morena Duwe, Rolling Stone , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An Egyptian drama about a woman who is still trying to self- actualize while raising two kids and keeping their lives together. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Like a sunflower is designed to need a certain amount of sun, water, nutrients, and space to grow, humans also have natural and innate needs that directly impact our ability to actualize our full potential. \u2014 Jeanet Wade, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Once, English people taught Americans how to self- actualize \u2014think Mary Poppins or Batman\u2019s Alfred. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Once, English people taught Americans how to self- actualize \u2014think Mary Poppins or Batman\u2019s Alfred. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Mark really helped me and guided me through this process of being able to actualize my songs into recordings. \u2014 Dominique Moreno, Glamour , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Once, English people taught Americans how to self- actualize \u2014think Mary Poppins or Batman\u2019s Alfred. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from French actualiser, from actuel actual + -iser -ize ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1701, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220653"
|
|
},
|
|
"acute":{
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset",
|
|
"having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course",
|
|
"being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury)",
|
|
"lasting a short time",
|
|
"ending in a sharp point such as",
|
|
"being or forming an angle measuring less than 90 degrees",
|
|
"composed of acute angles",
|
|
"having the form \u00b4",
|
|
"marked with an acute accent",
|
|
"of the variety indicated by an acute accent",
|
|
"marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions",
|
|
"responsive to slight impressions or stimuli",
|
|
"felt, perceived, or experienced intensely",
|
|
"demanding urgent attention",
|
|
"measuring less than 90 degrees",
|
|
"marked by or showing an ability to understand things that are not obvious",
|
|
"severe , sharp",
|
|
"developing quickly and lasting only a short time",
|
|
"critical sense 4 , urgent",
|
|
"very strong and sensitive",
|
|
"sensing or perceiving accurately, clearly, effectively, or sensitively",
|
|
"characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset",
|
|
"having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course",
|
|
"\u2014 compare chronic entry 1 sense 2a",
|
|
"acute care",
|
|
"lasting a short time"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fct",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"perceptive",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"sharp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an acute sense of humor",
|
|
"It's a politically acute film that does not oversimplify the issues.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Somalia is by far the worst affected country, with around 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition by the end of 2022. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, those in acute mental health crisis typically wait multiple days in an emergency room before a psychiatric hospital bed becomes available, typically boarding in overcrowded units or on hallway stretchers. \u2014 Brian Till, The New Republic , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The county recently began providing traveling teams of clinicians to help people in acute mental crisis, and opened centers where they can be taken to be stabilized. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In Yemen, which has experienced an acute hunger crisis for years, the program has already halved the food rations of 8 million people. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Now Russia\u2019s invasion has plunged the country into an acute humanitarian crisis affecting Jews and non-Jews alike. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, the close ties and constant travel between the two countries led to a particularly acute Covid-19 crisis in Iran during the spring and summer of 2020. \u2014 Sean Durns, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And then also, of course, thinking and trying to take some action to address the acute humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, which is only going to be getting worse as the winter sets in. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the nine-county Bay Area, some 122,000 households owed nearly $550 million in rent as of last October, according to estimates by the National Equity Atlas, adding financial pressure to an already acute affordability crisis. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin ac\u016btus \"sharpened, pointed, having a violent onset, discerning, less than 90 degrees (of an angle),\" from past participle of acuere \"to sharpen, rouse, stimulate,\" probably derived from an otherwise unattested adjective stem ac\u016b- \"sharp\"; akin to ac\u016b-, acus \"needle,\" a perhaps independently derived noun; further akin to Old Church Slavic os\u016dt\u016d \"thistle,\" Lithuanian \u00e3\u0161utas \"hair of a horse's tail or mane\"; all going back to the Indo-European base *h 2 ek\u0301- \"sharp\" \u2014 more at edge entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162537"
|
|
},
|
|
"acuteness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset",
|
|
": having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course",
|
|
": being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury)",
|
|
": lasting a short time",
|
|
": ending in a sharp point: such as",
|
|
": being or forming an angle measuring less than 90 degrees",
|
|
": composed of acute angles",
|
|
": having the form \u00b4",
|
|
": marked with an acute accent",
|
|
": of the variety indicated by an acute accent",
|
|
": marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions",
|
|
": responsive to slight impressions or stimuli",
|
|
": felt, perceived, or experienced intensely",
|
|
": demanding urgent attention",
|
|
": measuring less than 90 degrees",
|
|
": marked by or showing an ability to understand things that are not obvious",
|
|
": severe , sharp",
|
|
": developing quickly and lasting only a short time",
|
|
": critical sense 4 , urgent",
|
|
": very strong and sensitive",
|
|
": sensing or perceiving accurately, clearly, effectively, or sensitively",
|
|
": characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset",
|
|
": having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course",
|
|
"\u2014 compare chronic entry 1 sense 2a",
|
|
": acute care",
|
|
": lasting a short time"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fct",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fct",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"perceptive",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"sharp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an acute sense of humor",
|
|
"It's a politically acute film that does not oversimplify the issues.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Somalia is by far the worst affected country, with around 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition by the end of 2022. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, those in acute mental health crisis typically wait multiple days in an emergency room before a psychiatric hospital bed becomes available, typically boarding in overcrowded units or on hallway stretchers. \u2014 Brian Till, The New Republic , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The county recently began providing traveling teams of clinicians to help people in acute mental crisis, and opened centers where they can be taken to be stabilized. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In Yemen, which has experienced an acute hunger crisis for years, the program has already halved the food rations of 8 million people. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Now Russia\u2019s invasion has plunged the country into an acute humanitarian crisis affecting Jews and non-Jews alike. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, the close ties and constant travel between the two countries led to a particularly acute Covid-19 crisis in Iran during the spring and summer of 2020. \u2014 Sean Durns, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And then also, of course, thinking and trying to take some action to address the acute humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, which is only going to be getting worse as the winter sets in. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the nine-county Bay Area, some 122,000 households owed nearly $550 million in rent as of last October, according to estimates by the National Equity Atlas, adding financial pressure to an already acute affordability crisis. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin ac\u016btus \"sharpened, pointed, having a violent onset, discerning, less than 90 degrees (of an angle),\" from past participle of acuere \"to sharpen, rouse, stimulate,\" probably derived from an otherwise unattested adjective stem ac\u016b- \"sharp\"; akin to ac\u016b-, acus \"needle,\" a perhaps independently derived noun; further akin to Old Church Slavic os\u016dt\u016d \"thistle,\" Lithuanian \u00e3\u0161utas \"hair of a horse's tail or mane\"; all going back to the Indo-European base *h 2 ek\u0301- \"sharp\" \u2014 more at edge entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121815"
|
|
},
|
|
"accentuate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make (something) more prominent or noticeable : accent , emphasize",
|
|
": intensify",
|
|
": to make more noticeable"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8sen-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accent",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"foreground",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"punctuate",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasize",
|
|
"play down"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He likes to wear clothes that accentuate his muscular build.",
|
|
"let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This cobalt blue two piece from Scanlan Theodore is classic and sporty, with a bralet-style bikini top that will accentuate your curves in all the best ways. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Special touches that accentuate the look and feel of Polynesia include striking works of art, private pools and sliding doors by deep bathtubs for panoramic fresh-air views of the lagoon. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Karla Deras\u2019 line of minimalist-centric designs offers sleek yet comfortable styles that accentuate the body. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The outfit is floor-length with long sleeves and a mock neck, decorated with abstract graphic details that accentuate her body\u2014there\u2019s even an illusion of legs on the front of the skirt. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Threading is a quick and cost-effective way to remove unwanted hair from the upper lip, chin, forehead and cheeks, or to shape existing brow hair to accentuate the eyes and open up the face. \u2014 CNN , 8 May 2021",
|
|
"The main draw of these drives is definitely their LucasFilm aesthetics, and interestingly, each character-specific HDD will come pre-loaded with a default RGB preset to accentuate , say, red for Boba Fett or blue for Grogu. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"After making the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, the Chicago Bulls open the postseason against the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. Matching up with the Bucks will accentuate the undersized Bulls\u2019 lack of muscle in the paint. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And since words in aggregate have at least some rhyme and rhythm, which lines on the page accentuate , any words composed in lines are poetry. \u2014 Elisa Gabbert, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin accentu\u0101tus , past participle of accentu\u0101re \"to accent, stress,\" derivative of Latin accentus accent entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1719, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-140915"
|
|
},
|
|
"actionable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law",
|
|
": capable of being acted on",
|
|
": subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"applicable",
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"applicative",
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"applied",
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"functional",
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"practicable",
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"practical",
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"serviceable",
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"ultrapractical",
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"usable",
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"useable",
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"useful",
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"workable",
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"working"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"impracticable",
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"impractical",
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"inapplicable",
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"nonpractical",
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"unusable",
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"unworkable",
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"useless"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Firing people because of their age is actionable .",
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"We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Before the lawsuits start flowing and government regulators start cracking down, organizations using AI need to become more proactive and formulate actionable AI ethics policies. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"To kick off the month-long celebration, brands continue to roll out their new Pride campaigns, along with new actionable initiatives and Ralph Lauren is the latest fashion company to launch its 2022 Pride Campaign. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 1 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s the kind of actionable advice that makes a person feel like he or she in control of an uncertain \u2014 even scary \u2014 situation. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The right virtual and hybrid event platform for you should seamlessly plug into your existing tech stack to make the data accessible and actionable . \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Thankfully, the panelists offered actionable suggestions and messages of hope, with the reminder that, because global warming is a manmade problem, it can be remedied with manmade solutions. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
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"Scott knew that for all the charges leveled against Roland, few were actionable causes for divorce. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
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"The first problem is that these pledges might not be backed by actionable plans and financial capital. \u2014 Scott Patterson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"In other words, lies on their own are not actionable . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":" action + -able ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"circa 1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193619"
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},
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"accessible":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": capable of being reached",
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": being within reach",
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": easy to speak to or deal with",
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": capable of being used or seen : available",
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": capable of being understood or appreciated",
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": capable of being influenced : open",
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": easily used or accessed by people with disabilities : adapted for use by people with disabilities",
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": able to be reached",
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": able to be used or obtained"
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8se-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"ak-",
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"ek-",
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"ak-\u02c8se-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affordable",
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"popular"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"The inn is accessible by train and bus.",
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"The mall is accessible from the highway.",
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"It is a fascinating and accessible book.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As of March 2020, only 2.4% of Fukushima prefecture remained off-limits to residents, with even parts of that area accessible for short visits, according to Japan's Ministry of Environment. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka And Helen Regan, CNN , 14 June 2022",
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"Their success is great because the merchandise is so accessible . \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"The shorter code is intended to be easier to remember, like dialing 911 for emergencies, which officials hope will make mental health help more accessible overall. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
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"More casual spots are popping up \u2014 accessible , high-volume places. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Local drugstores and online retailers are stacked with accessible \u2014 and, more importantly, affordable \u2014 sunscreen options that work wonders on a range of skin tones and skin types. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
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"But so long as firearms are readily accessible in Canada's only land neighbor, guns smuggled from the U.S. are likely to wind up on Canada's streets. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
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"Reviewers love the craftsmanship and substantial size, in addition to the accessible price point. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
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"Those solutions include offering accessible voting machines in just a handful of the 170 in-person voting places across the state. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accessyble , borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French accessible , borrowed from Late Latin accessibilis , from Latin accessus (past participle of acc\u0113dere \"to approach\") + -ibilis -ible \u2014 more at accede ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210235"
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},
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"active":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation",
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": producing or involving action or movement",
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": asserting that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb",
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": expressing action as distinct from mere existence or state",
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": quick in physical movement : lively",
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": marked by vigorous activity : busy",
|
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": requiring vigorous action or exertion",
|
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": having practical operation or results : effective",
|
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": disposed to action : energetic",
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": engaged in an action or activity",
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": currently erupting or likely to erupt \u2014 compare dormant sense 2a , extinct entry 1 sense 1b",
|
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": characterized by emission of large amounts of electromagnetic energy",
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": engaged in full-time service especially in the armed forces",
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": marked by present operation, transaction, movement, or use",
|
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": capable of acting or reacting : reacting readily",
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": tending to progress or to cause degeneration",
|
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": capable of controlling voltages or currents",
|
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": requiring the expenditure of energy",
|
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": functioning by the emission of radiant energy or sound",
|
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": still eligible to win the pot in poker",
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": moving down the line : visiting in the set",
|
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": producing active immunity",
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": an active person : one engaged in an action or activity",
|
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": producing or involving action or movement",
|
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": showing that the subject of a sentence is the doer of the action represented by the verb",
|
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": quick in physical movement : lively",
|
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": taking part in an action or activity",
|
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": capable of acting or reacting especially in some specific way",
|
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": tending to progress or to cause degeneration",
|
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": exhibiting optical activity",
|
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": requiring the expenditure of energy",
|
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": producing active immunity",
|
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": characterized or accomplished by action or effort",
|
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"\u2014 compare passive",
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": engaged or participating in action or activity"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ak-tiv",
|
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"\u02c8ak-tiv",
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"\u02c8ak-tiv"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"alive",
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"functional",
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"functioning",
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"going",
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"live",
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"living",
|
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"on",
|
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"operating",
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"operational",
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"operative",
|
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"running",
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"working"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"broken",
|
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"dead",
|
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"inactive",
|
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"inoperative",
|
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"kaput",
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"kaputt",
|
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"nonactivated",
|
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"nonfunctional",
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"nonfunctioning",
|
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"nonoperating",
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"nonoperational",
|
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"nonoperative"
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams began the season as starters at outside corner, and Jackson has been more active since his move inside as Kevin Toliver's heath improved from the offseason. \u2014 Matt Zenitz, AL.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
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"Maybe some, but not all, rodents that harbor disease are active at night. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
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"Demarquez, 11, and Samira, 7, enjoy staying active and have a close sibling bond. \u2014 kansascity , 28 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The billing cycle is still active , and additional money is being collected from vehicle owners who have received invoices. \u2014 Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal , 25 Oct. 2017",
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"In other words, in markets where the test is active , Facebook is no longer a free playing field for digital publishers. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
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"In other words, in markets where the test is active , Facebook is no longer a free playing field for digital publishers. \u2014 Maya Kosoff, The Hive , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
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"Land said further information is not available because the cases are active . \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune , 23 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The 72-year-old is still active in the film industry; his movie The Private Life of a Modern Woman, starring Sienna Miller, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last month. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, HWD , 23 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-212612"
|
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},
|
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"actuality":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": the quality or state of being actual",
|
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": something that is actual : fact , reality",
|
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": in actual fact"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccak-ch\u0259-\u02c8wa-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccak-sh\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"corporality",
|
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"corporeality",
|
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"existence",
|
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"reality",
|
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"subsistence",
|
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"thingness"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"inexistence",
|
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"nonbeing",
|
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"nonexistence",
|
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"nothingness",
|
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"unreality"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The actuality was quite different from the theory.",
|
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"the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And this instruction is always mentioned, but in actuality , it is rarely followed. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"In actuality , mentees require different types of professional and personal support at various stages in their careers. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
|
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"In actuality , Bieber had suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA)\u2014sometimes called a mini-stroke, according to the Mayo Clinic\u2014due to a small blood clot in her brain. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In actuality , the better formula for the team as a whole has been when Mitchell chooses not to take those bad shots, and instead creates for others. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But In actuality , if the environmental conditions persist, the coral literally starves to death. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In actuality , Ledesma and Catalan had fled to Tijuana. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Now on this one, people can be really good at creating documents and situations that appear real but in actuality are not, so be careful. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In actuality , the person on the other end of the line was Donald Sterling. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English actualite \"capacity for action, effective power,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin \u0101ctu\u0101lit\u0101t-, \u0101ctu\u0101lit\u0101s, from Late Latin \u0101ctu\u0101lis actual + Latin -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-223233"
|
|
},
|
|
"accede":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand",
|
|
": to become a party to something (such as an agreement)",
|
|
": to enter upon an office or position",
|
|
": approach",
|
|
": to agree to",
|
|
": to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others",
|
|
": to express approval or give consent",
|
|
": to assume an office or position",
|
|
": to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor",
|
|
": to come into control or ownership of something"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ak-\u02c8s\u0113d",
|
|
"ik-",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8s\u0113d",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8s\u0113d, ik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His son acceded upon the king's death.",
|
|
"finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The two Lakotas, perhaps the most famous Native Americans of their day, pushed back strenuously against white encroachment for decades, refusing to sign treaties or accede to confinement on reservations. \u2014 Andrew R. Graybill, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Western diplomats predict that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who has been as contentious a partner to NATO as Mr. Orban has been to the European Union, will wring concessions from the allies but ultimately accede . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The mothers argue, but ultimately accede to the nurses\u2019 unflinching authority. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Financial analysts have speculated that Musk\u2019s complaints about bots are part of a plan to put pressure on Twitter to accede to a lower sales price to close the deal. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But neither the United States nor other world powers have given Israel \u2014 the stronger party \u2014 any incentive to accede to such an arrangement. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"But neither the United States nor other world powers have given Israel \u2014 the stronger party \u2014 any incentive to accede to such an arrangement. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In an interview on Sunday with independent Russian media \u2014 an interview censored in Russia itself \u2014 Mr. Zelensky restated his willingness to accede to at least some Russian demands. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Whether the Rock Hall would accede to her wishes and officially disqualify her mid-vote remains an open and intriguing question. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acceden \"to come near, become adapted to,\" borrowed from Latin acc\u0113dere \"to draw near, approach, side (with), be added (to),\" from ad- ad- + c\u0113dere \"to go away, yield\" \u2014 more at cede ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224259"
|
|
},
|
|
"accoutrement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": equipment , trappings",
|
|
": a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons",
|
|
": an accessory item of clothing or equipment",
|
|
": an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device",
|
|
": the act of accoutring"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-tr\u0259-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adapter",
|
|
"adaptor",
|
|
"add-on",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
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"appendage",
|
|
"appliance",
|
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"attachment",
|
|
"option"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors",
|
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"has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tea on Stanley's Terrace comes with all of the traditional accoutrement , as guests are transported back in time thanks to the elegant, historic location. \u2014 Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That particular accoutrement will not arrive soon enough for a Spurs team lately struggling to put the ball in the basket. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lorde, ever the trendsetter, attended Wednesday's Guggenheim International Gala in New York City wearing an interesting accoutrement : her own hair as a scarf/necklace/neck-cuff-thing. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Working separately but simultaneously in Europe and North America, the pair erected dozens of nest boxes dressed with accoutrement \u2014some feathery, some not\u2014and set up video cameras to tabulate how tits, flycatchers, and swallows might react. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"There was, and never would be, any background or accoutrement or narrative in a Chuck Close painting \u2014 just the fact of the face. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The easily transportable elements were the accoutrement that facilitated British soldiers and colonists\u2019 settlement in places that were not their own. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Zhuzh up your balcony and patios with chic outdoor accoutrement like tall hurricane lanterns, raffia coolers, wicker benches. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the days after the show premiered, the Danish internet overflowed with memes flaunting female versions of Dillermand, some sporting the appropriately gigantic genital accoutrement , or a tangle of unspooling breasts. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French accoutrement, accoustrement , from accoutrer \"to accoutre \" + -ment -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-024900"
|
|
},
|
|
"aching":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": that aches",
|
|
": causing or reflecting distress, deep emotion, or longing"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-ki\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achy",
|
|
"afflictive",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"sore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"indolent",
|
|
"painless"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another one of those aching country songs about a woman who done him wrong",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Peck muses about the mythic West, lonely highways and, in his most aching songs, the men who've broken his heart (or vice versa). \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An aching , tender portrait of the heartbreak and growing pains of adolescence from a then-18-year-old wise beyond her years. \u2014 Amel Mukhtar, Vogue , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the most aching adaptation of Diana put to screen, Corrin's young Spencer was written as perhaps the most sympathetic figure in the series. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Morales, feverish and aching , cooked meals, delivered medicine and did laundry. \u2014 Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Backed by a spare beat and atmospheric choir, the 23-year-old R&B star sings with a soulfully aching , yearning voice and adds potent spoken-word passages about generations of pain, fear and anxiety. \u2014 Jon Bream Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 17 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Hansen was back at work at GCI on Friday with some aching muscles and a new goal. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2020",
|
|
"In the wistful second movement, Mr. Harrell balanced aching lyricism with clearheaded directness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2020",
|
|
"Hayward brings a wonderful, aching intensity to Iris, who visibly and authentically transforms upon this first attempt, by anybody, to understand her. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 24 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aking, from present participle of aken \"to ache entry 1 \"",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090131"
|
|
},
|
|
"acceptable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": capable or worthy of being accepted",
|
|
": welcome , pleasing",
|
|
": barely satisfactory or adequate",
|
|
": worthy of being accepted",
|
|
": adequate sense 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"ak-"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adequate",
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"all right",
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"decent",
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"fairish",
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"fine",
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"good",
|
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"OK",
|
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"okay",
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"passable",
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"respectable",
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"satisfactory",
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"serviceable",
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"tolerable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wanting"
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],
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"examples":[
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"acceptable and unacceptable noise levels",
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"It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.",
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"She plays an acceptable game of tennis.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Being a prisoner of the moment is acceptable in the NBA playoffs. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
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"For another, was there ever a time when predation, humiliation and violence were acceptable ? \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Everyone is entitled to bad days, but pathological bad behavior is not acceptable . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"But anything from Fortnite to Madden is acceptable . \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"The mobile credentials stored in Apple Wallet are acceptable at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall and Reagan National airports, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
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"O\u2019Hagan reflects on how being super rich was acceptable and even desirable because those people were seen as a force of good in society. \u2014 Diyora Shadijanova, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
|
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"But Cuban sources told The Times that such an arrangement would not be acceptable . \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Decals and fabric flags (flown) are acceptable ; however, draping a real flag flat over the hood, trunk, or truck bed is considered disrespectful to the flag. \u2014 Drew Dorian And Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin accept\u0101bilis , from Latin accept\u0101re \"to accept \" + -bilis \"capable of (being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090654"
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},
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"accompanying":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": existing or occurring in association with or as a byproduct of something else"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113-i\u014b",
|
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"-\u02c8k\u00e4mp-",
|
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"-\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-",
|
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"-\u02c8k\u00e4m-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attendant",
|
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"attending",
|
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"coexistent",
|
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"coexisting",
|
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"coincident",
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"coincidental",
|
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"concomitant",
|
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"concurrent"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The song delivered a call to arms for teenage rebellion and angst punctuated by the intensity of Cobain\u2019s unforgettable performance style in the song\u2019s accompanying music video. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Along with new podcast episodes dropping every Wednesday, an accompanying video version will be shared on Lovato\u2019s YouTube page. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"An accompanying video, directed by longtime collaborator Cody Critcheloe, is also out now. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Eclypsium's accompanying video shows an attacker gaining access to the BMC after exploiting the vulnerability to modify its web server. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The accompanying video features images of Wynonna and Crutchfield hanging outside as well as performing and recording in the same space. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The song delivered a call to arms for teenage rebellion and angst punctuated by the intensity of Cobain\u2019s unforgettable performance style in the song\u2019s accompanying music video. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The song delivered a call to arms for teenage rebellion and angst punctuated by the intensity of Cobain\u2019s unforgettable performance style in the song\u2019s accompanying music video. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 22 May 2022",
|
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"May is recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, with Google and Gold House kicking off the list reveal with an accompanying video on YouTube. \u2014 Johan Moreno, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115934"
|
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},
|
|
"across-the-board":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows",
|
|
": embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"blanket",
|
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"broad-brush",
|
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"common",
|
|
"general",
|
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"generic",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"particular"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131843"
|
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},
|
|
"accoutrements":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": equipment , trappings",
|
|
": a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons",
|
|
": an accessory item of clothing or equipment",
|
|
": an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device",
|
|
": the act of accoutring"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-tr\u0259-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adapter",
|
|
"adaptor",
|
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"add-on",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
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"appendage",
|
|
"appliance",
|
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"attachment",
|
|
"option"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors",
|
|
"has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tea on Stanley's Terrace comes with all of the traditional accoutrement , as guests are transported back in time thanks to the elegant, historic location. \u2014 Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That particular accoutrement will not arrive soon enough for a Spurs team lately struggling to put the ball in the basket. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lorde, ever the trendsetter, attended Wednesday's Guggenheim International Gala in New York City wearing an interesting accoutrement : her own hair as a scarf/necklace/neck-cuff-thing. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Working separately but simultaneously in Europe and North America, the pair erected dozens of nest boxes dressed with accoutrement \u2014some feathery, some not\u2014and set up video cameras to tabulate how tits, flycatchers, and swallows might react. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There was, and never would be, any background or accoutrement or narrative in a Chuck Close painting \u2014 just the fact of the face. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The easily transportable elements were the accoutrement that facilitated British soldiers and colonists\u2019 settlement in places that were not their own. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Zhuzh up your balcony and patios with chic outdoor accoutrement like tall hurricane lanterns, raffia coolers, wicker benches. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the days after the show premiered, the Danish internet overflowed with memes flaunting female versions of Dillermand, some sporting the appropriately gigantic genital accoutrement , or a tangle of unspooling breasts. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French accoutrement, accoustrement , from accoutrer \"to accoutre \" + -ment -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134024"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisition":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the act of acquiring something",
|
|
": something or someone acquired or gained",
|
|
": the act of gaining especially through effort",
|
|
": something gained especially through effort",
|
|
": the act or action of acquiring",
|
|
": the obtaining of controlling interest in a company \u2014 compare merger , takeover",
|
|
": a thing gained or acquired"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"obtainment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As part of the agreement Textor will also put in another $91 million of capital earmarked for the acquisition of players. \u2014 Mike Ozanian, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The best moments in this section, and perhaps the most difficult for Mr. Fadell to write, are about the acquisition of Nest by Google. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Insured Nomads, which provides health insurance to remote workers, expatriates and travelers, has announced the acquisition of Peanut for an undisclosed amount. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Rice and Walden both came into the Disney fold through the 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which was orchestrated by former Disney CEO Bob Iger. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Following acquisition of her first Harley-Davidson Road Glide cruiser in 2017, her girlfriend Tammy purchased an Ultra Classic and visited for a brief jaunt, but Pursell witnessed an accident involving Tammy\u2019s motorcycle. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump will also have the power to elect who sits on the board of directors and can potentially block matters that would normally require stockholder approval, including the acquisition of the company. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"If Microsoft\u2019s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved, the new labor agreement will take effect for the video game giant 60 days after the deal is finalized. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The board also heard a report on campus safety, including the acquisition of Narcan to combat possible drug overdoses. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adquysicyoun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acquisition, borrowed from Latin acqu\u012bs\u012bti\u014dn-, acqu\u012bs\u012bti\u014d, from acqu\u012bs\u012b- (variant stem of acqu\u012brere \"to acquire \") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134132"
|
|
},
|
|
"acceptably":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": capable or worthy of being accepted",
|
|
": welcome , pleasing",
|
|
": barely satisfactory or adequate",
|
|
": worthy of being accepted",
|
|
": adequate sense 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"fairish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"serviceable",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acceptable and unacceptable noise levels",
|
|
"It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.",
|
|
"She plays an acceptable game of tennis.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Being a prisoner of the moment is acceptable in the NBA playoffs. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"For another, was there ever a time when predation, humiliation and violence were acceptable ? \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Everyone is entitled to bad days, but pathological bad behavior is not acceptable . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But anything from Fortnite to Madden is acceptable . \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The mobile credentials stored in Apple Wallet are acceptable at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall and Reagan National airports, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"O\u2019Hagan reflects on how being super rich was acceptable and even desirable because those people were seen as a force of good in society. \u2014 Diyora Shadijanova, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But Cuban sources told The Times that such an arrangement would not be acceptable . \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Decals and fabric flags (flown) are acceptable ; however, draping a real flag flat over the hood, trunk, or truck bed is considered disrespectful to the flag. \u2014 Drew Dorian And Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin accept\u0101bilis , from Latin accept\u0101re \"to accept \" + -bilis \"capable of (being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151658"
|
|
},
|
|
"accordant":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": consonant , agreeing",
|
|
": harmonious , correspondent"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with ",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decision accordant with previous policy regarding unpaid leave",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To constrain the frequency of speech, the size or composition of an audience, the spread of any single speech act, or the life span of such posts is entirely accordant with the creative and technical underpinning of computational media. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Bobay resigns Following the relocation and accordant resignation of Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education, resigned earlier this month in anticipation of his moving to Texas. \u2014 Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News , 19 July 2019",
|
|
"Join the movement to end gun violence: Text ACT to 644-33.pic.twitter.com/y9UMAY1LeD \u2014 Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) February 15, 2018 Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"And accordant with the band's two previous LPs -- carrying a noticeable progression in both songwriting and production from their 2011 debut, First Born -- DISPOSE is the band's most polished and cohesive work to date. \u2014 Brian Leak, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acordaunt, acordant , borrowed from Anglo-French acordant, accordant , from present participle of acorder \"to accord entry 1 \"",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-171916"
|
|
},
|
|
"actions":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a thing done : deed",
|
|
": the accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition",
|
|
": behavior , conduct",
|
|
": initiative , enterprise",
|
|
": an act of will",
|
|
": the bringing about of an alteration by force or through a natural agency",
|
|
": the manner or method of performing:",
|
|
": an actor's or speaker's deportment or expression by means of attitude, voice, and gesture",
|
|
": the style of movement of the feet and legs (as of a horse)",
|
|
": a function of the body or one of its parts",
|
|
": the initiating of a proceeding in a court of justice by which one demands or enforces one's right",
|
|
": the proceeding itself",
|
|
": an engagement between troops or ships",
|
|
": combat in war",
|
|
": an event or series of events forming a literary composition",
|
|
": the unfolding of the events of a drama or work of fiction : plot",
|
|
": the movement of incidents in a plot",
|
|
": the combination of circumstances that constitute the subject matter of a painting or sculpture",
|
|
": an operating mechanism",
|
|
": the manner in which a mechanism or instrument operates",
|
|
": the degree of resistance of a musical instrument to being played",
|
|
": the response or resistance of keys in a keyboard-operated instrument to the player's or operator's fingers",
|
|
": the price movement and trading volume of a commodity, security, or market",
|
|
": the process of betting including the offering and acceptance of a bet and determination of a winner",
|
|
": financial gain or an opportunity for financial gain",
|
|
": sexual activity",
|
|
": the most vigorous, productive, or exciting activity in a particular field, area, or group",
|
|
": spin or rotation given to a ball or puck by throwing or hitting it in a particular way",
|
|
": the process by which something produces a change in another thing",
|
|
": the doing of something",
|
|
": something done",
|
|
": the way something runs or works",
|
|
": combat in war",
|
|
": the process of exerting a force or bringing about an effect that results from the inherent capacity of an agent",
|
|
": a function or the performance of a function of the body (as defecation) or of one of its parts",
|
|
": an act of will",
|
|
": behavior",
|
|
": a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense \u2014 compare special proceeding at proceeding",
|
|
": the right to bring or maintain such a legal or judicial proceeding",
|
|
": an act or decision by an executive or legislative body of a government (as an administrative agency) or of an organization (as a Board of Directors)",
|
|
": a voluntary act of will that manifests itself externally : a mode of conduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"feat",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With regular gasoline around $5 per gallon, suspending the federal gas tax would provide a measure of relief for consumers, but Congress would need to take action . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Those women without the means to do so or the emotional stability to take action in time will be left either giving a child up for adoption or raising the child by themselves. \u2014 Katherine Stuart Van Wormer, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"While some states, such as California, have passed universal free school meal programs and others have introduced legislation proposing them, advocates are hoping Congress will take action . \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"If a seller is caught with fraudulent reviews, Amazon reserves the right to revoke the seller, withhold funds, and take legal action . \u2014 Holly Eve, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as church officials urged authorities to take swift action to avoid future tragedies. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Parents of Robb Elementary students begged officers to take action ; one fed up mother even entered the school to save her two children while the gunman was still shooting. \u2014 Chron , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Part of Liivand's swimming mission is to get more people to understand the problem of marine pollution and take action . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022",
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"However, a group called Friends of Louisville Public Art has been trying to bring the statue back, appealing to the state's Supreme Court to take action . \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accioun, borrowed from Anglo-French accion, borrowed from Latin \u0101cti\u014dn-, \u0101cti\u014d \"activity, act, legal process,\" from agere \"to drive (cattle), cause to move, do\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, noun suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at agent ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191344"
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},
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"accustomed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": often used or practiced : customary",
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": adapted to existing conditions",
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": being in the habit or custom",
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": customary sense 2 , usual",
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": familiar with"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259md",
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259md"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"given",
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"habituated",
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"used",
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"wont"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unaccustomed",
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"unused",
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"unwonted"
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],
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"examples":[
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"She arrived early enough to get her accustomed seat in the front row.",
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"Josh felt uncomfortably full, as he was not accustomed to eating so much.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"American adults have become more accustomed to legal cannabis and their taste for craft brands has also expanded. \u2014 Igor Dunaevsky, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"Her hope is that by having a Narcan machine in such a public space, people will become more accustomed to seeing it around and to realizing carrying it isn't a bad thing. \u2014 Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"The old traditional power forward was mostly needed to be set up, whereas wings are more accustomed to making plays for themselves and others. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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|
"As your baby becomes more accustomed to falling asleep in the crib, reduce the amount of touching. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Everything about the above-ground world, from the bright lights to the constant stream of people shuffling past them, overwhelms the small child, whose eyes are more accustomed to the dark. \u2014 Michael Nordine, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Southeast Louisiana residents are more accustomed to coping with hurricanes, which generally come with several days\u2019 warning, Mr. Browning noted. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But as consumers become more accustomed to using QR codes\u2014there has been a 750% increase in QR-code downloads since around March 2020, according to link-management service Bit.ly\u2014security officials expect more attacks. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Thanks to new forces at play in the U.S. economy, experts say the future for some older workers\u2014many of whom are more accustomed to getting pink slips or buyout offers\u2014might be brightening. \u2014 Bruce Horovitz, Time , 20 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acustumed \"customary, used (to),\" from past participle of acustomen \"to accustom \"",
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191722"
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},
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"academical":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning",
|
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": of or relating to performance in courses of study",
|
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": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters",
|
|
": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning",
|
|
": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies",
|
|
": theoretical , speculative",
|
|
": having no practical or useful significance",
|
|
": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional",
|
|
": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)",
|
|
": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods",
|
|
": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college",
|
|
": of or relating to schools and education",
|
|
": having no practical importance"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik",
|
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"\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"educational",
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"intellectual",
|
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"scholarly",
|
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"scholastic"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"nonacademic",
|
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"noneducational",
|
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"unacademic",
|
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"unscholarly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
"Vanessa Rozzelle, her counselor, assisted her in getting into a college discovery program, which helps students gain access to higher education by providing academic and personal counseling. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In the short term, the nation\u2019s second-largest school system will have unprecedented financial resources to help with the unprecedented tasks of academic and emotional recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Hapeville Charter Career Academy Assistant Principal Aranya Knox said Shalamar Armelin leads in academic and community achievement. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"While many programs look holistically at students and judge them based on their academic and extracurricular qualifications, others are looking for a specific type of student or one with specific items on their resume. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Less recognized, however, are the power dynamics in global academic and policy circles. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The board also heard a report on social and emotional supports proposed for the coming school year, including academic and behavioral screening, social-emotional skill instruction and restorative practices. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"Rights organizations have reported that at least two protesters were killed and that others were violently suppressed or arrested, including teachers, bus drivers, a prominent journalist, an academic and activists. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Dye would rather those players go to four-year colleges, where they wouldn\u2019t be allowed to practice or play their first year but would get the academic and social support a big school could provide. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Before returning to the Mad Max franchise (this time, with Anya Taylor-Joy in the driver\u2019s seat), George Miller helmed this fantasy epic, casting Tilda Swinton as a lonely academic and Idris Elba as a djinn who offers her three wishes. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
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"China and Russia have directed funding to the office of Alena Douhan, a Belarusian academic who has used her appointment as one of the U.N.'s special rapporteurs to lobby openly on behalf of authoritarian regimes. \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Anastasia is a French Ukrainian academic who\u2019s studying the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine. \u2014 The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Michael Bodekaer Jensen is both an EdTech innovator and a multi-disciplinary academic . \u2014 Michael Jensen, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Robinson was a devoutly Protestant academic who believed in the Bible\u2019s inerrant truth. \u2014 Andrew Lawler, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022"
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|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
|
"Noun",
|
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192305"
|
|
},
|
|
"accordance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": agreement , conformity",
|
|
": the act of granting something",
|
|
": agreement sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"make sure the fund-raiser is in accordance with the school rules",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"All staff will be dismissed in accordance with pre-established procedures. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The pollutants are removed in accordance with the facility\u2019s state discharge permit before the water can be returned to the Blackstone River. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Wars like the one between Russia and Ukraine cause fluctuations in the market, and supply and demand shift in accordance with microeconomic and macroeconomic conditions in countries around the world. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In accordance with the TIF, Wangard will pay the full tax due in year one and be rebated $42,077. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Arizona Republican Party believes mail-in voting rules are not in accordance with the Constitution\u2019s guidelines for secret ballots and is therefore pushing for legislation that would require voters to cast their ballots in person. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"So in accordance with Prophet Abraham\u2019s capacity, his next test was an even mightier one: to sacrifice Ismail, his son with Hagar. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In accordance with the rules, a ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 today Monday 6th June -- details to be confirmed. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"This means that a dehumidifier tested in accordance with the new protocols will likely report a smaller capacity. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acordance, acordaunce , borrowed from Anglo-French, from acordant accordant + -ance, -aunce -ance ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193830"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiescent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": tending to accept or allow what others want or demand : inclined to acquiesce"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8e-s\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nonresistant",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The acquiescent girl became a strong assertive woman.",
|
|
"was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But its hyperlocal and acquiescent posture mutes public engagement and policy debate on India\u2019s role as the world\u2019s largest democracy. \u2014 Anjani Jain, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Israel\u2019s entrenched system of control over the Palestinian territories and its creeping annexation of Palestinian lands, unchecked for years by an acquiescent United States, may only provoke more angry resistance. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"The fact that Raniere collected kompromat from DOS members strongly suggests that his psychological coercion techniques were not, by themselves, sufficient to keep women acquiescent . \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Teachers unions, which have emerged as a powerful force of opposition to school reopenings in the United States, have generally been more acquiescent in Europe, pushing for safety measures rather than closures. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Teachers unions, which have emerged as a powerful force of opposition to school reopenings in the United States, have generally been more acquiescent in Europe, pushing for safety measures rather than closures. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Teachers unions, which have emerged as a powerful force of opposition to school reopenings in the United States, have generally been more acquiescent in Europe, pushing for safety measures rather than closures. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Teachers unions, which have emerged as a powerful force of opposition to school reopenings in the United States, have generally been more acquiescent in Europe, pushing for safety measures rather than closures. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Teachers unions, which have emerged as a powerful force of opposition to school reopenings in the United States, have generally been more acquiescent in Europe, pushing for safety measures rather than closures. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acquiesce + -ent variant of -ant entry 2 (or borrowed from Latin acqui\u0113scent-, acqui\u0113scens, present participle of acqui\u0113scere )",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1616, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195032"
|
|
},
|
|
"achy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": afflicted with aches",
|
|
": affected with aches"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-k\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aching",
|
|
"afflictive",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"sore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"indolent",
|
|
"painless"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The emphasis was on recovery and mending his achy body. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"If your body feels old and creaky, let\u2019s grease up those achy joints and get the most bang for your buck. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"And if the people who sell collagen supplements don\u2019t really believe in them, why should anyone with achy knees buy them? \u2014 Paul T. Von Hippel, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Grand Ole Opry broke some achy hearts, baseball slowly understands the assignment, and where are the coins for Black TikTok? \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Joint pain: People don't often miss the warning sign of achy and painful joints, which usually show up first in the small joints of the hands and feet. \u2014 Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Data from clinical trials and side effect reports linked to patient health records show that most vaccinated people don\u2019t get much more than an achy arm, a fever and chills. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Perfect for: Old dogs and pups with achy joints that can't quite jump onto the couch or bed. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, PEOPLE.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Lastly, don't miss the Qi Journey, a blend of ancient Thai massage, acupuncture, and Craniosacral therapy, known to relieve everything from achy joints to stagnant energy. \u2014 Kate Donnelly, Travel + Leisure , 21 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" ache entry 2 + -y entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195349"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquirable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": capable of being acquired"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"attainable",
|
|
"available",
|
|
"obtainable",
|
|
"procurable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inaccessible",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"unavailable",
|
|
"unobtainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"is a decent bagel acquirable in this town?"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acquire + -able ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202001"
|
|
},
|
|
"accrete":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to grow or become attached by accretion",
|
|
": to cause to adhere or become attached",
|
|
": accumulate",
|
|
": to grow or become attached by accretion",
|
|
": to cause to adhere or become attached"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"pile (up)",
|
|
"stack (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But to grow large, hail stones must be levitated for long periods of time high in the storm cloud, to accrete layer upon layer and this requires a vigorous cloud updraft. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The grains accrete material thanks to a process called chemical precipitation. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"As cells age and divide, small errors accrete in their DNA. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As cells age and divide, small errors accrete in their DNA. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As cells age and divide, small errors accrete in their DNA. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As cells age and divide, small errors accrete in their DNA. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As cells age and divide, small errors accrete in their DNA. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"And while these simulations only examined the formation of gassy worlds, in reality those prototypical realms can accrete solid material too, perhaps becoming rocky realms instead. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"back-formation from accretion ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1712, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203223"
|
|
},
|
|
"accounting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results",
|
|
": the principles and procedures of this system",
|
|
": work done in accounting or by accountants",
|
|
": an instance of applied accounting or of the settling or presenting of accounts",
|
|
": account sense 2",
|
|
": the work of keeping a person's or a business's financial records",
|
|
": an often court-ordered presentment or examination of accounts",
|
|
": the settlement by judicial action of the assets of a partnership (as upon dissolution)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307n-ti\u014b",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307n-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"explanation",
|
|
"rationale",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what accounting can you give for your bizarre actions on the night in question?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For companies selling only information, or software-as-a-service companies, investors are now looking for gross margins of more than 90% under GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). \u2014 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Companies\u2019 calculation of goodwill impairments under U.S. accounting rules and international financial reporting standards are largely similar. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Over multiple experiments, Pauli\u2019s contemporaries had noticed an accounting error when observing beta decay, a process by which certain radioactive atoms break down. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The proposal, reported earlier by Bloomberg News, also calls for a 25% excise tax on stock buybacks and would close an accounting loophole on inventories that critics say allows oil companies to understate their profits and defer taxes indefinitely. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Netflix has hired a new executive to oversee its accounting , taking over the responsibility from Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
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"Escondido city officials will use a patchwork of accounting changes, spending cuts and one-time funding sources to cover an $8.5 million shortfall in the municipal budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"Released last year, Waterman provides a detailed\u2014albeit at points snoozy\u2014historical accounting of the life and legacy of Native Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, the five-time Olympic medalist who is considered the father of modern-day surfing. \u2014 Andrew S. Lewis, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
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"Shanice had recently received a promotion in her job as an accounting manager. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acountynge \"reckoning, calculation,\" from gerund of accounten \"to account entry 2 \"",
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"first_known_use":[
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"circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203651"
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},
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"ache":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to suffer a usually dull persistent pain",
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": to become distressed or disturbed (as with anxiety or regret)",
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": to feel compassion",
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": to experience a painful eagerness or yearning",
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": a usually dull persistent pain",
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": a condition marked by aching",
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": to suffer a dull continuous pain",
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": to desire very much : yearn",
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": a dull continuous pain",
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": to suffer a usually dull persistent pain",
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": a usually dull persistent pain",
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": a condition marked by aching",
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"acetylcholinesterase"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101k",
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"\u02c8\u0101k",
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"\u02c8\u0101k"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hurt",
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"pain",
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"smart"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"pain",
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"pang",
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"prick",
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"shoot",
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"smart",
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"sting",
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"stitch",
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"throe",
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"tingle",
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"twinge"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Her muscles were aching from shoveling snow.",
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"After running the marathon, his body ached for a week.",
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"The candy's so sweet that it makes my teeth ache .",
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"Noun",
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"He had a dull ache in his back from lifting boxes all day.",
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"a dull pounding ache in his head",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Also my neck would ache , as if all the veins inside it were getting thicker and darker. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Hands, shoulders, and your back all start to ache as the hours tick by. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
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"Sit in any seat long enough and your backside will begin to ache . \u2014 Beth Nichols, Car and Driver , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"On April 21, 2020, Ogunnubi\u2019s body began to ache , and she was sent home early from work. \u2014 Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"My stomach would ache , my blood sugar would crash, and my teeth and gums even began to suffer. \u2014 Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d., SELF , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"About 30,000 runners have signed up to sweat, ache and push their legs to the limit. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In this romantic Lakes District in the shadow of the Alps, wistful 19th-century villas are seductively overgrown with old vines that seem to ache with stories to tell. \u2014 Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"How wonderful that games could give us this, the chance to visit places from our past and our future and to ache for them. \u2014 Mike Mcclelland, Wired , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Norovirus infects and sickens people 12 to 48 hours after exposure, and symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach pain, fever, headache and body ache . \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While many belly ache about the Packers not giving Rodgers enough help, Gutekunst has given him annual reinforcements up front that would make most quarterbacks do back flips. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There is no line for microaggressions on the balance sheet, no KPI for ache . \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The ineradicable ache of a mother\u2019s loss comes through with devastating force, and so, too, does playwright Inda Craig-Galv\u00e1n\u2019s anger at the conditions that allow such losses to keep happening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
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"What many hear in the song is only the delicate ache of the music itself. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Those who live far away from their mothers, or can\u2019t be with them during the holiday, will be soothed by this Kacey Musgraves song about the ache of missing a parent. \u2014 Samantha Lawyer, Country Living , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Still, nothing could fully ease the damned ache in my shoulder blade. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Others aren\u2019t sure how to tell the difference between the discomfort that inherently accompanies training and an ache that signal injury and requires medical attention. \u2014 Keith And Kevin Hanson, Outside Online , 21 Feb. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204246"
|
|
},
|
|
"accommodating":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": willing to please : helpful , obliging",
|
|
": ready to help"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101-ti\u014b",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodative",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"obliging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be.",
|
|
"an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most accommodating universities will have created spaces and opportunities for LGBTQ students. \u2014 Chris Quintana, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"But that garden shed-like size provides for a very accommodating interior with incredible legroom in the first two rows, and more than sufficient space in the third row. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But other signs have pointed toward a more accommodating stance, including China's amplification of Russian disinformation. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Officials in mainland China have started to contemplate what a more accommodating COVID-19 policy might look like. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While the timing may be right \u2014 black tie is traditionally reserved for 6 p.m. on \u2014 specifying cocktail attire is likely more accommodating . \u2014 Stephanie Cain, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Chinese Olympic staffers and volunteers were some of the most accommodating people around. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Then come the hard realities of navigating urban life, even in the most accommodating of cities, for someone in a wheelchair. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Those changes led Detroit auto dealers to move the show from its traditional winter dates to a fall window more accommodating to test drives, demos of new features and technologies, and other interactive events to engage buyers. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"from present participle of accommodate ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1642, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204600"
|
|
},
|
|
"accommodative":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to provide with something desired, needed, or suited",
|
|
": to make room for",
|
|
": to hold without crowding or inconvenience",
|
|
": to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile",
|
|
": to give consideration to : to allow for",
|
|
": to make fit, suitable, or congruous",
|
|
": to adapt oneself",
|
|
": to undergo visual accommodation",
|
|
": to provide with a place to stay or sleep",
|
|
": to provide with something needed : help out",
|
|
": to have room for",
|
|
": to adapt oneself",
|
|
": to undergo visual accommodation",
|
|
": to make a change or provision for",
|
|
"\u2014 see also reasonable accommodation",
|
|
": to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor \u2014 see also accommodation paper at paper , accommodation party at party sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other side of the entry hall is a formal dining room that is clearly able to accommodate large gatherings. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"With charter in mind, the PYC yacht also had to be able to accommodate 16 charter guests, 24 crew and staff as well as a fully commercial helipad and, of course, that all-important beach club. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The new slot machines have become so sophisticated and able to accommodate the range of human desires that hitting the jackpot, for many players, is often beside the point. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"At the top of the controller is a phone mount, which should be able to accommodate for most phone sizes. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The BigStack is extremely versatile, able to accommodate square and round crossbars without an adapter. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Others were specifically planned for this spring with the hope that venues would be unencumbered by restrictions and able to accommodate them. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Carriers have reduced schedules while hoping to improve reliability, but fewer flights also will mean fewer seats to accommodate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"According to the marine tracking site CruiseMapper, the ship, which was built in 2007, is 948 feet long and can accommodate over 3,500 passengers. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin accommod\u0101tus , past participle of accommod\u0101re \"to fit on, apply, make agree, make suitable, adapt,\" from ad- ad- + commod\u0101re \"to lend, hire, put at the disposal (of), provide,\" derivative of commodus \"convenient, suitable\" \u2014 more at commode ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205200"
|
|
},
|
|
"acrobat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body",
|
|
": one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity",
|
|
": one adept at swiftly changing or adapting a position or viewpoint",
|
|
": a person skillful at performing stunts like jumping, balancing, tumbling, and swinging from a bar"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259-\u02ccbat",
|
|
"\u02c8a-kr\u0259-\u02ccbat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gymnast",
|
|
"turner"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance",
|
|
"a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The album closer hits a poignant note with the story of Elaina, a former circus acrobat who misses Harlan, her trapeze partner from years earlier. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He's been able so far to keep most of his caucus together, but will Matt Gaetz and other Trump-ers bail? WASHINGTON \u2013 Kevin McCarthy has had to play the role of political acrobat a lot lately. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One figure holds the snake like an acrobat , another has a rope around his neck. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most movies try to hide the awkwardness of the Batsuit, honoring the comic book ideal of a sky-swinging acrobat . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 47-year-old acrobat first walked across a flaming wire 25-feet above the ground, even performing a dance move. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Two feature Nusch \u00c9luard, the actress, acrobat and hypnotist\u2019s assistant who married the surrealist poet Paul \u00c9luard. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Her father was an acrobat with the Moscow Circus and her mother a gymnast. \u2014 Brock Colyar, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Backup QB Justin Rogers replaced Friel and starred on offense like an acrobat soaring at center stage in O by Cirque du Soleil. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French acrobates, acrobate, borrowed from Middle Greek akrob\u00e1t\u0113s \"tightrope walker,\" agent derivative of Greek akr\u00f3batos \"walking on tiptoe,\" from akro- acro- + -batos, verbal adjective from ba\u00ednein \"to walk, go\" \u2014 more at come entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205337"
|
|
},
|
|
"achievable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to carry out successfully : accomplish",
|
|
": to get or attain as the result of exertion : reach",
|
|
": to attain a desired end or aim : become successful",
|
|
": to get by means of hard work",
|
|
": to become successful"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"clock (up)",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"log",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"notch (up)",
|
|
"rack up",
|
|
"ring up",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a diet that achieves dramatic results",
|
|
"With much practice, she has achieved a high level of skill.",
|
|
"They achieved high scores on their math tests.",
|
|
"We give students the skills they need in order to achieve in college.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Success requires a level of precision that isn\u2019t easy to achieve with a blunt instrument like interest rates. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Here are some organizations working to dismantle oppressive practices to help African Americans get into business schools, start their own businesses and achieve home ownership. \u2014 Ashley Vaughan And Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Factors like using the proper mowing deck length, buying the right fertilizers, and watering on a consistent basis all must be considered to achieve the most desirable lawn on the block. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2021, the actress gained a Daytime Emmy Award for Baba Yaga, which won Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program. Hudson is the third Black EGOT winner and the fifth woman to achieve the acclaimed awards status. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Half a century after the passage of Title IX, female students and athletes still struggle to achieve equality in important ways. \u2014 USA Today , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But the technology\u2019s role as portals to build a loyal following and achieve that point of sustainable living as a recording artist is beyond complex to maintain. \u2014 Anto Dotcom, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This spring, the Shubert Organization announced plans to rename its Cort Theatre in honor of James Earl Jones, who has appeared in 21 Broadway productions and is one of the few to achieve EGOT status (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Every North Side community along the lake had at least 15 or more trees planted per mile of streets, while the only community on the South or West sides to achieve that was the wealthier enclave of Hyde Park. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acheven, borrowed from Anglo-French achever \"to complete, carry out, succeed,\" from a-, prefix forming telic and transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -chever, verbal derivative from chef, chief \"end, head\" \u2014 more at chief entry 3 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210551"
|
|
},
|
|
"acerb":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acerbic"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259rb",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerbic",
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"barbed",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"corrosive",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"pungent",
|
|
"sarcastic",
|
|
"sardonic",
|
|
"satiric",
|
|
"satirical",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-mouthed",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"tart"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a professor with a rather acerb sense of humor"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Latin; French acerbe, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin acerbus, going back to a pre-Latin stem *akri-\u00feo-, derivative of *\u0101\u0306kri- \"sharp\" \u2014 more at acrid ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222245"
|
|
},
|
|
"acerbity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the quality of being acerbic"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-b\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"acrimoniousness",
|
|
"acrimony",
|
|
"acuteness",
|
|
"asperity",
|
|
"bite",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"poignance",
|
|
"poignancy",
|
|
"pungency",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"tartness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"softness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the customer made his displeasure known with more acerbity than was necessary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mazower notes with some acerbity that no king of Greece died quietly in office before 1947 . . . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Rarely does a reviewer convey her opinion of a book\u2019s strengths and weaknesses with such grace and acerbity . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Academy Awards for the movies of 1988 were awash in bluntness, cruelty and acerbity . \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"There is, however, something respectable and clarifying about its commitment to acerbity . \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 7 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Overly harsh with citrus, the fish was like an Italianate ceviche, and its acerbity drowned the satiny, subtle panna cotta. \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"By now Dimon is nearly iconic in his acerbity and general spikiness. \u2014 Daniel Gross, Slate Magazine , 17 July 2017",
|
|
"And yet another worried about the prospect of a boycott of their companies\u2019 products depending on the acerbity of their words. \u2014 Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times , 30 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"Its emotional harshness and quasi-confessional acerbity is radically untimely\u2014and therefore enduring. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French acerbit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin acerbit\u0101t-, acerbit\u0101s, from acerbus \"sour, bitter\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at acerb ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1572, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235521"
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},
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"acquiescence":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": passive acceptance or submission : the act of acquiescing or the state of being acquiescent",
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": an instance of acquiescing",
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": the act of agreeing, accepting, or giving consent"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8e-s\u1d4an(t)s",
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"\u02cca-kw\u0113-\u02c8e-s\u1d4ans"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"biddability",
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"compliance",
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"compliancy",
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"deference",
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"docility",
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"obedience",
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"submissiveness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"defiance",
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"disobedience",
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"intractability",
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"recalcitrance"
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],
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"examples":[
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"good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The true horror of Kaufman's Invasion, though, is that acquiescence gives way to McCarthyism; in conformity, old friends become new enemies. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
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"For some Cheyennes, every treaty that peace chiefs signed and that the U.S. government broke made violence look more sensible than acquiescence . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Bushby\u2019s acquiescence , and the ensuing 12-month journey across the U.S., is the subject of a new documentary, The Walk Around the World, which aired Friday night on the National Geographic Channel. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
|
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"Their acquiescence in efforts to undermine the Supreme Court\u2019s deliberations make a mockery of their own condemnations of that shameful episode. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The whole squad is primed for a good life and yet each is miserable in such a relentlessly benign way that their acquiescence turns the crime itself into a joyless affair, The Thomas Crown Affair as mumblecore. \u2014 Tod Goldberg, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"But the story is different when a relationship is clearly sustained by contempt and acquiescence . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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|
"In some places, acquiescence or refusal are easy ways to make a public statement. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Instead, Catherine\u2019s acquiescence manifests in heartbreaking ways for both her children. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, from acquiescer \"to acquiesce \" + -ence -ence ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-051253"
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},
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"academe":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a place of instruction",
|
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": the academic life, community, or world",
|
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": academic",
|
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": pedant"
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-k\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113m",
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"\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113m"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"academy",
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"school",
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"seminary"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe . \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic. \u2014 Seth Shostak, Scientific American , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"The real question should not be why the UNC trustees had reservations about granting Hannah-Jones tenure, but why so many in media and academe chose to treat any criticism of Hannah-Jones as illegitimate and, well, racist. \u2014 Tracey Schirra, National Review , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"But no one is more intolerant than the modern left-wing secular crusader, whose views on these cultural issues further enjoy the backing of the media, big business, academe and so on. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"In academe , this idea of the need to have instructors of the same race and with the same values as students in the classroom is not new. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"After all, academe in affluent societies has tended to become a playpen for socialists and social engineers. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The halls of academe are known to be hospitable to people with radical views on power relationships between capital and labor, but colleges themselves are often merciless actors in the labor market. \u2014 Kevin Carey, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Among the most promising starting points for such a transformation are Joe Berry\u2019s and Raewyn Connell\u2019s observations about the overlap between the struggles of academe and those of the larger service sector economy. \u2014 Charles Petersen, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113mus (in the phrase inter silv\u0101s Acad\u0113m\u012b , \"among the groves of Academus,\" from Horace's Epistulae ), borrowed from Greek Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos \u2014 more at academy ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-080501"
|
|
},
|
|
"accommodate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to provide with something desired, needed, or suited",
|
|
": to make room for",
|
|
": to hold without crowding or inconvenience",
|
|
": to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile",
|
|
": to give consideration to : to allow for",
|
|
": to make fit, suitable, or congruous",
|
|
": to adapt oneself",
|
|
": to undergo visual accommodation",
|
|
": to provide with a place to stay or sleep",
|
|
": to provide with something needed : help out",
|
|
": to have room for",
|
|
": to adapt oneself",
|
|
": to undergo visual accommodation",
|
|
": to make a change or provision for",
|
|
"\u2014 see also reasonable accommodation",
|
|
": to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor \u2014 see also accommodation paper at paper , accommodation party at party sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other side of the entry hall is a formal dining room that is clearly able to accommodate large gatherings. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"With charter in mind, the PYC yacht also had to be able to accommodate 16 charter guests, 24 crew and staff as well as a fully commercial helipad and, of course, that all-important beach club. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The new slot machines have become so sophisticated and able to accommodate the range of human desires that hitting the jackpot, for many players, is often beside the point. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"At the top of the controller is a phone mount, which should be able to accommodate for most phone sizes. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The BigStack is extremely versatile, able to accommodate square and round crossbars without an adapter. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Others were specifically planned for this spring with the hope that venues would be unencumbered by restrictions and able to accommodate them. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Carriers have reduced schedules while hoping to improve reliability, but fewer flights also will mean fewer seats to accommodate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"According to the marine tracking site CruiseMapper, the ship, which was built in 2007, is 948 feet long and can accommodate over 3,500 passengers. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin accommod\u0101tus , past participle of accommod\u0101re \"to fit on, apply, make agree, make suitable, adapt,\" from ad- ad- + commod\u0101re \"to lend, hire, put at the disposal (of), provide,\" derivative of commodus \"convenient, suitable\" \u2014 more at commode ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-095618"
|
|
},
|
|
"acidic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acid-forming",
|
|
": acid",
|
|
": acid-forming",
|
|
": acid"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-dik",
|
|
"a-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sid-ik, a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The soil in our garden is very acidic .",
|
|
"the acidic water of a polluted lake",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lightly acidic and playfully tart, a vibrant expression of blended culture gives way to a bright and a juicy plum tasting evolution. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Cantine Ermes, Sicily, Grillo, 2019, $17 Salinity and lime in the nose and acidic on the palate. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that this sprayer isn\u2019t intended for acidic or corrosive solutions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The best fertilizer for your grass will depend highly on how acidic or alkaline your soil is, but there are a few key nutrients that most yards will benefit from: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In the 1970s, Brazil\u2019s government encouraged many of the top farming families from Rio Grande do Sul to move to the seemingly hostile acidic and dry lands of the central savanna. \u2014 Samantha Pearson, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nowadays acidic foods are neither universally beloved among land animals nor universally reviled. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Cooking highly acidic foods for a while in a young pan may also cause tiny amounts of iron to leach into your food, giving it a weird metallic taste. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But when natural stone, especially relatively porous marble, has been etched with acidic cleaners or is not topped with a sealer, the bacterial growth can extend into the pores of the stone and be impossible to scrub away. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acid entry 1 + -ic entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-051519"
|
|
},
|
|
"accuse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to charge with a fault or offense : blame",
|
|
": to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process",
|
|
": to bring an accusation",
|
|
": to blame for something wrong or illegal",
|
|
": to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process \u2014 compare indict",
|
|
": to make or bring an accusation"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fcz",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fcz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"criminate",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"incriminate",
|
|
"indict"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was accused of lying on the employment application",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The station, which its critics accuse of \u2018pushing right-wing and sometimes racist disinformation,\u2019 has been a darling of the Latino right for years. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"No one would ever accuse Post Malone of eloquence, but here the music is also toneless and imprecise. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Nobody can accuse Fed Chair Jerome Powell of being secretive or speaking in code the way former Fed chief Alan Greenspan did. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Initially, aid was slow to arrive, with a handful of trucks reaching Tigray in the first weeks of the truce, prompting the Tigray side to accuse the government of reneging. \u2014 Cara Anna, ajc , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"After the Hollywood Bowl incident, a former roommate of Lee's came forward to accuse him of having stabbed him during a fight at a transitional housing apartment on Dec. 2, the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office said. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Rokita went on to accuse the government of being unable to provide an accurate number of deaths or hospitalizations due to COVID-19, despite spending close to $5 trillion on fighting the virus. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Even the small group that texts almost every day to accuse me of slanting the news does so with a neighborly tone. \u2014 cleveland , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"His response, according to a recording Patterson made of the conversation, was to accuse her, again, of being involved in Alexis\u2019 disappearance. \u2014 Gina Barton, jsonline.com , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acusen, accusen, borrowed from Anglo-French accuser, acuser, borrowed from Latin acc\u016bs\u0101re \"to blame, censure, charge with a crime,\" from ad- ad- + -c\u016bs\u0101re, verbal derivative of causa \"legal case, reason, cause\" \u2014 more at cause entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-073442"
|
|
},
|
|
"accretion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as",
|
|
": increase by external addition or accumulation (as by adhesion of external parts or particles)",
|
|
": the increase of land by the action of natural forces",
|
|
": a product of accretion",
|
|
": an extraneous addition",
|
|
": the process of growth or enlargement",
|
|
": increase by external addition or accumulation (as by adhesion of external parts or particles) \u2014 compare apposition sense 1 , intussusception sense 2",
|
|
": the process or a result of growth or enlargement: as",
|
|
": the increase or extension of the boundaries of land or the consequent acquisition of land accruing to the owner by the gradual or imperceptible action of natural forces (as by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark)",
|
|
": accession in which the boundaries of land are enlarged by this process \u2014 compare avulsion , reliction",
|
|
": increase in the amount or extent of any kind of property or in the value of any property",
|
|
": enlargement of a bargaining unit by the addition of new employees",
|
|
": the passing to an heir or conjoint legatee of the right to accept a portion of a succession resulting from the failure of a coheir or colegatee to take his or her own share"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"cumulation",
|
|
"cumulus",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"lodgment",
|
|
"lodgement",
|
|
"pileup"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rocks formed by the slow accretion of limestone",
|
|
"There was an accretion of ice on the car's windshield.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film, too, is a slow, gradual accretion of detail that builds to a spectacular vista across the ridges and troughs, the spires and valleys of a lifelong, life-defining friendship. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Closer to a host star, gas giants are thought to form by the accretion of a large rocky core which then starts drawing in gas. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those of us who imbibed capitalism with our mother\u2019s milk have a visceral, if latent, desire for accretion , growing fat, securing comfort. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As a result, the conditions would take too long for core accretion , if possible at all. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fox Weather pointed out that as much as three-quarters of an inch of ice accretion was reported in Central Texas yesterday, while half an inch of ice was measured in several other locations, including in Arkansas and western Tennessee. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is also a scientific first, according to Hajela, since this kind of long-term accretion has never been observed before. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Heavy snow is expected from the southern Rockies to northern New England, while heavy ice accretion is likely from TX to PA.https://t.co/VyWINDk3xP for the latest, local info. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Power outages may be greater concern where there is more ice accretion , particularly west and northwest of Fairfax County. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin accr\u0113ti\u014dn-, accr\u0113ti\u014d \"increase,\" from accr\u0113- (stem of accr\u0113scere \"to increase, be added\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at accrue ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104909"
|
|
},
|
|
"accident":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance",
|
|
": lack of intention or necessity : chance",
|
|
": an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance",
|
|
": an unexpected and medically important bodily event especially when injurious",
|
|
": an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought",
|
|
": a nonessential property or quality of an entity or circumstance",
|
|
": something that happens by chance or from unknown causes and that often causes injury or damage : mishap",
|
|
": chance entry 1 sense 1",
|
|
": an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes",
|
|
": an unexpected bodily event of medical importance especially when injurious",
|
|
": an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought",
|
|
": an unexpected usually sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the affected party may be entitled to relief under the law or to compensation under an insurance policy \u2014 see also unavoidable accident"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02ccdent",
|
|
"\u02c8aks-d\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
|
|
"-s\u0259-\u02ccdent",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-s\u0259d-\u0259nt",
|
|
"-s\u0259-\u02ccdent; \u02c8aks-d\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casualty",
|
|
"mischance",
|
|
"mishap"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was injured in an accident at work.",
|
|
"The accident happened when her car slid on a patch of ice.",
|
|
"Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident .",
|
|
"Their meeting was an accident .",
|
|
"She says that her pregnancy was an accident .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tomson has been a longtime motivational speaker about navigating the ups and downs of life and has spoken about losing a teenage son in an accident two decades ago. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a preliminary report, Waukesha police said the driver was involved in an accident that involved two other vehicles in the 1900 block of East Moreland Boulevard about 12:51 p.m. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But even if Lonnie Relf had been able to find a job in Montgomery, he was disabled in an accident and was unable to work. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In her 2019 film, Captain Marvel is a former Air Force pilot taken in by the Kree, a race of aliens, after gaining superpowers in an accident involving the Tesseract. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"On May 26, the Downtown Farmers Market announced on Instagram that James and Jawn Golo of Golo Family farms had been in an automobile accident . \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"No one involved in the accident suffered injuries, and the driver of the Jeep was not arrested. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 May 2022",
|
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"The deputy was traveling on a motorcycle escorting a funeral when he was involved in an accident . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 28 May 2022",
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"Forty-seven people were traveling on the bus, and 27 people were injured in the accident . \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"happening, nonessential property, diseased condition, disturbance (of the mind),\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"irregularity, incident, symptom,\" borrowed from Latin accident-, accidens \"chance event, contingent attribute\" (translating Greek symbeb\u0113k\u00f3s ), from present participle of accidere \"to fall down, impinge on, be heard, happen,\" from ad- ad- + cadere \"to fall\" \u2014 more at chance entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110910"
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},
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"accursed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": being under or as if under a curse",
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": damnable",
|
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": being under a curse",
|
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": greatly or strongly disliked"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259rst",
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"-\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259d",
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"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259rst",
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"-\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blasted",
|
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"confounded",
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"cursed",
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"curst",
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"cussed",
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"damnable",
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"dang",
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"danged",
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"darn",
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"durn",
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"darned",
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"durned",
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"deuced",
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"doggone",
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"doggoned",
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"freaking",
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"infernal"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the video store is charging another accursed late fee",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter. \u2014 Keaton Patti, The New Yorker , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2019",
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"Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on Earth, goodwill to men! \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2017",
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"Earlier this year the accursed Queen Elizabeth of England imposed Protestantism on her wretched subjects, who are now deprived of the consolation of the sacraments. \u2014 Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Sep. 2017",
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"And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017",
|
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"And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017",
|
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"And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017",
|
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"And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acursed, from past participle of acursen \"to consign to destruction with a curse,\" going back to Old English acursian, from a-, perfective prefix + cursian \"to curse entry 2 \" \u2014 more at abide ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-154812"
|
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},
|
|
"academy":{
|
|
"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
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": a school usually above the elementary level",
|
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": a private high school",
|
|
": a high school or college in which special subjects or skills are taught",
|
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": higher education",
|
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": the school for advanced education founded by Plato",
|
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": the philosophical doctrines associated with Plato's Academy",
|
|
": a society of learned persons organized to advance art, science, or literature",
|
|
": a body of established opinion widely accepted as authoritative in a particular field",
|
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": a private high school",
|
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": a high school or college where special subjects are taught",
|
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": an organization which supports art, science, or literature"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ka-d\u0259-m\u0113",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ka-d\u0259-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"academe",
|
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"school",
|
|
"seminary"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"an academy of the fine arts",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Once police obtained a search warrant, that is where Hidu came in; a black lab, he had been trained by Todd Jordan at his Jordan Detection K9 academy in Indianapolis, Indiana. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Once police obtained a search warrant, that is where Hidu came in; a black lab, he had been trained by Todd Jordan at his Jordan Detection K9 academy in Indianapolis, Indiana. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Advanced ATC also plans to establish a first-of-its kind international training academy at Craig Field, providing operational training and certifications for remote tower air traffic controllers, producing up to 50 a year. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Senior quarterback Jack Amer heeded this advice to help Perry advance to the passing academy 's quarterfinals. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Second, the Manchester United grounds team uses TeamViewer Tensor to manage its irrigation systems, across multiple sites that are used by its academy , women's, and first-team players. \u2014 Will Townsend, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the Coast Guard, approximately 40 percent of the incoming class at its academy in New London, Conn., will be women, while across the entire force just 15 percent of personnel are female. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Debbie Allen has a permanent home for her namesake dance academy thanks to the support of Shonda Rhimes. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The resignation came two days after the academy 's leadership board met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group\u2019s standards of conduct. \u2014 Lynn Elber, Chron , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"in sense 2, borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba , borrowed from Greek Akad\u1e17meia, Akad\u0113m\u00eda , from the name of the gymnasium near Athens where Plato taught, from Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos , Attic mythological hero + -eia or -ia -y entry 2 ; in senses 1, 3, and 4 borrowed from French, Italian, & New Latin; French acad\u00e9mie , borrowed from Italian & New Latin; Italian accademia , borrowed from New Latin academia , going back to Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-163419"
|
|
},
|
|
"ace":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective ()",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun ()",
|
|
"trademark",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a die face marked with one spot",
|
|
": a playing card marked in its center with one pip",
|
|
": a domino end marked with one spot",
|
|
": a very small amount or degree : particle",
|
|
": a point scored especially on a service (as in tennis or handball) that an opponent fails to touch",
|
|
": a golf score of one stroke on a hole",
|
|
": a hole made in one stroke",
|
|
": a combat pilot who has brought down at least five enemy airplanes",
|
|
": a person who excels at something",
|
|
": the best pitcher on a baseball team",
|
|
": an ace dealt face down to a player (as in stud poker) and not exposed until the showdown",
|
|
": an effective and decisive argument or resource held in reserve",
|
|
": on the point of : very near to",
|
|
": to score an ace against (an opponent)",
|
|
": to make (a hole in golf) in one stroke",
|
|
": to gain a decisive advantage over : defeat",
|
|
": to earn a high grade on (something, such as an examination)",
|
|
": to get an A on",
|
|
": to perform extremely well in",
|
|
": of first or high rank or quality",
|
|
": an asexual person (see asexual sense 3b )",
|
|
": asexual",
|
|
"American Council on Education",
|
|
"angiotensin converting enzyme",
|
|
": a playing card with one figure in its center",
|
|
": expert entry 2",
|
|
": of the very best kind",
|
|
"angiotensin converting enzyme"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101s",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101s",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cognoscente",
|
|
"connoisseur",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dab hand",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"geek",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hotshot",
|
|
"maestro",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"maven",
|
|
"mavin",
|
|
"meister",
|
|
"past master",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"scholar",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"She won the match by scoring more than 30 aces .",
|
|
"took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She aced her entrance exams.",
|
|
"He aced his annual physical.",
|
|
"He aced his opponent on the last point of the match.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Mets have been targeting a return around the All-Star break for their ace , who hasn\u2019t pitched since last July 7. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And now the Beavers are one win away from elimination, facing a red-hot team and an uncertain situation with their ace . \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Saving their ace in case of a Game 2, Oklahoma offered sophomore Nicole May and freshman Jordy Bahl in the first game. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Jones could go to Rylee Carter (8-0) to give teams different looks and keep opposing batters from getting a bead on his ace . \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Hall is the sixth seed in Class LL and its ace , Sophie Garner-MacKinnon, will play at Duke next season. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Outside of its ace , University School lost 125 innings pitched from last season to graduation. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"With last week\u2019s legal filings, Tree Farm\u2019s lawyers also turned over what seems to be their ace in the hole in the form of a 2019 declaration signed by the land\u2019s previous owner, an elderly Park City entrepreneur named Ira Sachs. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Phoenix Northwest Christian coach Bobby Howry, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, knows how to get the ball in the hands of his ace in the end. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and Kyle Farmer drove Pham in on a single to left field against Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s what Orioles ace John Means posted Saturday afternoon, confirming the worst-case scenario with a succinct update on his impending elbow reconstruction surgery. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There hasn\u2019t been one thrown since Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in 2012. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another winter payroll purge resulted in the trades of franchise cornerstones Matt Olson and Matt Chapman and ace Chris Bassitt and the departures of outfielder Mark Canha and long-time manager Bob Melvin. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Lions signed special teams ace C.J. Moore to a one-year extension worth up to $2.4 million, NFL Network reported Sunday. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Use this 4-week plan to build the endurance needed to ace Diaz\u2019s test. \u2014 Michael Easter, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a mailbag first getting a question from former Bears player and special teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo, a three-time Pro Bowl selection. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Second-year owner Steve Cohen committed $254.5 million to ace Max Scherzer, infielder Eduardo Escobar and outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha before rosters froze when ownership locked out the players on Dec. 2. \u2014 Jake Seiner, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. \u2014 Ted Anthony, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
|
"Adjective (1)",
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above",
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"2008, in the meaning defined above",
|
|
"Adjective (2)",
|
|
"2009, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-183750"
|
|
},
|
|
"accurate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": free from error especially as the result of care",
|
|
": conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact",
|
|
": able to give an accurate result",
|
|
": going to, reaching, or hitting the intended target : not missing the target",
|
|
": tending to hit the intended target",
|
|
": free from mistakes : right"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8a-k(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang on",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"dead-on",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"on-target",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"spot-on",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"false",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"untrue",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The model is accurate down to the tiniest details.",
|
|
"Her novel is historically accurate .",
|
|
"The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Without it, the cost assessment of various workloads will rarely be accurate . \u2014 David Drai, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"This stuff is so tricky to unpack without assigning identities that may or may not be accurate . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"If this leaker is accurate , then Marvel shot the Doctor Doom scenes separate from the movie. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Fortune has asked the WTO whether this is accurate , and will update this story if and when an answer appears. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that like with any home test that has a margin for user error, your results may not be accurate . \u2014 Carley Millhone, SELF , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"And so this narrative of a little old lady who just one day was too tired to get out of her seat is just not accurate . \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"False positives weren't a problem though: The tests were accurate in nearly 100% of cases in which athletes did not have Covid. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And in that sense, if the FBI affidavit is accurate , Roske is certainly in legal peril, Silverman said. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin acc\u016br\u0101tus \"prepared with care, studied, meticulous,\" from past participle of acc\u016br\u0101re \"to give attention to, do carefully,\" from ad- ad- + c\u016br\u0101re \"to watch over, care for\" \u2014 more at cure entry 2 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-210943"
|
|
},
|
|
"acerbic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-bik",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerb",
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"barbed",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"corrosive",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"pungent",
|
|
"sarcastic",
|
|
"sardonic",
|
|
"satiric",
|
|
"satirical",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-mouthed",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"tart"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now, Oliver leads the Conversations with Friends cast as Frances, a quiet but acerbic and intelligent college student. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"That set off an intense, often acerbic state competition to attract residents and employers, as Republican states cut taxes and reduced regulation. \u2014 Steven Malanga, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To watch Conversations is to watch her acerbic words detailing the agony of the Millennial experience\u2014so performative! \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Alito was always more acerbic and more willing to go quite far, quite quickly. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The world's a little less funny with the passing of Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian known for his instantly recognizable voice and playfully acerbic demeanor. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere the tone can be more bantering, especially during the often acerbic interludes that demonstrate the spiky energy between Cave and Ellis, a prickly love born of decades of close friendship and fertile creative conflict. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"John Leo, who as a columnist for Time and U.S. News & World Report used his acerbic wit to slaughter herds of liberal sacred cows, especially those wandering outward from college campuses, died on Monday in the Bronx. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"HBO Max's acerbic , bold series is one of many cynical comedies that don't shy away from mixing darkness with humor. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acerb + -ic entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1865, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-022540"
|
|
},
|
|
"accidental":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
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": occurring unexpectedly or by chance",
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": happening without intent or through carelessness and often with unfortunate results",
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": arising from extrinsic causes : incidental , nonessential",
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": appearing outside its normal geographic range, migration route, or season",
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": a nonessential property",
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": a note foreign to a key indicated by a signature",
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": a prefixed sign indicating an accidental",
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": a bird found outside its normal geographic range, migration route, or season : vagrant",
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": happening by chance or unexpectedly",
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": not happening or done on purpose"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccak-s\u0259-\u02c8den-t\u1d4al",
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"\u02ccak-s\u0259-\u02c8den-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"casual",
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"chance",
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"fluky",
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"flukey",
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"fortuitous",
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"inadvertent",
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"incidental",
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"unintended",
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"unintentional",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"unwitting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"calculated",
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"deliberate",
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"intended",
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"intentional",
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"planned",
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"premeditated",
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"premeditative",
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"prepense",
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"set"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"an accidental discovery of oil",
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"The timing of the announcement was purely accidental .",
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"The death was ruled accidental .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fentanyl has become one of the biggest causes of drug overdoses in the U.S. in recent years \u2014 in just six years, between 2013 and 2019, the rate of accidental overdoses from synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased by 12%, according to the CDC. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Just over the past five years, the number of lives lost to accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco skyrocketed by nearly 190%, from 222 in 2017 to 640 in 2021. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
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"Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. \u2014 Geoff Mulvihill, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. \u2014 Geoff Mulvihill, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Like fentanyl, the drug is also sparking more accidental overdoses in families \u2014 and even law enforcement, second-hand. \u2014 Caroline Elliott, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"DeWine said mental illness, suicide and accidental drug overdoses continue to plague Ohio despite efforts to increase crisis services and provide funding for mental health resources in schools. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In 2020, there were 798 deaths from accidental drug overdoses, with 611 involved fentanyl. \u2014 al , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The death toll for 2021 has not yet been finalized and experts say 2021 could set another record for accidental drug overdoses in the state. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Though authorities initially considered the death accidental , the \u200b\u200bautopsy report later led investigators to believe that Kathleen died not after a fall but after being attacked. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The county sheriff ruled Rishell\u2019s death accidental , and her family had remained close with Harold. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2018",
|
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"After Saget's family shared their statement, the medical examiner also released their findings, ruling Saget's death accidental . \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Of those, 15 were deemed justifiable and one accidental . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ocean City officials had stated that a medical examiner ruled O\u2019Connor\u2019s death accidental , caused by asphyxia due to suffocation. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"Lydia Cisaruk, Le Petite Academy\u2019s director of communications, said the vehicle was driven by a school family member and called the crash accidental . \u2014 Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Of those, 15 were ruled justifiable and one accidental and therefore not deemed criminal. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 4 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"When entertaining, Lawrence recommends a mix of different styled drinking vessels, to ensure that each guest knows which glass is his or hers, helping to prevent any accidental \u2014and unhygienic\u2014sharing. \u2014 Melissa Feldman, ELLE Decor , 8 Dec. 2020"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-044955"
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},
|
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"accomplice":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one associated with another especially in wrongdoing",
|
|
": a partner in wrongdoing",
|
|
": one who intentionally and voluntarily participates with another in a crime by encouraging or assisting in the commission of the crime or by failing to prevent it though under a duty to do so"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259s",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259m-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259s, -\u02c8k\u0259m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
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"accessory",
|
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"accessary",
|
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"cohort",
|
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"confederate"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.",
|
|
"the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This time, the character doesn\u2019t have her partner as accomplice , Jared Kushner being written out of this version of the domestic soap. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Asbury, of Dunbarton, was charged April 7 with being an accomplice to the rape of a boy at the Youth Development Center in 1997 or 1998. \u2014 Holly Ramer, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"Bynum was accused of being an accomplice to ex-Baltimore County Police officer Robert Vicosa in the abduction of his two daughters in November. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In January, parents of children as young as 13 who had died from pills protested in front of the headquarters of Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, in Santa Monica, Calif., with signs accusing the company of being an accomplice to murder. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Within days, investigators determined Vicky White was an accomplice . \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Elsheikh, who has admitted in media interviews to being an accomplice of ISIS, faces a life sentence if convicted. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another possibility is that adenovirus has an accomplice , a co-factor that could be genetic, environmental or even infectious, that in tandem is leading to these extreme outcomes. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The supplier \u2014 listed in the indictment as an unnamed co-conspirator \u2014 and another unnamed accomplice arranged for money brokers in South Korea and Los Angeles to transfer $1 million in cash to the United States, the indictment says. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French acomplice , alteration of complice \"associate\" \u2014 more at complice ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"1584, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-055944"
|
|
},
|
|
"Achilles' heel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a vulnerable point"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back",
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"jugular",
|
|
"soft spot",
|
|
"underbelly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to lose weight, but ice cream is my Achilles' heel .",
|
|
"the food supply proved to be the nation's Achilles' heel in its defense against terrorist attacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"from the story that Achilles was vulnerable only in the heel",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092711"
|
|
},
|
|
"accreditation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to give official authorization to or approval of:",
|
|
": to provide with credentials",
|
|
": to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization",
|
|
": to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard",
|
|
": to recognize (an educational institution) as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice",
|
|
": to consider or recognize as outstanding",
|
|
": attribute , credit"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascribe",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"impute",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The association only accredits programs that meet its high standards.",
|
|
"The program was accredited by the American Dental Association.",
|
|
"The invention of scuba gear is accredited to Jacques Cousteau.",
|
|
"accredit an ambassador to France",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Support for such health-improving effects could come from the organizations that accredit medical schools, like the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. \u2014 Marc Succi, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"But the only entity authorized to accredit demining efforts in Colombia was the Organization of American States. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Another concern is using teams of employees from other labs to inspect and accredit their peers. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Everything Matters Now, which details that global executives accredit 63% of their company\u2019s market value to their company\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Fran Biderman-gross, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Labs pay the groups to do inspections and accredit them, with a stated goal of ensuring quality and keeping labs in compliance with government regulations. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Education Department doesn't individually accredit colleges. \u2014 Chris Quintana, USA TODAY , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"The school is seeking accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an authority that may accredit medical education programs, according to its website. \u2014 Alex Golden, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Additionally, our nation needs a way to recognize and accredit alternative pathways to careers and help people access and pay for these programs. \u2014 Suzanne P. Clark, Fortune , 9 July 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from Latin accr\u0113ditus , past participle of accr\u0113dere \"to give credence to, believe, put faith in,\" from ad- ad- + cr\u0113dere \"to entrust, believe\" \u2014 more at creed ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100913"
|
|
},
|
|
"accomplishment":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the act or fact of accomplishing something : completion",
|
|
": something that has been accomplished : achievement",
|
|
": a quality or ability equipping one for society",
|
|
": a special skill or ability acquired by training or practice",
|
|
": the act of successfully doing or reaching",
|
|
": something successfully done or reached especially through effort",
|
|
": an ability or skill gained by practice or training"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-plish-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259m-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-plish-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"acquirement",
|
|
"attainment",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coup",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonachievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her family is proud of all her academic accomplishments .",
|
|
"one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of the century",
|
|
"We celebrated the accomplishment of all our goals.",
|
|
"Her knowledge of foreign languages is among her many accomplishments .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a huge accomplishment achieved in a very short amount of time to boost our health care workforce for the long-term. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For as good as Arkansas has looked, emerging with a 2-1 record in those three games will be a huge accomplishment . \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"She has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, which is a huge accomplishment . \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Calderon says this new project is a huge accomplishment not only for her career but for her community. \u2014 Diane Lopez-olea, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s why winning the first game of the series was a huge accomplishment . \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"For me, making it up just the first pitch (200 feet) was a huge accomplishment . \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"For so many, just getting outside and having a good time is a huge accomplishment . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Making the tour would be a stunning accomplishment , settling any arguments that still exist about how good a surfer Kai is. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English accomplisshment , borrowed from Anglo-French accomplissement , from acompliss- , stem of acomplir \"to accomplish \" + -ment -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-155703"
|
|
},
|
|
"acolyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties",
|
|
": one who attends or assists a leader : follower"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt",
|
|
"-k\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"epigone",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"liege man",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"pupil",
|
|
"votarist",
|
|
"votary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coryphaeus",
|
|
"leader"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a popular professor dining with a few of her acolytes",
|
|
"a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many eyes will also be fixed on Georgia's GOP secretary of state primary, where Republican Rep. Jody Hice, another Trump acolyte , looks to unseat current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Cassidy remains an ardent Sutter acolyte , often crediting him as one of his top mentors and coaching model. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Hartman was a fellow Dimen acolyte , and Guralnik was thrilled to find someone whose interests rhymed with hers. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Pete Souza, the former White House photographer-turned-Trump troll, now uses his popular Twitter feed almost exclusively to ridicule Representative Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor-turned-Trump acolyte . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dylan had been an early acolyte of Guthrie, who was a pioneer of American folk music. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"But Brooks has hardly been the only Trump acolyte to lately chafe at the leash. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"New poll out this week, Governor Kemp is beating the Trump acolyte , David Perdue, by 28 points. \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Putin, Andropov\u2019s KGB acolyte , built on that foundation in launching the war on Ukraine, creating fake videos of atrocities against Russians, false-flag attacks, phony reports of Ukrainian nukes and bioweapons, and much more. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acolite, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French acolit, borrowed from Medieval Latin acol\u016bthus, acolythus, acolitus, going back to Late Latin, \"person assisting the priest,\" borrowed from Middle Greek ak\u00f3louthos, going back to Greek, \"following, (as noun) follower, attendant,\" from a- (variant, before a following aspirate consonant, of ha- \"having one, having the same,\" going back to Indo-European sm\u0325- ) + -kolouthos (ablaut form, in a compound, of k\u00e9leuthos \"path\"); akin to Greek he\u00ees \"one,\" hom\u00f3s \"same\" and perhaps to Greek kele\u00faein \"to direct forward, urge on\" \u2014 more at same entry 1 , hold entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-161352"
|
|
},
|
|
"acclimated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": adapted to a new altitude, climate, environment, or situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kl\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-t\u0259d",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As refugees become acclimated to Cleveland and its surrounding areas, Assad said work opportunities shouldn\u2019t be hard to find considering several businesses are looking for workers. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tourigny, on the players becoming more acclimated to his system, said his team had a lot of pride. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In one of the Taliban\u2019s first news conferences since taking power, a representative asked women to stay home for now while its fighters become more acclimated to their presence in public. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"After they become acclimated to their new digs, Gatorland plans to offer encounters with them on Flamingo Island. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Rookies need them to become acclimated to the pros before the real stuff kicks off. \u2014 Barry Wilner, Star Tribune , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Plus, you might actually become acclimated to the acrid, stale taste due to the buildup of leftover oils. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Dogs have to be able to go outside and become acclimated to their new worlds. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 19 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The introductions will be done carefully to allow Captain and the cubs to become acclimated to one another. \u2014 Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-164659"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquaint":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to cause to know personally",
|
|
": to make familiar : to cause to know firsthand",
|
|
": to cause to know personally",
|
|
": to make familiar"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101nt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accustom",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"This class is designed to acquaint students with the region's most important writers.",
|
|
"Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As people drool over the supercool trailer for Jim Jarmusch\u2019s upcoming zombie film, The Dead Don\u2019t Die, take the chance to acquaint yourself with his early work, starting with this 1984 breakthrough, starring John Lurie and Richard Edson. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Streaming from their home in Krak\u00f3w and wearing traditional garb, Monika and Tomasz will acquaint you with their grandmother\u2019s recipe for Poland\u2019s favorite stuffed dumpling: the pierogi. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Kelly studies solidarity tourism in the context of Palestine, where tour operators welcome visiting groups and acquaint them with conditions in the Occupied Territories. \u2014 Zeb Larson, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The library staff is hoping to secure a replacement for Seleb by June or July, Fruth said, which would give the board staff time to acquaint the new hire with the upcoming year\u2019s budget process. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"McNary said the docuseries idea, which was still Brown\u2019s dream until her diagnosis, sprang from the same inspiration as her Hartford restaurant: to acquaint people with different varieties of Black cuisine. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Now that the world has gone virtual, employers have many opportunities to acquaint new hires with the company\u2019s culture and processes online. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, spent his early years in the city, and there\u2019s no better way to acquaint yourself with his life story than the James Brown Journey. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
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"And Level-Set Expectations Planning ahead and giving customers enough time to acquaint themselves with your priority content, services and products will bolster holiday marketing success. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acoynten, aqueynten, borrowed from Anglo-French acuinter, acointer, aqueinter, going back to Vulgar Latin *accognit\u0101re, frequentative formation from the base of Latin accogn\u014dscere \"to recognize,\" from ad- ad- + cogn\u014dscere \"to get to know\" \u2014 more at cognition , quaint ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182544"
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},
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"acquittal":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process",
|
|
": the act of declaring someone innocent of a crime or wrongdoing",
|
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": release or discharge from debt or other liability",
|
|
": a setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury, judgment of a court, or other legal process \u2014 see also implied acquittal , judgment of acquittal at judgment sense 1a \u2014 compare conviction"
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwi-t\u1d4al",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwi-t\u1d4al",
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"\u0259-\u02c8kwit-\u1d4al"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"clearing",
|
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"exculpation",
|
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"exoneration",
|
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"vindication"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conviction"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The case resulted in acquittal of the defendant.",
|
|
"Several jurors voted for acquittal .",
|
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"The case resulted in an acquittal of the defendant.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Baez and Sullivan had won an acquittal for Aaron Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, on double murder charges\u2014even as Hernandez was serving a prison term for another murder. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"An acquittal would hasten questions about the purpose of the inquiry and the cost to taxpayers. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead of Australia\u2019s first conviction of a police officer for the murder of an Indigenous person, the jury delivered an acquittal . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"But another case, the first to go to trial, ended in an acquittal in September after a judge said that prosecutors had provided no evidence that the professor intended to deceive the government, and prosecutors have dropped several other cases. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Vice President Kamala Harris said she was disappointed in the acquittal in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Vindman and his brother, Alexander Vindman, were among those dismissed from their jobs by national security adviser Robert O\u2019Brien in February 2020 shortly after Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial ended with a Senate acquittal . \u2014 Dan Lamothe, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Riordan was elected in 1993 at a time when Los Angeles faced economic and social upheaval, including the decline of the aerospace industry, the beating of Black motorist Rodney King and the deadly uprising that followed the LAPD officers\u2019 acquittal . \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"MacVittie also guest starred on a host of TV series, which included a recurring role as Danny Scalercio \u2014 the juror responsible for Uncle Junior\u2019s acquittal \u2013on The Sopranos during the fourth season in 2002. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acquitaille, acquytall \"release, discharge, conduct,\" borrowed from Anglo-French acquitel, acquitaill, from aquiter \"to acquit \" + -el, -aill -al entry 2 ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204645"
|
|
},
|
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"acquit oneself":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": to act or behave in a specified way"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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|
"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124719"
|
|
},
|
|
"act out":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to represent in action",
|
|
": to translate into action",
|
|
": to express (something, such as an impulse or a fantasy) directly in overt behavior without modification to comply with social norms",
|
|
": to behave badly or in a socially unacceptable often self-defeating manner especially as a means of venting painful emotions (such as fear or frustration)",
|
|
": to express (as an impulse or a fantasy) directly in overt behavior without modification to comply with social norms",
|
|
": to behave badly or in a socially unacceptable often self-defeating manner especially as a means of venting painful emotions (as fear or frustration)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)akt-\u02c8au\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"misbehave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"because his parents spent so much time with his chronically ill sister, the boy resorted to acting out in order to get attention",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Larin said a person that intoxicated may not understand instructions correctly and can act out of character. \u2014 Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1997, Ingrosso\u2019s dad received a white label promo from a new electronic act out of Paris. \u2014 SPIN , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After dividing groups into teams, have each participant write down Bible characters for the other team to act out for their teammates. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Now that Lincoln Riley took his act out West things may finally be looking up in Austin. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Transit officials have pegged recent behavior on fewer riders, saying that has emboldened some of the existing customers to act out . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chinese viewers, skeptical that Russia had invaded, accused him of treason, of terrorism, of taking U.S. money to act out and spread nefarious lies. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The movie is one big homage to Cage in which the actor somehow manages to both satirize perceptions of himself and act out those personas sincerely. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Images and text are spare enough to allow ample time for readers to talk about the vocabulary and act out the motions. \u2014 Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131758"
|
|
},
|
|
"accumulation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": something that has accumulated or has been accumulated",
|
|
": the action or process of accumulating something : the state of being or having accumulated",
|
|
": increase or growth by addition especially when continuous or repeated",
|
|
": an act of collecting or gathering",
|
|
": collection sense 2",
|
|
": increase or growth by addition especially when continuous or repeated",
|
|
": an increase in the amount of a fund or property by the continuous addition to it of the income or interest it generates",
|
|
"\u2014 see also accumulation trust at trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fc-m(y)\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fc-my\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"cumulation",
|
|
"cumulus",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"lodgment",
|
|
"lodgement",
|
|
"pileup"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking",
|
|
"the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mary\u2019s thinking evolves, but not in some magical moment of epiphany \u2014 rather, and more realistically, as a slow accumulation of facts that tip the scale. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Foothill elevations above about 1,500 feet could see a quick accumulation of 1-3 inches depending on location, but precipitation rates will decrease quickly as the cold front moves on after about 9 a.m. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Another placental complication that may have been caused by the virus was a rare accumulation of inflammatory cells called chronic histiocytic intervillositis, which was seen in 97% of cases studied by the international research team. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The bulk of the storm system\u2019s moisture is expected to remain to the east, but a minor snow accumulation is quite possible. \u2014 courant.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The odds of at least a light accumulation have increased slightly, even as most models continue to keep the heavier snow off to our east. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Nashville will see light rain turning to ice, then a light accumulation of snow, adding to its January snow total of 9.3 inches -- the most snow there in January since 1985. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Today, there is a chance of snow, mainly after noon with a total daytime accumulation of less than half an inch possible. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Areas in east central South Dakota and southwest Minnesota are expected to see wind gusts as high as 50 mph and a total snow accumulation of up to three inches. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French accumulacion , borrowed from Latin accumul\u0101ti\u014dn-, accumul\u0101ti\u014d , from accumul\u0101re \"to accumulate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134953"
|
|
},
|
|
"accumulated temperature":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": cumulative temperature"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135128"
|
|
},
|
|
"achingly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": in an aching manner",
|
|
": extremely , exceedingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-ki\u014b-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"archly",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"blisteringly",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"eminently",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"extremely",
|
|
"fabulously",
|
|
"fantastically",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"immensely",
|
|
"incredibly",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"majorly",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"supremely",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"that",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unco",
|
|
"uncommonly",
|
|
"vastly",
|
|
"very",
|
|
"vitally",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wildly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei cuisine is all the rage in Spain and few restaurants do it better than the achingly hip De Tokio a Lima. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Like its muse, the movie feels a little like a black-box experiment, one that can be both frustratingly opaque and achingly lovely: a still-waters mystery whose ripples, even up to the last frame, only hint at what lies beneath. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On top of that, an achingly plangent background score from Valentin Hadjadj, all strings and oboe (the instrument Remi had been learning), sighs in a minor key. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This is achingly similar to the profile of other young mass killers from Sandy Hook to Aurora, Parkland, Tucson, Virginia Tech and Buffalo. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The dangers of a hotter future are achingly visible on a small farm in Malihabad, a prime northern mango-growing district, where Mohammed Aslam tends about 500 trees. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition, though Nekoda elevates her role as El\u2019s peppy sidekick, the character exists solely to service the male arc and is achingly underdeveloped. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"And needless to say, Friend\u2019s achingly Tory haircut\u2014somehow too square and too soft, chiseled from a sad putty of inexhaustible entitlement\u2014stamps out any last embers of desire. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The bestselling author of 2020\u2019s Love in Color is back with her first original novel, a tooth- achingly sweet rom-com set on a college campus. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" aching + -ly entry 2 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135145"
|
|
},
|
|
"accent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an effort in speech to stress one syllable over adjacent syllables",
|
|
": the stress thus given a syllable",
|
|
": a distinctive manner of expression: such as",
|
|
": a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region",
|
|
": an individual's distinctive or characteristic inflection, tone, or choice of words",
|
|
": rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse usually at regular intervals",
|
|
": a mark (such as \u00b4, `, \u02c6) used in writing or printing to indicate a specific sound value, stress, or pitch, to distinguish words otherwise identically spelled, or to indicate that an ordinarily mute vowel should be pronounced",
|
|
": an accented letter",
|
|
": greater stress given to one musical tone than to its neighbors",
|
|
": accent mark sense 2",
|
|
": emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition",
|
|
": an emphasized detail or area",
|
|
": a small detail in sharp contrast with its surroundings",
|
|
": a substance or object used for emphasis",
|
|
": a mark placed to the right of a letter or number and usually slightly above it: such as",
|
|
": a double prime",
|
|
": prime",
|
|
": special concern or attention : emphasis",
|
|
": utterance entry 1",
|
|
": to give special attention or prominence to (something)",
|
|
": to make (something) more emphatic, noticeable, or distinct",
|
|
": to pronounce (part of a word) with greater stress or force : stress",
|
|
": to mark with a written or printed accent",
|
|
": to give a greater force or stress",
|
|
": to mark with a written or printed accent",
|
|
": a way of pronouncing words shared by the people of a particular country or region",
|
|
": greater stress or force given to a syllable of a word in speaking or to a beat in music",
|
|
": a mark (as \u02c8 or \u02cc) used in writing or printing to show the place of greater stress on a syllable"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-\u02ccsent",
|
|
"chiefly British",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-\u02ccsent",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8sent",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-\u02ccsent",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8sent",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-\u02ccsent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuation",
|
|
"emphasis",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"underscoring",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accentuate",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"foreground",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"punctuate",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Two ceramic birds perched on the side make a nice landing place for visitors and a pleasant visual accent , as does the etched bird on the pedestal. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Here, steel doors and dark bronze hardware accent rift-sawn oak cabinetry, while a mobile-style Ochre chandelier hangs over the island. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Hanks sports an over-the-top accent as Parker in the film that has baffled many critics . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Then, on show night, Rudolph joined her onstage during her monologue and delivered a pitch-perfect impression of Lyonne\u2019s gravelly New York accent . \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Makeup artists say that the key to nailing a minimalist makeup look is adding an accent of color. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Amid the judges' table chaos, there is one familiar face: host Cat Deeley, who will surely continue to guide fans through the season with that iconic accent and fabulous outfits. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The nursery's most eye-catching decoration is definitely the accent piece on the ceiling. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Ari Fliakos, a gifted actor who has played tough guys with gangland panache, narrates this in a hard-hitting Providence accent that only occasionally sounds as if JFK has grabbed the mic. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Missing the perfect vintage rug to accent your home\u2019s classic style? \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Brick on the exterior wall was used to accent the wall with the slider, and the slider and the windows near it were stained a blue/green color to match the rest of the house. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Copper planters are a wonderful way to accent your outdoor space with a hint of shine, and this large planter will add just the right gleaming touch. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The Stallion swept metallic gold across her eyelids to accent her head-to-toe golden look. \u2014 ELLE , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Others may want accents, textiles, or ceramics to accent their spaces. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Modern versions range from elegant acrylic and glimmering black-tie-worthy styles to novelty designs that\u2019ll boldly accent any outfit. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The home\u2019s main living space has a stone fireplace and wood beams that accent the vaulted ceiling. \u2014 Dallas News , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"With a bright eye serving as the face's anchor, O'Brien makes sure to accent the cheek with a similar shade without going over the top, and Est\u00e9e Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush in Peach Passion complements the electric eye shadow. \u2014 Maura Brannigan, Allure , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140352"
|
|
},
|
|
"actory":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": actorish"
|
|
],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ak-t\u0259-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1917, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150843"
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},
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"actuate":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to put into mechanical action or motion",
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": to move to action"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
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"-sh\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"activate",
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"crank (up)",
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"drive",
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"move",
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"run",
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"set off",
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"spark",
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"start",
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"touch off",
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"trigger",
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"turn on"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"cut",
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"cut out",
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"deactivate",
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"kill",
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"shut off",
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"turn off"
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],
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"examples":[
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"The pump is actuated by the windmill.",
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"a light actuated by a motion detector",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Optical mechanical switches actuate based on whether or not the switch's stem is passing through a light beam in the switch's housing. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"For comparison, Cherry's most common tactile mechanical switches (MX Browns) have the same specs but actuate at 2 mm with more force, 55 g. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The keyboard has reed switches, which use magnets to actuate . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"In a side-by-side comparison with Cherry MX Browns, the G413 SE's switches felt lighter to actuate with a less prominent bump that was easier to press through. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"According to the full-size SE keyboard's product page, the switches actuate at 1.9 mm with 50 g of force and bottom out at 4 mm. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But the comment could easily have been about white supremacists\u2019 ability to actuate political change through the co-option of mainstream conservative institutions, as well as the government itself. \u2014 Hannah Gais, The New Republic , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Many of the Logitech gaming keyboards feature low-profile designs with keys that actuate quickly and can be manipulated to create custom controls. \u2014 Edmund Torr, Popular Science , 19 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Similarly, the automatic transmission is actuated by four simple buttons that are easy to actuate by feel. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 Oct. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin \u0101ctu\u0101tus, past participle of \u0101ctu\u0101re \"to actualize,\" verbal derivative of Latin \u0101ctus act entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153826"
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},
|
|
"accumulation factor":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the factor (1 + r ) n by which any principal must be multiplied to give its amount at compound interest after n periods, r being the interest for one period"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1894, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161115"
|
|
},
|
|
"accustom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make familiar with something through use or experience",
|
|
": to cause (someone) to get used to something"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259m",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Diddy, who shares his twin daughters with Kim Porter, had to quickly accustom to being their main support back in 2018 when Porter died after a bout of lobar pneumonia. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Diddy, who shares his twin daughters with ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, had to quickly accustom to being their main support back in 2018 when Porter died after a bout of lobar pneumonia. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The muggy heat of Texas imitated that of mid-July Tokyo while the congested schedule allowed players to accustom themselves to the exhaustion of a tournament\u2019s quick turnarounds. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Then begin to gradually accustom your pet to your absence. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In order to accustom the public to the new meter, the French government distributed leaflets, posters, and conversion tables. \u2014 National Geographic , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Parents and caregivers should accustom themselves to always checking vehicles before locking the doors. \u2014 Marc Ramirez, Dallas News , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"When the pup was three weeks old, he was introduced to live fish to accustom him to seals' natural diets. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"Everyone is accustomed to paying interest to borrow money and earning interest when depositing money. \u2014 Russ Wiles, USA TODAY , 31 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acustomen \"to habituate (reflexive or intransitive),\" borrowed from Anglo-French acustumer, acostumer, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -customer, costomer, verbal derivative of custume custom entry 1 ",
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165621"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquirement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a skill of mind or body usually resulting from continued endeavor",
|
|
": the act of acquiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"attainment",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coup",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonachievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contention that the candidate's acquirements in the business world would stand him in good stead in the political arena"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acquire + -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170246"
|
|
},
|
|
"accentuation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make (something) more prominent or noticeable : accent , emphasize",
|
|
": intensify",
|
|
": to make more noticeable"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8sen-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accent",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"foreground",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"punctuate",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasize",
|
|
"play down"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He likes to wear clothes that accentuate his muscular build.",
|
|
"let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This cobalt blue two piece from Scanlan Theodore is classic and sporty, with a bralet-style bikini top that will accentuate your curves in all the best ways. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Special touches that accentuate the look and feel of Polynesia include striking works of art, private pools and sliding doors by deep bathtubs for panoramic fresh-air views of the lagoon. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Karla Deras\u2019 line of minimalist-centric designs offers sleek yet comfortable styles that accentuate the body. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The outfit is floor-length with long sleeves and a mock neck, decorated with abstract graphic details that accentuate her body\u2014there\u2019s even an illusion of legs on the front of the skirt. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Threading is a quick and cost-effective way to remove unwanted hair from the upper lip, chin, forehead and cheeks, or to shape existing brow hair to accentuate the eyes and open up the face. \u2014 CNN , 8 May 2021",
|
|
"The main draw of these drives is definitely their LucasFilm aesthetics, and interestingly, each character-specific HDD will come pre-loaded with a default RGB preset to accentuate , say, red for Boba Fett or blue for Grogu. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"After making the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, the Chicago Bulls open the postseason against the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. Matching up with the Bucks will accentuate the undersized Bulls\u2019 lack of muscle in the paint. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And since words in aggregate have at least some rhyme and rhythm, which lines on the page accentuate , any words composed in lines are poetry. \u2014 Elisa Gabbert, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin accentu\u0101tus , past participle of accentu\u0101re \"to accent, stress,\" derivative of Latin accentus accent entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1719, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170412"
|
|
},
|
|
"act/play the fool":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to behave in a silly or foolish way"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170918"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one (such as a company) that is acquired : acquisition"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02cckw\u012b(-\u0259)-\u02c8r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acquire + -ee entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1950, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172101"
|
|
},
|
|
"accumulation of energy":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the storing of energy by various means (as by weights lifted, masses put in motion, or chemical changes effected)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1804, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173445"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquirer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one that acquires",
|
|
": a company that acquires another company"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That was followed by an agreement for 25 Imax theatres in 2017, making Odeon the largest European acquirer and operator of giant screen theaters in Europe. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"That would not be enough by itself to formally block the $44 billion transaction: CFIUS is generally prevented from intervening when the acquirer is American, as Musk is. \u2014 Reed Albergotti, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"For a chronic acquirer like Tan, the desire to expand his footprint in the space\u2014gaining new economies of scale and better pricing power in the process\u2014outweighed any concerns that the economy might keep shifting under his feet. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the content Imagine has produced is already licensed to distributors including Netflix Inc., Apple Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. , which could affect the company\u2019s value to an acquirer . \u2014 Benjamin Mullin, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Twitter's remote work policy\u2014one of the most flexible among U.S. tech companies\u2014could be under threat from its potential acquirer Elon Musk, based on the Tesla CEO's dim view of working-from-home. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"As was the case for Denmark, a company will often try and be an acquirer before realizing its own need to sell. Self-care is important. \u2014 Paul Davis, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In the case of Twitter, the acquirer , Musk, has to liquidate part of his huge Tesla holdings to pay for the deal (the rest will come from a consortium of banks). \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And while there are many types of buyers that deal advisers are prepared to fend off\u2014hostile ones, aggressive ones, those who lowball and then are willing to negotiate\u2014Twitter faced an acquirer in Mr. Musk who was not in any deal playbook. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" acquire + -er entry 2 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175300"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisitiveness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kwi-z\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"moneygrubbing",
|
|
"rapacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Alex Doll, founder and managing general partner at Ten Eleven, said that a reduction in the number of IPOs is likely to force more rational valuations, which could then encourage more acquisitive behavior by cyber firms. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In rapidly growing states like Florida and Texas where demographic flows have propelled home and auto lending volumes, credit unions are often more acquisitive than banks. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"And some vinyl heads treat music mainly as an acquisitive hobby, like sneaker collecting. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Jamie Salter, the acquisitive founder of Authentic Brands Group Inc., is considering joining a bid for Chelsea Football Club, people with knowledge of the matter said. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Rather, Wilkins cites a contradictory\u2014and, therefore, believable\u2014stew of erotic, maternal, and acquisitive desires. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a sense, the streaming service's acquisitive instincts have a lot in common with the Norseman depicted here, even if the modern content pillagers show up in designer shoes rather than muddy boots and boats. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Singapore\u2019s largest bank by market value, DBS has been acquisitive since the Covid-19 pandemic began, taking over a struggling lender in India and buying a stake in a mainland Chinese bank. \u2014 Yongchang Chin, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"FOOD & WINE North Fork properties with wineries, grape-growing operations, or enough open land to build them, are becoming the hot new status symbol for acquisitive millionaires. \u2014 Beth Landman, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Late Latin; French acquisitif, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin acqu\u012bs\u012bt\u012bvus \"acquired, involving gain or possession,\" from Latin acqu\u012bs\u012btus (past participle of acqu\u012brere \"to acquire \") + -\u012bvus -ive ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1835, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180807"
|
|
},
|
|
"accustomable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": customary"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from accustomen + -able ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182321"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquaintance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the state of being acquainted",
|
|
": personal knowledge : familiarity",
|
|
": the persons with whom one is acquainted",
|
|
": a person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend",
|
|
": a person someone knows slightly",
|
|
": personal knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101n-t\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101n-t\u1d4ans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"familiarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unfamiliarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fisher said police looked within a mile of the property yesterday and described the babysitter as an acquaintance of the family who had one other child at the home at the time Harry disappeared. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Far better looking than the Supra, the new Z is at once familiar and fresh, a new take on an old acquaintance . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Sheeran doesn\u2019t just send giant members to any old acquaintance . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The Drag Race winner appears in Bros out of drag in a small role as an acquaintance of Eichner's character, Bobby Leiber, a famous podcaster and founder of the film's fictional LGBTQ history museum. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Then in 2000, Cassirer received a phone call from an old acquaintance : The painting had been found. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The other was a former rare-bird poacher from Akre named Sadiq Zebari, an old acquaintance whom the team members were auditioning as a trail guide, partly to steer him away from his less savory profession. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But after an old acquaintance of Audrey\u2019s mysteriously disappears, Audrey is left to confront a dangerous secret from her past. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Stubbs said the mother, in her 20s, knew Toseland as an acquaintance of her husband, the father of her children, who died in January 2021 of a respiratory illness at age 29. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acointance, aqueyntaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French acointance, aqueyntance, from acointer \"to acquaint \" + -ance -ance ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184001"
|
|
},
|
|
"accustomary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": customary"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete accustom custom (from Middle English, from accustomen , verb) + -ary ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1541, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194054"
|
|
},
|
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"acquaintance rape":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": rape committed by someone known to the victim",
|
|
": rape committed by someone known to the victim",
|
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": rape committed by someone known to the victim"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u0101nt-\u1d4an(t)s-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1974, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202654"
|
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},
|
|
"accumulated surplus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the surplus of a corporation that has been earned or has accrued after incorporation"
|
|
],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203821"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquittance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a document evidencing a discharge from an obligation",
|
|
": a receipt in full",
|
|
": acquittal sense 1"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kwi-t\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kwit-\u1d4ans"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aquitaunce \"repayment, release, document showing repayment of a debt,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from acquitant (present participle of aquiter \"to acquit \") + -aunce -ance ",
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204011"
|
|
},
|
|
"actuator":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one that actuates",
|
|
": a mechanical device for moving or controlling something"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101-t\u0259r",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The first is how much work an actuator can provide. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But for the actuator in the new mechanical jumper, the engineers used a motor\u2014which could turn multiple times before each jump and thus keep storing more energy. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dual actuator HDDs double the data rate out of the HDD. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Consisting of two powerful rare-earth magnets, the magnet assembly is a critical muscle within the hard drive, controlling an actuator arm that allows the device to read and write data. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Wired , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In order to accommodate the wing\u2019s new structure, the tilt mechanism has been redesigned with double- actuator arms that secure it at four points and also cut off another potential avenue of vibration. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The actuator advances the injection needle repeatedly by a very short distance at very high speeds. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"Next, the actuator swings out the large portion of the arm with the charger tip. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"To catch up with scheduled deliveries, Thomas began expediting shipments of the actuator in twice-daily truck runs. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" actuate + -or entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1652, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210409"
|
|
},
|
|
"accoutre":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"fit (out)",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"kit (up ",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hikers accoutred with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French accoutrer , going back to Middle French acoutrer, acoustrer , going back to Old French acoutrer \"to put in place, position,\" perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *accons\u016bt\u016br\u0101re \"to sew together, mend,\" from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + *cons\u016bt\u016bra \"sewing, seam\" \u2014 more at couture ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210645"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquired taste":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": something or someone that is not easily or immediately liked or appreciated"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1792, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214002"
|
|
},
|
|
"accouter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"fit (out)",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"kit (up ",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hikers accoutred with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French accoutrer , going back to Middle French acoutrer, acoustrer , going back to Old French acoutrer \"to put in place, position,\" perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *accons\u016bt\u016br\u0101re \"to sew together, mend,\" from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + *cons\u016bt\u016bra \"sewing, seam\" \u2014 more at couture ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233611"
|
|
},
|
|
"accouplement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": action of joining together : coupling",
|
|
": placement of two columns very close together or in contact",
|
|
": something that couples (as a tie or brace)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8k\u0259p\u0259lm\u0259nt",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from accoupler + -ment ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234017"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquired immunodeficiency syndrome":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": aids",
|
|
": aids"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1982, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013221"
|
|
},
|
|
"accension":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": kindling , ignition , combustion"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ak\u02c8sench\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Late Latin accension-, accensio , from Latin accensus (past participle of accendere to set on fire, from ad- + -cendere , from cand\u0113re to glow) + -ion-, -io -ion",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015720"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquired immune deficiency syndrome":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": aids",
|
|
": aids"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1982, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015935"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisititious":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acquired"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Latin acquisit us + English -itious ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1652, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021434"
|
|
},
|
|
"accessorial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": of or relating to an accessory",
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting an accession : supplementary",
|
|
": of or relating to an accessory",
|
|
": of lesser importance"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccak-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02ccak-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"appurtenant",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"supplemental",
|
|
"supplementary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"principal"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accessorial service, such as packing, will add substantially to the moving company's basic fee",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"If accessorial or conspiracy charges plausibly can be lodged against those people, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Even a retiring senator is preferable to the accessorial cowardice of people like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 6 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" accessory entry 1 + -al entry 1 ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025239"
|
|
},
|
|
"accouple":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": join , couple"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English acoplen , from Middle French accoupler, acopler , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + cople couple",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040705"
|
|
},
|
|
"act (toward)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to behave toward in a stated way I would never act toward my boss that way"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044319"
|
|
},
|
|
"ACT UP":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to act in a way different from that which is normal or expected: such as",
|
|
": to behave in an unruly, recalcitrant, or capricious manner",
|
|
": show off",
|
|
": to function improperly",
|
|
": to become active or acute after being quiescent",
|
|
"AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8akt-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act out",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"misbehave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the two-year-old was acting up in church so much that her dad had to take her outside",
|
|
"you should have seen the boys acting up when they put on their aprons"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045356"
|
|
},
|
|
"accelerometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations",
|
|
": an instrument for measuring acceleration or for detecting and measuring vibrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02ccse-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"ik-\u02ccsel-\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r, ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the smoking gun came from an accelerometer clipped to the subjects\u2019 waistbands, which measured the rise and fall of their center of mass. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Another countermeasure is to use a phone\u2019s accelerometer to measure its movements. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Series 6 still features an accelerometer , gyroscope, compass, always-on altimeter and GPS. \u2014 Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"For example, by using the accelerometer , the feature can tell when there\u2019s a spike in gravitational force upon impact. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"While the Earthquake detection system can spawn an earthquake alert of its own by crowdsourcing the accelerometer data from millions of Android phones, Google isn't detecting air raids. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To make that happen Google had to slice some features like Qi wireless charging, one IR proximity sensor for in-ear detection, and the accelerometer and gyroscope. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Participants wore an accelerometer on the wrist for seven days. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The FaceBit additionally monitors heart rate with a sensitive accelerometer that records minuscule facial skin movements caused by each pulse beat. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 12 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French acc\u00e9l\u00e9rom\u00e8tre , from acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer \"to accelerate \" (borrowed from Latin acceler\u0101re ) + -o- -o- + -m\u00e8tre -meter ",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054058"
|
|
},
|
|
"account (for)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to show what happened to (someone or something) : know where (something or someone) is",
|
|
": to destroy or kill (someone or something)",
|
|
": to defeat or beat (someone or something)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073359"
|
|
},
|
|
"accusive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": tending to accuse : accusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ziv",
|
|
"-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1850, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084400"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acquisition sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kwist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin acquistum alteration of Latin acquisitum , neuter of acquisitus , past participle of acquirere to acquire",
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1613, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100223"
|
|
},
|
|
"accentuator":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one that accentuates"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0101t\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"noun"
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": acquittal"
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"history_and_etymology":"French acquittement , from acquitter to acquit (from Old French aquiter ) + -ment ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104246"
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"type":[
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"definitions":[
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": to give a reason or explanation for (something)",
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": to be the cause of (something)",
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": to make up or form (a part of something)",
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": to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration"
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"definitions":[
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": characterized by lines with a fixed number of stressed and unstressed syllables"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"1921, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115911"
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},
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"account sale":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a statement showing the net result of a purchase or sale transaction made by one person on another's account or behalf with commission and all other charges included",
|
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": a sale on credit"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141602"
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},
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"accumulated":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": gathered, collected, or amassed over a period of time"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-m(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"1617, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141847"
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},
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"actor-proof":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": effective no matter how badly acted"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1893, in the meaning defined above"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143144"
|
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},
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"acquaintant":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": acquaintance sense 2"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"obsolete French acointant , from present participle of acointier"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143147"
|
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},
|
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"achiote":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a spice made from the red seed of the annatto tree",
|
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": the seed from which the spice is made"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u00e4-ch\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The older sister became a Wituk tree [a genip tree] to give life and energy to sick or sad people; while the younger sister became a Manduru [an achiote shrub] which also supports life and has healing properties. \u2014 V\u00edctor Bastidas, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the flat-top grill version still glowed with tangy, tropical achiote spice, the pork staying juicy all the way through. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Some use an achiote paste, with ground annatto seeds. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After incorporating achiote into the lard, along with seasonings, the exterior ingredients are ready to go. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Make the rice: To a large, lidded pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the achiote or coconut oil and pork or bacon, if using. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Brush the pork all over with some of the achiote oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Taquero Jorge Luis Garcia layers thin pork steaks on the spit, seasoned with achiote . \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Now Don Jose rules the archway with chicken that radiates charcoal flavor through skin that takes turns being crispy and moist, painted with warm chile spice that doesn\u2019t lean as hard on the radioactive achiote orange. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 30 July 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"borrowed from American Spanish, borrowed from Nahuatl \u0101chiotl \"annatto tree\""
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"1648, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143331"
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},
|
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"accessorise":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of accessorise British spelling of accessorize"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143953"
|
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},
|
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"accusing":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": directing blame or responsibility toward someone or something"
|
|
],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-zi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"from present participle of accuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"1548, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163157"
|
|
},
|
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"achira":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a canna ( Canna edulis ) with rootstocks bearing edible tubers from which an arrowroot is made"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8chir-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"American Spanish, from Quechua"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170245"
|
|
},
|
|
"accessorize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to furnish with accessories",
|
|
": to wear clothing accessories"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8se-s\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an outfit accessorized with a pair of diamond earrings",
|
|
"a stylish young woman who knows how to accessorize",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The duo also made sure to accessorize with diamonds via a few rings and a tennis necklace. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and accessorize your beach vacation look at the same time. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Those looking to accessorize have plenty of options to choose from, including a head-up display, surround sound, and navigation. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"To accessorize , Kardashian donned black stiletto boots and angular dark sunglasses. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"To dip your toe into the world of maximalist style, pick a starting color (like blue) and then accessorize with the color on the opposite end of the color wheel (like yellow). \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The entrepreneur, who is also a LACMA trustee, sported black dress shoes and a watch to accessorize . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To accessorize , Doja opted for a glass handbag by Coperni. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Customers at Spice Kitchen don\u2019t walk the line and accessorize their plates of steak or chicken suya. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"accessory entry 1 + -ize"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180212"
|
|
},
|
|
"actus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the right to drive a beast or a vehicle over another's land",
|
|
": an act or thing done",
|
|
": a mental or spiritual act",
|
|
"\u2014 compare energy , entelechy",
|
|
"[Medieval Latin (translation of Greek energeia ), from Latin actus ]"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-t\u0259s",
|
|
""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Latin, literally, driving, doing, act, deed"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182957"
|
|
},
|
|
"act psychology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": psychology conceived as the study of the individual act especially for meaning and intent"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183349"
|
|
},
|
|
"account executive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a business executive (as in an advertising agency) responsible for dealing with a client's account"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stadtmiller worked at the time as an account executive for Avco, which was named Crosley Broadcasting Corporation until 1968. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"For Alyssa Horowitz, a 27-year-old marketing account executive in New York City who said she is fully vaccinated and boosted, that joy is going to the movies. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Muller was a junior account executive for Young & Rubicam, an advertising agency. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"By September, Jessica McBain, 34, who works as an account executive and splits her time between New York and Toronto, will have attended eight weddings this year: one in Mexico, one in Portugal and the rest in New York\u2019s Hudson Valley and Canada. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Think of your account executive (AE) as the quarterback who\u2019s ultimately responsible for getting the touchdown, albeit with help from the rest of the team. \u2014 Jon Miller, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Prior to launching Jaline, Lopez spent over ten years in fashion working in various capacities including being an account executive , visual merchandising, and being a buyer. \u2014 Meggen Taylor, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Phil McGonigle, a start-up account executive who lives in Long Island, had a similar experience with his 6-year-old son. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The churn of jobs continued in the following years: a swim school, construction company, ride-sharing service, an account executive with a national real estate company and swim clinics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185255"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquired brain injury":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": mild to serious injury to the brain (as from stroke, near drowning, anoxia , encephalitis , brain tumor, or a blow to the head) that is not congenital, hereditary, or degenerative and that causes temporary or permanent symptoms including impairments in cognition (such as memory loss or poor concentration), emotional and behavioral changes (such as irritability, impulsivity, agitation, and depression), headaches, dizziness, fatigue, seizures, blurred vision, loss of taste or smell, impaired coordination, and numbness or paralysis of an extremity",
|
|
"\u2014 compare traumatic brain injury",
|
|
": mild to serious injury to the brain (as from stroke, near drowning anoxia , encephalitis , brain tumor, or a blow to the head) that is not congenital, hereditary, or degenerative and that causes temporary or permanent symptoms including impairments in cognition (as memory loss or poor concentration), emotional and behavioral changes (as irritability, impulsivity, agitation, and depression), headaches, dizziness, fatigue, seizures, blurred vision, loss of taste or smell, impaired coordination, and numbness or paralysis of an extremity",
|
|
"\u2014 see traumatic brain injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1917, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190731"
|
|
},
|
|
"actress":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a woman or girl who is an actor",
|
|
": a woman or girl who acts especially in a play or movie"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-tr\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-tr\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Widow of former Cardinals star, actress Judy Pace Flood, says Civil Rights movement gave him strength to push forward in landmark free agency case. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In an earlier podcast episode, the Hart of Dixie actress spoke about their split, which happened during the height of the COVID pandemic. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Veteran ghostwriter, journalist and nonfiction author Ada Calhoun also happens to be the daughter of lionized, longtime New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl \u2014 now 80 \u2014 and his wife, former actress Donnie Brooke Alderson. \u2014 Joan Frank, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But there's another newcomer who often steals the spotlight from more famous faces: 18-year-old Vanessa Burghardt, an actress with autism whose vivid, vulnerable turn as Johnson's daughter helps form the emotional core of the film. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Only Murders in the Building star participated in The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s TV comedy actress roundtable alongside other stars including Amy Schumer, Bridget Everett, Quinta Brunson, Molly Shannon, and Tracee Ellis Ross. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Someone who could relate and seconded her comments included actress Yvette Nicole Brown. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Through archival footage, new interviews and especially Parks' own writings (which are read by actress Lisa Gay Hamilton) and clips of her talking, the documentary depicts Parks in all of her complexity and courage. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Colson came with the goods for the set, rocking a diamond mesh tank top and black leather pants with black boots as the band ripped through the song at Truist Park stadium while the rapper-turned-emo-rocker\u2019s fiance\u00e9, actress Megan Fox, looked on. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"actor + -ess"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1586, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192444"
|
|
},
|
|
"account days":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the several days at the end of each term-settlement period on the London Stock Exchange when arrangements are made for carrying over the transactions to the next period or for making final settlement"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210227"
|
|
},
|
|
"achiral":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image : not chiral",
|
|
": of or relating to a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image : not chiral"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8k\u012b-r\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8k\u012b-r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"a- entry 2 + chiral"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230313"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknowledgment":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the act of acknowledging something or someone",
|
|
": recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement",
|
|
": a thing done or given in recognition of something received",
|
|
": a declaration or avowal of one's act or of a fact to give it legal validity",
|
|
": an act of admitting the truth or existence of",
|
|
": an act of praising or thanking for some deed or achievement",
|
|
": a usually written statement saying that a letter or message was received",
|
|
": the act of acknowledging",
|
|
": the act of admitting paternity \u2014 compare filiation",
|
|
": a thing done or given in recognition of something received",
|
|
": a declaration or avowal of one's act or a fact to give it legal validity",
|
|
": a declaration before a duly qualified public officer (as a notary public) by a person who has executed an instrument that the execution was the person's free act and deed",
|
|
": the formal certificate made by an officer before whom one has acknowledged a deed including as an essential part the signature and often the seal of the officer"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lij-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"mention"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other needs that span beyond survival might be things like the acknowledgment for your work or contribution to making a difference. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The federal acknowledgment happened two days before Juneteenth\u2019s 156th anniversary. \u2014 Fox News , 19 June 2022",
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"The acknowledgment from Netflix\u2019s leadership a few weeks ago that the company has finally decided to back off one of its sacrosanct pillars \u2014 no ads on the platform \u2014 landed like a bombshell on Wall Street. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Bryn sweetly recorded the moment and smiled at Bernon after the acknowledgment . \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
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"The confirmation by Destro is the first independent acknowledgment that the two conspiracy theorists received a high-level audience within the Trump administration in the run-up to the Jan. 6 incursion into the U.S. Capitol. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
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"The State Department\u2019s statement on Tuesday was the most significant public acknowledgment of Griner\u2019s situation by the U.S. government. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
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"Calls for acknowledgment were picking up steam, even among students from the dominant caste, recalls Mr. Pariyar, who graduated in 2021. \u2014 Sakshi Agrawal, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In its first public acknowledgment of a body exchange since the war started, Ukraine said on June 4 that a total of 320 bodies had been swapped on the front line in the Zaporizhia region, with each side getting 160 of their dead. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"acknowledge + -ment"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":[
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022001"
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},
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"accelerograph":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": an apparatus for measuring and recording the pressure developed by combustion of an explosive in a closed space",
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": an instrument for recording the acceleration in velocity of earthquake vibrations"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259\u02ccgraf"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"borrowed from French acc\u00e9l\u00e9rographe , from acc\u00e9l\u00e9ro- (as in acc\u00e9l\u00e9rom\u00e8tre accelerometer + -graphe -graph"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023341"
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},
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"accusement":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": accusation"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French acusement , from acuser + -ment"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025233"
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},
|
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"acknown":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of acknown past participle of acknow"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030027"
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},
|
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"actually":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": in act or in fact : really",
|
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": in point of fact",
|
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": in fact : really"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ak-ch(\u0259-w)\u0259-l\u0113",
|
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"-sh(\u0259-w)\u0259-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8aksh-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8aks-",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-w\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"admittedly",
|
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"forsooth",
|
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"frankly",
|
|
"honestly",
|
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"indeed",
|
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"really",
|
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"truly",
|
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"truthfully",
|
|
"verily"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"actually , I'd rather spend the evening at home",
|
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"I call her Aunt Emily, but she is actually my cousin, not my aunt.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The case was actually two consolidated into one: A second group of fishermen brought their own case against the Fisheries Service last year on the same topic, but making a different legal argument. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
|
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"My everyday outfit is quite casual actually , mainly all white or all black. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"With three colors to choose from \u2014 red, white, and blue \u2014 finding a festive swimsuit for July 4 is actually pretty easy: Keep things simple by opting for a solid-colored swimsuit and you're set. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"After someone reveals this fact to the Diary\u2019s readers, Noah must try and prove to everyone that the love stories are actually true. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Multiverse of Madness actually would have been a great place to insert Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) into the MCU. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But one of those players is actually the Snake, and will be trying to sabotage the others to prevent them from winning those challenges, because each challenge win offers a clue to the identity of the Snake. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But there\u2019s reason to believe consumer demand might actually be lower than usual this year. \u2014 Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The petition notes that this is actually the tamer version of its original, offensive name. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"Middle English actuelly, from actuel, actual actual + -ly -ly entry 2"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042219"
|
|
},
|
|
"actor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
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": one that acts : doer",
|
|
": one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.",
|
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": one who behaves as if acting a part",
|
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": one that takes part in any affair : participant",
|
|
": a person who acts especially in a play or movie"
|
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],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ak-t\u0259r",
|
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"also",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"impersonator",
|
|
"mummer",
|
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"player",
|
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"thesp",
|
|
"thespian",
|
|
"trouper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"my sister went to drama school to become an actor",
|
|
"Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Disney\u2019s other new hero series, Moon Knight, at least that had Oscar Isaac, blockbuster-caliber actor , in the main role as a draw. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The result is a vulnerable and witty film in which its two leads\u2014Thompson and Peaky Blinders actor Daryl McCormack\u2014sparkle. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, the Last Man Standing actor has quite a long history with Disney \u2014 he's spent 25 years voicing the character in many different projects. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The Uncut Gems actor also took an unexpected mode of transportation to the premiere. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the former couple's split in 2018, the 21 Jump Street actor has learned to conquer his fears of raising a child. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The Emmy award winning actor happily shared with his fans on Instagram the announcement of his new restaurant, Hart House, set to open in Los Angeles. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-4 actor and part-time donkey ranch hand auditioned for the role of Dr. Astrov but got the call for Vanya instead. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"For the movie version, Netflix relocated the action to an unnamed setting that looks like Australia\u2014the home of its lead actor , Chris Hemsworth, who plays Abnesti with an American accent and a menacing smirk. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Middle English actour \"doer, pleader,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin \u0101ctor, from agere \"to drive (cattle), cause to move, do\" + -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at agent"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085752"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquired":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": gained by or as a result of effort or experience",
|
|
": attained as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability",
|
|
": such as",
|
|
": being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism",
|
|
": developed after birth : not congenital or hereditary",
|
|
": developed or originating after birth : not congenital or hereditary",
|
|
"\u2014 compare congenital sense 2 , familial , genetic sense 2 , hereditary",
|
|
": being or relating to a physical or behavioral characteristic or trait arising in response to the action of the environment on an organism"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090210"
|
|
},
|
|
"actual neurotic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one suffering from an actual neurosis"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1954, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103833"
|
|
},
|
|
"achkan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a three-quarter-length coat or tunic worn by men in India"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4ch-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Hindi ackan"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120729"
|
|
},
|
|
"act on/upon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121449"
|
|
},
|
|
"accused":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one charged with an offense",
|
|
": the defendant in a criminal case",
|
|
": a person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime : the defendant in a criminal case"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fczd",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fczd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145624"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknows":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of acknows present tense third person singular of acknow"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164914"
|
|
},
|
|
"accelerogram":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a record of an earthquake generated by an accelerograph"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8se-l\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccgram",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"accelero- (as in accelerograph ) + -gram"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012507"
|
|
},
|
|
"account render":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": account sense 12"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1791, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033734"
|
|
},
|
|
"acpt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"acceptance"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064428"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknowledged":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": generally recognized, accepted, or admitted",
|
|
": generally accepted"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lijd",
|
|
"ak-",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lijd",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There seemed to be a compromise in the belief - whether acknowledged or not - that Langer\u2019s contract was not going to be extended. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The military in 2019 acknowledged existence of White Wolf in a right-wing Israeli publication. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Hitch\u2019s acknowledged classics \u2013 Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, etc. \u2013 are widely known and loved, but Criterion offers a nice selection of his earlier films. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But the number of rockets marked an increase from a pair of launches that triggered Israel\u2019s first acknowledged air attacks in southern Lebanon in years. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"And less acknowledged , two centuries of ships sailing from here, financed by the Boston elite, to move human chattel and goods around the Atlantic and Caribbean. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"The recommendations of advisory panels, which consist of acknowledged experts in their fields, are generally accepted by the FDA. \u2014 Thomas M. Burton, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"The acknowledged effect would be to increase the number of students from predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods while decreasing the number from predominantly white and Chinese-American neighborhoods. \u2014 Ira Stoll, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Cindric began this season as Xfinity's acknowledged road course master, with two 2019 wins, but hadn't won on an oval track. \u2014 Michael Knight, The Arizona Republic , 5 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"from past participle of acknowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070150"
|
|
},
|
|
"acknowledgeable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": capable of being acknowledged"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-li-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"ak-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071719"
|
|
},
|
|
"ACL":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": anterior cruciate ligament",
|
|
": anterior cruciate ligament"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113-\u02c8el",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113-\u02c8el"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082459"
|
|
},
|
|
"actualization":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make actual : realize",
|
|
": to become actual"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
|
|
"-sh(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"set in",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 100 percent grenache ros\u00e9 bursts with fresh summer fruits, like rhubarb and strawberries, to actualize Walsh\u2019s description, produced with grapes grown and picked specifically for ros\u00e9 wines. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The Space Coast was Ground Zero during the Cold War, attracting some of the nation\u2019s brightest engineers, scientists, and NASA\u2019s best to actualize the American dream of walking on the moon. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There was a newfound hope that Jagari and Mwondela may finally actualize their long-defunct dream of a career in music. \u2014 Morena Duwe, Rolling Stone , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An Egyptian drama about a woman who is still trying to self- actualize while raising two kids and keeping their lives together. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Like a sunflower is designed to need a certain amount of sun, water, nutrients, and space to grow, humans also have natural and innate needs that directly impact our ability to actualize our full potential. \u2014 Jeanet Wade, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Once, English people taught Americans how to self- actualize \u2014think Mary Poppins or Batman\u2019s Alfred. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Once, English people taught Americans how to self- actualize \u2014think Mary Poppins or Batman\u2019s Alfred. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Mark really helped me and guided me through this process of being able to actualize my songs into recordings. \u2014 Dominique Moreno, Glamour , 10 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"probably borrowed from French actualiser, from actuel actual + -iser -ize"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1701, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091024"
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},
|
|
"accurateness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": free from error especially as the result of care",
|
|
": conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact",
|
|
": able to give an accurate result",
|
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": going to, reaching, or hitting the intended target : not missing the target",
|
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": tending to hit the intended target",
|
|
": free from mistakes : right"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8a-k(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
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"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang on",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"dead-on",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"on-target",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"spot-on",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"false",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"inexact",
|
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"off",
|
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"untrue",
|
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"wrong"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The model is accurate down to the tiniest details.",
|
|
"Her novel is historically accurate .",
|
|
"The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Without it, the cost assessment of various workloads will rarely be accurate . \u2014 David Drai, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"This stuff is so tricky to unpack without assigning identities that may or may not be accurate . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"If this leaker is accurate , then Marvel shot the Doctor Doom scenes separate from the movie. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Fortune has asked the WTO whether this is accurate , and will update this story if and when an answer appears. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that like with any home test that has a margin for user error, your results may not be accurate . \u2014 Carley Millhone, SELF , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"And so this narrative of a little old lady who just one day was too tired to get out of her seat is just not accurate . \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"False positives weren't a problem though: The tests were accurate in nearly 100% of cases in which athletes did not have Covid. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And in that sense, if the FBI affidavit is accurate , Roske is certainly in legal peril, Silverman said. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"borrowed from Latin acc\u016br\u0101tus \"prepared with care, studied, meticulous,\" from past participle of acc\u016br\u0101re \"to give attention to, do carefully,\" from ad- ad- + c\u016br\u0101re \"to watch over, care for\" \u2014 more at cure entry 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115912"
|
|
},
|
|
"accessit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a distinction awarded in British and other European schools to one who has come nearest to a prize : an honorable mention"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ak\u02c8ses\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Latin, he came near, third person singular perfect indicative of accedere to come near, approach, accede"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-125300"
|
|
},
|
|
"accuracy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": freedom from mistake or error : correctness",
|
|
": conformity to truth or to a standard or model : exactness",
|
|
": degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or a true value \u2014 compare precision entry 1 sense 2a",
|
|
": freedom from mistakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8a-k(\u0259-)r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurateness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"exactitude",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"nicety",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"preciseness",
|
|
"precision",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"rigorousness",
|
|
"ultraprecision",
|
|
"veracity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"impreciseness",
|
|
"imprecision",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"inexactitude",
|
|
"inexactness",
|
|
"roughness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Each experiment is performed twice to ensure accuracy .",
|
|
"The police questioned the accuracy of his statement.",
|
|
"He could not say with any accuracy what he had seen.",
|
|
"Several managers have tried to increase the speed and accuracy of the workers.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Andrew Moran, a skills coach who works with Williams, sees him as more than a dunker and rim protector and said that N.B.A. teams would be surprised by the fluidity and accuracy of his outside shot. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In doing a lot of the preliminary work to understand the policy and what might be the arguments for and against it, one of the things that kept standing out to us [regarding] the conversation about training, is just accuracy . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Or look to watches, already an anachronism in our age of to-the-millisecond digital accuracy . \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"De Niro said the film\u2019s accuracy extended as far as being trained by professionals to shoot live machine guns. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Precision and perfection matter in industries such as engineering, aviation, law or medicine where detail orientation drives essential levels of customer safety, patient well-being, legal accuracy and operational efficiency. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The team is also soliciting user feedback, as well as ensuring footsoldiers and historians review the app\u2019s content for accuracy and authenticity. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So this is really going to test a player's ability to hit the ball far, power, as well as accuracy , their ability to recover. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The accuracy varied significantly depending on whether the infected athletes had symptoms. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"accur(ate) + -acy"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-135937"
|
|
},
|
|
"accented":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": spoken or written with an accent"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-\u02ccsen-t\u0259d",
|
|
"ak-\u02c8sen-",
|
|
"British usually"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The doctor was a middle-aged man with a tidy gray beard and a warm, slightly accented voice. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The 28-year-old has gravitated toward idiosyncratic characters throughout her career, transitioning between the brutish, Missouri-born and -bred Ruth and the uniquely accented Delvey with incredible ease. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Hall\u2019s characters always have things to say and these episodes find the writer with lots to say and lots to address \u2014 the series continues to say those things with a dexterous, stinging, thickly accented voice all its own. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s something satisfying about the combination of serious (and often British- accented ) narration, recognizable music tropes pulled from a chase scene, and high-definition footage of surprisingly expressive reptiles. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The cinched bodice had a sharp, accented neckline and boning around the torso to add some edge to an otherwise soft, ethereal dress. \u2014 Seventeen , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The season/series ended with Marc/Steven (Oscar Isaac/British- accented Oscar Isaac) waking up back in Marc\u2019s London flat, both now seemingly released from Khonshu\u2019s control. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The Passport's TrailSport treatment is mostly theater, encompassing a gloss black grille and badging, plus orange- accented TrailSport emblems. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The game's best aspect thus far is its British- accented narrator, who reads the original game's text aloud as players enter relevant points. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"from past participle of accent entry 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181355"
|
|
},
|
|
"Acts":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8akts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1539, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-193412"
|
|
},
|
|
"account receivable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a balance due from a debtor on a current account",
|
|
": a balance due from a debtor on a current account"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ri-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Moone continued bouncing from financial aid, undergraduate admissions, the dean of students and accounts receivable , meeting multiple times with each, according to a timeline provided by the university. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The groom\u2019s mother is the director of accounts receivable at Foremen Heating & Ventilating in Green Bay. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Porras said the lack of credit can force Latino business owners to make riskier financial decisions, such as relying on personal credit cards to grow their business, or taking out a loan on their accounts receivable . \u2014 Kate Cimini, USA Today , 24 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Canty, who was president of HJH-affiliate U.S. Tax Recovery Partners, was responsible for managing monies owed by customers \u2014 referred to as accounts receivable . \u2014 Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Banks finance trade deals by offering loans and letters of credit, as well as through more complex arrangements including the purchase of an exporter\u2019s accounts receivable at a discounted price. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"This is Houston\u2019s first ever billion-dollar startup, according to PitchBook Data Inc. Iconiq Capital led the $125 million round in HighRadius, which specializes in accounts receivable software... \u2014 Katie Roof, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The university came up $4 million short on student accounts receivable and about $2 million short on other line items last year. \u2014 Emily Walkenhorst, Arkansas Online , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Topics include the setup of new files, processing bank transactions, accounts receivable and accounts payable entries, reconciliation of bank and credit card accounts, and running basic financial reports. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1812, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183040"
|
|
},
|
|
"actuary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": clerk , registrar",
|
|
": a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends",
|
|
": a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-\u02ccwer-\u0113",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02ccwe-r\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8ak-ch\u0259-\u02ccwer-\u0113, -sh\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At a panel on inflation risks for state and cities Thursday, Les Richmond, an actuary for municipal bond insurer Build America Mutual, worried aloud that state and local pension plans will push further into risky assets to boost returns. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Conrad works as a professional fundraiser for cystic fibrosis, while Ben works as an actuary . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the actuary , Gene Kalwarski, stressed that the strong investment returns shrunk the debt from $3.34 billion to $2.95 billion. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the pension\u2019s actuary said the fund could afford 3%. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The retirement system\u2019s actuary , Cheiron, advised members to proceed with caution, according to a board publication. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The pension system\u2019s investments have fared similarly, gaining 23.6 percent between July 2020 and June 2021, according to a new analysis released Thursday by city actuary Gene Kalwarski. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"More often than not, another firm is then hired to help manage the rates of return that the actuary suggests. \u2014 James Brewer, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ken Williams, staff actuary at Casualty Actuarial Society, which credentials actuaries for property and casualty insurers, says the group is trying to encourage more people to join the profession. \u2014 Neal Templin, WSJ , 28 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"borrowed from Latin \u0101ctu\u0101rius \"shorthand writer, keeper of accounts,\" alteration (with -u- from the u-stem action noun \u0101ctus ) of *\u0101ct\u0101rius, from \u0101ctum \"public transaction, record\" + -\u0101rius -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at act entry 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202451"
|
|
},
|
|
"acle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a tall Asian tree ( Xylia xylocarpa )",
|
|
": the very heavy hard durable wood of the acle",
|
|
": a Philippine timber tree ( Albizzia acle ) used for cabinetwork and furniture"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-kl\u0113",
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8kl\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Tagalog akl\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084539"
|
|
},
|
|
"accouchement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the time or act of giving birth",
|
|
": the time or act of giving birth"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02cck\u00fcsh-\u02c8m\u00e4\u207f",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fcsh-\u02ccm\u00e4\u207f",
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02cck\u00fcsh-\u02c8m\u00e4\u207f",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fcsh-\u02cc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"childbearing",
|
|
"childbirth",
|
|
"delivery",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"parturition",
|
|
"travail"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for her second accouchement , she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"borrowed from French, going back to Old French acochement , from acocher, acouchier \"to go to bed, take to bed in order to give birth, give birth\" (from a- , prefix forming transitive verbs\u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + culcer, couchier \"to lay out, put to bed\") + -ment -ment \u2014 more at couch entry 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1730, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085310"
|
|
},
|
|
"accent mark":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": accent sense 4a",
|
|
": accent sense 7",
|
|
": a symbol used to indicate musical stress",
|
|
": a mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate in which octave the note occurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The addition of an accent mark at the end of words is added deliberately to illustrate that the brand is fun and accessible. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"In a curious aside, Magid notes that the foundation Zanco established to oversee the architect\u2019s papers has trademarked Barrag\u00e1n\u2019s name, minus the accent mark . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities , 20 June 2019",
|
|
"And because the culture valued excess, many of my friends\u2019 names had a silent accent mark for good measure. \u2014 Glynn Pogue, Vogue , 13 July 2018",
|
|
"Until May, Mexico didn\u2019t have accent marks with players\u2019 names on the back of its jerseys. \u2014 Andrew Keh, New York Times , 24 June 2018",
|
|
"The league has been making greater efforts to recognize the presence, impact and history of Latino players, producing television commercials on them and printing accent marks on jerseys. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 12 June 2018",
|
|
"For the uninitiated, Vietnamese is a language of rampant accent marks and harsh tones. \u2014 Kevin Nguyen, GQ , 22 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132232"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acquired"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Latin acquisitus"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143559"
|
|
},
|
|
"achlamydate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": without a mantle"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u00a6kla-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"-d\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"a- entry 2 + chlamydate"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144622"
|
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"definitions":[
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": sin traceable to the personal will of the sinner"
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"acleidian":{
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": having no clavicles"
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"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u00a6kl\u012b-d\u0113-\u0259n",
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"French acl\u00e9idien, aclidien , from a- a- entry 2 + Greek kleid-, kleis key, bar, clavicle + French -ien -ian"
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"actuaries' table":{
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"definitions":[
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": combined experience table"
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"first_known_use":[
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"1860, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185512"
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},
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"definitions":[
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": relating to or characterized by accretion : produced by or growing by a series of additions of identical or similar things"
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],
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"\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0113-tiv"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accumulative",
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"additive",
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"conglomerative",
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"cumulative",
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"incremental"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1661, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190437"
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},
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"acu-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
|
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],
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"definitions":[
|
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": with a needle",
|
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"American Conservative Union"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccs\u0113-\u02c8y\u00fc"
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Combining form",
|
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"Medieval Latin, from Latin acu , ablative of acus needle; akin to Latin acies edge"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201316"
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},
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"ache (for)":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"to have sympathy for I ache for those people who have to spend the holidays alone",
|
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"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy aching for some quiet time to himself"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204052"
|
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},
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"Accrington":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"town in northwestern England, in southeastern Lancashire north of Manchester"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8a-kri\u014b-t\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214720"
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},
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"act the part":{
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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|
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"definitions":[
|
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": to behave the way that people in a particular role usually behave"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230311"
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},
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"act tune":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
|
|
": curtain tune sense 2"
|
|
],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1712, in the meaning defined above"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230631"
|
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},
|
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"accessions register":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": accession book"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235349"
|
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},
|
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"accroach":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": assume , appropriate , usurp"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8kr\u014dch",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Middle English acrochen to draw, acquire, from Middle French acrochier , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + crochier to hook, get hold of, from croc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse kr\u014dkr hook"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000515"
|
|
},
|
|
"account for (someone or something)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to show what happened to (someone or something) : know where (something or someone) is",
|
|
": to destroy or kill (someone or something)",
|
|
": to defeat or beat (someone or something)"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013538"
|
|
},
|
|
"acquittance roll":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a military payroll"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072350"
|
|
},
|
|
"accurately":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-ky\u0259-r\u0259t-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8a-k(\u0259-)r\u0259t-",
|
|
"\u02c8a-k(y)\u0259rt-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074700"
|
|
},
|
|
"accoucheur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one that assists at a birth",
|
|
": obstetrician",
|
|
": one that assists at a birth",
|
|
": obstetrician"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02cck\u00fc-\u02c8sh\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02cck\u00fc-\u02c8sh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"borrowed from French, from accoucher \"to give birth, aid (a woman) who is giving birth\" (going back to Old French acouchier \"to take to bed in order to give birth\") + -eur , agent suffix (going back to Old French -eor -or entry 1 ) \u2014 more at accouchement"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1727, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074934"
|
|
},
|
|
"account day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the final day of the account days : settlement day"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1671, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075328"
|
|
},
|
|
"ACP":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"African, Caribbean and Pacific (states)",
|
|
"American College of Physicians",
|
|
"American College of Physicians"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090611"
|
|
},
|
|
"acousto-optic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": of or relating to the use of ultrasound to modulate or change the direction of light in solids"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u00a6k\u00fcst\u014d +"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"acousto- + optic, optical"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1961, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092648"
|
|
},
|
|
"accumulative":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": cumulative",
|
|
": tending or given to accumulation"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-m(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-tiv",
|
|
"-l\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretive",
|
|
"additive",
|
|
"conglomerative",
|
|
"cumulative",
|
|
"incremental"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The accumulative effect of his injuries forced him to retire.",
|
|
"the accumulative effect of all her worries was to seriously undermine her health",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The accumulative credits of 750,000 have a net worth of $350 million which exceeds half of the net profit of BYD. \u2014 Earl Carr, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Rita Hills in Santa Barbara, that has the coolest accumulative weather according to Greg. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In his three years at the club, Juve\u2019s accumulative social media following doubled, from 50m to 113m followers. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"This knowledge platform contains the accumulative learnings from past AI initiatives and a clear vision for use of AI in your business strategy. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 19 June 2021",
|
|
"The heat is subtle (about a 2 out of 10) but accumulative . \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"According to Tai, Hong Kong served as the world\u2019s second largest market for IPOs in 2020, with 154 companies raising an accumulative $51.5 billion from Hong Kong debuts\u2014a 27% increase from 2019. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Jakarta, Indonesia\u2019s current capital, is sinking under accumulative pressures. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The five heaviest bass each day count toward the anglers' accumulative total. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 24 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"accumulate + -ive"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111123"
|
|
},
|
|
"accretion disk":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a disk of usually gaseous matter surrounding a massive celestial object (such as a black hole) in which the matter gradually spirals in toward and accretes onto the object as a result of gravitational attraction"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, the dense plasma that surrounds them, known as an accretion disk , does. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Illustration of a black hole pulling material off a neighboring star and into an accretion disk . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Black holes are invisible, of course, but their gravity can lure rapidly moving and visible material, known as an accretion disk . \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, the accretion disk around a feeding black hole is viscous and hot, and its temperature increases from its exterior toward the event horizon of the black hole. \u2014 Aaron S. Evans, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As black holes use their gravitational pull to tug material inward, interstellar gas and dust swirls into something called an accretion disk around the black hole. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This in turn can form a rotating ring of matter (aka an accretion disk ) around the black hole that emits powerful X-rays and visible light\u2014and sometimes radio waves. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The accretion disk is the dark area at the narrowest point of the wing. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Eventually, the gas clouds collapse under the pressure of their own gravity, spinning into an accretion disk that feeds mass to what will become a star, reports Michelle Starr for Science Alert. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111607"
|
|
},
|
|
"actuarial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": of or relating to actuaries",
|
|
": relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy",
|
|
": of or relating to actuaries",
|
|
": relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccak-ch\u0259-\u02c8wer-\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02ccak-ch\u0259-\u02c8wer-\u0113-\u0259l, \u02ccak-sh\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Annual ritual Part 2: Politicians do nothing Each year, the trustees\u2019 Report describes changes in the program that could restore long-term actuarial balance to the system. \u2014 Steve Vernon, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Early career pay: $67,700 Mid-career pay: $134,400 Assessing risk within a particular industry falls under the purview of an actuarial science graduate, who uses math and statistics. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to current actuarial projections, 3.1 million workers will begin paying into the program next year, out of a total of 3.6 million, Veghte said. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hogan also raised concerns that the legislation left details like the precise contribution rates charged to workers and businesses to fund the program up to soon-to-launch actuarial studies aimed at projecting the program\u2019s precise costs. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That means that the donors would have to have other actuarial risks to justify an extra premium or conditions. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From an actuarial perspective, there probably won\u2019t be another confirmation hearing for a Supreme Court nominee for another decade. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Senate bill creates a framework for the program, with an actuarial study to be completed by October of this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Those actuarial calculations are based on 2019 holdings and don\u2019t reflect significant gains in fiscal 2021. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"actuary + -al entry 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120631"
|
|
},
|
|
"accroides":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": acaroid resin"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8kr\u022fi(\u02cc)d\u0113z",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"modification of New Latin acaroides"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122734"
|
|
},
|
|
"account payable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the balance due to a creditor on a current account":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8p\u0101-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The platform aims to help companies eliminate the need for manual account payable and accounts receivable processes. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2017, Kathman discovered that Gorman had written several checks from his client trust account payable to herself, the opinion says. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 1 July 2021",
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"Under his direction, the store replaced the long accounts payable sheets with computers, but even technology could not balance the books. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2020",
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"In one of its simplest forms, a business email compromise operator will send an email posing as the chief executive officer to an accounts payable department with an urgent request to transfer funds or fulfill a fake invoice. \u2014 William Turton, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
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"Sanders later got a job with the company in 1997 and still works there in accounts payable at their Gilbert facility. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, azcentral , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"Then the next thing to help the restaurants out would be an amnesty of accounts payable and bills. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
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"Tesla ended the first quarter with a stretched balance sheet: Cash on hand was $2.2 billion, while accounts payable topped $3.2 billion. \u2014 Charley Grant, WSJ , 2 May 2019",
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"Herrin began his school career in 2013 as the account payable and chief school business intern at Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103. \u2014 Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105133"
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},
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"Achlamydeae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of Apetalae comprising plants with flowers that lack a perianth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-kl\u0259-",
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"\u00a6\u0101-kl\u0259-\u02c8mi-d\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from a- entry 2 + chlamyd- + -eae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105856"
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}
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