dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/c_mw.json

{
  "Cimmerian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very dark or gloomy",
      ": any of a mythical people described by Homer as dwelling in a remote realm of mist and gloom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8mir-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "cheerless",
      "chill",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "disconsolate",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a wealthy recluse who lived in Cimmerian isolation in a decaying Victorian mansion"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1580, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1584, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204733"
  },
  "Creator":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being",
      "god sense 1",
      "someone that invents or produces",
      "god sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-t\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "begetter",
      "establisher",
      "father",
      "founder",
      "founding father",
      "generator",
      "inaugurator",
      "initiator",
      "instituter",
      "institutor",
      "originator",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the creator of the popular television show",
      "although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some Mad Men fans even speculated that the character of Don Draper was in fact supposed to be D.B. Cooper, though the show's creator , Matthew Weiner, ultimately debunked that theory. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "During this time, Hall also had a memorable guest role on a Season Three episode of Seinfeld, and a decade or so later, the show\u2019s co- creator , Larry David, cast him on Curb Your Enthusiasm. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with Druckmann, Craig Mazin serves as co- creator , executive producer, writer and director. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Haizlip, the documentary\u2019s producer, writer and director, dedicated the award to her uncle, Ellis Haizlip, who was the original show\u2019s creator , producer and host. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
      "The creator , writer and EP has spoken about how losing his mother and not having the opportunity to say goodbye to her has helped shape Rebecca\u2019s journey with her children. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "My neighbors are thoughtful and supportive of my ways of showing gratitude to the creator , which include waving flags and burning incense. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Digital creator , Steph Hui teamed naturally wavy hair with cute baby braids framing her face. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 21 May 2022",
      "Delaney-Smith gave the girls a brief explanation of Title IX\u2019s content and credited its creator , Patsy Mink, the first Asian-American congresswoman. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English creatour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French criator, creator, borrowed from Latin cre\u0101tor \"one who begets or brings into being,\" from cre\u0101re \"to beget, give birth to, create entry 1 \" + -tor, agent suffix",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "Croesus":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a very rich man",
      "died circa 546 b.c. king of Lydia ( circa 560\u2013546)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0113-s\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "capitalist",
      "deep pocket",
      "fat cat",
      "have",
      "money",
      "moneybags",
      "plutocrat",
      "silk stocking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "have-not",
      "pauper"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "if you have to ask the price, you're not the Croesus for whom this palatial yacht is intended"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" Croesus , king of Lydia, famed for his wealth",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cabaret":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shop selling wines and liquors",
      ": a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub",
      ": the show provided at a cabaret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101",
      "\u02c8ka-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bistro",
      "bo\u00eete",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "club",
      "nightclub",
      "nightspot",
      "nitery",
      "niterie",
      "roadhouse",
      "supper club"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The performances combine variety shows, cabaret , traditional plays and more, all centered around the holidays. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The hybrid nightclub and adult cabaret can fit about 500 people. \u2014 Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022",
      "Enjoy starlit cabaret and time-traveling adventures aboard the train. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
      "Moulin Rouge, the notorious cabaret and club located in the heart of Montmartre, Paris, is letting a few lucky guests experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 May 2022",
      "The arts and culture extend to a thriving theater, music and cabaret scene as well. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "As well as a night in the windmill, guests will be able to enjoy the Moulin Rouge's signature cabaret show and a three-course French meal. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Opening later this spring on the second floor is Barreto, a lounge and cabaret that will showcase Bossa Nova and other musical acts, making the Fasano a one-stop destination for a beautiful night on the town. \u2014 William Li, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "There will also be two cabaret shows with food and drinks at Bread & Salt. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret , from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera \u2014 more at chamber ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175701"
  },
  "cabbage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several brassicas ( Brassica oleracea ) of European origin",
      ": a leafy garden plant ( Brassica oleracea capitata ) with a short stem and a dense globular head of usually green leaves that is used as a vegetable",
      ": any of several plants related to or resembling cabbage",
      ": money , cash",
      ": pieces of cloth left in cutting out garments and traditionally kept by tailors as perquisites",
      ": steal , filch",
      ": a garden plant related to the turnips that has a round firm head of leaves used as a vegetable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-bij",
      "\u02c8ka-bij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "currency",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender",
      "wampum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1663, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213244"
  },
  "cable":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference",
      ": a cable-laid rope",
      ": a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength",
      ": a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism",
      ": cable length",
      ": an assembly of electrical conductors insulated from each other but laid up together (as by being twisted around a central core)",
      ": cablegram",
      ": a radio message or telegram",
      ": something resembling or fashioned like a cable",
      ": cable television",
      ": a cable infrastructure used to provide services other than television",
      ": to fasten with or as if with a cable",
      ": to provide with a cable or cables",
      ": to telegraph by submarine cable",
      ": to make into a cable or into a form resembling a cable",
      ": to communicate by a submarine cable",
      ": a very strong rope, wire, or chain",
      ": a bundle of wires to carry electric current",
      ": telegram",
      ": cable television",
      ": to send a message by telegraph",
      "George Washington 1844\u20131925 American novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cord",
      "lace",
      "lacing",
      "line",
      "rope",
      "string",
      "wire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The problem involves a bushing that attaches the shift cable to the transmission, which may degrade or detach, according to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "While most UGVs are radio-controlled, GNOM spools out a reel of fiber-optic cable behind it. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Hold the cable with arms straight in front of the chest. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The executive was also asked about a big partnership with fellow cable giant Comcast. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "Ford says the fix involves replacing the shift bushing and adding a protective cap over the shift cable bushing. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "In the filing, Ford said its dealers will replace the under-hood shift bushing and add a protective cap over the shift cable bushing, free of charge. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The agreement encompasses titles not covered under Lionsgate\u2019s Pay 1 theatrical output agreement with Starz, the cable and streaming provider that Lionsgate is in the midst of spinning off. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "And now these stars were stuck in videos with as much sheen as community access cable . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Alcatel, which laid Quintillion Networks\u2019 subsea cable off the North Slope, has been hired as the lead engineering, procurement and construction partner. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "With an enormous choice of new and classic TV shows, an optional live TV component, and the ability to bundle in additional channels and services, Hulu is an ideal service for new cord-cutters who are used to cable . \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "To be fair, Peacock never marketed itself as the home of all streaming coverage, and NBCU is hardly the first conglomerate to move programming once exclusive to cable over to streaming (think FX on Hulu). \u2014 Josef Adalian, Vulture , 29 July 2021",
      "The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway, but how can cable cutters take part in this year\u2019s action? \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
      "When World War II broke out, the New Yorker magazine contracted Panter-Downes to cable a 1,500-word weekly letter of wartime impressions from London. \u2014 Peter Caddick-adams, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "So the only way to kill it off is to bully cable companies into dropping the network. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Then crew members ran cable into the actors' home so that cameras could be set up inside. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 21 Aug. 2020",
      "The most recent season of the series jumped from Netflix to cable channel PopTV, but the first three wonderful years are still streaming on their original home. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170937"
  },
  "caboose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ship's galley",
      ": a freight-train car attached usually to the rear mainly for the use of the train crew",
      ": one that follows or brings up the rear",
      ": buttocks",
      ": a car usually at the rear of a freight train for the use of the train crew"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fcs",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backside",
      "behind",
      "booty",
      "bootie",
      "bottom",
      "breech",
      "bum",
      "buns",
      "butt",
      "buttocks",
      "can",
      "cheeks",
      "derriere",
      "derri\u00e8re",
      "duff",
      "fanny",
      "fundament",
      "hams",
      "haunches",
      "heinie",
      "hunkers",
      "keister",
      "keester",
      "nates",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rear end",
      "rump",
      "seat",
      "tail",
      "tail end",
      "tush"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The beautiful campus holds a lot of history and beautiful structures\u2014even a real-life train caboose . \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Rebecca saw William in her mind\u2019e eye as her guide on the imaginary train in her mind, acting as the person who brought her back to the caboose in a nod to the start of the sixth and final season and the end of Rebecca\u2019s metaphorical line. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Guests can choose between standard class, which comes with bench-style seating just behind the locomotive, or caboose seating for an even more historic adventure. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Rebecca stalls before entering the caboose \u2013 the metaphorical end of her life \u2013 before laying down on a bed in the last train car, where she is reunited with Jack. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "The defensemen can\u2019t be expected to carry the offense, but 9 points vs. 21 underscores, in part, how the Hurricanes approached scoring as a five-man unit and how the Boston defensemen were the caboose on a slow-moving scoring train. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "At the end, the caboose , which signifies the end, it\u2019s when William is right there. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Now, from May 6 through the end of the year, the East Broad Top Railroad will be open for one-hour train rides in the vintage caboose , passenger car, or open-air car. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, the train is so long that its front arrives in stations about 15 minutes earlier than its caboose , according to Time Out. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Dutch kabuis, kombuis , from Middle Low German kab\u016bse ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223937"
  },
  "cache":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements",
      ": a secure place of storage",
      ": something hidden or stored in a cache",
      ": a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data",
      ": to place (something) in a cache: such as",
      ": to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment",
      ": to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage",
      ": a place for hiding, storing, or preserving treasure or supplies",
      ": something hidden or stored in a cache",
      ": to put or store so as to be safe or hidden : place in a cache"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kash",
      "\u02c8kash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deposit",
      "hoard",
      "reserve",
      "store"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hoard",
      "lay away",
      "lay by",
      "lay in",
      "lay up",
      "put by",
      "salt away",
      "squirrel (away)",
      "stash",
      "stockpile",
      "store",
      "stow",
      "treasure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a weapons cache used by terrorists",
      "Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.",
      "Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache .",
      "Verb",
      "an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor",
      "cached the fugitive slaves in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Adjacent to the Board Room is the cozy Lounge Room, where a cache of rare scotch and Irish whisky is kept amidst bookshelves. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "Police searched Rockhill\u2019s home and car with warrants and found a cache of firearms and neo-Nazi materials, including a large red flag featuring a swastika, officials said. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
      "Give yours a thorough cleanup by clearing the cache . \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Boston police confiscated 6 loaded handguns, a cache of illicit drugs and over $6,000 in two separate drug investigations in Allston and Dorchester Thursday morning, the department said. \u2014 Christine Mui, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "The broadcasting cache and some of the other notable spoils were obtained by a small hacktivist group formed as the war began looking inevitable, called Network Battalion 65. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Enlarge / Copper-to-copper bonding is used to fuse the CCD and the additional cache together. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Cuban also said a potential Twitter sale won\u2019t be limited to tech types as filthy-rich foreign investors may also be interested in the global and cultural cache Twitter provides. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "However, this can be overcome by selecting technologies that can cache and automatically synchronize data to the cloud. \u2014 Jiang Li, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "If all goes according to plan, Perseverance will amass dozens of rock samples from throughout Jezero Crater over the next couple years, then cache them for a future sample return mission to pick up. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Eventually, the Perseverance rover will collect and cache the rock and regolith to be returned in a joint mission with the ESA (European Space Agency). \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 21 July 2021",
      "The rover will cache soil samples for eventual return to Earth by a series of retrieval missions carried out jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "His followers should cache weapons, ammunition, hydrogen peroxide, kitchen matches. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Even more significant, Perseverance will cache the most intriguing Mars samples so that they can eventually be collected and brought back to Earth as early as 2031. \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Jan. 2021",
      "These middens are where the Mount Graham red squirrels cache their cones. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "Wolves also will cache parts of a kill to eat later. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224859"
  },
  "cachinnation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to laugh loudly or immoderately"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-k\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cachinnatus , past participle of cachinnare , of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221423"
  },
  "cack-handed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": left-handed sense 1",
      ": clumsy , awkward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kak-\u02cchan-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "butterfingered",
      "clumsy",
      "graceless",
      "ham-fisted",
      "ham-handed",
      "handless",
      "heavy-handed",
      "left-handed",
      "maladroit",
      "unhandy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deft",
      "dexterous",
      "dextrous",
      "handy",
      "sure-handed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"English dialect cack, keck awkward",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224434"
  },
  "cacophony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": harsh or jarring sound : dissonance sense 2",
      ": harshness in the sound of words or phrases",
      ": an incongruous or chaotic mixture : a striking combination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka-\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-n\u0113",
      "-\u02c8k\u022f-",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babel",
      "blare",
      "bluster",
      "bowwow",
      "brawl",
      "bruit",
      "chatter",
      "clamor",
      "clangor",
      "decibel(s)",
      "din",
      "discordance",
      "katzenjammer",
      "noise",
      "racket",
      "rattle",
      "roar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "quiet",
      "silence",
      "silentness",
      "still",
      "stillness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His amp on the album, in desperate need of new tubes, would spark with a harsh blue light when things got too heated, creating a cacophony of feedback and noise. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 14 June 2022",
      "Once the focus is on the potential lovers, a cacophony of voices and the twilight hues coming through the window enrapture us. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "For the past several years, Youssef Sherif, 28, and Nehal Ezz, 26, have wandered the Egyptian capital in search of the cries of street vendors, the tap tap tap of metal workers in their shops, the cacophony of chaotic traffic. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Fertility, mortality, and blasphemy mingle, with an eerie fetus peeking from the lower left, a cacophony of imagery and themes that drew shock and outrage in the late nineteenth century. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "In a dense neighborhood like Silver Lake, where helicopters, traffic and residents create the cacophony of urban living, the architect admits the couple is more sensitive to noise than most. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Retina-searing coords jostle for attention next to floral jacquard suiting and delightfully ruffled dresses \u2013 each a cacophony of textures and prints. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia \u2013 facing a cacophony of global revulsion \u2013 characteristically accused Ukraine of faking the horrible scenes. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Player introductions melted into a cacophony of noise. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & New Latin; French cacophonie, going back to Middle French, borrowed from New Latin cacoph\u014dnia, borrowed from Greek kakoph\u014dn\u00eda, from kak\u00f3ph\u014dnos \"disagreeable-sounding, cacophonous \" + -ia  -ia entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174440"
  },
  "cadaver":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dead body",
      ": one intended for dissection",
      ": corpse",
      ": a dead body",
      ": one intended for use in medical education or research"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8da-v\u0259r",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8da-v\u0259r",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8dav-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bones",
      "carcass",
      "corpse",
      "corpus",
      "corse",
      "relics",
      "remains",
      "stiff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "medical students who train by using cadavers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of them was found overnight Friday during a search of the mobile home park with a cadaver dog. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "During a lengthy surgery, doctors used part of Wiles\u2019 quadriceps tendon to repair the ACL, part of her hamstring to fix the medial collateral ligament and part of a cadaver \u2019s hamstring to address the lateral collateral ligament. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The search, which will involve more than 30 people, several boats and 10 cadaver dogs, was prompted by an Associated Press article published in February about Risling's disappearance. \u2014 Gillian Flaccus, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The cadaver lab, an event for Death Science, sold tickets, priced up to $500, to the public to view the autopsy. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Stranded on an island, a lonely Paul Dano finds a soulmate via Daniel Radcliffe\u2019s flatulent cadaver . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Pelle said officials were organizing cadaver teams to search for the missing in the Superior area and in unincorporated Boulder County. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Pelle said officials were organizing cadaver teams to search for the missing in the Superior area and in unincorporated Boulder County. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Authorities excavated an area of the property where Hollendorfer's mother said her favorite horse had been buried \u2014 a spot marked by the cadaver dogs a decade earlier. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from cadere to fall",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202440"
  },
  "cafe":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)",
      ": restaurant",
      ": barroom",
      ": cabaret , nightclub",
      "corporate average fuel economy",
      ": a small restaurant serving usually simple meals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka-\u02c8f\u0101",
      "k\u0259-",
      "ka-\u02c8f\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bistro",
      "bo\u00eete",
      "cabaret",
      "club",
      "nightclub",
      "nightspot",
      "nitery",
      "niterie",
      "roadhouse",
      "supper club"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the caf\u00e9 presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting",
      "a speakeasy that became a fashionable caf\u00e9 with the repeal of prohibition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Another Key West favorite, Higgs Beach has a cafe and some strikingly clear water. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "The museum\u2019s store, cafe and food trucks employ digital payment systems. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
      "The European-style cafe and restaurant serve excellent culinary options throughout the day. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Japan House London is part cafe and restaurant, but is most of all a space dedicated to Japanese arts and culture. \u2014 Maria Geyman, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Dave Creaney for The Boston Globe Outside The Meteor, an Austin bike shop and cafe . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Images of restaurant and cafe tip jars with each of their names attached are doing the rounds on social media as passing judgement on the intimate details of their relationship becomes a spectator sport. \u2014 refinery29.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Some commented that the east side location would be too far from the cafe and the beach. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "In part, the meal was a way to test potential dishes for the Granary, a cafe and events space that Cox will open with the Williamses at Crocadon Farm this summer. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222134"
  },
  "caf\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)",
      ": restaurant",
      ": barroom",
      ": cabaret , nightclub",
      "corporate average fuel economy",
      ": a small restaurant serving usually simple meals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka-\u02c8f\u0101",
      "k\u0259-",
      "ka-\u02c8f\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bistro",
      "bo\u00eete",
      "cabaret",
      "club",
      "nightclub",
      "nightspot",
      "nitery",
      "niterie",
      "roadhouse",
      "supper club"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the caf\u00e9 presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting",
      "a speakeasy that became a fashionable caf\u00e9 with the repeal of prohibition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Another Key West favorite, Higgs Beach has a cafe and some strikingly clear water. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "The museum\u2019s store, cafe and food trucks employ digital payment systems. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
      "The European-style cafe and restaurant serve excellent culinary options throughout the day. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Japan House London is part cafe and restaurant, but is most of all a space dedicated to Japanese arts and culture. \u2014 Maria Geyman, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Dave Creaney for The Boston Globe Outside The Meteor, an Austin bike shop and cafe . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Images of restaurant and cafe tip jars with each of their names attached are doing the rounds on social media as passing judgement on the intimate details of their relationship becomes a spectator sport. \u2014 refinery29.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Some commented that the east side location would be too far from the cafe and the beach. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "In part, the meal was a way to test potential dishes for the Granary, a cafe and events space that Cox will open with the Williamses at Crocadon Farm this summer. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171628"
  },
  "cage":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (such as birds)",
      ": a barred cell for confining prisoners",
      ": a fenced area for prisoners of war",
      ": a framework serving as support",
      ": an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose",
      ": an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside",
      ": batting cage",
      ": a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)",
      ": a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events",
      ": to confine or keep in or as if in a cage",
      ": to drive (a puck, a shot, etc.) into a cage and score a goal",
      ": a box or enclosure that has large openings covered usually with wire net or bars and is used for keeping birds or animals",
      ": an enclosure like a cage in shape or purpose",
      ": to put or keep in or as if in a cage",
      ": an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside",
      "John Milton 1912\u20131992 American composer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101j",
      "\u02c8k\u0101j",
      "\u02c8k\u0101j",
      "\u02c8k\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coop",
      "corral",
      "hutch",
      "pen",
      "pound"
    ],
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      "box (in)",
      "closet",
      "coop (up)",
      "corral",
      "encage",
      "encase",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "envelop",
      "fence (in)",
      "hedge",
      "hem (in)",
      "house",
      "immure",
      "include",
      "mew (up)",
      "pen",
      "wall (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages",
      "Verb",
      "caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But, after the fifth season had Franklin trapped in a cage with a hungry tiger and killers rolling around in the grass like murderous hippies after unsuspectingly ingesting LSD, the sixth and final season could take us anywhere. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Once the hatch is closed, the boat acts like a Faraday cage with bonus sound mounts. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s some new additions, too \u2014 like a shaking animatronic clown holding a lollipop in one hand and a cage with a little girl inside in the other. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Savanna Anderson and her friend Hadley Donovan, both 13, stood near a cage with two chickens inside nervous, but excited, for the judges to come around and judge the chickens as part of the 4-H contest. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The mosquitoes there were just as relentless, and the walkie-talkies were still audible, only now Sabit was crammed into a tiny iron cage with two other women. \u2014 David Remnic, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "With extreme heat, new shrubs may benefit from temporary shade, like a cage with shade cloth, or a high deck chair over them for a few days. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 July 2021",
      "For 20-30 minutes a day, he is released into a larger cage with facilities such as a sandbox and a running wheel. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2021",
      "For 20-30 minutes a day, he is released into a larger cage with facilities such as a sandbox and a running wheel. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This being the nation\u2019s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. \u2014 James V. Grimaldi, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
      "During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "From an unbelievable drone show to cage riders, the contestants left the judges speechless at times. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Adetiba says the successful outing taught her not to cage her audience. \u2014 Anita Patrick, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Securities regulators are trying to cage Elon Musk\u2019s tweets. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "In July, climbers cage the cones of those trees to foil the Clark\u2019s nutcracker. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Wired , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "Trump\u2019s instinctive unilateralism, his belief that international institutions cage the U.S. rather than project its power, forced other nations to change their calculations about dealing with Washington. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "Mary Lynn Parker of Tiger Haven told Knox News her shelter has been helping with the search and that a trap has been set in an attempt to cage the feline. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 10 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210352"
  },
  "cagey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hesitant about committing oneself",
      ": wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd",
      ": marked by cleverness",
      ": unwilling to act or speak in a direct or open way",
      ": clever in a tricky way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
      "when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
      "Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204136"
  },
  "cagy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hesitant about committing oneself",
      ": wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd",
      ": marked by cleverness",
      ": unwilling to act or speak in a direct or open way",
      ": clever in a tricky way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
      "when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
      "Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092253"
  },
  "caitiff":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "cowardly , despicable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0101-t\u0259f",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English caitif , from Anglo-French caitif, chaitif wretched, despicable, from Latin captivus captive",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cajole":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax",
      ": to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion",
      ": to deceive with soothing words or false promises",
      ": to coax or persuade especially by flattery or false promises"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8j\u014dl",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8j\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blandish",
      "blarney",
      "coax",
      "palaver",
      "soft-soap",
      "sweet-talk",
      "wheedle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "cajoled her into doing his laundry for him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Five years ago, Mike Krenn, head of Connect/San Diego Venture Group, had to cajole out-of-town venture capital firms to consider San Diego startups. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Mosaku extends her recent hot streak as the federal attorney hoping to cajole the BPD into a consent decree before the 2016 presidential election, the results of which stand to either fortify or demolish police reform efforts. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Schwarzenegger was the last governor who had to cajole a supermajority of members of the state Senate and Assembly to pass a budget, a legal threshold removed by Proposition 25 in 2010. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Institutions are able to persuade or cajole people who have invested at least five or six years in earning a Ph.D. to work for free, even though, academics said, these jobs rarely lead to a tenure-track position. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Ultimately, companies must compel people back, not cajole them. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "In Kyiv, Yovanovitch spent much of her time trying to cajole Ukrainian officials and businesspeople to move beyond a culture of corruption, an impulse that earned her some influential enemies. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Macron tried to cajole former US President Donald Trump before, first with niceties, then with a show of musculature. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The judge is there to coordinate, cajole and, when necessary, coerce: If participants continue using substances or flout the mandates of the court, the judge can sanction them, including through rearrest. \u2014 Ted Alcorn, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French cajoler \"to give much attention to, make a fuss over, flatter, persuade with flattery,\" going back to Middle French cajoller \"to flatter out of self-interest,\" perhaps the same verb as Middle French cageoller \"to vocalize, sing (of a jay or other bird),\" expressive formation of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213404"
  },
  "calamity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering",
      ": a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss",
      ": great distress or misfortune",
      ": an event that causes great harm and suffering : disaster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-m\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-m\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apocalypse",
      "cataclysm",
      "catastrophe",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "tragedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Twenty two years passed. Twenty-two years of excellent health and the boundless self-assurance that flows from being fit\u2014twenty-two years spared the adversary that is illness and the calamity that waits in the wings. \u2014 Phillip Roth , Everyman , 2006",
      "A resentment born of the suspicion that all along the media were up to their usual tricks, hyping a national calamity to the max in order to make us buy more copies and tune into TV specials \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Buckley , Time , 29 Nov. 1999",
      "In the wake of this year's unending calamities , there has been renewed discussion of the need for an international rapid deployment force that can kick down doors to help victims of disasters. \u2014 Kathleen Hunt , New York Times Magazine , 28 July 1991",
      "floods, earthquakes, and other calamities",
      "He predicted calamity for the economy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under a peaceful, pastoral surface, calamity can lurk, and Prymachenko knew this better than most. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "With each calamity comes a suggestion: Maybe the town should pick up and relocate to safer ground. \u2014 Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The calamity not only devastated the Crutchfield family, but shook the entire George Julian school community. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Now is the time for a major shift in U.S. policy, lest that calamity come to pass. \u2014 Rebeccah Heinrichs, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The calamity of addiction and overdoses is so acute that the state and San Francisco are devoting millions of new dollars toward behavioral health programs. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The biggest calamity would be if the two moons migrated into each other. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "If organizations don\u2019t come to grips with their past\u2014and then figure out a plan to address this leadership reckoning\u2014the resulting calamity may be perpetual. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "In modern times, the calamity from which the trust is typically kept safe is taxation. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English calamytey , from Latin calamitat-, calamitas ; perhaps akin to Latin clades destruction",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210432"
  },
  "calculated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": apt , likely",
      ": worked out by mathematical calculation",
      ": engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure",
      ": planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose",
      ": deliberate , intended"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advised",
      "considered",
      "deliberate",
      "knowing",
      "measured",
      "reasoned",
      "studied",
      "thought-out",
      "thoughtful",
      "weighed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "casual",
      "unadvised",
      "uncalculated",
      "unconsidered",
      "unstudied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are occasional longueurs, as seen in dotted lines that seem overly calculated to knit a surface. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The trip to the market becomes a terrifying act of courage, a calculated risk. \u2014 Barbara F. Walter, The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "If fantasy managers are going to take a calculated risk this season, young players such as Adell, Jarred Kelenic, Andrew Vaughn, Gavin Lux and Jesus Luzardo who saw their development put on hold by the pandemic could be ready to flourish. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "However, Moscow\u2019s military moves to date seem more calculated to influence the behavior of the Ukrainian government than actually occupy the country. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "This defendant's actions were callous, calculated , and vicious, and ended the life of a woman beloved by her family and friends. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Sometimes, federal data suggests increasingly , that risk takes the form of a calculated , deadly attack. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
      "But the awkwardness is part of a calculated self-presentation. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Rather than venture into the calculated slickness of an Apple store, Shipinski bought their first iPods in a thrift store in 2019, and eventually decided to crack open the newer one for fun. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185805"
  },
  "calendar":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of time (such as weeks and months) in a definite order \u2014 see Months of the Principal Calendars Table",
      ": a tabular register of days according to a system usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week",
      ": an orderly list: such as",
      ": a list of cases to be tried in court",
      ": a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly",
      ": a list or schedule of planned events or activities giving dates and details",
      ": a university catalog",
      ": to enter in a calendar",
      ": a chart showing the days, weeks, and months of the year",
      ": a schedule of planned events or activities",
      ": a list of cases ready to be heard on a procedural action",
      ": a list of cases ready for trial",
      ": a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly",
      ": to place (a case) on a calendar",
      "\u2014 compare docket"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agenda",
      "docket",
      "program",
      "schedule",
      "timetable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The university's academic calendar runs from September to May.",
      "the calendar of upcoming events at the state fair will be available tomorrow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For parents, this could mean checking your calendar and canceling what doesn\u2019t feel essential. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 June 2022",
      "According to Barnes, their calendar is filling up quickly. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "In addition to all the top-notch comfort-first picks, Amazon also carries plenty of cute heels or flatforms for the next social obligation on your calendar . \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "As the date draws near, be sure to check the events calendar for more information prior to your visit. \u2014 Mary Caldwell, AccessAtlanta , 5 June 2022",
      "This becomes especially important around important calendar events when airport traffic is further heightened such as Art Basel, The Oscars, Paris Fashion Week and The Grammys. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Check the events calendar for a full lineup of workshops and programming. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "The Switch to Android app from Google helps you quickly and securely move your most important data types \u2013 photos, videos, contacts, and calendar events \u2014 to a brand new Android device without fussy cables. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet questions remain about the future of MipTV: will RX sustain the momentum going into 2023 when the events calendar is (hopefully) back to its pre-pandemic configuration? \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In San Diego, dedicated rosarians calendar the Labor Day weekend for quality garden time with their roses. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "According to Christian tradition, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the full Moon that occurs on or just after the spring equinox (and the Christian Church calendars state that the spring equinox always falls on March 21). \u2014 Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "Work is busy, so actually calendaring out my schedule helps me to elbow in some room between appointments to maintain my own sanity. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "If George and I don\u2019t calendar everything, none of it is happening. \u2014 Health.com , 23 Aug. 2017",
      "Documents confirm my memory that this was calendared as \u2018 \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 July 2017",
      "Documents confirm my memory that this was calendared as \u2018 \u2014 Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic , 24 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201407"
  },
  "caliber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": degree of mental capacity or moral quality",
      ": degree of excellence or importance",
      ": the diameter of a bullet or other projectile",
      ": the diameter of a bore of a gun usually expressed in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and typically written as a decimal fraction",
      ": the diameter of a round or cylindrical body",
      ": the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder",
      ": level of excellence, skill, or importance",
      ": the diameter of a bullet or of the hole in the barrel of a gun",
      ": the diameter of a round or cylindrical body",
      ": the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-b\u0259r",
      "British also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "class",
      "grade",
      "quality",
      "rate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.",
      "musicians of the highest caliber perform at that concert hall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The watch uses one of the brand\u2019s elite mechanical movements, the caliber 1120 QP, the same one that drives men\u2019s tourbillons in the Overseas and Patrimony collections. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Portland\u2019s injury report for the final game of the first half against Miami included eight players, four of them starting caliber . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "With a hitter of Stephenson\u2019s caliber behind Votto, opposing pitchers have thrown more strikes to Votto to prevent putting another runner on base for Stephenson. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "However, that highest caliber has only been bestowed on 13 restaurants in the US: six in California, five in New York and one each in Chicago and Washington, D.C. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "After the call, Haynes and Briscoe met with the inmate\u2019s brother, who gave Haynes a .45 caliber firearm. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "While investigating Monday, detectives found a small- caliber projectile was lodged into pipe insulation at Maloney, according to a release from the Meriden Police Department. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "The man currently being sought is believed to have fired a .40 caliber weapon that killed 24-year-old Alexis Quinn, who police believe was one of two innocent bystanders killed in the shooting. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Rapid fire from the large- caliber guns on armored personnel carriers, sounding like a jackhammer at work, echoed around the area. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French calibre \"internal diameter of a cylindrical object, displacement of a gun,\" borrowed (by uncertain mediation) from Arabic q\u0101lab, q\u0101lib \"mold for casting metal, shoemaker's last,\" borrowed from Greek kalapod-, kal\u00e1pous, kal\u00f3pous \"shoemaker's last,\" from k\u00e2la (plural) \"wood, timber\" (of uncertain origin) + -a- (perhaps after tetr\u00e1pous \"four-footed\") or -o-  -o- + po\u00fas \"foot\" \u2014 more at foot entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215126"
  },
  "caliginous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": misty , dark"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "dark",
      "darkened",
      "darkish",
      "darkling",
      "darksome",
      "dim",
      "dimmed",
      "dusk",
      "dusky",
      "gloomy",
      "lightless",
      "murky",
      "obscure",
      "obscured",
      "pitch-black",
      "pitch-dark",
      "pitchy",
      "rayless",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "stygian",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "unlit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "brightened",
      "brilliant",
      "illuminated",
      "illumined",
      "light",
      "lit",
      "lighted",
      "lightsome",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French caligineux , from Latin caliginosus , from caligin-, caligo darkness",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192707"
  },
  "call":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": to utter a characteristic note or cry",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)",
      ": to give the calls for a square dance",
      ": to make a brief visit",
      ": to utter in a loud distinct voice",
      ": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively",
      ": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)",
      ": to command or request to come or be present",
      ": to cause to come : bring",
      ": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office",
      ": to invite or command to meet : convoke",
      ": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up",
      ": to give the order for : bring into action",
      ": to manage by giving the signals or orders",
      ": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)",
      ": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet",
      ": to challenge to make good on a statement",
      ": to charge with or censure for an offense",
      ": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry",
      ": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions",
      ": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)",
      ": to give the calls for (a square dance)",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned",
      ": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message",
      ": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to",
      ": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider",
      ": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience",
      ": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict",
      ": to name or specify in advance",
      ": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": to call a thing by its right name however coarse",
      ": to speak frankly",
      ": to call (as at one's house) to get",
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate",
      ": elicit , evoke",
      ": to cast doubt upon",
      ": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing",
      ": to call it a day : quit",
      ": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively",
      ": to call upon",
      ": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)",
      ": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)",
      ": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat",
      ": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure",
      ": to call the shots",
      ": to ask for or grant a time-out",
      ": to hold responsible : reprimand",
      ": require , oblige",
      ": to make a demand on : depend on",
      ": an act of calling with the voice : shout",
      ": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it",
      ": an instrument used for calling",
      ": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)",
      ": a request or command to come or assemble",
      ": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe",
      ": admission to the bar as a barrister",
      ": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment",
      ": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action",
      ": a summoning of actors to rehearsal",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place",
      ": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period",
      ": the selection of a play in football",
      ": demand , claim",
      ": need , justification",
      ": a demand for payment of money",
      ": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2",
      ": an instance of asking for something : request",
      ": roll call",
      ": a short usually formal visit",
      ": the name or thing called",
      ": the act of calling in a card game",
      ": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service",
      ": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers",
      ": a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": available for use : at the service of",
      ": ready to respond to a summons or command",
      ": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice",
      ": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons",
      ": to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to tell, order, or ask to come",
      ": to give the order for",
      ": to utter a cry",
      ": to get in touch with by telephone",
      ": to make a short visit",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to address someone or something as",
      ": to regard as being of a certain kind",
      ": to say or guess what the result will be",
      ": to estimate as being",
      ": suspend sense 4 , end",
      ": to require as necessary or suitable",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": cancel sense 2",
      ": to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing",
      ": to choose to answer",
      ": visit entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to speak in a loud voice",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere",
      ": to cause to be thought of or remembered",
      ": a loud shout or cry",
      ": a cry of an animal",
      ": a loud sound or signal",
      ": a public request or command",
      ": request entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a short visit",
      ": something called or announced",
      ": the act of calling on the telephone",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition",
      ": to announce or recite loudly",
      ": to admit (a person) as a barrister",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": a demand for payment of money: as",
      ": a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank",
      ": a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital",
      ": call option at option 3",
      ": a formal announcement or recitation",
      ": roll call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "bay",
      "bellow",
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "hollo",
      "halloo",
      "hallo",
      "roar",
      "shout",
      "sound off",
      "thunder",
      "vociferate",
      "yell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cry",
      "note"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People experiencing symptoms of heat stroke should call 911 immediately. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 440- 245-1870, or go lccaa.net/programs/water_assistance. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "For more information about bird sightings or to report bird sightings, call Mass Audubon at 781-259-8805 or go to www.massaudubon.org. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the Arizona Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 630-306-1362 or send email to tljrose@sbcglobal.net. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Popes don\u2019t normally call for consistories at the end of summer, when Rome is still in vacation shutdown mode. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Anyone who purchased one of the affected products can call 816-455-4188 to inquire about a refund, per the FDA statement. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The call to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center came after U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase emerge from a taxi stopped in front of Kavanaugh's house. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "The call for changes in correctional officer discipline comes amid criminal proceedings of three guards charged in the 2018 death of Larry Earvin while he was incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The outsourcing of resources from the data center and branch office to the cloud appeared to answer the decades-old call for agility, value and return on investment. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Though the call for proposals was a bit outside her usual repertoire, Cooke John submitted a design after some encouragement from a friend. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
      "Seen from the protagonists\u2019 worldview, the film becomes an earnest call for empathy in a country that is witnessing an unprecedented influx of immigrants. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Related: March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough action on gun control Click here to refresh this page and see the latest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The call for action comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Villarosa delivers a passionate call for equality in the American medical system. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195828"
  },
  "call (for)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": to utter a characteristic note or cry",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)",
      ": to give the calls for a square dance",
      ": to make a brief visit",
      ": to utter in a loud distinct voice",
      ": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively",
      ": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)",
      ": to command or request to come or be present",
      ": to cause to come : bring",
      ": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office",
      ": to invite or command to meet : convoke",
      ": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up",
      ": to give the order for : bring into action",
      ": to manage by giving the signals or orders",
      ": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)",
      ": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet",
      ": to challenge to make good on a statement",
      ": to charge with or censure for an offense",
      ": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry",
      ": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions",
      ": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)",
      ": to give the calls for (a square dance)",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned",
      ": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message",
      ": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to",
      ": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider",
      ": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience",
      ": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict",
      ": to name or specify in advance",
      ": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": to call a thing by its right name however coarse",
      ": to speak frankly",
      ": to call (as at one's house) to get",
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate",
      ": elicit , evoke",
      ": to cast doubt upon",
      ": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing",
      ": to call it a day : quit",
      ": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively",
      ": to call upon",
      ": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)",
      ": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)",
      ": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat",
      ": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure",
      ": to call the shots",
      ": to ask for or grant a time-out",
      ": to hold responsible : reprimand",
      ": require , oblige",
      ": to make a demand on : depend on",
      ": an act of calling with the voice : shout",
      ": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it",
      ": an instrument used for calling",
      ": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)",
      ": a request or command to come or assemble",
      ": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe",
      ": admission to the bar as a barrister",
      ": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment",
      ": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action",
      ": a summoning of actors to rehearsal",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place",
      ": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period",
      ": the selection of a play in football",
      ": demand , claim",
      ": need , justification",
      ": a demand for payment of money",
      ": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2",
      ": an instance of asking for something : request",
      ": roll call",
      ": a short usually formal visit",
      ": the name or thing called",
      ": the act of calling in a card game",
      ": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service",
      ": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers",
      ": a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": available for use : at the service of",
      ": ready to respond to a summons or command",
      ": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice",
      ": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons",
      ": to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to tell, order, or ask to come",
      ": to give the order for",
      ": to utter a cry",
      ": to get in touch with by telephone",
      ": to make a short visit",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to address someone or something as",
      ": to regard as being of a certain kind",
      ": to say or guess what the result will be",
      ": to estimate as being",
      ": suspend sense 4 , end",
      ": to require as necessary or suitable",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": cancel sense 2",
      ": to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing",
      ": to choose to answer",
      ": visit entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to speak in a loud voice",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere",
      ": to cause to be thought of or remembered",
      ": a loud shout or cry",
      ": a cry of an animal",
      ": a loud sound or signal",
      ": a public request or command",
      ": request entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a short visit",
      ": something called or announced",
      ": the act of calling on the telephone",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition",
      ": to announce or recite loudly",
      ": to admit (a person) as a barrister",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": a demand for payment of money: as",
      ": a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank",
      ": a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital",
      ": call option at option 3",
      ": a formal announcement or recitation",
      ": roll call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "bay",
      "bellow",
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "hollo",
      "halloo",
      "hallo",
      "roar",
      "shout",
      "sound off",
      "thunder",
      "vociferate",
      "yell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cry",
      "note"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People experiencing symptoms of heat stroke should call 911 immediately. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 440- 245-1870, or go lccaa.net/programs/water_assistance. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "For more information about bird sightings or to report bird sightings, call Mass Audubon at 781-259-8805 or go to www.massaudubon.org. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the Arizona Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 630-306-1362 or send email to tljrose@sbcglobal.net. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Popes don\u2019t normally call for consistories at the end of summer, when Rome is still in vacation shutdown mode. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Anyone who purchased one of the affected products can call 816-455-4188 to inquire about a refund, per the FDA statement. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The call to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center came after U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase emerge from a taxi stopped in front of Kavanaugh's house. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "The call for changes in correctional officer discipline comes amid criminal proceedings of three guards charged in the 2018 death of Larry Earvin while he was incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The outsourcing of resources from the data center and branch office to the cloud appeared to answer the decades-old call for agility, value and return on investment. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Though the call for proposals was a bit outside her usual repertoire, Cooke John submitted a design after some encouragement from a friend. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
      "Seen from the protagonists\u2019 worldview, the film becomes an earnest call for empathy in a country that is witnessing an unprecedented influx of immigrants. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Related: March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough action on gun control Click here to refresh this page and see the latest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The call for action comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Villarosa delivers a passionate call for equality in the American medical system. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171903"
  },
  "call (on":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": to utter a characteristic note or cry",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)",
      ": to give the calls for a square dance",
      ": to make a brief visit",
      ": to utter in a loud distinct voice",
      ": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively",
      ": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)",
      ": to command or request to come or be present",
      ": to cause to come : bring",
      ": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office",
      ": to invite or command to meet : convoke",
      ": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up",
      ": to give the order for : bring into action",
      ": to manage by giving the signals or orders",
      ": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)",
      ": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet",
      ": to challenge to make good on a statement",
      ": to charge with or censure for an offense",
      ": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry",
      ": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions",
      ": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)",
      ": to give the calls for (a square dance)",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned",
      ": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message",
      ": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to",
      ": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider",
      ": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience",
      ": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict",
      ": to name or specify in advance",
      ": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": to call a thing by its right name however coarse",
      ": to speak frankly",
      ": to call (as at one's house) to get",
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate",
      ": elicit , evoke",
      ": to cast doubt upon",
      ": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing",
      ": to call it a day : quit",
      ": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively",
      ": to call upon",
      ": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)",
      ": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)",
      ": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat",
      ": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure",
      ": to call the shots",
      ": to ask for or grant a time-out",
      ": to hold responsible : reprimand",
      ": require , oblige",
      ": to make a demand on : depend on",
      ": an act of calling with the voice : shout",
      ": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it",
      ": an instrument used for calling",
      ": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)",
      ": a request or command to come or assemble",
      ": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe",
      ": admission to the bar as a barrister",
      ": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment",
      ": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action",
      ": a summoning of actors to rehearsal",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place",
      ": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period",
      ": the selection of a play in football",
      ": demand , claim",
      ": need , justification",
      ": a demand for payment of money",
      ": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2",
      ": an instance of asking for something : request",
      ": roll call",
      ": a short usually formal visit",
      ": the name or thing called",
      ": the act of calling in a card game",
      ": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service",
      ": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers",
      ": a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": available for use : at the service of",
      ": ready to respond to a summons or command",
      ": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice",
      ": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons",
      ": to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to tell, order, or ask to come",
      ": to give the order for",
      ": to utter a cry",
      ": to get in touch with by telephone",
      ": to make a short visit",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to address someone or something as",
      ": to regard as being of a certain kind",
      ": to say or guess what the result will be",
      ": to estimate as being",
      ": suspend sense 4 , end",
      ": to require as necessary or suitable",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": cancel sense 2",
      ": to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing",
      ": to choose to answer",
      ": visit entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to speak in a loud voice",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere",
      ": to cause to be thought of or remembered",
      ": a loud shout or cry",
      ": a cry of an animal",
      ": a loud sound or signal",
      ": a public request or command",
      ": request entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a short visit",
      ": something called or announced",
      ": the act of calling on the telephone",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition",
      ": to announce or recite loudly",
      ": to admit (a person) as a barrister",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": a demand for payment of money: as",
      ": a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank",
      ": a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital",
      ": call option at option 3",
      ": a formal announcement or recitation",
      ": roll call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "bay",
      "bellow",
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "hollo",
      "halloo",
      "hallo",
      "roar",
      "shout",
      "sound off",
      "thunder",
      "vociferate",
      "yell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cry",
      "note"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People experiencing symptoms of heat stroke should call 911 immediately. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 440- 245-1870, or go lccaa.net/programs/water_assistance. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "For more information about bird sightings or to report bird sightings, call Mass Audubon at 781-259-8805 or go to www.massaudubon.org. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the Arizona Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 630-306-1362 or send email to tljrose@sbcglobal.net. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Popes don\u2019t normally call for consistories at the end of summer, when Rome is still in vacation shutdown mode. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Anyone who purchased one of the affected products can call 816-455-4188 to inquire about a refund, per the FDA statement. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The call to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center came after U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase emerge from a taxi stopped in front of Kavanaugh's house. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "The call for changes in correctional officer discipline comes amid criminal proceedings of three guards charged in the 2018 death of Larry Earvin while he was incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The outsourcing of resources from the data center and branch office to the cloud appeared to answer the decades-old call for agility, value and return on investment. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Though the call for proposals was a bit outside her usual repertoire, Cooke John submitted a design after some encouragement from a friend. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
      "Seen from the protagonists\u2019 worldview, the film becomes an earnest call for empathy in a country that is witnessing an unprecedented influx of immigrants. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Related: March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough action on gun control Click here to refresh this page and see the latest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The call for action comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Villarosa delivers a passionate call for equality in the American medical system. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222958"
  },
  "call (on ":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": to utter a characteristic note or cry",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)",
      ": to give the calls for a square dance",
      ": to make a brief visit",
      ": to utter in a loud distinct voice",
      ": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively",
      ": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)",
      ": to command or request to come or be present",
      ": to cause to come : bring",
      ": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office",
      ": to invite or command to meet : convoke",
      ": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up",
      ": to give the order for : bring into action",
      ": to manage by giving the signals or orders",
      ": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)",
      ": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet",
      ": to challenge to make good on a statement",
      ": to charge with or censure for an offense",
      ": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry",
      ": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions",
      ": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)",
      ": to give the calls for (a square dance)",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
      ": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned",
      ": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message",
      ": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to",
      ": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider",
      ": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience",
      ": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict",
      ": to name or specify in advance",
      ": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": to call a thing by its right name however coarse",
      ": to speak frankly",
      ": to call (as at one's house) to get",
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate",
      ": elicit , evoke",
      ": to cast doubt upon",
      ": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing",
      ": to call it a day : quit",
      ": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively",
      ": to call upon",
      ": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)",
      ": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)",
      ": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat",
      ": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure",
      ": to call the shots",
      ": to ask for or grant a time-out",
      ": to hold responsible : reprimand",
      ": require , oblige",
      ": to make a demand on : depend on",
      ": an act of calling with the voice : shout",
      ": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it",
      ": an instrument used for calling",
      ": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)",
      ": a request or command to come or assemble",
      ": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe",
      ": admission to the bar as a barrister",
      ": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment",
      ": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action",
      ": a summoning of actors to rehearsal",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place",
      ": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period",
      ": the selection of a play in football",
      ": demand , claim",
      ": need , justification",
      ": a demand for payment of money",
      ": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2",
      ": an instance of asking for something : request",
      ": roll call",
      ": a short usually formal visit",
      ": the name or thing called",
      ": the act of calling in a card game",
      ": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service",
      ": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers",
      ": a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)",
      ": available for use : at the service of",
      ": ready to respond to a summons or command",
      ": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice",
      ": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons",
      ": to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to tell, order, or ask to come",
      ": to give the order for",
      ": to utter a cry",
      ": to get in touch with by telephone",
      ": to make a short visit",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to address someone or something as",
      ": to regard as being of a certain kind",
      ": to say or guess what the result will be",
      ": to estimate as being",
      ": suspend sense 4 , end",
      ": to require as necessary or suitable",
      ": to make a request or demand",
      ": cancel sense 2",
      ": to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing",
      ": to choose to answer",
      ": visit entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to speak in a loud voice",
      ": to announce or read (something) loudly",
      ": to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere",
      ": to cause to be thought of or remembered",
      ": a loud shout or cry",
      ": a cry of an animal",
      ": a loud sound or signal",
      ": a public request or command",
      ": request entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a short visit",
      ": something called or announced",
      ": the act of calling on the telephone",
      ": decision sense 1",
      ": the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition",
      ": to announce or recite loudly",
      ": to admit (a person) as a barrister",
      ": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
      ": to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption",
      ": a demand for payment of money: as",
      ": a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank",
      ": a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital",
      ": call option at option 3",
      ": a formal announcement or recitation",
      ": roll call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "bay",
      "bellow",
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "hollo",
      "halloo",
      "hallo",
      "roar",
      "shout",
      "sound off",
      "thunder",
      "vociferate",
      "yell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cry",
      "note"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People experiencing symptoms of heat stroke should call 911 immediately. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 440- 245-1870, or go lccaa.net/programs/water_assistance. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "For more information about bird sightings or to report bird sightings, call Mass Audubon at 781-259-8805 or go to www.massaudubon.org. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the Arizona Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "For more information, call 630-306-1362 or send email to tljrose@sbcglobal.net. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Popes don\u2019t normally call for consistories at the end of summer, when Rome is still in vacation shutdown mode. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Anyone who purchased one of the affected products can call 816-455-4188 to inquire about a refund, per the FDA statement. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The call to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center came after U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase emerge from a taxi stopped in front of Kavanaugh's house. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "The call for changes in correctional officer discipline comes amid criminal proceedings of three guards charged in the 2018 death of Larry Earvin while he was incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The outsourcing of resources from the data center and branch office to the cloud appeared to answer the decades-old call for agility, value and return on investment. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Though the call for proposals was a bit outside her usual repertoire, Cooke John submitted a design after some encouragement from a friend. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
      "Seen from the protagonists\u2019 worldview, the film becomes an earnest call for empathy in a country that is witnessing an unprecedented influx of immigrants. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Related: March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough action on gun control Click here to refresh this page and see the latest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The call for action comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Villarosa delivers a passionate call for equality in the American medical system. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212001"
  },
  "call down":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause or entreat to descend",
      ": reprimand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205547"
  },
  "call off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to draw away : divert",
      ": cancel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "detract",
      "distract",
      "divert",
      "throw off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest",
      "called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204120"
  },
  "callow":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking adult sophistication : immature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adolescent",
      "green",
      "immature",
      "inexperienced",
      "juvenile",
      "puerile",
      "raw",
      "unfledged",
      "unformed",
      "unripe",
      "unripened"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adult",
      "experienced",
      "grown-up",
      "mature",
      "ripe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a story about a callow youth who learns the value of hard work and self-reliance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the newcomer to a group of salty veterans, River is designed as a callow character, and Lowden solidly conveys the sense of a frustrated man who hasn\u2019t quite given up on getting his life back on track, but might be getting close. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "If Michigan basketball's season disintegrates in the next few days by cratering at Ohio State on Sunday and crashing out of next week's Big Ten tournament with another callow display, then Thursday\u2019s loss to No. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Lowery opted to make Gawain a callow young man who aspires to earn the right to join the Knights of the Round Table by proving his honor and bravery\u2014confronting some hard truths about himself along his journey. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "This brings her into conflict with the callow Erik, who is fearful of being deposed in Oluf\u2019s favor, and ultimately also with half the Union, as each of the nobles is forced to take sides. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s little overt menace to this Paul, who mostly registers as a sincere, sensitive, if callow hero-in-the-making. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Paul\u2014here played by Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who actually looks like a teenager\u2014is callow , stubborn, argumentative, and possessed of a superficial idealism that can easily slide into cynicism. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Over the course of 60 minutes, a callow secondary, two transfers at tackle and some veterans in new positions became a unit that looked at times formidable and generally capable. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The Sox had to claim players off waivers and promote callow prospects to fill the holes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavonic gol\u016d bare",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-001548"
  },
  "calmness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water",
      ": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table",
      ": a state of tranquility",
      ": to become calm",
      ": to make calm",
      ": marked by calm : still",
      ": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance",
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storm, wind, or rough water",
      ": a quiet and peaceful state",
      ": to make or become less active or disturbed",
      ": not stormy or windy",
      ": not excited or upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm",
      "\u02c8kam",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calmness",
      "hush",
      "peace",
      "peacefulness",
      "placidity",
      "quiet",
      "quietness",
      "quietude",
      "repose",
      "restfulness",
      "sereneness",
      "serenity",
      "still",
      "stillness",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becalm",
      "compose",
      "lull",
      "lullaby",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "salve",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "still",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Fortunately, there was plenty of warm water \u2013 and relaxing calm \u2013 at St. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Atwood calm , witnesses say The execution team began the process of preparing for execution shortly before 9:40 a.m., which took about 30 minutes, according to Arizona Department of Corrections Deputy Director Frank Strada. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The vocalists maintained a breathless calm in the face of pain and challenge, instilling deliveries with a hushed urgency. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The fight between him and Vader at the end of A New Hope has a calm to it. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "And a calm -inducing white noise generator, right there in your phone. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Health care workers were accused of being foot soldiers for a political agenda; struggled to calm belligerent visitors; and faced heightened exposure to disease when people with COVID-19 refused to cover their faces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Smith\u2019s group and other neighborhood activists worked to calm tensions between police and residents in 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the police shooting of Latrell Allen, which sparked an uproar and was linked to downtown looting. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "These products can help calm scalp irritation, remove buildup, balance sebum levels, and treat conditions such as dandruff and psoriasis. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "Triptans\u2014medications that calm nerves and block pain signals in the brain\u2014can help right away with migraine attacks, as they are meant to be taken at the first sign of an attack to help reduce symptoms. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
      "Satisfying your customers can help calm anger, promote goodwill and encourage a more positive reputation. \u2014 Matthew Earle, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve, empowered to fight inflation by setting interest rates, is aiming to calm inflation with seven hikes this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Applying turmeric to your face can help calm skin rashes, lighten dark spots and hyperpigmentation, treat acne and brighten skin tone, just to name a few of its benefits. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
      "This year, Israel has lifted restrictions and taken other steps to try and calm tensions, but the attacks and the military raids are fueling another cycle of unrest. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Outside the eastern city of Kramatorsk, what began as a calm Tuesday morning was interrupted by the distant roar of a pair of surface-to-air missiles, their contrails streaking across the blue sky. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "This vanity in particular adds a wonderful pop of color to a calm all-white bathroom. \u2014 Anna Logan, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
      "The hopes and excitement around MIkhail Gorbachev's glasnost in the late 1980s gave way to a calm , even attitude in the 1990s, and then wariness in the 2000s. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "And after a calm Sunday, the threat may return Sunday night. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Callion told the Miami Herald/FLKeysNews.com that the weather around 5 p.m., right before the crash, was calm , but that a storm was approaching. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185035"
  },
  "calumniate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about",
      ": to injure the reputation of by calumny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asperse",
      "blacken",
      "defame",
      "libel",
      "malign",
      "slander",
      "smear",
      "traduce",
      "vilify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225549"
  },
  "camber":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to curve upward in the middle",
      ": to arch slightly",
      ": to impart camber to",
      ": a slight convexity, arching, or curvature (as of a beam, deck, or road)",
      ": the convexity of the curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge",
      ": a setting of the wheels of an automotive vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kam-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All that travel lets the X3 crawl over giant rocks and off- camber spots while still feeling completely planted. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "There are lots of fat, reverse- camber skis that will keep you stoked and floating on a powder day, but my personal favorite is DPS Skis\u2019 Wailer 112 RPC. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2015",
      "The rocker works with the camber , the flex matches the sidecut, and the torsional strength delivers a crisp feel and good feedback in soft to medium-hard snow. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Movement created by off- camber obstacles won\u2019t be adequately controlled, which could increase the odds of a rollover. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And a two-position, carbon-fiber anti-roll bar up front with a three-way iron bar in back and adjustable camber at both axles and tunable coil-over suspension. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 14 July 2021",
      "Thus, the suspension has seen some heavy reworking, including stiffer springs and adaptive Bilstein dampers; and since this is a track car, there\u2019s a greater range available for camber and toe adjustment. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Up front, the strut suspension features model-specific pivot bearings that add nearly a degree of negative camber compared to the regular A3. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Substantial efforts went into optimizing chine design and conical camber of the wing leading edge. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215619"
  },
  "camp":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)",
      ": a group of tents, cabins, or huts",
      ": a settlement newly sprung up in a lumbering or mining region",
      ": a place usually in the country for recreation or instruction often during the summer",
      ": a program offering access to recreational or educational facilities for a limited period of time",
      ": a preseason training session for athletes",
      ": a body of persons encamped",
      ": a group of persons",
      ": a group engaged in promoting or defending a theory, doctrine, position, or person",
      ": an ideological position",
      ": military service or life",
      ": to make camp or occupy a camp",
      ": to live temporarily in a camp or outdoors",
      ": to take up one's quarters : lodge",
      ": to take up one's position : settle down",
      ": to put into a camp",
      ": accommodate",
      ": something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing",
      ": a style or mode of personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated and often fuses elements of high and popular culture",
      ": exaggerated effeminate mannerisms (as of speech or gesture)",
      ": of, relating to, being, or displaying camp : campy",
      ": to engage in camp : exhibit the qualities of camp",
      ": a place where temporary shelters are erected",
      ": a place or program for recreation or instruction usually during the summer",
      ": to make or occupy a camp",
      ": to sleep outdoors usually in a tent",
      "cyclic AMP",
      "Walter Chauncey 1859\u20131925 American football coach"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kamp",
      "\u02c8kamp",
      "\u02c8kamp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bivouac",
      "campground",
      "campsite",
      "encampment",
      "hutment"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "bestow",
      "billet",
      "bivouac",
      "board",
      "bunk",
      "chamber",
      "domicile",
      "encamp",
      "harbor",
      "house",
      "lodge",
      "put up",
      "quarter",
      "roof",
      "room",
      "shelter",
      "take in"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1543, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adjective",
      "1909, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214922"
  },
  "campground":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the area or place (such as a field or grove) used for a camp, for camping , or for a camp meeting",
      ": an area used for a camp or for camping"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kamp-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8kamp-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bivouac",
      "camp",
      "campsite",
      "encampment",
      "hutment"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pine Mountain stands at 6,650 feet and hosts a small campground (no water) near the top. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The incident occurred just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday outside a campground area at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the State Parks Division said Monday. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Visitors who are driving RVs or pulling trailers and don't have campground reservations should use the park-and-ride lots. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "This drive-in campground is located in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest, above Big Rock Falls and close to Privassion Creek. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
      "On Ocracoke, this encompasses the island outside the village, including the beaches, Banker pony pen and campground . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "The park also has a campground that might be easier to get a reservation for in the summer than Mirror Lake, and is a bargain compared with other state parks ($15 per night during the week, $20 on weekends). \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "At Malaquite\u2019s campground , semi-primitive RV and tent sites in the dunes face the Gulf. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
      "Wild author Mary Forgione says Channel Islands fans will have a new place to stay this summer as a new campground is being built near Prisoners Harbor on the east side of Santa Cruz Island. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223949"
  },
  "campo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grassland plain in South America with scattered perennial herbs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kam-(\u02cc)p\u014d",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "champaign",
      "down(s)",
      "grassland",
      "heath",
      "lea",
      "ley",
      "llano",
      "moor",
      "pampa",
      "plain",
      "prairie",
      "savanna",
      "savannah",
      "steppe",
      "tundra",
      "veld",
      "veldt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish, from Spanish, field, from Latin campus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201520"
  },
  "campsite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp",
      ": a place used for camping"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kamp-\u02ccs\u012bt",
      "\u02c8kamp-\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bivouac",
      "camp",
      "campground",
      "encampment",
      "hutment"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The campsite includes a picnic table and a grill for cooking.",
      "the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sandy Michael Langseth II, 39, and April Marie Sheldahl, 45, died on Sunday afternoon after they were struck by a falling tree at their campsite along Flambeau River, the Price County Sheriff's Office wrote in a news release. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "The BioLite AlpenGlow Lantern, available in both 250 and 500 lumens, is a great source to keep your campsite illuminated\u2014with a little dash of ambience. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "In August, Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner, newlyweds who frequently camped around Moab, Utah, were found shot dead in the La Sal Mountains near their campsite . \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "The Grand County Sheriff\u2019s Office identified a suspect Wednesday in the slaying of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner, a newlywed couple that were found fatally shot near their campsite in the La Sal Mountains outside of Moab on August 18. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "But a good camp lantern or two can transform your campsite into a warm, inviting, livable outdoor space that feels more like home. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 13 May 2022",
      "Sheriff deputies also located Coleman's belongings at her campsite at the West Glacier KOA campground. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Their campsite was tidy, with a large blue tarp serving as an entry rug. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "From the garage to the kitchen to the campsite , every man needs a variety of reliable tools in his life. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225905"
  },
  "can":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "helping verb",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": be physically or mentally able to",
      ": know how to",
      ": be inherently able or designed to",
      ": be enabled by law, agreement, or custom to",
      ": be permitted by conscience or feeling to",
      ": be made possible or probable by circumstances to",
      ": be logically or axiologically able to",
      ": have permission to",
      ": to be able to do, make, or accomplish",
      ": know , understand",
      ": to have knowledge or skill",
      ": a usually cylindrical receptacle:",
      ": a container (as of tinplate) in which products (such as perishable foods) are hermetically sealed for preservation until use",
      ": a usually metal typically cylindrical receptacle usually with an open top, often with a removable cover, and sometimes with a spout or side handles (as for holding liquid or trash)",
      ": a jar for packing or preserving fruit or vegetables",
      ": a vessel for holding liquids",
      ": a drinking vessel",
      ": a recessed lighting fixture",
      ": buttocks",
      ": toilet",
      ": bathroom sense 1",
      ": jail",
      ": destroyer sense 2",
      ": headphone",
      ": completed and ready for release",
      ": to put in a can : preserve by sealing in airtight cans or jars",
      ": to hit (a golf shot) into the cup",
      ": to hit (a shot) in basketball",
      ": to discharge from employment",
      ": to put a stop or end to",
      "canceled; cancellation",
      "cannon",
      "canto",
      "Canada; Canadian",
      ": know how to",
      ": be able to",
      ": be permitted by conscience or feeling to",
      ": have permission to",
      ": to be possible",
      ": a metal container usually shaped like a cylinder",
      ": the contents of a can",
      ": to prepare for later use by sealing in an airtight can or jar",
      "Canada",
      "Canadian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kan",
      "also",
      "dialectal",
      "\u02c8kan",
      "\u02c8kan",
      "k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kan",
      "\u02c8kan",
      "\u02c8kan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "canister",
      "cannister",
      "drum",
      "tin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "cease",
      "cut off",
      "cut out",
      "desist (from)",
      "discontinue",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "give over",
      "halt",
      "knock off",
      "lay off",
      "leave off",
      "pack (up ",
      "quit",
      "shut off",
      "stop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He ate the whole can of beans.",
      "the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In which case, most of the stuff was already in the can . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a new Indy movie, already shot but as yet untitled, in the can for release in June 2023. \u2014 Ty Burr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "The first two episodes will debut Aug. 31 on Disney+, with a total of 12 episodes already in the can . \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The theatrical medium\u2019s first response to that transformative day was a round of digital erasures that banished any images of the World Trade Center from features already in the can and ready for release. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Because of Covid, the movie was in the can for all of 2020, while George Floyd was killed and the Black Lives Matter protests were all over the news. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Crush the tomatoes by hand and add to the strainer; do not add the juice in the can . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "That tends to get decided and announced after at least the first few weeks of a show are in the can . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 July 2021",
      "With inspiration from friends, Albayati kept the tab from her can and strung it onto a silver necklace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222049"
  },
  "canalize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide with a canal or channel",
      ": to make into or similar to a canal",
      ": to provide with an outlet",
      ": to direct into preferred channels",
      ": to flow in or into a channel",
      ": to establish new channels",
      ": to drain (a wound) by forming channels without the use of tubes",
      ": to develop new channels (as new capillaries in a blood clot)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "channel",
      "channelize",
      "conduct",
      "direct",
      "funnel",
      "pipe",
      "siphon",
      "syphon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210404"
  },
  "cancel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time",
      ": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul",
      ": to match in force or effect : offset",
      ": to bring to nothingness : destroy",
      ": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media",
      "\u2014 see also cancel culture",
      ": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse",
      ": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator",
      ": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account",
      ": to mark or strike out for deletion",
      ": omit , delete",
      ": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance",
      ": cancellation",
      ": a deleted part or passage",
      ": a leaf containing matter to be deleted",
      ": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed",
      ": to take back : stop from being in effect",
      ": to cause to not happen",
      ": to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect",
      ": to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation",
      ": to cross out or strike out with a line",
      ": to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again",
      ": to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as",
      ": to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of \u2014 compare revoke",
      ": to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of",
      ": to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank",
      ": to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit)",
      ": to put an end to (a contract): as",
      ": to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed",
      ": to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached \u2014 compare rescind , terminate",
      ": to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party",
      ": to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "abort",
      "call",
      "call off",
      "cry off",
      "drop",
      "recall",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "revoke",
      "scrap",
      "scrub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "keep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Severe flooding in Maryland forced singer Halsey to cancel a concert Wednesday evening. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Real quick American, United, Southwest and others cancel more than 1,300 flights. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The carrier was forced to cancel more than 400 flights on Saturday and Sunday, and another 133 flights on Monday, according to FlightAware. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "Guglielmi also says that banks should in most cases cancel out the duplicate charge. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "As a result, O\u2019Leary said, Ryanair has had to cancel flights and give up 600,000 to 800,000 potential ticket sales during Europe\u2019s peak summer travel season. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
      "What\u2019s more, many airlines are having to cancel flights due to staff shortages, notably pilots. \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The votes for Lil Nas X and Doja Cat should cancel each other out, just as the votes for Eilish and Swift \u2014 last year\u2019s Album of the Year victor \u2014 will also likely do. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "These anxieties tend to burst out in a variety of flash points and buzzwords and panics: cancel culture, Critical Race Theory, the woke mob. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "As if the Republicans are railing against cancel culture. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The authors noted the rise of cancel culture, which was due in part to the emergence of the #metoo movement and the start of the Trump presidency. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224930"
  },
  "cancel (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225412"
  },
  "candescent":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "glowing or dazzling from or as if from great heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"kan-\u02c8de-s\u1d4ant",
    "synonyms":[
      "beaming",
      "bedazzling",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clear",
      "dazzling",
      "effulgent",
      "fulgent",
      "glowing",
      "incandescent",
      "lambent",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous",
      "lustrous",
      "radiant",
      "refulgent",
      "sheeny",
      "shining",
      "shiny",
      "splendid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dim",
      "dull",
      "lackluster",
      "unbright",
      "unbrilliant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the campers were transfixed by the candescent coals of their seashore fire"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin candescent-, candescens , present participle of candescere , inchoative of cand\u0113re ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1808, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163654"
  },
  "candidness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by honest sincere expression",
      ": disposed to criticize severely : blunt",
      ": indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception",
      ": free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair",
      ": relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed",
      ": white",
      ": marked by or showing honesty : frank",
      ": relating to photography of people acting naturally without being posed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "If Bart Knaggs had been totally candid , he would have told me that when his prospective father-in-law, who was a doctor, had heard that the cancer had moved into my lungs, he said to Bart, \"Well, your friend is dead.\" \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
      "To be candid , I have wondered whether it is fair to write about a man for whom I cannot help but feel a real distaste. \u2014 Jill Lepore , Journal of American History , June 2001",
      "There are candid \u2026 anecdotes of open-heart surgery. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 30 Sept. 1990",
      "He was quite candid about his past.",
      "She gave us her candid opinion on the matter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each car site defines the final category somewhat differently, but an accurate valuation depends on an owner\u2019s being candid about the shape of a vehicle. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has succeeded in getting 1,000 more police officers assigned to the system, but its chair, Janno Lieber, was candid last week when asked about the current climate. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "Ukrainian officials have been candid about the army\u2019s travails while arguing more rapid deliveries of Western weaponry will resolve them. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "But with the giant highs came some traumatizing lows, as Hill is candid about the isolation incurred by his growing fame, a mysterious injury that sidelined him, and his wife's health struggles. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "And in her first book, How to Be a Boss B*tch, out now, Quinn gets candid about her life in the real world. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 19 May 2022",
      "Over the years, Ariana Grande has been candid about her struggles with mental health. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
      "Multiple courthouse sources, including longtime prosecutors, were candid about the reasons. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Representative Ayanna Pressley of Boston has been candid about that challenge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Latin; French candide , from Latin candidus bright, white, from cand\u0113re to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205512"
  },
  "candlelight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the light of a candle",
      ": a soft artificial light",
      ": the time for lighting candles : twilight",
      ": the light of a candle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-d\u1d4al-\u02cc(l)\u012bt",
      "\u02c8kan-d\u1d4al-\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "blackness",
      "dark",
      "darkness",
      "dusk",
      "gloaming",
      "gloom",
      "murk",
      "night",
      "semidarkness",
      "shade",
      "shadows",
      "twilight",
      "umbra"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "brightness",
      "brilliance",
      "day",
      "daylight",
      "glare",
      "glow",
      "light",
      "lightness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Winters High School is holding a candlelight vigil at the football field Friday night, the coroner\u2019s office said. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
      "Friends and community members gathered Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil and moment of silence in memory of Julio Ramirez, 25, who died in April shortly after leaving a popular New York City gay bar. \u2014 Jay Valle, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "For three decades, Hong Kong had mourned the victims of China\u2019s bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters with a candlelight vigil on the night of June 4 that would be attended by tens of thousands of people vowing never to forget. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "For more than three decades, activists held an annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong\u2019s Victoria Park to remember the incident also known simply as June 4th. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "During a candlelight vigil two days after Brophy\u2019s death, Crampton Brophy even confronted the school\u2019s leaders, blaming them for the lack of security cameras inside the building, Stromquist recalled. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
      "The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony. \u2014 Mohamed Ibrahim, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Ohio State said the memorial erected at the north rotunda during a candlelight vigil on Tuesday will also remain through the spring game. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The event starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner and there will be prayer, dance and a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223813"
  },
  "candor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unreserved , honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness",
      ": freedom from prejudice or malice : fairness",
      ": brightness , brilliance",
      ": unstained purity",
      ": kindliness",
      ": sincere and honest expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccd\u022fr",
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bluntness",
      "candidness",
      "directness",
      "forthrightness",
      "frankness",
      "honesty",
      "openheartedness",
      "openness",
      "outspokenness",
      "plainness",
      "plainspokenness",
      "plumpness",
      "straightforwardness",
      "unguardedness",
      "unreserve",
      "unreservedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "indirection"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, the pleasures of Patterson\u2019s story are the moments when a bit of quirkiness and candor creeps in. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Daughter Kelly plays a key role, tracing the relationship between George and her mother, Brenda, with an unflinching candor that touches on her mother\u2019s alcoholism, her father\u2019s drug addiction, and the crises and recoveries along the way. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
      "In general, there\u2019s an overt quality to the new authoritarians, cynicism turned into irresistible candor . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The show is harrowing and its subjects\u2019 candor sometimes breathtaking. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Burdened by its duty of care to a fragile text, the film preserves too much of it wholesale, its writing taking on a literary artificiality that doesn\u2019t quite match Toews\u2019 elegant candor , even when the phrasing remains the same. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Sarkisian and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski remained engaged with the entire family, building up mutual trust with consistent candor . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "Lolita, Resnick\u2019s book presents moments recollected from adolescence with stark emotional candor . \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Asked about the latest intelligence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that a dynamic within the Kremlin exists where advisers are unwilling to speak to Putin with candor . \u2014 Aamer Madhani And Nomaan Merchant, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Latin; French candeur , from Latin candor , from cand\u0113re \u2014 more at candid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190901"
  },
  "canine":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a conical pointed tooth",
      "one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar \u2014 see tooth illustration",
      "dog sense 1a",
      "canid",
      "of or resembling that of a dog",
      "of or relating to dogs or to the family (Canidae) including the canids",
      "a pointed tooth next to the incisors",
      "a domestic dog or a related animal (as a wolf or fox)",
      "of or relating to the domestic dog or a related animal",
      "like or typical of a dog",
      "a conical pointed tooth",
      "one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar",
      "any member of the family Canidae dog",
      "of or relating to dogs or to the family Canidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccn\u012bn",
    "synonyms":[
      "dog",
      "doggy",
      "doggie",
      "hound",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "in the minds of some, the winner of this prestigious dog show has a fair claim to the title of King of the Canines",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Of course, there are a few major differences between hiking with a canine and a nine-pound Rex rabbit. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
      "These methods suggested that there simply wasn\u2019t room for the cat\u2019s lower lip to fit between his upper canines and gums, however, there was space for the two upper canine teeth to nestle inside the lower lip. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
      "The animal\u2019s lower jaw and several teeth, including a long canine , were discovered in Oceanside in 1988 and had been stored in the museum\u2019s vast fossil collection since. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The lower jaw and several teeth, including a long canine , were discovered in Oceanside in 1988 and had been stored in the museum\u2019s vast fossil collection ever since. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But the jaw stood out because of the shape and size of the teeth, the spacing between them and the shape of the flange (the part of the chin that stuck down to protect the animal\u2019s canine teeth). \u2014 Raegan Scharfetter, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The sneak peek at Tatum's directorial debut shows Tatum's Briggs at the start of his trip with Lulu, trying to get acquainted with the canine . \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Less than a half-hour later, five officers walked through the woods with a canine , the review said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "The Spencers are in fine company with the canine -loving royal family. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "In the buddy dramedy (in theaters Friday), Tatum co-directs and stars as Briggs, an Army Ranger taking a canine war-hero Belgian Malinois (also named Lulu), on an eventful road trip to the funeral of her handler. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Caged dogs used to be sole source of canine blood supply in California. \u2014 Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Following the long tradition of canine political leadership in Rabbit Hash, Lady ran for mayor in 2016, but was edged out of office by Brynneth Pawltrow, a pitbull. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Engineers keep endowing robots with human or now canine characteristics. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "And a new liquid biopsy has made canine bladder cancer, which can be mistaken for bladder stones or urinary tract infections, easy to diagnose, even in an early stage. \u2014 Amy Sutherland, Scientific American , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "If someone was casting an all- canine version of a Cheech and Chong movie, Archie would have been a shoo-in. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2020",
      "This new analysis of both canine and human DNA reveals new details of our evolving relationship with our furry friends. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "Push the lever, and a dozen ice-slices tumbled out with almost canine enthusiasm. \u2014 James Lileks, Star Tribune , 1 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163511"
  },
  "canker":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an erosive or spreading sore",
      ": an area of necrosis in a plant",
      ": a plant disease characterized by cankers",
      ": any of various disorders of animals marked by chronic inflammatory changes",
      ": a caterpillar destructive to plants",
      ": rust sense 1",
      ": a source of corruption or debasement",
      ": dog rose",
      ": to infect with a spreading sore",
      ": to corrupt the spirit of",
      ": to become infested with canker",
      ": to become corrupted",
      ": an erosive or spreading sore",
      ": gangrene",
      ": canker sore",
      ": a chronic inflammation of the ear in dogs, cats, or rabbits",
      ": a localized form of mange",
      ": a chronic and progressive inflammation of the deep horn-producing tissues of the frog and sole of the hooves of horses resulting in softening and destruction of the horny layers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka\u014b-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka\u014b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "bastardize",
      "cheapen",
      "corrupt",
      "debase",
      "debauch",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "demoralize",
      "deprave",
      "deteriorate",
      "lessen",
      "pervert",
      "poison",
      "profane",
      "prostitute",
      "subvert",
      "vitiate",
      "warp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "elevate",
      "ennoble",
      "uplift"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many people note an association between canker sores and a common toothpaste ingredient called sodium lauryl sulfate. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "The mainstay of apple canker control is pruning out the cankers. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Sometimes the canker is an area of swollen bark, and some cankers bleed sap. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The move came after potato wart, an unsightly canker that poses no threat to human health, was detected in two fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Remove cankered limbs from fruit and nut trees for control of diseases such as apple anthracnose, bacterial canker of stone fruit and Eastern filbert blight. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The canker , which can spread through infected potatoes, soil and equipment, had before the November discoveries been detected 33 times on Prince Edward Island since 2000. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Scout cherry trees for signs and symptoms of bacterial canker . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Remove cankered limbs from fruit and nut trees for control of diseases such as apple anthracnose and bacterial canker of stone fruit. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221435"
  },
  "canned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preserved in a sealed can or jar",
      ": prepared or recorded in advance",
      ": prepared in standardized form for nonspecific use or wide distribution",
      ": lacking originality or individuality as if mass-produced",
      ": drunk sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apish",
      "emulative",
      "epigonic",
      "epigonous",
      "formulaic",
      "imitative",
      "mimetic",
      "mimic",
      "slavish",
      "unoriginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "archetypal",
      "archetypical",
      "original"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The salesperson kept using the same canned phrases.",
      "there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, our diets are full of it: boxes of baby spinach, bags of rice, and canned tomatoes are all processed to a degree. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside the tiny grocery, a barren room illuminated by a single bare bulb overhead, the shelves held eggs, cookies, canned tomatoes and soda. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Reduce the heat to medium-low, and add the onion, garlic, and canned tomatoes. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "San Diego is better known as a craft beer mecca, but lately much of the adult drink news in town has been made by the makers of kombucha, canned cocktails, still and sparkling wines and distilleries. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The category has grown nearly 4% in the past year, falling well short of the gains seen with canned cocktails. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "Our spirits and canned cocktails are now award-winning year after year, and has generated a huge demand for our annual Virginia Bourbon Invitational, hosted by the hotel and Tarnished Truth Distilling. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Admission covers food and beverages, including beer, wine, and canned cocktails. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "With the popularity of canned cocktails on the rise, Fresca\u2019s parent brand Coca-Cola saw an opportunity. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205053"
  },
  "cannonade":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy fire of artillery",
      ": an attack (as with words) likened to artillery fire : bombardment",
      ": to attack with or as if with artillery",
      ": to deliver artillery fire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-n\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrage",
      "blitz",
      "blitzkrieg",
      "bombardment",
      "drumbeat",
      "drumfire",
      "flurry",
      "fusillade",
      "hail",
      "salvo",
      "shower",
      "storm",
      "volley"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "batter",
      "blitz",
      "blitzkrieg",
      "bomb",
      "bombard",
      "shell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The French directed a cannonade at the British for three hours.",
      "the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints",
      "Verb",
      "the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1637, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221631"
  },
  "canny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clever , shrewd",
      ": prudent",
      ": careful , steady",
      ": restrained",
      ": quiet , snug",
      ": in a canny manner : carefully",
      ": clever especially in taking advantage of opportunities : shrewd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astute",
      "clear-eyed",
      "clear-sighted",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hardheaded",
      "heady",
      "knowing",
      "savvy",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "shrewd",
      "smart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unknowing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents",
      "warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nina Yashar, the canny doyenne of Milanese design, curated two exhibits at the Giovanni Nicelli Airport (on view until the end of June). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Mann combines a clear-eyed vision of a not-so-distant period of history with canny spy-world touches and astute elements of farcical humor. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In some respects, successfully planting the case in Virginia, despite the state\u2019s tenuous-at-best connections with both Heard and Depp, was just some regular canny lawyering. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The need to shield those identities from attention meant that such staffers were indeed susceptible to pressure, if not from foreign agents, usually, then from canny domestic operators. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
      "The result is a canny team, still developing, straddling two generations, and likable. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "But over the past decade or so, his biggest impact has been in humanitarian work, through the grass-roots rapid-response efforts of World Central Kitchen and his canny understanding of the power levers in Washington. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "His canny choice of running mate also united the Marcos political machinery with that of the country\u2019s other leading dynasty. \u2014 Time , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1786, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205912"
  },
  "canonize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to declare (a deceased person) an officially recognized saint",
      ": to make canonical",
      ": to sanction by ecclesiastical authority",
      ": to attribute authoritative sanction or approval to",
      ": to treat as illustrious, preeminent, or sacred"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "adulate",
      "deify",
      "dote (on)",
      "hero-worship",
      "idolize",
      "worship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She died 100 years ago and was canonized in Rome last year.",
      "a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All that\u2019s left to canonize the process is assent by Nigeria\u2019s legislators. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Much has changed since 1994, when Campion became only the second woman ever nominated for best director, and the chance to canonize her could put Campion in contention for a major Oscar. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "While impeccable values decorate the company's hallways, the leader's shadow may canonize symptoms of coercion, deception and fake compliance. \u2014 Loubna Noureddin, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
      "Some subset of the suburban women who helped canonize Ginsburg might soften their opposition to these candidates, who are now seen, rightly, as mindless apologists for Trumpism and its horrors. \u2014 David Faris, TheWeek , 20 Sep. 2020",
      "Many of the saints canonized by the Church during the late Middle Ages were lay women and men who had provided assistance for those stricken with plague, leprosy and other infirmities. \u2014 Adam J. Davis, The Conversation , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Soon after, Foster joined Davis\u2019s electric band, and participated in a string of recordings that have not been as thoroughly canonized , but nonetheless left an indelible mark on American music. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "To some, Thunberg resembles Joan of Arc, the teenage visionary who led the French army into battle in the 15th century and was later canonized as a saint. \u2014 Ellen Boucher, The Conversation , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "In 1997, a Star Wars trading card game gave him a name; a few years later, the ice cream maker Hood carried in that short scene was officially canonized as a database that saved the Resistance. \u2014 Wired , 18 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin canonizare , from Late Latin canon catalog of saints, from Latin, standard",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182433"
  },
  "canorous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pleasant sounding : melodious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "euphonic",
      "euphonious",
      "harmonious",
      "harmonizing",
      "melodious",
      "musical",
      "symphonic",
      "symphonious",
      "tuneful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discordant",
      "disharmonious",
      "dissonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "tuneless",
      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a canorous chorus of birdsong filled the morning air"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin canorus , from canor melody, from canere to sing \u2014 more at chant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215702"
  },
  "cant":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments",
      ": the insincere use of pious words",
      ": a set or stock phrase",
      ": the private language of the underworld",
      ": jargon sense 1",
      ": the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect",
      ": affected singsong or whining speech",
      ": to talk hypocritically",
      ": to speak in cant or jargon",
      ": to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner",
      ": to pitch to one side : lean",
      ": slope",
      ": to set at an angle : tilt",
      ": to give a cant or oblique edge to : bevel",
      ": to throw with a lurch",
      ": an oblique or slanting surface",
      ": inclination , slope",
      ": an external angle (as of a building)",
      ": a log with one or more squared sides",
      ": corner , niche",
      ": having canted corners or sides",
      ": inclined sense 2",
      ": lively , lusty",
      "Canticle of Canticles",
      "Cantonese",
      ": an oblique or slanting surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kant",
      "\u02c8kant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "hypocrisy",
      "insincerity",
      "piousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "cock",
      "heel",
      "incline",
      "lean",
      "list",
      "pitch",
      "slant",
      "slope",
      "tilt",
      "tip"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185532"
  },
  "cantankerous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": difficult or irritating to deal with",
      ": crabby , quarrelsome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kan-\u02c8ta\u014b-k(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-",
      "kan-\u02c8ta\u014b-k\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acid",
      "bearish",
      "bilious",
      "bloody-minded",
      "disagreeable",
      "dyspeptic",
      "ill-humored",
      "ill-natured",
      "ill-tempered",
      "ornery",
      "splenetic",
      "surly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiable",
      "good-humored",
      "good-natured",
      "good-tempered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Contemporaries often found him aloof, standoffish, and cantankerous and his mannerisms and diction inscrutable. \u2014 Jonathan Spence , New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2009",
      "There are those who contend the hockey maven is a cantankerous old coot\u2014rife with unpopular opinions and quick to assert them \u2014 Rick Harrison , Newsday , 19 Sept. 2004",
      "\u2026 it's something ultimately more memorable: a self-portrait of a coolly cantankerous woman, reformed but unrepentant. \u2014 David Gates , New York Times Book Review , 21 Nov. 1999",
      "In his last years, Harriman was the kind of cantankerous old man who once berated a financial planner by threatening to make him sit in the corner and wear a dunce cap. \u2014 Bryan Burrough , Vanity Fair , January 1995",
      "a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not surprisingly, given his cantankerous nature, Bulger turned out to be a pain in the neck for US Bureau of Prison officials, who moved him from Arizona to Florida. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "But the low pay, mixed with cantankerous administrators and demanding parents who frequently emailed her with suggestions on how to improve her teaching, had created an impossible dynamic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "One man, a cantankerous 65-year-old miner named Misha, was eating a can of what appeared to be minced meat. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The sketch quickly became an opportunity to let McKinnon shine as the cantankerous interjector whose forceful opinions shift the home design into an absurdist nightmare. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Say something that moves her up the ranks but clearly puts her in more direct contact with a cantankerous colleague. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "For four years, cantankerous Abby Binder has managed to keep a room all to herself there, so when bubbly, unbearably cheerful Marilyn Dunn is placed in her room, Abby tries but fails to scare away her roommate. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In the working-class London home of cantankerous old Max, his brother Sam, and Max\u2019s two sons, Lenny and Joey, the toxic masculinity is suffocating. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "VarietyThe Week Brian Cox could have been playing a cantankerous leader on HBO a few years earlier. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1772, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213314"
  },
  "canted":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments",
      "the insincere use of pious words",
      "a set or stock phrase",
      "the private language of the underworld",
      "jargon sense 1",
      "the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect",
      "affected singsong or whining speech",
      "to talk hypocritically",
      "to speak in cant or jargon",
      "to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner",
      "to pitch to one side lean",
      "slope",
      "to set at an angle tilt",
      "to give a cant or oblique edge to bevel",
      "to throw with a lurch",
      "an oblique or slanting surface",
      "inclination , slope",
      "an external angle (as of a building)",
      "a log with one or more squared sides",
      "corner , niche",
      "having canted corners or sides",
      "inclined sense 2",
      "lively , lusty",
      "Canticle of Canticles",
      "Cantonese",
      "an oblique or slanting surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kant",
    "synonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "hypocrisy",
      "insincerity",
      "piousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "cock",
      "heel",
      "incline",
      "lean",
      "list",
      "pitch",
      "slant",
      "slope",
      "tilt",
      "tip"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162614"
  },
  "canticle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": song",
      ": one of several liturgical songs (such as the Magnificat) taken from the Bible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anthem",
      "carol",
      "chorale",
      "hymn",
      "psalm",
      "spiritual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the monks offered up a canticle at dawn on Easter morning"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin canticulum , diminutive of canticum song, from cantus , past participle of canere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194934"
  },
  "cantina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pouch or bag at the pommel of a saddle",
      ": a small barroom : saloon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kan-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barroom",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "dramshop",
      "gin mill",
      "grogshop",
      "pub",
      "public house",
      "saloon",
      "taproom",
      "tavern",
      "watering hole",
      "watering place"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Max Rebo: The blue musician playing the organ-like instrument in the cantina . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The cantina where Luke and Obi-Wan get stopped by sandtroopers is in the middle of the island town of Ajim. \u2014 Griffin Shea, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Luari, the owner of The Place 2 Be, also plans a Mexican cantina on Main Street in the Sage-Allen Apartment building and a pizzeria in a firehouse on Pearl Street whose upper floors are being converted to apartments. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Barcoa offers a breezy upstairs cantina and a dark, moody basement cocktail bar with a serious selection of agave spirits. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1972, Francis and John Aleba bought the cantina set and operated it as the Cantina bar for a decade. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The bilingual track highlights his smooth vocal, with nods to George Strait, while breezes of horns and acoustic guitar propel this country waltz, a tale of a love stemming from a chance meeting and dance after dance in a Mexican cantina . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Go Go Amigo, a festive indoor-outdoor Mexican restaurant and cantina , opened last week in the former El Jardin restaurant space at Liberty Station. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1946, a group of investors from Hollywood that included Gene Autry and Roy Rogers founded the town as a living movie set, complete with saloons, jails and a cantina . \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish, from Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar \u2014 more at canteen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194122"
  },
  "canty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cheerful , sprightly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a bloke with a perpetually canty attitude"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cant entry 6 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1719, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192252"
  },
  "capability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being capable",
      ": ability",
      ": a feature or faculty capable of development : potentiality",
      ": the facility or potential for an indicated use or deployment",
      ": ability sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0101-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u0101-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "credentials",
      "goods",
      "qualification",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The device has the capability of recording two television channels at once.",
      "the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The impact is significant: Leadership requires more skills, capability , finesse, nuance, judgement and art today. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "In the first step, projects will be scored based on total impact, applicant capability , proposal feasibility, project readiness and cost, which is expected to be completed July 29. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "Not just his running capability , but his maturity to learn and understand the work ethic. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
      "Its corporate capability as far as sponsorship dollars was too limited. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "That means the soft, all-day wearability and stain-resistance of cotton with the lightweight, quick-wicking (i.e., fast-drying) capability of polyester. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
      "Top concerns centered on capability and functionality, the dearth of charging stations, and potential maintenance costs. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This capability , which is said to be unique to the U-Boat Worx fleet, allows the vessels to maneuver in any direction with ease. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "To be successful for the long haul, resale companies need to have a strong strategy that differentiates its brand, operational and logistical capability , and marketing in place, Ceci tells Glamour. \u2014 Leah Bourne, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see capable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215930"
  },
  "caparison":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ornamental covering for a horse",
      ": decorative trappings and harness",
      ": rich clothing : adornment",
      ": to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering : adorn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "best",
      "bravery",
      "feather",
      "finery",
      "frippery",
      "full dress",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "glad rags",
      "regalia"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "array",
      "attire",
      "bedeck",
      "clothe",
      "costume",
      "deck (out)",
      "do up",
      "dress",
      "dress up",
      "enrobe",
      "garb",
      "garment",
      "get up",
      "gown",
      "habit",
      "invest",
      "rig (out)",
      "robe",
      "suit",
      "tog (up ",
      "toilet",
      "vesture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "attended the masquerade ball in the caparison of an Indian maharaja",
      "horses dressed in Old-West caparison for the parade",
      "Verb",
      "used to seeing him in a T-shirt and jeans, we were startled by the sight of strapping youth caparisoned for the prom in a tuxedo",
      "the state's rolling hills are even more becoming when they are caparisoned in the glorious colors of autumn"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194117"
  },
  "cape":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point",
      ": cape cod cottage",
      ": a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders",
      ": the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl \u2014 see duck illustration",
      ": a point of land that juts out into the sea or into a lake",
      ": a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101p",
      "\u02c8k\u0101p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "foreland",
      "headland",
      "ness",
      "peninsula",
      "point",
      "promontory",
      "spit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capote",
      "cloak",
      "frock",
      "manteau",
      "mantle"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200332"
  },
  "caper":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an illegal or questionable act or escapade",
      ": an amusing movie or story about such an act or escapade",
      ": a capricious escapade : prank",
      ": a frolicsome leap",
      ": to leap or prance about in a playful manner",
      ": any of a genus ( Capparis of the family Capparidaceae, the caper family) of low prickly shrubs of the Mediterranean region",
      ": one ( C. spinosa ) cultivated for its buds",
      ": one of the greenish flower buds or young berries of the caper pickled and used as a seasoning or garnish",
      ": to leap about in a lively way",
      ": a playful or mischievous trick",
      ": a lively leap or spring",
      ": an illegal or questionable act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "capriccio",
      "dido",
      "escapade",
      "frolic",
      "gag",
      "jest",
      "knavery",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "practical joke",
      "prank",
      "rag",
      "roguery",
      "shavie",
      "shine(s)",
      "trick",
      "waggery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cavort",
      "disport",
      "frisk",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "lark",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "sport"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a young goat capering in its pen",
      "as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224720"
  },
  "capital":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun (1)",
      "noun (2)"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.",
      ": being the seat of government",
      ": chief in importance or influence",
      ": punishable by death",
      ": involving execution (see execution sense 2 )",
      "\u2014 see also capital punishment",
      ": most serious",
      ": of or relating to capital",
      ": relating to or being assets that add to the long-term net worth of a corporation",
      ": excellent",
      ": a stock (see stock entry 1 sense 1a ) of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period",
      ": the value of these accumulated goods",
      ": accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods",
      ": accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income",
      "\u2014 see also venture capital",
      ": net worth : excess of assets over liabilities",
      ": stock sense 2a \u2014 see also capital gain , capital stock , equity capital",
      ": persons holding capital : capitalists considered as a group",
      ": advantage , gain",
      ": a store or supply of useful assets or advantages",
      "\u2014 see also human capital",
      ": a letter that conforms to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc. : a capital letter",
      ": an initial capital letter",
      ": a letter belonging to a style of alphabet modeled on the style customarily used in inscriptions",
      ": a city serving as a seat of government",
      ": a city preeminent in some special activity",
      ": the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature \u2014 see column illustration",
      ": being like the letters A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.",
      ": being the location of a government",
      ": punishable by or resulting in death",
      ": of or relating to accumulated wealth",
      ": excellent",
      ": a capital letter",
      ": a capital city",
      ": the money and property that a person owns",
      ": profitable use",
      ": the top part of an architectural column",
      ": punishable by death",
      ": involving execution",
      ": being the seat of government",
      ": of or relating to capital",
      ": of or relating to capital assets",
      ": accumulated assets (as money) invested or available for investment: as",
      ": goods (as equipment) used to produce other goods",
      ": property (as stocks) used to create income \u2014 see also capital stock at stock",
      ": capital that is raised by borrowing (as by issuing bonds or securing loans)",
      ": capital (as retained earnings) that is free of debt",
      ": paid-in capital in this entry",
      ": capital that is invested on a long-term basis",
      ": capital that is invested in fixed assets",
      ": stated capital in this entry",
      ": capital that consists of or represents money that is used or invested (as by a bank or investment company) for the purpose of making a profit on it as money \u2014 see also moneyed corporation at corporation",
      ": equity capital that is received in exchange for an interest (as shares of stock) in the ownership of a business",
      ": venture capital in this entry",
      ": the total par value or stated value of no par issues of outstanding capital stock",
      ": the initial usually paid-in capital of a new enterprise involving risk but offering potential above-average profits",
      ": the capital available for use in the course of business activity:",
      ": current assets less current liabilities",
      ": all capital of a business except the fixed capital",
      ": net worth",
      ": a city serving as a seat of government"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "axis",
      "base",
      "center",
      "central",
      "core",
      "cynosure",
      "epicenter",
      "eye",
      "focus",
      "ground zero",
      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170312"
  },
  "capitalist":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a person who has capital especially invested in business",
      "a person of wealth plutocrat",
      "a person who favors capitalism",
      "owning capital",
      "practicing or advocating capitalism",
      "marked by capitalism",
      "a person who has usually a lot of money which is used to make more money",
      "a person who supports capitalism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259-list",
    "synonyms":[
      "Croesus",
      "deep pocket",
      "fat cat",
      "have",
      "money",
      "moneybags",
      "plutocrat",
      "silk stocking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "have-not",
      "pauper"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Others running are business owner Gary Rabine of Bull Valley, venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan of Petersburg, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf of Waterloo and Hazel Crest attorney Max Solomon. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Mashinsky asked venture capitalist Mike Dudas on Twitter on June 11. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
      "In late 2019, Richard Branson merged Virgin Galactic, his aerospace company, with a SPAC led by Chamath Palihapitiya, the Facebook executive turned venture capitalist . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "GreenLight was founded in 2004 by Hall and venture capitalist John Simon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Ryan, of the Niles area, will face Republican J.D. Vance, the writer and venture capitalist , in the November election. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "Real competition often works to everyone\u2019s benefit; even the accelerator and startup programs that are a product of a venture capitalist \u2019s appetite for early finds are helping to shape and improve our next normal, one brilliant venture at a time. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Only two of Irvin\u2019s rivals for the GOP nomination \u2014 cryptocurrency venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan of Petersburg and state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia \u2014 spent substantial sums on advertising so far. \u2014 Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Venture capitalist Fred Wilson, who recently invested in Twitter and Etsy, condemned Musk's move in a tweet. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Even shares of companies taken public by some of the most popular SPAC creators, such as venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, have tumbled. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Since the time it was launched, BitClout has drawn in people from Youtuber Jake Paul, to venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya. \u2014 Stephanie Burns, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Granted, the character of a super corrupt corporate big wig capitalist guy as the villain to Scott Lang's Robin Hood-esque small-time crook is an interesting parallel to draw. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
      "Author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance won Ohio's Republican primary in the race to fill retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman's seat, beating several other candidates with similar views. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 4 May 2022",
      "The drama could extend late into the night Tuesday, with a wide-open race between former venture capitalist J.D. Vance, investment banker Mike Gibbons, former state Treasurer Josh Mandel, former Ohio GOP Chair Jane Timken, and state Sen. Matt Dolan. \u2014 Fox News , 3 May 2022",
      "Trump endorsed author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance in the Senate race over former state treasurer Josh Mandel, who had also sought his endorsement. \u2014 CBS News , 3 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the percentage of voters who backed author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance in an April 20-24 Fox News poll, which is a 12-percentage point improvement from where Vance finished in a previous March 2-6 Fox News poll. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
      "Peppered throughout his speech were references to author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, who Trump is backing in the GOP primary to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "capitalize (on)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get an advantage from (something, such as an event or situation)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203222"
  },
  "capitulate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to surrender often after negotiation of terms",
      ": to cease resisting : acquiesce",
      ": parley , negotiate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink",
      "bow",
      "budge",
      "concede",
      "give in",
      "knuckle under",
      "quit",
      "relent",
      "submit",
      "succumb",
      "surrender",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "resist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.",
      "The teacher refused to capitulate : no calculators were to be used during the exam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Political analyst and journalist Fyodor Krasheninnikov said many Russians hope that Ukraine would soon capitulate to Russian military power. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "For the Russians to conquer the Donbas, these cities must either capitulate or meet the fate of Mariupol, which will barely be habitable once the Russian military is through with it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Within hours, TikTok appeared to capitulate , and Panh was back aboard. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Now other companies need to follow Sony\u2019s lead and refuse to capitulate , as China\u2019s censors become increasingly extreme in their demands. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "If a tender offer looks likely to succeed, reluctant boards tend to capitulate and negotiate a deal. \u2014 Liz Hoffman, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Zelensky has accused Russia of blockading large cities in central and southeastern Ukraine \u2014 preventing the delivery of food and other supplies \u2014 in a bid to force inhabitants to capitulate . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "In March 1940, Helsinki had to capitulate after putting up a valiant three-month fight, an outcome which the staunchly democratic Finns ardently hope the Ukrainians will avoid repeating. \u2014 Gordon F. Sander, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
      "Or Russia could try to shut down Ukraine\u2019s banking system, or parts of the power grid, to increase pressure on the civilian population to capitulate . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin capitulatus , past participle of capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters, from Late Latin capitulum \u2014 see capitulary ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201216"
  },
  "capote":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually long and hooded cloak or overcoat",
      "Truman 1924\u20131984 American writer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cape",
      "cloak",
      "frock",
      "manteau",
      "mantle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the traveler wore a long hooded capote as he walked over the moors"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from cape cloak, from Late Latin cappa ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1799, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205855"
  },
  "capper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that caps: such as",
      ": a device that fits caps on bottles",
      ": finale , climax , clincher",
      ": a lure or decoy especially in an illicit or questionable activity : shill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself",
      "she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper \u2014she was kind, unlike the other girls",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then came Game 5, which proved to be a most fitting capper . \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "The award is meant as a balance to the Johnny Mercer Award, which is a career capper for a legendary writer. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "That was the capper to a two-year run in which Jeudy had 145 catches for 2,478 yards and 24 touchdowns over 28 games. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "And that darker-than-dark capper doesn\u2019t do anything to erase the material along the way that does have some mirth to it. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "An automatic filler and capper are the latest additions. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "This would be a capper to everything that\u2019s come before. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Sweet lovers will enjoy the Bourbon Caramel Bread Pudding, a nice capper with a hint of decadence. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "The capper was a 40-yard throw to freshman Adonai Mitchell in the right corner of a end zone, putting the Bulldogs back on top to stay at 19-18 after a 2-point conversion failed. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184942"
  },
  "capriccio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fancy , whimsy",
      ": caper entry 1 , prank",
      ": an instrumental piece in free form usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-ch(\u0113-\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "caper",
      "dido",
      "escapade",
      "frolic",
      "gag",
      "jest",
      "knavery",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "practical joke",
      "prank",
      "rag",
      "roguery",
      "shavie",
      "shine(s)",
      "trick",
      "waggery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the sort of innocuous capriccio intended to liven up a stuffy dinner party"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Italian \u2014 more at caprice ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223617"
  },
  "capstone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coping stone : coping",
      ": the high point : crowning achievement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-\u02ccst\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acme",
      "apex",
      "apogee",
      "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":[
      "her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unforgiven marks a sort of mature capstone to Clint Eastwood's reign as outlaw king. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
      "That makes his win in the PGA last year look more like a career capstone than a career revival. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Two of the oddest recent stories to rattle the capital put a capstone on an often strange week. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The April 2 concert is the capstone of the group\u2019s first five-city tour. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The student\u2019s capstone is on inventory management study based on her volunteer work at her university helping to sort and disperse donations flooding in from abroad. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Her approach embodies what Bard wants from its graduates, says environmentalist Hunter Lovins, Mozen\u2019s capstone faculty adviser. \u2014 Rachel Layne, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Errico, 26, had a capstone project due Sunday for her legal writing class, which would amount to 65 percent of her final grade in the course. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine is the capstone on the Age of Impunity that has defined the past decade of conflict worldwide\u2014an era where too many think the rules are for suckers and the laws of war are optional. \u2014 David Miliband, Time , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cap entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200041"
  },
  "capsule":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (such as a knee joint or kidney)",
      ": either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum",
      ": a closed receptacle containing spores or seeds: such as",
      ": a dry dehiscent usually many-seeded fruit composed of two or more carpels",
      ": the spore case of a moss",
      ": a shell usually of gelatin for packaging something (such as a drug or vitamins)",
      ": a usually medicinal or nutritional preparation for oral use consisting of the shell and its contents",
      ": an often polysaccharide envelope surrounding a microorganism",
      ": an extremely brief condensation : outline , survey",
      ": a compact often sealed and detachable container or compartment",
      ": a small pressurized compartment or vehicle (as for space flight)",
      ": to equip with or enclose in a capsule",
      ": to condense into or devise in a compact form",
      ": extremely brief",
      ": small and very compact",
      ": a case enclosing the seeds or spores of a plant",
      ": a small case of material that contains medicine to be swallowed",
      ": a closed compartment for travel in space",
      ": a membrane or saclike structure enclosing a part or organ",
      ": either of two layers or laminae of white matter in the cerebrum:",
      ": a layer that consists largely of fibers passing to and from the cerebral cortex and that lies internal to the lentiform nucleus",
      ": one that lies between the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum",
      ": a shell usually of gelatin for packaging something (as a drug or vitamins)",
      ": a usually medicinal or nutritional preparation for oral use consisting of the shell and its contents",
      ": a viscous or gelatinous often polysaccharide envelope surrounding certain microscopic organisms (as the pneumococcus)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-s\u0259l",
      "-(\u02cc)s\u00fcl",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kap-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kap-s\u0259l, -(\u02cc)s\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "lozenge",
      "pill",
      "tablet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capsulize",
      "collapse",
      "compact",
      "compress",
      "condense",
      "constrict",
      "constringe",
      "contract",
      "narrow (down)",
      "squeeze",
      "telescope"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week",
      "a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now",
      "Verb",
      "newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers",
      "Adjective",
      "capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Conceptually, the capsule collection was designed to provide all the necessary, no-fuss building blocks for summer beach days\u2014shorts to pair with tees that pair with relaxed trousers or a casual stripy tank dress for after the beach. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the late Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton partnered with the NBA for a recurring capsule collection that dropped its third iteration in early June, this time featuring an official travel trunk for the league's Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy. \u2014 Max Berlinger, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Vans\u2019s capsule collection with the rapper Tierra Whack. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "At the same time, there was a Barbara Hepworth show at Tate Britain and Margaret Howell had done a small capsule collection of pieces inspired by Hepworth. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "The capsule collection features 24 new pieces for men and women, including windbreakers, track jackets, bathing suits, hats, bags, and shoes. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
      "The astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule were NASA's Crew-3 commander Raja Chari, pilot Thomas Marshburn and mission specialist Kayla Barron, along with mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency, according to Space.com. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 6 May 2022",
      "Aboard the new SpaceX Dragon capsule named Freedom, the astronauts are due to dock with the station around 8:15 p.m. EDT Thursday night, April 28. \u2014 Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The crew will travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule , which, since entering service in 2020, has launched seven crewed missions. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Webster Cult cottagecore brand LoveShackFancy has teamed up with accessories designer Sophia Webster on a capsule shoe collection that screams spring (and summer). \u2014 The Editors, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Across the street, Jon & Vinny\u2019s, stocked with its own line of merch year-round, is collaborating with apparel brand Madhappy on a capsule collection for the restaurant\u2019s fifth anniversary. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The result\u2013now timed to celebrate the Islamic Wing\u2019s eleventh anniversary\u2013is The Heirloom Project, a capsule collection of handmade accessories, fine jewelry, and housewares curated by Weinrib, who also acted as the collection\u2019s creative director. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The winner will be announced during the show, and will go on to receive a $10,000 grant, access to a one-year professional mentorship program and the opportunity to create a capsule collection to be produced and sold by Eloquii in 2023. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Thebe\u2019s eponymous brand, Thebe Magugu, is the first \u2018Amigo\u2019 to design a capsule collection for the late designer, Alber Elbaz\u2019s experimental womenswear fashion label, AZ Factory. \u2014 Essence , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Aquazzura and Raquel Diniz have teamed up on a capsule collection of shoes that will offer an elegant punctuation to any summer look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Now, Bachner has used the scraps to dip a toe into home items with a capsule collection of one-of-a-kind quilts and blankets. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Illustrator Torin Ashtun and writer Leti Sala have collaborated with Mango on a capsule collection for International Women\u2019s Day. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170045"
  },
  "capsulize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capsule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capsule",
      "collapse",
      "compact",
      "compress",
      "condense",
      "constrict",
      "constringe",
      "contract",
      "narrow (down)",
      "squeeze",
      "telescope"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompress",
      "expand",
      "open",
      "outspread",
      "outstretch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "capsulized accounts of the breach in national security failed to convey its gravity"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192814"
  },
  "captain":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a military leader the commander of a unit or a body of troops",
      "a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general",
      "a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major",
      "a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship",
      "a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral",
      "a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplane",
      "an officer in a police department or fire department in charge of a unit (such as a precinct or company) and usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief",
      "one who leads or supervises such as",
      "a leader of a sports team or side",
      "headwaiter",
      "a person in charge of hotel bellhops",
      "a person of importance or influence in a field",
      "to be captain of lead",
      "the commanding officer of a ship",
      "a leader of a group someone in command",
      "an officer of high rank in a police or fire department",
      "a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a commander",
      "a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking below a major",
      "to be captain of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kap-t\u0259n",
    "synonyms":[
      "commander",
      "skip",
      "skipper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boss",
      "handle",
      "head",
      "overlook",
      "oversee",
      "quarterback",
      "superintend",
      "supervise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The captain has turned off the \u201cfasten seat belt\u201d sign.",
      "the captain is responsible for everything that happens to his ship in the course of a voyage",
      "Verb",
      "The ship was captained by John Smith.",
      "She captained last year's team.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "No one was inside the restaurant at the time, according to the fire captain . \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "The woman on the phone said the military planned to return Captain Walker\u2019s remains and try to figure out who had been buried all those years in the captain \u2019s grave. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Stamkos put the Lightning ahead for good in the third period just 21 seconds after the Rangers\u2019 Frank Vatrano scored on a power play with the Lightning captain in the penalty box for holding. \u2014 Fred Goodall, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The captain was court-martialed but only spent a year in prison before he was released and left for Canada. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The captain diverted the flight to Richmond, where police arrested the passenger, who was found guilty and required to pay several thousand dollars in restitution for the diversion. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The team captain supported what appears to be Samuel\u2019s softened stance. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "General manager Joe Sakic, the captain of the 2001 team, acquired defenseman Josh Manson to add grit on the blue line and brought in forwards Lehkonen, Nico Sturm and Andrew Cogliano to aid the penalty killing. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The captain for 11 seasons, Yzerman strutted out with the Stanley Cup held above his head, walked to his Porsche, put the Cup in the back seat, jumped in the driver\u2019s side and drove off as a handful of fans roared outside. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Shepherd moved up to captain while in Iraq as the brigade saw a shortage of staff. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
      "The Giants captain , Dave Goodwin, is a 30-year-old American who played at Penn State. \u2014 Brian T. Brown, NBC News , 15 May 2022",
      "Maus is being promoted to captain and the three sergeants are being promoted to lieutenants, effective May 15. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Another member of that class, Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf, played his final NHL game last Sunday. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Knight came out past the circles to handle a puck, but Predators captain Roman Josi, who set the franchise single-season scoring mark in the last game, missed the wide-open net, sending the puck off the side. \u2014 Teresa M. Walker, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Oilers captain Connor McDavid has 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists) in 12 playoff games. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Another worry is that Flyers captain Eric Lindros is at the top of his game, a physical and offensive force the likes of which Detroit hasn\u2019t faced in these playoffs. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "Hockey had an unprecedented moment in the spotlight here, with Brown and Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf at the center of ferocious battles highlighted by the Kings winning the teams\u2019 only playoff series in 2014. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162501"
  },
  "captivation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal",
      ": seize , capture",
      ": to fascinate by some special charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The play has been captivating audiences for years.",
      "the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The potential remuneration for his name, imagine and likeness didn\u2019t captivate him. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "In addition to all the district's Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, and Zoo, there\u2019s the National Museum of Natural History with the Q?rius interactive learning space for tweens and teens, and the Butterfly Pavilion to captivate kids of all ages. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
      "How does enterprise agility captivate the workforce? \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth, Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Not every speech will captivate those at home, but DeBose and Kotsur, in their concise, beautifully delivered comments, showed the potential of an unaltered acceptance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Could there really be another coach waiting in the wings that could captivate like them, or is Coach K the last of the lions? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The venue \u2014 known for being the stomping ground for reggaeton, Latin music\u2019s biggest genre \u2014 was about to be graced by Panama\u2019s most popular artist, whose ballads and surprise performances would captivate the 18,000 attendees throughout the night. \u2014 Katelina Eccleston, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see captive  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211322"
  },
  "capture":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of capturing: such as",
      ": an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile",
      ": a move in a board game (such as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece",
      ": the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission",
      ": the act of recording in a permanent file",
      ": one that has been taken (such as a prize ship)",
      ": to take captive",
      ": to gain control of especially by force",
      ": to gain or win especially through effort",
      ": to emphasize, represent, or preserve (something, such as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form",
      ": to record in a permanent file (as in a computer)",
      ": to captivate and hold the interest of",
      ": to take according to the rules of a game",
      ": to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)",
      ": to draw into the gravitational influence of a larger body",
      ": to take and hold especially by force",
      ": to win or get through effort",
      ": to get and hold",
      ": to put into a lasting form",
      ": the act of taking and holding especially by force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r",
      "-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captive",
      "internee",
      "prisoner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquire",
      "attain",
      "bag",
      "bring in",
      "carry",
      "come by",
      "draw",
      "earn",
      "gain",
      "garner",
      "get",
      "knock down",
      "land",
      "make",
      "obtain",
      "procure",
      "pull down",
      "realize",
      "reap",
      "secure",
      "win"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most Wanted Fugitives List and officials issued a $50,000 reward for his capture . \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Casey White and Vicky White, who were not related, were on the run together for 11 days before their capture in Evansville, Ind., on May 9. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Now in ruins, the port city was constantly barraged by Russian forces in a nearly three-month siege that ended last week when Russia claimed its capture . \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
      "Forest preserve officials brought in Loose Cattle Caught to help with her capture , and she was found early Wednesday and tranquilized enough to slow her, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The weapons\u2019 use highlighted the pyrrhic victories Russia was achieving with the artillery-heavy tactics as its ground forces pushed into cities already reduced to rubble by the artillery support needed for their capture . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fumed at Russia\u2019s apparent weaponization of food supplies and blockade of Ukrainian ports, as well as its capture of vast stores of Ukrainian grain. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Casey White, 38, and 56-year-old Vicky White had allegedly been holed up in the Evansville, Indiana, Motel 41 for days before their capture on May 9. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
      "Andr\u00e9 was so admired, by the British and the Americans alike, that the government felt the need to publish a document justifying its capture and execution of a high-ranking enemy officer. \u2014 Claire Bellerjeau And Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But that doesn't capture all hybrid vehicles, Edmunds.com analyst Ivan Drury said. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Quested and his crew did not capture any audio of the exchange between the two far-right leaders. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "But ultimately, this doesn\u2019t capture the complex and real reasons people stay on or exit. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "But waterways don\u2019t capture the imagination the way jungles do. \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "The public channel for EMS did not capture the transmissions for all law enforcement at the scene but indicated when information was relayed to local EMS crews. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "The region\u2019s reputation as an aerie of Range Rovers, seersucker and privilege is on point, but that doesn\u2019t capture its serene beauty. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Of those, 1,973 had shown up back in the child welfare system by 2020, a count that does not capture kids whose adoptions may have failed after their families moved to another state. \u2014 Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Clancy argued that the report did not fully capture the cost savings the department is expected to see. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221118"
  },
  "caravansary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night",
      ": hotel , inn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8van(t)-s\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "hospice",
      "hostel",
      "hostelry",
      "hotel",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Persian k\u0101rv\u0101nsar\u0101\u012b , from k\u0101rv\u0101n caravan + sar\u0101\u012b palace, inn",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221648"
  },
  "carbon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nonmetallic chemical element with atomic number 6 that readily forms compounds with many other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissues \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
      ": a carbon rod used in an arc lamp",
      ": a sheet of carbon paper",
      ": carbon copy",
      ": a chemical element occurring as diamond and graphite, in coal and petroleum, and in plant and animal bodies",
      ": a nonmetallic element found native (as in diamonds and graphite) or as a constituent of coal, petroleum, asphalt, limestone, and organic compounds or obtained artificially (as in activated charcoal)",
      "\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "carbon copy",
      "clone",
      "counterpart",
      "doppelg\u00e4nger",
      "doppelganger",
      "double",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
      "fetch",
      "image",
      "likeness",
      "look-alike",
      "match",
      "mirror image",
      "picture",
      "replica",
      "ringer",
      "spit",
      "spitting image",
      "twin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a carbon of the document",
      "this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French carbone , from Latin carbon-, carbo ember, charcoal",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200036"
  },
  "carbon copy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a copy made by carbon paper",
      ": duplicate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "carbon",
      "clone",
      "counterpart",
      "doppelg\u00e4nger",
      "doppelganger",
      "double",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
      "fetch",
      "image",
      "likeness",
      "look-alike",
      "match",
      "mirror image",
      "picture",
      "replica",
      "ringer",
      "spit",
      "spitting image",
      "twin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.",
      "She's a carbon copy of her mother.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the package's contents: a carbon copy of an open letter from Sally asking the world not to forget her only child. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not a carbon copy , but some of the factors of the current political environment are chillingly similar to those of 2010 for Democrats. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Though the bill was ultimately rejected by the House, Asaki said a number of states followed suit, attempting to pass a carbon copy of the legislation. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
      "Some $25,000 and five years later, Anderson \u2014 a 32-year-old dog trainer from Austin \u2014 has a 6-month-old carbon copy of Chai curled up in her lap. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The fortune of the Wolves could be changing with the Henry family as Chris Jr. is already 6-foot-3 inches and 170 pounds and a carbon copy of his father who wore No. 15 for the Bengals. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Wednesday is more or less a carbon copy of Tuesday \u2014 meaning a second straight spectacular day. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Fryer\u2019s is not a carbon copy of Popeyes, of course. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The 162-footer, which will be available for charter this summer, happens to be a carbon copy of the 1910 Herreshoff schooner Westward. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203343"
  },
  "carcass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dead body : corpse",
      ": the dressed body of a meat animal",
      ": the living, material, or physical body",
      ": the decaying or worthless remains of a structure",
      ": the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)",
      ": the body of an animal prepared for use as meat",
      ": a dead body : corpse",
      ": the dressed body of a meat animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bones",
      "cadaver",
      "corpse",
      "corpus",
      "corse",
      "relics",
      "remains",
      "stiff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the rusting carcass of an old truck",
      "the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The accompanying footage, captured last weekend by Julie Argyle Wildlife Photography, shows several wolves and two grizzly bears roaming a bison carcass perimeter closely guarded by bison. \u2014 Pete Thomas, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "So, a garden, the beach, deer poop or a seal carcass all get the same treatment. \u2014 Lisa D. Foster, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Poison was the most effective lethal strategy; lacing a single deer carcass with strychnine could kill dozens of wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Three traps were set using parts of a sheep carcass , and on March 11, one of them trapped the first wolverine ever captured by biologists in the state. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Wolverines also have a keen sense of smell and can sniff out a carcass buried under several feet of snow, Watters said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Her body is then strung up and slaughtered like a deer carcass and the rest of the crew chows down, wearing terrifying costumes that hide their identities. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "For residents interested in claiming the carcass of an antelope, deer, elk, moose, wild bison or wild turkey, the state now has an app for that. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reports over the weekend suggested the likes of Nike and Amazon are circling the carcass of a pandemic star, whose stock has fallen precipitously since gyms reopened. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English carcays , from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214204"
  },
  "cardinal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college sense 4 )",
      ": cardinal number",
      ": a crested finch ( Cardinalis cardinalis of the family Cardinalidae) of the eastern U.S. and adjacent Canada, the southwestern U.S., and Mexico to Belize which has a black face and heavy red bill in both sexes and is nearly completely red in the male",
      ": any of several red-headed passerine birds (genus Paroaria of the family Thraupidae) of South America and the West Indies that are grayish to blackish above with white underparts",
      ": of basic importance",
      ": very serious or grave",
      ": a high official of the Roman Catholic Church ranking next below the pope",
      ": a bright red songbird with a crest and a whistling call",
      ": of first importance : main , principal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rd-n\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-d\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rd-n\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
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      "Noun",
      "The Pope appointed two new cardinals this year.",
      "Adjective",
      "the cardinal principles of news reporting",
      "My cardinal rule is to always be honest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Heads rolling on cobblestones, the robes of kings and cardinals , Matisse's The Red Studio, the red in the tricolor flag of Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix. \u2014 David Coggins, Town & Country , 10 Dec. 2015",
      "In fact a number of the cardinals from Brazil and bishops are friends of Pope Francis. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 June 2017",
      "One small clearing is dotted with several boulders where children could sit and watch for goldfinches and cardinals at three bird feeders. \u2014 Jim Barnes, Washington Post , 8 May 2017",
      "There are deer in the woods, large-mouth bass in the water and cardinals in the air. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com , 28 Apr. 2017",
      "A year later, Pope John Paul II made Pell a cardinal . \u2014 Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer , 30 June 2017",
      "A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant indictments against a top-ranking leader of the Catholic Church. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 June 2017",
      "His January 20 inauguration ceremony featured an unprecedented six speakers, including a rabbi and a cardinal . \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 25 May 2017",
      "The main Italian in the cast is Silvio Orlando as a beleaguered, mole-flecked cardinal tasked with advising this cocky young Pope, and thwarted at nearly every turn. \u2014 Richard Lawson, VanityFair.com , 13 Jan. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That\u2019s just after Mando is cast out from his Mandalorian covert for the cardinal sin of removing his helmet in the presence of others. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Runners and walkers converged from the four cardinal directions starting Thursday for the eighth annual Oak Flat Run, where the grassroots group Apache Stronghold held a weekend rally to draw attention to the mine. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Instead, Insteon committed the cardinal sin of smart home companies: leaving customers\u2014and their gear\u2014in the lurch. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Its complex transportation network was misaligned, a cardinal sin in DeJoy\u2019s logistics world. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "And what of the cardinal sin of Hollywood Week-forgetting the lyrics? \u2014 Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "As somber as the rituals of graduation may be, most commencement speakers try to honor one cardinal rule: keep the speech brief, minimizing the one final episode of boredom that graduates\u2019 soon-to-be alma maters will inflict upon them. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "There was a mini-revolt among GOP senators this week in support of Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who had committed the cardinal sin of pointing out the truth that Biden actually won the 2020 election. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The cardinal rule of stretching remains: never force a stretch beyond the point of light irritation. \u2014 Gerard Hartmann, Outside Online , 21 July 2021"
    ],
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      "Noun",
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    ],
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  },
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      "noun"
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      "the cardinal virtue of wool is that it retains its insulating properties even when wet"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": to have a liking or desire",
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      ": watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or regard usually towards an action or situation",
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      ": maintenance"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His brother Arthur is now a full-fledged opium addict, while Tommy\u2019s wife Lizzie begs him to take care of himself and look after his family \u2014 instead of getting mixed up with bootleggers and other assorted ne\u2019er-do-wells in North America. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022",
      "The will: Determines what will happen to your assets and who is in charge of seeing your wishes through in addition to establishing who will take care of your children. \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Roberts shined for Pike Road in both girls basketball and soccer while also helping take care of a young nephew who was diagnosed with a rare respiratory condition. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
      "Despite that, Debra said Sherrill was always there to take care of her. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "During the neoliberal heyday, the answer was clear: Take care of the financialized economy first. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "For all of Wilkerson's life, her father had been the one to take care of her. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "Good friends take care of each other and watch each other\u2019s backs. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "By 2020, Taylor had left her job in order to take care of Amari. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Thursday, many didn't seem to care much about Mickelson filling his bank account. \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Then a variant or something is going to occur, outbreaks are going to occur, and people are going to care about it again. \u2014 Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "As noted in our stellar Billboard cover story earlier this year, Posty doesn\u2019t seem to care about the numbers this go-round. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Sox one of the few things beyond the mission our hero comes to care about during our time with him. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The candidates agree on many of the issues but don't seem to care much for each other personally. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
      "The damage to the clinic means that women will have even more restrictions to care in the state. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "And that would mean beneficiaries would lose access to care . \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Last year, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan donated $10 million to open to new medical clinics in North Carolina, with the aim of improving affordable access to care in Jordan's hometown of Wilmington. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173529"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": the providing of what is needed for sustenance, well-being, or efficient operation"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The chain\u2019s care and feeding of employees seem to pay. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Security requires constant care and feeding in order to be effective. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The chain\u2019s care and feeding of employees seems to pay. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Disney has turned itself inside out to reallocate resources to support the care and feeding of Disney Plus. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But like our personal lives, good relationships take consistent care and feeding . \u2014 Neil Lampton, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213741"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull",
      ": to cause to heel over",
      ": to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat",
      ": to undergo this process",
      ": to heel over",
      ": to sway from side to side : lurch",
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      ": to go at high speed without control"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the sled careened as it barreled down the hill",
      "he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "These positions are correct but pursuing them will require a delicate mix of diplomacy and plausible threats that do not careen out of control. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Over the years the pack has been known to careen down sidewalks, clog roadways, drive at break-neck speeds, even intentionally veer the wrong way on roads. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Video from an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera shows a car careen off an Interstate 90 overpass and roll down to West 98th Street, the second incident in three weeks, reports Olivia Mitchell. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "His development company, Crestlloyd, filed for bankruptcy last year, forcing the home to careen towards auction as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The stories careen between doughnut shops and Buddhist temples, and spiritual reincarnation figures into several plotlines. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Especially when the driver has a stroke, causing the car to careen out of control, rolling near the edge of a cliff. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Inside Amazon, privacy staffers feared their company could careen into its own submerged iceberg of a privacy scandal. \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Vehicles bounce, sway and careen over ledges in the environment. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1583, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1712, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191205"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling",
      ": a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life",
      ": speed in a course",
      ": course , passage",
      ": encounter , charge",
      ": to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner",
      ": a period of time spent in a job or profession",
      ": a job followed as a life's work"
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      "k\u0259-\u02c8rir"
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      "whirl",
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      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "poke"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She hopes to pursue a career in medicine.",
      "My career as a waitress lasted one day.",
      "During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.",
      "Verb",
      "she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moncada had a career -high five hits Wednesday in a 13-0 victory against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "At that point, Brunson was averaging a career -high 16.0 points on 50.3 percent shooting, 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The forward from Canada had 17 points and a career -high 16 rebounds in Game 4, then followed that with 26 points and 13 boards. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Yet on Wednesday night, Roberts permitted this 32-year-old left-hander with a disconcerting medical history to throw a career -high 123 pitches in pursuit of personal glory. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The three-time All-Star averaged a career -high 26.8 points this season after averaging 28.2 points in last year\u2019s NBA Finals the Suns lost to the Bucks in six games. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Mahle threw nine innings for the first time in MLB and tied his career -high in strikeouts. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "After giving up the two-out double, Mikolas left to a standing ovation after throwing a career -high 129 pitches. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Andrew Wiggins had a career -high 16 rebounds in Game 4, including 3 of the Warriors\u2019 16 offensive rebounds. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades. \u2014 Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn\u2019t? \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage. \u2014 Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools. \u2014 al , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "One of Pritzker\u2019s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
      "Verb",
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174020"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling",
      ": a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life",
      ": speed in a course",
      ": course , passage",
      ": encounter , charge",
      ": to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner",
      ": a period of time spent in a job or profession",
      ": a job followed as a life's work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
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      "k\u0259-\u02c8rir"
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      "barrel",
      "belt",
      "blast",
      "blaze",
      "blow",
      "bolt",
      "bomb",
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      "bundle",
      "bustle",
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      "careen",
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      "drive",
      "fly",
      "hare",
      "hasten",
      "hie",
      "highball",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
      "hurry",
      "hurtle",
      "hustle",
      "jet",
      "jump",
      "motor",
      "nip",
      "pelt",
      "race",
      "ram",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "rustle",
      "scoot",
      "scurry",
      "scuttle",
      "shoot",
      "speed",
      "step",
      "tear",
      "travel",
      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
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    "antonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "poke"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She hopes to pursue a career in medicine.",
      "My career as a waitress lasted one day.",
      "During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.",
      "Verb",
      "she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moncada had a career -high five hits Wednesday in a 13-0 victory against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "At that point, Brunson was averaging a career -high 16.0 points on 50.3 percent shooting, 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The forward from Canada had 17 points and a career -high 16 rebounds in Game 4, then followed that with 26 points and 13 boards. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Yet on Wednesday night, Roberts permitted this 32-year-old left-hander with a disconcerting medical history to throw a career -high 123 pitches in pursuit of personal glory. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The three-time All-Star averaged a career -high 26.8 points this season after averaging 28.2 points in last year\u2019s NBA Finals the Suns lost to the Bucks in six games. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Mahle threw nine innings for the first time in MLB and tied his career -high in strikeouts. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "After giving up the two-out double, Mikolas left to a standing ovation after throwing a career -high 129 pitches. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Andrew Wiggins had a career -high 16 rebounds in Game 4, including 3 of the Warriors\u2019 16 offensive rebounds. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades. \u2014 Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn\u2019t? \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage. \u2014 Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools. \u2014 al , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "One of Pritzker\u2019s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
      "Verb",
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181256"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from care: such as",
      ": having no worries or troubles",
      ": irresponsible",
      ": free from care or worry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u02ccfr\u0113",
      "\u02c8ker-\u02ccfr\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "debonair",
      "devil-may-care",
      "gay",
      "happy-go-lucky",
      "insouciant",
      "lighthearted",
      "lightsome",
      "slaphappy",
      "unconcerned"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careworn"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a carefree attitude toward life.",
      "They spent a carefree day at the lake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Embrace the carefree side of summer with a layered mix of hues, relaxed fits and wristfuls of gold jewelry. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The Emporio Armani collection carried the carefree waft of summer, from light chambray tones to faded coral prints. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "But the love between a strict naval officer (Christopher Plummer) and his carefree governess (Julie Andrews) is at the center of the story. \u2014 Lia Beck, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Our social media maven went for a super natural beauty moment, wearing her hair in a carefree wavy style and dabbing on a bit of blush across her nose and cheeks. \u2014 Seventeen , 15 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no better way to channel the carefree vibe of summertime than with an equally chic vacation bag to accompany a coolly relaxed on-holiday aesthetic. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "With his carefree innocence, this 8-year-old appears no different from his classmates. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "In both, Fire Island is depicted as a gay utopia, a carefree bacchanal soon to end with the appearance of a mysterious and deadly illness that seems to be targeting gay men. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "The afternoon followed the course of most others, with many carefree hours on the beach. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see care  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
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  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": marked by wary caution or prudence",
      ": marked by attentive concern and solicitude",
      ": marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions",
      ": exercising or taking care",
      ": solicitous , anxious",
      ": filling with care or solicitude",
      ": using care",
      ": made, done, or said with care"
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      "\u02c8ker-f\u0259l"
    ],
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      "alert",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
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      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
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      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Major David Lapatin called a news conference to warn the public to be careful . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Some rain barrels are made with galvanized metal, but Maxwell-Gaines says to be careful when buying these to ensure that the barrel has an inner epoxy liner to prevent rust. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Just note that some versions of this cookbook feature metric units, so be careful when purchasing yourself a copy. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "As usual, the palace statement was careful , even delicate, in describing anything to do with queen's health status, under the principle that the 96-year-old monarch has a right to medical privacy like anyone else. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The parks department will monitor the pond, but advised people to be careful when going to the park. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "But be careful : This is a curvy road with a large drop off on the side. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "One of the messages in such accounts is \u2026 to \u2026 be \u2026 careful \u2026 out \u2026 there. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "Be careful though with these pretty plants are also poisonous if accidentally ingested, so parents and pet owners be wary! \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see care  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182601"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": marked by wary caution or prudence",
      ": marked by attentive concern and solicitude",
      ": marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions",
      ": exercising or taking care",
      ": solicitous , anxious",
      ": filling with care or solicitude",
      ": using care",
      ": made, done, or said with care"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ker-f\u0259l"
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      "alert",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
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      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Major David Lapatin called a news conference to warn the public to be careful . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Some rain barrels are made with galvanized metal, but Maxwell-Gaines says to be careful when buying these to ensure that the barrel has an inner epoxy liner to prevent rust. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Just note that some versions of this cookbook feature metric units, so be careful when purchasing yourself a copy. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "As usual, the palace statement was careful , even delicate, in describing anything to do with queen's health status, under the principle that the 96-year-old monarch has a right to medical privacy like anyone else. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The parks department will monitor the pond, but advised people to be careful when going to the park. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "But be careful : This is a curvy road with a large drop off on the side. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "One of the messages in such accounts is \u2026 to \u2026 be \u2026 careful \u2026 out \u2026 there. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "Be careful though with these pretty plants are also poisonous if accidentally ingested, so parents and pet owners be wary! \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see care  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220233"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "free from care untroubled",
      "indifferent , unconcerned",
      "not taking care",
      "not showing or receiving care",
      "negligent , slovenly",
      "unstudied , spontaneous",
      "unvalued , disregarded",
      "not taking proper care",
      "done, made, or said without being careful",
      "carefree",
      "not showing due care negligent",
      "\u2014 compare reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ker-l\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "mindless",
      "unguarded",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
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      "alert",
      "cautious",
      "circumspect",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
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      "wary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is a careless worker.",
      "She was careless with my things.",
      "It was a careless mistake.",
      "a newspaper known for careless reporting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This friend is a responsible person and is following all the guidelines and is not in any way the kind of person who would be careless and spread the illness. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "Rachel Isner is facing counts of careless driving and inflicting an injury on a vulnerable road user in the April 20 death of Lloyd Ingram, 58, of Burke, police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Since 2014, Rodriguez has been found in violation of various traffic laws, including driving without a valid license and careless driving, Suver added. \u2014 Dianne Lugo, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The Davidson County district attorney's office, which did not advocate for any particular sentence or oppose probation, has described Vaught's case as an indictment of one careless nurse, not the entire nursing profession. \u2014 Brett Kelman, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "And urban parks have humans, some of whom are careless with their lunches (more squirrel food). \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "After starting the back nine with a careless bogey from the fairway, Scheffler missed the 11th green to the right and pitched to 7 feet. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The tempo of fashion makes everything feel quick, carefree, and, sometimes, unfortunately, even careless . \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The careless shooting of Ms. Pomazanko, at 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, was one of the first actions of Russian troops in Bucha. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see care  entry 1 ",
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "free from care untroubled",
      "indifferent , unconcerned",
      "not taking care",
      "not showing or receiving care",
      "negligent , slovenly",
      "unstudied , spontaneous",
      "unvalued , disregarded",
      "not taking proper care",
      "done, made, or said without being careful",
      "carefree",
      "not showing due care negligent",
      "\u2014 compare reckless"
    ],
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      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "mindless",
      "unguarded",
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      "alert",
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      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
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      "wary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is a careless worker.",
      "She was careless with my things.",
      "It was a careless mistake.",
      "a newspaper known for careless reporting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This friend is a responsible person and is following all the guidelines and is not in any way the kind of person who would be careless and spread the illness. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "Rachel Isner is facing counts of careless driving and inflicting an injury on a vulnerable road user in the April 20 death of Lloyd Ingram, 58, of Burke, police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Since 2014, Rodriguez has been found in violation of various traffic laws, including driving without a valid license and careless driving, Suver added. \u2014 Dianne Lugo, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The Davidson County district attorney's office, which did not advocate for any particular sentence or oppose probation, has described Vaught's case as an indictment of one careless nurse, not the entire nursing profession. \u2014 Brett Kelman, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "And urban parks have humans, some of whom are careless with their lunches (more squirrel food). \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "After starting the back nine with a careless bogey from the fairway, Scheffler missed the 11th green to the right and pitched to 7 feet. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The tempo of fashion makes everything feel quick, carefree, and, sometimes, unfortunately, even careless . \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The careless shooting of Ms. Pomazanko, at 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, was one of the first actions of Russian troops in Bucha. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see care  entry 1 ",
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness : cherish",
      ": to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner",
      ": to touch or affect as if with a caress",
      ": an act or expression of kindness or affection : endearment",
      ": a light stroking, rubbing, or patting",
      ": kiss",
      ": a tender or loving touch or hug",
      ": to touch in a tender or loving way"
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      "Verb",
      "She caressed the baby's cheek.",
      "A warm breeze caressed her face.",
      "Noun",
      "She gave the baby's cheek a gentle caress .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her pieces, like her glove bralettes, literally caress you. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "For me, the camera must tell the story for the characters; love them, caress them without the viewer perceiving other stylistic details. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Two fingers caress the unruly neck hair of the skinned goat whose elongated snout sports a bemused expression. \u2014 William A. Wallace, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "During his final moments, Maya\u2019s father reaches to caress her face, leaving a bloody handprint on her cheek before dying in her presence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "In the video, Mans and a lover dance with and caress one another tenderly in a Brooklyn brownstone. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Jonathan Ledbetter uses both of his hands to slowly caress the double-AA-battery-sized scars that bookend his right knee. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 18 July 2021",
      "The bubbles caress your palate in a soft embrace, like an old friend\u2019s greeting after a long separation. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "And then the 6-foot-2, 220-pound officer got physical with her, touching her lower back, chest bumping her, and trying to caress and rub her shoulders. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 13 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 30 minutes into her JetBlue flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Monday night, a mother taking care of her baby felt someone caress her upper thigh. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about hands and fingers \u2013 the intimacy and caress of touch. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato\u2019s situation often long for a way to send a loving caress or comforting squeeze from afar. \u2014 Richard Sima, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Gender was a major preoccupation this season, as was connection, be that through social interaction or the caress of fabric on skin. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But these were some of the area\u2019s best choral professionals, and Dettra coaxed richly expressive singing that could raise the roof but also caress and comfort the ear. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "The soothing elixir of rose water and rose absolute caress skin to calm redness while coconut blossom nectar rejuvenates. \u2014 Essence , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "In it, two trans women alternately caress and shove each other, cooing sweet nothings one moment and cursing the next. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Myles Brady-Davis whispered, lifting Zayn in the air before pulling her into a caress , punctuating it all with a kiss on the cheek. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA Today , 21 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223627"
  },
  "caretaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that gives physical or emotional care and support",
      ": one that takes care of the house or land of an owner who may be absent",
      ": one temporarily fulfilling the function of office",
      ": a person who takes care of property for someone else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ker-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guardian",
      "janitor",
      "keeper",
      "warden",
      "watchman"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "We have a caretaker who watches the place for us while we are away.",
      "hired a caretaker for the mansion during the winter months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Correa\u2019s aunt was the sole caretaker of her grandmother. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Sandberg is the caretaker of the reinforcements the Padres inevitably will need during the grind of a 162-game season where anything short of the playoffs simply will not do. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "One victim was the caretaker of a neighborhood mosque, a modest man in his mid-50s known for helping those in need. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Since he was named interim coach Nov. 6, King has been in some ways a caretaker for a team that never had more than dim hopes of making the playoffs and in other ways a coach auditioning for the permanent gig. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "My adventure came courtesy of Gavin Svenson, director of research and collections at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Garrett Ormiston, the caretaker of the museum\u2019s vast array of natural areas,. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "The Riordans\u2019 home occupies the site of the original caretaker \u2019s cottage. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "After Skander leaves, Ali becomes the sole caretaker of his sisters, and his relationship with them \u2014 especially with Alyssa \u2014 evolves, driving him to demand more from his country. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "Across the property, there are 16 bedrooms and 28 bathrooms, not including the two-bedroom caretaker \u2019s cottage. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194052"
  },
  "careworn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing the effect of grief or anxiety"
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      "\u02c8ker-\u02ccw\u022frn"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a careworn face.",
      "He looks tired and careworn .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a recent Friday, Dolores, a large, careworn woman of fifty, lay in a bed built from used rods and wooden planks. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Pantomimes stuck with that convention, and one of the stars is still a man dressed as a careworn mother \u2014 the Dame. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The cheap, careworn hide suggests many things \u2014 neglect, decay, unraveling. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Chu, along with his cinematographer, Alice Brooks, and his production team, take care to capture the neighborhood\u2019s careworn beauty: Nothing looks too new or too shiny. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 10 June 2021",
      "Materially, that meant remodeling his careworn kitchen and installing a new roof\u2014ideally, a metal one. \u2014 Longreads , 21 Dec. 2017",
      "Her conveyance is Vanguard, a careworn white van, its headlights searching out a new future, everything bungee-corded down. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Meeting Darren Hendricks -- one of Pine Bluff's newest residents -- for the first time, one might be struck by his friendly, open and calmly self-assured demeanor that is in stark contrast to his gruff and somewhat careworn appearance. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 4 Oct. 2020",
      "Cheerful staff, but it\u2019s a dumpy and careworn place. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 20 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1790, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202801"
  },
  "caricature":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics",
      ": a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature",
      ": a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature",
      ": to make or draw a caricature of : represent in caricature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-i-k\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-\u02ccch\u0259r",
      "-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
      "-\u02cctu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8ka-ri-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cartoon",
      "farce",
      "joke",
      "mockery",
      "parody",
      "sham",
      "travesty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burlesque",
      "do",
      "imitate",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "parody",
      "send up",
      "spoof",
      "travesty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "An artist was doing caricatures in the park.",
      "His performance in the film was a caricature of a hard-boiled detective.",
      "The interview made her into a caricature of a struggling artist.",
      "Verb",
      "The press caricatured him as clumsy and forgetful.",
      "caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The tone of twee amusement set by the jaunty score, which portends a silly, perhaps even clownishly derisive caricature , one that looks down on its protagonist with an air of superiority? \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "On social media, Amber Heard is a punchline, a caricature , a diversion, a meme. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "That caricature , beloved by many but deemed grossly offensive by others, was retired from the team uniforms in 2019 as the franchise began a gradual process to distance itself from the old imagery and nickname. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Branagh mostly lands on the former: a sort of sumptuous dinner-theater redux studded with stray bits of caricature , camp, and many CG pyramids. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Or, perhaps, a caricature of a liberal: no need is too trivial to necessitate her bosomy intervention. \u2014 Ariel Levy, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The center of the flyer has a racist caricature depicting African Americans in negative racial stereotypes. \u2014 Rosa Flores And Joe Sutton, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Lady Macbeth is sometimes reduced to a caricature of female villainy: ambitious, conniving, skilled at the manipulation of her hesitating husband. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "A decade ago, Gruden used a racist caricature to describe the Black head of the NFL Players Association, the Journal reported last week. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As a comedic performer unafraid to caricature herself, Brice laid the groundwork for generations of women who did not fit the traditional mold of demure, leggy female performers. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "One explanation for her success is Ms. Wu herself, who is difficult to caricature as a radical. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Although the contempt Clark and Tripp faced just a few years apart was not identical, Paulson has come to think of the performances as bookends, both about women reduced to caricature by an unrelenting media circus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "But already, many national Democrats appear eager to elevate the former New York police captain, as gun violence shatters parts of major American cities and Republicans seek to caricature their opponents as na\u00efve about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 26 July 2021",
      "However his story can no longer be reduced to caricature \u2013 and his legacy might just help check our present-day incineration of democracy. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "People have been using Viola\u2019s AR app, which gives you the option of making a 3D cartoon, Renaissance painting, 2D cartoon or caricature from your photo. \u2014 Charlie Fink, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "That gave Democrats an opening to caricature them as pawns of the president and a party establishment that was using them. \u2014 NBC news , 6 Jan. 2021",
      "Though Trump attempted to caricature Harris during the campaign as a leftist who would dominate Biden and turn the country into a socialist republic, she is hardly viewed within the party as a movement progressive. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1771, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200839"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a load (as of occupants) that fills a car",
      ": the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates",
      ": a large unspecified quantity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02c8l\u014dd",
      "-\u02ccl\u014dd"
    ],
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      "basketful",
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      "lashins",
      "loads",
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      "mass",
      "mess",
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      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
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      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
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      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
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    "antonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "handful",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "mouthful",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "peanuts",
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      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "speck",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "taste",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She brought home a carload of books.",
      "People were arriving by the carload .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Norfolk Southern has managed to grow its average revenue per carload for all the segments in the recent past, which has been the company\u2019s key revenue growth driver. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Union Pacific has managed to grow its average revenue per carload for all the segments in the recent past, which has been the company\u2019s key revenue growth driver. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Admission: $9 adults, $4 kids ages 6-11, Friday-Sunday; $10 per carload Monday. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
      "Tickets at the Milky Way will again be $35 per carload . \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "The Joe Burrow effect, Part III: A week before the Super Bowl, a carload of people pulled up at Athens High. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Tickets, free to March 31; $10 per carload after April 1. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "For $10 a carload , families can check out the world\u2019s largest lighted reindeer, part of the new drive-thru Reindeer Road holiday lights attraction on the city\u2019s north side outside Highpoint Church. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The line opens at 4:30 p.m. daily; tickets are $25 per carload . \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202313"
  },
  "carol":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old round dance with singing",
      ": a song of joy or mirth",
      ": a popular song or ballad of religious joy",
      ": to sing especially in a joyful manner",
      ": to sing carols",
      ": to go about outdoors in a group singing Christmas carols",
      ": to praise in or as if in song",
      ": to sing especially in a cheerful manner : warble",
      ": a usually religious song of joy",
      ": to sing in a joyful manner",
      ": to sing carols and especially Christmas carols"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anthem",
      "canticle",
      "chorale",
      "hymn",
      "psalm",
      "spiritual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chant",
      "descant",
      "sing",
      "vocalize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We sang our favorite carols while we decorated the tree.",
      "sang carols at the Christmas Eve service",
      "Verb",
      "Last night, we went caroling with our friends.",
      "she caroled with glee when she heard the good news",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Princess Beatrice kept things classic in camel while attending the Together at Christmas community carol service, hosted by Kate Middleton, at Westminster Abbey. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "On Christmas Eve, Kate's musical talents were on display during the broadcast of her Together at Christmas carol service broadcast. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol , a patter song and a waltz. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Michelle and Barack Obama was reported to sell at a rate of one per minute, whereas a Miu Miu cardigan worn for a Christmas carol service sold out in under two hours. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Carey's Christmas carol was first released in 1994 and hit No. 1 for the first time in more than 20 years in 2019. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "This Christmas carol , like most, is an anthem for mental time travel. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Mila also participated in the Christmas carol concert that Kate hosted at Westminster Abbey last month. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "It is believed the first Christmas carol was written sometime between the years 1350 and 1550. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps there was a way to carol less aggressively. \u2014 Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Many people carol during the holidays about receiving a partridge in a pear tree from their true love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Nuns have gone caroling ; gospel choirs have video-harmonized. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Guests were offered a variety of holiday activities from caroling and face painting, to Cy-Fair ISD choir performances and hot cocoa courtesy of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee & Bakery. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Windsor Castle is open to visitors for tours during the Christmas season as well as a variety of events, from caroling to arts-and-crafts\u2014just like Queen Victoria would have done! \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This December, Kwiecinski will oversee the latest installment of the 12 Days of Grizmas, an extended pre-Christmas celebration in downtown Detroit that includes concerts, yoga classes, caroling , and a roller disco party. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "The Cardiotonics \u2014 which means medicine for the heart \u2014 have been caroling at the Brigham for eight years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2019",
      "Over at Snowmass, there will be caroling , a torchlight parade with fireworks and a Roaring 20s New Year\u2019s Eve party in the base village. \u2014 John Meyer, The Know , 22 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181716"
  },
  "carousal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bender",
      "binge",
      "bust",
      "carouse",
      "drunk",
      "jamboree",
      "spree",
      "toot",
      "wassail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1760, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202955"
  },
  "carouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drink liquor freely or excessively",
      ": to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior",
      ": to drink up : quaff",
      ": a drunken revel",
      ": a large draft of liquor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "binge",
      "birl",
      "revel",
      "roister",
      "wassail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bender",
      "binge",
      "bust",
      "carousal",
      "drunk",
      "jamboree",
      "spree",
      "toot",
      "wassail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "My brother and his friends went out carousing last night.",
      "spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates",
      "Noun",
      "the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Many of the legions who dressed fantastically, scantily, or both treated the festival as, well, a festival\u2014a reason to carouse . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Pushkin, however, focused on a single scene, in which a group of youngsters carouse in a spontaneous street party and toast a deceased friend. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
      "Hanging out with these carefree kids\u2014riding in cars with them, eating fast food with them, carousing at the moontower with them, watching the sun come up with them\u2014is pretty close to hanging out with your own friends. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 10 May 2020",
      "There\u2019s also the matter of political conventions, the events that bring together thousands of party members for days of unity, rallying and carousing to be capped off with iconic images of balloons dropping on giddy delegates. \u2014 Dionne Searcey, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2020",
      "Artists were photographed wearing banker suits and smoking Montecristos, strove to be featured in ads for Absolut Vodka, caroused with real estate magnates and deep-pocketed promoters with unplaceable accents. \u2014 Luc Sante, The New York Review of Books , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "For four hours each morning, Kokeubai says he and his fellow inmates were forced to watch videos of Xi carousing with dignitaries and overseeing military exercises. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Here are some of the best Thanksgiving Eve places to carouse or commune with visitors in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Old Hollywood movie stars could easily be imagined carousing around the elegant swimming pool. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pushkin, however, focused on a single scene, in which a group of youngsters carouse in a spontaneous street party and toast a deceased friend. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
      "And for the adventure plot, there\u2019s Luci, an equally diminutive demon, who encourages Bean to drink, carouse , and get into trouble. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, The Verge , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "Similarly, Freedom Day inspires the hands on Mies Julie's isolated Karoo farm to carouse late into the night, but in a manner that seems singularly ominous. \u2014 Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader , 6 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185338"
  },
  "carpet":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering",
      ": a floor covering made of this fabric",
      ": a surface or layer resembling or suggesting a carpet",
      ": before an authority for censure or reproof",
      ": a heavy woven fabric used especially as a floor covering",
      ": a covering like a carpet",
      ": to cover with or as if with a carpet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-p\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-p\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.",
      "Which brand of carpet did you choose?",
      "The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our girl changed out of that stunning black red- carpet dress into something a little more comfortable\u2014an all-white ensemble of ultra-wide-leg jeans, a ribbed tee, and an oversized blazer, elevated with silver and sparkly platform shoes, naturally. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
      "The fashion crowd went into a frenzy when Middleton appeared in Dublin wearing cult red- carpet brand, The Vampire\u2019s Wife. \u2014 Joy Montgomery, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "Migration has taken center stage at an assembly of Western Hemisphere leaders, reflecting its emergence as a top foreign policy issue amid red- carpet drama over who comes and who stays home. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "The two made their red- carpet debut this year at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars party. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Since, Valentino Pink PP has taken over the red- carpet scene, being worn by the likes of Anne Hathaway, Gigi Hadid, Nicola Peltz, and more. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
      "Varma attended in a beige Roksanda suit cut with a neon green sash and black-and-brown boots\u2014a clever nod to her Imperial uniform and an action-ready red- carpet look. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
      "The red- carpet special will be co-hosted by Heisel Mora, Sebas, and Marko. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
      "This year\u2019s festival also unspooled against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, which sparked red- carpet protests and a dialogue about the purpose of cinema in wartime. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French carpite , from Old Italian carpita , from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck \u2014 more at harvest ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213301"
  },
  "carriage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wheeled vehicle",
      ": a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort",
      ": a railway passenger coach",
      ": a wheeled support carrying a burden",
      ": manner of bearing the body : posture",
      ": deportment",
      ": the act of carrying",
      ": a movable part of a machine for supporting some other movable object or part",
      ": the price or expense of carrying",
      ": the condition of harboring a pathogen within the body",
      ": management",
      ": burden , load",
      ": import , sense",
      ": a hanger for a sword",
      ": a vehicle with wheels used for carrying people",
      ": a support with wheels used for carrying a load",
      ": a movable part of a machine that carries or supports some other moving part",
      ": the manner of holding the body : posture",
      ": the condition of harboring a pathogen within the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-ij",
      "\u02c8ka-rij",
      "\u02c8ker-ij",
      "\u02c8kar-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equipage",
      "rig"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They rode to the city in carriages .",
      "I took the baby to the park in the carriage .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Joining Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, in their carriage was William Vestey, the current Lord Vestey and his wife, Violet. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The pageant will be led by the Gold State Coach, an ornate royal carriage weighing 4 tons and dating back to the 1760s, in which the queen rode during her 1953 coronation and silver and golden jubilees. \u2014 NBC News , 5 June 2022",
      "As Britain celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, an opulent 260-year-old gilded carriage is hitting the streets again for the first time in two decades. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The queen arrives in her carriage to inspect the troops, often flanked by Prince Charles, Prince William, and Princess Anne on horseback. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "Plus, the bathroom is built inside an enormous pumpkin carriage . \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "The property is landscaped with a pond big enough for water sports, a fountain, lawns, gardens, and trees, and includes two carriage houses. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "While passing through Wichita Falls, Kidd discovers an upturned carriage and its lynched Black driver, a reminder that dark aspects of the South still infected Texas at the time. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "Kate and Camilla, however, did spent a short time at the Major General's Office to watch the Horse Guards Parade before making their carriage ride to Buckingham Palace to join the Queen and other senior royals on the balcony. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cariage , from Anglo-French, from carier to transport \u2014 more at carry ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195729"
  },
  "carriageway":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the part of a road used by vehicular traffic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ker-ij-\u02ccw\u0101",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an American who apparently was not used to driving in England, as he was traveling down the wrong side of the carriageway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At Keney Park, the carriageway conceived by Olmsted\u2019s firm for open-air clip-clopping is now a popular spot for another kind of public display. \u2014 Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The wheel is small and the steering quick, meaning my hands can remain in place even while navigating a couple of roundabouts that lead me to a wide, smooth two-lane carriageway . \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "On Friday, the carriageway doors to Pat O\u2019Brien\u2019s will swing open again, and staff wearing the bar's traditional emerald green jackets and new face masks will welcome people back to its famous French Quarter courtyard. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty, NOLA.com , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "On a straight stretch of single- carriageway road, lined with sycamores, cars tear along above the 90kph (55mph) speed limit, dodging oncoming traffic to overtake. \u2014 The Economist , 31 May 2018",
      "From July 1st, the limit on single- carriageway rural roads will be reduced from 90kph (55mph) to 80kph (see article). \u2014 The Economist , 2 June 2018",
      "Tolls on the new roads mean that most Moroccans remain on clogged and dangerous carriageways . \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Of particular interest is 2231 Royal, a one-of-a-kind 1830s townhouse with a central carriageway and raised basement, as well as the two solid circa-1850s Greek Revival structures on either side of the Elysian Fields intersection. \u2014 Richard Campanella, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "Local police wrote on Facebook that they were called to a single vehicle collision with reports that the vehicle had left the carriageway and burst into flames. \u2014 Kate Samuelson, Fortune , 28 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "carry":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move while supporting : transport",
      ": to convey by direct communication",
      ": conduct , escort",
      ": to influence by mental or emotional appeal : sway",
      ": to get possession or control of : capture",
      ": to transfer from one place (such as a column) to another",
      ": to contain and direct the course of",
      ": to wear or have on one's person",
      ": to bear upon or within one",
      ": to harbor (a pathogen) within the body",
      ": to possess a specified gene",
      ": to possess one copy of a specified recessive gene and be capable of transmitting it to offspring",
      ": to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property",
      ": imply , involve",
      ": to hold or comport (oneself, one's person, etc.) in a specified manner",
      ": to sustain the weight or burden of",
      ": to bear as a crop",
      ": to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch",
      ": to keep in stock for sale",
      ": to provide sustenance for",
      ": to have or maintain on a list or record",
      ": to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of",
      ": to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree",
      ": to gain victory for",
      ": to secure the adoption or passage of",
      ": to win a majority or plurality of votes in (something, such as a legislative body or a state)",
      ": to present for public use or consumption",
      ": to bear the charges of holding or having (stocks, merchandise, etc.) from one time to another",
      ": to keep on one's books as a debtor",
      ": to hold to and follow after",
      ": to hoist and maintain (a sail) in use",
      ": to pass over (something, such as a hazard) at a single stroke in golf",
      ": to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surface",
      ": to act as a bearer",
      ": to reach or penetrate to a distance",
      ": to convey itself to a reader or audience",
      ": to undergo or admit of carriage in a specified way",
      ": to keep and follow the scent",
      ": to win adoption",
      ": to have a gun on one's person : to carry a gun",
      ": crusade",
      ": to be in love especially without reciprocation : cherish a longing or devotion",
      ": to perform or assume the chief role : bear the major portion of work or responsibility",
      ": win , prevail",
      ": carrying power",
      ": the range of a gun or projectile or of a struck or thrown ball",
      ": portage",
      ": the act or method of carrying",
      ": the act of rushing with the ball in football",
      ": the position assumed by a color-bearer with the flag or guidon held in position for marching",
      ": a quantity that is transferred in addition from one number place to the adjacent one of higher place value",
      ": to take or transfer from one place to another",
      ": to contain and direct the course of",
      ": to wear or have on or within the body",
      ": to have as an element, quality, or part",
      ": to have for sale",
      ": to go over or travel a distance",
      ": support entry 1 sense 1 , bear",
      ": win entry 1 sense 3",
      ": to hold or bear the body or some part of it",
      ": to sing in correct pitch",
      ": to present to the public",
      ": to cause strong feeling in",
      ": to behave in an improper or excited manner",
      ": manage sense 1",
      ": to continue in spite of difficulties",
      ": to put into action or effect",
      ": to harbor (a pathogen) within the body",
      ": to possess a specified gene",
      ": to possess one copy of a specified recessive gene and be capable of transmitting it to offspring"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113",
      "\u02c8kar-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "cart",
      "convey",
      "ferry",
      "haul",
      "lug",
      "pack",
      "tote",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "One shoved an officer with such force that another officer had to carry his colleague away from the mob. \u2014 Elyse Samuels, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Below, shop 29 best crochet dresses to carry you through the summer season. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Clip this fan on to an umbrella or stroller, carry it in your hand, or fold the handle down and place it on a sturdy surface. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "The incident also galvanized the squad, forming a bond Andersen believes can carry them to success. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Hubbard is determined to not throw away his shot, betting on new voter registrations to carry him through. \u2014 Priscella Vegastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Why Oklahoma will win: The Sooners\u2019 combination of multiple elite pitchers and clutch offense will carry them to the championship series. \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "The trial itself piled on the evidence that the FBI leadership was both embarrassed to be seen carrying water for the Clinton campaign and willing to carry it. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
      "The questioners always seem to think that asking about my birth mother's choice to carry me to term is a softball question with one obvious answer. \u2014 Zack Ford, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Against the run, OSU was solid, though not spectacular, ranking fifth in the Pac-12 in yielding 4.14 yards per carry . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "In terms of 2021 production, Whittington had the most among the three backs on campus and more yards per carry than Irving. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "Bengals running backs rushed for 111 yards (4.6 per carry ) and two touchdowns, dominating late, and Burrow was sacked just once. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
      "Bell was one of the best running backs in the Mountain West last season, rushing for 1,091 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards per carry . \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 1 May 2022",
      "Beise, 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, caught 38 passes for 358 yards and averaged 4.2 yards per carry . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 May 2022",
      "Hall rushed for 3,941 yards and 50 touchdowns a 5.5 yards per carry in three seasons as a Cyclone. \u2014 J.p. Pelzman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Ford rushed for 1,319 yards on 214 carries, averaging 6.2 yards per carry with 19 scores this past season, matching a school single-season record. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Roosevelt Potts, 1993, No. 49: Had a strong rookie season (711 rushing yards, 4.0 yards per carry ) and two more solid seasons as a blocking-first fullback. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170743"
  },
  "carry off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause the death of",
      ": to perform or manage successfully : bring off"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplish",
      "achieve",
      "bring off",
      "carry out",
      "commit",
      "compass",
      "do",
      "execute",
      "follow through (with)",
      "fulfill",
      "fulfil",
      "make",
      "negotiate",
      "perform",
      "perpetrate",
      "prosecute",
      "pull off",
      "put through"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims",
      "pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185810"
  },
  "carryall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light covered carriage for four or more persons",
      ": a passenger automobile used as a small bus",
      ": a capacious bag or carrying case"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-\u02cc\u022fl",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carry-on",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "holdall",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag",
      "wallet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "took only a small carryall on the plane",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Easily fitting a laptop up to 15 inches, the waterproof carryall helps to keep your electronics dry. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "And while messenger bags may hint at nostalgia, there are qualities that make this carryall still feel refreshingly modern. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The sleek carryall is TSA compliant, and along with an interior organizer for smaller items, the bag also boasts a comfortable strap pad and sturdy aluminum hooks that will keep the inside contents secure. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The cute carryall comes in eleven different colorways and four sizes. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "At the time of writing, more than 1,300 people have added the canvas carryall to their carts in the past week per the little statistic above the product's name \u2014 so it's also bound to sell out soon. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The sleek leather carryall has eight card slots, zippered pockets for your phone and other essentials and a handy wrist strap. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The goofiest of these portmanteaus, and one of the more enduring, involved the carryall . \u2014 Nick Haramis, New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Rover Pack backpack suits outdoorsy people who want the option to carry a 15-inch laptop and their adventure gear in one sleek and durable carryall . \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211330"
  },
  "cartel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a written agreement between belligerent nations",
      ": a combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices",
      ": a combination of political groups for common action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4r-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "combination",
      "combine",
      "syndicate",
      "trust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Output among the 13 countries that make up OPEC dropped by 176,000 barrels a day last month to average roughly 28.5 million barrels a day, data from the cartel released Tuesday showed. \u2014 Will Horner, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Every sector is going to see an increase because the cartel is going to spread their madness out, right? \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
      "The cartel clearly violates more than one U.S. law. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The member nations of the OPEC+ cartel pledged at their recent meeting to further raise their daily export targets, but few believe the group as a whole will be able to meet its pledged volumes. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The cartel has made no formal announcement of the consideration to ditch Russia, and OPEC+ will meet on Thursday. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Weeks before the vote, the Clan del Golfo cartel shut down much of the rural north of the country in retaliation for the extradition of their leader to the United States. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "An aggressive new group from Central Mexico had moved in, challenging the dominant Sinaloa cartel . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Madrigal leads to thoughts of Germany, Germany leads to thoughts of Werner, Werner leads to the dig site as one of his few areas of vulnerability in relation to the cartel , etc. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, letter of defiance, from Old Italian cartello , literally, placard, from carta leaf of paper \u2014 more at card entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224202"
  },
  "cartoon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)",
      ": a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor",
      ": comic strip",
      ": animated cartoon",
      ": a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version",
      ": a movie or television program made by photographing a series of drawings",
      ": a drawing (as in a newspaper) making people or objects look funny or foolish",
      ": comic strip"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u00fcn",
      "k\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delineation",
      "drawing",
      "sketch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.",
      "The kids are watching cartoons .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This weekend, Chris Evans voices the iconic cartoon astronaut in a Pixar spinoff sci-fi adventure. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Bill Gates doesn't believe the hype about cartoon apes. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Others reviewed by The Washington Post falsely accused the union of being a for-profit business and featured cartoon drawings of union officials surrounded by stacks of money and driving a convertible sports car. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Many people dismiss the metaverse as a nascent, virtual world filled with cartoon avatars that has no clear purpose. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The Heartstopper Yearbook is jam-packed with brand-new content, including illustrations, an exclusive mini comic, character profiles, trivia, and insights into Oseman's creative process \u2014 which are narrated by a cartoon version of Oseman herself. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In so many ways, Burke, who followed Baker\u2019s homer \u2014 and that first high-five \u2014 by smashing his only homer as a Dodger, was part superhero and part cartoon character. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The price didn\u2019t phase him because of a special detail: The cartoon , part of collection of cat images called CryptoKitties, is a non-fungible token, or NFT. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Menus are responsive and revolve around quick, adorable animations, while the game's virtual sports take place in a lively sports club full of open-air architectural touches and cartoon -character crowds. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian cartone pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of carta leaf of paper \u2014 more at card entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170835"
  },
  "case":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a set of circumstances or conditions",
      ": a situation requiring investigation or action (as by the police)",
      ": the object of investigation or consideration",
      ": condition",
      ": condition of body or mind",
      ": an inflectional form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective indicating its grammatical relation to other words",
      ": such a relation whether indicated by inflection or not",
      ": what actually exists or happens : fact",
      ": a suit or action in law or equity",
      ": the evidence supporting a conclusion or judgment",
      ": argument",
      ": a convincing argument",
      ": an instance of disease or injury",
      ": patient",
      ": an instance that directs attention to a situation or exhibits it in action : example",
      ": a peculiar person : character",
      ": oneself considered as an object of harassment or criticism",
      ": without regard to or in spite of other considerations : whatever else is done or is the case",
      ": as a precaution",
      ": in the event of",
      ": a box or receptacle for holding something",
      ": a box together with its contents",
      ": set",
      ": pair",
      ": an outer covering or housing",
      ": a tube into which the components of a round of ammunition are loaded",
      ": a divided tray for holding printing type",
      ": the frame of a door or window : casing",
      ": to enclose in or cover with or as if with a case : encase",
      ": to line (something, such as a well) with supporting material (such as metal pipe)",
      ": to inspect or study especially with intent to rob",
      ": a particular instance, situation, or example",
      ": a situation or an object that calls for investigation or action (as by the police)",
      ": a question to be settled in a court of law",
      ": a form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective showing its grammatical relation to other words",
      ": the actual situation",
      ": a convincing argument",
      ": an instance of disease, injury, or discomfort",
      ": no matter what has happened or been said",
      ": for the purpose of being ready for something that might happen",
      ": a container (as a box) for holding something",
      ": a box and its contents",
      ": an outer covering",
      ": the circumstances and situation of a particular person or group",
      ": an instance of disease or injury",
      ": patient sense 1",
      ": a civil or criminal suit or action",
      "\u2014 see also controversy , small tax case",
      ": a case being considered by the court",
      ": a case that presents an issue or question never before decided or considered by the court",
      ": a case that is heard with another case because it involves similar or related questions of law",
      ": a representative case whose outcome will serve as precedent for future cases and especially for pending cases involving similar or related issues or circumstances and often some of the same parties",
      ": a proceeding usually in the form of a suit for injunction brought to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute",
      ": the reported facts, procedural history, and especially decision in an action",
      ": a case that marks a significant turning point on a particular issue",
      ": a case so well reasoned and important in the rules of law determined and in the principles declared that it becomes well-known and is frequently cited by courts and lawyers as settling the points of law ruled upon and as useful in resolving new questions of law",
      ": the evidence and arguments presented by a party in court \u2014 see also case stated",
      ": the main part of a party's case including arguments for which the party bears the burden of proof but not including rebuttal",
      ": a case established by evidence that is sufficient to raise a presumption of fact or establish the fact in question unless rebutted",
      ": trespass on the case at trespass",
      ": to inspect or study with intent to rob"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101s",
      "\u02c8k\u0101s",
      "\u02c8k\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armor",
      "capsule",
      "casing",
      "cocoon",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "encasement",
      "housing",
      "hull",
      "husk",
      "jacket",
      "pod",
      "sheath",
      "shell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "patient"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192619"
  },
  "case-hardened":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is harder than the interior",
      ": to make callous or insensible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101s-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202328"
  },
  "cash in (on)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take advantage of (something) in order to make money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214435"
  },
  "cashier":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dismiss from service",
      ": to dismiss dishonorably",
      ": reject , discard",
      ": to work in a store as a cashier",
      ": one that has charge of money: such as",
      ": a high officer in a bank or trust company responsible for moneys received and expended",
      ": one who collects and records payments",
      ": an employee (as in a store) who handles monetary transactions",
      ": a person who is responsible for giving out or taking in money (as in a bank or store)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka-\u02c8shir",
      "k\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)ka-\u02c8shir",
      "ka-\u02c8shir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "bounce",
      "can",
      "discharge",
      "dismiss",
      "fire",
      "muster out",
      "pink-slip",
      "release",
      "remove",
      "retire",
      "sack",
      "terminate",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He was cashiered from the army.",
      "was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Then Rozsa was promoted to cashier , closing out at night. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "While cashiering at a San Antonio International Airport gift shop, Doria learned about the Peace Corps from a gray-bearded man. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 18 May 2020",
      "Kovalchuk, cashiered by the Kings in mid-December, has been just what the doctor ordered for the Habs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Brexit has cashiered a long list of centrist politicians on the right and left who used EU membership as an excuse for their own mediocre economic performance. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Citizens and their representative governments ceding sovereignty to unaccountable supranational bodies is the geopolitical equivalent of corporations cashiering the shareholder model in favor of stakeholder capitalism. \u2014 Richard J. Shinder, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2020",
      "Teams go to these lengths because the stakes are high\u2014pro football is a zero-sum competition, where every team\u2019s victory is another team\u2019s defeat\u2014and the executives of losing teams are regularly cashiered . \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "On Friday, Trump cashiered Alex Acosta, his Labor Secretary, and will now begin the search for a third choice to sit in the job in less than three years. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019",
      "The Maduro government has arrested dozens of officers this year and cashiered others in a military purge. \u2014 John Otis And, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bryan Hickey is the brewmaster, son Gabriel, 24, is assistant brewer, daughter Olivia, 17, is the cashier and Christy, his wife of 26 years, is the artist, sign-maker and runs the tap room. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "The jurors include a materials scientist, a Walgreens cashier , and an employee of the D.C. public school system. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "To get the freebie, the company says nurses need to flash their work ID or badge to the cashier . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Some of those funds were converted to cashier \u2019s checks in Southern California. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The thief then counts the bills back to the cashier while surreptitiously pocketing some of the change, and then claims they've been shorted by the employee. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Aside from not having to hand a piece of plastic to the cashier , customers enjoy the convenience of not having to bring a wallet, said Harbortouch managing partner Max Artemenko. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Fans used to flip a $20 to the cashier and there would be cash back and maybe a $1 bill would be dropped on the counter. \u2014 Ray Glier, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "Then, inside there was another maskless individual who, as my husband put it, was seeking attention and deliberately trying to speak closely to the cashier behind the plexiglass to ignite a response. \u2014 Ryan Serpico, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192630"
  },
  "cast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to move or send forth by throwing",
      ": direct",
      ": to put forth",
      ": to place as if by throwing",
      ": to deposit (a ballot) formally",
      ": to throw off or away",
      ": to get rid of : discard",
      ": shed , molt",
      ": to bring forth",
      ": to give birth to prematurely",
      ": to throw to the ground especially in wrestling",
      ": to build by throwing up earth",
      ": to perform arithmetical operations on : add",
      ": to calculate by means of astrology",
      ": decide , intend",
      ": to dispose or arrange into parts or into a suitable form or order",
      ": to assign the parts of (a dramatic production) to actors",
      ": to assign (someone, such as an actor) to a role or part",
      ": to give a shape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure",
      ": to form by this process",
      ": turn",
      ": to make (a knot or stitch) by looping or catching up",
      ": twist , warp",
      ": to transmit the sound and images of (something happening) in real time via the Internet",
      ": to throw something",
      ": to throw out a lure with a fishing rod",
      ": vomit",
      ": to bear fruit : yield",
      ": to perform addition",
      ": estimate , conjecture",
      ": warp",
      ": to range over land in search of a trail",
      ": veer",
      ": to draw lots to determine a matter by chance",
      ": an act of casting",
      ": something that happens as a result of chance",
      ": a throw of dice",
      ": a throw of a line (such as a fishing line) or net",
      ": the form in which a thing is constructed",
      ": the set of actors in a dramatic production",
      ": a set of characters or persons",
      ": the arrangement of draperies in a painting",
      ": the distance to which a thing can be thrown",
      ": the distance a bow can shoot",
      ": a turning of the eye in a particular direction",
      ": expression",
      ": a slight strabismus",
      ": something that is thrown or the quantity thrown",
      ": the leader of a fishing line",
      ": something that is formed by casting in a mold or form: such as",
      ": a reproduction (as of a statue) in metal or plaster : casting",
      ": a fossil reproduction of the details of a natural object by mineral infiltration",
      ": an impression taken from an object with a liquid or plastic substance : mold",
      ": a rigid casing (as of fiberglass or of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris) used for immobilizing a usually diseased or broken part",
      ": forecast , conjecture",
      ": an overspread of a color or modification of the appearance of a substance by a trace of some added hue : shade",
      ": tinge , suggestion",
      ": a ride on one's way in a vehicle : lift",
      ": help , assistance",
      ": shape , appearance",
      ": characteristic quality",
      ": something that is shed, ejected, or thrown out or off: such as",
      ": the excrement of an earthworm",
      ": a mass of soft matter formed in cavities of diseased organs and discharged from the body",
      ": the skin of an insect",
      ": the ranging in search of a trail by a dog, hunting pack, or tracker",
      ": throw entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to direct to or toward something or someone",
      ": to send out or forward",
      ": to put under the influence of",
      ": to throw out, off, or away : shed",
      ": to make (a vote) formally",
      ": to assign a part or role to",
      ": to give shape to liquid material by pouring it into a mold and letting it harden",
      ": an act of throwing",
      ": the characters or the people acting in a play or story",
      ": a stiff dressing (as of plaster) hardened around a part of the body to allow a broken bone to heal",
      ": a hint of color",
      ": the container used to give a shape to the thing made in it",
      ": something formed by casting in a mold or form",
      ": the distance to which a thing can be thrown",
      ": shape entry 2 sense 1",
      ": something (as the skin of an insect or the waste of an earthworm) that is shed or thrown out or off",
      ": to give a shape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure",
      ": to form by casting",
      ": a slight strabismus",
      ": something that is formed by casting in a mold or form",
      ": an impression taken from an object by using a liquid or plastic substance",
      ": a rigid casing (as of fiberglass or of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris) used for immobilizing a usually diseased or broken part",
      ": a mass of plastic matter formed in cavities of diseased organs (as the kidneys) and discharged from the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast",
      "\u02c8kast",
      "\u02c8kast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "emanate",
      "emit",
      "evolve",
      "exhale",
      "expel",
      "expire",
      "give out",
      "irradiate",
      "issue",
      "radiate",
      "release",
      "send (out)",
      "shoot",
      "throw out",
      "vent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "auguring",
      "augury",
      "bodement",
      "forecast",
      "forecasting",
      "foretelling",
      "predicting",
      "prediction",
      "presaging",
      "prognosis",
      "prognostic",
      "prognosticating",
      "prognostication",
      "prophecy",
      "prophesy",
      "soothsaying",
      "vaticination"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Seaweed was cast up by the waves.",
      "The tree cast a long shadow on the lawn.",
      "How many votes were cast ?",
      "Noun",
      "She has a cast on her arm.",
      "They made a mask from a wax cast of her face.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "At the feather-light conclusion of the second movement, the uninvited melody of a ringtone cried out, and the whole hall cringed as Goodyear cast a look of fatherly disappointment over the rows. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "HBO Max celebrated the premiere of series Gordita Chronicles on Sunday at Valentine DTLA with executive producers Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Eva Longoria and the series cast . \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Despite a pall cast over the grocery delivery market in recent weeks, Czech player Rohlik has sealed a \u20ac220 million Series D round. \u2014 Jonathan Keane, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "These lightweight cast aluminum jack stands use a compact design that\u2019s great for keeping in a trunk or tool kit. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
      "And that doesn\u2019t even touch on the domestic abuse allegations that have long cast a shadow over his campaign. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Key members of the Elvis production team and cast , including Butler, Tom Hanks, and director Baz Luhrmann will also discuss the origins of the film, the shooting experience, and more. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "As Dakota Smith reported, Caruso led in early mail-in ballots and those cast in person on election day, but as often happens, late-arriving mail ballots have leaned strongly toward more progressive candidates. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Sadly, they are often rejected, scorned, ridiculed and cast aside. \u2014 Malena Mendez, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One or more of the tours could attract especially huge ratings by staging an event or two a year that gathers a majors-like cast . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "Day One: During the first hearing, the panel presented a gripping story with a sprawling cast of characters, but only three main players: Mr. Trump, the Proud Boys and a Capitol Police officer. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "The circus features a diverse cast of performers from around the world, with acts from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and the U.S., and is designed to reach a diverse audience. \u2014 Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "Based on a true story, this likably upbeat dramedy features a cast of familiar actors, including Annette Bening as the hero\u2019s wife, who uses their multistate lottery road trips to rekindle their romance. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "At its core is a sci-fi film with solid thriller potential\u2014a great cast with strong enough performances, betrayal, institutional threats, mystery. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "So much so, in fact, that the film resets at the 30-minute mark to introduce a new supporting cast . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
      "Written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Michael Mayer, with a cast that includes Mark Jacoby, Robyn Hurder, and Linda Powell. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Especially in the first four seasons, this story of a Taiwanese-American family in 1990s Orlando, Florida, was full of great, specific humor and a talented cast , including Constance Wu and Randall Park. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192033"
  },
  "cast (up)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring up or say by way of reproach",
      ": to measure (set type) usually in ems pica in order to determine the cost or charge to be made",
      ": to lay out (tabular matter) before setting in type",
      ": to add up (figures) in making an accounting",
      ": to turn up especially unexpectedly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223624"
  },
  "cast about (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look in many places for (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230106"
  },
  "cast down":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": downcast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "newly widowed, he was cast down at the thought of being alone once again",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Black grandparents who were part of the Great Migration brought their experience of Jim Crow with them, cautioning their grandkids to keep their eyes cast down . \u2014 Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2021",
      "It\u2019s made from all the judgment that was cast down on us. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2021",
      "This iteration of Rugrats takes the cast down to its pre-movies size. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 5 May 2021",
      "Engineers assess how much light is cast down the road, improving the driver's opportunity to see hazards and respond, and whether the light produced creates too much glare for an oncoming driver. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "To sum it up, Zendaya looks like an angel cast down from heaven \u2014 perfect in a way that truly wasn't thought possible until this very moment. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 20 Sep. 2020",
      "Start by tying on a buoyant imitation, like a Wulff or a Stimulator, and making a fairly short cast down and across. \u2014 Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream , 26 June 2020",
      "His company established the template of the editor as a heroic, godlike figure casting down commandments from a print Mount Olympus, a status that continued after Nast\u2019s death through the twentieth century. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Posner axes an act and boils the cast down to seven, a choice commented on by actors in one of many chatty digressions with the audience. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 13 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180524"
  },
  "cast out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drive out : expel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "bounce",
      "chase",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "expel",
      "extrude",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
      "rout",
      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192353"
  },
  "cast-iron":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made of cast iron",
      ": resembling cast iron: such as",
      ": capable of withstanding great strain",
      ": not admitting change, adaptation, or exception : rigid",
      ": not likely to fail or be broken : airtight",
      ": a commercial alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that is cast in a mold and is hard, brittle, nonmalleable, and incapable of being hammer-welded but more easily fusible than steel",
      ": a hard and brittle alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon shaped by being poured into a mold while melted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast-\u02c8\u012b(-\u0259)rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brassbound",
      "exacting",
      "hard-line",
      "inflexible",
      "rigid",
      "rigorous",
      "strict",
      "stringent",
      "uncompromising"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flexible",
      "lax",
      "loose",
      "relaxed",
      "slack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The fence is made of cast iron .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some plumbers estimate that cast iron pipes can last between 75 to 100 years, compared to PVC drain lines that have an indefinite shelf life. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The 22-inch bowl is porcelain-enameled for great heat retention while the grates are cast iron . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
      "The wail of the locomotive\u2019s whistle rang through the air, and steam exploded from the machine\u2019s cast iron valves with a deafening hiss. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Meissner recommends buying either powder-coated and competition kettlebells made of steel or cast iron . \u2014 Amber Sayer, SELF , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a cast iron fireback in the fireplace in the living room. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "The primary bath features separate vanities, a free standing cast iron slipper tub, and an oversized shower with three separate spray functions. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "These can grow through the cast iron pipes used in pre-1950s residences, though the PVC pipes installed in newer houses are more resistant. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Keep in mind that cast iron handles get very hot and aren't dishwasher safe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220256"
  },
  "castigate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism",
      ": to punish or criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
      "castigated him for his constant tardiness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Rather than celebrating Pence for sticking to his guns as a constitutional conservative, the Trump base of the party will castigate him for not single-handedly seeking to overturn the results of a national election. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin castigatus , past participle of castigare \u2014 more at chasten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170204"
  },
  "castrate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes",
      ": to deprive (a female animal or person) of the ovaries",
      ": to render impotent",
      ": to deprive of virility : emasculate",
      ": to deprive of vitality, strength, or effectiveness",
      ": a castrated individual",
      ": to remove the sex glands of",
      ": to deprive of the testes : geld",
      ": to deprive of the ovaries : spay",
      ": to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means",
      ": a castrated individual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ka-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kas-\u02cctr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "damp",
      "dampen",
      "deaden",
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "geld",
      "lobotomize",
      "petrify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brace",
      "energize",
      "enliven",
      "invigorate",
      "quicken",
      "stimulate",
      "vitalize",
      "vivify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Farmers castrated the bull calf.",
      "a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Members of the lynch mob cut off Hose\u2019s ears and fingers one by one before castrating him. \u2014 James Forman Jr., The Atlantic , 3 Sep. 2017",
      "It's revealed that the men in the cult aren't allowed to masturbate, a policy which closely mirrors the rules of David Koresh's cult (Koresh fathered all of the children in the cult, and had every male member castrated ). \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2017",
      "Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said Trump\u2019s comments were the equivalent of castrating the secretary in public. \u2014 Fortune , 15 Oct. 2017",
      "Samson was castrated and converted to Islam and became Hassan Aga the Chief Eunuch and Treasurer to the Ottoman ruler of Algiers. \u2014 Jerry Brotton, The Atlantic , 13 Sep. 2017",
      "Suranart brought in a team of veterinarians to trap males and then castrate them. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2017",
      "The expensive and easily injured animals are often castrated to improve their tempers. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 4 May 2017",
      "And here one is tempted to muse on the risks of direct democracy and the perilous downsides of castrating expertise while empowering the unwashed masses. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 17 Feb. 2017",
      "Yoshikawa also has to have enough castrated bulls with the right temperament to handle a harness, all between 3 and 7 years old \u2014 the ideal age, according to Yoshikawa. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Alaska Dispatch News , 28 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 2c",
      "Noun",
      "1639, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210840"
  },
  "casual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance",
      ": occurring without regularity : occasional",
      ": employed for irregular periods",
      ": met with on occasion and known only superficially",
      ": feeling or showing little concern : nonchalant",
      ": lacking a high degree of interest or devotion",
      ": done without serious intent or commitment",
      ": informal , natural",
      ": designed for informal use",
      ": allowing for the wearing of informal clothes",
      ": a casual (see casual entry 1 sense 2b ) or migratory worker",
      ": an officer or enlisted person awaiting assignment or transportation to a unit",
      ": happening unexpectedly or by chance : not planned or foreseen",
      ": occurring without regularity : occasional",
      ": showing or feeling little concern : nonchalant",
      ": meant for informal use",
      ": not expected or foreseen",
      ": not done purposefully : accidental",
      ": employed for irregular periods",
      ": engaging in an activity on an occasional basis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "everyday",
      "informal",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dressy",
      "formal",
      "noncasual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a casual encounter on the sidewalk",
      "The atmosphere at the meeting was quite casual .",
      "He made a casual remark about her shoes.",
      "He's a casual sports fan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There are so many ways to talk to colleagues, and some of them (Slack, for one) are naturally more casual than others. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "After working inside the fine dining mecca once crowned the World\u2019s Best Restaurant, a pair of Eleven Madison Park alums have decided to serve up more casual fare. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "The vibe of the kitchen is casual yet graceful and sophisticated. \u2014 Ann Abel, House Beautiful , 7 June 2022",
      "Kim's Dolce & Gabbana dress from the same collection was slightly more casual and made of a sheer, stretchy material without any underwire or boning. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
      "Both because the vibe was extremely casual , and because a part of me was still hanging on to the alternative wardrobe of my youth. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Wiley will oversee the club\u2019s two restaurants: Society, a higher-end venue on the first floor, and Atrium Bar and Grill on the second floor, which is more casual . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The event will be held at The Oasis, a cozy, renovated 1800s storefront adjacent to Union Church, 3 Elm St. Admission is free and dress is casual . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "Among those increasingly delighting in Savile Row attire: artists, writers, musicians and other bohemian types associated with more- casual fare. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And her most recent addition to her long list of on-point fashion risks is a hot take on what business casual may look like if WFH continues. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also room to put together new rides that place more emphasis on the casual . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
      "Eliot Ness for his unimpeachability, Frank Serpico for his willingness to take on crooked cops, and the television detective Columbo for his casual , sometimes disheveled demeanor that put witnesses at ease and threw adversaries off their game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "They are styled like the Corleone family, in plush tracksuits and back-room casual . \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite emerging from the shores of Surf City USA in Huntington Beach, California, in 2007, TravisMathew is finding success in its niche as lifestyle performance by bridging the gap between performance and casual . \u2014 Michael Lor\u00e9, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Drake\u2019s, San Carlos San Carlos has a new casual , all-day restaurant in Drake\u2019s. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The second batch of images ranged from the formal, to the casual , to the intimate. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
      "The Bulldogs appeared to unravel for good in the seventh when center fielder Rowdey Jordan lost sight of Faltine\u2019s fly ball, allowing a casual out to become a leadoff double. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210240"
  },
  "casualness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance",
      ": occurring without regularity : occasional",
      ": employed for irregular periods",
      ": met with on occasion and known only superficially",
      ": feeling or showing little concern : nonchalant",
      ": lacking a high degree of interest or devotion",
      ": done without serious intent or commitment",
      ": informal , natural",
      ": designed for informal use",
      ": allowing for the wearing of informal clothes",
      ": a casual (see casual entry 1 sense 2b ) or migratory worker",
      ": an officer or enlisted person awaiting assignment or transportation to a unit",
      ": happening unexpectedly or by chance : not planned or foreseen",
      ": occurring without regularity : occasional",
      ": showing or feeling little concern : nonchalant",
      ": meant for informal use",
      ": not expected or foreseen",
      ": not done purposefully : accidental",
      ": employed for irregular periods",
      ": engaging in an activity on an occasional basis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "everyday",
      "informal",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dressy",
      "formal",
      "noncasual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a casual encounter on the sidewalk",
      "The atmosphere at the meeting was quite casual .",
      "He made a casual remark about her shoes.",
      "He's a casual sports fan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There are so many ways to talk to colleagues, and some of them (Slack, for one) are naturally more casual than others. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "After working inside the fine dining mecca once crowned the World\u2019s Best Restaurant, a pair of Eleven Madison Park alums have decided to serve up more casual fare. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "The vibe of the kitchen is casual yet graceful and sophisticated. \u2014 Ann Abel, House Beautiful , 7 June 2022",
      "Kim's Dolce & Gabbana dress from the same collection was slightly more casual and made of a sheer, stretchy material without any underwire or boning. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
      "Both because the vibe was extremely casual , and because a part of me was still hanging on to the alternative wardrobe of my youth. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Wiley will oversee the club\u2019s two restaurants: Society, a higher-end venue on the first floor, and Atrium Bar and Grill on the second floor, which is more casual . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The event will be held at The Oasis, a cozy, renovated 1800s storefront adjacent to Union Church, 3 Elm St. Admission is free and dress is casual . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "Among those increasingly delighting in Savile Row attire: artists, writers, musicians and other bohemian types associated with more- casual fare. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And her most recent addition to her long list of on-point fashion risks is a hot take on what business casual may look like if WFH continues. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also room to put together new rides that place more emphasis on the casual . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
      "Eliot Ness for his unimpeachability, Frank Serpico for his willingness to take on crooked cops, and the television detective Columbo for his casual , sometimes disheveled demeanor that put witnesses at ease and threw adversaries off their game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "They are styled like the Corleone family, in plush tracksuits and back-room casual . \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite emerging from the shores of Surf City USA in Huntington Beach, California, in 2007, TravisMathew is finding success in its niche as lifestyle performance by bridging the gap between performance and casual . \u2014 Michael Lor\u00e9, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Drake\u2019s, San Carlos San Carlos has a new casual , all-day restaurant in Drake\u2019s. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The second batch of images ranged from the formal, to the casual , to the intimate. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
      "The Bulldogs appeared to unravel for good in the seventh when center fielder Rowdey Jordan lost sight of Faltine\u2019s fly ball, allowing a casual out to become a leadoff double. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215523"
  },
  "casualty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action",
      ": a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : victim",
      ": serious or fatal accident : disaster",
      ": chance , fortune",
      ": a person who is hurt or killed in a war, disaster, or accident",
      ": a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed",
      ": a serious or fatal accident",
      ": a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action",
      ": injury or death from accident",
      ": one injured or killed (as by accident)",
      ": an unfortunate occurrence",
      ": a serious and often disastrous accident",
      ": something lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed \u2014 see also casualty gain at gain , casualty loss at loss"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kazh-\u0259l-t\u0113, \u02c8kazh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l-t\u0113, \u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fatality",
      "loss",
      "prey",
      "victim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a low number of casualties",
      "the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Justice Department traditionally relies on people outside the department with law enforcement expertise and on-the-ground experience with mass- casualty events to participate in reviews. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "That last group was established by survivors of previous mass- casualty crimes to manage two funds, one for victims and survivors and one for the broader community, Marc C. Lenahan, the National Compassion Fund\u2019s chair, told me. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "Authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska responded to a mass casualty incident Sunday evening where at least one person is dead and several people are believed to be injured after multiple vehicles crashed and rolled into a crowd of people. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
      "Like other mass- casualty incidents at American schools, the Uvalde massacre followed the now-familiar pattern of outrage, thoughts and prayers and calls for reforming the country's gun laws. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "Everybody in a trauma hospital has a role in a mass- casualty event. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "The attack was reported as a mass casualty incident shortly after 11:30 a.m., authorities said. \u2014 Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "The property- casualty insurer reported net income of $1.02 billion, with catastrophe costs dropping to a pretax $160 million, down from $835 million. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Ten people in two neighborhoods in Northeast Washington have now died from a lethal batch of fentanyl, police said Tuesday, the second mass- casualty incident involving the deadly opioid in the District this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see casual  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220922"
  },
  "cat":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "noun",
      "trademark",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a carnivorous mammal ( Felis catus ) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice",
      ": any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (such as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)",
      ": guy",
      ": a player or devotee of jazz",
      ": a strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship",
      ": catboat",
      ": catamaran",
      ": cat-o'-nine-tails",
      ": catfish sense 1",
      ": a malicious woman",
      ": one given to making catty remarks about other women",
      ": to search for a sexual mate",
      ": to bring (an anchor) up to the cathead",
      "catalog",
      "catalyst",
      "clean-air turbulence",
      "computerized axial tomography",
      ": a common furry meat-eating animal kept as a pet or for catching mice and rats",
      ": any of a family of mammals (as the lion, tiger, and leopard) to which the domestic cat belongs",
      ": a carnivorous mammal ( Felis catus ) long domesticated and kept as a pet or for catching rats and mice",
      ": any of a family (Felidae) of mammals including the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah",
      "computed axial tomography; computerized axial tomography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat",
      "\u02c8kat",
      "\u02c8kat",
      "\u02c8kat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feline",
      "house cat",
      "kitty",
      "moggy",
      "moggie",
      "puss",
      "pussy",
      "pussycat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have two dogs and a cat .",
      "the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Roxy is a 2-year-old domestic, short-haired, female tabby and white cat . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "Both cat and dog owners alike can also purchase pet painting kits on the day of the event. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Some shelters used to suspend black cat adoptions for Halloween. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "To create a cat hole, dig a six to eight-inch deep hole (four to six inches in diameter), about 200 feet from water, trails, and camp, the Center says. \u2014 Erin Strout, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Last Friday, Hart honored her cat -loving daughter by attending a dedication ceremony for Kim\u2019s Cat Haven at Bayou Animal Services, an animal shelter in Dickinson, Texas. \u2014 Connor Sheets, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
      "Each episode features a different home and family trying to organize everything from a home office, to a closet, a kitchen, and even a laundry room that also functions as a multi-purpose space and cat bedroom. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "On Friday, Hart honored her cat -loving daughter by attending a dedication ceremony for Kim\u2019s Cat Haven at Bayou Animal Services, an animal shelter in Dickinson, Texas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The cemetery site where the coffins and statues were found was originally named for the ancient Egyptian cat -goddess Bast, due to the numerous statues of the deity discovered there. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Cat knew how to draw out the best in his son athletically and emotionally. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, AL.com , 17 June 2017",
      "Cat Mountain Tr., 1400 block: Theft of property ($100-$750). \u2014 Mitch Mitchell, star-telegram.com , 16 June 2017",
      "Cat prowled beneath the shelf, but had no way to reach my little fish. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2017",
      "Q. How worried should cat owners be about the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, especially with babies in the house? \u2014 Karen Weintraub, New York Times , 8 June 2017",
      "Go to Cat Tuong in Kastanienallee for wow-factor vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese dishes\u2014 \u2014 Alexandra Pereira, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 May 2017",
      "Today, the government is trying hard to eliminate cats from the landscape and is even involved in the invention of new cat poisons and gory things, which are upsetting to cat lovers. \u2014 Martin Mejia, National Geographic , 13 Nov. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225023"
  },
  "cat's meow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a highly admired person or thing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "this flapper-style dress was the cat's meow back in the roaring 1920s"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192548"
  },
  "catalogue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": list , register",
      ": a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details",
      ": a pamphlet or book that contains such a list",
      ": material in such a list",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog",
      ": to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively",
      ": to make or work on a catalog",
      ": to become listed in a catalog at a specified price",
      ": a book containing brief descriptions of things that can be purchased or signed up for",
      ": a list of names, titles, or articles arranged by some system",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "checklist",
      "list",
      "listing",
      "menu",
      "register",
      "registry",
      "roll",
      "roll call",
      "roster",
      "schedule",
      "table"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "schedule",
      "slate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.",
      "a catalog of music album titles",
      "Verb",
      "They use the computer to catalog books.",
      "The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Last week, McIlroy, who has been outspoken in his disdain for the LIV Golf venture, was dismissive of the catalog of players entered in the tournament to begin Thursday at the Centurion Club. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "So spectacular are the jewels that Christie\u2019s placed one, the c. 1991 parrot tulip brooch, on the cover of the sale catalog . \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "The team is now working on using more recent CHIME data to construct a stand-alone map, without the aid of the eBOSS catalog . \u2014 Ben Brubaker, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
      "Rutgers University historian Camilla Townsend reports in an illuminating exhibition catalog essay about the ways in which depictions of Malinche evolved over the course of the 16th century. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "The near-entirety of Davis\u2019 musical catalog was recorded between 1964 and 1975, but her impact was felt for decades that followed. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Guetta told Billboard of this catalog sale in October. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Unlike Treina, who looks great in anything Spandex and sparkly, Sarah Jo favors frumpy-sweet cardigan-and-skirt combos straight out of the sister-wife catalog . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Per Spotify, Bush\u2019s full catalog has seen a 1,600% uptick in global streams since the Stranger Things premiere. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "The report goes on to catalog the data these apps were able to harvest. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Internationally, the Global Virome Project is the most robust example: a massive research project that aims to catalog every virus that could threaten humans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Lightfoot officials recently said it would be completed by the end of this month, but the administration is still working on the project, which is meant to catalog the city\u2019s public monuments and make suggestions for new exhibits. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203315"
  },
  "catalyze":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)",
      ": bring about , inspire",
      ": to alter significantly by or as if by catalysis",
      ": to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many chemicals, once inside cells, come in contact with enzymes that catalyze reactions with them, resulting in a related yet distinct chemical. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 May 2022",
      "With climate safeguards embedded in mergers and acquisitions, banks could better catalyze decarbonization on a path to net zero. \u2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Cow's milk protein allergies are not to be confused with an intolerance for lactose, which is an inability to catalyze a specific dairy sugar. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
      "Over the weekend, and on Monday morning, that just started to catalyze across the digital assets ecosystem. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Still, the early emphasis on defense won\u2019t sit well with pockets of the fan base given the need to catalyze Fields\u2019 development as soon as possible. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Frandsen and colleagues began by predicting the needed starting ingredients and biochemical steps, as well as enzymes to catalyze those steps. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But scarcities in the wake of the pandemic, which disproportionately impacted Black and Indigenous communities, and a societal awakening after the murder of George Floyd have helped catalyze the issue. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022",
      "To date, Barnana has upcycled millions of plantains and bananas and helped catalyze the burgeoning upcycled food movement. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see catalysis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191841"
  },
  "catastrophe":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin",
      ": utter failure : fiasco",
      ": a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth",
      ": a violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova)",
      ": the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy",
      ": a sudden disaster",
      ": complete failure : fiasco",
      ": death (as from an inexplicable cause) before, during, or after an operation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ta-str\u0259-(\u02cc)f\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ta-str\u0259-f\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8tas-tr\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apocalypse",
      "calamity",
      "cataclysm",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "tragedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe .",
      "Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon.",
      "an area on the brink of catastrophe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For Russia, a mission kill on a few radars or other sensor is a real catastrophe . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Was Covid an unprecedented catastrophe , as many people portrayed it? \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "What Putin has done is an economic catastrophe for Russia. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The United Nations and European countries proved unequal to the task, and the result was catastrophe . \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The storming of the capital, Grozny, in 1994 was a catastrophe , with soldiers in armored vehicles getting lost and lacking air support and working radios. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But Putin still believes in his heart that that was a catastrophe . \u2014 CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a catastrophe , and the U.S. should do its part both to ease the suffering and to help relieve NATO allies like Poland. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The result of all this was a political catastrophe for Wilson\u2019s party. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek katastroph\u0113 , from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210227"
  },
  "catch":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to capture or seize especially after pursuit",
      ": to take or entangle in or as if in a snare",
      ": deceive",
      ": to discover unexpectedly : find",
      ": to check (oneself) suddenly or momentarily",
      ": to become suddenly aware of",
      ": to take hold of : seize",
      ": to affect suddenly",
      ": to grasp and hold on to (something in motion)",
      ": to avail oneself of : take",
      ": to obtain through effort : get",
      ": to overtake unexpectedly",
      ": to get entangled",
      ": to become affected by: such as",
      ": contract",
      ": to respond sympathetically to the point of being imbued (see imbue sense 2 ) with",
      ": to be struck by",
      ": to be subjected to : receive",
      ": to take in and retain",
      ": fasten",
      ": to take or get usually momentarily or quickly",
      ": overtake",
      ": to get aboard in time",
      ": to attract and hold : arrest , engage",
      ": to make contact with : strike",
      ": to grasp by the senses or the mind",
      ": to apprehend and fix by artistic means",
      ": see , watch",
      ": to listen to",
      ": to serve as a catcher for in baseball",
      ": to meet with",
      ": to grasp hastily or try to grasp",
      ": to become caught",
      ": to catch fire",
      ": to play the position of catcher on a baseball team",
      ": kick over",
      ": to fail to raise an oar clear of the water on recovery of a stroke",
      ": to find or see at any time",
      ": to become ignited",
      ": to become fired with enthusiasm",
      ": to increase greatly in scope, popularity, interest, or effectiveness",
      ": to incur blame, reprimand, or punishment",
      ": to rest long enough to restore normal breathing",
      ": to rest after a period of intense activity",
      ": something caught",
      ": the total quantity caught at one time",
      ": the act, action, or fact of catching",
      ": a game in which a ball is thrown and caught",
      ": something that checks or holds immovable",
      ": one worth catching especially as a spouse",
      ": a round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyrics",
      ": fragment , snatch",
      ": a concealed difficulty or complication",
      ": a momentary audible break in the voice or breath",
      ": to capture and hold",
      ": to discover unexpectedly",
      ": to stop suddenly before doing something",
      ": to take hold of",
      ": to become affected by",
      ": to take or get briefly or quickly",
      ": to be in time for",
      ": to grasp by the senses or the mind",
      ": to play catcher on a baseball team",
      ": to get tangled",
      ": to hold firmly : fasten",
      ": to recover by resting",
      ": to realize something",
      ": to become popular",
      ": to move or progress fast enough to join another",
      ": something caught : the amount caught at one time",
      ": the act of catching",
      ": a pastime in which a ball is thrown and caught",
      ": something that checks, fastens, or holds immovable",
      ": a hidden difficulty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach",
      "\u02c8kech",
      "\u02c8kach",
      "\u02c8kech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bag",
      "capture",
      "collar",
      "cop",
      "corral",
      "get",
      "glom",
      "grab",
      "grapple",
      "hook",
      "land",
      "nab",
      "nail",
      "net",
      "nobble",
      "rap",
      "seize",
      "snag",
      "snap (up)",
      "snare",
      "snatch",
      "trap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "booby trap",
      "catch-22",
      "gimmick",
      "gotcha",
      "hitch",
      "joker",
      "land mine",
      "pitfall",
      "snag"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at freep.com/podcasts. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Country music fans who were not able to score tickets to the four-day music festival, can still catch some of the event\u2019s biggest moments, as Bentley and King co-host the ABC television special CMA Fest on Wednesday, Aug. 3. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "The weirs have traditionally been used to catch fish but also can be used for management and research of a fish stock, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game\u2019s website. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "The teams used Hubble to catch the object warping spacetime via gravitational microlensing. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Cameras catch Prince Louis acting out while watching a pageant on the final day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with his mother, Kate. \u2014 Colby Hentges, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Hit Camp V's on-site pond for sunrise standup paddleboarding, then catch a trail right from your cabin or tent door. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "Watch glass-blowing, catch a living statue, and see an origami master in Market Square. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "At the main stage, catch seven-year-old DJ Lily Jade, Refresh Collective, Jacks Jazz band, Showout Line Dancing and a drag show finale sponsored by Twist Social Club. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Woodruff played catch Friday and is scheduled to throw off a mound to a catcher on Saturday, which is progress. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Blake Treinen played catch Friday afternoon for the first time since injuring his shoulder in April. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Pierce averaged nearly 18 yards per catch during his four-year career. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Miley played catch Saturday afternoon under the watch of pitching coach Tommy Hottovy and head trainer PJ Mainville. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "In addition to his work on the ground, the Colts\u2019 budding superstar was averaging 12.7 yards per catch , better numbers than a lot of wide receivers around the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
      "Davis, the Falcons\u2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee last season, has 544 carries for 2,004 yards (3.7 per carry) and 14 touchdowns over his career, along with 166 catches for 1,064 yards (6.4 per catch ) and four touchdowns. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
      "Gray ran the 40-yard dash in 4.33 seconds and racked up 22 receptions of 20 yards or more in his two seasons with SMU, averaging 16.4 yards per catch last season. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "And speaking of getting downfield: Harrell averaged a whopping 29.1 yards per catch in 2021 (18 for 523 yards). \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171956"
  },
  "catch up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes",
      ": intended to catch up to a theoretical norm or a competitor's accomplishments",
      ": the act or fact of catching up or trying to catch up (as with a norm or competitor)",
      ": an increase intended to achieve catch-up",
      ": to pick up often abruptly",
      ": ensnare , entangle",
      ": enthrall",
      ": to provide with the latest information",
      ": to travel fast enough to overtake an advance party",
      ": to reach a state of parity (see parity sense 1 ) or of being able to cope",
      ": to bring about arrest for illicit activities",
      ": to complete or compensate (see compensate sense 1 ) for something belatedly",
      ": to acquire belated information"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ke-ch\u0259p",
      "\u02c8ka-",
      "\u02c8kach-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8kech-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "enmesh",
      "immesh",
      "ensnare",
      "ensnarl",
      "entangle",
      "entoil",
      "entrap",
      "mesh",
      "net",
      "snare",
      "tangle",
      "trap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disentangle",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times",
      "completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After the long holiday weekend, plenty of us have been playing catch up with our work; so, to finally reach the last day of the work for a few days is always a breath of fresh air. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 3 June 2022",
      "Many economists and investors feel that the Fed took too long to take inflation threats seriously and is now playing catch up . \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "As a result of that imbalance, the pro-choice were playing catch up really for 49 1/2 years, as the pro-life (movement has) over and over again come up with many different ways to chip away at Roe and has been remarkably successful. \u2014 Alexandra Zayas, ProPublica , 5 May 2022",
      "In other words, school districts will be playing catch up for 8-12 years instead of promoting excellence in schools. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "By the time Hollywood tried to play catch up , streaming had overtaken theatrical as the entertainment venue of choice. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Having him in Columbus at the same time at as Inniss, Tate and Jalen Hale could go a long way for a team still playing catch up with 2023 quarterbacks. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "That has changed since 2020, as Egypt tried to play catch up . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Regardless, the reality is that pursuing necessary public works seems to be a never-ending cycle of playing catch up \u2014 without ever catching up. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1885, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193152"
  },
  "catchy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to catch the interest or attention",
      ": easily retained in the memory",
      ": fitful , irregular",
      ": tricky",
      ": likely to attract and be remembered"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-ch\u0113",
      "\u02c8ke-ch\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-ch\u0113",
      "\u02c8ke-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "flamboyant",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.",
      "The new slogan isn't as catchy as the old one.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this catchy 2013 track celebrating bisexuality and polyamory, Panic! \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The Union Athletics Club isn\u2019t a moniker as catchy as, say, Pete\u2019s Dragons. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "Through a mix of catchy ensemble numbers and heart-warming ballads, the movie is a true celebration of Colombian and Latino culture. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The nuances of victimization are difficult to ascertain from short clips layered with catchy tunes. \u2014 Katie Hurley, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "In a slew of TikTok videos in the days following its official release, young women pretend to cry over not getting a name shoutout in the infectiously catchy track. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
      "The absolute fierceness with which Peters, who has enjoyed a swift rise to fame thanks to her ability to channel the most specific of experiences into catchy tunes, denounces the daily puzzle is a bit surprising, given her affinity for words. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Jimmie Allen, the 36-year-old singer (and ACM Awards co-host!), hails from Delaware and is known for catchy country tunes. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Only his second-ever solo single, the Love Renaissance signee is adept at creating catchy tunes. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192455"
  },
  "cate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dainty or choice food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bit",
      "dainty",
      "delectable",
      "delicacy",
      "goody",
      "goodie",
      "kickshaw",
      "tidbit",
      "titbit",
      "treat",
      "viand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with cates as luscious as her lips did he woo her"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, article of purchased food, short for acate , from Anglo-French acat, achat purchase, from acater, achater to buy, from Vulgar Latin *accaptare , from Latin acceptare to accept",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174713"
  },
  "categoric":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "absolute , unqualified",
      "of, relating to, or constituting a category",
      "involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr-i-k\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "all-out",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He issued a categorical denial about his involvement in the deal.",
      "a categorical denial of the rumors that the celebrities were planning to get married",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As with our reviews of home projectors for indoor use, the following roundup is based upon comprehensive categorical testing, road testing of newer models and reviewing updates to past favorites. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Our picks below are based on our categorical expertise and thorough tester feedback. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Griswold, by contrast, simply created a categorical right to contraceptives for married couples, extended to the unmarried in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972). \u2014 Adam J. White, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "The following roundup of winners is based on 50 hours of comprehensive categorical testing, as well as road testing newer models and reviewing updates to past favorites. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Our best outdoor dinnerware picks are based on testing results in our lab and at home, deep categorical knowledge and industry insight. \u2014 Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In extreme cases, overwhelming, categorical blame is appropriate. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Secretary of State Antony Blinken was even more categorical during a trip to Jerusalem on Sunday. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "This includes dropping any rows in the dataset with missing values, turning any missing categorical data into unique values and replacing missing values with a statistical representation (such as the mean) of the current data. \u2014 Hikari Senju, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin categoricus , from Greek kat\u0113gorikos , from kat\u0113goria \u2014 see category ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "catena":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a connected series of related things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catenation",
      "chain",
      "concatenation",
      "consecution",
      "nexus",
      "progression",
      "sequence",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin, from Latin, chain",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190252"
  },
  "catenate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to connect in a series : link"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chain",
      "compound",
      "concatenate",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "hitch",
      "hook",
      "interconnect",
      "interlink",
      "join",
      "link",
      "yoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "separate",
      "unchain",
      "uncouple",
      "unhitch",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin catenatus , past participle of catenare , from catena ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211426"
  },
  "catenation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to connect in a series : link"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chain",
      "compound",
      "concatenate",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "hitch",
      "hook",
      "interconnect",
      "interlink",
      "join",
      "link",
      "yoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "separate",
      "unchain",
      "uncouple",
      "unhitch",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin catenatus , past participle of catenare , from catena ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195042"
  },
  "cater":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide a supply of food",
      ": to supply what is required or desired",
      ": to provide food and service for",
      ": to provide a supply of food",
      ": to supply what is needed or wanted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "board",
      "feed",
      "provision",
      "victual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The restaurant caters for parties.",
      "A local restaurant catered the banquet.",
      "The awards ceremony will be a catered event.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The restaurant doesn\u2019t just cater to Venezuelans, of course. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "L\u00f3pez Obrador, a leftist populist who has vowed not to cater to privileged classes, has expanded social welfare programs for elderly people, those with disabilities and farmworkers. \u2014 Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The organizers here clearly know their audience, cater to their more demanding needs and have learned from the mistakes of others. \u2014 Peter Csathy, SPIN , 30 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere, Langham\u2019s famed Chuan Spa, which is set to span 5,300 square feet, will cater to the health and wellness set with indoor and outdoor pools, seven private treatment rooms and a fitness center. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
      "At the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Campus, programs cater to everyone from preschool kids to active older adults. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
      "Amazon not only features truly personal gifts to cater to all kinds of dads' hobbies and passions, but also free and fast shipping with Prime. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Some even specifically cater to certain plant species \u2014 such as Sunny for an aloe vera plant and Bug Eater for a Venus fly trap. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "To cater to these newly temperate types\u2014that is, to get those who decline to consume to keep consuming\u2014sober-friendly bars have shot up like crocuses in New York, Denver, Miami, Austin, and San Francisco. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour , short for acatour , from Anglo-French, from acater to buy \u2014 more at cate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202208"
  },
  "cater (to)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide what is wanted or needed by (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194314"
  },
  "caterwaul":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a harsh cry",
      ": to protest or complain noisily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Some animal was caterwauling in my backyard last night.",
      "He continues to caterwaul about having to take the blame.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans could caterwaul about the skyrocketing debt without actually having to do anything about it except express their disapproval. Getting most creative. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "In a season of a lively baseball, the Twins hit a silly number of home runs and came caterwauling out of the great north and took their division. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "The media\u2013Democrat caterwauling over Trump\u2019s election-rigging spiel was not rooted in patriotic commitment to the American democratic tradition of accepting election outcomes. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 16 Aug. 2019",
      "Media outlets that caterwaul about all this become the victims of commercial crises. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
      "This lets Congress caterwaul on behalf of special interests while blaming Presidents for not punishing foreigners. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2018",
      "This guy starts caterwauling about his 1st Amendment rights and whatnot. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 9 Oct. 2017",
      "So for all the folks who wanted to caterwaul about some tiny part of Swift's video being somewhat similar to something that Beyonc\u00e9 once did (that was similar to something that someone else did), please take a seat. \u2014 Zane Warman, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2017",
      "Mr. Sanders, 76, played with John Coltrane near the end of his life, seeming to inherit Coltrane\u2019s affinity for global folk musics, Eastern spirituality and caterwauling expressionism. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English caterwawen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170640"
  },
  "caterwauling":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make a harsh cry",
      "to protest or complain noisily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u022fl",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Some animal was caterwauling in my backyard last night.",
      "He continues to caterwaul about having to take the blame.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans could caterwaul about the skyrocketing debt without actually having to do anything about it except express their disapproval. Getting most creative. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "In a season of a lively baseball, the Twins hit a silly number of home runs and came caterwauling out of the great north and took their division. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "The media\u2013Democrat caterwauling over Trump\u2019s election-rigging spiel was not rooted in patriotic commitment to the American democratic tradition of accepting election outcomes. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 16 Aug. 2019",
      "Media outlets that caterwaul about all this become the victims of commercial crises. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
      "This lets Congress caterwaul on behalf of special interests while blaming Presidents for not punishing foreigners. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2018",
      "This guy starts caterwauling about his 1st Amendment rights and whatnot. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 9 Oct. 2017",
      "So for all the folks who wanted to caterwaul about some tiny part of Swift's video being somewhat similar to something that Beyonc\u00e9 once did (that was similar to something that someone else did), please take a seat. \u2014 Zane Warman, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2017",
      "Mr. Sanders, 76, played with John Coltrane near the end of his life, seeming to inherit Coltrane\u2019s affinity for global folk musics, Eastern spirituality and caterwauling expressionism. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English caterwawen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "catholic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": roman catholic",
      ": of, relating to, or forming the church universal",
      ": of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it",
      ": comprehensive , universal",
      ": broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests",
      ": a member of a Catholic church",
      ": roman catholic",
      ": a person who belongs to the universal Christian church",
      ": including many different things or types",
      ": of or relating to the Roman Catholic church",
      ": a member of the Roman Catholic church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kath-lik",
      "\u02c8ka-th\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kath-lik",
      "\u02c8ka-th\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kath-lik",
      "\u02c8ka-th\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-around",
      "all-round",
      "all-purpose",
      "general",
      "general-purpose",
      "unlimited",
      "unqualified",
      "unrestricted",
      "unspecialized"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "limited",
      "restricted",
      "specialized",
      "technical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She is a novelist who is catholic in her interests.",
      "a museum director with catholic tastes in art",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But his photography is at the heart of his catholic creativity. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The wine list, overseen by Nicolas Cor\u00e3o and sommelier Manoel Beato, is catholic in its international offerings, though most proudly Italian. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "There are the more organic but equally taxing speakeasy-style bacchanals, where, as the night progresses, a more and more catholic range of vices begins to emerge from pockets and back rooms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Our intent was to be as catholic and creative in our selections as possible, highlighting items both rarefied and workaday that represent the city\u2019s innumerable styles of international cuisine. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Black authors are carrying us into bird sanctuaries, catholic mass pews, sweeping tropical graveyards, locker room huddles, ship bows, and the hollows of suburbia this season. \u2014 Admin, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Proof of Churchill\u2019s catholic taste, and also of the appeal, beyond political categories, of Wells\u2019s imagination. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera (Lorenza Izzo), sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself and her son that sets new precedents for the time. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a catholic impulse in the origins of Minimalism. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 15 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224801"
  },
  "catnapping":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very short light nap",
      ": a very short light nap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnap",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doze",
      "drowse",
      "forty winks",
      "kip",
      "nap",
      "siesta",
      "snooze",
      "wink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a catnap left me refreshed enough to face the rest of the day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One innovative travel company, Mer Sea, has come up with an elegant solution that allows passengers to both take the chill out of the air and catnap comfortably. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "The real benefit, though, is being able to kick your feet up on a stump and lean back, turning the chair into a recliner and putting you in the perfect catnap position. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 23 May 2021",
      "What's most remarkable about her catalog is how much is aimed toward audiences that think ballets are the perfect setting for a catnap . \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Slip into a mid-day autumn catnap and regret nothing, courtesy of this Allard Falls solid wood Adirondack chair. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "If that's not realistic, a 20-minute catnap during a lunch break or before dinner can help too. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Generally, catnaps that are approximately 15 to 20 minutes are fine, experts say, and may reduce fatigue; boost creativity; increase alertness; jumpstart cognitive performance; and improve mood. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The 57-year-old, a cautious and pragmatic sailor, ducked below deck for a quick catnap . \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "Two back-to-back custom chaises are the ideal spot for a quick catnap or afternoon read. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 14 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223916"
  },
  "cattiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1\u00b9/\u2083 pounds (about 600 grams)",
      ": a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)",
      ": resembling a cat",
      ": slyly spiteful : malicious",
      ": of or relating to a cat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bitchy",
      "cruel",
      "despiteful",
      "hateful",
      "malevolent",
      "malicious",
      "malign",
      "malignant",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "spiteful",
      "vicious",
      "virulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benevolent",
      "benign",
      "benignant",
      "loving",
      "unmalicious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a catty remark that served its only purpose: to make someone cry",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "There were other catty comments and inexcusable violence that also contributed to the toxic nature of the night. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "At one market, one catty (around 1.3 lbs) of pea shoots was selling for HK$140 (US$18), double the usual rate. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As the film progresses, things went from catty to downright violent. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "But five of the 15 tracks feature the full band, including bassist Bruce Thomas, who\u2019d pissed off Costello with his catty 1990 road life memoir The Big Wheel. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The Hilton Garden Inn is at 1100 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, catty -corner from Progressive Field. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "In the wake of a series of explosive court hearings, however, there have been emotional videos, catty captions and even dueling emojis suggesting a fracture in their relationship. \u2014 Mike Wass, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Across town, on a stretch of land encapsulated by a bend in the North Branch Potomac River, the home of Rebecca Reynolds sits next to one church and catty corner to another. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "Indeed, humor is threaded through much of the evening, such as the catty gossip about McCarthy\u2019s right-hand aide. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Historically in film and TV, women \u2014 particularly teenage girls \u2014 climbed to the top of the pack by being catty or cruel to one another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Many of whom are inherently catty , dramatic and deeply grudge-holding. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "As Kravitz made several futile attempts to continue introducing herself to the audience, more and more catty characters came crawling out of the woodwork. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The house of worship, there since before Manhattan mapped its grids, catty -corner to Second Avenue on Tenth Street, was a haven for the arts, open-minded and bohemian. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Vin Diesel finally seems ready to drop his hilariously catty feud with Dwayne Johnson via an Instagram post framed as an olive branch, with a passive-aggressive undertone. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "On Condola\u2019s side, Kyra remains unimpressed, throwing catty barbs that would make the Black Auntie Brigade\u2122 proud. \u2014 Cate Young, Vulture , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215333"
  },
  "catty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1\u00b9/\u2083 pounds (about 600 grams)",
      ": a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)",
      ": resembling a cat",
      ": slyly spiteful : malicious",
      ": of or relating to a cat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bitchy",
      "cruel",
      "despiteful",
      "hateful",
      "malevolent",
      "malicious",
      "malign",
      "malignant",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "spiteful",
      "vicious",
      "virulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benevolent",
      "benign",
      "benignant",
      "loving",
      "unmalicious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a catty remark that served its only purpose: to make someone cry",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "There were other catty comments and inexcusable violence that also contributed to the toxic nature of the night. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "At one market, one catty (around 1.3 lbs) of pea shoots was selling for HK$140 (US$18), double the usual rate. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As the film progresses, things went from catty to downright violent. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "But five of the 15 tracks feature the full band, including bassist Bruce Thomas, who\u2019d pissed off Costello with his catty 1990 road life memoir The Big Wheel. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The Hilton Garden Inn is at 1100 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, catty -corner from Progressive Field. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "In the wake of a series of explosive court hearings, however, there have been emotional videos, catty captions and even dueling emojis suggesting a fracture in their relationship. \u2014 Mike Wass, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Across town, on a stretch of land encapsulated by a bend in the North Branch Potomac River, the home of Rebecca Reynolds sits next to one church and catty corner to another. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "Indeed, humor is threaded through much of the evening, such as the catty gossip about McCarthy\u2019s right-hand aide. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Historically in film and TV, women \u2014 particularly teenage girls \u2014 climbed to the top of the pack by being catty or cruel to one another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Many of whom are inherently catty , dramatic and deeply grudge-holding. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "As Kravitz made several futile attempts to continue introducing herself to the audience, more and more catty characters came crawling out of the woodwork. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The house of worship, there since before Manhattan mapped its grids, catty -corner to Second Avenue on Tenth Street, was a haven for the arts, open-minded and bohemian. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Vin Diesel finally seems ready to drop his hilariously catty feud with Dwayne Johnson via an Instagram post framed as an olive branch, with a passive-aggressive undertone. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "On Condola\u2019s side, Kyra remains unimpressed, throwing catty barbs that would make the Black Auntie Brigade\u2122 proud. \u2014 Cate Young, Vulture , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225245"
  },
  "caught":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pregnant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "enceinte",
      "expectant",
      "expecting",
      "gone",
      "gravid",
      "heavy",
      "pregnant",
      "quick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonpregnant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1858, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173148"
  },
  "causality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a causal quality or agency",
      ": the relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or phenomena",
      ": the relationship between cause and effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-\u02c8za-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u022f-\u02c8za-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aftereffect",
      "aftermath",
      "consequence",
      "corollary",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "fruit",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Scientists found no causality between the events.",
      "a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since the late Nineties, many researchers have believed the downward trend to be in part attributable to the obesity epidemic, and this idea has remained sticky though the causality is uncertain. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The child understands the passage of time and causality : The blocks must be stacked up before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "In addition, determining causality in cancer remains a complex task. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This is where larger-scale studies are required and preferably studies that attempt to randomize treatment conditions so that some degree of causality can be figured out. \u2014 Shane O'mara, Outside Online , 13 May 2020",
      "Russia\u2019s moon cooperation plans are yet another space causality of the country\u2019s ongoing attack against Ukraine. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Stankovic is quick to acknowledge that personal stories do not prove causality . \u2014 NBC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The child also understands causality and the passage of time since the blocks must be stacked first before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Physicist Lee Smolin argues that the fabric of the cosmos is a vast collection of atomic interactions within an evolving network of relations where causality among events is complex and irrespective of distance. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101lit\u0101t- caus\u0101lit\u0101s, from Late Latin caus\u0101lis  causal + Latin -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224410"
  },
  "cause":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reason for an action or condition : motive",
      ": something that brings about an effect or a result",
      ": a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state",
      ": an agent that brings something about",
      ": sufficient reason",
      ": a ground of legal action",
      ": case",
      ": a matter or question to be decided",
      ": a principle or movement militantly defended or supported",
      ": a charitable undertaking",
      ": to serve as a cause or occasion of",
      ": to compel by command, authority, or force",
      ": a person or thing that brings about a result",
      ": a good or good enough reason for something",
      ": something supported or deserving support",
      ": to make happen or exist",
      ": because",
      ": something that brings about an effect or result",
      ": cause in fact in this entry",
      ": cause in fact in this entry",
      ": a cause without which the result would not have occurred",
      ": a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result",
      ": proximate cause in this entry",
      ": superseding cause in this entry",
      ": an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable",
      ": superseding cause in this entry",
      ": proximate cause in this entry",
      ": one (as a broker) that sets in motion a continuous series of events culminating especially in the sale or leasing of real estate",
      ": an efficient, exciting, or contributing cause (as an act, practice, or event) that produces an injury which would not have occurred without it",
      ": a cause that sets in motion a sequence of events uninterrupted by any superseding causes and that results in a usually foreseeable effect (as an injury) which would not otherwise have occurred",
      ": a cause that is followed by a superseding cause interrupting the chain of causation",
      ": a cause that in ordinary experience does not lead to a particular effect \u2014 compare proximate cause in this entry",
      ": an unforeseeable intervening cause that interrupts the chain of causation and becomes the proximate cause of the effect",
      ": intervening cause in this entry",
      ": a reason or justification for an action or state (as belief): as",
      ": good cause in this entry",
      ": just cause in this entry",
      ": a substantial reason put forth in good faith that is not unreasonable, arbitrary, or irrational and that is sufficient to create an excuse for an act under the law",
      ": cause that a person of ordinary intelligence would consider a fair and reasonable justification for an act",
      ": good cause in this entry",
      ": a reasonable ground in fact and circumstance for a belief in the existence of certain circumstances (as that an offense has been or is being committed, that a person is guilty of an offense, that a particular search will uncover contraband, that an item to be seized is in a particular place, or that a specific fact or cause of action exists)",
      ": justification for an administrative search based on a showing that it is to be conducted in accordance with standardized nonarbitrary regulatory procedures designed to further public interest in regulatory enforcement that outweighs the intrusiveness of the search",
      ": probable cause in this entry",
      ": a fact or circumstance that justifies a reasonable suspicion \u2014 compare reasonable suspicion",
      ": a reason that would motivate a person of ordinary intelligence under the circumstances",
      ": something (as an event or the exercise of ordinary care or prudence) that excuses or justifies failure to file a tax return on time",
      ": cause that is deemed enough to provide an excuse under the law: as",
      ": good cause in this entry",
      ": probable cause in this entry",
      ": a ground of a legal action",
      ": case",
      ": the reason for making a contract \u2014 compare frustration sense 2",
      ": to serve as the cause of",
      ": to effect by command, authority, or force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "\u02c8k\u0259z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causality",
      "causation",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This study did not focus on cause of death, but the local-level, detailed data on life expectancy could support targeted efforts to eliminate the disparities leading to shorter lives, which differ by locale. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "For years, the company couldn\u2019t determine the cause . \u2014 Alok Kulkarni, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The cause remains under investigation, but Scharfenberg said most fires that start on exterior decks and porches are caused by improper disposal of smoking materials or charcoal. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "As other officials in his administration often do, the president pointed to inflation in other nations when asked about the cause of soaring costs. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Investigators said the remains were sent to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office to determine a cause of death. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner will determine cause of death, Healey said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "The State Medical Examiner\u2019s Office will determine the cause of death, police said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The cause of the crash remains under investigation. \u2014 Courier-news Staff, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Both vaccines can cause symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and aches. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "His playoff performance could cause other teams to come calling with some or all of their mid-level exceptions, too. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "An upper-level trough of low pressure will cause a mixture of clouds and sunshine on Saturday with highs in the 60s to near 70 degrees and dew points in the 30s and 40s. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "And though the southeast Greenland bears have adapted to survive in their surroundings, rising temperatures may ultimately cause their glacial ice to shrink, too. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "The two vaccines also cause varying rates of fever, with 7-8% of children experiencing fever after the second dose of Pfizer, compared to around 15% of children who receive Moderna\u2019s vaccine, which is likely due to the higher dose, Pavia said. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Rapid changes in temperature can cause the meringue to crack or collapse. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "After previously canceling shows in Toronto and Washington, D.C., Bieber revealed his battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a rare virus that affects nerves in the face and ear and, in Bieber\u2019s case, can cause facial paralysis. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
      "Inflammation can cause swelling, pain, or flushed skin for those experiencing it. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173024"
  },
  "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal case that excites widespread interest",
      ": a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fz-s\u0259-\u02c8leb",
      "-\u02c8le-br\u0259",
      "\u02cck\u014dz-",
      "-\u02c8lebr\u1d4a"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "celeb",
      "celebrity",
      "figure",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "light",
      "luminary",
      "megastar",
      "name",
      "notability",
      "notable",
      "notoriety",
      "personage",
      "personality",
      "somebody",
      "standout",
      "star",
      "superstar",
      "VIP"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nobody",
      "noncelebrity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, celebrated case",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214144"
  },
  "causerie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an informal conversation : chat",
      ": a short informal essay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014dz-\u02c8r\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u014d-z\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from causer to chat, from Latin causari to plead, discuss, from causa ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170158"
  },
  "cauterize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sear with a cautery or caustic",
      ": to make insensible : deaden",
      ": to sear with a cautery or caustic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "benumb",
      "blunt",
      "damp",
      "dampen",
      "deaden",
      "dull",
      "numb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sharpen",
      "whet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The doctors cauterized the wound.",
      "time had cauterized his bitterness, and he was willing to let bygones be bygones",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hauser hit a momentum-shifting 3-pointer, and A.J. Hoggard followed with a driving layup in transition to cauterize the Spartans\u2019 bleeding. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Nothing kick-starts donations like Christ\u2019s wounds manifest, but it\u2019s an inconceivably painful ruse to maintain (and eventually, sickeningly, to cauterize ). \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Take damage, light a cigar and use it to cauterize the wound. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "To cauterize the bleeding, the Chinese government is likely to force a restructuring. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Leaders must immediately cauterize the wound, cutting products and people. \u2014 Kash Shaikh, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "Lovullo said McKay underwent a procedure to cauterize the spleen but is now resting comfortably. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "Surgical ablation can help, but cauterizing healthy heart cells should be done with caution. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, the screens that have cauterized us are now our primary means of communication. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 20 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cautery ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225739"
  },
  "cautious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": careful about avoiding danger or risk",
      ": showing or using care to avoid trouble or danger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.",
      "You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.",
      "He answered the question with a cautious reply.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buhle is cautious and loving, the challenge of publishing a memoir while your former in-laws and three daughters\u2019 grandparents occupy the White House. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Wang, who went by the first name Aaron at Chapman University\u2019s film school, was cautious and generous, his father told The Times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Salim is equally adept at portraying Father as Mother\u2019s cautious , and much less dangerous, counterpart. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "As for dealing with the nuclear-armed North, Biden was cautious and skeptical. \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "So look for a cautious and conservative McIlroy at Southern Hills. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Samya Kullab, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Samya Kullab, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see caution  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182159"
  },
  "cautiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": careful about avoiding danger or risk",
      ": showing or using care to avoid trouble or danger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259s"
    ],
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      "alert",
      "careful",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.",
      "You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.",
      "He answered the question with a cautious reply.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buhle is cautious and loving, the challenge of publishing a memoir while your former in-laws and three daughters\u2019 grandparents occupy the White House. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Wang, who went by the first name Aaron at Chapman University\u2019s film school, was cautious and generous, his father told The Times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Salim is equally adept at portraying Father as Mother\u2019s cautious , and much less dangerous, counterpart. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "As for dealing with the nuclear-armed North, Biden was cautious and skeptical. \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "So look for a cautious and conservative McIlroy at Southern Hills. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Samya Kullab, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic. \u2014 Samya Kullab, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see caution  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193652"
  },
  "cavalier":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain entry 1 ) dismissal of important matters",
      ": debonair",
      ": of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament",
      ": aristocratic",
      ": of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century",
      ": a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship",
      ": a mounted soldier : knight",
      ": an adherent of Charles I of England",
      ": a lady's escort or dancing partner : gallant",
      ": a mounted soldier",
      ": a brave and courteous gentleman",
      ": easy and lighthearted in manner",
      ": having or showing no concern for a serious or important matter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-v\u0259-\u02c8lir",
      "\u02ccka-v\u0259-\u02c8lir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrogant",
      "assumptive",
      "bumptious",
      "chesty",
      "haughty",
      "high-and-mighty",
      "high-handed",
      "high-hat",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "huffish",
      "huffy",
      "imperious",
      "important",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "masterful",
      "overweening",
      "peremptory",
      "pompous",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "pretentious",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-assertive",
      "sniffy",
      "stiff-necked",
      "supercilious",
      "superior",
      "toplofty",
      "toploftical",
      "uppish",
      "uppity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gentleman"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They are too cavalier in their treatment of others.",
      "She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.",
      "He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.",
      "Noun",
      "a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Such a cavalier attitude towards existing agreements will make future deals harder to strike. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Oct. 2017",
      "For visitors, the idea of taking the wheel is daunting; roads are narrow and lined with limestone walls. Plus, drivers in this sun-drenched, densely populated country of 450,000 are known for a somewhat cavalier attitude. \u2014 Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com , 28 Aug. 2017",
      "Prosecutors in his own office were repulsed and embarrassed by his cavalier dismissal of his own actions. \u2014 Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
      "For the first time in his career, his character's cavalier attitude towards death doesn't avoid it, but unleashes it. \u2014 Jake Kring-schreifels, Esquire , 10 June 2017",
      "Doug discovered a notation for choreography for eight women that fit the cavalier music perfectly and costume sketches for eight Sugar Plum Fairy attendants. \u2014 Leilah Bernstein, Los Angeles Magazine , 16 June 2017",
      "Obstetric medicine is like aviation: As even the worst airlines go years without a crash, so can even the most cavalier , careless hospitals go years without a mother or a baby dying or being serious injured. \u2014 Adam Wolfberg, The Atlantic , 26 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Finally, to call Alito\u2019s assessment of the ruling\u2019s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "Given the fair amount of screen time that Johnny gets, there\u2019s something a little cavalier about how the story just kind of tosses him away. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "All the Kennedy boys played for the Crimson, but only Ted stuck with it, and this is in keeping with their overall reputations: Jack cavalier and charismatic, Bobby intense and self-righteous, Ted an indefatigable plugger. \u2014 Fred O\u2019brien, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet scholars of sociology, psychology and Asian American history said there was something serious \u2014 and damaging \u2014 behind this phenomenon of casual Asian-face blindness that borders on cavalier . \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2021",
      "The political turbulence in Bras\u00edlia comes as the government faces withering criticism, including calls for Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s impeachment, for its cavalier and chaotic handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 313,000 Brazilians. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Health officials suspect younger residents are acting more cavalier as access to vaccinations increases. \u2014 Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Harrowhark Nonagesimus, having become a powerful immortal necromancer, or Lyctor, at the cost of her cavalier \u2019s life, is fighting battles on several fronts. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "But his dismissive rhetoric about the pandemic struck many older voters as cavalier and indifferent to their health and safety. \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 9 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200130"
  },
  "cave (in)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of caving in",
      ": a place where earth has caved in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101v-\u02ccin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174701"
  },
  "caviling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to raise trivial and frivolous objection",
      ": to raise trivial objections to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carp",
      "fuss",
      "niggle",
      "nitpick",
      "quibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
      "A customer caviled about the price."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive \u2014 more at calumny ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212920"
  },
  "cavort":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to leap or dance about in a lively manner",
      ": to engage in extravagant behavior",
      ": to move or hop about in a lively way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8v\u022frt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8vort"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caper",
      "disport",
      "frisk",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "lark",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "sport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Otters cavorted in the stream.",
      "children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Soon conversation turned to a club in Japan where women are said to cavort with octopuses. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Of the several hundred attendees celebrating the freedom to cavort without masks or social distancing, at least 72 came down with COVID over the following few days. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The license to cavort and disregard the strictures of Lent is Ireland's version of Carnival. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Gray whales spend winters in the shallow lagoons of Baja California, Mexico, where females nurse their calves and others cavort and mate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Fairies dance in the shadow of a New Hampshire forest, and peasant children cavort amid the greenery of Brookline\u2019s Larz Anderson Park. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2021",
      "The dream there is to create another Marvel-like universe of characters who could cavort across different platforms. \u2014 Maureen Dowd, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2020",
      "In the QAnon imagination, Democrats and celebrities commingle in orgies of bloodlust, while demons of the figurative and literal variety cavort their way to supreme intoxication. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020",
      "Not one folding chair, bar-b-que pit or beer cooler was to be seen beneath the highway ramps, where clusters of black and gold-clad revelers usually cavort on game days. \u2014 Doug Maccash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 13 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier also cauvaut, cavault, covault, of obscure origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201925"
  },
  "cease":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue",
      ": to come to an end",
      ": to bring an activity or action to an end : discontinue",
      ": to become extinct : die out",
      ": cessation",
      ": to come or bring to an end : stop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113s",
      "\u02c8s\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "dead-end",
      "determine",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "elapse",
      "end",
      "expire",
      "finish",
      "go",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "let up",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wink (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closedown",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "cutoff",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The fighting along the border has temporarily ceased .",
      "The factory ceased operations last year.",
      "The child would not cease his constant whining.",
      "Noun",
      "worked without cease for the betterment of humanity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As part of the settlement, Schwab agreed to a cease -and-desist order from the practices, a censure, and will retain an independent consultant to review its robo-adviser disclosures, marketing and advertising. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "In the letter, the station owners also asked Democratic lawyers to stop referencing that decision in their cease -and-desist letters to other stations. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "In 1998, Goggles obtained a cease -and-desist order from the Oglala Lakota Tribal Court requiring Meya to return all the materials and copies and to stop publishing or making presentations about the count. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "At last week\u2019s meeting, the Coastal Commission unanimously passed a cease -and-desist order and administrative penalty on the Headland development company on the recommendation of staff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "The Department of Natural Resources also sent a cease -and-desist notice on Monday to Earl Stewart, supervisor of the Tongass National Forest. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sullivan also spoke with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi earlier in the week and urged Beijing to use its influence to persuade the North to cease the tests. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "During his sentencing hearing, a Milwaukee County judge ordered him to cease contact with the group as a condition of his extended supervision. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "The call for investment in Ukraine coincides with other calls on businesses to cease their engagements in Russia. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And many in Europe are eager to find a way, even if a temporary cease -fire, to get Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs back into the world market. \u2014 Steven Erlanger, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Whether there will be any talk of a cease -fire or negotiations is unclear. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "One pity is that NATO countries did not assert some dominance early in the crisis, say, by escrowing Russia\u2019s energy revenues contingent on a cease -fire. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "United Nations Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres reiterated the need for an immediate cease -fire, urging both sides to resolve the conflict via diplomacy. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "At the time, the talks established what those in attendance in Compton described as more of a temporary cease -fire than a long-term truce. \u2014 James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "However, both sides have at times accused the other of violating the cease -fire. \u2014 Noha Elhennawy, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "In other developments: - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to agree to an immediate cease -fire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian officials have expressed concern in recent days that as the war goes on they will be pushed to negotiate a cease -fire with Russia, including agreeing to cede territory in the east. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193728"
  },
  "ceaseless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuing without cease : constant",
      ": occurring without stop or over and over again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113s-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u0113s-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "continual",
      "continued",
      "continuing",
      "continuous",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her ceaseless efforts to build and improve the business",
      "there has been ceaseless rain for three days",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An urban battle defined by ceaseless shelling can shift quickly as one side\u2019s firepower temporarily overwhelms the other\u2019s. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In Longyearbyen, roughly 40 plumbers and electricians are needed to help the 2,500 residents handle the harsh environment in months of ceaseless dark and endless sunlight. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Watching ceaseless gun violence on the news moved Junior\u2019s third-generation owner, Alan Rosen, to action. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The two clubs have spent all this season writing the most recent chapter in the ceaseless tale of this rivalry, going head-to-head for a Serie A title that seemingly nobody wanted to win. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "We are divided by class, race, and gender and united only in being the objects of a ceaseless corporate effort to accomplish our commodification. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But before the scar is fully formed (almost always within two weeks of the heart attack), the dead muscle is weak and can potentially rupture under the ceaseless work and constant pressure of the heart. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Largely as a result of the ceaseless war, energy experts expect oil prices to stay high for a while without big interventions like the U.S. reserve release. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But our life will also be filled with the unconditional love, ceaseless companionship, and constant activity that our dogs\u2014current and future\u2014bring. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185900"
  },
  "ceaselessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuing without cease : constant",
      ": occurring without stop or over and over again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113s-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u0113s-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "continual",
      "continued",
      "continuing",
      "continuous",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her ceaseless efforts to build and improve the business",
      "there has been ceaseless rain for three days",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An urban battle defined by ceaseless shelling can shift quickly as one side\u2019s firepower temporarily overwhelms the other\u2019s. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In Longyearbyen, roughly 40 plumbers and electricians are needed to help the 2,500 residents handle the harsh environment in months of ceaseless dark and endless sunlight. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Watching ceaseless gun violence on the news moved Junior\u2019s third-generation owner, Alan Rosen, to action. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The two clubs have spent all this season writing the most recent chapter in the ceaseless tale of this rivalry, going head-to-head for a Serie A title that seemingly nobody wanted to win. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "We are divided by class, race, and gender and united only in being the objects of a ceaseless corporate effort to accomplish our commodification. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But before the scar is fully formed (almost always within two weeks of the heart attack), the dead muscle is weak and can potentially rupture under the ceaseless work and constant pressure of the heart. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Largely as a result of the ceaseless war, energy experts expect oil prices to stay high for a while without big interventions like the U.S. reserve release. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But our life will also be filled with the unconditional love, ceaseless companionship, and constant activity that our dogs\u2014current and future\u2014bring. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194414"
  },
  "cede":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to yield or grant typically by treaty",
      ": assign , transfer",
      ": to give up especially by treaty",
      ": to yield or grant usually by treaty",
      ": assign , transfer",
      ": to transfer (all or part of one's liability as an insurer under an insurance policy) by reinsurance to another insurer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113d",
      "\u02c8s\u0113d",
      "\u02c8s\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cough up",
      "deliver",
      "give up",
      "hand over",
      "lay down",
      "relinquish",
      "render",
      "surrender",
      "turn in",
      "turn over",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Russia ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.",
      "she reluctantly ceded her position as leader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At an online forum on Friday, Zelensky showed little willingness to cede land. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "These days, Yeoh is happy (well, happy-ish) to cede the stage to stunt performers for any really dangerous shots. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The censoring Church already belonged to the superstitious past, though the members of the clergy didn\u2019t know it, of course, and had not yet even begun to cede their immense authority. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Lucca and Luhrmann discuss the lingering effects for athletes who cede internal authority, as well as how others groups of people\u2014such as evangelicals and those with schizophrenia\u2014experience the voices that guide or threaten them. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But scientists are divided over how quickly governments should cede decisions about acceptable risk to individuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Days later, a political shakeup saw Yemen's president cede power to a presidential council in a move backed by Saudi Arabia. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were set to resume Monday, with discussions centered on Russia\u2019s demands for Ukraine to cede Crimea and parts of the Donbas regions in the east. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Will Amed Rosario play the bulk of his innings at shortstop, or move to left field and cede the position to Andres Gimenez (or Gabriel Arias)? \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French or Latin; French c\u00e9der , borrowed from Latin c\u0113dere \"to go, move away, withdraw, yield,\" perhaps, if derived from an originally transitive meaning \"drive away,\" akin to Sanskrit sedhati \"(she/he) chases away,\" Avestan siiazdat \"will chase away\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183754"
  },
  "celebrate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites",
      ": to honor (an occasion, such as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business",
      ": to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine",
      ": to hold up or play up for public notice",
      ": to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival",
      ": to observe a notable occasion with festivities",
      ": to observe (a holiday or important occasion) in some special way",
      ": to perform (a religious ceremony)",
      ": praise entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bless",
      "carol",
      "emblazon",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "hymn",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise",
      "resound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As tourism skyrockets in Orange County, there\u2019s another trend that isn\u2019t something to celebrate : COVID-19 cases have been creeping up for months in Central Florida, health experts say. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "The Tonys serve as an opportunity for Broadway to celebrate itself, but this year\u2019s ceremony will also stand as a tribute to the industry\u2019s resilience. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "The surviving Foo Fighters members and Hawkins\u2019 family are joining forces to put on the shows to celebrate his incredible musical legacy. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
      "Here are some of our top subscription box picks for Dad to celebrate him this Father\u2019s Day. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The rapper posted a series of new photos of her son to celebrate him turning nine months old. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 4 June 2022",
      "Pete has agreed to stay on with us through July, which allows for countless more opportunities to celebrate him. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s another Selena project in the works: A new two-hour musical special called Por Siempre Selena will run on TelevisaUnivision to celebrate the legacy of the late Tejano superstar, the network and the family announced today. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
      "Her surprise appearance bodes well for the upcoming Platinum Jubilee weekend, which runs from June 2 to June 5 and will celebrate her astonishing 70 years on the throne. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English celebraten , borrowed from Latin celebr\u0101tus , past participle of celebr\u0101re \"to throng, frequent, observe (an occasion, festivity), praise\" (probably originally back-formation from earlier concelebr\u0101re \"to frequent, honor\"), derivative of celebr-, celeber \"much used, frequented, widely known, famed,\" probably going back to *kelesri- , of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205139"
  },
  "celebrated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": widely known and often referred to",
      ": widely known and praised"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big-name",
      "famed",
      "famous",
      "noted",
      "notorious",
      "prominent",
      "renowned",
      "star",
      "visible",
      "well-known"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anonymous",
      "nameless",
      "obscure",
      "uncelebrated",
      "unfamous",
      "unknown",
      "unsung"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is one of today's most celebrated young writers.",
      "a celebrated author making an appearance on a talk show",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In other developments Friday, Zelenskyy announced that Russia has freed Yuliia Paievska, a celebrated Ukrainian medic who used a body camera to record her work in Mariupol while the port city was under Russian siege. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "On Friday, Juneteenth NY launched its 13th annual festivities, a celebrated tradition in New York City commemorating the nation\u2019s newest federal holiday. \u2014 Boris Q'va, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "If that\u2019s the case, Illinois lost three celebrated journalists in the past month. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "All along, truth and trust aren\u2019t celebrated ; they\u2019re destabilized. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "After nearly a decade as one of the most successful and celebrated groups on the planet, BTS will be going on hiatus, and the seven members will be focusing on solo projects in the near future. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Amber Heard believes that Johnny Depp\u2019s lengthy and celebrated career earned him fans in the courtroom too. \u2014 al , 14 June 2022",
      "The photos were taken at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by celebrated fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth, just two days after Kravis's Las Vegas elopement. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "This program insists that movies are important, and does so by pulping perhaps the most celebrated film of the second half of the twentieth century and using it as fuel for a diverting but hardly cinematic streaming series. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of celebrate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202110"
  },
  "celebrity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being celebrated : fame",
      ": a famous or celebrated person",
      ": fame",
      ": a famous person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8le-br\u0259-t\u0113",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8le-br\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
      "cause celebre",
      "celeb",
      "figure",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "light",
      "luminary",
      "megastar",
      "name",
      "notability",
      "notable",
      "notoriety",
      "personage",
      "personality",
      "somebody",
      "standout",
      "star",
      "superstar",
      "VIP"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nobody",
      "noncelebrity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The actress lived a life of celebrity .",
      "There were many celebrities at the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of Rosen\u2019s celebrity clients leverage their star power to bring more than mere capital to the table for EFV\u2019s portfolio companies. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "According to a recount of the votes, Oz -- a celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Trump -- received 419,999 votes (31.1%) while McCormick received 419,048 votes (31.0%), the commonwealth's acting secretary of state said Wednesday. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Loud and outrageous, Belli was best known for his celebrity clients: Errol Flynn, Mae West, Lana Turner, Lenny Bruce, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Muhammad Ali and the Rolling Stones. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The close primary race between celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, the top two Republicans vying for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat, is headed for a recount. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 24 May 2022",
      "The two top finishers, former hedge-fund executive David McCormick and celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz, are locked in a tight race for the nomination in a state that is viewed as critical in November for control of the U.S. Senate. \u2014 John Mccormick, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "But Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by Trump, was locked with former hedge fund manager David McCormick in a race that was too early to call. \u2014 Will Weissert, Marc Levy, Gary D. Robertson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
      "Trump made bold endorsements in backing celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina. \u2014 Marc Levy, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Several prominent conservative groups are getting involved in Pennsylvania's race for U.S. Senate and backing candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English celebrite \"fame, renown,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French celebrit\u00e9 , borrowed from Latin celebrit\u0101t-, celebrit\u0101s \"busy or crowded conditions, reputation, fame,\" from celebr-, celeber \"much used, frequented, widely known, famed\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity \u2014 more at celebrate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203401"
  },
  "censurable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deserving or open to censure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-sh(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blamable",
      "blameworthy",
      "culpable",
      "reprehensible",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blameless",
      "faultless",
      "impeccable",
      "irreproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "censurable conduct that should get that student expelled",
      "the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" censure entry 2 + -able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194825"
  },
  "censure":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a judgment involving condemnation",
      ": the act of blaming or condemning sternly",
      ": an official reprimand",
      ": opinion , judgment",
      ": to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy",
      ": to formally reprimand (someone) : to express official censure of (someone)",
      ": estimate , judge",
      ": the act of finding fault with or blaming",
      ": an official criticism",
      ": to find fault with especially publicly",
      ": an expression of official disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sen-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sen-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commination",
      "condemnation",
      "denunciation",
      "excoriation",
      "objurgation",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reproof",
      "riot act",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "condemn",
      "denounce",
      "objurgate",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reprove"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.",
      "a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct",
      "Verb",
      "He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem.",
      "a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead, the House could take other actions, including a vote of public censure of McCarthy and the four GOP lawmakers, a referral to the Ethics Committee, the imposition of fines or even the stripping of their committee assignments. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 14 May 2022",
      "While only one other country has faced that kind of censure -- Libya in 2011 after Muammar Gaddafi's forces opened fire on protesters -- Russia has already dismissed the efforts, with Nebenzya vowing nothing will stop the Kremlin's campaign. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The rest are pure Muck \u2014 instances of censure motivated by fear. \u2014 David Thomas, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The most consequential element of the censure is a call for the party to no longer support Cheney and Kinzinger as Republicans. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "That Representative Paul Gosar forthwith present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "All Democrats and two Republicans voted in favor of the censure , and Gosar was stripped of his two committee assignments, reports BuzzFeed News. \u2014 Summer Meza, The Week , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "But singling them out for censure , in a party that also includes the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, was a serious misjudgment. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "While all 221 House Democrats voted for censure , they were joined by only two of their Republican colleagues. \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Costa has been among the residents making impassioned pleas asking council to censure DiPierro, likening their tolerance of racist language to acceptance of white supremacy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The House voted this week to censure Gosar, with virtually no Republicans backing the resolution. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The Republican majority can also potentially censure Democrats and strip them of committee assignments. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
      "The Republican National Committee punished both for their participation; earlier this month, a resolution to formally censure the two passed without any debate or discussion. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Does a resolution to censure one of those members violate the First Amendment? \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "In early November, the House voted to censure conservative Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., for tweeting a graphic anime-style video depicting him killing progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and assaulting President Joe Biden. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Given the extremely partisan nature of Congress today -- in which only two Republican members of the House voted to censure Gosar -- Democrats and Republicans will not reach a necessary consensus to institutionalize new rules. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Democrats were unified in the vote to censure Gosar, while the only Republicans to vote with Democrats were Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190753"
  },
  "center":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the point around which a circle or sphere is described",
      ": a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point",
      ": the center of the circle inscribed in a regular (see regular entry 1 sense 3b ) polygon",
      ": a point, area, person, or thing that is most important or pivotal in relation to an indicated activity, interest, or condition",
      ": a source from which something originates",
      ": a group of neurons having a common function",
      ": a region of concentrated population",
      ": a facility providing a place for a particular activity or service",
      ": the middle part (as of the forehead or a stage)",
      ": a grouping of political figures holding moderate views especially between those of conservatives and liberals",
      ": the views of such politicians",
      ": the adherents of such views",
      ": a player occupying a middle position on a team: such as",
      ": the football player in the middle of a line who passes the ball between his legs to a back to start a down",
      ": the usually tallest player on a basketball team who usually plays near the basket",
      ": center field",
      ": either of two tapered rods which support work in a lathe or grinding machine and about or with which the work revolves",
      ": a conical recess in the end of work (such as a shaft) for receiving such a center",
      ": to place or fix at or around a center or central area",
      ": to give a central focus or basis",
      ": to adjust (things, such as lenses) so that the axes coincide",
      ": to pass (a ball or puck) from either side toward the middle of the playing area",
      ": to hand or pass (a football) backward between one's legs to a back (see back entry 1 sense 3 ) to start a down",
      ": to play center (see center entry 1 sense 4 ) on",
      ": to have a specified center : focus",
      ": the middle part of something",
      ": a person or thing characterized by a particular concentration or activity",
      ": a place used for a particular purpose",
      ": the middle point of a circle or a sphere equally distant from every point on the circumference or surface",
      ": a player occupying a middle position on a basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, or soccer team",
      ": to place or fix at or around a center or central area",
      ": to collect or concentrate at or around one point, group, or person",
      ": a group of nerve cells having a common function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8se-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sen-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "axis",
      "base",
      "capital",
      "central",
      "core",
      "cynosure",
      "epicenter",
      "eye",
      "focus",
      "ground zero",
      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "centralize",
      "compact",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of the students who are not interns, 67 percent would like to be, according to a different survey from the center . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "The minivan soon turns away from the city center ; along the streets leading up to the hospital, there are numerous cosmetic clinics, their window displays advertising breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty, Botox, and fillers. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Working from the center of every county and looking at where abortions are [00:06:00] available, both surgical and medication abortions. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "The drive will take over an hour from the center of Doha, but it\u2019s well worth it to marvel at Qatar\u2019s stark beauty. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 6 June 2022",
      "Peter-Lee Vassell sent a shot down the middle from the center of the box in the 68th minute to give Hartford Athletic a 1-1 tie against El Paso Locomotive FC in a USL Championship game Saturday night in Texas. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "Thus the company monitors every storm in the country from a weather center at the Willow Grove headquarters. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The aforementioned digital display replaces the analog gauges, and the superfluous analog clock is gone from the top- center of the dash. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
      "McGee began writing plays as a teen-ager, casting her friends and borrowing space from a local arts center . \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the third inning Friday night at Camden Yards, Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez scored from first base on a line drive single by Owen Miller to center that Batlimore\u2019s Cedric Mullins dove after, but couldn\u2019t control. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Her two-run single to center in the fourth inning increased the Gators\u2019 lead to 4-1. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "Gomes followed with a single to center to score Suzuki and stretch the lead to 4-0. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Bregman lined a two-run single to center for a 2-1 lead. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Spencer Torkelson opened the frame with a single to center on a first-pitch fastball. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "This time, the ball \u2014 hit with a 105.3 mph exit velocity \u2014 traveled 423 feet to center . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "The act, for now, returns Europe to center of tech regulation. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The rookie is coming off his best scoring game as a professional with 30 points against the Clippers in Cleveland\u2019s 120-111 overtime win, and has transitioned over to center from his usual 4 spot nicely in the last few games. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173643"
  },
  "centralize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form a center : cluster around a center",
      ": to bring to a center : consolidate",
      ": to concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization",
      ": to bring to a central point or under a single control"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-tr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8sen-tr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "center",
      "compact",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decentralize",
      "deconcentrate",
      "spread (out)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office.",
      "The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The latter reference was to Johnson\u2019s Trump-like attempts to centralize power in his own office, neutering his Cabinet as well as Parliament itself. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Discovery+ has launched Always Proud, a hub that will live on the streaming service year-round with regular updates to centralize LGBTQ stories. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "For example, one major advertising and PR firm eliminated 6,000 roles (paywall) and is coalescing under six brands following years of acquisitions to centralize , consolidate offerings and streamline operations. \u2014 Brian Dolan, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "Even before the pandemic, Vyaire identified a need to centralize data and set out to build a technology platform around it. \u2014 Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Web3 has different colored hair, but the same DNA as these earlier web paradigms, which decentralized services at an unprecedented scale in order to turn around and centralize wealth again at an unprecedented scale to a select few. \u2014 Scott Galloway, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The potential to establish monopoly power by owning the rails -- that is, to centralize -- is increasingly what venture capitalist (VC) funds seek out and fund. \u2014 Scott Galloway, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The move was reportedly made to centralize park operations and take advantage of lucrative state tax credits. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The group worried about existential Skynet-style risk, but also more intermediate dangers, such as how an AGI might centralize geopolitical power or give malign actors more ways to wreak havoc. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1795, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221542"
  },
  "centrist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a center party",
      ": a person who holds moderate views"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-trist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "middle-of-the-roader",
      "moderate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extremist",
      "radical",
      "revolutionary",
      "revolutionist",
      "ultraist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The candidate hopes to appeal to centrists nationwide.",
      "the centrists will most likely rally behind the candidate who favors reforming the government program\u2014not abolishing it entirely",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Caruso, who has presented himself as a centrist in opposition to the progressive Bass, has made tackling crime and homelessness a central theme of his campaign. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Both candidates represent a stunning rebuke of the centrist left and right parties that have alternated governing Chile since 1990, after the 17-year military rule of the late Gen. Augusto Pinochet. \u2014 Jorge Poblete, Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "On the City Council, Wu and Janey are considered progressives, and Essaibi George more of a centrist . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Projections at the close of voting, which are generally reliable, showed Mr. Macron, a centrist , gaining 58.5 percent of the vote to Ms. Le Pen\u2019s 41.5 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Vers une Europe forte et unie! Macron, a centrist in French politics, has been an emissary to Zelensky and Putin. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Macron, 44, a centrist who is ardently pro-EU, has relentlessly blasted his adversary as a danger and framed their election showdown as an ideological battle for the soul of the nation. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Macron, 44, a centrist who is ardently pro-EU, has relentlessly blasted his adversary as a danger and framed their election showdown as an ideological battle for the soul of the nation. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Macron, a centrist , is asking France\u2019s 48 million voters for a second five-year term \u2014 but there are 11 other candidates and widespread voter apathy standing in his way. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183736"
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  "cerebrum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": brain sense 1a",
      ": an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain",
      ": the expanded anterior portion of the brain that in higher mammals overlies the rest of the brain, consists of cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures, and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes : telencephalon",
      ": the enlarged front and upper part of the brain that is the center of thinking",
      ": brain sense 1",
      ": an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain",
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      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-br\u0259m",
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      "brain",
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      "you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the most surprising discoveries noted in the report was Danionella cerebrum , found in southern Myanmar. \u2014 Veronika Perkov\u00e1, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "While having a parasitic infection in the brain is rare in the United States, some medical mysteries in recent years have ended with tapeworms in the cerebrum . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "And from thereon, tug at the medulla and crisscross the cerebrum . \u2014 Piyush Jha, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
      "The tissue had come from a part of Zimmer\u2019s cerebrum that helps with language development instead of from his cerebellum, his lawsuit alleges. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "But a large region of the brain called the cerebrum seemed to have undergone major evolutionary changes that were possibly the reason for the expansion of cognitive abilities. \u2014 Onur Gu\u0308ntu\u0308rku\u0308n, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "Three doctors have declared the girl brain dead based on exams and tests showing no blood flow or electrical activity in either her cerebrum or the brain stem that controls breathing. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Jan. 2014"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212535"
  },
  "ceremonious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": devoted to forms and ceremony",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony",
      ": according to formal usage or prescribed procedures",
      ": marked by ceremony",
      ": ceremonial entry 1",
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      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s",
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      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
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      "correct",
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      "stilted"
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      "casual",
      "easygoing",
      "informal",
      "laid-back",
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    ],
    "examples":[
      "She read the announcement in a very ceremonious way.",
      "a century ago everyday life was much more ceremonious than in our anything-goes era",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Obviously, this is a heroic moment for Kanye, and a ceremonious moment of closure for Kim, who, at one point, picks up the computer\u2019s mouse and then sets it back down. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "An elegant, ceremonious man, Karzai urged green tea on me and spoke about poetry. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For the first time since the world has come to known COVID-19, water leaped from the mouths of four bronze sea horses, and the people clapped and danced as Mayor Lori Lightfoot exchanged fist bumps in front of the ceremonious display. \u2014 Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com , 22 May 2021",
      "Then, with a ceremonious flair, my dad pushed the shim rock into place. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "Trading in bulky knits and fleece bottoms for something light and airy feels almost ceremonious right now, and few silhouettes combine the easygoing nature of a house dress with the casual elegance of a button-down just so. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "The master of ceremonious Eros is, for once, hanging out with random guys. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
      "The veteran winger was on the ice when Kaprizov set up the team's first two goals, scooping up the ceremonious puck after Kaprizov's first NHL point. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "And so there were two transitions \u2014 the public and the private, the ceremonious and the suspicious, the one that treated Trump as the legitimate president-elect and the one that was interrogating his relationship with Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204233"
  },
  "certain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fixed , settled",
      ": of a specific but unspecified character, quantity, or degree",
      ": dependable , reliable",
      ": known or proved to be true : indisputable",
      ": inevitable",
      ": incapable of failing : destined",
      ": assured in mind or action",
      ": as a certainty : assuredly",
      ": of a somewhat advanced age : no longer young",
      ": certain ones",
      ": without any doubt : sure",
      ": known to be true",
      ": known but not named",
      ": being fixed or settled",
      ": bound by the way things are",
      ": sure to have an effect",
      ": known ones that are not named"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
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      "anonymous",
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      "unnamed",
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I'm fairly certain that I'll be on time.",
      "a certain person told me that today is your birthday",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Eight states have already adopted laws to ban PFASs in certain products, especially food packaging\u2014but not in pesticides. \u2014 Meg Wilcox, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
      "There also are certain communities that get a lot of news coverage, particularly those that are booming with development \u2014 new stores, restaurants or subdivisions. \u2014 Veda Morgan, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
      "The agreement will give Hill Country LLC property tax rebates staggered over five years, provided that the developer meets certain requirements for job creation, capital investment and more. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "The Democratic Party is racing to an all-but- certain bloodbath in November\u2019s midterm elections and is likely to lose control of both chambers of Congress. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Where most top high school players come with a boom-or-bust element, Mayer looks all but certain (assuming good health) to emerge as a big league regular. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "In light of Friday\u2019s inflation reading, the Fed is all but certain to implement the fastest series of interest rate hikes in three decades. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "In light of Friday's inflation reading, the Fed is all but certain to implement the fastest series of interest rate hikes in three decades. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "In light of Friday\u2019s inflation reading, the Fed is all but certain to carry out the fastest series of interest rate hikes in three decades. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175058"
  },
  "certainty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that is certain",
      ": the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence",
      ": something that is sure",
      ": the quality or state of being sure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assurance",
      "assuredness",
      "certitude",
      "cocksureness",
      "confidence",
      "conviction",
      "doubtlessness",
      "face",
      "positiveness",
      "satisfaction",
      "sureness",
      "surety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doubt",
      "incertitude",
      "nonconfidence",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Scientists still do not know with any degree of certainty why the disease spread so quickly.",
      "We cannot predict the outcome with absolute certainty .",
      "There was no certainty that the package would arrive in time.",
      "Her certainty about these complex moral issues is surprising.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Private credit is usually more expensive than a traditional loan, but offers more certainty and stability in pricing. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The goal of the bill is to generate more flexibility, innovation, consumer protection, and transparency while providing more certainty and clarity to the growing digital assets industry. \u2014 Hailey Lennon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "An in-depth study would provide more certainty on costs, said Bill Spencer, a civil and environmental engineer with HDR who worked on the 2019 report. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "That Wells has helped provide some certainty is welcome. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Galimberti thinks some buyers \u2014 especially from China and India \u2014 could return once there\u2019s more certainty about the impact of sanctions on the energy industry. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The changes were welcomed by the tourism industry, although leaders wanted more certainty over when tourists could return. \u2014 Nick Perry, ajc , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The competition is producing a dizzying array of business models and service lines that are searching for the perfect balance between low-overhead virtual care and the stability and certainty of bricks-and-mortar clinics. \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Of course, no one can say with certainty exactly how all of this will play out. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English certeinte , borrowed from Anglo-French certeint\u00e9 , from certein, certain  certain entry 1 + -t\u00e9  -ty ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184747"
  },
  "certifiable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being certified",
      ": genuine , authentic",
      ": fit to be certified as insane : crazy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02c8f\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "authentic",
      "bona fide",
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      "genuine",
      "honest",
      "pukka",
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      "real",
      "right",
      "sure-enough",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bogus",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pseudo",
      "sham",
      "spurious",
      "suppositious",
      "supposititious",
      "unauthentic",
      "unreal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Anyone who would run in front of a car like that is certifiable .",
      "We called in a certifiable expert on legal issues.",
      "A handful of cinema's certifiable masterpieces are in need of restoration.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plenty of research has shown that attractive people are heavily rewarded in all aspects of life; beauty is a certifiable privilege. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "In the most basic terms, an NFT is a token that represents certifiable ownership of a specific, unique digital asset. \u2014 Alison Mccauley, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Investing in electric vehicles or EVs is an example of hoping to profit from a certifiable trend, fueled by reactions to climate change and rising gasoline prices. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "The Mexican actor-writer-director-producer, 59, is a certifiable superstar, having achieved a level of personal popularity, television ubiquity, and reliably boffo box-office appeal in Mexico on a par with Kevin Hart\u2019s in the U.S. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Nikola Jokic have made big men fashionable again by promptly establishing themselves as certifiable candidates for the Most Valuable Player Award with their player-of-the-month-winning performances in January. \u2014 Marc Stein, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "This would be especially true for a Knicks team that doesn\u2019t have anything close to a certifiable franchise player at the moment. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "This year especially, which will go down in the history books as a certifiable dumpster fire, nails are proving to be more of a delight than ever. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "While Indianapolis doesn\u2019t have as many Art Deco buildings as certifiable Art Deco cities such as Cincinnati, Miami and Chicago, Ryan said the style has still shaped Indianapolis architecture today. \u2014 Christine Fernando, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225523"
  },
  "certified":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having earned certification",
      ": genuine , authentic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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      "authentic",
      "bona fide",
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      "echt",
      "genuine",
      "honest",
      "pukka",
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      "right",
      "sure-enough",
      "true"
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      "bogus",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pseudo",
      "sham",
      "spurious",
      "suppositious",
      "supposititious",
      "unauthentic",
      "unreal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You must be certified in order to practice medicine.",
      "The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for the job.",
      "The food is certified kosher.",
      "Her boyfriend's a certified weirdo.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After a solid warm-up, Rhandi Orme, a certified run coach and personal trainer, and trainer Quan Bailey will lead you through a routine that\u2019s centered on two separate circuits of three exercises each. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "To do so, a doctor not only needs to pass the board examinations (not everyone does), but needs to have successfully completed the medical school internship and residency (and sometimes fellowship) needed to become certified for the board. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "The initiative\u2019s program would let people become certified as a social equity applicant under the Ohio Department of Development to potentially win marijuana business licenses. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Fidelity will offer training to new employees who want to become certified or learn more about the financial services industry. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 22 July 2021",
      "In open session, the board approved adding a Juneteenth holiday to the contracts and work calendars for certified and classified employees for 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Founded by aesthetician and certified medical technician Deisy M Suarez, Desuar Spa is a true oasis of relaxation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In other news, the School Board will also vote in January on a potential salary increase for certified and classified personnel for the district's 2022-2023 salary schedule. \u2014 Mary Jordan, Arkansas Online , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Becoming a licensed and certified bus driver often takes four to six weeks. \u2014 Clare Proctor, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221959"
  },
  "certitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being or feeling certain",
      ": certainty of act or event",
      ": something that is certain : certainty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "also"
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      "assurance",
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      "certainty",
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      "sureness",
      "surety"
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    "antonyms":[
      "doubt",
      "incertitude",
      "nonconfidence",
      "uncertainty"
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    "examples":[
      "believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kmet has seen the way the Bears\u2019 new offense puts Fields on the move more frequently and has heard the certitude in the way Fields has called plays. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "During the pandemic, serious scientists\u2014in and out of public life\u2014have let their status as discoverers of important but ever-contingent knowledge be hijacked by the authoritarians of certitude . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "In their writings and lectures, both men tended not so much to argue their positions as to proclaim them, embracing a certitude that sometimes comes off as smug, even arrogant. \u2014 Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "That column the other day assailing extremist certitude and extolling glorious ambivalence ... \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Regardless of ideology, holding oneself above others based on certitude is dangerous. \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Instead of encouraging the dialogue of democratic process, the fundamentalists seek to impose their own rigid certitude unilaterally. \u2014 Salvatore J. Cordileone And Jim Daly, WSJ , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Armed with nothing but tenacity and moral certitude , the surgeons painstakingly piece together Duntsch's history of dangerous incompetence. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 July 2021",
      "But one certitude at an uncertain moment is that that, at least, will not happen. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 1 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin certitudo , from Latin certus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170837"
  },
  "cessation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop",
      ": a coming to a stop"
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      "se-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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      "arrest",
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      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
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      "termination"
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    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.",
      "the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like India, Pakistan has called for dialogue and the cessation of violence, without assigning blame. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, word of the negotiations gives a glimmer of hope of a cessation of hostilities even as the fighting \u2014 now in its fourth day \u2014 has brought fierce battles on the streets of Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "But, now, with the worry about the Delta-variant, the cessation of most unemployment benefits, and the end of the eviction and mortgage payment moratoriums, the Q4 outlook for consumption, the major driver of GDP, has dimmed. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "The eradication of smallpox in 1980 and the cessation of use of smallpox vaccine \u2014 which offers some protection against monkeypox \u2014 created an ecological void experts feared another poxvirus might fill. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "The diplomatic silence also narrows any channel for talks that could curb the conflict and explore a possible cessation to hostilities. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The budget-writing appropriations committee funded a wide variety of state services, including child care, workforce training, domestic violence prevention, open space, smoking cessation , government accountability and clean air, among others. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The last coordinated cessation of hostilities nationwide was during peace talks in 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The cessation of cigarette sales can have a big impact on public health. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cessacioun , from Middle French cessation , from Latin cessation-, cessatio delay, idleness, from cessare to delay, be idle \u2014 more at cease ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181106"
  },
  "cesspool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an underground reservoir for liquid waste (such as household sewage)",
      ": a filthy, evil, or corrupt place or state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ses-\u02ccp\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
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      "Gomorrah",
      "sink"
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    "examples":[
      "The region had become a cesspool of pollution.",
      "over the decades the once-respectable neighborhood had become an urban cesspool",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once again, the famed Monarchs football program appears to be a cesspool of arrogance, entitlement and callousness. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "While Swimming With Sharks is quick to acknowledge that power relations in Tinseltown are a cesspool that poisons everything and everybody that comes through the Dream Factory, that\u2019s not really what the show is about. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Her father, Dan Pazienza, runs a successful cesspool service company, and her parents live in Port Jefferson, an upscale suburb in Long Island. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "On social media, the typical cesspool was replaced by an ocean of goodwill. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "His social media feeds are a cesspool of misogyny, bigotry and bizarre fringe conspiracy theories. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Lana was skipping through the courtyard on dairy property near the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church one day in June 1951 when the ground beneath her gave way, swallowing her into a cesspool of raw sewage 35 feet below. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Because even though the platform is a cesspool of toxicity, there are reasons to stay. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Not just from a hockey fan perspective, but, first and foremost, for the countless victims of hockey culture who have had their lives irrevocably changed by the toxic cesspool that encompasses every part of this sport. \u2014 Mary Clarke, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps by folk etymology from Middle English suspiral vent, tap on a main pipe, settling pool, from Anglo-French suspirale vent, from suspirer to sigh, exhale, from Latin suspirare , literally, to draw a long breath \u2014 more at suspire ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195948"
  },
  "ch'i":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table",
      "vital energy that is held to animate the body internally and is of central importance in some Eastern systems of medical treatment (such as acupuncture ) and of exercise or self-defense (such as tai chi )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u012b",
    "synonyms":[
      "aura",
      "energy",
      "ki",
      "vibe(s)",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "chafe":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": irritate , vex",
      ": to warm by rubbing especially with the hands",
      ": to rub so as to wear away : abrade",
      ": to make sore by or as if by rubbing",
      ": to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience : fret",
      ": to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation",
      ": a state of vexation : rage",
      ": injury or wear caused by friction",
      ": friction , rubbing",
      ": to become irritated or impatient",
      ": to rub so as to wear away or make sore",
      ": to irritate or make sore by or as if by rubbing",
      ": injury caused by friction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "excoriate",
      "fret",
      "gall",
      "irritate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "When the strap is too tight, it chafes the baby's skin.",
      "If my boots aren't laced up tight they chafe .",
      "The baby's skin will chafe if the strap is too tight.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long spandex shorts are great for runners who tend to chafe or just want extra protection. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Ray Hughes, Runner\u2019s World, 1973 NOW: Let\u2019s all take a moment to be grateful for moisture-wicking technical tees that do not chafe . \u2014 Susan Lacke, Outside Online , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Many messenger bags feature straps that start to chafe and irritate your shoulder area. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 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",
      "More recently, the performer who had such exquisite control over his own instrument seemed to chafe at any other restrictions, griping about vaccine mandates and mask requirements. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The cable has a sawtooth design with ribbing that helps stop annoying microphonic when the cables chafe . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Many Kazakhs also chafe at the dominance of the ruling party, which holds more than 80% of the seats in parliament. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Many Kazakhs also chafe at the dominance of the ruling party, which holds more than 80% of the seats in parliament. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Other musts: chafe -free seams, zero wedgies, and comfortable fabrics. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, SELF , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The chamois is equal to any top-level insert and has kept me comfy and chafe -free for rides as long as 10 hours. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2014",
      "Anyway, to get back to the subject, the definitions for chafe are broad and grumpy: to irritate and vex, to abrade, to rub so as to wear away, to make sore, to feel irritation, discontent or impatience. \u2014 Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2021",
      "Plus, these shorts are available in sizes XXS to 3X. With a five-inch inseam, these classic running shorts provide plenty of coverage and chafe -free wear. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2021",
      "Judges who are supposed to be neutral chafe at having to elicit testimony. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Setting aside the attachment to childhood and to the suburbs in which the Butlers\u2019 own childhoods took place, this song has Chassagne chafe at and ultimately reject the strictures of suburban life. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "Its highly breathable mesh fabric upper keeps feet cool, dry, and chafe -free, while the ComforDry sockliner provides cushion and drainage. \u2014 Janna Irons, Popular Mechanics , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Some Nissan engineers believe Renault leans too heavily on the Japanese side\u2019s technology expertise and chafe at the time spent accommodating their partner. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214939"
  },
  "chaff":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain",
      ": something comparatively worthless",
      ": the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants",
      ": material (such as strips of foil or clusters of fine wires) ejected into the air for reflecting radar waves (as for confusing an enemy's radar detection)",
      ": light jesting talk : banter",
      ": to tease good-naturedly",
      ": jest , banter",
      ": the husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed in threshing",
      ": something worthless",
      ": to tease in a friendly way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chaf",
      "\u02c8chaf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deadwood",
      "debris",
      "dreck",
      "drek",
      "dross",
      "dust",
      "effluvium",
      "effluvia",
      "garbage",
      "junk",
      "litter",
      "offal",
      "offscouring",
      "raffle",
      "refuse",
      "riffraff",
      "rubbish",
      "scrap",
      "spilth",
      "trash",
      "truck",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "badinage",
      "banter",
      "give-and-take",
      "jesting",
      "joshing",
      "persiflage",
      "raillery",
      "repartee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift",
      "a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1821, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1827, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173150"
  },
  "chalk up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ascribe , credit",
      ": attain , achieve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "accredit",
      "ascribe",
      "attribute",
      "credit",
      "impute",
      "lay",
      "put down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness",
      "chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180012"
  },
  "challenge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : impugn",
      ": to confront or defy boldly : dare",
      ": to call out to duel or combat",
      ": to invite into competition",
      ": to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of",
      ": to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficulties",
      ": to order to halt and prove identity",
      ": to demand as due or deserved : require",
      ": to administer a physiological (see physiological sense 2 ) and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)",
      ": to make or present a challenge",
      ": to take legal exception",
      ": a stimulating task or problem",
      ": a calling to account or into question : protest",
      ": an exception taken to a juror before the juror is sworn",
      ": a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voter",
      ": a sentry's command to halt and prove identity",
      ": an invitation to compete in a sport",
      ": a summons (see summons entry 1 sense 2 ) that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or inciting",
      ": a summons to a duel to answer an affront",
      ": the act or process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance",
      ": a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen",
      ": to object to as bad or incorrect : dispute",
      ": to confront or defy boldly",
      ": to invite or dare to take part in a contest",
      ": to be difficult enough to be interesting to : test the skill or ability of",
      ": to halt and demand identification from",
      ": an objection to something as not being true, genuine, correct, or proper or to a person (as a juror) as not being correct, qualified, or approved",
      ": a call or dare for someone to compete in a contest or sport",
      ": a difficult task or problem",
      ": an order to stop and provide identification",
      ": to administer a physiological and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)",
      ": the process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance",
      ": a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen after immunization against it",
      ": to dispute especially as being invalid or unjust",
      ": to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of",
      ": to make a challenge to (a trier of fact)",
      "\u2014 compare recuse",
      ": a calling into question",
      ": a questioning of validity or legality : objection",
      "\u2014 see also batson challenge",
      ": a request to disqualify a trier of fact (as a jury member or judge) \u2014 compare recusal , strike",
      ": a challenge especially of a prospective juror based on a specific and stated cause or reason",
      ": a challenge of an entire jury that raises objections to the selection process",
      ": a challenge especially of a prospective juror that does not require a stated cause or reason"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259nj",
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259nj",
      "\u02c8chal-\u0259nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contest",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query",
      "question"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Begich had filed to challenge Young, who represented the entire state for 49 years in the House, before his death. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Now, as his July trial approaches, Bannon is looking to challenge the validity of the panel's formation. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "In the 2022 summery romantic comedy Fire Island, Joel Kim Booster might be similarly ripped, but his gaysian take on Pride and Prejudice is hardly the type of patriarchal narrative Bechdel, Wallace and Woolf were attempting to challenge . \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Most journalists are loath to cover negative news about the company and few US policymakers, save for Marco Rubio, dare to challenge Apple, one of the world\u2019s richest and most powerful companies. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "If, as expected, Ms. Way declines to allow Mr. Malinowski to run on the Moderate Party ticket, the party and some of its supporters plan to challenge her decision in state appeals court. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The judges also found that Atwood lacked standing to challenge the state\u2019s protocols for lethal gas. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "If candidates who endorse Trump\u2019s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen win control of state offices, Trump and his supporters could be poised to challenge the outcome of the 2024 Presidential election. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "In addition to facing his accusers at trial, Garcia was also facing the prospect of having to challenge one of his accomplices. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Scott recalls two moments of prayer that fortified him for the challenge . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "The biggest challenge for us is trying to maintain and stay there. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "The biggest challenge was conjuring their voices in that absence. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Joining Manual's team the following year meant that Allen would compete in Class 3A. Allen expected to face tougher opposition and was ready for the challenge . \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
      "But to complicate matters, an algorithm will randomly pair contestants for each challenge , making alliances and strategies more difficult to manage than ever. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "To solve for that challenge , executives would be wise to look at the past and consider what strategies helped businesses to not just survive the last multi-year recession, but thrive in its aftermath. \u2014 Jon Picoult, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The vote was triggered because at least 54 Tory legislators, 15% of the party\u2019s parliamentary caucus, called for a challenge to Mr. Johnson. \u2014 Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "Both Rosentrater and Lawrence were up for the challenge . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184214"
  },
  "chamber":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": room",
      ": bedroom",
      ": a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity",
      ": a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body",
      ": a room where a judge transacts business",
      ": the reception room of a person of rank or authority",
      ": a legislative or judicial body",
      ": either of the houses of a bicameral legislature",
      ": a voluntary board or council",
      ": the part of the bore of a gun that holds the charge",
      ": a compartment in the cartridge cylinder of a revolver",
      ": to place in or as if in a chamber : house",
      ": to serve as a chamber for",
      ": to accommodate in the chamber of a firearm",
      ": being, relating to, or performing chamber music",
      ": an enclosed space, cavity, or compartment",
      ": a room in a house and especially a bedroom",
      ": a room used for a special purpose",
      ": a meeting hall of a government body",
      ": a room where a judge conducts business outside of the courtroom",
      ": a group of people organized into a lawmaking body",
      ": a board or council of volunteers (as businessmen)",
      ": an enclosed space within the body of an animal \u2014 see anterior chamber , posterior chamber , pulp chamber , vitreous chamber",
      ": a judge's office",
      ": the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers)",
      ": a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body or assembly",
      ": a legislative or judicial body : house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101m-b\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101m-b\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apartment",
      "cell",
      "closet",
      "room"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "bestow",
      "billet",
      "bivouac",
      "board",
      "bunk",
      "camp",
      "domicile",
      "encamp",
      "harbor",
      "house",
      "lodge",
      "put up",
      "quarter",
      "roof",
      "room",
      "shelter",
      "take in"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He put three bullets into the chamber of the gun.",
      "the chambers of the heart",
      "We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber .",
      "The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives.",
      "Verb",
      "chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kathleen Flynn for NBC NewsJameson in the infant metabolic chamber . \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Now, with only three legislative sessions under his belt, Scott has ousted former Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) as the chamber \u2019s top Democrat and was elected by his caucus as House minority leader. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "The quartet, Schubert\u2019s greatest chamber work, has a rawness and ferocity that almost exceeds what four string players can produce. \u2014 David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "With the prospect looming of a Republican majority in at least one chamber of Congress next year, Democrats who have been in a similar position of holding fleeting control of government are nervous that past mistakes will be repeated. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Voters in France head to the polls on Sunday for the first round of elections to determine control of the National Assembly, the lower and more powerful chamber of the national legislature. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "At the time, the legislation, aimed at helping help low-income electricity customers, was making its way to the floor of an Illinois House chamber tightly controlled by Speaker Madigan. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Democrats would need at least 10 Senate Republicans to advance a gun package, and the House to pass a much narrower bill than what cleared the chamber this week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The bill likely will need to go through several different Senate committees before being put to a full chamber vote. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Free to chamber members; $10 for guests who reserve; $20 at the door. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "The event is free to chamber members; $10 for nonmembers. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Admission is free to chamber members bringing a new, unwrapped toy. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "The event is free to chamber members who register and $5 per person for guests. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2021",
      "On the outdoor stage there is an eclectic range of music, from Afro-Cuban to chamber . \u2014 Gerald Eskenazi, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Registration is open only to chamber members through Monday. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2021",
      "The Chamber is asking participants to make a donation of a non-perishable food item to chamber members Gifts of Love and the Salvation Army. \u2014 courant.com , 7 May 2021",
      "Today, most riflemakers chamber for the .22-250 Remington and .223 Remington, but almost none make a rifle for the Swift. \u2014 Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "With less than a week and a half left in the legislative session, bills to crack down on police officers with histories of misconduct have been caught in the crosshairs of inter- chamber tensions and are in danger of not passing. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, San Antonio Express-News , 21 May 2021",
      "One of those plugs incorporates a passive pre- chamber ignition system. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "If there is any doubt of this technology's value, know that Formula 1 engines use pre- chamber ignition. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "Maserati has employed a dual-spark-plug configuration with an innovative pre- chamber combustion system integrated into the cylinder heads. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 2 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1706, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201034"
  },
  "champion":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a winner of first prize or first place in competition",
      ": one who shows marked superiority",
      ": a militant advocate or defender",
      ": warrior , fighter",
      ": one that does battle for another's rights or honor",
      ": to act as militant supporter of : uphold , advocate",
      ": to protect or fight for as a champion",
      ": challenge , defy",
      ": a person who fights or speaks for another person or in favor of a cause",
      ": a person accepted as better than all others in a sport or in a game of skill",
      ": the winner of first place in a competition",
      ": to fight or speak publicly in support of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cham-p\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8cham-p\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "champ",
      "titleholder",
      "titlist",
      "victor",
      "winner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "back",
      "endorse",
      "indorse",
      "patronize",
      "plump (for)",
      "plunk (for)",
      "plonk (for)",
      "support"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Comets, who fell to eventual 3A state champion Severna Park in the semifinals, went 29-2 in his two years starting in goal. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "Defending state champion Center Grove and Carmel, which finished third last year at state, failed to qualify coming out of the regional. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
      "To go from that uncertainty to state champion is quite the leap. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "The Sprague Olympians brought home the league title this spring, finishing with a 22-7 record before falling in the second round of the state tournament to eventual state champion West Linn. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Before that, Kevin spent his freshman year at Gilbert Perry, this year's 6A state champion . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "Playing in the same division and league as 2021's state champion Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, their trip seemed improbable. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
      "But her potential game-tying penalty kick hit the left post with 4:17 remaining in the second half Saturday and defending state champion Troy Triad hung on for a 1-0 win. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Alexa Fortman held off Elizabeth Whaley of Cincinnati Indian Hill, who was the state champion in the 1,600 earlier in the day, by just 0.22 seconds. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication aims to champion civil rights and end hate crimes, particularly in the face of ongoing concerns about anti-immigrant \u2014 specifically anti-Asian \u2014 sentiment and violence. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainians champion the use of face-scanning software from the U.S. tech firm Clearview AI as a brutal but effective way to stir up dissent inside Russia, discourage other fighters and hasten an end to the war. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "That is another fact never to be mentioned: The Left chooses to champion the rights of criminals, while the plight of the communities is exploited to demand ever more redistribution of wealth, which is duly funneled to political insiders. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "DeSantis\u2019 third quality has been his relentless search for new causes to champion in an expanding culture war. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Musk, on the other hand, has used his Twitter account \u2014 which has more than 84 million followers \u2014 to champion free speech and question content moderation decisions such as the banning of Trump and has appeared to mock gender pronouns. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk, on the other hand, has used his Twitter account - which has more than 84 million followers - to champion free speech and question content moderation decisions such as the banning of Trump and has appeared to mock gender pronouns. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Of course, choosing to champion next-generation talent is characteristic of Enninful\u2019s approach. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Republican leaders in other states continue to champion and pass parental school choice and enjoy an expanding GOP base of voters and grateful parents as a result. \u2014 Scott Walker, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180511"
  },
  "chance":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause",
      ": the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : luck",
      ": the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : contingency",
      ": a situation favoring some purpose : opportunity",
      ": a fielding opportunity in baseball",
      ": the possibility of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation",
      ": the degree of likelihood of such an outcome",
      ": the more likely indications",
      ": risk",
      ": a raffle ticket",
      ": in the haphazard course of events",
      ": to take place, come about, or turn out by chance : happen",
      ": to have the good or bad luck",
      ": to come or light by chance",
      ": to leave the outcome of to chance",
      ": to accept the hazard of : risk",
      ": to take a risk",
      ": the happening of events that is not planned or controlled",
      ": opportunity sense 1",
      ": risk entry 1 sense 1 , gamble",
      ": the possibility that something will happen",
      ": a ticket in a raffle",
      ": to take place without planning : to happen by luck",
      ": to find or meet unexpectedly",
      ": to accept the danger of : risk",
      ": happening without being planned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chan(t)s",
      "\u02c8chans"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accident",
      "casualty",
      "circumstance",
      "hap",
      "hazard",
      "luck"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adventure",
      "gamble (on)",
      "hazard",
      "risk",
      "tempt",
      "venture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Investors will have a chance next week to again take a measure of the Fed's thinking when Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Along with senior guard Brooklyn Swindle, Tann believes 6-4 juniors Cori James and Tre Sanders and 5-9 freshman point guard Nikko Velez have a chance to be special this weekend. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Investors will have a chance next week to again take a measure of the Fed's thinking when Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "High inflation and record gasoline prices at the pump are a political liability heading into the midterm elections, where Republicans have a chance to seize majorities in the House and Senate. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The mills charge excessive fees and mislead people who have no chance of meeting the compromise requirements. \u2014 Carrie Brandon Elliott, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "For 15-year-old Ukrainian Andriy Pokrasa, there was no chance of just sitting back and doing nothing as Russian forces approached both his village and Kyiv. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
      "House Democrats passed the measure after stripping out a provision that would have also protected the justices\u2019 clerks after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said a version with language to this effect would stand no chance in the Senate. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "But the measure has almost no chance of passing the Senate and becoming law. \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Ravens, and 31 other NFL teams, were unwilling to chance putting him in uniform for the 2017 season. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "The difference was attributed to the change in our order and not to chance . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "After missing out on his team\u2019s other big bowl appearances, Osborn, like many Utah fans, left nothing to chance this time around. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Therefore, Apple is giving developers to chance to implement auto-renewable subscription price increases without the user\u2019s input. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 17 May 2022",
      "Mix and match ingredients to build your own creation or leave it to chance to see what our custom salad generator recommends for you. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Chelsea left nothing to chance in its bid to stay ahead of Man United and end its rival's three-season reign as champion. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "Their specific target is anyone\u2019s guess, but there is no need to leave anything to chance . \u2014 Mark Roberts, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In other states, court systems in counties of a similar size as Broward don\u2019t leave judge assignments strictly to chance . \u2014 Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221132"
  },
  "chance-medley":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": accidental homicide not entirely without fault of the killer but without evil intent",
      ": haphazard action : confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chan(t)s-\u02c8med-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaos",
      "confusion",
      "disarrangement",
      "disarray",
      "dishevelment",
      "disorder",
      "disorderedness",
      "disorderliness",
      "disorganization",
      "free-for-all",
      "havoc",
      "heck",
      "hell",
      "jumble",
      "mare's nest",
      "mess",
      "messiness",
      "misorder",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "shambles",
      "snake pit",
      "tumble",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "order",
      "orderliness"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French chance medl\u00e9e mingled chance",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223707"
  },
  "changeability":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of change : such as",
      ": able or apt to vary",
      ": subject to change : alterable",
      ": fickle",
      ": able or likely to become different"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "elastic",
      "flexible",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The terms of this contract are easily changeable .",
      "an easily changeable color scheme for the nursery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company said the legal agreements are not easily changeable . \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
      "Trump's changeable stance on the Fifth Amendment reflects a man who will take whatever position best suits his needs in that moment. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, all but the cheapest economy-class tickets are changeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The floor cleaning task had a side effect related to Baltimore\u2019s changeable spring weather. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In Chicago, with its changeable weather, a temporary warm spell in late winter or early spring may cause the top layer of soil to warm up too soon. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The changeable Moon in Gemini starts us off with a sextile to the independent Sun in Aries, highlighting our sense of self. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "This chamber holds about a cubic foot of food waste and comes with a changeable carbon filter in the lid. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Their intricate melodies, blazing-fast lyrics, changeable tempos and multilayered harmonies are devilishly difficult work for singers, musicians and directors to pull off. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223235"
  },
  "changeable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of change : such as",
      ": able or apt to vary",
      ": subject to change : alterable",
      ": fickle",
      ": able or likely to become different"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "elastic",
      "flexible",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The terms of this contract are easily changeable .",
      "an easily changeable color scheme for the nursery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company said the legal agreements are not easily changeable . \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
      "Trump's changeable stance on the Fifth Amendment reflects a man who will take whatever position best suits his needs in that moment. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, all but the cheapest economy-class tickets are changeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The floor cleaning task had a side effect related to Baltimore\u2019s changeable spring weather. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In Chicago, with its changeable weather, a temporary warm spell in late winter or early spring may cause the top layer of soil to warm up too soon. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The changeable Moon in Gemini starts us off with a sextile to the independent Sun in Aries, highlighting our sense of self. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "This chamber holds about a cubic foot of food waste and comes with a changeable carbon filter in the lid. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Their intricate melodies, blazing-fast lyrics, changeable tempos and multilayered harmonies are devilishly difficult work for singers, musicians and directors to pull off. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192024"
  },
  "changing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make different in some particular : alter",
      ": to make radically different : transform",
      ": to give a different position, course, or direction to",
      ": to replace with another",
      ": to make a shift from one to another : switch",
      ": to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)",
      ": to undergo a modification of",
      ": to put fresh clothes or covering on",
      ": to become different",
      ": to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution",
      ": exchange , switch",
      ": to put on different clothes",
      ": to shift one's means of conveyance : transfer",
      ": to shift to lower register : break",
      ": to pass from one phase (see phase entry 1 sense 1 ) to another",
      ": to pass from the possession of one owner to that of another",
      ": the act, process, or result of changing : such as",
      ": alteration",
      ": transformation",
      ": substitution",
      ": the passage of the moon from one monthly revolution (see revolution sense 1a ) to another",
      ": the passage of the moon from one phase (see phase entry 1 sense 1 ) to another",
      ": menopause",
      ": money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations",
      ": money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due",
      ": coins especially of low denominations",
      ": a negligible additional amount",
      ": money sense 1",
      ": a fresh set of clothes",
      ": exchange sense 5a",
      ": changeup",
      ": an order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringing",
      ": to make or become different",
      ": to give a different position, course, or direction to",
      ": to put one thing in the place of another : switch",
      ": to give or receive an equal amount of money in usually smaller units of value or in the money of another country",
      ": to put fresh clothes or covering on",
      ": to put on different clothes",
      ": to pass from one person's possession or ownership to another's",
      ": the act, process, or result of making or becoming different",
      ": something that is different from what is usual or expected",
      ": a fresh set of clothes",
      ": money in small units of value received in exchange for an equal amount in larger units",
      ": money returned when a payment is more than the amount due",
      ": money in coins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter",
      "make over",
      "modify",
      "recast",
      "redo",
      "refashion",
      "remake",
      "remodel",
      "revamp",
      "revise",
      "rework",
      "vary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alteration",
      "difference",
      "modification",
      "redoing",
      "refashioning",
      "remaking",
      "remodeling",
      "revamping",
      "review",
      "revise",
      "revision",
      "reworking",
      "variation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "City officials are also launching a two-year equity study to determine why residents in low-income areas use the 6-year-old app less frequently and what can be done to change that. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Singapore Airlines \u2019 female cabin crew still wear the sarong kebaya uniform that has been standard since 1968, and the company has no plans to change it. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Artists come in and want to change things or do new things. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "However, the State Department\u2019s former anti-Semitism envoy is on a mission to change that, state by state. \u2014 Mike Wagenheim, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "So Perschbach tapped Will Garrett \u2014 the Port\u2019s 37-year-old vice president of talent and technology development and integration, who had previously led CyberSecurity San Antonio at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce \u2014 to change that. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
      "Roxanne Petraeus and Anne Solmssen have spent the last three years trying to change that. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "We were given these call signs at the beginning, but we were offered the opportunity to change them. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Ohio State University research in 2019 found that shortly after the Third Grade Reading Guarantee went into effect, lawmakers began to change it by passing other education bills. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s now more attention being paid to climate change mitigation. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Earning the award requires navigating a rigorous process that begins with identifying and researching a particular issue and then executing a plan to educate others about the root cause, with the goal of effecting lasting change . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The change is said to be effective starting at 12:01AM Sunday, June 12. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "The demonstrations come after mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, recently have reinvigorated the national conversation around gun control, and led to Congressional hearings about possible legislative change . \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
      "The rule change comes more than a year after the country started requiring a negative test for entry and more than two years since the pandemic began. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "Pleasure-loving Venus and change -maker Uranus are syncing up in Taurus for a special conjunction at 6:58 pm EDT, sending brilliant sparks throughout the universe. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Colton Herta, one of Rossi's teammates, qualified fifth but will take a six-position grid penalty for an unapproved engine change related to his crash before the Indianapolis 500. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "The change comes amid inflation and issues with personnel retention. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222024"
  },
  "channel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bed where a natural stream of water runs",
      ": the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait",
      ": a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses",
      ": a means of communication or expression: such as",
      ": a path along which information (such as data or music) in the form of an electrical signal passes",
      ": a fixed or official course of communication",
      ": a way, course, or direction of thought or action",
      ": a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication",
      ": channeler",
      ": an account on an online media sharing or streaming service from which one can make media content (such as videos) available to others using the service",
      ": a usually tubular enclosed passage : conduit",
      ": a passage created in a selectively permeable cell membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins",
      ": the proteins of such a passage \u2014 compare ion channel",
      ": a long gutter, groove, or furrow",
      ": a metal bar of flattened U-shaped section",
      ": to form, cut, or wear a channel in",
      ": to make a groove in",
      ": to convey or direct into or through a channel",
      ": to serve as a channeler or intermediary for",
      ": one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shrouds (see shroud entry 1 sense 3a )",
      ": the bed of a stream",
      ": the deeper part of a waterway (as a river or harbor)",
      ": a strait or a narrow sea",
      ": a passage (as a tube) through which something flows",
      ": a long groove",
      ": a means by which something is passed or carried from one place or person to another",
      ": a band of frequencies used by a single radio or television station in broadcasting",
      ": to direct into or through a passage or channel",
      ": a usually tubular enclosed passage",
      ": a passage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins \u2014 see ion channel",
      ": a protein or cluster of proteins that functions as a channel \u2014 see calcium channel blocker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8cha-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8chan-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aqueduct",
      "canal",
      "conduit",
      "course",
      "flume",
      "racecourse",
      "raceway",
      "watercourse",
      "waterway"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "canalize",
      "channelize",
      "conduct",
      "direct",
      "funnel",
      "pipe",
      "siphon",
      "syphon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's started channeling her anger towards me.",
      "He channeled millions of dollars into the program."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1672, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194403"
  },
  "chaos":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a state of utter confusion",
      "a confused mass or mixture",
      "a state of things in which chance is supreme",
      "the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms \u2014 compare cosmos",
      "the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex natural system (such as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart)",
      "chasm , abyss",
      "complete confusion and disorder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0101-\u02cc\u00e4s",
    "synonyms":[
      "chance-medley",
      "confusion",
      "disarrangement",
      "disarray",
      "dishevelment",
      "disorder",
      "disorderedness",
      "disorderliness",
      "disorganization",
      "free-for-all",
      "havoc",
      "heck",
      "hell",
      "jumble",
      "mare's nest",
      "mess",
      "messiness",
      "misorder",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "shambles",
      "snake pit",
      "tumble",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "order",
      "orderliness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The loss of electricity caused chaos throughout the city.",
      "When the police arrived, the street was in total chaos .",
      "The country had descended into economic chaos .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bloomberg reported on how the travel boom coupled with strikes and shortages have left many European airports in chaos . \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "In the chaos , he and his 2-year-old son, Hanzala, got separated from the rest of the family. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Last fall, most of Pound\u2019s remaining business owners decided to stop paying taxes because the town\u2019s finances are in chaos . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The elaboration of a screenplay means putting order in the chaos and trying to see things about our existences more clearly. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The ongoing scramble by parents for baby formula follows past struggles to buy lumber, garage doors, and computer chips and adds to a sense of an economy in chaos . \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Those who fled the country at the time shared horrific stories of death and survival, and a country in chaos . \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh And Hafsa Khalil, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "BBC Film and Anton will finance the film, which is set around an environmental crisis leaving London submerged by flood waters, and a young family torn apart in the chaos . \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "Alone, forgetting her youngest child in the chaos of trying to get out the door on vacation with four others. \u2014 Julie Bogen, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek \u2014 more at gum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "chaotic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos completely confused or disordered",
      "having outcomes that can vary widely due to extremely small changes in initial conditions",
      "in a state of or characterized by complete confusion and disorder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4-tik",
      "k\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cluttered",
      "confused",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disheveled",
      "dishevelled",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164609"
  },
  "chap":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold",
      ": to open in cracks, slits, or chinks",
      ": to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold",
      ": to cause to chap",
      ": the fleshy covering of a jaw",
      ": jaw",
      ": the forepart of the face",
      ": fellow sense 4c",
      ": baby , child",
      "chapter",
      ": to open in slits : crack",
      ": fellow entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to crack or open in slits",
      ": to cause to open in slits or cracks",
      ": a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chap",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8chap",
      "\u02c8chap",
      "\u02c8chap",
      "\u02c8chap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "bloke",
      "buck",
      "cat",
      "chappie",
      "dude",
      "fella",
      "fellow",
      "galoot",
      "gent",
      "gentleman",
      "guy",
      "hombre",
      "jack",
      "joe",
      "joker",
      "lad",
      "male",
      "man"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212751"
  },
  "chaplet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wreath to be worn on the head",
      ": a string of beads",
      ": a part of a rosary comprising five decades",
      ": a small molding carved with small decorative forms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chap-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coronal",
      "coronel",
      "coronet",
      "crown",
      "diadem"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "maidens wove a chaplet of flowers round the champion's head"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chapelet , from Anglo-French, diminutive of chapel hat, garland, from Medieval Latin cappellus head covering, from Late Latin cappa ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200224"
  },
  "character":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the attributes (see attribute entry 1 sense 1 ) or features that make up and distinguish an individual",
      ": a feature used to separate distinguishable things into categories",
      ": a group or kind so separated",
      ": the aggregate of distinctive qualities characteristic of a breed, strain, or type",
      ": the detectable expression of the action of a gene or group of genes",
      ": the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation",
      ": main or essential nature especially as strongly marked and serving to distinguish",
      ": one of the persons of a drama or novel",
      ": the personality or part which an actor recreates",
      ": characterization especially in drama or fiction",
      ": person , individual",
      ": a person marked by notable or conspicuous traits",
      ": moral excellence and firmness",
      ": a graphic symbol (such as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing",
      ": a symbol (such as a letter or number) that represents information",
      ": a representation of such a symbol that may be accepted by a computer",
      ": a magical or astrological emblem",
      ": alphabet",
      ": writing , printing",
      ": style of writing or printing",
      ": cipher",
      ": a conventionalized graphic device placed on an object as an indication of ownership, origin, or relationship",
      ": reputation",
      ": position , capacity",
      ": reference sense 4b",
      ": a short literary sketch of the qualities of a social type",
      ": in accord with a person's usual qualities or traits",
      ": not in accord with a person's usual qualities or traits",
      ": capable of portraying an unusual or eccentric personality often markedly different from the player",
      ": requiring or involving the portrayal of an unusual or eccentric personality",
      ": characterize",
      ": represent , portray",
      ": engrave , inscribe",
      ": a mark, sign, or symbol (as a letter or figure) used in writing or printing",
      ": the group of qualities that make a person, group, or thing different from others",
      ": a distinguishing feature : characteristic",
      ": a person who says or does funny or unusual things",
      ": a person in a story or play",
      ": the usually good opinions that most people have about a particular person : reputation",
      ": moral excellence",
      ": one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish the individual",
      ": the detectable expression of the action of a gene or group of genes",
      ": the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-ik-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-rik-",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259k-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kar-ik-t\u0259r"
    ],
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      "glyph",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "sign",
      "symbol"
    ],
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      "characterize",
      "define",
      "depict",
      "describe",
      "portray",
      "represent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the same way, the character \u2019s understanding of Navajo beliefs about witches, werewolves and skinwalkers serves him as an investigative tool. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Perhaps, in hindsight, the instant adoration was predictable: The character had one of the most dynamic introductions of the entire cast. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "Phoenix, however, reinvented the character with Phillips for the 2019 film, which followed the nefarious figure's origins as Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown and aspiring stand-up comic who sends the city into a spiral of violence. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "When a trailer for Zoolander 2 debuted back in November 2015, a petition from LGBTQ activists spoke out about the character and the jokes surrounding their gender, calling for a boycott. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "No longer purely villainous, the character becomes more sympathetic and complex. \u2014 Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The latter\u2019s glamorous character makes a cameo towards the end of the new clip as a possible murder suspect with a suspiciously heavy \u2014 albeit inaccurate \u2014 hand with a cheese knife. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Has that ever been made, like, explicit backstory for the character ? \u2014 Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "To many people across the globe, Perry is best known as the creator and performer of the Madea character that has appeared in 11 films. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The success of the single has been remarkable for a multi- character theatrical piece. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a lot of inter- character conflicts that didn\u2019t make the cut. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
      "Character witnesses for Storm include a parade of foster puppies the Freeleys have taken in over the last month. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 18 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Well, one chief reason: To dramatize the passing of the superhero torch to sisterly character Yelena Belova \u2014 a role that Pugh embraced with athletic ferocity and quick comic aplomb. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "And without that depth, Spike\u2019s buddy-cop dynamic with his main foil, Jet, does neither character any favors. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "But the brothers hewed to character in their posts, which could not have been more exemplary and different. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Researchers from Emory University found that Dominicans connected the outbreak to character flaws or unhygienic habits among immigrant Haitians, who faced structural problems including lack of access to safe water and sanitation. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Science | AAAS , 16 Sep. 2020",
      "This is a game about moving through space and slaying demons, not character development or world-building. \u2014 Matthew Gault, Time , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "His commitment to character specificity in detail and fearless pursuit of authenticity in his work have influenced not only myself, but entire generations. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "What if our world were simply a hyper-realistic simulation, with all of us merely characters in some kind of sophisticated video game? \u2014 Dan Falk, NBC News , 6 July 2019",
      "In lamenting the loss, Ball and one of his concept artists, Derek Zabrocki, revealed all the work that went into the development, from concept art to character molds to costumes to a previz video of what the motion-capture could\u2019ve felt like. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 26 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4f",
      "Adjective",
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182915"
  },
  "characterize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to describe the character (see character entry 1 sense 1a ) or quality of",
      ": to be a characteristic of : distinguish",
      ": to describe the special qualities of",
      ": to be a typical or distinguishing quality of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-ik-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
      "\u02c8ka-rik-",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259k-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "define",
      "depict",
      "describe",
      "portray",
      "represent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While serious problems were identified at these 16 bases, the report looked at a variety of factors for each location and doesn\u2019t specifically characterize them as the worst in the military. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Gomez didn't post about the concert, and Pierson, who shared the photo of her, Gomez, and Matoshi together backstage at the show, didn't characterize it as a date at all. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "While relaxed intestines might sound like a recipe for the loose, speedy bowel movements that characterize diarrhea, that isn\u2019t what actually happens. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 18 May 2022",
      "After a market crashes, the trust and laxity that characterize the boom period get reversed, Galbraith wrote. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "That section\u2019s regs are unique in their heavy reliance on flexible economic and financial concepts and general avoidance of the kind of prescriptive rules that characterize other tax regs. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Suffocation, shame, and hatred are the words that characterize those days. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Feature space is the group of features used to characterize data. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Too little sleep is also associated with the buildup of amyloid, a key protein that can cause tangles in the brain that characterize some form of dementia. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see character  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185520"
  },
  "characterless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the attributes (see attribute entry 1 sense 1 ) or features that make up and distinguish an individual",
      ": a feature used to separate distinguishable things into categories",
      ": a group or kind so separated",
      ": the aggregate of distinctive qualities characteristic of a breed, strain, or type",
      ": the detectable expression of the action of a gene or group of genes",
      ": the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation",
      ": main or essential nature especially as strongly marked and serving to distinguish",
      ": one of the persons of a drama or novel",
      ": the personality or part which an actor recreates",
      ": characterization especially in drama or fiction",
      ": person , individual",
      ": a person marked by notable or conspicuous traits",
      ": moral excellence and firmness",
      ": a graphic symbol (such as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing",
      ": a symbol (such as a letter or number) that represents information",
      ": a representation of such a symbol that may be accepted by a computer",
      ": a magical or astrological emblem",
      ": alphabet",
      ": writing , printing",
      ": style of writing or printing",
      ": cipher",
      ": a conventionalized graphic device placed on an object as an indication of ownership, origin, or relationship",
      ": reputation",
      ": position , capacity",
      ": reference sense 4b",
      ": a short literary sketch of the qualities of a social type",
      ": in accord with a person's usual qualities or traits",
      ": not in accord with a person's usual qualities or traits",
      ": capable of portraying an unusual or eccentric personality often markedly different from the player",
      ": requiring or involving the portrayal of an unusual or eccentric personality",
      ": characterize",
      ": represent , portray",
      ": engrave , inscribe",
      ": a mark, sign, or symbol (as a letter or figure) used in writing or printing",
      ": the group of qualities that make a person, group, or thing different from others",
      ": a distinguishing feature : characteristic",
      ": a person who says or does funny or unusual things",
      ": a person in a story or play",
      ": the usually good opinions that most people have about a particular person : reputation",
      ": moral excellence",
      ": one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish the individual",
      ": the detectable expression of the action of a gene or group of genes",
      ": the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-ik-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-rik-",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259k-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kar-ik-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glyph",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "sign",
      "symbol"
    ],
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      "characterize",
      "define",
      "depict",
      "describe",
      "portray",
      "represent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the same way, the character \u2019s understanding of Navajo beliefs about witches, werewolves and skinwalkers serves him as an investigative tool. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Perhaps, in hindsight, the instant adoration was predictable: The character had one of the most dynamic introductions of the entire cast. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "Phoenix, however, reinvented the character with Phillips for the 2019 film, which followed the nefarious figure's origins as Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown and aspiring stand-up comic who sends the city into a spiral of violence. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "When a trailer for Zoolander 2 debuted back in November 2015, a petition from LGBTQ activists spoke out about the character and the jokes surrounding their gender, calling for a boycott. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "No longer purely villainous, the character becomes more sympathetic and complex. \u2014 Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The latter\u2019s glamorous character makes a cameo towards the end of the new clip as a possible murder suspect with a suspiciously heavy \u2014 albeit inaccurate \u2014 hand with a cheese knife. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Has that ever been made, like, explicit backstory for the character ? \u2014 Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "To many people across the globe, Perry is best known as the creator and performer of the Madea character that has appeared in 11 films. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The success of the single has been remarkable for a multi- character theatrical piece. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a lot of inter- character conflicts that didn\u2019t make the cut. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
      "Character witnesses for Storm include a parade of foster puppies the Freeleys have taken in over the last month. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 18 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Well, one chief reason: To dramatize the passing of the superhero torch to sisterly character Yelena Belova \u2014 a role that Pugh embraced with athletic ferocity and quick comic aplomb. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "And without that depth, Spike\u2019s buddy-cop dynamic with his main foil, Jet, does neither character any favors. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "But the brothers hewed to character in their posts, which could not have been more exemplary and different. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Researchers from Emory University found that Dominicans connected the outbreak to character flaws or unhygienic habits among immigrant Haitians, who faced structural problems including lack of access to safe water and sanitation. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Science | AAAS , 16 Sep. 2020",
      "This is a game about moving through space and slaying demons, not character development or world-building. \u2014 Matthew Gault, Time , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "His commitment to character specificity in detail and fearless pursuit of authenticity in his work have influenced not only myself, but entire generations. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "What if our world were simply a hyper-realistic simulation, with all of us merely characters in some kind of sophisticated video game? \u2014 Dan Falk, NBC News , 6 July 2019",
      "In lamenting the loss, Ball and one of his concept artists, Derek Zabrocki, revealed all the work that went into the development, from concept art to character molds to costumes to a previz video of what the motion-capture could\u2019ve felt like. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 26 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4f",
      "Adjective",
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194529"
  },
  "charge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fix or ask as fee or payment",
      ": to ask payment of (a person)",
      ": to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability",
      ": to impose a financial burden on",
      ": to impose or record as financial obligation",
      ": to give an electric charge to",
      ": to restore the active materials in (a storage battery ) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge",
      ": to place a charge (as of powder) in",
      ": to load or fill to capacity",
      ": to fill or furnish fully",
      ": electrify sense 2",
      ": to assume as a heraldic bearing (see bearing sense 4 )",
      ": to place a heraldic bearing on",
      ": to lay or put a load on or in : load",
      ": to rush against : attack",
      ": to rush into (an opponent) usually illegally in various sports",
      ": to bring (a weapon) into position for attack : level",
      ": to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame",
      ": to place the guilt or blame for",
      ": to assert as an accusation",
      ": to impose a task or responsibility on",
      ": to command, instruct, or exhort with authority",
      ": to give a charge (see charge entry 2 sense 6a ) to (a jury)",
      ": to rush forward in or as if in assault : attack",
      ": to charge an opponent in sports",
      ": to ask or set a price",
      ": to charge an item to an account",
      ": to gain an electric charge : to receive and store a greater quantity of electrical energy",
      ": the price demanded for something",
      ": a debit to an account",
      ": expense , cost",
      ": the record of a loan (as of a book from a library)",
      ": an interest in property granted as security for a loan",
      ": a definite quantity of electricity",
      ": an excess or deficiency of electrons in a body",
      ": the quantity of explosive used in a single discharge",
      ": the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold",
      ": thrill , kick",
      ": a store or accumulation of impelling force",
      ": management , supervision",
      "\u2014 see also take charge",
      ": a person or thing committed into the care of another",
      ": obligation , requirement",
      ": the ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as a parish) committed to a clergyman",
      ": a formal assertion of illegality",
      ": a statement of complaint or hostile criticism",
      ": a violent rush forward (as to attack)",
      ": the signal for attack",
      ": a usually illegal rush into an opponent in various sports (such as basketball)",
      ": instruction , command",
      ": instruction in points of law given by a court to a jury",
      ": a figure borne on a heraldic field",
      ": a material load or weight",
      ": having control or custody of something",
      ": the responsibility of managing, controlling, or caring for",
      ": a task or duty given to a person : obligation",
      ": a person or thing given to someone to look after",
      ": the price asked especially for a service",
      ": an amount listed as a debt on an account",
      ": accusation",
      ": an instruction or command based on authority",
      ": the amount of an explosive material (as dynamite) used in a single blast",
      ": an amount of electricity",
      ": a rushing attack",
      ": the signal for attack",
      ": to give an electric charge to",
      ": to refill (as an exhausted battery) with available energy",
      ": to give a task, duty, or responsibility to",
      ": to instruct or command with authority",
      ": to accuse especially formally",
      ": to rush toward or against",
      ": to ask for payment from",
      ": to ask or set as a price or fee",
      ": to enter as a debt or responsibility on a record",
      ": to give an electric charge to",
      ": a plaster or ointment used on a domestic animal",
      ": a definite quantity of electricity",
      ": an excess or deficiency of electrons in a body",
      ": cathexis sense 2",
      ": something required : obligation",
      ": personal management or supervision",
      ": a person or thing placed under the care of another",
      ": an authoritative instruction or command",
      ": instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury",
      ": an incurred expense",
      ": the price demanded for something (as admission or use)",
      ": a debit to an account",
      ": a debit resulting from unexpected operating expenses",
      ": a formal allegation of an offense or wrongdoing",
      "\u2014 see also complaint , indictment , information",
      ": to impose a task or responsibility on",
      ": to command or instruct with authority",
      ": to give a charge to (a jury)",
      ": to make an accusation against especially in order to bring to trial",
      "\u2014 see also accuse , indict",
      ": to allege especially as an accusation",
      ": to impose a financial liability on",
      ": to impose or record as a financial burden or liability",
      ": to fix or ask as a fee or payment",
      ": to ask payment of (an individual or organization)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ask",
      "command",
      "demand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complaint",
      "count",
      "indictment",
      "rap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But there can be reasons to charge in, even if firefighters know a property is dangerous. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "About 200 youths tried to charge through police lines at one point. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "When a Harris County, Texas, grand jury declined to charge Watson in connection with nine criminal complaints, the Browns, the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints entered the bidding for him. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The cow moose continued to charge at people, leading the deputy to discharge his weapon and kill the moose, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 Jeremy Harlan, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The policy will also standardize fast-charging speeds, so people can expect their devices to charge at the same speed across compatible chargers. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Some utilities, such as BEC, are looking to incentivize EV drivers to charge at night when infrastructure is under less stress via special, cheaper EV rates during certain hours. \u2014 Joshua Rhodes, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Cory Shaffer reports the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Office said a Cuyahoga County grand jury declined to charge the officers in the June 13 death of 64-year-old Kevin Giesel. \u2014 cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "At present, people using EVs have to either charge their vehicles at home or rely on public charging infrastructure, which isn\u2019t widespread. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the three-day event scheduled for the end of June is free of charge for participants. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "Each hour in the sun will add up to six miles of charge to the battery, according to Lightyear. \u2014 Tommy O'callaghan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "But the issue is also raising questions of responsibility in a different sense: how to take better charge of our energy future. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
      "Do team owners increasingly take charge of their own destiny? \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "All seven Bowlen children could not reach an agreement on who should take charge , so the team was put up for auction. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The social network offers a number of ways to take charge of your online experience, including providing tools that let users limit who can comment, filter abusive DM requests, and mute spammy friends without unfollowing them. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
      "And who better to take charge of the mini photoshoot than her 8-year-old daughter, North West. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Their antibacterial body wash is here to take charge and rid your body of unwanted skin conditions caused by bacterial or fungal organisms. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2f",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182646"
  },
  "charged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": possessing or showing strong emotion",
      ": capable of arousing strong emotion",
      ": exciting",
      ": having an amount of electricity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rjd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breathtaking",
      "electric",
      "electrifying",
      "exciting",
      "exhilarating",
      "exhilarative",
      "galvanic",
      "galvanizing",
      "hair-raising",
      "heart-stopping",
      "inspiring",
      "intoxicating",
      "kicky",
      "mind-bending",
      "mind-blowing",
      "mind-boggling",
      "rip-roaring",
      "rousing",
      "stimulating",
      "stirring",
      "thrilling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unexciting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The singer gave an emotionally charged interview.",
      "an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the rhetoric surrounding LGBTQ issues has become more charged , several LGBTQ safe spaces and celebrations have also been targeted with threats or acts of violence. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "The protests have led to a more charged political atmosphere across New Zealand. \u2014 Nick Perry, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The convoy was inspired by similar protests in Canada and has sparked other rallies around New Zealand, leading to a more charged political atmosphere. \u2014 Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The convoy was inspired by similar protests in Canada and has sparked other rallies around New Zealand, leading to a more charged political atmosphere. \u2014 Nick Perry, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "So in a tokamak reactor, plasma is heated more and more until its charged ions start to merge. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "One key thing that has made this build more viable than ever is the separation of bindings for charged and uncharged melee. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The ability to stay intentionally focused without passing judgment helps ensure appropriate reactions to defuse charged situations. \u2014 Yolanda Lau, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The bleachers have been a reliable electricity source in a charged fandom. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192636"
  },
  "chariness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being chary : caution",
      ": carefully preserved state : integrity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u0113-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alertness",
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "caution",
      "cautiousness",
      "circumspection",
      "gingerliness",
      "guardedness",
      "heedfulness",
      "prudence",
      "wariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brashness",
      "carelessness",
      "heedlessness",
      "incaution",
      "incautiousness",
      "recklessness",
      "unwariness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "approached the can't-miss investment opportunity with the chariness of someone who's been burned before"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191921"
  },
  "charisma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)",
      ": a special magnetic charm or appeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8riz-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "fascination",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repulsion",
      "repulsiveness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The candidate was lacking in charisma .",
      "His success is largely due to his charisma .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a young actress with relatively few credits under her belt, Vellani boasts an absurd amount of on-screen charisma , charm, and comedic timing. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Later on, the beloved great-great-grandmother would recount this experience in detail, filled with charisma , indignation and even humor. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
      "Tiriac ranks his newest pupil at the top of that distinguished class in drive, raw talent, charisma , and, maybe, eccentricity. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "The trick was finding the right person to build the show around: someone who possessed both sterling professional credentials and a magnetic, binge-worthy charisma . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Bryan built his multi-platinum selling country music career, then crossed into pop culture with little more than sheer charisma , tight jeans, and undeniable, sing-along anthems. \u2014 Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Aspects of a successful pitch include identifying the problem, presenting solutions and showcasing features, benefits, product and service knowledge, passion and charisma . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Since Biden came to office radiating less natural charisma than any president since George H.W. Bush, the failure of planning and execution in Afghanistan undermined the strongest rationale for his presidency. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "But the party has yet to define itself with a clear new vision to British voters, and Mr. Starmer, a former chief prosecutor, has little of the charisma that distinguishes leaders in the mold of Mr. Trump and Mr. Johnson. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek, favor, gift, from charizesthai to favor, from charis grace; akin to Greek chairein to rejoice \u2014 more at yearn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205533"
  },
  "charitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of love for and goodwill toward others : benevolent",
      ": liberal in benefactions to the needy : generous",
      ": of or relating to charity",
      ": merciful or kind in judging others : lenient",
      ": freely giving money or help to needy persons : generous",
      ": given for the needy : of service to the needy",
      ": kindly especially in judging other people",
      ": of or relating to charity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8cha-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8cher-\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altruistic",
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "do-good",
      "eleemosynary",
      "good",
      "humanitarian",
      "philanthropic",
      "philanthropical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "selfish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She makes a charitable donation every year.",
      "He performs charitable work to help the poor.",
      "They give money to charitable causes.",
      "She has tried to be charitable about her sister's problems.",
      "Half of the class has a chance at passing the test, and that is a charitable estimate.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jenny Xia Spradling is Co-CEO of FreeWill, a social enterprise offering free estate planning tools that help facilitate charitable giving. \u2014 Jenny Xia Spradling, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "That morphed into charitable giving on opening day. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "The financial upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for millions of Americans is spurring a rise in a form of charitable giving that has proved highly effective in helping people navigate calamity: Giving them money with no strings attached. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
      "For example, activists are pressuring major financial institutions to impose political litmus tests on charitable giving. \u2014 Robert Netzly, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Wilson\u2019s charitable giving raises thorny questions about a political candidate providing handouts to potential voters. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "For example, a finance leader\u2019s day-to-day activities can speak volumes, such as encouraging charitable giving, promoting volunteerism and making practical changes that benefit the environment. \u2014 Khalid Parekh, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Committed to its employees and the greater community, Shorewest is also often involved with the community and charitable giving. \u2014 Kaylee Staral, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Philanthropy in Peacemaking Award went to Rolf and Mary Benirschke for a lifetime of charitable giving. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174503"
  },
  "charley":{
    "type":[
      "communications code word",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above",
      "Communications code word",
      "1946, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170815"
  },
  "charlie":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "fool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above",
      "Communications code word",
      "1946, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "chart":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": map : such as",
      ": an outline map exhibiting something (such as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects",
      ": a map for the use of navigators",
      ": a sheet giving information in tabular form",
      ": graph",
      ": diagram",
      ": a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument",
      ": a record of medical information about a patient",
      ": a listing by rank (as of sales)",
      ": a musical arrangement",
      ": a part in such an arrangement",
      ": to lay out a plan for",
      ": to make a map or chart of",
      ": chronicle",
      ": to be ranked on a chart",
      ": a sheet giving information in a table or lists or by means of diagrams",
      ": a map showing features (as coasts, currents, and shoals) of importance to sailors",
      ": a diagram of an area showing information other than natural features",
      ": to make a map or chart of",
      ": to make a plan for",
      ": a sheet giving information especially in tabular form",
      ": a record of medical information for a patient",
      ": graph",
      ": a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "map"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chronicle",
      "describe",
      "narrate",
      "recite",
      "recount",
      "rehearse",
      "relate",
      "report",
      "tell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Alexander Rossi, who has suffered through a 43-race winless streak since Road America in 2019, sat on the top of the speed chart after the first practice session. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "However, once Grande jumped on the official remix, the song catapulted to No. 1 and became both artists\u2019 sixth career chart -topper. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately for Carey, the chart topper is now the subject of a copyright lawsuit. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "But Vance says the defendants never asked permission for its use in the promotion and distribution of their 1994 soBillboard chart -topper. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "The track also marks the publisher\u2019s 45th chart topper. \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Miller all but won a starting job in the spring, while Bradley, Thomas, Lucas and Richardson should be at or near the top of the depth chart when fall practice begins. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Although no history lesson is needed, its fan favorite CTS-V has always been a chart topper. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s also been clear on social media, where the series flew to the top of Variety\u2019s Trending TV chart in the week of its release with 1.05 million engagements on Twitter. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Instead, the researchers turned to standard diagrams of brain connectivity that chart how activity in one region is correlated with activity in another. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Originally released in July 2020, Gaslighter served as The Chicks\u2019 first full-length album in 14 years, and bowed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 84,000 album-equivalent units moved in its debut week. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
      "Puff Sleeve Top was ranking on the Movers and Shakers clothing, shoes, and accessories chart this week. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "To navigate the Web 3.0 space, organizations might want to examine and chart their plans in these three areas. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The podcast topped the Apple Podcasts chart in both the U.K. and U.S. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "The show\u2019s visual identity has struck a chord with viewers who recreate Doniella Davy\u2019s ethereal makeup and obsessively chart each piece of designer clothing worn at #EuphoriaHigh. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Inflation is also often thought to have a domestic solution, as the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Central Bank and others chart their own courses. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The content varies from scenes of coal mining operations worldwide to the rapidly melting glaciers of the Himalayas and photographs that chart their decline over the last few decades. \u2014 Eric Fayeulle, ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1842, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202018"
  },
  "chary":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "discreetly cautious such as",
      "hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks",
      "slow to grant, accept, or expend",
      "dear , treasured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8cher-\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "chary investors who weren't burned by the dot-com bust",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Knox was a bit chary on specifics, but no athlete allows that many injections without asking questions. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Beautiful is a strong word, and artists, critics and scholars are chary of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "With a writer so chary of detail, the reader rushes to fill in. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "That tone is most obvious in the author\u2019s chary regard of his icon. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 26 May 2021",
      "Evangelical Christians, traditionally chary of getting involved in partisan politics. \u2014 Rick Perlstein, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "The autocratic Chinese government is also chary of any display of mass mobilization, even benign ones like Pride. \u2014 Charlie Campbell / Shanghai, Time , 15 June 2018",
      "Rising interest rates in America prompted investors to take a charier view of emerging markets. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2018",
      "And Steve Jobs was chary of children using his iThings. \u2014 Hayley Krischer, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English charri \"sorrowful, dear, cherished,\" going back to Old English cearig \"troubled, troublesome, taking care,\" going back to Germanic *karaga- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German karag \"sorrowful\"), from *kar\u014d \"sorrow, worry\" + *-aga-, by-form of *-iga-  -y entry 1 \u2014 more at care entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162654"
  },
  "chase":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "the hunting of wild animals",
      "the act of chasing pursuit",
      "an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired",
      "something pursued quarry",
      "a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve",
      "steeplechase sense 1",
      "a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another",
      "to follow rapidly pursue",
      "hunt",
      "to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring",
      "harass",
      "to seek out",
      "to cause to depart or flee drive",
      "to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally",
      "to swing at (a baseball pitched out of the strike zone)",
      "to chase an animal, person, or thing",
      "rush , hasten",
      "to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge",
      "to make by such indentation",
      "to set with gems",
      "groove , indent",
      "to cut (a thread) with a chaser",
      "groove , furrow",
      "the bore of a cannon",
      "trench",
      "a channel (as in a wall) for something to lie in or pass through",
      "a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)",
      "the act of following quickly in order to capture or catch up with pursuit",
      "to follow quickly in order to catch up with or capture",
      "to drive away or out",
      "Mary Ellen 1887\u20131973 American educator and author",
      "Portland 1808\u20131873 American statesman; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1864\u201373)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ch\u0101s",
    "synonyms":[
      "prey",
      "quarry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "bounce",
      "cast out",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "expel",
      "extrude",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
      "rout",
      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "chaste":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse",
      ": celibate",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": severely simple in design or execution : austere",
      ": clean , spotless",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": simple or plain in design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clean",
      "decent",
      "G-rated",
      "immaculate",
      "modest",
      "pure",
      "vestal",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "immodest",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "obscene",
      "smutty",
      "unchaste",
      "unclean",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a chaste kiss on the cheek",
      "as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste , even though he likes a joke as much as the next person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lynnia Shanley\u2019s performance as Andrew\u2019s squealy and ultra- chaste actress girlfriend Deidre is exuberant, but never feels like a real person. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "These chaste messages gave rise to a more offbeat (and unofficial) transmission in the 1980s. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Even in chaste scenes, Acosta\u2019s tenor and Hadley\u2019s baritone swirl within each other in an aural reflection of sensual passion. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Star Jonathan Bailey, who plays romantic lead Anthony Bridgerton, stood by the more chaste season. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s about it for an interior life, and even his hallucinations are chaste and not terribly interesting. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Their love story is intense, chaste and entirely winning. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In these images, the puzzle represents the enigma of female desire and fuels the intimacy between men and women in an otherwise chaste culture of heterosexual courtship. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Though the romance is chaste and sustains a wholesome veneer, the dynamic duo have an undeniable heat and good chemistry. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174534"
  },
  "chastise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to censure severely : castigate",
      ": to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)",
      ": chasten sense 2",
      ": to punish severely (as by whipping)",
      ": to criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-\u02ccst\u012bz",
      "(\u02cc)cha-\u02c8st\u012bz",
      "cha-\u02c8st\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.",
      "The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jackson is then seen lying on his back on the sidewalk just outside of the event as others chastise him and accuse him of hitting a woman. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The impulse to chastise people in the past can be a distraction not only for Harvard but for any wealthy institution that would move beyond memorialization to ask what, exactly, its future responsibilities within and beyond its own campus are. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Smith was 9 at the time and would long chastise himself for not defending his mother. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Before a game, Benner would stand courtside and Miller would walk over to him to jokingly chastise Benner, pointing a finger close to Benner's face. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The proceedings only went downhill from there, with one Democratic member - Katie Porter of California - using jars of M&Ms and bags of rice to chastise the oil companies for producing too much oil. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Someone with low optimism might self- chastise , speak from a victim mindset or pass the blame to other people. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Many Ukrainians chastise Russians for increasingly accepting middle-class comforts afforded by the country\u2019s oil wealth in exchange for declining to resist limits on their freedoms. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Some students have refused to wear masks at school and, when school leaders have refused to admit or have removed mask-less children from classrooms, some of their parents have taken to social media to chastise them or to protest. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chastisen , alteration of chasten \u2014 see chasten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170654"
  },
  "chatter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct",
      ": to talk idly, incessantly, or fast",
      ": to click repeatedly or uncontrollably",
      ": to vibrate rapidly in cutting",
      ": to vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping",
      ": to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly",
      ": the action or sound of chattering",
      ": idle talk : prattle",
      ": electronic and especially radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity",
      ": such chatter regarding future hostile activities",
      ": a person who participates in online chat",
      ": to talk fast without thinking or without stopping",
      ": to make quick sounds that suggest speech but lack meaning",
      ": to make clicking sounds by hitting together again and again",
      ": the act or sound of chattering",
      ": quick or unimportant talk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Children chattered in the middle of the playground.",
      "My teeth were chattering from the cold.",
      "Birds chattered in the trees.",
      "Noun",
      "heard the chatter of squirrels",
      "pleasant chatter over morning coffee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The time on the range was extended by Billy Horschel, who came over for a big hug and began to chatter away. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "In the United States, there were 6.8 million fewer golfers in 2018 versus 2003 and 800 courses closed in the past decade, leading to chatter about how to repurpose the open spaces. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "Note when your brain starts to chatter with anxiety and bring your focus back to your body. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
      "She\u2019s not one to chatter on about her woes to a customer. \u2014 Liz Balmaseda, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Fashion fans frequently congregate on forums and Facebook groups to chatter about their favorite brands. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "That translates to an overly rigid ride that\u2019s prone to chatter and reduced edge hold. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Indeed, right up until the nose starts to chatter off line, Subaru's new coupe is gifted with exceptional balance and clairvoyant reflexes. \u2014 Car and Driver , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "But with fewer opportunities in physical work spaces to idly chatter , being an office busybody requires more effort. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sources tell Variety there is no truth to the chatter about Netflix potentially buying Roku. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "In the months after Sammy died, Amy Cohen learned that other people in her co-op could handle the recycling pickup for the building, that long walks helped, that chatter about other children\u2019s high-school-admissions anxieties didn\u2019t. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "The picture of the then-scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s likely the reason why Facebook is making these hate speech policy changes in specific countries, where the chatter about the Russia-Ukraine war is increasing. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "And National Review, its pages filled with stylish reactionary chatter well to the right of the Republican mainstream, remained a relatively parochial concern. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "No surprise, casual social-media chatter about the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been unhinged. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "And with the city packed for Super Bowl weekend, one of the biggest days of the year for sportsbooks, there were plenty of people to fill the air with chatter . \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220436"
  },
  "chattery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct",
      ": to talk idly, incessantly, or fast",
      ": to click repeatedly or uncontrollably",
      ": to vibrate rapidly in cutting",
      ": to vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping",
      ": to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly",
      ": the action or sound of chattering",
      ": idle talk : prattle",
      ": electronic and especially radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity",
      ": such chatter regarding future hostile activities",
      ": a person who participates in online chat",
      ": to talk fast without thinking or without stopping",
      ": to make quick sounds that suggest speech but lack meaning",
      ": to make clicking sounds by hitting together again and again",
      ": the act or sound of chattering",
      ": quick or unimportant talk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Children chattered in the middle of the playground.",
      "My teeth were chattering from the cold.",
      "Birds chattered in the trees.",
      "Noun",
      "heard the chatter of squirrels",
      "pleasant chatter over morning coffee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The time on the range was extended by Billy Horschel, who came over for a big hug and began to chatter away. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "In the United States, there were 6.8 million fewer golfers in 2018 versus 2003 and 800 courses closed in the past decade, leading to chatter about how to repurpose the open spaces. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "Note when your brain starts to chatter with anxiety and bring your focus back to your body. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
      "She\u2019s not one to chatter on about her woes to a customer. \u2014 Liz Balmaseda, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Fashion fans frequently congregate on forums and Facebook groups to chatter about their favorite brands. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "That translates to an overly rigid ride that\u2019s prone to chatter and reduced edge hold. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Indeed, right up until the nose starts to chatter off line, Subaru's new coupe is gifted with exceptional balance and clairvoyant reflexes. \u2014 Car and Driver , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "But with fewer opportunities in physical work spaces to idly chatter , being an office busybody requires more effort. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sources tell Variety there is no truth to the chatter about Netflix potentially buying Roku. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "In the months after Sammy died, Amy Cohen learned that other people in her co-op could handle the recycling pickup for the building, that long walks helped, that chatter about other children\u2019s high-school-admissions anxieties didn\u2019t. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "The picture of the then-scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s likely the reason why Facebook is making these hate speech policy changes in specific countries, where the chatter about the Russia-Ukraine war is increasing. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "And National Review, its pages filled with stylish reactionary chatter well to the right of the Republican mainstream, remained a relatively parochial concern. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "No surprise, casual social-media chatter about the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been unhinged. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "And with the city packed for Super Bowl weekend, one of the biggest days of the year for sportsbooks, there were plenty of people to fill the air with chatter . \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230312"
  },
  "chatty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fond of chatting : talkative",
      ": having the style and manner of light familiar conversation",
      ": tending to talk a lot",
      ": having the style and manner of friendly conversation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chattery",
      "colloquial",
      "conversational",
      "dishy",
      "gossipy",
      "newsy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bookish",
      "literary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a chatty book about his life in politics",
      "a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After that, the Moon enters Gemini, awakening a chatty mood. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "This is a chatty , self-congratulatory memoir by a KGB counterintelligence officer who spent a 38-year career sulking in the shadows. \u2014 Howard Blum, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The ultimate Disney Halloween movie, this whimsical classic makes chatty black cats and goofy witches the epitome of Halloween fun. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Her longtime followers will recognize the chatty , clear-eyed tone that makes this country-by-country book such breezy fun to page through. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "When the bar is shut down, his loneliness catches up with him in the shape of a chatty pigeon which leads him to accept his fate in an unexpected way. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 14 May 2022",
      "Their latest is a chatty spy thriller in an old-school Bond vein, starring Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The newsletters provide chatty updates on the wholesome pursuits of a civic-minded club: barbecues, toy drives and backpacks filled with school supplies for children in need. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 May 2022",
      "Marni LaFleur will live among chatty lemurs in the merciless heat of Madagascar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195852"
  },
  "chawbacon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bumpkin , hick"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022f-\u02ccb\u0101-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumpkin",
      "churl",
      "clodhopper",
      "cornball",
      "countryman",
      "hayseed",
      "hick",
      "provincial",
      "rube",
      "rustic",
      "yokel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "cosmopolite",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the townspeople were offended by the documentary's portrayal of them as an unwashed mass of chawbacons"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chaw entry 1 + bacon ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1537, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174603"
  },
  "cheap":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charging or obtainable at a low price",
      ": purchasable below the going price or the real value",
      ": depreciated in value (as by currency inflation)",
      ": of inferior quality or worth : tawdry , sleazy",
      ": stingy",
      ": contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities",
      ": gained or done with little effort",
      ": obtainable at a low rate of interest",
      ": for little cost : cheaply",
      ": bargain \u2014 see also for cheap , on the cheap",
      ": not costing much",
      ": charging low prices",
      ": worth little : of low quality",
      ": gained without much effort",
      ": having little self-respect",
      ": not willing to share or spend money : stingy",
      ": at low cost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.",
      "curtains made of cheap material",
      "He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.",
      "This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.",
      "Don't be cheap \u2014buy good quality tires for your car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That said, the company\u2019s stock appears cheap at the current price. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The last time a gallon was that cheap was in 1978, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The prospect of faster-than-expected Fed tightening has rattled Wall Street, dragging the S&P 500 deeper into bear territory and forcing investors to reassess a stock market that doesn\u2019t look cheap even after its dramatic selloff. \u2014 WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Arab oil embargo of 1973 and the oil crisis of 1979 drove gas prices up; the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 made airfare cheap . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "The region is renowned for importing cheap and indentured laborers from countries such as the Philippines and then violating their human rights. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Third, investors are obsessed with value right now \u2014 and stocks in China look very cheap . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "In the summer of 2020, though, he was inundated with requests for a similarly cheap but tough-to-get commodity: nitrile gloves. \u2014 J. David Mcswane, ProPublica , 3 June 2022",
      "That slightly below average multiple might make stocks look somewhat cheap . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adverb",
      "1569, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194031"
  },
  "cheapen":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ask the price of",
      ": to bid or bargain for",
      ": to make cheap in price or value",
      ": to lower in general esteem",
      ": to make tawdry, vulgar, or inferior",
      ": to become cheap",
      ": to cause to be of lower quality, value, or importance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-p\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-p\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attenuate",
      "break",
      "depreciate",
      "depress",
      "devaluate",
      "devalue",
      "downgrade",
      "lower",
      "mark down",
      "reduce",
      "sink",
      "write down",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "enhance",
      "mark up",
      "upgrade"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "products cheapened by sloppy workmanship",
      "Using the national flag in advertising only cheapens it.",
      "Poor marketing can cheapen a brand name.",
      "I thought that the show cheapened the lives of the people it portrayed.",
      "The wedding ceremony was cheapened by the best man's tasteless jokes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Putting more time between races would cheapen the accomplishment and all future Triple Crown winners would deserve to have an asterisk next to their names. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 14 May 2022",
      "These enlightened and compelling updates never cheapen the legacy of this story. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame, and resurrecting him will cheapen his emotional arc. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t cheapen Georgia\u2019s 33-18 triumph over Alabama on the big stage. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "When cultural change becomes a product, cheap versions abound, which threatens to cheapen our future, too. \u2014 Devon Powers, Wired , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Brands, particularly luxury labels, have been caught destroying unsold goods in order to avoid using off-price sellers who might cheapen the value of the brand. \u2014 Joan Verdon, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Opponents have argued at several public hearings that the project threatens to cheapen living standards for tenants across the city and evict current residents when replacement housing is all but impossible to find. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Some feel the pageant could cheapen the memory of the the lives lost, Reuters reports. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181355"
  },
  "cheapie":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is cheap",
      ": an inexpensively produced motion picture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her first camera was a cheapie .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Well, the Braves used the longball to win Game \u2013 but there wasn\u2019t a cheapie in the bunch. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Bart's homer against right-hander Luis Vasquez was not a Cactus League cheapie . \u2014 Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com , 22 Feb. 2020",
      "Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. \u2014 Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. \u2014 Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. \u2014 Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Christian Jones got a bit of a cheapie when he was called for roughing the passer on Bills quarterback Josh Allen that negated an interception, but Tracy Walker had a bad personal foul for hitting tailback Frank Gore out of bounds in the leg. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. \u2014 Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. \u2014 Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192429"
  },
  "cheapjack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a haggling huckster",
      ": a dealer in cheap merchandise",
      ": being inferior, cheap , or worthless",
      ": unscrupulously opportunistic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p-\u02ccjak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bargain-basement",
      "bum",
      "cheap",
      "cheesy",
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crappy",
      "cut-rate",
      "el cheapo",
      "execrable",
      "gimcrack",
      "inferior",
      "junky",
      "lousy",
      "low-grade",
      "low-rent",
      "mediocre",
      "miserable",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "rubbishy",
      "schlock",
      "schlocky",
      "shlock",
      "shlocky",
      "second-rate",
      "shoddy",
      "sleazy",
      "terrible",
      "trashy",
      "trumpery",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "excellent",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "good",
      "high-grade",
      "superior",
      "top-notch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a cheapjack little watch that I wear on camping trips"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184832"
  },
  "cheapo":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cheap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I picked up a cheapo souvenir watch as gag gift.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trial\u2019s live stream provided hours of raw material for the fancams, TikTok lip-synchs, and cheapo animations that the pro-Depp legions used to saturate every corner of digital space. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Still mildly truckish handling, cheapo interior, fun-killing CVT. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022",
      "These series, unlike the sweeps specials and cheapo docudramas of old, are generally well polished. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This year, that movie was Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's cheapo stunner about two bickering L.A. losers (played by the directors themselves) who trip upon a crack in the fabric of space and time. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "These shoes are not your traditional cheapo copies that knock off the exact look of an existing Nike model. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Belushi\u2019s character flips out, smashing his meaty fists against the prop walls of the cheapo set. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "The soft sardines work well with their crunchy accoutrements, and the whole thing is easily replicable as a cheapo cook-at-home dinner that wouldn\u2019t require much cooking at all. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "There\u2019s no mistaking AirPods for a cheapo pair of earbuds; the AirPod Pros are just on another level. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194557"
  },
  "cheat":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud",
      "to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice",
      "to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting",
      "to practice fraud or trickery",
      "to violate rules dishonestly",
      "to be sexually unfaithful",
      "to position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area",
      "the act or an instance of fraudulently deceiving deception , fraud",
      "a code (such as a button combination or password) that activates a hidden feature or capability in a computer or video game",
      "one that cheats pretender , deceiver",
      "chess sense 1",
      "cheatgrass",
      "the obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth",
      "to use unfair or dishonest methods to gain an advantage",
      "to take something away from or keep from having something by dishonest tricks",
      "a dishonest person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ch\u0113t",
    "synonyms":[
      "chicane",
      "finagle",
      "fudge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The players were accused of cheating .",
      "I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle.",
      "The store cheats its customers through false advertising.",
      "They cheated him out of a fair deal.",
      "a heroin addict who has cheated death many times",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "As a gambling film, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels succeeds at finding the humor in people trying to cheat their way into money, only to twist their lives around to wiggle their way out of debt. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But beneath its simplicity is a stark warning over the way we are secretly tracked across the internet\u2014one that is immediately exposed by this very simple yet very effective way to cheat without getting caught. \u2014 Zak Doffman, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The former Gold Glove center fielder has five DRS, and his presence allows Hern\u00e1ndez to cheat a step or two into the left field gap on certain batters. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Burnett claimed the man was asleep for every test, allowing everyone to cheat with their books open. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Hill asked in surprise, because Floyd was not known to cheat people out of money. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "How did Lance Armstrong use erythropoietin to cheat ? \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The result an immensely talented cornerback with the ability to lock down the opposing team\u2019s top receiver so tightly, safeties were free to cheat toward other receivers. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Prices decline; cut quotas; comply; prices increase; cheat \u2026repeat. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Sibilly\u2019s storyline can get somewhat lost, and a sequence in which Brodie has various revelations while on mushrooms feels like the writers using a cheat code, fast-forwarding to get where conversation might have organically brought them. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "There is no cheat code for greatness, but Apple TV\u2019s Greatness Code feature digestibly short episodes centered around some of the world\u2019s best athletes telling untold stories of moments that defined their careers. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s no cheat code that will allow Democrats to sneak climate policy past Republicans. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "The embrace of the multiverse also satisfies studio business imperatives, offering Hollywood a new cheat code of sorts. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This amounts to a kind of malpractice in the editing room, transforming the actors\u2019 brave and devoted exertions into a seeming cheat , an ersatz experience that might as well have been created with C.G.I. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
      "Frances is a liar and a cheat , an aspiring writer who doesn\u2019t know how to communicate. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
      "And in 2019, GTA Online cheat maker Jhonny Perez was ordered to pay $150,000 over similar copyright claims. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "The ones who lie and cheat are a tiny minority of successful people. \u2014 Sun Yi, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162740"
  },
  "cheater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who cheats : such as",
      ": one who violates rules dishonestly",
      ": one who is sexually unfaithful",
      ": eyeglasses , spectacles",
      ": eyeglasses used for reading or close work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheat",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185649"
  },
  "checked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively",
      ": to compare with a source, original, or authority : verify",
      ": to look at (something) to obtain information",
      ": to look or reach into (something) to find what is there",
      ": to access (email, voice mail, etc.) to find out if there are messages",
      ": to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory",
      ": to slow or bring to a stop : brake",
      ": to block the progress of (someone, such as a hockey player)",
      ": to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom",
      ": to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket",
      ": to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment",
      ": to restrain or diminish the action or force of : control",
      ": to slack or ease off (a rope) and then belay again",
      ": to mark into squares : checker",
      ": to put (a chess king) in check",
      ": to make checks or chinks : cause to crack",
      ": rebuke , reprimand",
      ": to investigate conditions",
      ": to prove to be consistent or truthful",
      ": to look at or in something to see or find what is there",
      ": to stop in a chase especially when scent is lost",
      ": to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear : stop",
      ": to draw a check on a bank",
      ": to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker",
      ": crack , split",
      ": to check in at",
      ": investigate",
      ": investigate",
      ": examination",
      ": the act of testing or verifying",
      ": the sample or unit used for testing or verifying",
      ": inspection , investigation",
      ": a standard for testing and evaluation : criterion",
      ": a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed : draft",
      ": one that arrests, limits, or restrains : restraint",
      ": a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress : arrest",
      ": a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey)",
      ": a sudden pause or break in a progression",
      ": a slip indicating the amount due : bill",
      ": a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made",
      ": a counter in various games",
      ": a mark typically \u2713 placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified",
      ": exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety",
      ": a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard",
      ": a fabric woven or printed with such a design",
      ": crack , break",
      ": reprimand , rebuke",
      ": under restraint or control",
      ": a sudden stopping of progress : pause",
      ": something that delays, stops, or holds back",
      ": examination sense 1 , investigation",
      ": a written order telling a bank to pay out money from a person's account to the one named on the order",
      ": a ticket or token showing a person's ownership, identity, or claim to something",
      ": a slip of paper showing the amount due",
      ": a pattern in squares",
      ": a mark \u2713 typically placed beside a written or printed item to show that something has been specially noted",
      ": an act of hitting or stopping a player in hockey",
      ": a situation in chess in which a player's king can be captured on the opponent's next turn",
      ": under control",
      ": to slow or bring to a stop",
      ": to hold back or under control",
      ": to make sure that something is correct or satisfactory",
      ": to get information by examining",
      ": to mark with a check",
      ": to leave or accept for safekeeping or for shipment",
      ": to stop or hit (a player) in hockey",
      ": to look at",
      ": to borrow from a library",
      ": to pay for purchases",
      ": something that limits or restrains \u2014 see also checks and balances",
      ": a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand \u2014 see also negotiable instrument \u2014 compare draft",
      ": a check drawn by a bank on its deposits in another bank",
      ": a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier or another bank official",
      ": a check certified to be good by the bank upon which it is drawn by the signature of usually the cashier or paying teller with the word certified or accepted across the face of the check",
      ": a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds from which to make payment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek",
      "\u02c8chek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bill",
      "tab"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But work continues on several projects this summer so drivers should check ahead for potential lane issues and work areas. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Teach them not to click on unknown email links and to always double- check the URL domain before entering login details. \u2014 Oleh Svet, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The nurses give Raczkowski showers, check his blood pressure and vitals, and keep him company. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Keagan Rothrock can check another item off her high school softball to-do list: Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "At one point, Ira and Vika had to crawl, commando-style, along a road to check that the route was safe. \u2014 Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Ask your primary care doctor or check with your insurance provider for information on local group therapy services. \u2014 Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Stay cool and hydrated and be sure to check the back seat for your children and pets! \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "And make sure to check back here soon\u2014we\u2019ll update you as soon as Amazon announces more Prime Day details. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Key to this recent trend seems to be the strategic pairing of solo funds with seasoned institutional investors in matching the check size to score sizeable deals. \u2014 Jawad Farooq, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Darnell shared his thoughts after presenting the check . \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "California voters in 2016 passed a measure prohibiting the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring certain individuals to pass a background check to buy ammunition. \u2014 Andrew Selsky, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "An Upshot article on Saturday about the difference between polling data on voters\u2019 views on gun control measures and their votes on them described incorrectly the type of background check referendum that was voted on by Californians in 2016. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The internet has become a haven for unlicensed gun sellers, hailing from states that do not legal require a background check , research shows. \u2014 Naomi Nix, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "That means a large number of blank- check firms are now scrambling to finalize deals \u2014 and many won't succeed. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "After running a records check , he was found to have an out of county warrant and was placed under arrest. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Frequent jet-setters will appreciate the exclusive, members-only line to speed up the check -in and security process through Clear\u2019s biometric identity verification process that uses the eyes and face. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 7",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8",
      "Interjection",
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204611"
  },
  "cheek":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": the lateral aspect of the head",
      ": something suggestive of the human cheek in position or form",
      ": one of two laterally paired parts",
      ": insolent boldness and self-assurance",
      ": buttock sense 1",
      ": to speak rudely or impudently to",
      ": the side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": disrespectful speech or behavior",
      ": the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": the lateral aspect of the head",
      ": buttock sense 1",
      ": to conceal (medication) in the cheek for future use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back talk",
      "backchat",
      "impertinence",
      "impudence",
      "insolence",
      "mouth",
      "sass",
      "sauce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He kissed her on the cheek .",
      "He's got a cheek ignoring us like that.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the clip, the 40-year-old singer waved her hand for the camera and shortly after gave her fianc\u00e9 a sweet kiss on the cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Other shots include the Big Sky actor, 38, proudy holding his son, who looks adorable in a blazer with a bowtie and handkerchief in his pocket, and another of Dorsey giving his son a kiss on the cheek . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Men elbowed their way up to take selfies; women pulled him in for kisses on the cheek . \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "In her Instagram post on Saturday, Nittolo shared a number of photos of the couple, including one of Liotta kissing her on the cheek . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
      "Although the name of the candle may be tongue-in- cheek , the entrepreneurs take the partnership seriously. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
      "Harsin showed a bit of tongue-in- cheek bit humor when giving an update on Texas A&M transfer Calzada. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "One effect of the book's tongue-in- cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "Now, its reemergence is being lauded with the kind of fervor reserved for the drop of a new BTS album \u2014 though the chatter is laced with a kind of tongue-in- cheek humor. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The line, out March 21, comprises eight product types: eye shadow palettes, potted gel eye shadows, eye gloss, false eyelashes, cheek and lip stains, a face mist, and a makeup primer just for the undereyes. \u2014 Allure , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There's also support for Spotify Tap, a relatively new feature that lets subscribers of that streaming service directly launch the app and swap between playlists with a few button (or cheek , in this case) presses. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The department posted photos of the small brown and black mammal crouching fearfully in a mesh crate after capture, with bloody wounds on its nose, cheek and forehead. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The collection, available on Amazon, features eyeliner, lip glazes, cheek and lip tints, highlighter, and a set of mini lipsticks. \u2014 Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Because many of the questions will be subjective, the researchers think the city should push the envelope and take hair or fingernail samples and saliva or cheek swabs from participants to measure their levels of the stress hormone cortisol. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "People were seen dining al fresco and sunbathing, cheek to jowl. \u2014 New York Times , 21 July 2021",
      "One of my favorite Huggs-Era memories is of the 6-5 Martin slam-dancing chest to cheek with North Carolina\u2019s 7-foot center Eric Montross in an Elite 8 game the Bearcats almost stole. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Some testing sites may ask you to swab your nose or cheek yourself, or spit into a tube. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182249"
  },
  "cheekiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boldly rude, impudent, or disrespectful in usually a playful or appealing way",
      ": showing disrespect : rude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "bold-faced",
      "brash",
      "brassbound",
      "brassy",
      "brazen",
      "brazen-faced",
      "cocksure",
      "cocky",
      "fresh",
      "impertinent",
      "impudent",
      "insolent",
      "nervy",
      "sassy",
      "saucy",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meek",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "retiring",
      "shy",
      "timid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion joined forces at the Grammy Awards for a cheeky homage to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "When Nick types up an angry message demanding payment from a client and accidentally sends it to Bee, the two begin a cheeky , charming correspondence that will change both their lives \u2014 in multiple universes. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This cheeky homage to telenovelas has a simple enough premise: Gloria Calder\u00f3n and Mar\u00eda del Carmen are twins separated at birth. \u2014 Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Announcing his return in typically cheeky style \u2013 after a Twitter campaign to free Cuthbert \u2013 Aldi made the announcement outside a branch of M&S this morning, parking a truck with an advert outside a store. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Backed by a live band and a video screen filled with flames, the performance channelled late-Nineties country camp, replete with cowboy hats, a stage decorated with hay bales and a cheeky nod to country trailblazer Shania Twain. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one of the more upbeat offerings in the group\u2019s pensive catalogue of music, with its music video featuring a dance-off and cheeky visuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "The Queen of the Galaxy VIP box comes with both the cheeky and corset for $119.90, or $49.95 for VIP members. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Beret-wearing Guardian Angels suddenly abound, a cheeky wink to a season at least somewhat inspired by It\u2019s a Wonderful Life. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cheek  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221739"
  },
  "cheeks":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": the lateral aspect of the head",
      ": something suggestive of the human cheek in position or form",
      ": one of two laterally paired parts",
      ": insolent boldness and self-assurance",
      ": buttock sense 1",
      ": to speak rudely or impudently to",
      ": the side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": disrespectful speech or behavior",
      ": the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth",
      ": the lateral aspect of the head",
      ": buttock sense 1",
      ": to conceal (medication) in the cheek for future use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back talk",
      "backchat",
      "impertinence",
      "impudence",
      "insolence",
      "mouth",
      "sass",
      "sauce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He kissed her on the cheek .",
      "He's got a cheek ignoring us like that.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the clip, the 40-year-old singer waved her hand for the camera and shortly after gave her fianc\u00e9 a sweet kiss on the cheek . \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Other shots include the Big Sky actor, 38, proudy holding his son, who looks adorable in a blazer with a bowtie and handkerchief in his pocket, and another of Dorsey giving his son a kiss on the cheek . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Men elbowed their way up to take selfies; women pulled him in for kisses on the cheek . \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "In her Instagram post on Saturday, Nittolo shared a number of photos of the couple, including one of Liotta kissing her on the cheek . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
      "Although the name of the candle may be tongue-in- cheek , the entrepreneurs take the partnership seriously. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
      "Harsin showed a bit of tongue-in- cheek bit humor when giving an update on Texas A&M transfer Calzada. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "One effect of the book's tongue-in- cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "Now, its reemergence is being lauded with the kind of fervor reserved for the drop of a new BTS album \u2014 though the chatter is laced with a kind of tongue-in- cheek humor. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The line, out March 21, comprises eight product types: eye shadow palettes, potted gel eye shadows, eye gloss, false eyelashes, cheek and lip stains, a face mist, and a makeup primer just for the undereyes. \u2014 Allure , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There's also support for Spotify Tap, a relatively new feature that lets subscribers of that streaming service directly launch the app and swap between playlists with a few button (or cheek , in this case) presses. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The department posted photos of the small brown and black mammal crouching fearfully in a mesh crate after capture, with bloody wounds on its nose, cheek and forehead. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The collection, available on Amazon, features eyeliner, lip glazes, cheek and lip tints, highlighter, and a set of mini lipsticks. \u2014 Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Because many of the questions will be subjective, the researchers think the city should push the envelope and take hair or fingernail samples and saliva or cheek swabs from participants to measure their levels of the stress hormone cortisol. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "People were seen dining al fresco and sunbathing, cheek to jowl. \u2014 New York Times , 21 July 2021",
      "One of my favorite Huggs-Era memories is of the 6-5 Martin slam-dancing chest to cheek with North Carolina\u2019s 7-foot center Eric Montross in an Elite 8 game the Bearcats almost stole. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Some testing sites may ask you to swab your nose or cheek yourself, or spit into a tube. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200049"
  },
  "cheeky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boldly rude, impudent, or disrespectful in usually a playful or appealing way",
      ": showing disrespect : rude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "bold-faced",
      "brash",
      "brassbound",
      "brassy",
      "brazen",
      "brazen-faced",
      "cocksure",
      "cocky",
      "fresh",
      "impertinent",
      "impudent",
      "insolent",
      "nervy",
      "sassy",
      "saucy",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meek",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "retiring",
      "shy",
      "timid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion joined forces at the Grammy Awards for a cheeky homage to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "When Nick types up an angry message demanding payment from a client and accidentally sends it to Bee, the two begin a cheeky , charming correspondence that will change both their lives \u2014 in multiple universes. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This cheeky homage to telenovelas has a simple enough premise: Gloria Calder\u00f3n and Mar\u00eda del Carmen are twins separated at birth. \u2014 Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Announcing his return in typically cheeky style \u2013 after a Twitter campaign to free Cuthbert \u2013 Aldi made the announcement outside a branch of M&S this morning, parking a truck with an advert outside a store. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Backed by a live band and a video screen filled with flames, the performance channelled late-Nineties country camp, replete with cowboy hats, a stage decorated with hay bales and a cheeky nod to country trailblazer Shania Twain. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one of the more upbeat offerings in the group\u2019s pensive catalogue of music, with its music video featuring a dance-off and cheeky visuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "The Queen of the Galaxy VIP box comes with both the cheeky and corset for $119.90, or $49.95 for VIP members. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Beret-wearing Guardian Angels suddenly abound, a cheeky wink to a season at least somewhat inspired by It\u2019s a Wonderful Life. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cheek  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210042"
  },
  "cheer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shout of applause or encouragement",
      ": the activity of organized cheerleading",
      ": lightness of mind and feeling : animation , gaiety",
      ": state of mind or heart : spirit",
      ": hospitable entertainment : welcome",
      ": food and drink for a feast : fare",
      ": something that gladdens",
      ": facial expression",
      ": face",
      ": to utter a shout of applause or triumph",
      ": to grow or be cheerful : rejoice",
      ": to perform as a cheerleader",
      ": to be mentally or emotionally disposed",
      ": to make glad or happy",
      ": to instill with hope or courage : comfort",
      ": to urge on or encourage especially by shouts",
      ": to applaud with shouts",
      ": a happy feeling : good spirits",
      ": something that gladdens",
      ": a shout of praise or encouragement",
      ": to give hope to or make happier : comfort",
      ": to grow or be cheerful",
      ": to urge on especially with shouts or cheers",
      ": to shout with joy, approval, or enthusiasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir",
      "\u02c8chir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "festivity",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "gayness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "hilarity",
      "jocundity",
      "joviality",
      "merriment",
      "merriness",
      "mirth",
      "mirthfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "accredit",
      "applaud",
      "crack up",
      "hail",
      "laud",
      "praise",
      "salute",
      "tout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is also the WWE's first NIL class to feature athletes from cheer and dance, volleyball, men's basketball and an HBCU program. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s a stand-up-and- cheer moment that\u2019s mitigated, somewhat, by Mira delivering the line wordlessly, with her fingers into a smartphone. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Lee earns a big cheer for pitching a scoreless fifth, after which the Bananas venture into the stands, handing roses to women for Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Skiing Julie Athans and MariaElena Medlock cheer on Tour of Anchorage cross country ski racers at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, AK on Sunday, March 6, 2022. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Fans at home scream, cheer , and clap just as intensely as in-person fans, even though nobody at the event hears them. \u2014 Mike Schabel, Quartz , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Busy doing good deeds: There were a lot of senior citizens in need of cheer (and food) for the holidays, so the Rotary Club of Brunswick worked with the Medina County Senior Network to fill bags with meals and gifts. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The crash is accompanied by a loud, collective cheer . \u2014 David Helvarg, Environment , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s about spreading cheer , not a debilitating and deadly virus. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Our SMBs seem to be very supportive of each other and cheer each other on. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Who: Household name rock band -- some would say THE rock band -- making crowds cheer after 60 years in the business. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "Everyone is encouraged to show up and support, even if only to cheer on participating skaters. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Now girls could paint their faces and cheer for us and have role models. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Deras would go to most of his games and cheer from the sidelines, never trying to steal any of the spotlight from his children. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "After all, aren't fans there just to see their favorite player or cheer their team to victory? \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "At the Picketpost Campground near Superior, Arizona, about 300 miles in, Schilling\u2014who lives nearby\u2014came out to cheer Wilcox on. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "Apply this cream every morning to protect and cheer up your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192421"
  },
  "cheer (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become happier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222143"
  },
  "cheerful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of good spirits : merry",
      ": ungrudging",
      ": conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry",
      ": feeling or showing happiness",
      ": causing good feelings or happiness",
      ": pleasantly bright"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a cheerful outlook on life.",
      "He seems a little more cheerful today.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shea Cobb, in a cheerful pink T-shirt, stands between her daughter Zion and her mother, Ren\u00e9e. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The anesthetist makes cheerful small talk in broken English about being a Liverpool football fan. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Ellie was laid to rest at Hillcrest Cemetery following a funeral mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where relatives remembered the cheerful 9-year-old girl who loved dancing, cheerleading, Encanto, and the color purple. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Harini Logan, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history on June 2, 2022. \u2014 Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "And like the center itself, and the exhibition making its debut inside, these cheerful fluff balls pack a big message into one small, potent package. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Rose captured the hearts of her more than 3 million YouTube subscribers and 12 million Facebook followers with a cheerful , positive outlook and zest for life. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The unions could bring an end to 20 years of burnishing the Apple brand with cheerful salespeople hawking $1,000 phones. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cheer  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181504"
  },
  "cheerfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of good spirits : merry",
      ": ungrudging",
      ": conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry",
      ": feeling or showing happiness",
      ": causing good feelings or happiness",
      ": pleasantly bright"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a cheerful outlook on life.",
      "He seems a little more cheerful today.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shea Cobb, in a cheerful pink T-shirt, stands between her daughter Zion and her mother, Ren\u00e9e. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The anesthetist makes cheerful small talk in broken English about being a Liverpool football fan. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Ellie was laid to rest at Hillcrest Cemetery following a funeral mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where relatives remembered the cheerful 9-year-old girl who loved dancing, cheerleading, Encanto, and the color purple. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Harini Logan, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history on June 2, 2022. \u2014 Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "And like the center itself, and the exhibition making its debut inside, these cheerful fluff balls pack a big message into one small, potent package. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Rose captured the hearts of her more than 3 million YouTube subscribers and 12 million Facebook followers with a cheerful , positive outlook and zest for life. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The unions could bring an end to 20 years of burnishing the Apple brand with cheerful salespeople hawking $1,000 phones. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cheer  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194517"
  },
  "cheeriness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cheerfulness or good spirits",
      ": causing or suggesting cheerfulness",
      ": merry and bright in manner or effect : cheerful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheerful",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party",
      "a cheery , unexpected compliment can really make another person's day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep scrolling to shop bright and cheery bikinis, tankinis, and one-pieces below that are all under $38. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The bright and cheery design is sure to grab kids\u2019 attention for endless jumping and splashing in the sprinklers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Despite the hour, the 42-year-old actress was bright and cheery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The coffeehouse has cheery baristas and a pastry chef who prepares java-friendly snacks such as vegan, keto and gluten-free muffins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "By spring, Shenandoah's cheery flora bounces back in full force. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "They were greeted by cheery staff members, handing out bags of Cheetos, seating Scouts and taking song requests. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But the village\u2019s dehumanizing rules and inhospitable conditions create anything but a safe and secure environment, and no amount of whimsy \u2014 in the form of colorful, cheery murals \u2014 can hide the carceral nature of the camp. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Her cheery shop contains a brightly colored assortment of yarns made by area BIPOC and LGBTQIA artisans. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212030"
  },
  "cheering":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shout of applause or encouragement",
      ": the activity of organized cheerleading",
      ": lightness of mind and feeling : animation , gaiety",
      ": state of mind or heart : spirit",
      ": hospitable entertainment : welcome",
      ": food and drink for a feast : fare",
      ": something that gladdens",
      ": facial expression",
      ": face",
      ": to utter a shout of applause or triumph",
      ": to grow or be cheerful : rejoice",
      ": to perform as a cheerleader",
      ": to be mentally or emotionally disposed",
      ": to make glad or happy",
      ": to instill with hope or courage : comfort",
      ": to urge on or encourage especially by shouts",
      ": to applaud with shouts",
      ": a happy feeling : good spirits",
      ": something that gladdens",
      ": a shout of praise or encouragement",
      ": to give hope to or make happier : comfort",
      ": to grow or be cheerful",
      ": to urge on especially with shouts or cheers",
      ": to shout with joy, approval, or enthusiasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir",
      "\u02c8chir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "festivity",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "gayness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "hilarity",
      "jocundity",
      "joviality",
      "merriment",
      "merriness",
      "mirth",
      "mirthfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "accredit",
      "applaud",
      "crack up",
      "hail",
      "laud",
      "praise",
      "salute",
      "tout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is also the WWE's first NIL class to feature athletes from cheer and dance, volleyball, men's basketball and an HBCU program. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s a stand-up-and- cheer moment that\u2019s mitigated, somewhat, by Mira delivering the line wordlessly, with her fingers into a smartphone. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Lee earns a big cheer for pitching a scoreless fifth, after which the Bananas venture into the stands, handing roses to women for Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Skiing Julie Athans and MariaElena Medlock cheer on Tour of Anchorage cross country ski racers at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, AK on Sunday, March 6, 2022. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Fans at home scream, cheer , and clap just as intensely as in-person fans, even though nobody at the event hears them. \u2014 Mike Schabel, Quartz , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Busy doing good deeds: There were a lot of senior citizens in need of cheer (and food) for the holidays, so the Rotary Club of Brunswick worked with the Medina County Senior Network to fill bags with meals and gifts. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The crash is accompanied by a loud, collective cheer . \u2014 David Helvarg, Environment , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s about spreading cheer , not a debilitating and deadly virus. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Our SMBs seem to be very supportive of each other and cheer each other on. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Who: Household name rock band -- some would say THE rock band -- making crowds cheer after 60 years in the business. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "Everyone is encouraged to show up and support, even if only to cheer on participating skaters. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Now girls could paint their faces and cheer for us and have role models. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Deras would go to most of his games and cheer from the sidelines, never trying to steal any of the spotlight from his children. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "After all, aren't fans there just to see their favorite player or cheer their team to victory? \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "At the Picketpost Campground near Superior, Arizona, about 300 miles in, Schilling\u2014who lives nearby\u2014came out to cheer Wilcox on. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "Apply this cream every morning to protect and cheer up your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210853"
  },
  "cheerless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking qualities that cheer : bleak , joyless",
      ": offering no happiness or cheer : gloomy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8chir-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "disconsolate",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The room was surprisingly bare and cheerless .",
      "a dank and cheerless castle that was once the site of unspeakable horrors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all his gloom, Mann was not entirely cheerless . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
      "Lawrence\u2019s was among the last, with a green campus full of trees, but a gray, cheerless interior and food that, in his words, looked regurgitated. \u2014 Sarah Enelow-snyder, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Bishop spent a cold childhood raised by cheerless Calvinist grandparents (her official guardian, Uncle Jack, was reputedly something of a bully), and quickly learned that intense emotional attachments led to distress. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Nothing like signifyin\u2019 in the Henry Louis Gates Jr. sense, with its necessarily intelligent playfulness, but something essentially post-literate and cheerless . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 11 July 2019",
      "But a future predicated on product development alone, with little to offer the human heart, is a cheerless future indeed. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019",
      "Just ahead awaits a peculiar Southern California landscape of palm trees and barbed wire, and then a cheerless , pitiless site: Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution. \u2014 James Andrew Miller, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The visit draws a strangely dutiful, cheerless local crowd. \u2014 Holland Cotter, New York Times , 13 Sep. 2017",
      "Long before any news outlet formally declared Ms. Handel\u2019s victory, CNN and MSNBC regulars disclosed the outcome with their funereal tones and cheerless visages. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175201"
  },
  "cheesed off":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": angry , irritated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "hopping",
      "horn-mad",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wrathful",
      "wroth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "feeling a bit cheesed off",
      "I was really cheesed off that they made me go to the back of the queue."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170020"
  },
  "cheesy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggesting cheese especially in consistency or odor",
      ": containing cheese",
      ": shabby sense 3c , cheap",
      ": resembling cheese especially in appearance or smell",
      ": containing cheese",
      ": of poor quality : lacking style or good taste",
      ": resembling cheese in consistency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dowdy",
      "inelegant",
      "styleless",
      "tacky",
      "tasteless",
      "ticky-tacky",
      "ticky-tack",
      "trashy",
      "unfashionable",
      "unstylish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chic",
      "classic",
      "classy",
      "elegant",
      "exquisite",
      "fashionable",
      "fine",
      "posh",
      "ritzy",
      "smart",
      "sophisticated",
      "stylish",
      "tasteful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel",
      "a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Passionflix dialogue is usually taken directly from the source material, which can be majestically cheesy . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The special effects are kind of cheesy , but sadly much of it still holds up. \u2014 al , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike other cheeses, Parmesan won't entirely melt, so the coating proteins in it will result in a crunchy, cheesy , salty crust. \u2014 Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The best birthstone jewelry for every month embraces all that symbolism without feeling too cheesy or over-the-top. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "Salty, sweet or cheesy \u2013 there's deals to be had in Cincinnati this National Pretzel Day. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The direction was cheesy and on the nose, especially the device Clarkson uses at the end of each episode to literally depict each character\u2019s emotional state. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The creepy alien musical (based on the cheesy 1960 Roger Corman film) was originally planned for CT Rep in 2020, but COVID killed that. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Her descriptions \u2014 coated in cheesy crumbs rather than sugar \u2014 are wholly relatable and throw two fingers up to the Instagram illusion. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184804"
  },
  "cherish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold dear : feel or show affection for",
      ": to keep or cultivate with care and affection : nurture",
      ": to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely",
      ": to hold dear : feel or show affection for",
      ": to remember or hold in a deeply felt way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-ish",
      "\u02c8che-rish",
      "\u02c8cher-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "love",
      "worship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abhor",
      "abominate",
      "despise",
      "detest",
      "execrate",
      "hate",
      "loathe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a book cherished by many",
      "I will always cherish that memory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With each heart representing one of the four seasons of the year, the recipient can cherish moments from each long after a loved one is gone. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Begin with Boutte\u2019s Gumbo ( cherish the fried oysters). \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
      "For those who cherish all things cozy, Introverts Retreat is an ideal monthly pick-me-up. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
      "All shot in the early \u201890s, Kaufman\u2019s films are an inside look at minor league baseball, the winter leagues in Venezuela, and the lives of pro scouts that any baseball fan will cherish . \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But not too late to teach us all to love and cherish life. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The one moment where an athlete takes time to reflect or to cherish time spent with family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "So please look after them, cherish them and take time for them. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Her actors cherish her, speaking of their collaboration with reverence and just a little bit of intimidation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cherisshen , from Anglo-French cheriss- , stem of cherir to cherish, from cher dear, from Latin carus \u2014 more at charity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211424"
  },
  "cherished":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to hold dear feel or show affection for",
      "to keep or cultivate with care and affection nurture",
      "to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely",
      "to hold dear feel or show affection for",
      "to remember or hold in a deeply felt way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8cher-ish",
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "love",
      "worship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abhor",
      "abominate",
      "despise",
      "detest",
      "execrate",
      "hate",
      "loathe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a book cherished by many",
      "I will always cherish that memory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With each heart representing one of the four seasons of the year, the recipient can cherish moments from each long after a loved one is gone. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Begin with Boutte\u2019s Gumbo ( cherish the fried oysters). \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
      "For those who cherish all things cozy, Introverts Retreat is an ideal monthly pick-me-up. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
      "All shot in the early \u201890s, Kaufman\u2019s films are an inside look at minor league baseball, the winter leagues in Venezuela, and the lives of pro scouts that any baseball fan will cherish . \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But not too late to teach us all to love and cherish life. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The one moment where an athlete takes time to reflect or to cherish time spent with family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "So please look after them, cherish them and take time for them. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Her actors cherish her, speaking of their collaboration with reverence and just a little bit of intimidation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cherisshen , from Anglo-French cheriss- , stem of cherir to cherish, from cher dear, from Latin carus \u2014 more at charity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163507"
  },
  "cherry-pick":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select the best or most desirable",
      ": to select as being the best or most desirable",
      ": to select the best or most desirable from"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u0113-\u02ccpik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choose",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "select",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decline",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "turn down"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224102"
  },
  "chesterfield":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a single-breasted or double-breasted semifitted overcoat with velvet collar",
      ": a davenport usually with upright armrests",
      "4th Earl of 1694\u20131773",
      "English statesman and author",
      "city in eastern Missouri west of Saint Louis population 47,484",
      "town south of Sheffield in Derbyshire, north central England population 99,700"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8che-st\u0259r-\u02ccf\u0113ld",
      "\u02c8che-st\u0259r-\u02ccf\u0113ld",
      "\u02c8che-st\u0259r-\u02ccf\u0113ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "couch",
      "davenport",
      "divan",
      "lounge",
      "settee",
      "sofa",
      "squab"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "bought a huge new chesterfield for the living room",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Crystorama chandelier and sconces paired with the Frontgate chesterfield sofa and side chairs add glam. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Standout pieces include a new chandelier and chairs by Jonathan Adler, a custom chesterfield sofa by Interior Define, and a CB2 rug. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 21 July 2021",
      "Built on the shores of 3.8-mile-long Lake Quinault, with a backdrop of mountains, the 91-room (plus one suite) lodge features soaring beams, a crackling fireplace, and chesterfield leather chairs and couches. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2021",
      "Tiefenbrun\u2019s studio is warm and welcoming, with beautiful burgundy walls, chesterfield leather sofas, a three-way mirror, and jazz music playing softly in the background. \u2014 Fortune , 24 Nov. 2019",
      "The consignment sale includes everything from an all-in-one Baccarat Cave \u00e0 Liqueur for $3,795 to a Victorian-style chesterfield sofa for $2,000. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Designer Timothy Oulton is known for updating iconic pieces like chesterfield sofas and lounge chairs by playing with scale or adding dramatic upholstery. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "The House\u2019s entry level foyer best exemplifies this, with tufted leather club chairs, velvet chesterfield couches, antique chandeliers, and worn Persian rugs that punctuate the weathered wooden plank floors. \u2014 Rachel Waldman, Vogue , 17 July 2018",
      "In fact, in Canada (receiver of many British exports), the term chesterfield came to mean a sofa of any design. \u2014 Maggie Burch, House Beautiful , 26 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from a 19th century Earl of Chesterfield ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213451"
  },
  "chesty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": proudly or arrogantly self-assertive",
      ": marked by a large or well-developed chest",
      ": accompanied by the raising of phlegm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8che-st\u0113",
      "\u02c8ches-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrogant",
      "assumptive",
      "bumptious",
      "cavalier",
      "haughty",
      "high-and-mighty",
      "high-handed",
      "high-hat",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "huffish",
      "huffy",
      "imperious",
      "important",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "masterful",
      "overweening",
      "peremptory",
      "pompous",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "pretentious",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-assertive",
      "sniffy",
      "stiff-necked",
      "supercilious",
      "superior",
      "toplofty",
      "toploftical",
      "uppish",
      "uppity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "modest",
      "unarrogant",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Campbell explores her vocal range, seamlessly transitioning from airy falsetto to chesty belts, landing every note with laser precision. Azizi Gibson feat. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The woman was chesty , the man powerfully built, the curves of his thighs yearning for the curves of hers. \u2014 Dave Eggers, Wired , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Parodying a president who already flirts with self-parody isn\u2019t easy, but Cauvin nailed the chesty voice, the malapropisms and the utter shamelessness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday. \u2014 Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2018",
      "Negan gives speeches like that guy in Creed sings: all chesty bluster that fails to impress. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2018",
      "Nothing encapsulated Boston's fearless youth and dynamic potential quite like Tatum's dunk on James, and chesty celebration after, in Game 7 on Sunday. \u2014 Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2018",
      "Negan gives speeches like that guy in Creed sings: all chesty bluster that fails to impress. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2018",
      "Check Chesty companion (model Monika Ordowska) throwing a drink in Gronk's face? \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221830"
  },
  "chew out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reprimand , bawl out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the coach chews out even the stars of the team if they fail to show up for practice"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173942"
  },
  "chi":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table",
      ": vital energy that is held to animate the body internally and is of central importance in some Eastern systems of medical treatment (such as acupuncture ) and of exercise or self-defense (such as tai chi )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u012b",
      "\u02c8k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aura",
      "energy",
      "ki",
      "vibe(s)",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205717"
  },
  "chick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a domestic chicken",
      ": one newly hatched",
      ": the young of any bird",
      ": child",
      ": girl , woman",
      ": a baby bird and especially a baby chicken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chik",
      "\u02c8chik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bairn",
      "bambino",
      "bud",
      "chap",
      "child",
      "cub",
      "juvenile",
      "kid",
      "kiddie",
      "kiddy",
      "kiddo",
      "moppet",
      "sprat",
      "sprout",
      "squirt",
      "whelp",
      "youngling",
      "youngster",
      "youth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adult",
      "grown-up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a mother hen and her chicks",
      "those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chyke , alteration of chiken ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223616"
  },
  "chicken feed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a paltry sum (as in profits or wages)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "chump change",
      "dime",
      "hay",
      "mite",
      "peanuts",
      "pin money",
      "pittance",
      "shoestring",
      "song",
      "two cents"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big buck(s)",
      "boodle",
      "bundle",
      "fortune",
      "king's ransom",
      "megabuck(s)",
      "mint",
      "wad"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The project cost almost a million dollars, which isn't exactly chicken feed .",
      "Ten bucks? That's chicken feed !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And with all due apologies to one of the best mascots in broadcasting history, that ain\u2019t chicken feed . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Ukraine is a major producer of corn and wheat, which are components of chicken feed . \u2014 Bloomberg News, oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "High demand for chicken feed is also a factor in rising costs, with some in the UK claiming chicken could soon be as expensive as beef. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "Skyrocketing prices of grain and chicken feed , along with pandemic plant closures, mean even fewer chickens are available in the broader market. \u2014 Noah Sheidlower, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the major components of chicken feed is soy, which is extremely cheap and widely used across the world. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The insects will be fed waste from Morrison\u2019s fruit and vegetable processing site in the U.K. and will replace soya as a source of protein in the group\u2019s chicken feed . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Candy corn was designed to look like chicken feed , since at the time candy corn first emerged, about half of Americans worked on farms. \u2014 Noah Sheidlower And Radhika Marya, CNN , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Johnston had witnessed firsthand the brutal eradication of mustangs and other breeds, which were rounded up, hog tied, and slaughtered for chicken feed and fertilizer. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201829"
  },
  "chide":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke",
      ": to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : scold",
      ": to scold gently"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bd",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admonish",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reprove",
      "tick off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She chided us for arriving late.",
      "\u201cYou really should have been here on time,\u201d she chided .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "President Barack Obama used to chide his staff for admiring a problem rather than doing something about it. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "On several occasions, Nelson took to Twitter to chide Lasry over economic issues. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Putin seized on the moment to chide the United States, where a decades-long, multibillion-dollar destruction program was slowed by regulatory delays. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has consistently backed up the Biden administration\u2019s warnings about Russia\u2019s intention, going so far as to chide the dismissive commentary of some colleagues. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Still, amateur real estate commentators may chide you for not holding out for top dollar. \u2014 Joanne Cleaver, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Some leaders and international health officials have seized on the emergence of a new coronavirus strain to chide the world on the poor results of the global vaccination campaign. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, Robertson's closest friends chide him for not branching out beyond the park's 1 million acres and venturing further afield. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "When Essaibi George attempted to chide Wu for taking credit for the push for more clinicians, Wu gently reminded her that work began long before Essaibi George joined the council. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English c\u012bdan to quarrel, chide, from c\u012bd strife",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223803"
  },
  "chief":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": accorded highest rank or office",
      ": of greatest importance or influence",
      ": chiefly",
      ": the upper part of a heraldic field",
      ": the head of a body of persons or an organization : leader",
      ": the principal or most valuable part",
      ": in the chief position or place",
      ": the head of a group : leader",
      ": in the highest ranking position or place",
      ": highest in rank or authority",
      ": most important : main"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113f",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "body",
      "brunt",
      "bulk",
      "core",
      "generality",
      "heft",
      "main",
      "mass",
      "staple",
      "weight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the chief engineer on the project",
      "Her job is their chief source of income.",
      "He has many concerns, chief among them his health.",
      "Noun",
      "the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son",
      "our chief is out on a business trip right now",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "People who have already been placed in these jobs are earning more than $16 an hour, said Dana Williams, chief strategy officer for Detroit at Work. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The production facility will try to attract some of the largest film studios in the nation, like Netflix, Disney, Paramount and NBC Universal, said Zach Price, the chief operating officer of Hill Country Studios. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "Just this month, Los Angeles' city council voted to create a position of chief heat officer. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Coleman is taking a job as the chief academic officer at Lynchburg City Schools in Virginia, according to a June 7 post on the Lynchburg City Schools' website. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Scott Miners, chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, predicted that the tech index could fall as much as 75% over several years. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Studer will be based in Los Angeles and report to Dan Cohen, chief content licensing officer for Paramount Global. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Nwando Olayiwola, chief health equity officer and senior vice president at Humana, said the building's central location will help the company and the school work closely in tandem. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "Barker will start at Netflix on June 27, with the official title of VP and chief accounting officer. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This month's unusually public firing of TV content chief Peter Rice stunned Hollywood insiders, aghast by what seemed a graceless breach of industry etiquette, and spooked Disney shareholders who knocked the stock down nearly 4%. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Between 10% and 15% of Tesla\u2019s cost structure is exposed to swings in raw-materials prices, finance chief Zachary Kirkhorn said in April. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "And yet Mike Brown, the beach\u2019s ocean rescue chief , looked out at the water with unease. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "On Saturday, interim chief Crystal Young-Haskins told members of the Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods that the Police Department's app is scheduled to officially launch Thursday through third-party vendor AtlasOne. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
      "Ben Lowry, the El Monte Police Department\u2019s acting chief , said Tuesday night. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Governor Roy Cooper and his current environmental chief unveiled a three-pronged strategy last week to further reduce and remedy a broad category of PFAS chemicals in water sources. \u2014 Matthew Daly, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "But as reported by Texas Tribune and The New York Times, the chief arrived on the scene without radios and no key for the classrooms where the massacre was unfolding. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "At Disney alone, studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg wasn\u2019t fired when then-chairman and CEO Michael Eisner tossed him out a window in 1994. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
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      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201524"
  },
  "chiefly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": most importantly : principally , especially",
      ": for the most part : mostly , mainly",
      ": of or relating to a chief",
      ": above all : most importantly",
      ": for the most part"
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      "\u02c8ch\u0113-fl\u0113",
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      "altogether",
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      "generally",
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Still, the impact to borrowing costs in coming months will depend chiefly on the \u2013 as yet undetermined \u2013 pace of the Fed\u2019s rate hikes. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Sitting Bull, born around 1831, came from an elite family and, though lauded for his battlefield prowess, was revered in later life chiefly as a holy man. \u2014 Andrew R. Graybill, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Borrower Defense exists to provide loan forgiveness to borrowers who fall victim to fraud committed by institutions and has been chiefly used to forgive the loans of students who attended predatory for-profit colleges and universities. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Handing off the minelaying mission to drones will also help the Navy\u2019s 53 attack submarines concentrate on other missions, chiefly stalking and sinking enemy ships. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
      "True to the smaller brand\u2019s practice, the collection is chiefly upcycled from existing garments and deadstock fabrics and where not\u2014as in the pineapple leather retro climbing sneakers\u2014uses sustainable materials. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "The Quad \u2014 established chiefly to counter Chinese power \u2014 comprises the U.S., Japan, Australia and India. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The governor's plan revolved around ending taxes on pensions and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, while Republican state lawmakers focused chiefly on reducing the state's personal income tax rate. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022",
      "Current and former employees told Insider that a mix of internal strife, indecision, and a lack of urgency have delayed plans for widespread subscription adoption\u2014with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi chiefly to blame. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "After the British arrived, Tu, a scion of a chiefly family on Tahiti, dealt cleverly with the newcomers. \u2014 Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Known to Samoans by her chiefly title of Fiame, the daughter of the country's original prime minister served as Samoa's first female cabinet minister from 1991 to 2006. \u2014 Erin Spencer, Forbes , 19 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1870, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211401"
  },
  "child's play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extremely simple task or act",
      ": something that is insignificant"
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      "bagatelle",
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      "nothing",
      "picayune",
      "shuck(s)",
      "small beer",
      "small change",
      "trifle",
      "triviality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Landing a job should be child's play for someone with his skills.",
      "the injury is child's play , just a scratch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So moves in Elden Ring are kind of like pushups; performing one is child's play , but performing 100 in a single chain can be torture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Climbing steep inclines is child's play for the V8 model, which burbles contentedly just above idle, free of stress and full of torque. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "But what of history's other horrors \u2014 horrors on a scale that make September 11 look like child's play ? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 11 Sep. 2017",
      "Herberger cared about all aspects of art, from ballet to child's play , family friend Jennifer Moser said. \u2014 Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "This version of Squid Game will only be about child's play . \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "In tonight\u2019s Daily Edition, watch for our story about celebrating the power of child's play in public spaces. \u2014 David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "When two-thirds of Republicans believe that antifa was involved in the assault on the Capitol, selling the base a bogus narrative about the Texas electricity disaster is practically child's play . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "Angela Caglia's Rose Quartz Eye Mask makes a regular ol' rose quartz facial roller look like child's play . \u2014 Blake Newby, Allure , 30 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200409"
  },
  "chill out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to calm down : go easy : relax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm (down)",
      "cool",
      "hush",
      "pipe down",
      "quiet",
      "settle (down)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act up",
      "carry on",
      "cut up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "stop making that racket, and just chill out !",
      "if you don't chill out , you're going to get an ulcer"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200725"
  },
  "chilling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gravely disturbing or frightening",
      ": very upsetting or frightening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8chi-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bitter",
      "bleak",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "raw",
      "sharp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Coinbase\u2019s decision to pull already accepted offers out from underneath candidates\u2019 feet has perhaps had the most significant chilling effect to date on how potential crypto developers and engineers think about the market. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Price controls will have a chilling effect on the willingness of these investors to invest in biotech. \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Johnny Depp's lawyers are speaking out a week after his defamation victory, denying the verdict will have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "American solar companies have said that the prospect of more \u2014 and retroactive \u2014 tariffs was already having a chilling effect on imports. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "His supporters now fear a result that could have a chilling effect on the nationwide effort to elect reform-minded district attorneys. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Not all experts fear a chilling effect or, as some have framed it, a threat to the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Maryclaire Dale And Jocelyn Noveck, Chron , 3 June 2022",
      "Is this going to have a chilling effect on actual victims coming forward? \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "The case has had a chilling effect on research into LGBTQ victims of the Holocaust. \u2014 Samuel Huneke, CNN , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202317"
  },
  "chilly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": noticeably cold : chilling",
      ": unpleasantly affected by cold",
      ": lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly",
      ": tending to arouse fear or apprehension",
      ": noticeably cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8chi-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bitter",
      "bleak",
      "chill",
      "chilling",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "raw",
      "sharp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It's a little chilly outside.",
      "You must be chilly without a coat on.",
      "They gave him a chilly reception.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a chilly Wednesday night, the Lake Ridge Educational Foundation held a vigil outside the athletic field at Calumet New Tech High School to honor the victims of the Texas school shooting. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "One chilly September night, about two weeks before the current season premiered, they were informed that Michaels was in the crowd. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "According to the National Weather Service, the start of the week will remain quite chilly for mid-April, and precipitation could transition into a chance of showers during the afternoon. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Winds out of the northwest will keep it feeling quite chilly in the morning, and not a whole lot warmer in the afternoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Temperatures will be quite chilly with highs in the 30s. \u2014 courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The Rocky and Chagrin rivers are top bass waters throughout May, but when the water is chilly , target slower, deeper waters around structures. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The nights are chilly , with lows 40 to 45 on Wednesday and 45 to 50 on Thursday. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Here are some observations from the open practice, which ran a little over 90 minutes on a chilly , windy day at Spartan Stadium. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173816"
  },
  "chimera":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail",
      ": an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts",
      ": an illusion or fabrication of the mind",
      ": an unrealizable dream",
      ": an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution",
      ": an individual, organ, or part containing tissue with two or more genetically distinct populations of cells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u012b-\u02c8mir-\u0259",
      "k\u0259-"
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      "conceit",
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      "delusion",
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      "fancy",
      "fantasy",
      "phantasy",
      "figment",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "nonentity",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "pipe dream",
      "unreality",
      "vision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Economic stability in that country is a chimera .",
      "a monster in the closet would not have been the first chimera that the boy had seen in his mind's eye",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Half a century later, a radical makeover brings critique front and center, while treating those ideals as a chimera rather than a promise fulfilled. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Their chaotic chimera of high camp, raw tape and synthesizer noise, nasty guitar rock and rampant saxophones was a critical success, even hitting No. 10 on the U.K. charts. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This redwood has two kinds of DNA, albino and regular, a rare genetic constitution that qualifies it as a chimera . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 24 July 2014",
      "The White House and Pelosi, though, did not know the key position that left them chasing a chimera through the summer and into the fall, as Biden's poll numbers dropped and the Virginia governor's race slipped away. \u2014 Manu Raju, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "In this case the beast was an elephant, not an indeterminate Dutch chimera , and a god floated through the sky in a golden vehicle, extending a helping hand. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "For many writers of my own generation, this makes Didion an inspiration but also a chimera . \u2014 Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The guerrillas also demand benefits to communities affected by environmentally damaging industries, but this has mostly been a chimera . \u2014 Jessica Camille Aguirre, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Though chimera cats are rare, chimerism can be hereditary, according to Healthline. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin chimaera , from Greek chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheim\u014dn winter \u2014 more at hibernate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185935"
  },
  "chin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw",
      ": the surface beneath or between the branches of the lower jaw",
      ": to bring to or hold with the chin",
      ": to raise (oneself) while hanging by the hands until the chin is level with the support",
      ": to talk idly",
      ": the part of the face below the mouth and including the point of the lower jaw",
      ": the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chin",
      "\u02c8chin",
      "\u02c8chin"
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    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "converse",
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      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
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      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hardly appeared in the playoffs but got stitches from a cut by the stick to the chin in practice. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Upon encountering police, the suspect put his gun to his chin , police said \u2014 but officers on the scene convinced him to put the gun down and he was taken into custody. \u2014 Michael Kaplan, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Jezzerrelli Asia-Togia, who graduated from East on Tuesday afternoon, stood near family as a woman approached to put a lei over her head, on top of a stack that already reached up to her chin . \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "Seventeen seconds into the second round, Chandler connected with a big kick to Ferguson's chin , and Ferguson crumpled to the floor unconscious. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
      "Place the curved notch of the board where your collar bones meet, and drag it up the midline of the throat up to (but not over) your chin . \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2016, when the Obamas arrived at Windsor Castle to meet Her Majesty for the third time, the Queen wore a silk scarf fastened under her chin (a defining feature of her more casual outfits), signaling familiarity and an informal tone. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Romero has power, and Davis hasn\u2019t really had his chin tested by an elite opponent yet. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Its three-way adjustable hood (not helmet-compatible) amply covers the head and zips over the chin , but is small enough to remain unobtrusive when not in use. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Swing your arms, focusing on taking your fingertips from hip height to chin height in rhythm with your knees. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "From neck lifts to tummy tucks to chin implants, these procedures are growing in popularity due to advancements in technology. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Ax was shot in the side of his face just after midnight while K-9 Endo was shot in the paw and chin almost two hours later after separate confrontations with the suspect, who had fled into a wooded area, the Volusia County Sheriff\u2019s Office said. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "During several performances, C\u00e1ndido even deploys his elbow, forehead and chin onto the congas, to the delight of his audiences. \u2014 John Edward Hasse, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Staying in my car, I was instructed to put both hands on the wheel, close my eyes and tilt my head back and chin up. \u2014 Janet Kusterer, baltimoresun.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "In other words, chin up, shoulders back, and bring your heart and soul forward. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Preliminary injunctions are extraordinary forms of relief and there is a very high bar to chin to receive one. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 8 Aug. 2020",
      "When the public speaker inside me had to step down due to lack of opportunity, the writer in me stood, arms stiffly at her sides with hands in fists, chin up, and ready to work. \u2014 Stephanie Land, Longreads , 24 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1869, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191015"
  },
  "chin music":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": idle talk",
      ": a usually high inside pitch in baseball intended to intimidate the batter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after listening to chin music all afternoon, I was ready for the sounds of silence"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214946"
  },
  "chin-wag":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a friendly conversation : chat",
      ": to have a friendly conversation : chat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chin-\u02ccwag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin music",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212532"
  },
  "chintzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": decorated with or as if with chintz",
      ": gaudy , cheap",
      ": stingy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chin(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The boss is chintzy about raises.",
      "for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Puff-sleeve and tiered versions lean into a chintzy parlor look, but some of our favorite jacquard florals juxtapose the prim fabric with shorter hemlines and tiny tie-straps. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
      "Through the power of Rob\u2019s imagination (and some chintzy CGI), those wooden sculptures come to temporary life. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "British designer Richard Quinn has been designing full-face coverings for quite some time, albeit in more soothing prints, like chintzy florals. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The chintzy couches of centuries past went straight out the door. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "This subcompact feels solidly built, and material quality is mostly commensurate with its price, although the hard, shiny plastic dashtop panel looks chintzy , especially in the top-spec SEL models that go for more than $30,000. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 26 May 2021",
      "The idea is truly one-of-a-kind pieces alongside its own in-house brand, making lingerie special and bespoke, not chintzy and disposable. \u2014 Hannah Morrill, Marie Claire , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Prepare for the big event by finding yourself some mice to transform into horses with the help of delightfully chintzy era-appropriate special effects. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 4 Feb. 2021",
      "The Bruins are no longer a chintzy operation known for handing out below-market contracts, mostly to coaches such as Dorrell and Neuheisel who had ties to the school. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222545"
  },
  "chip in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contribute",
      ": chime in sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "contribute",
      "kick in",
      "pitch in"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries",
      "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Putting a different chip in the cheaper iPhone 14 models might do the trick, especially considering that Apple has no real rival from Android. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "But the latest rumor from 9to5Google's Abner Li is that Google isn't using Samsung's latest chip in the Pixel Watch. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
      "The company\u2019s roadmap shows a Prodigy 2 chip in the 2nd half of 2024. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Mobile wallets rely on near-field communication, or NFC, which uses a chip in the mobile device to wirelessly communicate with a merchant\u2019s payment terminal. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "In addition to earning credibility with some politicians, some, including one of Musk's most high-profile rivals, have suggested the Tesla CEO also stands to gain a valuable bargaining chip in Twitter. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Tribes also will chip in on those projects because the federal funding won\u2019t cover the entire cost of them. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Others were also happy to chip in , even if just by grabbing some dinner. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Are there non-profits or businesses willing to chip in additional money? \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200442"
  },
  "chipper":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that chips",
      ": sprightly sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "My, you're looking chipper this morning.",
      "She greeted me in a chipper voice.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Asplundh invented the first wood chipper , which made clearing areas faster and easier. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Many assume the party is headed for a wood- chipper in November, offering voters a big pile of zilch. \u2014 Charlotte Alter, Time , 5 May 2022",
      "Like older Wii Sports entries, NSS includes some bonafide bops in its chipper , upbeat soundtrack made entirely of new melodies. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "Layla\u2019s having absolutely none of Khonshu\u2019s BS, but when Teweret once again rears her chipper head, Layla\u2019s a bit more trusting. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
      "Lots of box checking of recent political headlines, but no real arc to the sketch beyond the co-hosts' chipper , dim-witted corruption. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "And even with some irritatingly chipper new songs recorded in 1980 for side two, Hawks & Doves feels slight and unfinished. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Brian Kilmeade, Steve Doocy, and Ainsley Earhardt are chipper and glib spewing their conservative talk show propaganda, as always. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Looking alert and chipper , Mitchell seemed to run into a bit of trouble dealing with the teleprompter (leading to Raitt assisting her much in the way Lady Gaga did with Liza Minnelli at the Oscars). \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The super- chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 May 2020",
      "And yet, beneath her chipper exterior, Twyla was the darkest resident of Schitt\u2019s Creek. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "The theme music is chipper as ever, and the circumstances have never been more dire. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 May 2020",
      "Conducting a press call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg, who is normally chipper when announcing fixes to problems, seemed subdued when announcing a series of moves designed to provide coronavirus information, and suppress misinformation, on his platform. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "But all of that melts away as Russell's chipper perspective on impending doom lights up with glowing, glossy eyes and a lively, constantly expressive look on his face. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "Molly\u2019s chipper good nature is a start, but the role feels more sketch-comic than fully realized. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2019",
      "The team writes for the that many of these cues are vocal, like the chipper whistles of dolphins or the haunting songs of humpback whales. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1590, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1806, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230151"
  },
  "chippy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": aggressively belligerent",
      ": marked by much fighting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a chippy , defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Mercury actually played a clean game with four turnovers, but still were caught in a physical, chippy game with the Wings. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "The officiating left a lot to be desired during the rather chippy game. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "The officiating left a lot to be desired during the rather chippy game. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "The series became chippy early and advanced to bruising. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The officiating left a lot to be desired during the rather chippy game. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "The officiating left a lot to be desired during the rather chippy game. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
      "In a chippy but competitive game, Matthew Ruck led the way with eight goals and Wethersfield walked away with a 16-8 victory over the Panthers. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
      "The game was chippy on both sides, as San Diego State was flagged 14 times for 124 yards and UTSA was penalized nine times for 80 yards. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chip on one's shoulder",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184022"
  },
  "chips":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off",
      ": a small piece of food: such as",
      ": a small, thin, crisp, usually salty piece of food typically prepared by frying, baking, or drying",
      ": potato chip \u2014 see also corn chip",
      ": french fry",
      ": a small often cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking",
      ": a small card displaying a paint color or a range of paint colors available for purchase",
      ": something small, worthless, or trivial",
      ": one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games",
      ": money",
      ": something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade",
      ": a piece of dried dung",
      ": a flaw left after a chip has been broken off",
      ": integrated circuit",
      ": a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit",
      ": chip shot sense 1",
      ": microarray",
      ": a child that resembles his or her parent",
      ": a challenging or belligerent attitude",
      ": to cut or hew with an edged tool",
      ": to cut or break (a small piece) from something",
      ": to cut or break a fragment from",
      ": to cut into chips",
      ": chaff , banter",
      ": to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin",
      ": to break off in small pieces",
      ": to play a chip shot",
      ": a small piece cut or broken off",
      ": a thin crisp piece of food and especially potato",
      ": a small bit of candy used in baking",
      ": a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off",
      ": integrated circuit",
      ": a small slice of silicon containing a number of electronic circuits (as for a computer)",
      ": to cut or break a small piece from",
      ": to break off in small pieces",
      ": microarray"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chip",
      "\u02c8chip",
      "\u02c8chip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flake",
      "sliver",
      "spall",
      "splint",
      "splinter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But chip companies have catered heavily to their investors by limiting their capacity \u2014 a strategy to maintain high prices. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The group, which includes former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, marks a bipartisan effort to invest in chip -making companies and lobby legislators to subsidize the industry. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, problems ranging from production hitches to a shortage of manufacturing equipment have raised concerns over the ability of the world\u2019s two highest-end chip manufacturers to meet delivery promises to customers. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The coronavirus pandemic and chip shortages are two things causing the issues. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Just note that a model using Apple's brand-new M2 chip will likely arrive at some point in the future. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Metalenz announced today that chip giant ST Micro\u2019s latest product incorporates its metasurface technology that puts flat lenses in consumer products like smartphones, laptops, smart home devices, even cars. \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a chip that\u2019s been underutilized so far on iPad. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "The trial includes more than 3,300 workers in 70 companies and organizations in sectors ranging from financial services to health care, retail and even a fish and chip shop. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For years, conservative legislators in Texas have been using the state as a proving ground for strategies that could chip away at Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021",
      "And while some recent events might chip away at the dollar\u2019s dominance\u2014i.e. Western moves to freeze Russian reserve assets\u2014others could help cement it further. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "The government backing by France, Germany and now Italy is part of the European Union\u2019s push to chip away at Asia\u2019s dominance of EV batteries and create new jobs. \u2014 Tara Patel, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Other laptops, most notably Apple\u2019s, meanwhile, have continued to chip away at bezel sizes, to the point that giant gap in superior design Huawei had in 2017 has become much smaller. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "All that is to say, the Black Sea Fleet is getting smaller and less effective by the week as Ukraine\u2019s forces chip away at it. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Deep-pocketed rivals such as Apple, Walt Disney and HBO have begun to chip away at Netflix\u2019s dominance with their own streaming services. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Consumer spending is by far the biggest contributor to the U.S. economy, and economists are keenly looking for any signs that higher prices are starting to chip away at demand. \u2014 Molly Smith, Bloomberg.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Houston was Marshall\u2019s mentor and key architect of the strategy to chip away at legalized segregation in the run-up to Brown. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230235"
  },
  "chisel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)",
      ": to cut or work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end",
      ": to obtain by such practices",
      ": to work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices",
      ": to thrust oneself : intrude",
      ": a metal tool with a sharp edge at the end of a usually flat piece used to chip away stone, wood, or metal",
      ": to cut, shape, or carve with a chisel",
      ": a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade",
      ": one used in dentistry (as for cutting or shaping enamel)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-z\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8chi-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chiz-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He chiseled off a corner of the block.",
      "Letters were chiseled into a wall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Versatile artists like Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Antonio Canova based their immense artistic authority on their skill with the lowly chisel . \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "If Durant is a painter with a palette of fine watercolors, Antetokounmpo is a sculptor wielding a mallet and a chisel . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Being a brown-haired, chisel -jawed, 25-year-old model who comfortably fits within longstanding beauty standards helps. \u2014 Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers used a hammer and chisel to harmlessly remove tiny pieces of coral from reefs at several sites near Oahu and installed that coral into the tank. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditionally t\u0101 moko artists used a chisel to scar and mark the skin while the modern tool is a tattoo machine. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "For a homeowner, chipping out the old mortar with a brick hammer and a pointing chisel , rather than tackling the job with a power grinder, minimizes the risk of damaging the brick. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The 1986 paper was the equivalent of a sculptor\u2019s cutting down a statue\u2019s raw form from a mammoth block of marble, and the papers Rozin published in its aftermath were the chisel -maneuvering that revealed a detailed anatomy underneath. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Apprentices, however, required numerous chisel strikes. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Try this workout\u2014Reeves\u2019 original\u2014and chisel your own legendary physique. \u2014 Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The Trojans trailed 49-42 with 6:45 to go, but USC would chisel that down to two on a three-pointer from Tera Reed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Creating the seven courses there required extensive blasting to chisel ski runs out of gray cliffs near the Great Wall. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Since then, there's been a campaign to chisel away at the truth of what really went down. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Players have 10 minutes to chisel out the shape from the treat or be shot to death. \u2014 Hahna Yoon, Wired , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Johnson worked out with Montgomery every day during the pandemic, and helped chisel his frame into rock-hard muscle. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Heck, someone might just try to chisel it into the Soldier Field facade. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Ella Emhoff continues to chisel away at the fashion world\u2019s rigid beauty standards. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184326"
  },
  "chiseler":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)",
      ": to cut or work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end",
      ": to obtain by such practices",
      ": to work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices",
      ": to thrust oneself : intrude",
      ": a metal tool with a sharp edge at the end of a usually flat piece used to chip away stone, wood, or metal",
      ": to cut, shape, or carve with a chisel",
      ": a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade",
      ": one used in dentistry (as for cutting or shaping enamel)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-z\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8chi-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chiz-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He chiseled off a corner of the block.",
      "Letters were chiseled into a wall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Versatile artists like Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Antonio Canova based their immense artistic authority on their skill with the lowly chisel . \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "If Durant is a painter with a palette of fine watercolors, Antetokounmpo is a sculptor wielding a mallet and a chisel . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Being a brown-haired, chisel -jawed, 25-year-old model who comfortably fits within longstanding beauty standards helps. \u2014 Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers used a hammer and chisel to harmlessly remove tiny pieces of coral from reefs at several sites near Oahu and installed that coral into the tank. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditionally t\u0101 moko artists used a chisel to scar and mark the skin while the modern tool is a tattoo machine. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "For a homeowner, chipping out the old mortar with a brick hammer and a pointing chisel , rather than tackling the job with a power grinder, minimizes the risk of damaging the brick. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The 1986 paper was the equivalent of a sculptor\u2019s cutting down a statue\u2019s raw form from a mammoth block of marble, and the papers Rozin published in its aftermath were the chisel -maneuvering that revealed a detailed anatomy underneath. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Apprentices, however, required numerous chisel strikes. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Try this workout\u2014Reeves\u2019 original\u2014and chisel your own legendary physique. \u2014 Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The Trojans trailed 49-42 with 6:45 to go, but USC would chisel that down to two on a three-pointer from Tera Reed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Creating the seven courses there required extensive blasting to chisel ski runs out of gray cliffs near the Great Wall. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Since then, there's been a campaign to chisel away at the truth of what really went down. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Players have 10 minutes to chisel out the shape from the treat or be shot to death. \u2014 Hahna Yoon, Wired , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Johnson worked out with Montgomery every day during the pandemic, and helped chisel his frame into rock-hard muscle. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Heck, someone might just try to chisel it into the Soldier Field facade. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Ella Emhoff continues to chisel away at the fashion world\u2019s rigid beauty standards. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225657"
  },
  "chitchat":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": small talk , gossip",
      ": friendly conversation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chit-\u02ccchat",
      "\u02c8chit-\u02ccchat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We exchanged some chitchat about the weather.",
      "a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before the pandemic, the 43-year-old enterprise desktop support manager used to loathe the steady chitchat at his Phoenix office. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t let your meeting devolve into idle chitchat and sub-groups, but finish by still holding on to the moment and maintaining a positive ambiance. \u2014 Regan Hillyer, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The in-person meetings may not matter, but the chitchat , lunches and happy hours do. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "His friends knew my friends and introductions turned into chitchat , which turned into conversation. \u2014 Richard Villegas Jr., Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2021",
      "Try to stop yourself before your friendly chitchat crosses the line into creating a dramatic distraction. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The fireworks, drinking and amplified chitchat around the smoker \u2014 those were all fine. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Superficial chitchat \u2014a custom as ancient as human social life itself\u2014is a hard habit to break. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The interview began with the usual pandemic chitchat . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"reduplication of chat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172958"
  },
  "chivalrous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": valiant",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of chivalry and knight-errantry",
      ": marked by honor, generosity, and courtesy",
      ": marked by gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration especially to women",
      ": of or relating to a knight or knighthood",
      ": having or showing honor, generosity, and courtesy",
      ": showing special courtesy and regard to women"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shi-v\u0259l-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8shi-v\u0259l-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "elevated",
      "gallant",
      "great",
      "greathearted",
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "magnanimous",
      "natural",
      "noble",
      "sublime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "base",
      "debased",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "ignoble",
      "low"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a kind and chivalrous man",
      "still engages in chivalrous behavior, such as holding doors for people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Depp adjusts a phone cord near Camille Vasquez, his attorney, and the gesture is replayed in slow motion and exalted as a chivalrous deed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Mendes also shared the love on Instagram, posting his chivalrous red carpet moment. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The Song of Glory tells the story of the chivalrous woman Li Ge and the governor Liu Yikang who after many tribulations, get married, join hands to defend the country, and jointly create a prosperous and peaceful world. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Like Curthose before him, the generous and chivalrous Stephen lacked the ruthlessness that had enabled Henry I to impose his iron will upon a fickle and self-seeking nobility. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "For those wondering, Xyon Quinn was the unnamed individual who was showing his chivalrous side during a random segment last week. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Like his theatrical clients, Mr. Zarem could deftly switch roles: from the choleric control freak grappling with the last-minute glitches in staging an event to the chivalrous host greeting every guest like a best friend. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Gone with the Wind, which, with its portraits of buoyant, slavery-loving enslaved people and chivalrous Confederate officers, won the Pulitzer. \u2014 Benjamin Nugent, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "This narrative \u2014 which paints men as entirely altruistic, selfless, even chivalrous for supporting women \u2014 is simply false. \u2014 Ellevate, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chivalerous, chevalrous, chyvalrous \"excelling in warfare, valiant, exemplifying the ideals of chivalry,\" borrowed from Anglo-French chevalerus, chevalrous (continental Old French chevalerous ), from chevalerie \"body of knights serving an overlord, chivalry \" + -us, -ous  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201010"
  },
  "chivy":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks",
      ": to move or obtain by small maneuvers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bother",
      "bug",
      "disturb",
      "intrude (upon)",
      "pester"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chivy , noun, chase, hunt, probably from English dialect Chevy Chase chase, confusion, from the name of a ballad describing the battle of Otterburn (1388)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224951"
  },
  "chock-full":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full to the limit",
      ": very full"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259k-\u02c8fu\u0307l",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
      "-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k-\u02c8fu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brimful",
      "brimming",
      "bursting",
      "chockablock",
      "crammed",
      "crowded",
      "fat",
      "filled",
      "full",
      "jam-packed",
      "jammed",
      "loaded",
      "packed",
      "stuffed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "blank",
      "devoid",
      "empty",
      "stark",
      "vacant",
      "void"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230210"
  },
  "chockful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full to the limit",
      ": very full"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259k-\u02c8fu\u0307l",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
      "-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k-\u02c8fu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brimful",
      "brimming",
      "bursting",
      "chockablock",
      "crammed",
      "crowded",
      "fat",
      "filled",
      "full",
      "jam-packed",
      "jammed",
      "loaded",
      "packed",
      "stuffed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "blank",
      "devoid",
      "empty",
      "stark",
      "vacant",
      "void"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172957"
  },
  "chocolate-box":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "superficially pretty or sentimental"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "cloying",
      "corny",
      "drippy",
      "fruity",
      "gooey",
      "lovey-dovey",
      "maudlin",
      "mawkish",
      "mushy",
      "novelettish",
      "saccharine",
      "sappy",
      "schmaltzy",
      "sentimental",
      "sloppy",
      "slushy",
      "soppy",
      "soupy",
      "spoony",
      "spooney",
      "sticky",
      "sugarcoated",
      "sugary",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unsentimental"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1892, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163501"
  },
  "choice":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the act of choosing selection",
      "power of choosing option",
      "the best part cream",
      "a person or thing chosen",
      "a number and variety to choose among",
      "care in selecting",
      "a grade of meat between prime and good",
      "to be preferred",
      "worthy of being chosen",
      "selected with care",
      "of high quality",
      "of a grade between prime and good",
      "the act of picking between two or more possibilities",
      "the power of choosing option",
      "a person or thing chosen",
      "a range of possibilities to choose from",
      "of very good quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ch\u022fis",
    "synonyms":[
      "alternative",
      "discretion",
      "druthers",
      "election",
      "liberty",
      "option",
      "pick",
      "preference",
      "selection",
      "volition",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "elegant",
      "exquisite",
      "fine",
      "rare",
      "recherch\u00e9",
      "select"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "For example, a domain name with the .tv extension would be a good choice for a website about television. \u2014 Michael Gargiulo, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The erstwhile Captain America is a solid choice to headline what\u2019s mainly a straightforward sci-fi action story bookended by a pair of existential crises that actually make this spinoff fly. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The residue-free option is a great choice for sensitive skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The Sox needed a 40-man roster spot for Refsnyder and Ara\u00faz was a fairly obvious choice to go. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "At just under $30, Winner Outfitter's camping hammock is a great choice for those looking for comfort that won't break the bank. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Trendiness aside, these sandals are a versatile choice for summer as they can be styled from bathing suits to the occasional biker shorts and hoodie combo on hungover bodega runs. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
      "Eventually, Novavax hopes also to become a choice for the millions more who haven\u2019t yet had a booster dose of today\u2019s vaccines, regardless of which shot people got originally. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The directors\u2019 decision to focus on the fourth estate in democracies as opposed to autocracies was a deliberate choice . \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Pro- choice advocates took to the streets to protest across the country following the leaking of the document. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Rights once secured but abruptly taken away will anger, energize and motivate pro- choice proponents. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "choiceness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of choosing : selection",
      ": power of choosing : option",
      ": the best part : cream",
      ": a person or thing chosen",
      ": a number and variety to choose among",
      ": care in selecting",
      ": a grade of meat between prime and good",
      ": to be preferred",
      ": worthy of being chosen",
      ": selected with care",
      ": of high quality",
      ": of a grade between prime and good",
      ": the act of picking between two or more possibilities",
      ": the power of choosing : option",
      ": a person or thing chosen",
      ": a range of possibilities to choose from",
      ": of very good quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022fis",
      "\u02c8ch\u022fis"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alternative",
      "discretion",
      "druthers",
      "election",
      "liberty",
      "option",
      "pick",
      "preference",
      "selection",
      "volition",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "elegant",
      "exquisite",
      "fine",
      "rare",
      "recherch\u00e9",
      "select"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For example, a domain name with the .tv extension would be a good choice for a website about television. \u2014 Michael Gargiulo, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The erstwhile Captain America is a solid choice to headline what\u2019s mainly a straightforward sci-fi action story bookended by a pair of existential crises that actually make this spinoff fly. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The residue-free option is a great choice for sensitive skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The Sox needed a 40-man roster spot for Refsnyder and Ara\u00faz was a fairly obvious choice to go. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "At just under $30, Winner Outfitter's camping hammock is a great choice for those looking for comfort that won't break the bank. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Trendiness aside, these sandals are a versatile choice for summer as they can be styled from bathing suits to the occasional biker shorts and hoodie combo on hungover bodega runs. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
      "Eventually, Novavax hopes also to become a choice for the millions more who haven\u2019t yet had a booster dose of today\u2019s vaccines, regardless of which shot people got originally. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The directors\u2019 decision to focus on the fourth estate in democracies as opposed to autocracies was a deliberate choice . \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Pro- choice advocates took to the streets to protest across the country following the leaking of the document. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Rights once secured but abruptly taken away will anger, energize and motivate pro- choice proponents. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173752"
  },
  "choke":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air",
      ": to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of",
      ": to obstruct by filling up or clogging",
      ": to fill completely : jam",
      ": to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor",
      ": to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle",
      ": to become choked in breathing",
      ": to become obstructed or checked",
      ": to become or feel constricted (see constrict sense 1 ) in the throat (as from strong emotion)",
      ": to shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat",
      ": to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation",
      ": the filamentous inedible center of an artichoke flower head",
      ": an artichoke flower head",
      ": something that obstructs passage or flow: such as",
      ": a valve for choking (see choke entry 1 sense 3 ) a gasoline engine",
      ": a constriction in an outlet (as of an oil well) that restricts flow",
      ": reactor sense 2",
      ": a constriction (such as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle (see muzzle entry 1 sense 3 ) of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shot",
      ": the act of choking",
      ": to keep from breathing in a normal way by cutting off the supply of air",
      ": to have the trachea blocked entirely or partly",
      ": to slow or prevent the growth or action of",
      ": to block by clogging",
      ": to eat with difficulty",
      ": to become too emotional to speak",
      ": to keep from breathing in a normal way by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air",
      ": to have the trachea blocked entirely or partly",
      ": the act of choking",
      ": pulmonary manifestations of decompression sickness including shortness of breath, chest pain, and cough"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk",
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk",
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "garrote",
      "garotte",
      "strangle",
      "suffocate",
      "throttle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Chew your food well so you don't choke .",
      "We were choking on fumes.",
      "The thick smoke was choking me.",
      "The flowers were choked by the weeds.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nothing gets burned, so nothing goes up a chimney to choke the air. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Poland also pushing its European neighbors to finalize a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow that would include a near-total embargo on Russian oil: the West\u2019s biggest attempt yet to choke funding for the Kremlin\u2019s war industry. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The Times\u2019 Tom Ball reports Russia has been targeting the city with missile strikes and a naval blockade to choke the port\u2019s exports of Ukrainian grain and wheat. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Look for pests or signs of debris, which could choke the plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "Barnett, 34, said LaBeouf, 35, tried to choke her multiple times, including once during a violent attack at a gas station in February 2019. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
      "Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Ezra Miller, who plays Credence Barebone in all three films, made headlines after appearing to choke a fan outside a club and, most recently, allegedly harassed people at a bar in Hawaii and breaking into a couple\u2019s hotel room. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Seifi worries that a person using this method could choke and advised against it. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ultimately, the dollar is the choke -point that makes U.S. sanctions effective. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "There was the split finger and the choke change, which helped Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the principal choke points behind low mission capability rates for US military aircraft has been insufficient inventories of spare parts. \u2014 Oliver Wyman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And with no thorns or choke , paring them is a snap; getting to the heart of the matter involves just a few tugs of the outer leaves, a slice of the conical top, and a quick trim of the base. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "People counting, occupancy estimation, choke -point detection and other applications are helping retailers plan their stores more effectively. \u2014 Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Additionally, Brown did not strangle or choke Adams, according to police. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The witness said on other occasions, Ray had struck him with a hammer, threatened him with a knife and put him in a choke -hold. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "More drivers had been returning to the roads as Covid-19 restrictions eased, but the nation\u2019s capacity to refine gasoline remained below pre-pandemic levels, creating a choke on supply when demand was on the rise. \u2014 Joseph De Avila And Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195355"
  },
  "choleric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered",
      ": angry , irate",
      ": easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-rik",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ler-ik",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-rik",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ler-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "cross",
      "crotchety",
      "fiery",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "irascible",
      "irritable",
      "peevish",
      "perverse",
      "pettish",
      "petulant",
      "prickly",
      "quick-tempered",
      "raspy",
      "ratty",
      "short-tempered",
      "snappish",
      "snappy",
      "snarky",
      "snippety",
      "snippy",
      "stuffy",
      "testy",
      "waspish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk",
      "I absolutely get choleric when a telemarketer calls during the dinner hour.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mask agonists tend to be both crumbly and choleric , a bad combination and ample reason to seek comfort. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cholera ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202601"
  },
  "choose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select freely and after consideration",
      ": to decide on especially by vote : elect",
      ": to have a preference for",
      ": decide",
      ": to make a selection",
      ": to take an alternative",
      ": to select freely and after careful thought",
      ": to decide what to do",
      ": to see fit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-pick",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "select",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decline",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "turn down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the sports, choose from aerobics, biking, hiking, softball, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and swimming in the camp's lakes. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "Just choose the plan that\u2019s right for you and submit eligible claims for reimbursement. \u2014 Elizabeth Sheldon, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Christian Gill, Grace Yek, Len Bleh and Tony Ferrari choose the winners. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "Given the outrageous cost of traditional four-year schools, some of them will choose an online education. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa could choose to block the legislation again or to send it once more to the Constitutional Court for vetting. \u2014 Barry Hatton, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Swedish royal Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) must choose between duty and love in the heartfelt coming-of-age drama Young Royals. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Pick a restaurant, choose your current craving, confirm your order, and you're done. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "People with wide feet, for example, should choose walking sneakers with a wide toe box. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175026"
  },
  "choosey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fastidiously selective : particular",
      ": careful in making choices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
      "We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1862, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202120"
  },
  "choosy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fastidiously selective : particular",
      ": careful in making choices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
      "We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1862, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222203"
  },
  "chop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument",
      ": to cut into pieces",
      ": to weed and thin out (young cotton)",
      ": to cut as if by chopping",
      ": to strike (something, such as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke",
      ": to subject to the action of a chopper",
      ": to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (such as an ax)",
      ": to move or act suddenly or violently",
      ": a forceful usually slanting blow with or as if with an ax or cleaver",
      ": a sharp downward blow or stroke",
      ": a small cut of meat often including part of a rib \u2014 see lamb illustration",
      ": a mark made by or as if by chopping",
      ": material that has been chopped up",
      ": a short abrupt motion (as of a wave)",
      ": a stretch of choppy sea",
      ": chopper sense 6",
      ": abrupt elimination or removal (as from a job)",
      ": to change direction",
      ": to veer with or as if with wind",
      ": to argue with sophistical reasoning and minute distinctions",
      ": a seal or official stamp or its impression",
      ": a license validated by a seal",
      ": a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality",
      ": a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop",
      ": quality , grade",
      ": to cut by striking especially over and over with something sharp",
      ": to cut into small pieces : mince",
      ": a sharp downward blow or stroke (as with an ax)",
      ": a small cut of meat often including a part of a rib"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dice",
      "hash",
      "mince"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171648"
  },
  "chop-chop":{
    "type":"adverb",
    "definitions":[
      "without delay quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02ccch\u00e4p-\u02c8ch\u00e4p",
    "synonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "hot",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slow",
      "slowly"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Chinese Pidgin English, reduplication of chop fast",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162642"
  },
  "choppy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being roughened : chapped",
      ": rough with small waves",
      ": interrupted by ups and downs",
      ": jerky",
      ": disconnected",
      ": changeable , variable",
      ": rough with small waves",
      ": marked by sudden stops and starts : not smooth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aperiodic",
      "casual",
      "catchy",
      "discontinuous",
      "episodic",
      "episodical",
      "erratic",
      "fitful",
      "intermittent",
      "irregular",
      "occasional",
      "spasmodic",
      "spastic",
      "sporadic",
      "spotty",
      "unsteady"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "continuous",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181412"
  },
  "chops":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jaw",
      ": mouth",
      ": the fleshy covering of the jaws",
      ": embouchure",
      ": the technical facility of a musical performer",
      ": expertise in a particular field or activity",
      ": the fleshy covering of the jaws"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4ps",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4ps"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "experience",
      "expertise",
      "know-how",
      "moxie",
      "proficiency",
      "savvy",
      "skills"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inexperience"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Klay Thompson\u2019s defensive chops are making an appearance in the most pivotal moments. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Chicago's set clearly put more of a premium on showing off musical chops than Wilson's set, at times venturing into progressive-rock terrain. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "In a pre-recorded skit that aired for attendees at the celebratory concert at Buckingham Palace in London, the Queen showed off her comedy and acting chops while hosting the beloved character for tea. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not uncommon for families to travel for large quantities of takeout \u2014 from as far away as Kissimmee \u2014 to bring back to their Airbnbs. Pork belly and pork chops score big, says Wang. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "At one point, Haddock needed to film a scene as Myrna in one of her star-making silent film roles\u2014a small moment for Downton, but one Curtis says shows the actress\u2019s chops . \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "Candidates in the 11th District have been arguing that their biographies represent the appropriate balance between understanding the city bureaucracy, while also having the chops to challenge it. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "As for off-road chops , the Mantis Overland has 14 inches of ground clearance and Timbren\u2019s Axle-Less Suspension underneath, which gives you four inches of lift over the standard Mantis and helps soak up the bumps when the pavement ends. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Steaks and chops are priced individually and range from $21.99 for a 1956 boneless rib-eye to filet mignon starting at $27.99 each to $95 for a 36-ounce dry-aged Wagyu beef Tomahawk chop. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of chap entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195610"
  },
  "chord":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously",
      ": accord",
      ": to play chords especially on a stringed instrument",
      ": to make chords on",
      ": harmonize",
      ": cord sense 3a",
      ": a straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle",
      ": a straight line joining two points on a curve",
      ": an individual emotion or disposition",
      ": either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members",
      ": the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil",
      ": a group of tones sounded together to form harmony",
      ": a straight line joining two points on a curve",
      ": cord sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frd",
      "\u02c8k\u022frd",
      "\u02c8k\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "emotion",
      "feeling",
      "passion",
      "sentiment"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1608, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200946"
  },
  "chore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the regular or daily light work of a household or farm",
      ": a routine task or job",
      ": a difficult or disagreeable task",
      ": a small job that is done regularly",
      ": a dull, unpleasant, or difficult task"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022fr",
      "\u02c8ch\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assignment",
      "duty",
      "job",
      "task"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The children were each assigned different household chores .",
      "I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.",
      "Doing taxes can be a real chore .",
      "That movie is a chore to sit through.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The one way around the bad fairness math is if there\u2019s some chore or area of chores your partner does do well, gladly or out of necessity. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Fortunately, cheering on the endearingly vulgar show\u2014or perhaps alternately endearing and vulgar is better\u2014is hardly a taxing chore . \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Shopping for the best grill cleaner shouldn't be a complicated chore . \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "One consequence is that Delta farmers, in addition to siphoning irrigation water from the channels that surround their islands, have to pump water out\u2014a chore familiar to anyone who has used a sump pump to keep a basement dry. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
      "At the National Park Service\u2019s most popular spots, a combination of timed-entry ticket systems, hikes with user fees, and headache-inducing online reservations can turn what should be a respite into a chore . \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "When peeling broccoli stems starts to feel like a chore , just remove the old blade and pop on the new one. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 May 2022",
      "Always high on my spring garden chore list is transplanting. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Sport coats, we\u2019re told, are the staid garments of yesteryear, artifacts of a stuffier era that are being replaced by safari jackets and chore coats at a rapid clip. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of chare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183854"
  },
  "chortle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sing or chant exultantly",
      ": to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased",
      ": to say or sing with a chortling intonation",
      ": a laugh or chuckle expressing pleasure or amusement",
      ": to chuckle in amusement or joy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022fr-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8ch\u022fr-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "cackle",
      "chuckle",
      "crack up",
      "giggle",
      "hee-haw",
      "laugh",
      "roar",
      "scream",
      "snicker",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He chortled , \u201cYou're going to love this.\u201d",
      "audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Daily Show\u2019s Trevor Noah has been booked to tell the jokes that everyone will chortle over at first, then complain about later. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Critics understandably chortle but the paper perhaps is resurrecting itself for a serious moment. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not every day that an American president and a foreign dictator chortle together over the IQ of an American former vice president. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "So, yes, by all means chortle and smirk online at the consensual private trespasses of Jerry Falwell Jr., yet another great Protestant hypocrite laid low. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "My year-old daughter is chortling , making silly faces with my mom. \u2014 Bridget Shirvell, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "There are a host of other chortling jack-o-lanterns as well, usually including an enormous one shooting flames from the top of its roasting head, an effect created by soaking toilet paper rolls in kerosene. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Klobuchar contrasted her big picture talk with stories of her family\u2019s humble roots \u2014 her grandfather was a miner, who used a coffee can to save for her father\u2019s future \u2014 and kept the crowd chortling with jokes. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "Strong reactions to the 2019 musical should be evident over the next seven days at Birmingham\u2019s Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema, during nine screenings that encourage audience members to heckle, chortle and sing along. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 24 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1891, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223752"
  },
  "chowderhead":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "dolt , blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8chau\u0307-d\u0259r-\u02cched",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "instantly concluded his new son-in-law was a chowderhead"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of dialect jolterhead blockhead",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "chromatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or giving all the tones of the chromatic scale",
      ": characterized by frequent use of accidentals",
      ": of or relating to color or color phenomena or sensations",
      ": highly colored",
      ": of or relating to chroma",
      ": accidental sense 2",
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by color or color phenomena or sensations",
      ": capable of being colored by staining agents"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u014d-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "kr\u014d-\u02c8mat-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "colored",
      "colorful",
      "kaleidoscopic",
      "motley",
      "multicolored",
      "multihued",
      "polychromatic",
      "polychrome",
      "prismatic",
      "rainbow",
      "varicolored",
      "varied",
      "variegated",
      "various"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "colorless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the strikingly chromatic paintings of Matisse and the other Fauvists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Often the entire chromatic circle is used in the same scene. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Case in point: For this version of the iconic light fixture, Dixon filtered light through a dichroic filter, allowing for a chromatic effect. \u2014 Kevin Leblanc, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
      "The chromatic collection, from technical dresses and skirts to terrycloth wristbands and headbands, is made to play well together. \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "The same color paints the walls and ceiling in order to achieve a chromatic continuity. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "But a room scheme without visual interruptions and drastic chromatic transitions can have considerable impact. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Messina is also credited with creating the Interval Study Method, a playing technique using diatonic and chromatic scales. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Some in marketing communications like to call that chromatic and graphic continuity. \u2014 Henry Devries, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Groove to its color-keyed uniformity and its sheer chromatic intensity. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Electro- chromatic glass on the hood allows more light into the cabin when driving, but can also be darkened to hide anything stored inside. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The opening section recalls the chromatic yet tonal music of Schoenberg and Zemlinsky 40 years prior but is followed by a dissonant scherzo. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "These modules can automatically remove optical defects like distortion, chromatic aberrations, vignetting, and lack of sharpness with one click. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "The open-mindedness and chromatic exuberance that McHugh shares with her daughter is one of the Campbell + Charlotte brand\u2019s dynamic strong points. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Just off the entry, a signature James Turrell ovoid wall sculpture greets visitors with a dreamy chromatic display, the first of many personal artistic accents woven throughout her home. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
      "Abels\u2019 score is an insinuating amalgam of blues, African chromatics and old-Hollywood atmosphere compete with choral exhortations (sung in Swahili) to run for your life. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 13 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Noun",
      "1708, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214000"
  },
  "chubby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "plump",
      "somewhat fat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-b\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blubbery",
      "corpulent",
      "fat",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lean",
      "skinny",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "thin"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was always chubby as a child.",
      "the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On its hard-plastic cover, there was an anthropomorphic bear dressed like a ballerina balancing on a single chubby toe. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "On the streets, Lee was mocked as Pikachu, the chubby yellow rodent Pok\u00e9mon, a play on his full Chinese name John Lee Ka-chiu. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "In North Carolina, a baby is born with chubby cheeks and the same button-nose as his big brother. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Evan Omar Polina Aguilar was a chubby 2-year-old when he was diagnosed with malignant neuroblastoma cancer in May 2019, said his mother, Lorena Aguilar. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Around me, pastry chefs are rolling dough into spirals of chubby croissants and plump rolls. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The chubby fellow\u2019s first entry into polygonal 3D on the Nintendo 64 is a solid outing. \u2014 PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Eloise and chubby and likely dowry-less Penelope aren\u2019t the picture-perfect prospect that Daphne was. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Ryan was a chubby little boy, but has become tall and lean after a huge growth spurt. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chub ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1722, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164538"
  },
  "chuck":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cluck",
      ": pat , tap",
      ": toss , throw",
      ": discard",
      ": dismiss , oust",
      ": give up",
      ": a pat or nudge under the chin",
      ": an abrupt movement or toss",
      ": a cut of beef that includes most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs \u2014 see beef illustration",
      ": food",
      ": an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (such as a drill or lathe)",
      ": to give a pat or tap to",
      ": toss entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259k",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cashier",
      "cast (off)",
      "deep-six",
      "discard",
      "ditch",
      "dump",
      "eighty-six",
      "86",
      "exorcise",
      "exorcize",
      "fling (off ",
      "jettison",
      "junk",
      "lay by",
      "lose",
      "pitch",
      "reject",
      "scrap",
      "shed",
      "shuck (off)",
      "slough (off)",
      "sluff (off)",
      "throw away",
      "throw out",
      "toss",
      "unload"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bread",
      "chow",
      "comestibles",
      "eatables",
      "eats",
      "edibles",
      "fare",
      "food",
      "foodstuffs",
      "grub",
      "meat",
      "provender",
      "provisions",
      "table",
      "tucker",
      "viands",
      "victuals",
      "vittles"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1595, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195754"
  },
  "chucklehead":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u1d4al-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "most of the summer interns strike me as chuckleheads",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anecdotes, hyperbole: the talking chuckleheads sowing and selling fear. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Of note: Peter shares the couch with legendary chuckleheads Beavis & Butt-head, and that cartoon mash-up features guest vocals from none other than B&B creator Mike Judge, as well as a questionable updo hairstyle for Peter. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 20 July 2019",
      "For some reason, the actual governor of Virginia clears time from his busy schedule to ask Becca\u2019s assorted chuckleheads a debate question. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 4 July 2018",
      "Hey, maybe Mayfield can play and not be a polarizing chucklehead like Manziel. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "There's gold under that ice, and these chuckleheads are going to compete to get it. \u2014 Emily Fehrenbacher, Alaska Dispatch News , 24 Aug. 2017",
      "Most prominent among the neighbors are Erik Pfeifer\u2019s kind Russian Boris and Kevin Ragsdale\u2019s nosy chucklehead George. \u2014 Eric Marchese, Orange County Register , 17 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chuckle lumpish + head ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1748, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220344"
  },
  "chuff":{
    "type":[
      "noun (1)",
      "noun (2)",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "boor , churl",
      "to produce noisy exhaust or exhalations proceed or operate with chuffs",
      "the sound of noisy exhaust or exhalations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-165843"
  },
  "chuffed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": quite pleased : delighted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gratified",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied",
      "thankful",
      "tickled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "joyless",
      "sad",
      "unhappy",
      "unpleased",
      "unsatisfied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed , with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China). \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
      "Anyway, the social media reaction has been pretty massive, from chuffed PSG fans heralding their new signing as the messiah, to Inter supporters wishing him well - or not so well - on his departure from San Siro. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "But over in Milan, fans were pretty chuffed about Icardi's departure. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "Other BBMAs attendees appeared chuffed to interact with Swift as well. \u2014 Abby Jones, Billboard , 21 May 2018",
      "Norfolk Islanders are proud of their unique culture and the lawn bowlers were chuffed to stand on a podium and watch the raising of their green and white flag that features the Norfolk Pine. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2018",
      "Foddy, an unpresuming Australian with a doctorate in moral philosophy who now makes video games that purposely abuse their players, encouraged me not to get too chuffed about my entourage. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Jan. 2018",
      "Attenborough seems quite chuffed by his new namesake. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 23 Mar. 2017",
      "Nobody, however, looked as unsure of his footing as Chairman Devin Nunes, who, not very long ago, was feeling chuffed enough to snark at reporters about how silly this all is. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 20 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"English dialect chuff pleased, puffed with fat",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195944"
  },
  "chum":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a close friend : pal",
      ": to room together",
      ": to be a close friend",
      ": to show affable friendliness",
      ": to spend time with someone as a friend",
      ": animal or vegetable matter (such as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish",
      ": to attract with chum",
      ": to throw chum overboard to attract fish",
      ": chum salmon",
      ": a close friend : pal",
      ": to spend time with as a friend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "amigo",
      "buddy",
      "compadre",
      "comrade",
      "confidant",
      "confidante",
      "crony",
      "familiar",
      "friend",
      "intimate",
      "mate",
      "musketeer",
      "pal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "associate",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1684, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1857, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1857, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174623"
  },
  "chumminess":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": quite friendly",
      ": very friendly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bosom",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "close",
      "especial",
      "familiar",
      "friendly",
      "inseparable",
      "intimate",
      "inward",
      "near",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was getting chummy with the reporters.",
      "the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Romijn, who has her own chummy relationship with Pike, makes Number One feel like a person with more weight and canonical influence than the character was ever allowed to have. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "For most of their chummy conversations, Tomlinson appeared polite, deferential, even in awe of her friend and mentor, a more seasoned stand-up, writer and television star. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Not the big moments \u2014 the corporate tax cut, the chummy meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the insults to our NATO allies, the two impeachments, the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But for most of its history, the nation's highest court has looked like a chummy private men's club from a not-so-distant time. \u2014 Jessica Campisi And Brandon Griggs, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Longtime antagonists Heather Gay and Lisa Barlow are also very chummy . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "In the months since, Amazon\u2019s relationship with the White House has been less than chummy . \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "For a comic her age, Tomlinson is remarkably nimble, able to pivot from light to dark, innocent to dirty, chummy to aggressive. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The show switched to a chummy , freewheeling atmosphere that featured co-anchors Carlos Amezcua and Barbara Beck, weatherman Mark Kriski, traffic reporter Jennifer York and reporter Eric Spillman. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chum entry 1 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210219"
  },
  "chump":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who is easily tricked : a stupid or foolish person",
      "\u2014 see also chump change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dupe",
      "gull",
      "mug",
      "patsy",
      "pigeon",
      "pushover",
      "sap",
      "soft touch",
      "sucker",
      "tool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Joining the co-hosts in blue-hued purgatory is interim showrunner Michael Davies, who replaced that chump of a man who tried to give himself the hosting gig earlier this year. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "If, as Mock suggests, the organic consumer could be seen as a chump , Constant\u2019s greater disregard may have been for the organic regulators and traders who agreed to take him at his word. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Americans invented business English and confessional poetry; doing business in the UK is an entirely different thing, and confession there is a chump \u2019s game. \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Americans invented business English and confessional poetry; doing business in the UK is an entirely different thing, and confession there is a chump \u2019s game. \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Americans invented business English and confessional poetry; doing business in the UK is an entirely different thing, and confession there is a chump \u2019s game. \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "And seeing as your bottled water probably came from municipal pipes anyway, you\u2019re being played for a chump by the roughly $200-billion U.S. beverage industry. Cheers! \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Americans invented business English and confessional poetry; doing business in the UK is an entirely different thing, and confession there is a chump \u2019s game. \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "The Justice Department\u2019s real position is that legal technicalities require the judiciary to make a chump out of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps blend of chunk and lump ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223718"
  },
  "chunk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)",
      ": a large noteworthy quantity or part",
      ": a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse",
      ": a unit of information retained in the memory and easily recalled",
      ": to make a dull plunging or explosive sound",
      ": to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball",
      ": to organize (separate units of information) into a single large unit that is retained in the memory and easily recalled",
      ": a short thick piece"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259\u014bk",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "handful",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "mouthful",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "peanuts",
      "pinch",
      "pittance",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "speck",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "taste",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She cut the fruit into large chunks .",
      "She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone.",
      "He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Such inflation tends to especially hit the poor, who spend a bigger chunk of their budgets on needs like groceries and gas. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the Luhansk region that includes Sievierodonetsk, said on Sunday Ukrainian forces controlled about half the city after recapturing a large chunk from Russian troops. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "Yet, a survey of Jackson\u2019s predominantly free parking showed in 2017 that a large chunk of spots remain empty even in peak tourist season. \u2014 Katharina Buchholz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "No matter how passionately Biden pleaded for vaccinations, a large chunk of the Republic Party have denied the reality of the continuing public health emergency. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Eateries comprise a large chunk of the newest businesses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Bartleman\u2019s district includes Weston, Southwest Ranches, a large chunk of Pembroke Pines and portions of Davie and Sunrise. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
      "The military sucked up another large chunk , according to the French abolitionist writer and politician Victor Sch\u0153lcher. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why financial planners suggest keeping a chunk of your nest egg in cash, perhaps 5%. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Roast the medium-sweet flesh, or chunk it for stews. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 19 July 2020",
      "In the first round, Mattie, Swaggy, and Cory decide to team up and chunk out the sequence together. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 21 May 2020",
      "This beastly setup offers Nvidia\u2019s high-end Titan RTX graphics card, paired with a 4GHz processor, 32GB of RAM, and a full terabyte of storage space, with the option to rent more in those 256GB chunks at $3 a pop. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "The Bruins chunked several birdie putts, including a slick third-period setup from Charlie McAvoy that Chris Wagner heeled wide of an open net. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). \u2014 Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). \u2014 Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). \u2014 Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "All these steps, chunked into a single unit in the memory, are triggered by the environmental cue of getting into your car. \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1890, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211148"
  },
  "chunky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heavy, solid, and thick or bulky",
      ": stocky",
      ": plump , chubby",
      ": filled with chunks",
      ": heavy, thick, and solid",
      ": having a short and thick body",
      ": containing many solid pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259\u014b-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clumpy",
      "curdy",
      "lumpy",
      "nubbly",
      "nubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "smooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The shoes have chunky heels.",
      "an athlete with a chunky build",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a food processor, combine the bell peppers, jalape\u00f1os, garlic and herbs, and pulse until a chunky mixture forms, about 30 seconds. \u2014 Anna Voloshyna, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Residents of hamlets downstream cleaned up the mess from hundreds of swamped homes, pumping and dumping buckets of chunky brown water outside. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "Pulling the ensemble together with a glamorous stack of chunky necklaces, which included a large gold cross pendant, Hailey understood the assignment with matching lime green nails and even a green drink. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The peek-a-boo effect of the high neckline looks chic underneath blazers and chunky knits. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Jessica Alba recently stepped out in Los Angeles wearing an all-white outfit including denim and layers of chunky necklaces, while white jeans in baggy and low-rise silhouettes were also seen all over street style stars at Paris Fashion Week. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "To top off the look, the singer wore a floor-grazing jacket with a cozy shearling interior and strappy sandals, with several chunky necklaces and dainty hoop earrings as accessories. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "As for those with flat feet, Dr. Brenner says that the combination of the sandal's thick arch and wide chunky heel will provide the proper cushioning and shock absorption for lasting comfort. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
      "The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy, like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230740"
  },
  "churl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ceorl",
      ": a medieval peasant",
      ": rustic , countryman",
      ": a rude ill-bred person",
      ": a stingy morose person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumpkin",
      "chawbacon",
      "clodhopper",
      "cornball",
      "countryman",
      "hayseed",
      "hick",
      "provincial",
      "rube",
      "rustic",
      "yokel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "cosmopolite",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "as far as he was concerned, anyone from outside the city was a backwater churl",
      "don't bother asking for donations at that house\u2014the churl who lives there believes that charity begins and ends at home"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cherl \"non-noble person (whether free or bound), ill-bred person, boor, fellow,\" going back to Old English ceorl \"male person, man, married man, countryman, member of the lowest class of freemen,\" going back to Germanic *kerla- \"man, freeman\" (whence also Old Frisian tzerl, tzirl, kerl \"man, servant,\" Middle Dutch kerel, kerl \"freeman below the rank of knight\"), with a by-form *karla- (whence Old High German karl, charel \"man, husband,\" Old Norse karl \"man, commoner, old man\"), of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224528"
  },
  "chutzpa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": supreme self-confidence : nerve , gall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307t-sp\u0259",
      "\u02c8\u1e35u\u0307t-",
      "-(\u02cc)sp\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "audaciousness",
      "audacity",
      "brashness",
      "brass",
      "brassiness",
      "brazenness",
      "cheek",
      "cheekiness",
      "crust",
      "effrontery",
      "face",
      "gall",
      "nerve",
      "nerviness",
      "pertness",
      "presumption",
      "presumptuousness",
      "sauce",
      "sauciness",
      "temerity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even the most robust encryption is no match for thieves with enough resources, patience and chutzpah . \u2014 James Beecham, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But Grainger\u2019s wedding night, which outraged some for its audacity and vulgarity and delighted others for its sheer chutzpah and exceptional music-making, is the Hollywood Bowl in a nutshell. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight. \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "This opens the floor to everyone who has ideas \u2014 not just those with the loudest voices or the chutzpah to buttonhole leaders in passing to pitch their ideas. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Possessed of seemingly boundless networking chutzpah , Holmes touted Theranos blood-testing technology as a breakthrough that could scan for hundreds of medical conditions using just a few drops of blood. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, USA TODAY , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "That a person like this could exist in that time: Someone who seems to shine, to have such a lightness about them, this cheekiness, this chutzpah . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The entertainment industry gave them the stage and the chutzpah to build careers and a relationship everyone else predicted would fail. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The audience\u2019s laughter expressed appreciation less for Rather\u2019s wit than for his chutzpah . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Yiddish khutspe , from Late Hebrew \u1e25u\u1e63p\u0101h ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195210"
  },
  "ch\u00e2teau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feudal castle or fortress in France",
      ": a large country house : mansion",
      ": a French vineyard estate",
      ": a castle or a large house especially in France"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sha-\u02c8t\u014d",
      "sha-\u02c8t\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "castle",
      "estate",
      "hacienda",
      "hall",
      "manor",
      "manor house",
      "manse",
      "mansion",
      "palace",
      "villa"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a gorgeous ch\u00e2teau on a hill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 2002 house, designed in the style of a French chateau , was built by Guy Pilli of Pilli Custom Homes. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Nicolas Devic of Groupe Mercure is the listing agent for the chateau . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "For sale: a French chateau -style mansion in one of Los Angeles\u2019 most exclusive neighborhoods, Holmby Hills, complete with 11 bedrooms, 27 bathrooms and an asking price of $63.5 million. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "The house itself is remarkable, a near unique example of 19th-century English architecture following the style of an 18th-century French chateau . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "California couple Mark Goff and Phillip Engel bought a rundown 48-room chateau in southwestern France. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "The sables, mink, and ermines checked at the cloakroom could have carpeted the chateau ballroom wall to wall. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Another Cannes party high-water mark, according to festival regulars, was the 1998 Velvet Goldmine fete held in a crumbling chateau on the edge of a cliff. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "More akin to a French chateau than a Southern California-style home, Villa Nafissa transports you to a bygone era \u2014 and that was always the goal. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French chastel , Latin castellum fortress",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225307"
  },
  "cipher":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": zero sense 1a",
      ": one that has no weight, worth, or influence : nonentity",
      ": a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning",
      "\u2014 compare code sense 3b",
      ": a message in code",
      ": arabic numeral",
      ": a combination of symbolic letters",
      ": the interwoven initials of a name",
      ": to use figures in a mathematical process",
      ": encipher",
      ": to compute arithmetically",
      ": zero sense 1",
      ": a method of secret writing or the alphabet or letters and symbols used in such writing",
      ": a message in code",
      ": to use figures in doing a problem in arithmetic : calculate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aught",
      "goose egg",
      "naught",
      "nought",
      "nil",
      "nothing",
      "o",
      "oh",
      "zero",
      "zilch",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calculate",
      "compute",
      "figure",
      "reckon",
      "work out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cipher that can't be decoded",
      "She was nothing more than a cipher .",
      "Verb",
      "were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pages on the left (verso) were written in a cipher . \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "As a cipher of pop culture, Hollywood can\u2019t be beat. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, the cipher that Wittgenstein employed was both basic and known to his siblings, who used it as children (z is a, y is b, etc.). \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Kawakami gradually reveals the woman beneath the cipher , as Fuyuko is forced to confront the specter of Mizuno, the aloof teenager who took her virginity in a brutal encounter. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Don't ask me, but some online sleuths have already managed to figure out the cipher in the image. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Morse code, Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s Dancing Men code, the Knights Templar cipher and polyalphabetic substitution ciphers. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "The musicologist Nelly Kravetz discovered that this second musical cipher alludes to the pianist Elmira Nazirova, with whom Shostakovich was besotted at the time. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "It may be baked into the actual story, but John\u2019s cipher -like quality, added to the character\u2019s hypothermia and dazed, near-suicidal reluctance for help, sometimes reduces him to more of a prop than a persona. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center). \u2014 Stephen Nash, New York Times , 25 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211652"
  },
  "circuitous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a circular or winding course",
      ": not being forthright or direct in language or action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r-\u02c8ky\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circular",
      "indirect",
      "roundabout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "direct",
      "straight",
      "straightforward"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Their logic seems a bit circuitous .",
      "we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The language itself can be circuitous , vague and indirect. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The Perishing is an odyssey through time, Los Angeles, and circuitous , lyrical storytelling. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "When asked directly on Monday afternoon about his future with the Utah Jazz, head coach Quin Snyder gave a circuitous non-answer. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Financially, Iran has built a shadowy network that uses front companies and circuitous transactions to launder money and dodge sanctions, analysts say, which some believe may be offered for Russian use. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Pam Hupp's bizarre and circuitous route from Missouri house-flipper to infamous tabloid-TV killer has done big business for Dateline (five episodes, plus a hit podcast), and the team behind Pam doesn't try to fix what isn't broken. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Make no mistake, notwithstanding the intentional circuitous and deceptive talk about finances, weighted factors and other explanations, the end result will be very hurtful for school children in affected districts. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Ultimately, these are circuitous and mostly useless ways of understanding what is happening on the ground, and of understanding the variety of motives, incentives, and situations that apply to different people in an event like a pandemic. \u2014 Addison Del Mastro, The Week , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The 6-foot, 225-pound Davis was among the more impressive physical specimens at the Combine, but had a circuitous and troubled route through college football. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus , from Latin circuitus \u2014 see circuit  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204319"
  },
  "circulator":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in a circle , circuit , or orbit",
      ": to follow a course that returns to the starting point",
      ": to pass from person to person or place to place: such as",
      ": to flow without obstruction",
      ": to become well-known or widespread",
      ": to go from group to group at a social gathering",
      ": to come into the hands of readers",
      ": to become sold or distributed",
      ": to cause to circulate",
      ": to move around in a course",
      ": to pass or be passed from place to place or from person to person",
      ": to flow or be propelled naturally through a closed system of channels (as blood vessels)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broadcast",
      "disseminate",
      "propagate",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Tumblr, Depp supporters continue to circulate the debunked claim that Heard plagiarized part of her opening statement from Patricia Highsmith\u2019s The Talented Mr. Ripley. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Some places that have avoided the worst of the pandemic, including Puerto Rico and northern New England states, are coping with elevated Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations as the latest highly contagious iterations of the virus circulate . \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "And while some of those circulate with pristine sound thanks to expert tapers, the videos are almost universally dreadful. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2021",
      "Proper ventilation helps circulate air as sustainably and efficiently as possible. \u2014 Roei Friedberg, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The top level of Intel\u2019s factories, which are about 70 feet tall, have giant fans to help circulate air to the clean room directly below. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "These tubes open and close regularly to adjust the air pressure in your middle ear, remove natural fluids from your middle ear, and circulate new air inside your ear, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But within days, doubts about whether Smollett was telling the truth began to circulate on social media. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Anderson said he and his friends were detained overnight, as video of the incident began to circulate on social media. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 15 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circulatus , past participle of circulare , from circulus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214700"
  },
  "circumlocution":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea",
      ": evasion in speech"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-l\u014d-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocation",
      "shuffle",
      "tergiversation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was criticized for his use of circumlocution .",
      "I'm trying to avoid circumlocutions in my writing."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English circumlocucyon , from Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio , from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225041"
  },
  "circumlocutory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea",
      ": evasion in speech"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-l\u014d-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocation",
      "shuffle",
      "tergiversation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was criticized for his use of circumlocution .",
      "I'm trying to avoid circumlocutions in my writing."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English circumlocucyon , from Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio , from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170414"
  },
  "circumscribed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to constrict (see constrict sense 1 ) the range or activity of definitely and clearly",
      ": to define or mark off carefully",
      ": to draw a line around",
      ": to surround by or as if by a boundary",
      ": to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccskr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "confine",
      "hold down",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exceed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The circle is circumscribed by a square.",
      "circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since January of last year, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other action that would circumscribe teaching on these sensitive subjects, according to a database maintained by Education Week. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "This record is unsurprising given the Supreme Court\u2019s 1980 opinion in Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute, which held that Congress originally intended to narrowly circumscribe the authority to issue ETSs. \u2014 Joel Zinberg, National Review , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "All those very much circumscribe their ability to thrive. \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Still, the careful effort to circumscribe the retaliatory operation risks leaving the impression that Biden opted for a political strike rather than a substantive punishment. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "This is the effect of her books, too, in which vast, inhuman forces circumscribe her characters\u2019 most personal experiences. \u2014 Alice Gregory, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "SuperBalls became the darlings of physics professors, who took them to classes and circumscribed their bounces in equations and matrices at just the moment when cheap Zectron knockoffs were hitting gumball machines worldwide. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Contempt for Congress flourishes alongside an increasingly common belief among both Republicans and Democrats that the presidency is the main engine of government, rather than an office whose power was deliberately circumscribed by the Constitution. \u2014 Fergus M. Bordewich, Time , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "The election results will also affect the make-up of the committees, tightly circumscribed by Beijing, which every five years choose the chief executive. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English circumscriven , from Latin circumscribere , from circum- + scribere to write, draw \u2014 more at scribe ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202030"
  },
  "circumscription":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of circumscribing : the state of being circumscribed : such as",
      ": definition , delimitation",
      ": limitation",
      ": something that circumscribes : such as",
      ": limit , boundary",
      ": restriction",
      ": a circumscribed area or district"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8skrip-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "condition",
      "constraint",
      "curb",
      "fetter",
      "limitation",
      "restraint",
      "restriction",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society",
      "electronic monitoring bracelets are sometimes used to impose a circumscription of movement on people awaiting trial"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circumscription-, circumscriptio , from circumscribere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194210"
  },
  "circumspect":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccspekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s not entirely clear why the US government, which for weeks had been more circumspect in its approach, reclassified Griner as a wrongful detainee. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Representative Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was more circumspect . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "However, attorneys at legal services organizations that support asylum seekers in Tijuana and along the U.S.-Mexico border were more circumspect in their reactions to the decision. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Buckingham Palace has been extremely circumspect with details about the queen\u2019s health. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Thus, in a Wednesday feature for the Hollywood Reporter, Elgort\u2019s co-stars Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose addressed the allegation and \u2014 as the publication noted \u2014 were circumspect with their answers and lapped praise on the actor. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Influential Senators like Hufstetler are circumspect about the program and are on guard as the legislative session nears its close on Monday. \u2014 Dylan Jackson, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "However, investors are likely being circumspect about the revenue prospects of these products, given the company\u2019s weak manufacturing track record and its execution capabilities in general, given its Covid-19 vaccine missteps. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a bit more circumspect . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspect , from Latin circumspectus , from past participle of circumspicere to look around, be cautious, from circum- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185239"
  },
  "circumspection":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccspekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s not entirely clear why the US government, which for weeks had been more circumspect in its approach, reclassified Griner as a wrongful detainee. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Representative Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was more circumspect . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "However, attorneys at legal services organizations that support asylum seekers in Tijuana and along the U.S.-Mexico border were more circumspect in their reactions to the decision. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Buckingham Palace has been extremely circumspect with details about the queen\u2019s health. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Thus, in a Wednesday feature for the Hollywood Reporter, Elgort\u2019s co-stars Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose addressed the allegation and \u2014 as the publication noted \u2014 were circumspect with their answers and lapped praise on the actor. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Influential Senators like Hufstetler are circumspect about the program and are on guard as the legislative session nears its close on Monday. \u2014 Dylan Jackson, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "However, investors are likely being circumspect about the revenue prospects of these products, given the company\u2019s weak manufacturing track record and its execution capabilities in general, given its Covid-19 vaccine missteps. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a bit more circumspect . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspect , from Latin circumspectus , from past participle of circumspicere to look around, be cautious, from circum- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171944"
  },
  "circumstance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant",
      ": a subordinate or accessory (see accessory entry 2 sense 2 ) fact or detail",
      ": a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (such as a crime)",
      ": the sum of essential and environmental factors (as of an event or situation)",
      ": state of affairs : eventuality",
      ": situation with regard to wealth",
      ": attendant formalities and ritualistic display especially as contrasted with essential procedure",
      ": an event that constitutes a detail (as of a narrative or course of events)",
      ": a fact or event that affects a situation",
      ": conditions at a certain time or place",
      ": the way something happens",
      ": the conditions in which someone lives",
      ": an uncontrollable event or situation",
      ": a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another",
      ": a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event",
      ": situation with regard to wealth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccstan(t)s",
      "-st\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccstans"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "destiny",
      "doom",
      "fate",
      "fortune",
      "kismet",
      "lot",
      "portion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.",
      "The circumstances of his death are suspicious.",
      "She says that her client is a victim of circumstance and should not be blamed for the accident.",
      "He was a victim of circumstances .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both circumstance and their own recruiting successes have forced this approach in 2023. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Each of them responded to the same basic challenge\u2014Western imperialism\u2014but their thinking refracted through the vagaries of personal temperament and circumstance . \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
      "Driven together by heritage and circumstance , families became close knit. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "As usual, their method is to drop you right into a swift, relentlessly naturalistic story in which character and circumstance are frequently revealed in a flurry of white-knuckle action. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The Palm Springs show is good, but whether by circumstance or design is spacious to a fault. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Winning championships is as much based on fortune and circumstance as on talent. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not an unusual circumstance for teams to catch fire in the playoffs and go on runs. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "No circumstance made this more evident than the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Mara Garcia, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin circumstantia , from circumstant-, circumstans , present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191522"
  },
  "circumstantial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances",
      ": pertinent but not essential : incidental",
      ": marked by careful attention to detail : abounding in factual details",
      ": ceremonial",
      ": belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8stan(t)-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8stan-ch\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow-by-blow",
      "detailed",
      "elaborate",
      "full",
      "minute",
      "particular",
      "particularized",
      "thorough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compendious",
      "summary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The evidence is purely circumstantial .",
      "The case against him is circumstantial .",
      "a circumstantial account of the meeting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The power of Salvador Ramos\u2019 weapon was not a circumstantial aspect of the attack, but a central one. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The evidence presented by prosecutor Jacqie Spradling wasn't just circumstantial . \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "Yet all his evidence was still circumstantial , and after several years, the ELF was beginning to look uncatchable. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "That kind of outperformance makes a strong circumstantial case that the stimulus payments drove investments, Prof. Greenwood says. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The evidence pointing to Griffith Park\u2019s resident mountain lion was circumstantial , but damning. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Prosecutors laid out a circumstantial case against the pair. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Analysts say that Gulf oil exporters are aware that much of the demand is circumstantial , driven by market disruptions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and will inevitably drop. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But that doesn't mean all of the party's woes are circumstantial . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see circumstance ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170716"
  },
  "citable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)",
      ": to quote by way of example, authority, or proof",
      ": to refer to",
      ": to mention formally in commendation or praise",
      ": to name in a citation",
      ": to bring forward or call to another's attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent",
      ": to order to appear in court",
      ": to quote as an example, authority, or proof",
      ": to refer to especially in praise",
      ": to demand the appearance of in court : serve with a citation",
      ": to quote or refer to as a precedent or authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "\u02c8s\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adduce",
      "instance",
      "mention",
      "quote"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The article cites several experts on the subject.",
      "The museum had often been cited as an example of successful fund-raising.",
      "He cited evidence suggesting she was in the area when the crime was committed.",
      "She was cited for reckless driving.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Military officials say many troops who refuse the shots cite certain COVID-19 vaccines\u2019 remote connection to abortions. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Military officials say many troops who refuse the shots cite certain COVID-19 vaccines\u2019 remote connection to abortions. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "In the decision to go forth with unionizing efforts, employees at a Trader Joe\u2019s in Hadley, Massachusetts cite changes that have made their benefits less generous over time and the company\u2019s inconsistent addressing of safety concerns. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Pitt\u2019s documents include a claim that the couple agreed to not sell shares of their co-owned estate without notifying the other party beforehand, and cite a breach of contract between Pitt\u2019s company, Mondo Bongo, and Jolie\u2019s business, Nouvel. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "The groups cite potential harm to grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx, bighorn sheep, whitebark pine trees, Columbia spotted frogs and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Yet higher pay also means many companies must raise prices to cover at least part of their higher labor costs, adding to inflation pressures, which Americans increasingly cite as a top concern. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 1 June 2022",
      "According to MIT Sloan\u2019s recent study, toxic work culture is the number-one reason people cite for leaving their jobs. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The squeeze hitting consumers comes at a tough time for the White House and Democrats, as the November midterm elections approach and voters cite inflation and the cost of living as top economic concerns. \u2014 Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French citer to cite, summon, from Latin citare to put in motion, rouse, summon, from frequentative of ci\u0113re to stir, move \u2014 more at -kinesis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192653"
  },
  "citation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official summons to appear (as before a court)",
      ": an act of quoting",
      ": the citing of a previously settled case at law",
      ": excerpt , quotation",
      ": mention : such as",
      ": a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor",
      ": specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty",
      ": an official order to appear in court",
      ": an act or instance of quoting",
      ": quotation",
      ": a formal public statement praising a person for doing something good",
      ": a writ giving notice to a person to appear in court: as",
      ": a process served upon an interested party in a probate proceeding",
      ": a notice to a person that he or she is charged with a petty offense (as a traffic violation)",
      ": the document embodying the notice",
      ": the citing of a previously decided case or recognized legal authority as support for an argument",
      ": the caption used for referring to such a case or authority especially as published in a reporter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u012b-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "s\u012b-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "s\u012b-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accolade",
      "commendation",
      "dithyramb",
      "encomium",
      "eulogium",
      "eulogy",
      "homage",
      "hymn",
      "paean",
      "panegyric",
      "salutation",
      "tribute"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was issued a citation .",
      "He received a citation for reckless driving.",
      "gave her a citation for bravery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this area, a citation was issued after a man who had been living on Figueroa repeatedly declined to move into the tiny-home village, complaining of radiation on its grounds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "McNickle said the law stipulates that a citation can\u2019t be issued unless the driver is going at least 12 miles over the speed limit. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "An officer contacted Cruise personnel and no citation was issued. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Schmelzer said that a citation could be issued to the building\u2019s owner if the event exceeds the safe limit. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The data did not specify whether a citation was issued to an unmarked vehicle or a cruiser. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Water has been restored to some areas of the mobile home park and a citation has been issued to owner Fountain Bleau Capital LLC, said Columbus Inspection and Code Enforcement Director Ryan Pruett. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 July 2021",
      "There are multiple investigatory and review steps before a citation is ultimately issued. \u2014 Gregory Wallace, CNN , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "The citation was issued to the club owner, 2222 International LLC. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cite ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195218"
  },
  "civil":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to citizens",
      ": of or relating to the state or its citizenry",
      ": civilized",
      ": adequate in courtesy and politeness : mannerly",
      ": of, relating to, or based on civil law",
      ": relating to private rights and to remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings",
      ": established by law",
      ": of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (such as military or religious) affairs",
      ": based on the theoretical mean sun and legally recognized for use in ordinary affairs",
      ": of or relating to citizens",
      ": of or relating to matters within a country",
      ": of or relating to the regular business of citizens or government that is not connected to the military or a religion",
      ": polite without being friendly",
      ": relating to laws about private rights rather than criminal laws",
      ": concerning, befitting, or applying to individual citizens or to citizens as a whole",
      "\u2014 see also civil right",
      ": marked by public order : peaceable in behavior",
      ": of or relating to a legal system based on Roman law as opposed to the English common law",
      ": relating to private rights and to judicial proceedings in connection with them",
      ": relating to legal matters other than those characterized as criminal",
      ": defined by law : legal",
      ": of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (as military or religious) affairs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8si-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8si-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "national",
      "public"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonnational"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.",
      "It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.",
      "She was barely civil to me.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One civil case remains, filed last October after his conviction was overturned, in federal court in New Jersey. \u2014 Brian Melley, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Bonjean alleged that Lili Bernard, an accuser in a separate Cosby civil case, was seen walking with one of the jurors during a break. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Judge Mehta said all the charges in the civil case could be resolved in the criminal trial. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
      "Huth\u2019s suit is the first civil case against Cosby to reach trial. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "The attorney general's investigation is a civil case that could result in a lawsuit, but not criminal charges, against the ex-president. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "An attorney listed for him in a civil case did not immediately return a voicemail left Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "The civil case is expected to continue through next week. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "An unqualified lawyer can send an innocent person to prison or, in a civil case, lose a client\u2019s property. \u2014 WSJ , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis , from civis \u2014 see civic ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195717"
  },
  "civilization":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a relatively high level of cultural and technological development",
      ": the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained",
      ": the culture characteristic of a particular time or place",
      ": the process of becoming civilized",
      ": refinement of thought, manners, or taste",
      ": a situation of urban comfort",
      ": an advanced stage (as in art, science, and government) in the development of society",
      ": the way of life of a people",
      ": all the societies of the world"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi-v\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccsi-v\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "culture",
      "life",
      "lifestyle",
      "society"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the impact of technical advancements on civilization",
      "We are studying ancient Greek civilization .",
      "a book about life on the planet after wars have destroyed civilization",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in Alabama, new technology made possible a find that brings fresh perspectives to ancient human civilization in North America. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "These are conditions that human civilization has never known. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "These are conditions that human civilization has never known. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "The ethos was anti-: anti-government, anti-social, anti- civilization . \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
      "After discovering a nest of black widows in their home, Henry became increasingly fascinated with the creatures and began to hate human civilization . \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Between the fourth and seventh centuries BCE, Maremma was home to the vibrant Tuscan civilization \u2014with residents who cultivated wild grape vines, drained swamps and expanded agricultural acreage. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "The oldest civilization of the four is the Ancient Egyptian Empire that dates back to 2035\u20131680 BC. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
      "Is the song a parable about civilization , or about the ever-seesawing experience of life? \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see civil ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185236"
  },
  "civilized":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characteristic of a state of civilization",
      ": characterized by taste, refinement, or restraint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplished",
      "couth",
      "cultivated",
      "cultured",
      "genteel",
      "polished",
      "refined"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "philistine",
      "uncivilized",
      "uncultured",
      "ungenteel",
      "unpolished",
      "unrefined"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A civilized society must respond to crime with fairness and justice.",
      "Stop yelling. We have to be more civilized about this.",
      "Try to act like a civilized human being!",
      "a civilized way to spend the evening",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only effective way to deal with the Second Amendment is to repeal it \u2014 and then replace it with something that makes sense in a civilized society. \u2014 Bill Press, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "The 100-seat patio is roomy but civilized , with proper tables and chairs on the deck. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 6 May 2022",
      "The United States and the civilized world have another weapon against Russia for its unprovoked war on Ukraine: nickel. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The Ukrainian army is currently defending the entire civilized world from fascism (just now there are fierce battles in the Donbass). \u2014 Igor Krytsak, ajc , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The path to eventually welcoming Russia back to the civilized world will be long: only once Putin is gone, which could take years. \u2014 Roger Ream, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia declare war not for Ukraine but for all civilized world. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The civilized world is likely to react in horror and increasingly demand that it be stopped. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "For Biden, the contrasts include one that now pits Russia against much if not most of the civilized world. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171703"
  },
  "clamant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clamorous , blatant",
      ": demanding attention : urgent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0101-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8kla-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blatant",
      "caterwauling",
      "clamorous",
      "obstreperous",
      "squawking",
      "vociferant",
      "vociferating",
      "vociferous",
      "yawping",
      "yauping",
      "yowling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin clamant-, clamans , present participle of clamare to cry out",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213240"
  },
  "clamber":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet",
      ": to climb in an awkward way (as by scrambling)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klam-b\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kla-m\u0259r",
      "\u02c8klam-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "climb",
      "scrabble",
      "scramble",
      "swarm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The children clambered over the rocks.",
      "We clambered up the steep hill.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visitors to Alerce Costero National Park can walk right up to the tree and, though there\u2019s a platform in place that\u2019s meant to protect the roots, people still clamber all over them. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
      "The cats clamber over the sleeping bodies, as soldiers come and go throughout the night, taking turns to do a few hours on guard duty. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Most people go for a late-afternoon swim, then clamber up the scraggly footpath for sundowners at the touristy but photogenic Erimitis bar and restaurant. \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Kids of all ages can touch, blow the horn and clamber aboard lots of different industrial vehicles, such as dump trucks, excavators, fire trucks and San Diego Sheriff\u2019s Department SWAT vehicles. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "But unlike the crowds that clamber up that Incan citadel in the Peruvian Andes, not many tourists make their way to Mavecure. \u2014 John Otis, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The robbers then clamber aboard, armed with bolt-cutters for which the freight-car locks are no match. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Then, clamber into an open-air sleigh, towed by a snowcat, for an invigorating ride to the cabin. \u2014 Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Falke watched Marines clamber off his transport ship to land on Guadalcanal and Okinawa. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clambren ; akin to Old English climban to climb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203452"
  },
  "clammy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being damp, soft, sticky, and usually cool",
      ": lacking normal human warmth",
      ": unpleasantly damp, sticky, and cool",
      ": being moist and sticky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8kla-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8klam-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antiseptic",
      "arctic",
      "brittle",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cold-eyed",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "frozen",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "hard-eyed",
      "icy",
      "uncordial",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cordial",
      "friendly",
      "genial",
      "happy",
      "hearty",
      "sympathetic",
      "warm",
      "warm-blooded",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His hand was cold and clammy .",
      "after a clammy handshake, the two bitter rivals squared off for a no-holds-barred debate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Late-night easterly breezes near 10 mph may add the slightest chill to clammy low temperatures in the low to mid-60s. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Low temperatures bottom out in the low to mid-50s, with that clammy feeling to the moistening air. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Merino wool is naturally water repellent, which means that this sweater absorb up to 30% of its own weight in water without feeling damp or clammy . \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "There is nothing quite like the clammy abstract terror of a nightmare. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "My hands still might shake at times, and my armpits might feel clammy . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But beyond its flexibility, less exciting is its price and a smooth chassis that easily gets clammy . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Those include: Chest tightness, shortness of breath, pain between the shoulder blades, arm, jaw, chest or upper abdomen, dizziness or fatigue, clammy skin or cold sweat, indigestion or nausea and vomiting. \u2014 Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This combination made my skin feel clammy , particularly on my lower back and around my shoulders, where my pack rested. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 19 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably from clammen to smear, stick, from Old English cl\u01e3man ; akin to Old English cl\u01e3g clay",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205756"
  },
  "clamor":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "noisy shouting",
      "a loud continuous noise",
      "insistent public expression (as of support or protest)",
      "to make a din (see din entry 1 sense 1 )",
      "to become loudly insistent",
      "to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily",
      "to influence by means of clamor",
      "silence",
      "a noisy shouting",
      "a loud continuous noise",
      "strong and loud demand",
      "to make a loud noise or demand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kla-m\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "howl",
      "hubbub",
      "hue and cry",
      "hullabaloo",
      "noise",
      "outcry",
      "roar",
      "tumult",
      "uproar",
      "vociferation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "call (for)",
      "claim",
      "command",
      "demand",
      "enjoin",
      "exact",
      "insist (on)",
      "press (for)",
      "quest",
      "stipulate (for)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A clamor outside woke them in the night.",
      "city streets filled with clamor",
      "a public clamor for an arrest in the case",
      "There is growing clamor for reform.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The announcement followed weeks of clamor from lawmakers and health care advocates, who argued that Medicare recipients had been passed over in the administration\u2019s push to require private insurers to cover the tests. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "After the big injury in 2011, and as the foul-tip concussions and wear and tear stacked up, there was an ongoing clamor for the Giants to move Posey to first base, to maximize his value to the team. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Responding to the clamor for engaging meeting solutions during the pandemic, Mytaverse, a remote meeting and virtual showroom platform, has developed an array of immersive virtual spaces to cater to every type of meeting. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Hymns burst from the Anglican cathedral nearby, and a clamor of drums and bamboo flutes played outside the Hindu temple. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Amid the clamor of clanging pickaxes and falling rocks, Sana has found work in the Pissy granite mine on the outskirts of Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 8 May 2022",
      "On Monday morning, New Yorkers were awakened by resounding thunder claps which set off car alarms as an inversion amplified the clamor from a passing storm. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Unlike Feinstein, Grassley also faces no clamor within his party to let someone younger take his place. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Remarkably, the GoPro survived its ordeal -- a family member heard the clamor and ran in the direction of the squawking to recover it. \u2014 Sara Spary, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Disney\u2019s board threw its support behind Chapek, but the firing sent shockwaves through Hollywood, sending the Disney shares 3.7% down on the day and leading executives to clamor over the abrupt nature of the dismissal. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "About how people with a platform like his, even in sports, have to help clamor for change. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Yes, all those groups who so often clamor for stakeholder governance have gone mute on the issue of ballot access. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The policing debate raging in Brookline is a microcosm of the tensions playing out across the country, illustrating how fraught the police reform enterprise is, even as communities clamor for change. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "As a result, as people clamor to get in line for what represents the only real safety from a disease that has killed millions, plenty of individuals who have been vaccinated will wait patiently until they are told it\u2019s safe to gather. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "Each of these initiatives have created loud and powerful constituencies that clamor for their causes to be sustained. \u2014 Peter Jacobsen, National Review , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Many of those fans turned up early to clamor for the best spots for the general admission show. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Customers are likely to clamor for more choices, and shortages will force them to take second best. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163513"
  },
  "clamorous":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by confused din or outcry tumultuous",
      "noisily insistent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8klam-r\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "blatant",
      "caterwauling",
      "clamant",
      "obstreperous",
      "squawking",
      "vociferant",
      "vociferating",
      "vociferous",
      "yawping",
      "yauping",
      "yowling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year",
      "a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nor has the minister replied to several previous, less clamorous , requests for clarification about the future of what is considered a crucial driver for local filmmaking. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "Herring gulls, clamorous and territorial, were parked on the jumbled rock jetties. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "Moinak Bose and Romain Ozanne\u2019s sound design is particularly instrumental in creating this strange dislocation Often shots of clamorous chanting crowds will play in an eerie silence only briefly broken by a little sync ambience kept low in the mix. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "For the second straight night, Julius yelled over the din of a clamorous crowd of Toksook Bay fans as the No. 6 seed Islanders pulled off an upset. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The Golden State Warriors star and longtime Cleveland nemesis, who is abhorred around these parts and received a clamorous chorus of boos prior to tipoff, flipped the crowd with remarkable long-distance shooting display. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "But what is more impressive, especially in our nonstop, clamorous , crazy world is the sense of silence these photos seem to capture. \u2014 Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The actors are the movie\u2019s great superpower and give it warmth, even a bit of heat, and a pulse of life that\u2019s never fully quelled by the numerous clamorous action sequences. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "In the distance, lightning pierces the clamorous pale cerulean sky crowning pristine turquoise water, conjuring a duality of apprehension and yearning. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see clamor  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly",
      ": any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something",
      ": to fasten with or as if with a clamp",
      ": to place by decree : impose",
      ": to hold tightly",
      ": a device that holds or presses parts together firmly",
      ": to fasten or to hold tightly with or as if with a clamp",
      ": any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something",
      ": an instrument used to hold, compress, or crush vessels and hollow organs and to aid in surgical excision of parts",
      ": to fasten with or as if with a clamp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klamp",
      "\u02c8klamp",
      "\u02c8klamp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anchor",
      "catch",
      "fasten",
      "fix",
      "hitch",
      "moor",
      "secure",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "unfasten",
      "unfix",
      "unloose",
      "unloosen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The surgeon clamped the vein.",
      "He clamped the two pieces of wood together.",
      "The bit was clamped firmly between the horse's teeth.",
      "He clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Adjustable Umbrella comes equipped with a secure clamp to provide hands-free coverage. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Think about adding hooks beside the bed for your guest\u2019s belongings, a removable plant holder over the pillows, and a clamp reading lamp for homey touches. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "The bottom of each saddle features a clamp which bolts to the roof rack, and the top is a rubber pad with a hinge for angle adjustment. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Deeper long spines may need a firmer grip, in which case Trager uses pliers or a hemostat clamp . \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Instead, owners will ship back a seat clamp and a special lug from the rear dropout of the bike, rendering the bike unrideable. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Is a butterfly hair clip a usable clamp for an artery that's bleeding out? \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The device simply fastens to the tray table with its 1.5-inchwide clamp . \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "As technicians prepared to attach it to the spacecraft, a clamp let loose unexpectedly and the whole instrument quivered. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The bird bath can clamp onto railings up to 2 inches thick. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
      "Take a clothes hanger from the closet \u2013 the one with the clips \u2013 and clamp both sides of the curtains together. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Some anglers prefer to clamp a pair of pliers on the hook, and gently shake it until the fish comes loose and can swim away. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Behind the wheels are red calipers; a pair of Brembo six-piston units pinch the massive 16.1-inch iron front rotors, and single-piston calipers clamp the 13.5-inch rear rotors. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "The gums on the left side of my mouth are wearing away at a distressing rate because those teeth apparently clamp together long before the ones on the other side can connect, and therefore do most of the chewing. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "For one, the Alpha is comfortable: the design doesn't clamp too hard on the head, and the ample soft padding on the headband and earcups keeps the headset comfortable to wear for hours at a time. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Magnets clamp an iPhone into position on a MagSafe wireless charger, ending the positioning game and holding the iPhone in place. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "An active feature adds both the ability to pre-charge the system ahead of hard stops and to subtly clamp individual brakes to help shepherd the front end into corners. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221835"
  },
  "clamp down (on)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to try harder to punish (people who are doing something that is not legal or proper)",
      ": to work harder to stop (a crime)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185739"
  },
  "clan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor",
      ": a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : family",
      ": a group united by a common interest or common characteristics",
      ": a group (as in the Scottish Highlands) made up of households whose heads claim to have a common ancestor",
      ": a large family"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klan",
      "\u02c8klan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "bunch",
      "circle",
      "clique",
      "community",
      "coterie",
      "coven",
      "crowd",
      "fold",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The tribe is divided into clans .",
      "The whole clan gets together for the holidays.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the newest member of the Range Rover clan , the Evoque had to project the cachet associated with its family while also keeping its price palatable to commoners. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
      "But those patterns could be attributable to either the peculiarities of the Omicron clan , or how much more immune the average Omicron host is. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "According to Federal Election Commission records, at least 18 members of the Asplundh clan contributed a total of $62,200 to his senate campaign on behalf of themselves and their spouses (the limit for individual contributions is $2,900). \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "In the family's sweet Christmas card photo, George posed alongside the rest of the Cambridge clan in an outdoorsy quarter-zip sweatshirt. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Jubilee festivities from home, with various other members of the Windsor clan appearing at events across the UK in her stead. \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
      "For over 10 years, Loren Bouchard has been telling the stories of the Belcher clan on a weekly basis. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "Rampaging mobs torched more than 50 houses, including the ancestral home of the Rajapaksa clan , a family that has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly two decades. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Each point of the cross design was affixed with the first initial of a member of the Lively-Reynolds clan : Blake, Ryan, five-year-old James, and three-year-old Ines. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182228"
  },
  "clangor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a resounding clang or medley of clangs",
      ": to make a clangor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla\u014b-\u0259r",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babel",
      "blare",
      "bluster",
      "bowwow",
      "brawl",
      "bruit",
      "cacophony",
      "chatter",
      "clamor",
      "decibel(s)",
      "din",
      "discordance",
      "katzenjammer",
      "noise",
      "racket",
      "rattle",
      "roar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "quiet",
      "silence",
      "silentness",
      "still",
      "stillness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal",
      "the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The clangor of the factory bell on the mill\u2019s roof sends a bird into flight, signaling the start of another 10- to 12-hour workday for all four women. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Not the clangor of blades, nor a rousing drumbeat and song to keep our hearts aloft. \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "In France, the nonprofit Bruitparif estimated in a 2019 report that the clangor of roads, trains and planes reduced the lifespan of some residents of the Paris region by three years. \u2014 Benoit Morenne, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "In its place is a quiet that can allow us once again to think, communicate, solve problems and look ahead without having to first drown out the clangor . \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "The trio blasted through the scherzo, a quintessential Ivesian clangor that mashes together a whole sheaf of folk tunes and hymns. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170344"
  },
  "clangorous":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a resounding clang or medley of clangs",
      "to make a clangor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kla\u014b-\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "babel",
      "blare",
      "bluster",
      "bowwow",
      "brawl",
      "bruit",
      "cacophony",
      "chatter",
      "clamor",
      "decibel(s)",
      "din",
      "discordance",
      "katzenjammer",
      "noise",
      "racket",
      "rattle",
      "roar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "quiet",
      "silence",
      "silentness",
      "still",
      "stillness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal",
      "the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The clangor of the factory bell on the mill\u2019s roof sends a bird into flight, signaling the start of another 10- to 12-hour workday for all four women. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Not the clangor of blades, nor a rousing drumbeat and song to keep our hearts aloft. \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "In France, the nonprofit Bruitparif estimated in a 2019 report that the clangor of roads, trains and planes reduced the lifespan of some residents of the Paris region by three years. \u2014 Benoit Morenne, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "In its place is a quiet that can allow us once again to think, communicate, solve problems and look ahead without having to first drown out the clangor . \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "The trio blasted through the scherzo, a quintessential Ivesian clangor that mashes together a whole sheaf of folk tunes and hymns. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017",
      "Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor , and be interviewed for the many stories the government\u2019s war propaganda office set up. \u2014 Stephen Fried, Smithsonian , 29 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clap":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise",
      ": to strike (the hands) together repeatedly usually in applause",
      ": applaud",
      ": to strike with the flat of the hand in a friendly way",
      ": to place, put, or set especially energetically",
      ": to improvise or build hastily",
      ": to produce a percussive sound",
      ": slam",
      ": to go abruptly or briskly",
      ": applaud",
      ": a device that makes a clapping noise",
      ": a sudden stroke of fortune and especially ill fortune",
      ": a loud percussive noise",
      ": a sudden crash of thunder",
      ": a sudden blow",
      ": a friendly slap",
      ": the sound of clapping hands",
      ": applause",
      ": gonorrhea",
      ": to hit (the palms of the hands) together usually more than once",
      ": to hit or touch with the open hand",
      ": to hit together noisily",
      ": to put or place quickly or with force",
      ": a loud sharp sound",
      ": a hard or a friendly slap",
      ": gonorrhea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klap",
      "\u02c8klap",
      "\u02c8klap"
    ],
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      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
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      "bang",
      "blast",
      "boom",
      "crack",
      "crash",
      "pop",
      "report",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "snap",
      "thunderclap",
      "thwack",
      "whack",
      "whomp",
      "whump"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1587, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201223"
  },
  "claptrap":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pretentious nonsense : trash",
      ": characterized by or suggestive of claptrap",
      ": of a cheap showy nature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klap-\u02cctrap"
    ],
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      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His entire speech was nothing but claptrap .",
      "I'm tired of hearing all that claptrap about how hard her life is.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For all the claptrap Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have spouted about the filibuster facilitating bipartisan compromise, their opposition to eliminating it is most intelligible as a matter of material politics. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Conspiracy claptrap inspired by right-wing radio hosts. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This is not some traditional sentimental claptrap about a family saying goodbye to the old homestead. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "This is not just culture war claptrap about a heretofore obscure academic theory. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 23 June 2021",
      "This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "All this claptrap offends the romantic ethnicity being peddled, especially the tenor of Irish heritage that Branagh\u2019s remote style misrepresents in nearly every scene. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "No outside controversial claptrap allowed during Our Time. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2021",
      "And jettisoning silly claptrap about good guys and bad guys, right and wrong, and a clear, easily definable line that demarcates it all. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 4 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1799, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1815, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174458"
  },
  "clarification":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make understandable",
      ": to free of confusion",
      ": to make (a liquid or something liquefied) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter",
      ": to become clear",
      ": to make or to become pure or clear",
      ": to make or become more easily understood",
      ": to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter",
      ": to become clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8klar-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "distill",
      "distil",
      "filter",
      "fine",
      "garble",
      "purify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Can you clarify exactly what it is you're proposing?",
      "Her explanation did not clarify matters much.",
      "The president was forced to clarify his position on the issue.",
      "The committee clarified the manager's duties.",
      "a substance used to clarify wine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Words are concrete examples of discrimination and are important to clarify . \u2014 Denise Brodey, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Just to be sure, though, some members of Congress have pushed to reform the Electoral Count Act to formally clarify the limits on the vice president\u2019s role. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Jungkook also chimed in on livestreaming app VLive on June 14 to clarify the situation. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "That can look like adding more sentences to explain something, including punctuation to clarify intentions, or using emojis to keep messages light. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Twitter user @Shelbykinsxo wanted to clarify the backlash was directed toward the song\u2019s lyric and not Lizzo as a public figure. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "When a news story leaked last month that Washington is helping Ukraine kill Russian generals through United States intelligence tips, Pentagon officials quickly took to the podium to clarify a few things. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
      "Orlovsky posted a video on Thursday to clarify his statements. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "On social media, Lloyd Webber sought to clarify his remarks. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clarifien , from Anglo-French clarifier , from Late Latin clarificare , from Latin clarus clear \u2014 more at clear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195333"
  },
  "clasp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together",
      ": a device (such as a bar) attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal or the action or service for which it was awarded",
      ": a holding or enveloping with or as if with the hands or arms",
      ": to fasten with or as if with a clasp",
      ": to enclose and hold with the arms",
      ": embrace",
      ": to seize with or as if with the hand : grasp",
      ": a device for holding together objects or parts of something",
      ": a firm hold with the hands or arms",
      ": to fasten with or as if with a clasp",
      ": to hold firmly with the hands or arms",
      ": a device designed to encircle a tooth to hold a denture in place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klasp",
      "\u02c8klasp",
      "\u02c8klasp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clench",
      "grapple",
      "grasp",
      "grip",
      "handgrip",
      "handhold",
      "hold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bear-hug",
      "crush",
      "embrace",
      "enclasp",
      "enfold",
      "grasp",
      "hug",
      "strain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There is also noticeable tearing in the delicate silk souffle fabric near the zipper and clasp enclosures. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "The top has removable cups and a back clasp that testers with a larger bust appreciated to keep everything secure. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Some of the particles appear to be under attack by antibodies that clasp onto the protruding viral protein spikes. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "The redesigned 40 mm Oyster steel case has been made sportier thanks to the addition of crown guards, and the Oyster bracelet now has a broader center link and an Oysterlock safety clasp . \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Throw on a pair of Balenciaga sunglasses, clasp an intricate Graff bracelet on as an anklet and hit the town. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The lightweight bracelet adjusts from 8 to 10.5 inches and secures with a buckle clasp . \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
      "North also had some Dolce & Gabbana on her for the wedding, carrying an adorable black clutch with a gold heart clasp . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "This max-support, high-impact bra has the works: a four- clasp back, adjustable straps, and molded cups that are perforated for ventilation. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "How to do them: Begin from the same starting position as the crunches above, but clasp your hands together or hold a weight (such as a kettlebell or a gallon jug of water) above your chest. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 28 June 2020",
      "The Parrotheads clasp their hands together over their heads, in imitation of a shark fin, and swerve left and right. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Wallen crept onstage after the chorus, eventually emerging into full view to clasp hands with Church and send the crowd into a frenzy. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Bring your hands behind your back, clasp them together, pulling a fist towards the floor, swaying side to side. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Even when things didn\u2019t quite go as planned, the squirrels were able to just barely clasp the landing branch with their front paws and swing their bodies up and over onto their new perch. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The steel hook will clasp onto your belonging and won\u2019t let go, thanks to the extra wide opening each of them has. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 10 June 2021",
      "Taylor-Joy then showed us the secret to being a chess prodigy: simply clasp your hands and raise an eyebrow. \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 23 May 2021",
      "For instance, if chaplains decide to clasp hands in prayer, the recommendation is to first rub their gloves with hand sanitizer. \u2014 Charlotte Huff, STAT , 27 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201809"
  },
  "class":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject",
      ": the period during which such a body meets",
      ": a course of instruction",
      ": a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same",
      ": a group sharing the same economic or social status",
      ": social rank",
      ": high social rank",
      ": high quality : elegance",
      ": a group, set, or kind sharing common attributes: such as",
      ": a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division",
      ": a collection of adjacent and discrete or continuous values of a random variable",
      ": a collection of elements (such as numbers or points) : set sense 21",
      ": a property of a geometric curve that is equal to the number of tangents that can be drawn to it through any point not on the curve",
      ": a division or rating based on grade or quality",
      ": the best of its kind",
      ": a data type in object-oriented programming that consists of a group of objects (see object entry 1 sense 6a ) with the same properties and behaviors and that can be arranged in a hierarchy with other such data types",
      ": classify",
      ": a group of students who are taught together regularly",
      ": one of the meetings of students being taught",
      ": a course of instruction",
      ": a group of students who graduate together",
      ": a group of people in a society who are at the same level of wealth or social status",
      ": a group of related living things (as plants or animals) that ranks above the order and below the phylum or division in scientific classification",
      ": a category (as of goods or services) based on quality",
      ": classify",
      ": a group, set, or kind marked by common attributes or a common attribute",
      ": a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division",
      ": a group of persons or things having characteristics in common: as",
      ": a group of persons who have some common relationship to a person making a will and are designated to receive a gift under the will but whose identities will not be determined until sometime in the future \u2014 see also class gift at gift",
      ": a group of securities (as stocks or bonds) having similar distinguishing features (as voting rights or priority of redemption)",
      ": a group whose members are represented in a class action",
      ": protected class",
      ": a group of crimes forming a category distinguished by a common characteristic (as the use of violence or the requirement for a maximum penalty)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klas",
      "\u02c8klas",
      "\u02c8klas"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caste",
      "estate",
      "folk",
      "gentry",
      "order",
      "stratum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The trafficking charge is his first offense and a class D felony, which comes with 1-5 years in prison if convicted. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "The trafficking charge is his first offense and a class D felony, which comes with 1-5 years in prison if convicted. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "McDonogh three-star offensive lineman Tamarus Walker committed to Maryland on Sunday, becoming the Terps\u2019 third commit from the 2023 class . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "From Danville, Illinois, Hall is one of seven women in the WWE's newest NIL class . \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "Our world- class research staff created Elm and Rye\u2019s probiotic as a daily supplement. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Then a first full group of 15 athletes was named in December with that class featuring twin sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder, who hail from Gilbert and now play basketball at the University of Miami. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "This spring, the class visited SHoP\u2019s offices, in the Woolworth Building. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "According to the Navy, construction of the Ronald Reagan, the ninth Nimitz class ship, began on Feb. 12, 1988 at Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., starting with the ship\u2019s keel laying and Nancy Reagan christened the ship on March 4, 2001. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sconces on either side of your front door can really class up the place. \u2014 Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
      "This story, though, doesn\u2019t class the movie up so much as weigh it down. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The complaint claims that Crumbley, accused of shooting classmates and killing four, brought bullets to class the day before the shooting and displayed them. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "With a voice as placid as the room was disturbed, Ms. Mercado spent a half-hour urging restraint, then sent Ms. Perez to class while making a mental note to keep watch, uncertain if the instinct to fight had flamed out or would reignite. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "In stark contrast, there\u2019s little on MDNA that would even class as second-tier Madonna. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The campus was relatively quiet along Kennedy Boulevard, but plenty of students were seen walking to class in their school colors, and wearing big smiles on their faces. \u2014 Robert Aitken Jr., USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "At one point, FBI agents escorted Heller to class for her protection. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "There's a particular embarrassment of riches on the actress side, with Audra McDonald, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Donna Murphy to help class up the already-classy joint. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "1642, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210604"
  },
  "classic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving as a standard of excellence : of recognized value",
      ": traditional , enduring",
      ": characterized by simple tailored lines in fashion year after year",
      ": of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans or their culture : classical",
      ": historically memorable",
      ": noted because of special literary or historical associations",
      ": authentic , authoritative",
      ": typical",
      ": of or relating to the period of highest development of Mesoamerican and especially Mayan culture about a.d. 300\u2013900",
      ": a literary work of ancient Greece or Rome",
      ": a work of enduring excellence",
      ": its author",
      ": an authoritative source",
      ": a typical or perfect example",
      ": a traditional event",
      ": serving as a model of the best of its kind",
      ": fashionable year after year",
      ": of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans or their culture",
      ": being typical of its kind",
      ": a written work or author of ancient Greece or Rome",
      ": a great work of art",
      ": something long regarded as outstanding of its kind",
      ": standard or recognized especially because of great frequency or consistency of occurrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-sik",
      "\u02c8kla-sik",
      "\u02c8klas-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "archetypal",
      "archetypical",
      "definitive",
      "exemplary",
      "imitable",
      "model",
      "paradigmatic",
      "quintessential",
      "textbook"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beau ideal",
      "eidolon",
      "exemplar",
      "idea",
      "ideal",
      "model",
      "nonesuch",
      "nonpareil",
      "paragon",
      "patron saint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Catnip toys are classic for a reason: Just about every feline really goes gaga for them. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Zendaya stunned the carpet in a vintage Bob Mackie gown, while Andrew Garfield rocked a classic Gucci tuxedo. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The black ones are classic and ultra-versatile for mixing and matching while the palm leaf print offers a playful tropical vibe. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "During the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this past weekend, stylish royals opted for elegant ensembles that were classic and eye-catching. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "The couple attended the annual awards ceremony arm in arm, with Dyer in a stunning gold embroidered Dolce and Gabbana gown and Heaton in a classic tuxedo. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "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",
      "The the, the women through the mud is so classic of these cases. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "The almond-cherry combination is classic ; in fact, the two are botanically related. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Keep it light and airy on the green: This bucket hat uses Lululemon's classic On The Move fabric, notoriously known for its lightweight, sweat-wicking qualities. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "For Taco Night in America, Anda\u2019s take on the crispy classic , the chef amps up the flavors. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Secret Base Cinemas brings the restored 1992 classic by David Lynch to the Garfield. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "Kate Hudson\u2019s roles have spanned pretty much every genre, from the cult classic 200 Cigarettes to the smash success of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
      "According to the suit, when UST and its sister token Luna classic (LUNC) crashed to zero in May, thousands of unsuspecting retail investors were caught completely off guard. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "In the classic , from 1841, there were the villagers \u2014 Giselle\u2019s crowd \u2014 and those in the upper ranks, including Count Albrecht, who disguises himself as a peasant in order to win Giselle\u2019s love. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Their take on the New England classic features succulent lobster meat doused in nutty brown butter and served in a soft, fluffy steamed bun. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "There are five mule variations, from the classic with vodka or Mexican style with tequila to a Kentucky mule with bourbon or Greek with mastiha. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222057"
  },
  "classification":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of classifying",
      ": systematic arrangement in groups or categories according to established criteria",
      ": taxonomy",
      ": class , category",
      ": the act of arranging into groups of similar things",
      ": an arrangement into groups of similar things",
      ": the act or process of classifying",
      ": systematic arrangement of animals and plants in groups or categories according to established criteria",
      ": taxonomy sense 2",
      ": the act or method of distributing into a class or category according to characteristics",
      ": a class or category determined by characteristics \u2014 see also suspect classification"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckla-s\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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      "grade",
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      "kind",
      "league",
      "order",
      "rank(s)",
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      "species",
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      "type"
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      "the classification of new species",
      "job classifications for government workers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Fighting Irish will be the smallest program in that classification with after a competitive balance figure of 90 pushes its 2021 standard male enrollment of 286 to 376. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The last time the Cougars made the state title game was in 1960, a loss to Seaside in the A-2 classification . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The change in official classification means Griner\u2019s case will be handled by Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, in coordination with the State Department\u2019s Office of Consular Affairs, the official said. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The dominance of men in media production, as well as network and classification concerns, were also influences on period representation. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
      "The scoring started in the bottom of the third when classification home run and RBI leader Peyton Hall brought home Tatum Hall off a triple to right field. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "In a series of studies, Joy Buolamwini, a computer researcher and executive director of the Algorithmic Justice League, found that gender classification software, including Rekognition, worked least well on darker-skinned females. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "The title is the first for Lincoln since 1988, when the OSAA only had one statewide classification for tennis. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, the report stresses a need for further study and IUCN classification , and wild tulips are known to survive harsh landscapes, clinging to the ledges of remote mountains. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1767, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211212"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to arrange in classes (see class entry 1 sense 3 )",
      ": to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group",
      ": to arrange in groups based on similarities",
      ": to arrange in classes that have systematic relations usually founded on common properties"
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      "\u02c8kla-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8kla-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8klas-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Students will be learning about the ways scientists classify animals.",
      "The online system can classify books by subject.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Executives have already begun working with British regulators to have Thymia games approved by the end of the summer, hoping to classify them as a medical device that would allow formal usage in doctors\u2019 offices. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk later refiled his disclosure to classify himself as an active investor. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Voter approval last November of Proposition 22, sponsored by ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, allowed those companies to classify their drivers as contractors, but did not apply to the truckers. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Following a $200 million effort by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other on-demand delivery companies, residents in the US state voted to override a bill that would have forced gig economy companies to classify their workers as employees. \u2014 Morgan Meaker, Wired , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Late last year, following a heavy lobbying campaign by Uber and others, Californian voters decided such companies should be exempted from a state law requiring them to classify their workers as employees. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Her progressive followers, key for any fight against Uber and Lyft-backed efforts to classify workers as contractors, would be crucial in tipping the scales. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "This law gives gig-economy employers the right to classify their workers as independent contractors instead of employees. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The ruling comes at a time when the companies are battling efforts in Massachusetts and other states to classify their workers as employees rather than independent contractors. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see class  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185323"
  },
  "classless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": belonging to no particular social class",
      ": free from distinctions of social class",
      ": crass , boorish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klas-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boorish",
      "churlish",
      "cloddish",
      "clownish",
      "loutish",
      "uncouth"
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    "examples":[
      "the goal of a classless society",
      "classless foods like pizza and ice cream",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a disgusting, classless , abusive representation of our sport in so many ways. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless , crass and deplorable stunt. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The classless actions from fans prompted strong rebukes from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, Tennessee president Donde Plowman and Tennessee AD Danny White. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Both Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age are about class tensions and changing societies \u2014 but America was founded on a false promise of a classless society and all people being equal. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "This is a disgusting, classless , abusive representation of our sport in so many ways. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Trump\u2019s classless remarks stood out in stark contrast to the praise for Powell that crossed ideological, racial and political fault lines. \u2014 al , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "This is a disgusting, classless , abusive representation of our sport in so many ways. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Dazhai has become a symbol not for a classless society, but for a strong and wealthy China that will soon surpass the West. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190841"
  },
  "classy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing class : such as",
      ": elegant , stylish",
      ": having or reflecting high standards of personal behavior",
      ": admirably skillful and graceful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "courtly",
      "elegant",
      "fine",
      "graceful",
      "handsome",
      "majestic",
      "refined",
      "stately",
      "tasteful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dowdy",
      "graceless",
      "inelegant",
      "styleless",
      "tasteless",
      "unfashionable",
      "unhandsome",
      "unstylish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the classiest nightclub in Madrid",
      "The spa boasts some very classy clients.",
      "Donating her salary bonus to charity was a really classy thing to do.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Glossing Shampoo Expensive, classy , and one of the hottest hair and skincare brands, Drunk Elephants shampoo for thick hair is a tasteful choice\u2014the liquids lift and clear dirt without the standard toxic chemicals. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Indoor entertaining is easy as the vibe is open, classy , and comfortable, or enjoy the private and beautiful saltwater pool area bordered by palm trees. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "Inside, the accommodations are as classy as the appearance outside, with straightforward controls and handsome appointments. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Jackson is brilliant, classy , resolute and highly qualified. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The looks are sharp, classy , and perfect to usher in spring. \u2014 ELLE , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Dress up any casual outfit with these classy kitten heels, which are low in height to keep you pain-free and looking fabulous. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 11 May 2022",
      "This formula settles down on the skin in a light, summery scent but oozes just the right amount of musk and grass to introduce a classy charm. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "From super casual to classy hangouts, keep reading for our guide to 12 of the greatest rooftop bars in Houston. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see class  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1870, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183507"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a rattling sound",
      ": to talk noisily or rapidly",
      ": to move or go with a clatter",
      ": to cause to clatter",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together)",
      ": commotion",
      ": noisy chatter",
      ": to make or cause to make a rattling sound",
      ": to move or go with a rattling sound",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard objects striking together)",
      ": commotion"
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      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r"
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      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
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      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
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      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The shutters clattered against the house.",
      "He heard dishes clattering in the kitchen.",
      "The box dropped and dozens of marbles clattered across the floor.",
      "The wagon clattered down the road.",
      "Noun",
      "the clatter of a crowded cafeteria",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each time a player shakes the grid, the dice clatter around and settle into a new arrangement of letters. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The Avengers Campus offers plenty of the superheroes' souvenirs, from apparel and figurines to the Spider-Bots, which clatter around on eight legs at the flick of remote control. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 2 June 2021",
      "In that part of the world, both governments and their opponents know that mass protest is rarely polite; when anger boils over, people clatter over walls, break things, fight cops. \u2014 Star Tribune , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "In Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, thousands of tailors usually work from tiny studios tucked between barber shops and corner stores, or in clattering rows in the fabric section of markets. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2020",
      "Subway trains clattered along their tracks, their doors squealing open to disgorge crowds of passengers. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "At a section of uneven sidewalk, the robot paused, as if in thought, before clattering over the break. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Like his predecessors for nearly 200 years, General Kelley and his wife lived in elegance in a historic Washington residence with high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, a reputed ghost and a view of parade grounds clattering with ceremonial drills. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Gizmo clattered up to him with his favorite toy, a velvet bone, and Hendrix chuckled. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Unlike knights of old, however, there is little clatter from the chassis. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In Japanese houses, the sound was an unrelenting clatter of metal and glass. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
      "Who had inspired this scene from which arose such a clatter ? \u2014 Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The phone, with its old-school clatter , rang again. \u2014 Greg Borowski, jsonline.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The service itself, punctuated by the occasional siren and clatter of delivery trucks, drew a crowd of roughly 150 mourners, including pastors, nonprofit workers, homeless advocates, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Sheriff John Mina. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Photograph courtesy Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory With an alarming clatter , the printer came to life, and a single continuous sheet, striped in light-green and white, unspooled to the floor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "But what a glorious sound and clatter -bang wallop of emotions and feelings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192611"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
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      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a rattling sound",
      ": to talk noisily or rapidly",
      ": to move or go with a clatter",
      ": to cause to clatter",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together)",
      ": commotion",
      ": noisy chatter",
      ": to make or cause to make a rattling sound",
      ": to move or go with a rattling sound",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard objects striking together)",
      ": commotion"
    ],
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      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clack",
      "rattle"
    ],
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      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
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      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The shutters clattered against the house.",
      "He heard dishes clattering in the kitchen.",
      "The box dropped and dozens of marbles clattered across the floor.",
      "The wagon clattered down the road.",
      "Noun",
      "the clatter of a crowded cafeteria",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each time a player shakes the grid, the dice clatter around and settle into a new arrangement of letters. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The Avengers Campus offers plenty of the superheroes' souvenirs, from apparel and figurines to the Spider-Bots, which clatter around on eight legs at the flick of remote control. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 2 June 2021",
      "In that part of the world, both governments and their opponents know that mass protest is rarely polite; when anger boils over, people clatter over walls, break things, fight cops. \u2014 Star Tribune , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "In Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, thousands of tailors usually work from tiny studios tucked between barber shops and corner stores, or in clattering rows in the fabric section of markets. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2020",
      "Subway trains clattered along their tracks, their doors squealing open to disgorge crowds of passengers. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "At a section of uneven sidewalk, the robot paused, as if in thought, before clattering over the break. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Like his predecessors for nearly 200 years, General Kelley and his wife lived in elegance in a historic Washington residence with high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, a reputed ghost and a view of parade grounds clattering with ceremonial drills. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Gizmo clattered up to him with his favorite toy, a velvet bone, and Hendrix chuckled. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Unlike knights of old, however, there is little clatter from the chassis. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In Japanese houses, the sound was an unrelenting clatter of metal and glass. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
      "Who had inspired this scene from which arose such a clatter ? \u2014 Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The phone, with its old-school clatter , rang again. \u2014 Greg Borowski, jsonline.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The service itself, punctuated by the occasional siren and clatter of delivery trucks, drew a crowd of roughly 150 mourners, including pastors, nonprofit workers, homeless advocates, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Sheriff John Mina. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Photograph courtesy Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory With an alarming clatter , the printer came to life, and a single continuous sheet, striped in light-green and white, unspooled to the floor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "But what a glorious sound and clatter -bang wallop of emotions and feelings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174608"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "free from dirt or pollution",
      "free from contamination or disease",
      "free or relatively free from radioactivity",
      "unadulterated , pure",
      "having no interior flaws visible",
      "free from growth that hinders tillage",
      "free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind",
      "free from violations",
      "free from offensive treatment of sexual subjects and from the use of obscenity",
      "observing the rules fair",
      "ceremonially or spiritually pure",
      "thorough , complete",
      "deftly executed skillful",
      "hit beyond the reach of an opponent",
      "relatively free from error or blemish clear",
      "legible",
      "unencumbered",
      "characterized by clarity and precision trim",
      "even , smooth",
      "free from external hindrances to smooth flow (as of water or air)",
      "empty",
      "free from drug addiction",
      "having no contraband (such as weapons or drugs) in one's possession",
      "not having anything added by a user",
      "habitually neat",
      "so as to clean",
      "in a clean manner",
      "all the way completely",
      "to make clean such as",
      "to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter",
      "to rid of corruption",
      "remove , eradicate",
      "strip , empty",
      "to remove the entrails from",
      "to deprive of money or possessions",
      "to undergo or perform a process of cleaning",
      "to clean a house and its furniture",
      "to make sweeping reforms or changes (as of personnel)",
      "to beat one badly in a fight or competition",
      "to behave in a more acceptable manner",
      "an act of cleaning dirt especially from the surface of something",
      "free of dirt or pollution",
      "not yet used",
      "not involving or showing involvement with anything wrong or illegal",
      "not offensive",
      "thorough sense 1",
      "having a simple graceful form trim",
      "smooth entry 1 sense 1",
      "all the way completely",
      "to make or become free of dirt or disorder",
      "free from dirt or pollution",
      "free from disease or infectious agents",
      "free from smudges or anything that tends to obscure",
      "free from curbs or bunches below the hock",
      "free from drug addiction",
      "to brush (the teeth) with a cleanser (as a dentifrice)",
      "to perform dental prophylaxis on (the teeth)",
      "free of amendments or annotations"
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      "antiseptic",
      "chaste",
      "fair",
      "immaculate",
      "pristine",
      "spick-and-span",
      "spic-and-span",
      "spotless",
      "squeaky-clean",
      "stainless",
      "unsoiled",
      "unstained",
      "unsullied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cleanly",
      "fair",
      "fairly",
      "legally"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Banks represents something of a clean break for WWE, though her husband Sarath Ton works with WWE as a costume designer. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This easy-to- clean toiletry case features a wide opening for easy access and one of Rifle Paper Co.'s signature botanical prints to brighten up even the most minimalist hotel bathroom. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
      "Filter for specific dietary preferences including paleo, carb-conscious, gluten-free, lean & clean , diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, vegetarian, and pescatarian too. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Making clean comparisons is a challenge with China, whose official unemployment figures exclude hundreds of millions of migrant workers. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "In an annual clean water survey about waste management, the division identified 127 water projects that would cost about $3.4 billion through 2030. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The country also has a robust coronavirus testing program, a high COVID-19 vaccine uptake and a centralized public health database that provides researchers with clean , clear data to analyze the effects of the vaccines over time. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Its elegant, clean aesthetic mirrored that of Brunello Cucinelli, who only sold the vessel on site the day of the event. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "While last year\u2019s bipartisan infrastructure law included a smattering of green provisions, the Build Back Better Act, which included $555 billion for renewable energy and clean transportation, died at Manchin\u2019s hand. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Very clean -tasting, with a hint of orange-creamsickle notes and some tangerine. \u2014 cleveland , 8 May 2022",
      "And while enthusiasm marked the conversation on clean -burning hydrogen, some sounded caution about how the technology is scaled up. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "At the same time, the gas company notes that hydrogen could dramatically reduce hazardous air pollution from heavy-duty trucks, estimating that Angeles Link could deliver enough clean -burning fuel to displace 3 million gallons of diesel each day. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "New research and a slew of industry announcements promise clean -burning hydrogen at $1 per kilogram will displace fossil fuels used in industries from steel to shipping. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Without the mess of ash and soot, these clean -burning units require much less upkeep than traditional wood-burning fireplaces, but a bit of gas fireplace maintenance is essential to keep yours in top shape. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The steel was produced using HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology), which uses electricity from renewable sources to create the clean -burning gas. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "The clean -living trend has gained steam in recent years, particularly among celebrities and their followings. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 14 July 2021",
      "This clean -burning fuel significantly reduces emissions over more traditional marine bunker oil, thereby lessening the ship's environmental footprint. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Plus, the towels are super easy to clean Just toss them in the washing machine and tumble dry on low to maintain the softness. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "These are easy to clean and can even be safely tossed into a dishwasher. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
      "All stainless steel parts are easy to clean by hand but are also dishwasher-safe and comes with a 12-year transferable warranty. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "The nonporous recycled polyester lining doesn\u2019t keep odors and is easy to clean . \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Other highlights include a pressure value, a shutoff with Viton seals to extend the life of the pump sprayer, and an in-line filter to prevent clogging that\u2019s easy to clean . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Look for peel-and-stick vinyl with a matte laminate coating, so it\u2019s both nonslip and easy to clean . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Pictures of solar farms and commitments to clean energy are scattered across the website of its parent company, NextEra Energy. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Oregon\u2019s other large venture rounds were distributed among a half-dozen companies from a diverse array of industries, from staffing assistance to biopharmaceuticals to business software to clean energy. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "When a more heavy-duty clean is necessary, spring for YUNI\u2019s large shower sheets. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "This shampoo delivers a salon-quality clean that is usually possible only from professional stylists and luxury products that cost twice as much. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Keeping the toilet clean is also easy, thanks to the skirted trap way and surface treatment that helps inhibit the growth of water scale and mineral stains. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Help websites abound with tips on how to banish the spring blues, with some surprisingly effective advice like doing a spring clean of your desk. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Treat Mom to the calming scents of citrus and fig with this delicious clean -burning soy candle. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada\u2019s two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean -up to restore power to half a million people. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
      "Every parent loves an easy clean -up in the kitchen! \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022",
      "Pretty packaging aside, the Finishing Touch hair removal device works great as a quick clean -up around your face. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Apr. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dodgers cleanup hitters do move up to seventh in OB% and 12th in slugging. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Marsland, who lives 3 miles from the treatment facility and started Friends of the Blackstone in 1990, said this year is the 50th anniversary of Zero Away Pollution program, known as ZAP, the first cleanup project on the river. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The cleanup included bottles and bags, ghost nets, fishing lines, aluminum cans, lost towels and other odd items, including a beach lounger, that were polluting coastal waters. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Some of the claims about water fasting specifically revolve around the idea that fasting can induce autophagy, your body\u2019s natural process of cellular cleanup and removal of damaged cells. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Wilderdog\u2019s collapsible dog bowl and dog food bag, for example, make cleanup easy and meals portable. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Decades after toxic pollution was first discovered in Franklin \u2014 a Johnson County community with a troubling cluster of childhood cancer cases \u2014 the cleanup at the site may at last be entering its final stages. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "Grease drips into a disposable drip pan, which makes cleanup easy. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "As cleanup began, community members came across household items scattered across the town. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Our first assignment wasn\u2019t a wildfire but a cleanup project at Devils Postpile National Monument in the eastern Sierra Nevada, where a historic windstorm had been severe enough to uproot a distressing number of mature lodgepole pines. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Perversely, however, even as cleanup efforts were beginning in Triana, and even as scientific evidence of the harmfulness of DDT was accumulating, calls to bring it back were increasing in volume. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Suter doesn't buy paper towels or napkins, frequents farmers markets to buy food that hasn't been packaged, has a garden in his basement and has volunteered for cleanup projects, according to a 2020 Journal Sentinel report. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Organizers are asking cleanup volunteers to remember to stay safe while picking up trash throughout the city. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Visitors can also pitch in on trail and shoreline cleanup days, which are announced on Facebook. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Leadoff man Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and cleanup man Will Smith added a two-run homer for insurance in the eighth, but Lux, who hit sixth, and Cody Bellinger, who batted seventh, combined for four hits and two runs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Ten animators and cleanup crew from Denmark as well as coloring artists from France worked on the film. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "While the city's sanitation department will be focusing on cleanup efforts over the next several days \u2014 even weeks \u2014 beads are also given new life by a local nonprofit. \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 4 Mar. 2022"
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      "1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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      "1912, in the meaning defined above",
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      "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": innocent of wrongdoing"
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      "1728, in the meaning defined above"
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      "in a clean manner",
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      "Adverb",
      "A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly .",
      "This fuel burns more cleanly than other fuels.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Rossi got held up slightly by Scott McLaughlin, while Newgarden pulled away cleanly . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "Muncy fielded it cleanly and threw to first, but the ball sailed on him. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This durable mower provides a professional finish with its superfast blades that cleanly cut the grass, effortlessly eliminating any clumps. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
      "The problem is that banning Russia from SWIFT might not cut it off from the global economy as cleanly as proponents think. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Kazmeir Allen didn\u2019t field it cleanly and Cameron Goode recovered the loose ball at the UCLA 13. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The difference is quite startling, with version 2.0 picking up on the movements much more cleanly . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The third-seeded Ruud served more cleanly and allowed no break-point chances to second-seeded Shapovalov. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
      "The latter is fun, sure, but Saw II already did the asynchronous timelines thing better and more cleanly . \u2014 Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture , 14 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "After inspections in January and February, inspectors noticed a more cleanly , efficient jail operation with better mental healthcare and better technology, specifically noting better surveillance cameras. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "And, notoriously, college dorms are not the cleanliest places. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2020"
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
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      ": clean",
      ": to rid of impurities by or as if by washing",
      ": to expel, imprison, or kill (the members of an ethnic minority) in (an area) : to subject to or remove by ethnic cleansing",
      ": to engage in or undergo a cleanse to remove toxins from the body",
      ": a very restrictive short-term diet primarily intended to remove toxins from the body",
      ": to make clean",
      ": to make clean",
      ": to engage in or undergo a cleanse to remove toxins from the body",
      ": a very restrictive short-term diet primarily intended to remove toxins from the body"
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      "Verb",
      "The cut should be cleansed gently with mild soap and water.",
      "in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Virtue's thickening shampoo does more than just deeply cleanse and remove debris from the follicle. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "After Merle Bellot tasted the bagel ice cream at her local scoop shop, the 46-year-old store manager from Sarasota, Fla., begged for samples of other flavors to cleanse her palate. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Sulfate-free shampoos are a gentle way to cleanse and also contain moisturizing agents that will make your hair healthier and shinier. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Bathing in the light of the full moon will connect you with its energy and cleanse you too. \u2014 Brie Gatchalian, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "Until Moscow takes a massive colonic, one that can cleanse its bloated system of evil, lies, extortion, cheating, hacking, war crimes and narcissism, never again. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Dandruff is a common condition that men are more likely to face than women, and this shampoo is specifically formulated to target the cause of dandruff, deeply cleanse , and put a stop to the problem once and for all. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Instead of letting the market cleanse itself of this indebted trader, the exchange decided to wade in and save the firm from the consequences of its bets by canceling the trades. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While most enterprises have some analytics initiative focused on developing customer insights, many have not established the right foundations to cleanse , structure and access that data efficiently. \u2014 Shankar Kambhampaty, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This mask offers the gift of a glowing, healthy appearance with a deep cleanse and treatment of sore spots. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "This gentle but mighty cleanser, packed with nutrients, lathers for a rich cleanse that removes build-up while hydrating at the same time. \u2014 Blake Newby, Essence , 6 June 2022",
      "Like all of the cleansing brushes, use the one in a circular motion for a thorough cleanse . \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "As the new season inspires us to purge, cleanse , and organize , here\u2019s a deeper look at the mental health benefits of spring cleaning. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The formula also features coconut derivative surfactants for a next-level cleanse , as well as glycerin and shea butter as soothing and conditioning elements. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Long popular in France, this skin-care product that looks and feels just like regular water is finally a stateside staple because of its ability to remove makeup, cleanse , and tone with just a few light swipes of a cotton ball. \u2014 Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Pore Refining Scrub offers a deeper cleanse incorporating a dream duo of physical exfoliation through jojoba grains to remove dead skin cells and chemical exfoliation through AHA and BHA. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "The silicone bristle brush uses vibrations instead of circularly rotating while cleansing for a deeper cleanse and less irritation. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1999, in the meaning defined above"
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      ": depart",
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      "police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators",
      "everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Finance chiefs are responding by taking steps such as discounting to clear out excess stock\u2014which is eating into their companies\u2019 margins\u2014and relying more on predictive analytics to manage inventory. \u2014 Kristin Broughton And Mark Maurer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Prescribed burns are intentionally set by experts to clear out overcrowded forests, improving their health and removing excess fuels that could feed a larger wildfire. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Temperatures will rise to the mid-70s Tuesday as clouds clear out . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Moving out of the last day for people to clear out their things is today. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But advocates have expressed concern that the program could leave many people on the margins again if unsheltered residents aren't properly accommodated as officials clear out the sites -- and could contribute to further criminalizing homelessness. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "To clear out the excess goods, Old Navy put a large quantity of women\u2019s clothes on sale this spring. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "For example, setting aside specific times of day to clear out your messages or return phone calls will save you lots of time. \u2014 Nick Leighton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Lavender and citrus, like their new Ojai Lavender blend, are clean and uplifting, and work well in kitchens and dining rooms to clear out lingering food smells. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022"
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      "1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174711"
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    "type":[
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      ": having clear vision",
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211252"
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      "noun"
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      ": an act or process of clearing : such as",
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      ": the act of clearing a ship at the customhouse",
      ": the papers showing that a ship has cleared",
      ": the offsetting of checks and other claims among banks through a clearinghouse",
      ": certification as clear of objection : authorization",
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      ": authorization for an aircraft to proceed especially with a specified action",
      ": the distance by which one object clears another or the clear space between them",
      ": the volume of blood or plasma that can be freed of a specified constituent in a specified time by its excretion into the urine through the kidneys",
      ": the act or process of removing something",
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      ": official permission",
      ": the volume of blood or plasma that could be freed of a specified constituent in a specified time (usually one minute) by excretion of the constituent into the urine through the kidneys"
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      "sanction",
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      "proscription"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our homicide clearance rate of 81 percent is well above the national average. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "The department's 2022 clearance rate stood at 57% as of April 1. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "So far this year, 35 of the city\u2019s 56 homicide cases have been cleared, for a 62% clearance rate, according to Hampton. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Currently, the department has a 48.9 percent clearance rate for homicides and 22.4 percent for nonfatal shootings, which adjust throughout the year as the number of cases increases. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "In sheriff\u2019s department territory, that clearance rate fell from 71% in 2019 to approximately 40% last year, according to data provided by the agency. \u2014 James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2020, for instance, the agency reported a 75% homicide clearance rate, which is better than the typical national average of around 65%. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Bewley said the national average clearance rate was 64%. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175721"
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    "pronounciation":"\u02c8klir-\u02cche-d\u0259d",
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      "stable"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "demented",
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      "insane",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
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      "mental",
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    "examples":[
      "He remains calm and clearheaded in tense situations.",
      "waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "All of them were unequivocal in their belief that government intervention is needed because people living on the street are often too strung out and traumatized to make clearheaded decisions for themselves. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Nella\u2019s struggle to form a sturdier, more clearheaded Black identity for herself is at the center of this unique thriller that has echoes of both Jordan Peele and, in the end, George Orwell. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2021",
      "As protests over police brutality rocked the nation last summer, Ms. Wiley gained attention on MSNBC for her clearheaded explanations of why some activists wanted to defund the police. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2021",
      "Voters were more clearheaded , but those partisan saloons had been key institutions for working-class men. \u2014 Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "After a week of detoxing from social media, Llompart felt more productive and clearheaded . \u2014 USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "Clattering and cluttered but clearheaded and deliberate, this brilliant, brutal, unprecedented work feels like a transcendent artist assembling a new form of music from scratch. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "In the wistful second movement, Mr. Harrell balanced aching lyricism with clearheaded directness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clearing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of making or becoming clear",
      ": a tract of land cleared of wood and brush",
      ": the settlement of accounts or exchange of financial instruments especially between banks",
      ": an open area of land in which there are no trees"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8klir-i\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[
      "acquittal",
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      "exoneration",
      "vindication"
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    "antonyms":[
      "conviction"
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    "examples":[
      "the clearing of the table",
      "the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest",
      "We found a clearing in the forest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The clearing plan includes half a dozen parking areas along the north shore of the lake for hikers, mountain bikers and e-bikers wanting to explore the treated landscape. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "At one point in the experience, participants walk through a tunnel made of purple tulips and emerge into a clearing where a hologram of Walker appears and shares a memory of Breonna's favorite song. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "Nate LaRue hits a bases- clearing double with two outs boosting Auburn\u2019s lead to 9-0 against UCLA. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
      "Twenty-one dogs trotted into a clearing , dragging their victim, a puku antelope, along with them. \u2014 Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
      "Amid the weedy jungle in Lake Rotom\u0101\u2019s shallows, an enormous clearing has emerged. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The boreal forest of the Anchorage Hillside hasn\u2019t seen a major fire since 1973, when 300 acres in the Prospect Heights area ignited during land clearing and burned. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "However, the result was drastically different this time, as Duvall looped the ball into left field for a bases- clearing double. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
      "Earlier this week, Francona, Hale and assistant hitting coach Justin Toole and hitting coach Chris Valaika returned to the club after clearing protocols. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032524"
  },
  "cleavage":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes",
      "the occurrence of such splitting",
      "a fragment (as of a diamond) obtained by splitting",
      "the action of cleaving or splitting the state of being cleft",
      "the series of synchronized mitotic cell divisions of a fertilized egg that results in the formation of the blastomeres and changes the single-celled zygote into a multicellular embryo",
      "one of these cell divisions",
      "the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules",
      "the depression between a woman's breasts especially when made visible by a low-cut neckline",
      "the tendency of a rock or mineral to split readily in one or more directions",
      "the action of splitting",
      "the state of being split",
      "the series of synchronized mitotic cell divisions of the fertilized egg that results in the formation of the blastomeres and changes the single-celled zygote into a multicellular embryo",
      "one of these cell divisions",
      "the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u0113-vij",
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "breakup",
      "dissolution",
      "disunion",
      "division",
      "fractionalization",
      "fractionation",
      "partition",
      "schism",
      "scission",
      "separation",
      "split",
      "sundering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unification",
      "union"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The dress is cut low enough to reveal a lot of cleavage .",
      "the cleavage between the rich and poor",
      "the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The other photos were of my husband\u2019s buxom cousin in her revealing cleavage . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "The other photos were of my husband\u2019s buxom cousin in her revealing cleavage . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Just pluck those gooey chips from your cleavage and pop them right back into your mouth. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Barbarella chic ensemble, featuring some strategic cutouts over her cleavage and her hips. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Spencer updated a dress code for his staff in the spring to include no revealing or tight clothes, no cleavage , no dresses or skirts above the knee, no bare backs, no halter tops, no open-toe shoes and no fragrances. \u2014 D. Kwas, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "This style shows off skin while still flattering the tummy thanks to its backless halter design and cleavage opening in the front. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "For starters, there are the perforations strategically placed along the front of the band to help dissipate cleavage sweat. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "At least 69 barred plunging necklines or cleavage of any kind, and 132 schools warned against showing a student\u2019s midriff. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cleft":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure",
      ": a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances",
      ": partially split or divided",
      ": divided about halfway to the midrib",
      ": a space or opening made by splitting or cracking : crevice",
      ": notch entry 1 sense 1",
      ": partly split or divided",
      ": a usually abnormal fissure or opening especially when resulting from failure of parts to fuse during embryonic development",
      ": a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances",
      ": the hollow space between the two branches of the frog or the frog and bars or between the bulbs of the heel of a horse's hoof",
      ": a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse",
      ": a division of the cleft foot of an animal",
      ": synaptic cleft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kleft",
      "\u02c8kleft",
      "\u02c8kleft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "chink",
      "crack",
      "cranny",
      "crevice",
      "fissure",
      "rift",
      "split"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The river begins as a trickle of water from a cleft in the rock.",
      "He has a distinctive cleft in his chin.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the cleft in the mountain summit at Stampa also anticipates the ways in which Giacometti came to describe facial features with a precise, cutting intensity. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But Giacometti sharply indicates a cleft near the summit where the sun casts a sharp shadow, slicing into a solid mass and creating a sense of three-dimensionality. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The breed also has a high level of puppy mortality due to congenital defects like splayed legs and cleft palates, while adults deal with hip and elbow dysplasia and spinal curvature. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The deep cleft , slicing between the Kinsman and Franconia mountain ranges, is surrounded by granite walls and forested slopes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
      "Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture is a tiny spa town in a remote mountain cleft that was originally a silver mine. \u2014 Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2021",
      "While the active site of the NSP3 protease does not have much structural similarity with the HCV or NSP5 proteases, the researchers carried out virtual docking studies of these same 10 HCV drugs into the substrate-binding cleft of NSP3 protease. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
      "Welcome to Crawford Notch, a deep, steep-sided cleft in the White Mountain range in northern New Hampshire. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "In Cappadocia, a region in south-central Turkey, a river carved a deep cleft in the mountains and left behind a network of caves in the soft stone. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "After a few weeks, something caught my attention: Instagram was consistently recommending posts of babies with cleft palates, a birth defect. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "High-altitude deliveries often result in lighter babies, and some research connects them with birth defects such as cleft lips and issues with heart function. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 13 Aug. 2014",
      "Andersen, who is originally from Denmark, is wiry and clean cut, with a cleft chin and clipped enunciation. \u2014 Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "She has been involved in charitable work for decades, visiting foreign countries through a non-profit that provides surgery to children with cleft lips or palates and no access to care. \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic , 24 June 2021",
      "Their work consists of surgeries for conditions such as cleft palates, crossed eyes, burn scars and hernia repairs. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2021",
      "So are cleft lips, sometimes accompanied by cleft palate. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "According to the organization, more than 37,000 cleft surgeries have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "Operation Smile connects children and young adults with cleft conditions worldwide with access to safe surgical care to improve their lives and smiles. \u2014 Nicole Cormier, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194843"
  },
  "clemency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due",
      ": an act or instance of leniency",
      ": pleasant mildness of weather",
      ": mercy sense 1",
      ": an act of mercy",
      ": willingness or ability to moderate the severity of a punishment (as a sentence)",
      ": an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness \u2014 see also amnesty , commute , pardon , reprieve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charity",
      "forbearance",
      "lenience",
      "leniency",
      "lenity",
      "mercifulness",
      "mercy",
      "quarter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The President has granted clemency to several people this month.",
      "the judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other prosecutors, including the late Fayette Commonwealth\u2019s attorney, Ray Larson, condemned Boling for asking for clemency and continuing to draw his $141,374 salary while he was banned. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
      "Clarence Dixon is scheduled to be executed May 11, after his request for clemency was denied last week. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "The execution stay was announced just minutes before the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles was scheduled to review her application for clemency . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Many of those targeted for clemency are Black or brown, while all are serving sentences for low-level drug offenses. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Separately, all eyes on Monday had been on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, which had been expected to vote on a recommendation for clemency in Lucio's case. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In a statement following the announcement, Lucio thanked those who have supported her fight for clemency . \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Lucio's attorneys had filed for clemency last month, about a month before her scheduled execution date, reports Texas Public Radio. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Abbott could stop the execution if a majority of the board votes for clemency . \u2014 Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see clement ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181719"
  },
  "clemently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to be merciful : lenient",
      ": mild",
      "name of 14 popes: especially VII (",
      ") 1478\u20131534 (pope 1523\u201334)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "equable",
      "genial",
      "gentle",
      "mild",
      "moderate",
      "soft",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "harsh",
      "inclement",
      "intemperate",
      "severe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate.",
      "his clement application of authority was a welcome change after years of managerial heavy-handedness"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin clement-, clemens ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183453"
  },
  "cleric":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of the clergy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-ik",
      "\u02c8kle-rik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clergyperson",
      "clerical",
      "clerk",
      "deacon",
      "divine",
      "dominie",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "minister",
      "preacher",
      "priest",
      "reverend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "layman",
      "layperson",
      "secular"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new law was proposed by the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose faction won the largest number of seats of any single bloc in an October election and has been negotiating for the past eight months to form a government. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Iran, traditionally a kingmaker, has struggled to assert itself over the process as Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has tried to exclude its allies, Iraqi officials and analysts say. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The kingdom's last mass execution came in January 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 people, including a prominent opposition Shiite cleric who had rallied demonstrations in the kingdom. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The cleric , Yati Narsinghanand, was accused of hate speech and arrested. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Abdel-Rahman is an Egyptian cleric who emigrated to the United States. \u2014 CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Later that week, the Taliban further inflamed tensions, critics say, by arresting a pro-Iranian Shiite cleric , who had offered flowers at the Iranian embassy in Kabul after a protest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "While talks initially made progress last spring, they were halted in June ahead of Iran's presidential elections, where Ebrahim Raisi, a more hardline cleric closely tied to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, took power. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Across north India, Muslim weddings are solemnized by a cleric in a short and simple ceremony. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin clericus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191647"
  },
  "clerical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy",
      ": of or relating to a clerk",
      ": a member of the clergy",
      ": clericalist",
      ": clerk",
      ": clerical garments",
      ": relating to the clergy",
      ": relating to a clerk or office worker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-i-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kle-ri-",
      "\u02c8kler-i-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clerkly",
      "ministerial",
      "pastoral",
      "priestly",
      "sacerdotal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clergyperson",
      "cleric",
      "clerk",
      "deacon",
      "divine",
      "dominie",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "minister",
      "preacher",
      "priest",
      "reverend"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.",
      "a member of our clerical staff",
      "The mistake was due to a clerical error.",
      "Noun",
      "some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Laffite's Cove on Galveston Island Named after French pirate Jean Lafitte (the difference in spelling is due to a clerical error that stuck), this slice of Galveston Island feels like a tropical paradise. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "Their work authorization was delayed by a clerical error. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Sometimes the officer who responded doesn\u2019t identify a hate crime as such, either through clerical error or a misunderstanding of the offender\u2019s motivation. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Claire Zyber, an assistant district attorney, said the request was misplaced as a result of a clerical error and prosecutors assigned to the case were never notified about it. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "The authors of the bill had made a clerical error, however. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "At one point, the state\u2019s voter file did indicate that Karamo did not vote in the 2020 election, but that was due to a clerical error, according to her local election administrator, Oak Park City Clerk Ed Norris, and has since been corrected. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
      "Any chance for new converts must hold appeal to a church with declining numbers and still under the cloud of clerical abuse scandals. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "The party proposes the General Assembly do this during the upcoming Technical Corrections Day on May 24, a day when legislators reconvene to make clerical corrections or address conflicts among bills discussed during the previous session. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170151"
  },
  "clerk":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cleric",
      ": scholar",
      ": an official responsible (as to a government agency) for correspondence, records, and accounts and vested with specified powers or authority (as to issue writs as ordered by a court)",
      ": one employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work",
      ": one who works at a sales or service counter",
      ": a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis : law clerk",
      ": to act or work as a clerk",
      ": a person whose job is to keep records or accounts",
      ": a salesperson in a store",
      ": to act or work as a clerk",
      ": a third- or fourth-year medical student undergoing clinical training in a clerkship",
      ": an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs)",
      ": a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work",
      ": a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research) \u2014 compare paralegal",
      ": to act or work as a clerk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259rk",
      "British usually",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "register",
      "registrar",
      "scribe",
      "secretary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Have the court clerk file your request with the judge.",
      "He works as a clerk in a local pet store.",
      "a sales clerk at a women's clothing store",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The new arrival introduced herself to the hotel clerk as Mrs. L.C. Johnson, and asked him for his best room. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Under Democratic caucus rules, potential candidates must submit letters of intent to the House clerk . \u2014 Ryan Dailey, Orlando Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
      "DuPage will be the first county in Illinois to give voters the option of casting their ballots at any of its 263 polling places on Election Day, instead of limiting them to their precinct polling place or vote center, according to the county clerk . \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Officials attributed the difference to several changes the Assembly made to city election code late last year in response to the clerk \u2019s report. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
      "All had voted by proxy, according to letters submitted to the House clerk . \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The city posted the part-time position of assistant to the clerk of council on Wednesday (April 13). \u2014 cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The video also shows Tyman handing a Russian passport to a clerk . \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Joel Arevalo was sentenced to 63 months in prison after being convicted of second-degree assault in June 2013, according to the Spokane Superior Court clerk . \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Former Suburban Life writer John Bach's exclusive reporting circa 1997 led to a state investigation of then-Columbia Township administrator Jim Harmon and his daughter, clerk Debra Huff. \u2014 Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
      "The Columbus Days Inn clerk who escaped her attacker described him as about 6 feet tall with greasy hair and a beard spotted with gray. \u2014 Staff, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Deputies were searching for a man who threatened a Lemon Grove gas station clerk with a knife and stole several California Lottery Scratchers Tuesday afternoon, sheriff\u2019s officials said. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The findings also say that Morgan gave the law clerk unwanted shoulder rubs, which continued even after the woman asked him to stop. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The first hardware man, dealer in fancy articles, clerk in a department store, or pawnbroker would have sold me a revolver and asked no questions. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Someone was robbing convenience stores and caf\u00e9s late at night, when there was often just one waitress or clerk working a shift, and then, sometimes, raping and killing the only apparent witness. \u2014 Ryan Katz, The New Yorker , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "At a recent news conference in Wisconsin, Kathleen Bernier, a GOP state senator and former elections clerk , denounced her party\u2019s efforts to seize control of the election process. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, ajc , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "At a recent news conference in Wisconsin, Kathleen Bernier, a GOP state senator and former elections clerk , denounced her party\u2019s efforts to seize control of the election process. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1551, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225439"
  },
  "clever":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble",
      ": mentally quick and resourceful",
      ": marked by wit or ingenuity",
      ": good",
      ": easy to use or handle",
      ": having a quick inventive mind",
      ": showing intelligence, wit, or imagination",
      ": showing skill in using the hands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kle-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kle-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "creative",
      "imaginative",
      "ingenious",
      "innovative",
      "inventive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncreative",
      "unimaginative"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among its pleasures is the work of Vikander, a clever and resourceful actor who\u2019s had too few exciting opportunities since her Oscar win. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "The ending of the novel is Zink at her best: clever and biting, and refreshingly unforced. \u2014 Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Aesop Fabulous Face Cleanser Endlessly clever and sophisticated, Aesop\u2019s skincare is beloved for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Where the history of drug development has been astonishingly haphazard, and our grasp of brain function is disturbingly low-level, the history of psycho-pharmaceutical marketing has been clever and effective. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Fabian\u2019s email scheme is both clever and simple: a volunteer clicks on a link and an outgoing email from their own account gets populated with 100 Russian email addresses and a message in Russian and English. \u2014 Julia Minson, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Gilbert Gottfried, the high-strung comedian with the shrill voice known for his performances equal parts chaotic, clever and crude, died Tuesday, his family revealed. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "What makes the issue particularly irritating is that spammers have become more clever and sophisticated with time. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But the moves DiPoto made were clever and calculated, and improved the offense. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cliver , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dialect kl\u00f8ver alert, skillful",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194153"
  },
  "cleverness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble",
      ": mentally quick and resourceful",
      ": marked by wit or ingenuity",
      ": good",
      ": easy to use or handle",
      ": having a quick inventive mind",
      ": showing intelligence, wit, or imagination",
      ": showing skill in using the hands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kle-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kle-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "creative",
      "imaginative",
      "ingenious",
      "innovative",
      "inventive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncreative",
      "unimaginative"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among its pleasures is the work of Vikander, a clever and resourceful actor who\u2019s had too few exciting opportunities since her Oscar win. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "The ending of the novel is Zink at her best: clever and biting, and refreshingly unforced. \u2014 Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Aesop Fabulous Face Cleanser Endlessly clever and sophisticated, Aesop\u2019s skincare is beloved for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Where the history of drug development has been astonishingly haphazard, and our grasp of brain function is disturbingly low-level, the history of psycho-pharmaceutical marketing has been clever and effective. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Fabian\u2019s email scheme is both clever and simple: a volunteer clicks on a link and an outgoing email from their own account gets populated with 100 Russian email addresses and a message in Russian and English. \u2014 Julia Minson, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Gilbert Gottfried, the high-strung comedian with the shrill voice known for his performances equal parts chaotic, clever and crude, died Tuesday, his family revealed. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "What makes the issue particularly irritating is that spammers have become more clever and sophisticated with time. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But the moves DiPoto made were clever and calculated, and improved the offense. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cliver , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dialect kl\u00f8ver alert, skillful",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181833"
  },
  "clich\u00e9d":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or abounding in clich\u00e9s",
      ": hackneyed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u0113-\u02c8sh\u0101d",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113-\u02ccsh\u0101d",
      "kli-\u02c8sh\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banal",
      "clich\u00e9",
      "cliche",
      "cobwebby",
      "commonplace",
      "hack",
      "hackney",
      "hackneyed",
      "moth-eaten",
      "musty",
      "obligatory",
      "shopworn",
      "stale",
      "stereotyped",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tired",
      "trite",
      "well-worn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fresh",
      "new",
      "novel",
      "original",
      "unclich\u00e9d",
      "unhackneyed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The comedian was booed offstage after telling another clich\u00e9d knock-knock joke.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The play to its credit resists the more cliched route of a rescue narrative. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "When the horn section lights up midway through the song, the aesthetics of CAKE come into focus, more an earnest sum of their parts than a cliched hit, designed to grab 15 minutes and get out. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The character is a refreshing reminder that Stephenson does not believe in cliched evildoers, but in parties with varying degrees of ethics and competing worldviews. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "When the team asked what the new logo should look like, there were calls for a more modern, more progressive look \u2013 no stale muskets or cliched cannons, for example \u2013 but one that still retained a sense of New England tradition. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Charlie had his typical, cliched rock-n-roll issues with substance abuse. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Making Robin a grieving widower is a pretty cliched trope, which is why first-time feature director Michael Sarnoski thankfully doles out only a couple of references. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "What could feel cliched at various turns deftly avoids that, capturing Ruby's plight in a way that recalls any number of coming-of-age stories while still feeling unexpectedly fresh and distinctive. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "There's also the cliched clash between two former friends (Caelynn and Hannah B., who both competed in Miss USA) who don't like each other. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222710"
  },
  "click":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike, move, or produce with a click",
      ": to select especially in a computer interface by pressing a button on a control device (such as a mouse)",
      ": to turn (something) on or off by pushing a button or moving a switch",
      ": to change or move through (channels) especially by pushing buttons on a remote control",
      ": to make a click",
      ": to fit or agree exactly",
      ": to fit together : hit it off",
      ": to function smoothly",
      ": succeed",
      ": to select something by clicking",
      ": to change to a different channel or move through channels especially by pushing buttons on a remote control",
      ": a slight sharp noise",
      ": a speech sound in some languages made by enclosing air between two stop articulations of the tongue, enlarging the enclosure to rarefy the air, and suddenly opening the enclosure",
      ": detent",
      ": an instance of clicking",
      ": to make or cause to make a slight sharp noise",
      ": to fit in or work together smoothly",
      ": to select or make a selection especially on a computer by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse)",
      ": a slight sharp noise",
      ": a short sharp sound heard in auscultation and associated with various abnormalities of the heart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik",
      "\u02c8klik",
      "\u02c8klik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "commune",
      "relate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Under the Virtual Background tab, click the Blur setting. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "For instance, click on a piece of art in a crime scene and the game might then take you back in time to show you the artist painting it. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Students should click here to submit opinions of fewer than 250 words before June 21. \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Simply click on any of the links on this page to activate this offer without having to enter a promo code. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s how to set up Undo Send: On the Gmail website, click the gear icon in the top-right corner and select Settings. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 May 2022",
      "In Windows 11, click the category for Search permissions. \u2014 PCMAG , 23 May 2022",
      "To open the tool, click on the three dots in the upper right corner of your browser window, then on \u2018Settings\u2019 and then on the \u2018Advanced\u2019 tab. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 9 May 2022",
      "Then, after plodding along for the first 50-plus games last season, the Warriors started to click again. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The regular-size car was initially sent out with its dampers set firm and then later pitted for these to be softened through the click -wheel adjusters. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "To begin, right- click on the OneDrive icon by the taskbar. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "Unlike direct-response ads, meant to elicit an immediate click or conversion, brand advertisements are meant to drive more passive brand awareness and are therefore often more cyclical in nature. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The information pings around the world at the speed of a click , becoming a kind of borderless currency that underpins the digital economy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Everyone and everything is just a click , swipe or voice prompt away. \u2014 Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Double- click on a single word for a white text box to show the translation. \u2014 Reece Rogers, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the lesson of the cow hug\u2014and of the cow click , too. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The satisfying click of the portafilter, the roar of the steam wand. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215955"
  },
  "climate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions",
      ": the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation",
      ": the prevailing set of conditions (as of temperature and humidity) indoors",
      ": the prevailing influence or environmental conditions characterizing a group or period : atmosphere",
      ": the average weather conditions of a place over a period of years"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "ambience",
      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "flavor",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The longtime vegans founded Daring Foods, a meatless chicken-nugget startup, with the aim of reducing unhealthy meat consumption and creating more climate -friendly foods. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Between 1980 and 2020, for example, climate change forced the growing season in the contiguous 48 states to stretch two weeks longer. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "Eight of the largest metro areas in the state, including Portland, must name or establish climate -friendly neighborhoods\u2014typically city and town centers and corridors with high levels of transit. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "Also present is Egypt, which is hosting the next United Nations summit on climate change, and the U.N. secretary general, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres. \u2014 Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Unlike natural gas, hydrogen emits water rather than climate -warming carbon dioxide when burned as fuel. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "The second fund excludes the high-performing but climate -warming fossil-fuel companies. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Can a yard be both climate -friendly and attractive to passersby (and potential buyers)? \u2014 Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Another critical aspect of trade discussed was the lack of commitment by east African business leaders are employing to create a climate -friendly environment between them and their EU counterparts. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English climat , from Middle French, from Late Latin climat-, clima , from Greek klimat-, klima inclination, latitude, climate, from klinein to lean \u2014 more at lean ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174421"
  },
  "clink":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound",
      ": to cause to clink",
      ": a clinking sound",
      ": a prison cell",
      ": jail , prison",
      ": to make or cause to make a slight short sound like that of metal being struck",
      ": a slight sharp ringing sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kli\u014bk",
      "\u02c8kli\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chink",
      "jingle",
      "tingle",
      "tinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "calaboose",
      "can",
      "cooler",
      "coop",
      "guardroom",
      "hock",
      "hold",
      "hoosegow",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "When she'd completed the toast, they clinked glasses.",
      "coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210640"
  },
  "clinker":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something first-rate",
      ": a wrong note",
      ": a serious mistake or error : boner",
      ": an utter failure : flop",
      ": something of poor quality",
      ": a brick that has been burned in the kiln to the point of becoming darkened or deformed",
      ": stony matter fused together",
      ": a piece of clinker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kli\u014b-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kli\u014b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185638"
  },
  "clip":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": encompass",
      ": to hold in a tight grip : clutch",
      ": to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip",
      ": any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook",
      ": a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles",
      ": a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm",
      ": something (such as a piece of jewelry) that is worn as an ornament or fastener and that is held in position by a clip",
      ": to cut or cut off with or as if with shears",
      ": to cut off the distal or outer part of",
      ": excise entry 3",
      ": to cut items out of (a publication, such as a newspaper)",
      ": curtail , diminish",
      ": to abbreviate in speech or writing",
      ": hit , punch",
      ": to strike in passing",
      ": to illegally block (an opposing player) in football",
      ": to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging",
      ": to clip something",
      ": to travel or pass rapidly",
      ": to clip an opposing player in football",
      ": shears",
      ": a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails",
      ": something that is clipped : such as",
      ": the product of a single shearing (as of sheep)",
      ": a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region",
      ": a section of filmed, videotaped, or recorded material",
      ": a clipping especially from a newspaper",
      ": an act of clipping",
      ": a sharp blow",
      ": rate sense 1a",
      ": a single instance or occasion : time",
      ": a device that holds or hooks",
      ": to fasten with a clip",
      ": to shorten or remove by cutting",
      ": to cut off or trim the hair or wool of",
      ": to cut out or off",
      ": a sharp blow",
      ": a rapid pace",
      ": a short section of a recording",
      ": a device used to arrest bleeding from vessels or tissues during operations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klip",
      "\u02c8klip",
      "\u02c8klip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bob",
      "crop",
      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "dock",
      "lop (off)",
      "nip",
      "pare",
      "poll",
      "prune",
      "shave",
      "shear",
      "snip",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213432"
  },
  "clique":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons",
      ": one held together by common interests, views, or purposes",
      ": a small group of friends who are not friendly to others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113k",
      "\u02c8klik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "bunch",
      "circle",
      "clan",
      "community",
      "coterie",
      "coven",
      "crowd",
      "fold",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the Caveman symbol had fostered camaraderie, the new clique thrived on exclusion and intimidation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The hosts of Michael Jordan and Michelle Obama, among others, over the weekend will continue to be F1\u2019s high-brow, upper-echelon clique , despite a drop in performance in 2022. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "The comics in the 515 can be a proud bunch, prone to the odd clique and gripe over stage time. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "In fact, the plot is less concerned with an unbreakable clique , than with what happens when the primary trio is infiltrated by a glamorous but destabilizing fourth member. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s on the same side of the street where a clique of old Eastern European women used to lean over their windowsills and chat all afternoon, their elbows propped on bath towels to prevent chafing. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There was a high school-style clique in her office that talked about Fortnite, cryptocurrency and who had swept up winnings at the most recent poker night. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Pinto\u2019s victory gave Racine ties to five of the council\u2019s 13 members, a clique that also includes Trayon White, among four lawmakers who formerly worked for the attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Hirshman turns these epistolary spats into page-turning reading, revealing backbiting and pettiness more at home in a teenage clique than in a moral crusade. \u2014 Lydia Moland, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182420"
  },
  "cloak":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loose outer garment",
      ": something likened to an outer garment: such as",
      ": something that envelops or conceals",
      ": a distinctive character or role",
      ": to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak",
      ": a long loose outer garment",
      ": something that hides or covers",
      ": to cover or hide completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dk",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "cover-up",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "disguise",
      "dress up",
      "mask"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Their plans were shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.",
      "the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family",
      "Verb",
      "the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory",
      "cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The gray-haired, cloak -wearing protagonist of David Cronenberg\u2019s new science-fiction film, Crimes of the Future, is a very particular sort of conceptual artist. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "Goliath has his spear and big shield raised, while David has loaded his slingshot and is waving a distracting cloak in his opponent\u2019s face. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "This approach can provide tax advantages and cloak assets in secrecy that protects them from meddling by law enforcement authorities. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "At one point, Amleth\u2019s uncle Fj\u00f6lnir (Claes Bang) wears a showstopping Viking cloak called a varafeldr, made with tog, the long coarse wool from the outer coat of Icelandic sheep. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Grand vistas, distant wildlife, billowing cloud formations, colorful birds or a serpentine trail winding far off into the cloak of forest vegetation can constantly demand your attention. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "These are an ever-growing group of live entertainers streaming video games, daily activities, interactions with fans, etc., behind the cloak of digital avatars. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The comics' Gorr has a deadly cloak of tendrils and wields the god-killing All-Black the Necrosword, forged by the same primordial deity who created the symbiotes who eventually became Venom. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
      "International sanctions are slowly chiseling away at the cloak of secrecy surrounding Putin\u2019s private life. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Russians are understandably proud of their nation's historic spaceflight glory, and Putin wanted to cloak himself in the glow of Gagarin's achievement. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Many mass shooters leave manifestos, hoping to cloak their violent actions in noble speech. \u2014 Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "As Putin used the language of faith to cloak his political and military ambitions, Kirill also used sermons to rationalize the campaign on spiritual grounds. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "But if things get messy, panels slide shut to cloak the back kitchen from main living areas. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "Since then, however, Kirill has solidified his role as an ally of the Kremlin, helping Putin cloak his political and military ambitions in the language of faith. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "For that reason, many officials and experts believe that Russia may try to cloak its involvement in any future chemical weapons attack in Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "On Monday, the Florida Senate passed a measure that would more broadly cloak information about people and businesses involved with state executions and the drugs used for lethal injection, sending it to Gov. Ron DeSantis. \u2014 Dara Kam, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Greater sensitivity will be expected for complainants (including those whose allegations cloak them with a veil of protection as whistleblowers), and heightened awareness of due process and fairness for the accused. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1509, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190046"
  },
  "clobber":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clothes sense 1",
      ": to pound mercilessly",
      ": to hit with force",
      ": to defeat overwhelmingly",
      ": to have a strongly negative impact on",
      ": to criticize harshly",
      ": to hit with force",
      ": to defeat very easily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4-b\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "attire",
      "clothes",
      "clothing",
      "costumery",
      "dress",
      "duds",
      "garments",
      "gear",
      "habiliment(s)",
      "habit",
      "rags",
      "raiment",
      "rig",
      "rigging",
      "threads",
      "toggery",
      "togs",
      "vestiary",
      "vestments",
      "vesture",
      "wear",
      "wearables",
      "weeds"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Just dump your clobber anywhere.",
      "still wearing the same clobber he wore as an undergrad at Cambridge",
      "Verb",
      "If you say anything I'll clobber you.",
      "We clobbered them in our last game.",
      "Businesses are being clobbered by the bad economy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Neat, said engineers at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Irvine, who\u2019ve invented a clever kind of material based on the mantis shrimp\u2019s clobber -sticks. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "The Reds were first togged out by New Balance for the 2015/16 season, following the American sportswear company's takeover of Warrior Sports (remember them?) and have produced Liverpool's clobber for the last five seasons. \u2014 SI.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "Because this amount was not indexed to inflation, the AMT clobbers more people each year. \u2014 Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Dec. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Boston finished the quarter on a 20-5 run and continued to clobber the Heat with defense and hot shooting in the second quarter. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
      "But a leader from the statesman\u2019s wing of the GOP (maybe even\u2014swoon\u2014Paul Ryan) could translate Trumpian grievance mongering into a populist platform that would clobber Hillary Clinton in the fall. \u2014 Timothy Shenk, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This Biennial, almost without exception, doesn\u2019t clobber us over the head with dogma or tartuffery. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Western sanctions were designed to clobber Russia\u2019s economy in a variety of ways, including by weakening the country\u2019s banks and currency and by depriving it of precious imports. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Villanova built a 19-point lead in the opening 10 minutes and went on to clobber Butler for the second time this season, 78-59, in Big East basketball Saturday before a crowd of 8,163 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Getty Images As Internet attacks go, data floods designed to knock servers offline are among the crudest, akin to a brutish caveman wielding a club to clobber his rival. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Go ahead, clobber him in the head and watch the blood gush. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Gone, seemingly, are the days of rooting for the U.S. to clobber its ideological rivals in an athletic proxy war. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 27 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201506"
  },
  "clock (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184500"
  },
  "clodhopper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clumsy and uncouth rustic",
      ": a large heavy work shoe or boot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d-\u02cch\u00e4-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumpkin",
      "chawbacon",
      "churl",
      "cornball",
      "countryman",
      "hayseed",
      "hick",
      "provincial",
      "rube",
      "rustic",
      "yokel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "cosmopolite",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a stereotypical depiction of clodhoppers visiting the city for the first time",
      "I do not want that clodhopper handling my rare antiques!"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174006"
  },
  "clodpole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d-\u02ccp\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "mistook the local farmers for a bunch of clodpolls who could be easily fleeced"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223850"
  },
  "clodpoll":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d-\u02ccp\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "mistook the local farmers for a bunch of clodpolls who could be easily fleeced"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213821"
  },
  "clog":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion",
      ": something that shackles or impedes : encumbrance sense 1",
      ": a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel",
      ": a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a thick typically wooden sole",
      ": to impede with a clog : hinder",
      ": to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : encumber",
      ": to fill beyond capacity : overload",
      ": to cause blockage in",
      ": to become filled with extraneous matter",
      ": to unite in a mass : clot",
      ": to dance a clog dance",
      ": to make passage through difficult or impossible : plug",
      ": something that hinders or holds back",
      ": a shoe having a thick usually wooden sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8kl\u022fg",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balk",
      "bar",
      "block",
      "chain",
      "cramp",
      "crimp",
      "deterrent",
      "drag",
      "embarrassment",
      "encumbrance",
      "fetter",
      "handicap",
      "hindrance",
      "holdback",
      "hurdle",
      "impediment",
      "inhibition",
      "interference",
      "let",
      "manacle",
      "obstacle",
      "obstruction",
      "shackles",
      "stop",
      "stumbling block",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "block",
      "choke",
      "clot",
      "congest",
      "dam",
      "gum (up)",
      "jam",
      "obstruct",
      "occlude",
      "plug (up)",
      "stop (up)",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There's a clog in the kitchen sink.",
      "a liquid chemical that gets rid of clogs",
      "Verb",
      "The sink was clogged by dirt and grease.",
      "The drain clogs easily because the opening is so small.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Since people with acne-prone skin are typically more sensitive to changes in their skin-care routine, some ingredients that clog pores lead to even more breakouts. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "The CVT-Hemp features a shock absorbing outsole and a convertible heel to wear as a clog for ultimate comfort. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
      "The worst is a Norway maple, whose greedy roots are most apt to damage foundations, lift patios and sidewalks, or clog waste pipes, according to landscape architect Ian Sloane of Gilmore Landscape Architecture in Arlington. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Manufacturers are struggling to keep some of their China operations going as Covid-19 lockdowns choke off supplies and clog truck routes and ports, heaping more pressure on the global supply chain. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "That's a nicer way of saying some sunscreens cause breakouts, lead to excess shine, and clog pores. \u2014 Michelle Rostamian, Allure , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Silt and other debris clog many of the culverts beneath narrow driveways and footpaths spanning the ditches. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "There's this bright-yellow clog sandal that will add a bold pop of color to all your warm-weather looks. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "That rave and the show\u2019s intrinsic joys \u2014 music, songs, stories, clog dancing \u2014 turned what was to have been a three-week engagement into a six-year stay, with Wade giving more than 2,100 performances for some 350,000 audience members. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Since makeup can clog pores, this will help reduce the chance of breakouts. \u2014 Alex Abel, Allure , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Asian clams don\u2019t have the ability to attach themselves to hard surfaces, unlike quagga mussels, an invasive species that can clog pipes, colonize boats and starve fishing holes. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Big rigs carrying a crush of goods \u2014 as varied as electronics, auto parts and shoes \u2014 often clog the road. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The potential congestion could clog U.S. ports that are just now returning to normal after massive backups in 2021. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "Most of us have resorted to cheap sprays from our local supermarket that often do more harm than good - these usually offer disappointingly short life-spans, smell too sharply, and clog your nostrils like smog. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Plastic bottles and car tires clog the estuary in Imperial Beach and pollute the city\u2019s shoreline, where the refuse can harm everything from birds and lobsters to dolphins and gray whales. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This nautical one-piece is made of a custom fabric blend of 78% recycled polyamide from post-consumer materials and nylon waste like old fishing nets that clog up our oceans. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Complaints focused largely on the traffic that would further clog their already busy side street that serves as the lone connector from Hanover Cove to 1604. \u2014 Jeff B. Flinn, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212455"
  },
  "clogged":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion",
      ": something that shackles or impedes : encumbrance sense 1",
      ": a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel",
      ": a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a thick typically wooden sole",
      ": to impede with a clog : hinder",
      ": to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : encumber",
      ": to fill beyond capacity : overload",
      ": to cause blockage in",
      ": to become filled with extraneous matter",
      ": to unite in a mass : clot",
      ": to dance a clog dance",
      ": to make passage through difficult or impossible : plug",
      ": something that hinders or holds back",
      ": a shoe having a thick usually wooden sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8kl\u022fg",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balk",
      "bar",
      "block",
      "chain",
      "cramp",
      "crimp",
      "deterrent",
      "drag",
      "embarrassment",
      "encumbrance",
      "fetter",
      "handicap",
      "hindrance",
      "holdback",
      "hurdle",
      "impediment",
      "inhibition",
      "interference",
      "let",
      "manacle",
      "obstacle",
      "obstruction",
      "shackles",
      "stop",
      "stumbling block",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "block",
      "choke",
      "clot",
      "congest",
      "dam",
      "gum (up)",
      "jam",
      "obstruct",
      "occlude",
      "plug (up)",
      "stop (up)",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There's a clog in the kitchen sink.",
      "a liquid chemical that gets rid of clogs",
      "Verb",
      "The sink was clogged by dirt and grease.",
      "The drain clogs easily because the opening is so small.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Since people with acne-prone skin are typically more sensitive to changes in their skin-care routine, some ingredients that clog pores lead to even more breakouts. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "The CVT-Hemp features a shock absorbing outsole and a convertible heel to wear as a clog for ultimate comfort. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
      "The worst is a Norway maple, whose greedy roots are most apt to damage foundations, lift patios and sidewalks, or clog waste pipes, according to landscape architect Ian Sloane of Gilmore Landscape Architecture in Arlington. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Manufacturers are struggling to keep some of their China operations going as Covid-19 lockdowns choke off supplies and clog truck routes and ports, heaping more pressure on the global supply chain. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "That's a nicer way of saying some sunscreens cause breakouts, lead to excess shine, and clog pores. \u2014 Michelle Rostamian, Allure , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Silt and other debris clog many of the culverts beneath narrow driveways and footpaths spanning the ditches. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "There's this bright-yellow clog sandal that will add a bold pop of color to all your warm-weather looks. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "That rave and the show\u2019s intrinsic joys \u2014 music, songs, stories, clog dancing \u2014 turned what was to have been a three-week engagement into a six-year stay, with Wade giving more than 2,100 performances for some 350,000 audience members. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Since makeup can clog pores, this will help reduce the chance of breakouts. \u2014 Alex Abel, Allure , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Asian clams don\u2019t have the ability to attach themselves to hard surfaces, unlike quagga mussels, an invasive species that can clog pipes, colonize boats and starve fishing holes. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Big rigs carrying a crush of goods \u2014 as varied as electronics, auto parts and shoes \u2014 often clog the road. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The potential congestion could clog U.S. ports that are just now returning to normal after massive backups in 2021. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "Most of us have resorted to cheap sprays from our local supermarket that often do more harm than good - these usually offer disappointingly short life-spans, smell too sharply, and clog your nostrils like smog. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Plastic bottles and car tires clog the estuary in Imperial Beach and pollute the city\u2019s shoreline, where the refuse can harm everything from birds and lobsters to dolphins and gray whales. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This nautical one-piece is made of a custom fabric blend of 78% recycled polyamide from post-consumer materials and nylon waste like old fishing nets that clog up our oceans. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Complaints focused largely on the traffic that would further clog their already busy side street that serves as the lone connector from Hanover Cove to 1604. \u2014 Jeff B. Flinn, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214457"
  },
  "close":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to move so as to bar passage through something",
      "to block against entry or passage",
      "to deny access to",
      "to suspend or stop the operations of",
      "screen , exclude",
      "to bring to an end or period",
      "to terminate access to (a computer file or program)",
      "to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      "to consummate (see consummate entry 2 sense 2 ) by performing something previously agreed",
      "to bring or bind together the parts or edges of",
      "to reduce to nil",
      "to fill up (something, such as an opening)",
      "to make complete by circling or enveloping or by making continuous",
      "enclose , contain",
      "to contract, fold, swing, or slide so as to leave no opening",
      "to cease operation",
      "to come together meet",
      "to draw the free foot up to the supporting foot in dancing",
      "to come to an end or period",
      "to enter into or complete an agreement",
      "to reduce a gap",
      "to draw near",
      "to engage in a struggle at close quarters grapple",
      "to refuse admission",
      "to go out of business",
      "to ignore deliberately",
      "to unite in a concerted stand especially to meet a challenge",
      "to be uncompromisingly obstructive",
      "being near in time, space, effect, or degree",
      "intimate , familiar",
      "strict , rigorous",
      "very precise and attentive to details",
      "marked by fidelity to an original",
      "terse , compact",
      "decided or won by a narrow margin",
      "very short or near to the surface",
      "fitting tightly or exactly",
      "confined or carefully guarded",
      "having little space between items or units",
      "hot and stuffy",
      "difficult to obtain",
      "not generous in giving or spending tight",
      "having no openings closed",
      "restricted to a privileged class",
      "secluded , secret",
      "secretive",
      "high sense 13",
      "formed with the tongue in a higher position than for the other vowel of a pair",
      "characterized by liberal use especially of commas",
      "within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected",
      "within a sensitive or personal area",
      "in a reserved or cautious manner",
      "in a close position or manner",
      "a coming or bringing to a conclusion",
      "a conclusion or end in time or existence cessation",
      "the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)",
      "the conclusion of a musical strain or period cadence",
      "the movement of the free foot in dancing toward or into contact with the supporting foot",
      "a hostile encounter",
      "the precinct (see precinct sense 2a ) of a cathedral",
      "an enclosed area",
      "a road closed at one end",
      "a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements",
      "to cover the opening of",
      "to change the position of so as to prevent passage through an opening shut",
      "to bring or come to an end",
      "to end the operation of for a period of time or permanently",
      "to bring the parts or edges of together",
      "approach entry 1 sense 1",
      "decrease entry 1",
      "to come or move nearer or closer",
      "the point at which something ends",
      "not far apart in space, time, degree, or effect",
      "very similar",
      "almost reaching a particular condition",
      "having a strong liking each one for the other",
      "strict and careful in attention to details",
      "decided by a narrow margin",
      "short entry 1 sense 1",
      "having little extra space",
      "kept secret or tending to keep secrets",
      "lacking fresh or moving air",
      "a short distance or time away",
      "to bring to an end or to a state of completion",
      "to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      "to bring to completion by performing something previously agreed",
      "to enter into or complete an agreement (as for the sale of real estate)",
      "to come to an end or to a state of completion",
      "an enclosed area",
      "Chuck 1940\u2013 Charles Thomas Close American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u014dz",
    "synonyms":[
      "make",
      "shut",
      "steek"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "crowded",
      "dense",
      "jam-packed",
      "packed",
      "serried",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 12",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "close (down)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of suspending or stopping operations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "cutoff",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185548"
  },
  "close in":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": near a center of activity and especially a city",
      ": occurring or designed for use within a narrowly limited area",
      ": to encircle closely and isolate",
      ": to enshroud to such an extent as to preclude entrance or exit",
      ": to gather in close all around with an oppressing or isolating effect",
      ": to approach to close quarters especially for an attack, raid, or arrest",
      ": to grow dark"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds-\u02c8in",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "approach",
      "belly up",
      "close",
      "come up",
      "draw on",
      "near",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back (up ",
      "recede",
      "retire",
      "retreat",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the eagle closed in on its prey",
      "with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204329"
  },
  "close-up":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a photograph or movie shot taken at close range",
      ": an intimate view or examination of something",
      ": at close range",
      ": a photograph taken at close range"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02cckl\u014ds-\u02c8\u0259p",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "immediate",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "neighboring",
      "next-door",
      "nigh",
      "proximate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "away",
      "deep",
      "distant",
      "far",
      "faraway",
      "far-off",
      "remote"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210411"
  },
  "closed":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "not open",
      "enclosed",
      "composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels",
      "having the skin intact with no underlying tissue exposed",
      "\u2014 see also closed fracture",
      "having the skull intact not marked by fracture or penetration of the skull",
      "forming a self-contained unit allowing no additions",
      "traced by a moving point that returns to an arbitrary starting point",
      "so formed that every plane section is a closed curve",
      "characterized by mathematical elements that when subjected to an operation produce only elements of the same set",
      "containing all the limit points of every possible subset",
      "characterized by continuous return and reuse of the working substance",
      "having the same starting and finishing point",
      "confined to a few",
      "excluding participation of outsiders or witnesses conducted in strict secrecy",
      "rigidly excluding outside influence",
      "ending in a consonant",
      "not open",
      "being a complete self-contained system with nothing transferred in or out",
      "having the skin intact with no underlying tissue exposed",
      "\u2014 see closed fracture",
      "having the skull intact not marked by fracture or penetration of the skull",
      "not discharging pathogenic organisms to the outside",
      "\u2014 compare open entry 1 sense 2",
      "confined to a few",
      "excluding outsiders or witnesses conducted in secrecy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u014dzd",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He looked at me through half- closed eyes.",
      "The store is closed for lunch between 1 and 2 p.m.",
      "The beach is closed this time of night.",
      "These restrooms are closed for cleaning.",
      "The chairman declared the discussion closed and allowed no further speeches.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That summer, Thiel helped counter charges of liberal bias by brokering a closed -door meeting between Zuckerberg and prominent conservative politicians and publishers, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "House Speaker Ronald Mariano has privately urged lawmakers to speed the pace of their closed -door negotiations, on issues such as climate and energy legislation. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "That summer, Thiel helped counter charges of liberal bias by brokering a closed -door meeting between Zuckerberg and prominent conservative politicians and publishers, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide details from the closed -door discussions. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "The committee instead played video clips of Stepien's closed -door interviews with committee investigators. \u2014 Stefan Becket, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Bronin and city attorney Howard Rifkin presented the Court of Common Council with details of the settlement during an closed -door executive session Monday night. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Dackin, Hook and Hosler each got second interviews with the board, which were conducted in a closed -door session. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The panel showed clips of his closed -door interview instead. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163612"
  },
  "closedown":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of suspending or stopping operations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "cutoff",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212351"
  },
  "closefisted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stingy , tightfisted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds-\u02ccfi-st\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "chintzy",
      "close",
      "mean",
      "mingy",
      "miserly",
      "niggard",
      "niggardly",
      "parsimonious",
      "penny-pinching",
      "penurious",
      "pinching",
      "pinchpenny",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "stingy",
      "stinting",
      "tight",
      "tightfisted",
      "uncharitable",
      "ungenerous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bounteous",
      "bountiful",
      "charitable",
      "freehanded",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "munificent",
      "openhanded",
      "unsparing",
      "unstinting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "closefisted administrators objecting to legitimate office expenses"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1608, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181826"
  },
  "closely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move so as to bar passage through something",
      ": to block against entry or passage",
      ": to deny access to",
      ": to suspend or stop the operations of",
      ": screen , exclude",
      ": to bring to an end or period",
      ": to terminate access to (a computer file or program)",
      ": to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      ": to consummate (see consummate entry 2 sense 2 ) by performing something previously agreed",
      ": to bring or bind together the parts or edges of",
      ": to reduce to nil",
      ": to fill up (something, such as an opening)",
      ": to make complete by circling or enveloping or by making continuous",
      ": enclose , contain",
      ": to contract, fold, swing, or slide so as to leave no opening",
      ": to cease operation",
      ": to come together : meet",
      ": to draw the free foot up to the supporting foot in dancing",
      ": to come to an end or period",
      ": to enter into or complete an agreement",
      ": to reduce a gap",
      ": to draw near",
      ": to engage in a struggle at close quarters : grapple",
      ": to refuse admission",
      ": to go out of business",
      ": to ignore deliberately",
      ": to unite in a concerted stand especially to meet a challenge",
      ": to be uncompromisingly obstructive",
      ": being near in time, space, effect, or degree",
      ": intimate , familiar",
      ": strict , rigorous",
      ": very precise and attentive to details",
      ": marked by fidelity to an original",
      ": terse , compact",
      ": decided or won by a narrow margin",
      ": very short or near to the surface",
      ": fitting tightly or exactly",
      ": confined or carefully guarded",
      ": having little space between items or units",
      ": hot and stuffy",
      ": difficult to obtain",
      ": not generous in giving or spending : tight",
      ": having no openings : closed",
      ": restricted to a privileged class",
      ": secluded , secret",
      ": secretive",
      ": high sense 13",
      ": formed with the tongue in a higher position than for the other vowel of a pair",
      ": characterized by liberal use especially of commas",
      ": within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected",
      ": within a sensitive or personal area",
      ": in a reserved or cautious manner",
      ": in a close position or manner",
      ": a coming or bringing to a conclusion",
      ": a conclusion or end in time or existence : cessation",
      ": the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)",
      ": the conclusion of a musical strain or period : cadence",
      ": the movement of the free foot in dancing toward or into contact with the supporting foot",
      ": a hostile encounter",
      ": the precinct (see precinct sense 2a ) of a cathedral",
      ": an enclosed area",
      ": a road closed at one end",
      ": a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements",
      ": to cover the opening of",
      ": to change the position of so as to prevent passage through an opening : shut",
      ": to bring or come to an end",
      ": to end the operation of for a period of time or permanently",
      ": to bring the parts or edges of together",
      ": approach entry 1 sense 1",
      ": decrease entry 1",
      ": to come or move nearer or closer",
      ": the point at which something ends",
      ": not far apart in space, time, degree, or effect",
      ": very similar",
      ": almost reaching a particular condition",
      ": having a strong liking each one for the other",
      ": strict and careful in attention to details",
      ": decided by a narrow margin",
      ": short entry 1 sense 1",
      ": having little extra space",
      ": kept secret or tending to keep secrets",
      ": lacking fresh or moving air",
      ": a short distance or time away",
      ": to bring to an end or to a state of completion",
      ": to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      ": to bring to completion by performing something previously agreed",
      ": to enter into or complete an agreement (as for the sale of real estate)",
      ": to come to an end or to a state of completion",
      ": an enclosed area",
      "Chuck 1940\u2013 Charles Thomas Close American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "U.S. also",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "make",
      "shut",
      "steek"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "crowded",
      "dense",
      "jam-packed",
      "packed",
      "serried",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 12",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222824"
  },
  "closeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move so as to bar passage through something",
      ": to block against entry or passage",
      ": to deny access to",
      ": to suspend or stop the operations of",
      ": screen , exclude",
      ": to bring to an end or period",
      ": to terminate access to (a computer file or program)",
      ": to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      ": to consummate (see consummate entry 2 sense 2 ) by performing something previously agreed",
      ": to bring or bind together the parts or edges of",
      ": to reduce to nil",
      ": to fill up (something, such as an opening)",
      ": to make complete by circling or enveloping or by making continuous",
      ": enclose , contain",
      ": to contract, fold, swing, or slide so as to leave no opening",
      ": to cease operation",
      ": to come together : meet",
      ": to draw the free foot up to the supporting foot in dancing",
      ": to come to an end or period",
      ": to enter into or complete an agreement",
      ": to reduce a gap",
      ": to draw near",
      ": to engage in a struggle at close quarters : grapple",
      ": to refuse admission",
      ": to go out of business",
      ": to ignore deliberately",
      ": to unite in a concerted stand especially to meet a challenge",
      ": to be uncompromisingly obstructive",
      ": being near in time, space, effect, or degree",
      ": intimate , familiar",
      ": strict , rigorous",
      ": very precise and attentive to details",
      ": marked by fidelity to an original",
      ": terse , compact",
      ": decided or won by a narrow margin",
      ": very short or near to the surface",
      ": fitting tightly or exactly",
      ": confined or carefully guarded",
      ": having little space between items or units",
      ": hot and stuffy",
      ": difficult to obtain",
      ": not generous in giving or spending : tight",
      ": having no openings : closed",
      ": restricted to a privileged class",
      ": secluded , secret",
      ": secretive",
      ": high sense 13",
      ": formed with the tongue in a higher position than for the other vowel of a pair",
      ": characterized by liberal use especially of commas",
      ": within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected",
      ": within a sensitive or personal area",
      ": in a reserved or cautious manner",
      ": in a close position or manner",
      ": a coming or bringing to a conclusion",
      ": a conclusion or end in time or existence : cessation",
      ": the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)",
      ": the conclusion of a musical strain or period : cadence",
      ": the movement of the free foot in dancing toward or into contact with the supporting foot",
      ": a hostile encounter",
      ": the precinct (see precinct sense 2a ) of a cathedral",
      ": an enclosed area",
      ": a road closed at one end",
      ": a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements",
      ": to cover the opening of",
      ": to change the position of so as to prevent passage through an opening : shut",
      ": to bring or come to an end",
      ": to end the operation of for a period of time or permanently",
      ": to bring the parts or edges of together",
      ": approach entry 1 sense 1",
      ": decrease entry 1",
      ": to come or move nearer or closer",
      ": the point at which something ends",
      ": not far apart in space, time, degree, or effect",
      ": very similar",
      ": almost reaching a particular condition",
      ": having a strong liking each one for the other",
      ": strict and careful in attention to details",
      ": decided by a narrow margin",
      ": short entry 1 sense 1",
      ": having little extra space",
      ": kept secret or tending to keep secrets",
      ": lacking fresh or moving air",
      ": a short distance or time away",
      ": to bring to an end or to a state of completion",
      ": to conclude discussion or negotiation about",
      ": to bring to completion by performing something previously agreed",
      ": to enter into or complete an agreement (as for the sale of real estate)",
      ": to come to an end or to a state of completion",
      ": an enclosed area",
      "Chuck 1940\u2013 Charles Thomas Close American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "U.S. also",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "make",
      "shut",
      "steek"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "crowded",
      "dense",
      "jam-packed",
      "packed",
      "serried",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 12",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204317"
  },
  "closure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of closing : the condition of being closed",
      ": an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality",
      ": something (such as a satisfying ending) that provides such a sense",
      ": something that closes",
      ": cloture",
      ": the property that a number system or a set has when it is mathematically closed under an operation",
      ": a set that consists of a given set together with all the limit points of that set",
      ": means of enclosing : enclosure",
      ": an act of closing",
      ": the condition of being closed",
      ": an act of closing up or condition of being closed up",
      ": a drawing together of edges or parts to form a united integument",
      ": a cap, lid, or stopper for sealing a container (as a serum vial)",
      ": the perception of incomplete figures or situations as though complete by ignoring the missing parts or by compensating for them by projection based on past experience",
      ": an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-zh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-zh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-zh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closedown",
      "conclusion",
      "cutoff",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The government forced the closure of the factory.",
      "I need to talk to him and get some closure on this issue.",
      "Going to the memorial service for his late wife made it possible for him to achieve closure .",
      "We all felt a sense of closure after our sister's murderer was sent to jail.",
      "trying to bring closure to the victim's family",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rep officials cited significant financial issues, the challenge of operating in an active construction zone at Horton Plaza and unexpectedly low ticket sales since its post-pandemic reopening last October for the closure . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "This fun tropical print swimsuit features a plunge neckline, detachable and adjustable shoulder straps as well as a wide back closure for additional support. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The news gave the Williams family some closure on a question that had troubled Roderick\u2019s sister, Verna, until her death in 2019. \u2014 Kim Mackrael, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "So why not offer some closure that\u2019s missing in real life, despite Holmes\u2019 January conviction on four counts of fraud? \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Carla Davis hopes that more family members like Ms. Hazelwood can get closure , but that is relatively rare so far. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "And although the Public Utilities Commission has been studying the facility\u2019s closure for years, the agency\u2019s president, Alice Reynolds, told me earlier this month that Aliso still plays a key role in meeting energy demand in the L.A. Basin. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "After losing her son to Baltimore gun violence in 2017, Maryland House Del. Chanel Branch experienced some closure when police announced two arrests in the case. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The victim's mother, Jeannie Atienza, said in statement that the sentence brings some closure to the family now that Hall has been held to some account. \u2014 Jocelyn Gecker, ajc , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin clausura , from clausus , past participle of claudere to close \u2014 more at close ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192406"
  },
  "clot":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)",
      ": a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting",
      ": a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood",
      ": blockhead",
      ": cluster , group",
      ": to become a clot : form clots",
      ": to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass : coagulate",
      ": to cause to form into or as if into a clot",
      ": to fill with clots",
      ": clog",
      ": a lump made by some substance getting thicker and sticking together",
      ": to become thick and partly solid",
      ": a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood",
      ": to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulum and that involves shedding of blood, release of thromboplastin from blood platelets and injured tissues, inactivation of heparin by thromboplastin permitting calcium ions of the plasma to convert prothrombin to thrombin, interaction of thrombin with fibrinogen to form an insoluble fibrin network in which blood cells and plasma are trapped, and contraction of the network to squeeze out excess fluid : coagulate",
      ": to cause to form into or as if into a clot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
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      "Noun",
      "We were told that his stroke was caused by a clot in his brain.",
      "a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed",
      "Verb",
      "medications that prevent blood from clotting",
      "substances that help to clot blood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Doctors at Lancaster General performed a successful surgery to remove the clot that caused the stroke without Fetterman suffering any cognitive damage. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Tourniquets, quick- clot combat gauze packs and chest seals \u2014 items developed for battlefield medics \u2014 crowded the tables of Jake Drumm\u2019s booth. \u2014 Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The condition can be particularly dangerous if the blood clot affects the brain, such as in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which is a rare but life-threatening type of stroke that prevents blood from draining out of the brain. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Colton still had the blood clot and damage to his brain. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Bieber said doctors concluded the blood clot escaped through the PFO in her heart and traveled to her brain, causing the TIA. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "At the time, the medical team wasn\u2019t sure how the clot formed in her brain. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The former uses clot -busting drugs, while the latter may involve reverse blood thinners. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "There also are incredibly rare reports of this weird clot -low platelet combination in people who never took heparin, such as after an infection. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Deputies treated the boy\u2019s stab wound with hemostatic gauze, which is designed to help quickly clot and stop bleeding, until paramedics arrived and took him to a San Diego hospital, Lizarraga said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "And each day their spongy interior, the marrow, churns out hundreds of billions of blood cells \u2014 which carry oxygen, fight infections and clot the blood in wounds \u2014 as well as other cells that make up cartilage and fat. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "About one in 5,000 males are diagnosed with the blood disorder in which blood does not clot in a typical way, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Too little and their blood can clot , causing another heart attack or stroke. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Weitz\u2019s son, Ezra, has acute asthma, for which he has been hospitalized, as well as hemophilia, which causes his blood to not clot properly. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The second problem is that if the atria don\u2019t contract, the blood can pool and clot , putting a person at risk for embolism. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2021",
      "Without transfusions, blood can clot and cause a stroke, organ failure or severe pain. \u2014 Rachel Ryan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2021",
      "The condition involves blood clots accompanied by a low level of platelets \u2014 the components in the blood that help it to clot . \u2014 NBC News , 12 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192350"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon",
      ": something resembling or suggesting a cloud: such as",
      ": a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air",
      ": a usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gas",
      ": an aggregation of usually obscuring matter especially in interstellar space",
      ": an aggregate of charged particles (such as electrons)",
      ": a great crowd or multitude : swarm",
      ": something that has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect",
      ": something that obscures or blemishes",
      ": a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)",
      ": the computers and connections that support cloud computing",
      ": to grow cloudy",
      ": to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance",
      ": to become blurry, dubious, or ominous",
      ": to billow up in the form of a cloud",
      ": to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud",
      ": to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture",
      ": to make murky especially with smoke or mist",
      ": to make unclear or confused",
      ": taint , sully",
      ": to cast gloom over",
      ": a visible mass of tiny bits of water or ice hanging in the air usually high above the earth",
      ": a visible mass of small particles in the air",
      ": a large number of things that move together in a group",
      ": an overwhelming feeling",
      ": the computers and connections that support cloud computing",
      ": to make or become cloudy",
      ": to have a bad effect on",
      ": to make confused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "darkness",
      "pall",
      "shadow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In order to do this, human operators need contextual data\u2014whether that context comes from tools or services like observability tools or cloud services, or from talking with teammates. \u2014 Tina Huang, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In particular, the consumer segment has been under strain, while its AWS cloud services business continues to generate huge profits. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "These include industries that provide essential banking, payment processing, and cloud services, or that serve as platforms for third-party expression online. \u2014 Robert Netzly, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Tech companies grew at a startling rate during the pandemic, as many people were stuck at home, and demand for products like games, phones, cloud services, and digital subscriptions soared. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "From there, a gravitationally-powerful central point formed, around which the rest of the condensing cloud whirled. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Its light seemed thinner and paler, often merely sensed behind a gray curtain of cloud . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The charges separate with the positive charges or protons at the top of the cloud and the negative charges or electrons at the bottom. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Synthetic voices have become less grating in recent years, in part due to artificial intelligence research by companies such as Google and Amazon, which compete to offer virtual assistants and cloud services with smoother artificial tones. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the latest addition to the Oppenheim Group refused to let previous dramas cloud her judgement of the the other agents. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Riley isn\u2019t going to let football romance cloud his judgment or get in his way from completing the job, which is to have USC players celebrating under confetti on a Monday night in January. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Security concerns are often one of the top barriers to cloud adoption. \u2014 Arnav Sahu, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "At the same time, new COVID variants could cloud the outlook \u2014 either by causing outbreaks that force factories and ports to close and disrupt supply chains even more or by keeping people home and reducing demand for goods. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Chron , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, none of those uncertainties should cloud the overall picture of the conflict, which shows no sign of abating. \u2014 Marc Champion, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That's a difficult maneuver, especially as the global economy slows, and spiking energy prices and the war in Ukraine cloud the outlook. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "No serious approach to cloud infrastructure security excludes Microsoft, IBM and Oracle. \u2014 Bart Ziegler, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The shadow of Aduhelm should not cloud the FDA\u2019s decision on AMX0035 and other therapies that can change the course of ALS. \u2014 Bernard Zipprich, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190226"
  },
  "cloud nine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feeling of well-being or elation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "heaven",
      "high",
      "intoxication",
      "paradise",
      "rapture",
      "rhapsody",
      "seventh heaven",
      "swoon",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depression"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've been on cloud nine ever since I landed my dream job.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While Hughie's busy floating on cloud nine , not everyone's having such a good time in this premiere. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "There, the couple departed in a wedding white Bentley getaway car, clearly on cloud nine . \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Bride-to-be Simone Biles is seemingly still on cloud nine after getting engaged to NFL player Jonathan Owens on Feb 15. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Nabela Noor was on cloud nine as her family and friends helped to celebrate her baby girl on the way. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Jadeveon Clowney and Garrett have to be on cloud nine this week. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The Academy Award winner has also been on cloud nine in her personal life with her boyfriend, Van Hunt. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Of course, this post immediately put fans of the couple on cloud nine . \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The kindness of a sensitive partner can put you on cloud nine . \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 12 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182402"
  },
  "clouded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon",
      ": something resembling or suggesting a cloud: such as",
      ": a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air",
      ": a usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gas",
      ": an aggregation of usually obscuring matter especially in interstellar space",
      ": an aggregate of charged particles (such as electrons)",
      ": a great crowd or multitude : swarm",
      ": something that has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect",
      ": something that obscures or blemishes",
      ": a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)",
      ": the computers and connections that support cloud computing",
      ": to grow cloudy",
      ": to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance",
      ": to become blurry, dubious, or ominous",
      ": to billow up in the form of a cloud",
      ": to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud",
      ": to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture",
      ": to make murky especially with smoke or mist",
      ": to make unclear or confused",
      ": taint , sully",
      ": to cast gloom over",
      ": a visible mass of tiny bits of water or ice hanging in the air usually high above the earth",
      ": a visible mass of small particles in the air",
      ": a large number of things that move together in a group",
      ": an overwhelming feeling",
      ": the computers and connections that support cloud computing",
      ": to make or become cloudy",
      ": to have a bad effect on",
      ": to make confused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "darkness",
      "pall",
      "shadow"
    ],
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      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In order to do this, human operators need contextual data\u2014whether that context comes from tools or services like observability tools or cloud services, or from talking with teammates. \u2014 Tina Huang, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In particular, the consumer segment has been under strain, while its AWS cloud services business continues to generate huge profits. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "These include industries that provide essential banking, payment processing, and cloud services, or that serve as platforms for third-party expression online. \u2014 Robert Netzly, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Tech companies grew at a startling rate during the pandemic, as many people were stuck at home, and demand for products like games, phones, cloud services, and digital subscriptions soared. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "From there, a gravitationally-powerful central point formed, around which the rest of the condensing cloud whirled. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Its light seemed thinner and paler, often merely sensed behind a gray curtain of cloud . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The charges separate with the positive charges or protons at the top of the cloud and the negative charges or electrons at the bottom. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Synthetic voices have become less grating in recent years, in part due to artificial intelligence research by companies such as Google and Amazon, which compete to offer virtual assistants and cloud services with smoother artificial tones. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the latest addition to the Oppenheim Group refused to let previous dramas cloud her judgement of the the other agents. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Riley isn\u2019t going to let football romance cloud his judgment or get in his way from completing the job, which is to have USC players celebrating under confetti on a Monday night in January. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Security concerns are often one of the top barriers to cloud adoption. \u2014 Arnav Sahu, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "At the same time, new COVID variants could cloud the outlook \u2014 either by causing outbreaks that force factories and ports to close and disrupt supply chains even more or by keeping people home and reducing demand for goods. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Chron , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, none of those uncertainties should cloud the overall picture of the conflict, which shows no sign of abating. \u2014 Marc Champion, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That's a difficult maneuver, especially as the global economy slows, and spiking energy prices and the war in Ukraine cloud the outlook. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "No serious approach to cloud infrastructure security excludes Microsoft, IBM and Oracle. \u2014 Bart Ziegler, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The shadow of Aduhelm should not cloud the FDA\u2019s decision on AMX0035 and other therapies that can change the course of ALS. \u2014 Bernard Zipprich, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205021"
  },
  "cloudless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from clouds : clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bright",
      "clear",
      "fair",
      "sunny",
      "sunshiny",
      "unclouded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bleak",
      "cloudy",
      "dirty",
      "foul",
      "nasty",
      "overcast",
      "rainy",
      "raw",
      "rough",
      "squally",
      "stormy",
      "sunless",
      "tempestuous",
      "turbulent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "playing in the park on a cloudless summer day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This feat takes cloudless skies and clear minds capable of spur-of-the-moment decisions. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The 73rd annual Reese\u2019s Senior Bowl will kick off at 1:30 p.m. CST Saturday under cloudless skies at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Standing at attention under a cloudless sky in the late-May heat, Biden saluted as taps played, after laying the wreath of multi-colored flowers wrapped in red, white and blue ribbon in front of the tomb. \u2014 Will Weissert, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Footage from midday Tuesday showed the eaglet soaring in a cloudless sky. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Standing at attention under a cloudless sky in the late-May heat, Biden saluted as taps played, after laying the wreath of multi-colored flowers wrapped in red, white and blue ribbon in front of the tomb. \u2014 Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "Now cream draperies accent windows, a silver-gray rug softens wood flooring, and blue paint imbues built-ins with the optimism of a cloudless sky. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "Under a cloudless February sky, the dry desert air from the nearby Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains heated the blacktop on the two-lane highway, making for perfect road trip conditions on the drive to San Blas. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "On a sunny day with temperatures near 80 degrees, a smiling Woods took about 30 fluid swings, posing in his follow-through to watch high, arcing shots against a cloudless blue sky. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185143"
  },
  "cloudy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling cloud",
      ": darkened by gloom or anxiety",
      ": overcast with clouds",
      ": having a cloudy sky",
      ": obscure in meaning",
      ": uncertain as to fact or outcome",
      ": dimmed or dulled as if by clouds",
      ": uneven in color or texture",
      ": having visible material in suspension : murky",
      ": covered over by clouds",
      ": not clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "muddy",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "turbid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clear",
      "crystal clear",
      "crystalline"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold.",
      "the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Portland will get a cloudy and cooler day with temperatures dipping back down into the mid 60s. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
      "Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy and moderately muggy again as lows reach the upper 60s to low 70s. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Thursday night looks to be cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 50s. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Every element is in balance: The broth is cloudy and thick with a pure savory pork flavor underlined by a rich pepper kick. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Much of Monday on the east side of Buffalo was gloomy \u2014 the cloudy and rainy skies and the community\u2019s collective mood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The bourbon was flowing again Saturday, cigar smoke curled in the air on a cloudy and unusually cool day, and fans strutted in their huge hats, floral-print dresses and seersucker suits. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 8 May 2022",
      "The bourbon was flowing again Saturday, cigar smoke curled in the air on a cloudy and unusually cool day, and fans strutted in their huge hats, floral-print dresses and seersucker suits. \u2014 Beth Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "That includes wearing it even on cloudy and overcast days. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171650"
  },
  "clout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of cloth or leather : rag",
      ": a blow especially with the hand",
      ": a hard hit in baseball",
      ": a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery",
      ": pull , influence",
      ": to cover or patch with a clout",
      ": to hit forcefully",
      ": a hit especially with the hand",
      ": the power to influence or control situations",
      ": to hit hard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She used her political clout to have another school built.",
      "gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn",
      "Verb",
      "He clouted 19 home runs last year.",
      "He'll clout me around the head if he finds out what I've done.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Musk is a Twitter power user who bought the very tool of his frenzied, unfiltered communicative clout . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The overall score was calculated using data points such as diner rating, user clout , total number of reviews, and regional rating. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Demi rants about them only coming for fame, clout , and followers \u2014 which okay, pot meet kettle, but sure. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "The summit comes at a critical time for the administration, which is seeking to counter China\u2019s growing clout in the region, repair relationships damaged during the Trump administration and stem the flow of migrants at the southern U.S. border. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The facility is to open by late 2023, and would dramatically increase FPC Live's already growing clout in the Milwaukee concert market. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "Christopher Painter, who was the top cyber diplomat at the State Department until 2017, said the reinstatement of a top cybersecurity bureau could give the department more clout in interagency discussions about high-profile cyber issues. \u2014 Sean Lyngaas, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Beijing has stiffened in response, leveraging its clout among developing nations, drawing closer to Russia and amping up criticism of U.S. policies world-wide in international forums and on social and mainstream media. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Officials are vague on the details behind flexing its condemnation clout . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That\u2019s because, despite your plutonium card status, earned by staying across that group\u2019s thousands of properties, advisors have clout with that particular hotel based on regularly booking clients there. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
      "The researchers then clout the strontium with a laser that puts the atoms in a superposition state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Jaxson Weber-Stewart and Jarrett Tjaden clouted back-to-back doubles for the big hits. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 15 June 2019",
      "In one of the South Zone tournament games, Atchley used his only two plate appearances to clout a double, sending a ball over the left fielder\u2019s head, and hitting a single, giving him a team-leading three RBIs. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 31 July 2019",
      "Sammy Moreno clouted a two-RBI double and Maddox Juarez added a run-scoring single to left field, creating the 8-0 lead. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 17 July 2019",
      "When Wall Street calls, Chicago\u2019s clouted class listens. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 12 June 2019",
      "The other highlight was Bryce Mead clouting a grand slam during a six-run first inning. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "Jordan Phillips, who set the table for his clean-up hitter by clouting a double in the first and a single in the third, scored on both of Martin\u2019s doubles. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 5 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225947"
  },
  "clown":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": farmer , countryman",
      ": a rude ill-bred person : boor",
      ": a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (such as a play)",
      ": a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus",
      ": a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon",
      ": joker sense 1b",
      ": to act as or like a clown",
      ": a performer (as in a circus) who entertains by playing tricks and who usually wears comical clothes and makeup",
      ": someone who does things to make people laugh",
      ": to act in a funny or silly way : act like a clown"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffo",
      "buffoon",
      "harlequin",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act up",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "horse around",
      "hotdog",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Those big shoes make you look like a clown !",
      "Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road?",
      "those clowns at the state capital",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Attendees and parade participants gathered about 11 a.m. at the Safeway on Northeast Ainsworth Street, including two clown performers, Nikki Brown, 49, and Kynisha Ducre, 47. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Phoenix, however, reinvented the character with Phillips for the 2019 film, which followed the nefarious figure's origins as Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown and aspiring stand-up comic who sends the city into a spiral of violence. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s been 32 years since a clown shot Marlene Warren to death. \u2014 Lenny Cohen, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "Inspired by the 2016 clown sightings, this mock-umentary follows a man in Naples, Florida, known as Wrinkles the Clown. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "That Puck is both a clown and a magician is telling. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Since the great Brexit drama, his rule has been more clown show than Il Duce revival\u2014but also has done genuine damage. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "The following year saw another live-action version, this one directed by Roberto Benigni, Italy\u2019s beloved clown , who also played Pinocchio. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Others feature clown makeup or mustaches drawn on the faces of the show\u2019s actors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The image staring back at her doesn\u2019t clown her or give her props on a life well-done. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The internet, righteous in its bitterness, immediately began to clown the man and his WandaVision cosplay, but Uzi logged on to explain that the diamond is actually centered, brokies. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "The song that gave the entire United Kingdom a chance to clown on Taylor Swift, which is the best gift the nation has received from an American since FDR\u2019s Lend-Lease program. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "Even McCarthy clowned him by imitating the eldest Kardashian\u2019s famously monotone voice. \u2014 Rachel Yang, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "This particular compound of grandiosity and insecurity is an artisanal microbrew, and McElhenney does good work clowning his eyebrows into attitudes expressive of pure contempt and unsteady comprehension. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "There\u2019s one acceptable outcome to their season, and reality-check losses like this one help them get closer to that a lot more than starting 8-0 by clowning clueless teams like Washington, the Jets, and the Browns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "That didn\u2019t stop fans from clowning Bosa after the 49ers loss. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "However, not everyone who lives near the location is thrilled with the Joker fans clowning around. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202831"
  },
  "clownish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or befitting a clown (as in ignorance and lack of sophistication)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boorish",
      "churlish",
      "classless",
      "cloddish",
      "loutish",
      "uncouth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the clownish antics of some of the teenagers at the wedding reception",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But some of his clothes have occasionally been too clownish , not living up to the spirit of aggressive delight the designer himself imparts. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Perhaps McKay\u2019s taste for clownish characterization explains it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "By the end of the video, Cat and her friends dramatically lose the clown \u2018fits and enjoy their fast-food meal outside the restaurant and in their clownish car. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "These shows challenge not only the predominance of coming-of-age narratives about white male adolescents but also the longstanding typecasting of Black boys onscreen as impoverished, clownish , hyper-violent or otherwise threatening. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The cast of challengers included clownish pretenders and tired retreads. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "With clownish red lips, ears pointing straight out, eyes fixed in a dazed stare and hands outstretched, the figurines were grotesque caricatures of Black men. \u2014 Makeda Easter Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 July 2021",
      "Extending every measure of good faith to Fox\u2019s clownish right-wing personalities, Greenwald is just as ruthless and unforgiving with his enemies, who now seem to be everywhere. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 2 July 2021",
      "Johnson\u2019s perfecting of a campy clownish style of self-conscious exaggeration was crucial to the whole Brexit show. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190653"
  },
  "cloying":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess",
      ": excessively sweet or sentimental"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fi-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8kl\u022fi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chocolate-box",
      "corny",
      "drippy",
      "fruity",
      "gooey",
      "lovey-dovey",
      "maudlin",
      "mawkish",
      "mushy",
      "novelettish",
      "saccharine",
      "sappy",
      "schmaltzy",
      "sentimental",
      "sloppy",
      "slushy",
      "soppy",
      "soupy",
      "spoony",
      "spooney",
      "sticky",
      "sugarcoated",
      "sugary",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unsentimental"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "After a while, the softness of his voice becomes cloying .",
      "the cloying sentiments of so many Mother's Day cards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The series is also a showcase for the affect that Richardson has become known for, an extra-beatific quality that verges on pathological but is never pathetic or cloying , even when the goofiness runs sweet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
      "That might feel cloying or manipulative in less capable hands, but everything here is so pitch-perfect that the game simply feels nostalgic and comfortable. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Gisou's has a great balance that's not too cloying . \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "So much of the play is filled with exposition that the emotional impact of the story's more dramatic moments are lost, the piece instead coming off as cloying as a Hallmark Christmas movie despite director Vivienne Benesch's best efforts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Biodramas don\u2019t usually have the best reputation among cinephiles as they\u2019re often seen as formulaic and cloying , but biodramas featuring women are usually even less well-received, sometimes snidely compared by critics to made-for-TV movies. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Floral in the nose, lime, more acid, greener fruit, slightly grassy but not as cloying as an Australian or New Zealand Sauv Blanc. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "At the low end, meanwhile, Chardonnay is often fashioned into a cloying , flat, off-putting specimen. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Although there is much profound emotion expressed in this book, Prince Dimitri\u2019s tale is never sentimental or cloying . \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cloy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195206"
  },
  "club":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon",
      ": a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games",
      ": something resembling a club",
      ": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover",
      ": the suit comprising cards marked with clubs",
      ": an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically",
      ": a group identified by some common characteristic",
      ": the meeting place of a club",
      ": an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage",
      ": nightclub",
      ": an athletic association or team",
      ": club sandwich",
      ": to beat or strike with or as if with a club",
      ": to gather into a club-shaped mass",
      ": to unite or combine for a common cause",
      ": to contribute to a common fund",
      ": to form a club : combine",
      ": to pay a share of a common expense",
      ": nightclub",
      ": a heavy usually wooden stick used as a weapon",
      ": a stick or bat used to hit a ball in various games",
      ": a group of people associated because of a shared interest",
      ": the meeting place of a club",
      ": to beat or strike with or as if with a club"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259b",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastinado",
      "bastinade",
      "bat",
      "baton",
      "billy",
      "billy club",
      "bludgeon",
      "cane",
      "cudgel",
      "nightstick",
      "rod",
      "rung",
      "sap",
      "shillelagh",
      "shillalah",
      "staff",
      "truncheon",
      "waddy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ally",
      "associate",
      "band (together)",
      "coalesce",
      "cohere",
      "confederate",
      "conjoin",
      "cooperate",
      "federate",
      "league",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The canoe, valued at $500, was returned to the club , where officials declined to press charges for this incident. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "The parents rushed to the club , but there was nothing to be done. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Unlike many spectators, Jim Dawkins, who has been coming to golf events for six decades, did pay 67 pounds ($84) for his pass to the club between Hemel Hempstead and St. Albans. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Hundreds of miles away, Leanne Desnos recounted a similar experience after going to a club in the southwest city of Bordeaux in April. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
      "Those with dry skin (hi, and welcome to the club ) should look for creamier formulas that hydrate dry, flaky areas instead of accentuating them. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
      "Head to the beach, hit the surf and even go to the club after with Degree\u2019s strong odor-blocking formula. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The report said Haskins had gone to dinner with teammates and then to a club with a friend or cousin, possibly in Miami. \u2014 CBS News , 24 May 2022",
      "The report said Haskins had gone to dinner with teammates and then to a club with a friend or cousin, possibly in Miami. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Audrey Gelman at women's members club The Wing, and Steph Korey at suitcase brand Away\u2014 stepped down from executive positions following reports of mismanagement and toxic work environments. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "His show No Sleep will return this summer, switching to a biannual format so the maverick producer can devote himself to club life full-time. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "This vintage will be available to club members in April. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Brecht is the latest Antioch player to join the Division I club . \u2014 Bobby Narang, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Philip\u2019s brothers would club together to keep the girls at their fee-paying school, but to cover the rest of their costs Marlene would need to go out to work. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Carmen is a lifelong comics fan who relishes the chance to work in the industry, but is also frustrated by the sexism of the boys club around her. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The Rise of The Lakers only has two episodes out, but it's introduced many of us to the woman who kept the Lakers' boys club afloat: Claire Rothman. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "In addition to the reading groups, WBC will provide digital discussion guides to club leaders to support all in the process. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204451"
  },
  "clubbable":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "sociable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u0259-b\u0259-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1783, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clubby":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "characteristic of a club or club members such as",
      "displaying friendliness especially to other members of the same social group sociable",
      "open only to qualified or approved persons select , elite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u0259-b\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the clubby world of New York's social elite",
      "new in town, she was hoping some of her clubbier coworkers might show her the city's hot spots",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sky Suites\u2019 420 accommodations have shed dark, clubby interiors for a look inspired by the views from their floor-to-ceiling windows. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Chapek has struggled to ingratiate himself with Hollywood\u2019s notoriously clubby culture of creatives and the reporters who cover them. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But while other eateries slowly came back to life as restrictions eased, the Lambs Club\u2014housed in a tight, clubby space, with no windows or exterior access\u2014was far more difficult to revive. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "This clubby high-end taqueria from Wynwood is migrating north to Las Olas and expects to debut in mid-January inside the former SuViche on the ground floor of the downtown Bank of America building. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "For now, at least, the small, clubby groups of Broadway movers and shakers are making efforts to open up. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Planta, along with a new location of clubby Wynwood taqueria Coyo Taco and fast-rising Miami chain Sushi Maki, are three of five new restaurants destined for the Fort Lauderdale drag this fall and winter. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "While the showroom\u2019s elegant and hip industrial design ticks with thousands of premium timepieces in pristine showcases, subtle lighting and sleek furniture impart a gracious, clubby , low-key vibe. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "The new angels have the potential to transform a venture capital industry that has been stubbornly clubby . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze of difficulties",
      ": a piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem",
      ": idea , notion",
      ": to provide with a clue",
      ": to give reliable information to",
      ": something that helps a person to find something or to solve a mystery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fc",
      "\u02c8kl\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cue",
      "hint",
      "indication",
      "inkling",
      "intimation",
      "lead",
      "suggestion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquaint",
      "advise",
      "apprise",
      "brief",
      "catch up",
      "clear",
      "enlighten",
      "familiarize",
      "fill in",
      "hip",
      "inform",
      "instruct",
      "tell",
      "verse",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The book gives the reader plenty of clues to solve the mystery.",
      "Science gives us clues about the origin of the universe.",
      "\u201cGuess who I met today.\u201d \u201cCan you give me a clue ?\u201d",
      "It gives a clue as to how to proceed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Buses leave the city daily packed with several dozen civilians hoping for refuge from the fighting, many with no clue where to go. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "And the homeowner provided one more clue \u2014 the pickup truck's vehicle identification number, or VIN, according to Keely. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
      "And the homeowner provided one more clue \u2014 the pickup truck\u2019s vehicle identification number, or VIN, according to Keely. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
      "One possible clue could be found in last year\u2019s vote. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent polling offers one clue for why Republicans are eager to smear Democrats as pedophiles (or, at the very least, of being soft on such assault). \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The two skin conditions are almost indistinguishable except for one subtle clue . \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "One possible clue \u2014Steamboat sits atop a Chicago-sized area of the Norris Geyser Basin that for two decades has been moving up and down by as much as five inches in a year. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But the Genesis story leaves one clue as to how it will be resolved, and how the world will someday be redeemed. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On the flip side, treatments such as Paxlovid have become more available, muddying patterns that could help clue researchers in to what interventions are saving the most lives. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
      "But your bathroom habits may clue you into the state of your G.I. tract and uterus. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 18 May 2022",
      "Though both Kidd and Huffaker agree there\u2019s nothing to be gained from banning books, the process and dialogue of challenges allows librarians to connect more with patrons, and clue them into what goes into selecting books. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Stan is eager to learn their secrets, which reside in a book of spoken cues that clue a mentalist into what objects audience members are holding, what is engraved on them or other details. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Stan is eager to learn their secrets, which reside in a book of spoken cues that clue a mentalist into what objects audience members are holding, what is engraved on them or other details. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "As a result, today anyone can buy a tool that will plug into a car\u2019s port, accessing diagnostic codes that clue them in to what\u2019s wrong. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Airborne eDNA could also clue scientists into the presence or spread of an invasive species. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "If the title didn\u2019t clue you in, Mia Hansen-Love\u2019s latest film is a love letter to movies and moviemakers. \u2014 Jennifer M. Wood, Wired , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195619"
  },
  "clueless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or providing no clue",
      ": completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fc-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ignorant",
      "incognizant",
      "innocent",
      "insensible",
      "nescient",
      "oblivious",
      "unacquainted",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "uninformed",
      "unknowing",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquainted",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "conscious",
      "conversant",
      "grounded",
      "informed",
      "knowing",
      "mindful",
      "witting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "When it comes to computers, I'm clueless .",
      "They were clueless about what to do.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, Jimmy and Kim remain clueless that Lalo is alive and gunning for revenge and Nacho (Michael Mando) is running for his life in Mexico. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "But local art critics were clueless in their reactions, which are quoted in the catalog of the Columbus show. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "And no president \u2013 or politician \u2013 wants to look clueless about the number one issue on voters\u2019 minds. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Lee gives the role of clueless old pop a fresh, crusty warmth. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "After 2016, Britain\u2019s government was also clueless , seemingly unprepared for the consequences of Brexit. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Having only worked on the very first season, DeKnight was unsurprisingly clueless about any future plans. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The funniest parts of these jokes are in the subtext, how Tomlinson performs knowingness in a way that can be truly clueless . \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In video games, non-playable characters can be somewhat clueless . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181034"
  },
  "clunk":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make a clunk",
      "to hit something with a clunk",
      "to strike or hit with a clunk",
      "a blow or the sound of a blow thump",
      "a dull or stupid person",
      "a loud dull sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kl\u0259\u014bk",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The book hit the floor with a loud clunk .",
      "don't be such a clunk and just get on with it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "And then watch another person shoot a 3-pointer and clunk it off the rim? \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "Doors clunk reassuringly, trim panels are neatly finished, plastics are soft to the touch, and the central drive shifter feels great in the hand. \u2014 Daniel Bentley, Fortune , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Other regular comments include the disconcertingly loud clunking noises that happen while plugged in at one of Tesla's fast-charging Superchargers. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The rod's bushings are a likely source of a clunking noise. \u2014 Stef Schrader, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "In an instantly symbolic moment on Monday, Troy Price, the state Democratic chairman, was speaking at a news conference in Des Moines when the party\u2019s logo fell off his lectern and clunked to the floor. \u2014 Jack Healy, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "Finally, the sound of locks clunking open, followed by a face in the doorway. \u2014 Chris Ballard, SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "In fact, Hamill says that one of the biggest Star Wars original trilogy secrets is that more than half the dialogue was recorded in post-production due to all the intrusive noises from smoke and wind machines, prop effects, and even clunking robots. \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "Gone are the days of clunking heads together while sharing one pair of earbuds\u2014not to mention having to scrape someone else\u2019s earwax out of your tiny speaker grates. \u2014 Wired , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The buzz- clunk when the guards first pop the cellblock door means it\u2019s 7 a.m. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
      "On that fictitious planet, teens put on VR googles, thin as pencils rather than clunk like existing Oculus headsets, and transported themselves into nightclubs with friends. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "But despite the extra juice, the power glut is not obtrusive as the vehicle's two diverse and generally harmonious powertrains got down to it, save a one-time, mild clunk from the rear. \u2014 Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Sensations of baseball \u2014 the smell of glove leather and grass and the crack and clunk of bat on ball \u2014 will be threaded through the game when teams from Connecticut and New York City play on Saturday. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "The room got quiet as the wheel stopped with a double clunk on each new image. \u2014 Dan Egan, jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Some resembled the woody clunk of knuckles rapping on a door; others, the soft ringing of a gong. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 June 2021",
      "There\u2019s was no clunk late in the period, though; Keith sniped the puck top corner for this third goal of the season. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "At some point, however, J.Crew\u2019s fashion choices began to land with a clunk in the highly competitive retail clothing sector. \u2014 Anne D\u2019innocenzio, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1796, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "clunky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clumsy in style, form, or execution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "bunglesome",
      "clumsy",
      "cranky",
      "cumbersome",
      "cumbrous",
      "ponderous",
      "ungainly",
      "unhandy",
      "unwieldy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "handy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I drive a clunky old station wagon.",
      "His act was full of clunky one-liners.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is clunky , because the NCAA has abdicated responsibility. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "What to Consider: While relatively lightweight, the design is a little clunky and comes at a higher price point than most hiking sandals. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "At the same time, there a number of clear plot contrivances, moments of clunky exposition, and sections of odd pacing that severely hamper it\u2019s potential. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Some clunky exposition is literally handed to Lisey in the form of a tablet of information about Jim Dooley. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 11 June 2021",
      "The design is effective on small foot holds but clunky , heavy, and hot the rest of the time\u2014not ideal for casual hikes or outdoor hangs. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The insistence that Carrie offer readers a glimmer of hope was, of course, also a clunky way to get her back on the dating scene, because no one is interested in a woman who is not at least seeking love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "However, lengthy, clunky and cumbersome KYC checks can adversely impact firms, and outdated KYC procedures and a poor customer experience can lead to financial losses. \u2014 Ian Henderson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Enforcement of the new ordinance was set to begin Friday, sparking worry among some short-term rental owners who have described the permitting process as clunky and onerous. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183237"
  },
  "clutch":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly",
      ": clench",
      ": to seek to grasp and hold",
      ": to operate an automobile clutch (see clutch entry 2 sense 2a )",
      ": the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly",
      ": an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession",
      ": the act of grasping, holding, or restraining",
      ": a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism",
      ": a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch",
      ": a tight or critical situation : pinch",
      ": clutch bag",
      ": made or done in a crucial situation",
      ": successful in a crucial situation",
      ": a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks",
      ": group , bunch",
      ": to grasp or hold tightly with or as if with the hands or claws",
      ": to make a grab",
      ": control or power someone has over someone else",
      ": a coupling for connecting and disconnecting a driving and a driven part in machinery",
      ": a lever or pedal operating a clutch",
      ": a group of eggs that is laid by a bird at one time",
      ": a small group of things or people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259ch",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clench",
      "cling (to)",
      "grip",
      "hold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "conjuncture",
      "crisis",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "crunch time",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "exigency",
      "extremity",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling.",
      "The child clutched her mother's hand firmly.",
      "He had a book clutched in his hand.",
      "Adjective",
      "She scored a clutch basket."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171823"
  },
  "cluttered":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to run in disorder",
      ": to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness",
      ": a crowded or confused mass or collection",
      ": things that clutter a place",
      ": interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target",
      ": disturbance , hubbub",
      ": to fill or cover with scattered things",
      ": a collection of scattered things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The garage was cluttered with tools.",
      "Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.",
      "Noun",
      "There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.",
      "a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "College students looking to de- clutter their dorm rooms unload gently used casual wear and shoes, as well as men and women\u2019s formal wear. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 27 May 2022",
      "Vintage dolls, hats, figurines, masks, purses, toys, lanterns and framed photographs clutter every surface. \u2014 Suzanne Van Atten, ajc , 12 Oct. 2013",
      "Erickson warned that wind turbines would clutter the landscape, disrupt the hunting and outdoor recreation economy, and provide scant financial returns. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Keeping your underwear and bras organized is a different kind of struggle since undergarments can quickly clutter up a dresser drawer. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t clutter your presentation slides with text, words, and bullet points since your audience can\u2019t read and listen attentively to your story at the same time. \u2014 Carmine Gallo, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "All those monthly users interacting with all the ads that choke Facebook\u2019s timeline and clutter its margins and blunder unbidden into every available space generate a lot of money for the company. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Manipulated by both the actor and by others, the combination ought to clutter the stage picture, but with James Cousins\u2019 movement and Hytner\u2019s skill with actors in big spaces, the focus is forever clear. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Condiments Having too many condiments can clutter up your fridge quickly. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the San Diego region is considered a model for strict and successful billboard regulations thanks to community leaders four decades ago focusing on ridding the local landscape of visual clutter . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "How does a 16-year-old find Elvis amid the cultural clutter ? \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Another round of translating was undertaken, but, eventually, owing to the visual clutter on the menu, the Vietnamese listings were omitted. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "The rise of home organization influencers, companies, and TV shows signify genuine American interest to remove clutter . \u2014 Stuf, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The views, unobstructed by city clutter , go on forever. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when cash can help. Kim Rose, of Topeka, Kan., is among a growing number of home dwellers turning clutter into cash. \u2014 Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Check out the following storage solutions for LEGO blocks to prevent clutter in your home and your feet from feeling the pain. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "Smart speakers and air fryers replaced crystal stemware and formal china; clutter -averse newlyweds have started asking for cash gifts, such as contributions toward a honeymoon or a down payment on a house. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195913"
  },
  "coach":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having doors in the sides and an elevated seat in front for the driver",
      ": a railroad passenger car intended primarily for day travel",
      ": bus sense 1a",
      ": trailer sense 1b",
      ": a 2-door enclosed automobile",
      ": a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class",
      ": a private tutor",
      ": one who instructs or trains",
      ": one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a sport and directs team strategy",
      ": to go in a coach",
      ": to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach",
      ": to train intensively (as by instruction and demonstration)",
      ": to act as coach of",
      ": a large carriage that has four wheels and a raised seat outside in front for the driver and is drawn by horses",
      ": a person who instructs or trains a performer or team",
      ": a person who teaches students individually",
      ": a railroad passenger car without berths",
      ": the least expensive seats on an airplane or a train",
      ": to teach and train"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dch",
      "\u02c8k\u014dch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "trainer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "counsel",
      "guide",
      "lead",
      "mentor",
      "pilot",
      "shepherd",
      "show",
      "tutor"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While head coach Carlos Knox put on a calm face for his team, especially his rookies, his heart was definitely racing. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
      "Jason Foley got roughed up in the ninth, allowing three runs as the first five batters reached, sandwiched around a mound visit from pitching coach Chris Fetter. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Any team with LeBron James and a healthy Anthony Davis has to be considered a contender, but new coach Darvin Ham will have to figure out what to do with Russell Westbrook and an aging roster with little salary-cap space. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The bases were loaded with two outs in the ninth inning when Nelson Figueroa, pitching coach for the Staten Island FerryHawks, waved to the bullpen for a reliever. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "One school social media account announced Kevin Schultz as the team\u2019s new head coach earlier this month. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Pitching coach Matt Blake went to the mound while a Rays trainer attended to Arozarena. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Ashby had just retired Brandon Nimmo on a grounder when manager Craig Counsell, pitching coach Chris Hook and a member of the Brewers athletic training staff went to the mound to visit Ashby. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "And seasons later, when star guard Deron Williams infamously exerted his influence on the team, the Jazz, rather shockingly, were left looking for a new coach . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Should Whittingham coach through the remainder of the contract, he is guaranteed $32 million in base salary. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "But second, if someone would have told you on the eve of last season that Erik Spoelstra would coach the Heat within one game of the NBA Finals, would the criticism then have been the same? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "The league has not announced which teams the eight coaching staffs will coach . \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "Cassidy\u2019s agent, Fran\u00e7ois Gigu\u00e8re, said in a phone conversation that his client wants to coach next year, rather than sit and assess his options. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Every employee should have skills development goals in their performance plan, and managers must coach and be accountable for facilitating the achievement of those goals. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Satsuma promoted Nelson from defensive coordinator to head coach in 2018 following Justin Thomas\u2019 resignation. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The annual six-day festival in January, which moved to its current home in neighboring Delray Beach in its second year, now attracts a lineup of renowned poets who coach and encourage the work of aspiring poets from around the world. \u2014 Bob Tita, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Bosses instruct and coach their direct reports, who then go on to manage the people underneath them. \u2014 Kevin Kruse, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1630, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225531"
  },
  "coadjutor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who works together with another : assistant",
      ": a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8j\u00fc-t\u0259r",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adjunct",
      "adjutant",
      "aid",
      "aide",
      "apprentice",
      "assistant",
      "deputy",
      "helper",
      "helpmate",
      "helpmeet",
      "lieutenant",
      "mate",
      "sidekick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "he was appointed coadjutor to the president",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor , Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Curry, bishop coadjutor , currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan. \u2014 al , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor , assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year. \u2014 al , 27 June 2020",
      "Anchorage\u2019s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2020",
      "Whoever is elected will be ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27. \u2014 Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "He was ordained to the priesthood in 1952, named coadjutor bishop of Pereira by Pope Paul VI in 1971, head of the diocese five years later and archbishop of Bucaramanga, in north-central Colombia, in 1992. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 22 May 2018",
      "In 1982, he was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland \u2014 the position generally involves the administration of the diocese. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "The pope in 2016 appointed Byrnes as coadjutor archbishop, who would permanently replace Apuron should Apuron resign, retire or be removed. \u2014 Haidee V Eugenio, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coadjutour , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin coadjutor , from Latin co- + adjutor helper, from adjuvare to help \u2014 more at aid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191618"
  },
  "coalesce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grow together",
      ": to unite into a whole : fuse",
      ": to unite for a common end : join forces",
      ": to arise from the combination of distinct elements",
      ": to cause to unite",
      ": to grow together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8les",
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8les"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "combine",
      "conjoin",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "dissever",
      "part",
      "section",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "unlink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a group of young reformers who gradually coalesced into a political movement",
      "The ice masses coalesced into a glacier over time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last year, Meta\u2019s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, dropped Facebook as his company\u2019s name and committed it to building a concept known as the metaverse, where the online, virtual and real worlds coalesce in a new universe. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The possibility of fresh, public polling and new campaign finance reports, due June 14 and July 8, should offer a clearer picture of who voters and party insiders might coalesce around in the final weeks of the campaign, Eberly said. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
      "The deadly incident is yet another data point in a troubling trend in which large groups of teenagers coalesce into an uncontrolled gathering that boils over into violence. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In the interim, advertisers are left to test every system that\u2019s being offered, because no one is quite sure if Nielsen can rebound from its woes, or if the industry will coalesce around something new. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Sometimes sharing their own experiences, sometimes reflecting on each other\u2019s, the women tell stories that coalesce into a dazzling display of female resilience. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Content, format and delivery platforms should all coalesce . \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "In skilled hands, though, those parts coalesce into something absorbing, even graceful, and undoubtedly one of a kind. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Senate Democrats need 51 votes to confirm a Supreme Court nominee, which would require all 50 members of their caucus to coalesce behind Biden's pick with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie if no Republicans support the nominee. \u2014 Clare Foran And Manu Raju, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin coalescere , from co- + alescere to grow \u2014 more at old ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1541, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190337"
  },
  "coarse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common",
      ": composed of relatively large parts or particles",
      ": loose or rough in texture",
      ": adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work",
      ": not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination",
      ": crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language",
      ": harsh, raucous , or rough in tone",
      ": of or relating to coarse fish",
      ": having a harsh or rough quality",
      ": made up of large particles",
      ": crude in taste, manners, or language",
      ": of poor or ordinary quality",
      ": visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope",
      ": of wide excursion",
      ": harsh, raucous, or rough in tone"
    ],
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      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
    ],
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      "grained",
      "grainy",
      "granular",
      "granulated"
    ],
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      "dusty",
      "fine",
      "floury",
      "powdery",
      "superfine",
      "ultrafine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Contains strong disturbing violent content and grisly images, graphic nudity and some coarse language. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "For medium and coarse hair types, nourishing creams and oils can tame unruly strands, make hair shinier and keep frizz at bay. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Chop 1/2 cup of the oats into coarse bits or grind coarsely in a food processor. \u2014 Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Note: Chopping the olives by hand for the tapenade makes for a coarse and interesting texture. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "These are coarse , thick waves, sometimes called deep waves. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Our country is moving back toward its nakedly racist past, fueled by shameless politicians, coarse public dialogue and fictional social media conspiracies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Transfer to a spice grinder or food processor and process to a coarse blend. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "The ride has shaken off its previous flintiness, and coarse road noise is no longer an ever-present nuisance. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cors , perhaps from course , noun \u2014 see course  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174926"
  },
  "coat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outer garment worn on the upper body and varying in length and style according to fashion and use",
      ": something resembling a coat",
      ": the external growth on an animal",
      ": a layer of one substance covering another",
      ": to cover with a coat",
      ": to cover or spread with a finishing, protecting, or enclosing layer",
      ": an outer garment worn especially for warmth",
      ": the outer covering (as fur or feathers) of an animal",
      ": a layer of material covering a surface",
      ": to cover with a coat or covering",
      ": the external growth on an animal",
      ": a layer of one substance covering or lining another",
      ": one covering or lining an organ"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dt",
      "\u02c8k\u014dt",
      "\u02c8k\u014dt"
    ],
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      "fleece",
      "fur",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile",
      "wool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "carpet",
      "cover",
      "overlay",
      "overlie",
      "overspread",
      "sheet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "George, meanwhile, looked grown up in a coat and tie. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "For lighting, Hoekstra flipped on a bright lamp, and Macdonald, clean-shaven and wearing headphones and a blue sport coat over a pink golf shirt, sat at her kitchen counter. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "For the event, the queen channeled springtime in a fuchsia coat with gold buttons over a white floral-print dress. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
      "At Ollivanders Wand Shop, visitors could spend thirty dollars on a wand, after a bit of retail theatre guided by a sorcerer in a purple coat . \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "After storming the Cannes red carpet, security authorities rushed toward the half-naked activist, covered her with a coat and attempted to block some cameras from filming. \u2014 Nicole Acevedo, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "In the snaps, Lloyd, dressed in an old-fashioned coat and hat, is seen leaning against a black car while Cook is pictured looking worried while sat in a vehicle. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Security guards were seen rushing over to her and covering her with a coat . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "Just take Rihanna, who wore brown leather thigh-high boots with a shearling coat to match back in late March. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Place the sauce in a large bowl and dip in each turkey leg, turning to coat it thoroughly. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Return the meat to the pan and turn it at least once to coat it with the seasonings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Using 1 cup of the barbecue seasoning, generously coat the entire shoulder. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "The brush is designed to separate and coat each lash (including those fine ones) for a multidimensional effect. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "This serum-like foundation will coat your skin in a sheer and glowy finish, while protecting it from harmful UV rays. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "In the desert, natural soil crusts form when a combination of moisture and minerals build up a hard layer on the surface, or when tiny organisms coat the surface of the earth, preventing erosion. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Add the chops and, using your hands, evenly coat them with the herb mixture. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Drizzle with a few tablespoons of olive oil to lightly coat the arugula, juice of one lemon, salt and pepper to taste. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203638"
  },
  "coax":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle",
      ": to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery",
      ": to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity",
      ": fondle , pet",
      ": coaxial cable",
      ": to influence by gentle urging, special attention, or flattering",
      ": to get or win by means of gentle urging or flattery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dks",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u02ccaks",
      "\u02c8k\u014dks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blandish",
      "blarney",
      "cajole",
      "palaver",
      "soft-soap",
      "sweet-talk",
      "wheedle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "It took almost an hour to coax the cat down from the tree.",
      "She tried to coax a raise from her boss.",
      "He was unable to coax an answer out of her.",
      "He coaxed the fire to burn by blowing on it.",
      "The plant is difficult to coax into bloom.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Onoda was also bombarded with an onslaught of well-meaning attempts to coax him from his post. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Serve a full 10 years in a minimum-security prison or enter a maximum-security facility and coax a confession out of a serial killer (played by Paul Walter Hauser). \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "Agave and pineapple are both spiny, intimidating plants, but humans have learned to coax delicious stuff out of them. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Attempts to coax something new out of the rapper have evidently brought greater range to his flows. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Portland has tried harder than most American cities to coax people out of their cars. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Mostly this meant finding people and talking to them, trying to coax any whisper of information out of them. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Due to a malicious tactic known as brandjacking\u2014when someone steals your online brand identity in order to coax data or money out of unsuspecting customers\u2014your brand can be at risk even when your data isn\u2019t. \u2014 Akram Atallah, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "For now, her agency is trying to coax more local visitors to the area after-hours and on weekends by promoting public events such as ice sculpture displays. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This means existing household coax installations, which generally make use of only a single cable running to each connected room, won't be of much use. \u2014 John Herrman, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "The goal of cloud seeding is to increase the number of particles in the storm and coax snow to fall in the mountains. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021",
      "His job is to relay information to the public, not threaten doom, or coax or trick us into doing things. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Start with your internet modem, the device that most likely has a coax cable connecting it to your wall. \u2014 Frank Bajak, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "The Internet service provider terminated their coax in a small closet off the entry hall. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "Connect the coax that will enter the house to the bottom. Connect a 10-gauge or thicker copper wire to the bottom of the grounding block. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
      "From the outdoor Yagi, a leg of coax cabling needs to be routed indoors and fed to the signal booster, which then has an output port which connects to an indoor panel antenna via another coax run. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Use the least amount of coax cable to reach from your antenna or splitter to each TV. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 20 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Noun",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174256"
  },
  "cock-a-hoop":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8h\u00fcp",
      "-\u02c8hu\u0307p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crank",
      "crowing",
      "exultant",
      "exulting",
      "glorying",
      "jubilant",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "rejoicing",
      "triumphant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the phrase to set cock a hoop to be festive",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1564, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185119"
  },
  "cockalorum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boastful and self-important person",
      ": leapfrog",
      ": boastful talk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fr-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bluster",
      "bombast",
      "brag",
      "braggadocio",
      "bull",
      "fanfaronade",
      "gas",
      "gasconade",
      "grandiloquence",
      "hot air",
      "magniloquence",
      "rant",
      "rodomontade",
      "rhodomontade"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a boxer who was as famous for his prefight cockalorum as for his knockouts in the ring",
      "Muhammad Ali's reputation as boxing's most colorful cockalorum ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably modification of obsolete Dutch dialect kockeloeren to crow, of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192126"
  },
  "cocker":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": indulge , pamper",
      ": a keeper or handler of fighting cocks",
      ": cocker spaniel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "coddle",
      "cosset",
      "dandle",
      "indulge",
      "mollycoddle",
      "nurse",
      "pamper",
      "spoil",
      "wet-nurse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "ill-treat",
      "ill-use",
      "maltreat",
      "manhandle",
      "mishandle",
      "mistreat",
      "misuse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1655, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1790, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215951"
  },
  "cockeyed":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having a cockeye",
      "askew , awry",
      "slightly crazy topsy-turvy",
      "drunk sense 1a",
      "tilted to one side",
      "foolish",
      "having a cockeye"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cc\u012bd",
    "synonyms":[
      "askew",
      "aslant",
      "atilt",
      "awry",
      "cock-a-hoop",
      "crazy",
      "crooked",
      "listing",
      "lopsided",
      "oblique",
      "off-kilter",
      "pitched",
      "skewed",
      "slanted",
      "slanting",
      "slantwise",
      "tilted",
      "tipping",
      "uneven"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "even",
      "level",
      "straight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The windows of the house look cockeyed .",
      "Where did you get those cockeyed ideas?",
      "She is full of cockeyed optimism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still others are batty, squirrelly, bug-eyed, cockeyed cuckoos, who are mad as March hares, who are crazy as coots, loons, or bedbugs, who come at us like bats out of hell with their monkeyshines and drive us buggy with their horsing around. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For that bit of cockeyed optimism, NASA has history on its side. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This veteran writer is always amazed at how the overwhelming share of Wall Street guests on TV business shows adopt the role of perpetual, cockeyed optimists. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Such jubilance is a classic manifestation of crypto enthusiasts\u2019 propensity for cockeyed optimism. \u2014 Paul Blustein, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditionally, these forecasters mainly form a herd of cockeyed bulls even when fundamentals suggest caution, as when shares show clear signs of being overpriced versus historical benchmarks. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "His right hand shakes, his arm is weak and his posture in the saddle has become cockeyed , yet his idea of taking care of himself is consulting a horse doctor. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Her painful and cockeyed attempts to help Benny will resonate with anyone who ever parented a teenager. \u2014 Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "After a brief respite, after a few months of cockeyed optimism, COVID anxiety is back. \u2014 Molly Jong-fas, Vogue , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1737, in the meaning defined at sense 2c"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cocksure":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds",
      ": marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "bold-faced",
      "brash",
      "brassbound",
      "brassy",
      "brazen",
      "brazen-faced",
      "cheeky",
      "cocky",
      "fresh",
      "impertinent",
      "impudent",
      "insolent",
      "nervy",
      "sassy",
      "saucy",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meek",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "retiring",
      "shy",
      "timid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you're always so cocksure about everything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2020",
      "So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Craig Kilborn, the fratty cocksure original host of The Daily Show, had gotten his big call-up from CBS to host the late-night slot following David Letterman\u2019s, which was one of two jobs Stewart didn\u2019t get. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "After the evacuation, the four Brits were skewered as irresponsible and cocksure by Icelanders and media outlets around the world. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016",
      "Sharp has other critics around the league; some are put off by his cocksure demeanor, and resent his habit of making bold strategic assertions without sufficient data to back them up. \u2014 Danny Funt, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure . \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Tom Barrack snowed them, by projecting an earnestness and a cocksure confidence in his own knowingness that television finds irresistible. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
      "The cover had already been designed, with Rickey Henderson striking his familiar, cocksure pose. \u2014 Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from cock entry 1 + sure ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213336"
  },
  "cocksureness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds",
      ": marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "bold-faced",
      "brash",
      "brassbound",
      "brassy",
      "brazen",
      "brazen-faced",
      "cheeky",
      "cocky",
      "fresh",
      "impertinent",
      "impudent",
      "insolent",
      "nervy",
      "sassy",
      "saucy",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meek",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "retiring",
      "shy",
      "timid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you're always so cocksure about everything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2020",
      "So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Craig Kilborn, the fratty cocksure original host of The Daily Show, had gotten his big call-up from CBS to host the late-night slot following David Letterman\u2019s, which was one of two jobs Stewart didn\u2019t get. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "After the evacuation, the four Brits were skewered as irresponsible and cocksure by Icelanders and media outlets around the world. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016",
      "Sharp has other critics around the league; some are put off by his cocksure demeanor, and resent his habit of making bold strategic assertions without sufficient data to back them up. \u2014 Danny Funt, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure . \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Tom Barrack snowed them, by projecting an earnestness and a cocksure confidence in his own knowingness that television finds irresistible. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
      "The cover had already been designed, with Rickey Henderson striking his familiar, cocksure pose. \u2014 Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from cock entry 1 + sure ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171009"
  },
  "cocktail":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients",
      ": something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients",
      ": a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis",
      ": an appetizer served as a first course at a meal",
      ": of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails",
      ": designed for semiformal wear",
      ": a horse with its tail docked",
      ": a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cct\u0101l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cct\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "combination",
      "composite",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1781, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205403"
  },
  "cocoon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage",
      ": any of various other protective coverings produced by animals",
      ": something suggesting a cocoon especially in providing protection or in producing isolation",
      ": a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage",
      ": to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon",
      ": the silky covering which a moth caterpillar makes around itself and in which it is protected while changing into a moth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fcn",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armor",
      "capsule",
      "case",
      "casing",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "encasement",
      "housing",
      "hull",
      "husk",
      "jacket",
      "pod",
      "sheath",
      "shell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bosom",
      "bower",
      "circumfuse",
      "embosom",
      "embower",
      "embrace",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "encompass",
      "enfold",
      "enshroud",
      "enswathe",
      "envelop",
      "enwrap",
      "invest",
      "involve",
      "lap",
      "mantle",
      "muffle",
      "shroud",
      "swathe",
      "veil",
      "wrap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.",
      "The movie star was surrounded by a protective cocoon of bodyguards.",
      "Verb",
      "Americans are spending more time cocooning at home in recent years.",
      "cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The type of shut-eye immersive experience heralded by Mark Zuckerberg will trap people in a virtual cocoon . \u2014 Nina Xiang, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "That cocoon has symbolized so much for me about immigrating to the United States and trying to find my identity \u2014 and having strong wings in order to go out in the world. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Cold weather-appropriate moisturizers tend to be thicker in texture and cocoon skin in hydrating, repairing ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The millions who will travel this holiday weekend are ready to pay the price to emerge from their pandemic cocoon and hit the road. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Owen Miller, just out of his rookie cocoon , moved into the No. 4 spot. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Before the fall season, dance was re-emerging from its pandemic cocoon . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "So you could be just holed up in a sort of cocoon of the studio for a really long time. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "In the series premiering Friday, Moss plays a Chicago newspaper archivist who, having survived a brutal attack six years earlier, is brought out of her cocoon when the body of another woman is discovered with similar wounds. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For a serene and minimalist office, Gemma Parker Design opted to cocoon the walls in Shoji screen details. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Epara, founded by Ozohu Adoh, means to cocoon oneself in the Nigerian dialect Ebira. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Another White House inflation excuse: Demand for goods has surged during the pandemic as people cocoon and reduce spending on services. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "While case rates remain high, reinforcing protections against infection and transmission could cocoon the still-vulnerable, and tamp down outbreaks. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "But the really different part is the door, which slides gently backwards to cocoon you away from the cabin. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "After a day on the water, retreat to your room\u2019s balcony and cocoon yourself in the hammock. \u2014 Brittany Anas, Forbes , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "SoCal gardeners readily added the plants to their yards to help the butterflies and get a front-row seat to the wonder of metamorphosis, from tiny egg to caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Biden made Putin seem powerful, facing down an external enemy, instead of trying to cocoon himself from the pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202915"
  },
  "cocotte":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prostitute",
      ": a shallow individual baking dish usually with one or two handles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-\u02c8k\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in the new play, she takes on the somewhat racy role of a cocotte in fin de si\u00e8cle Paris",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Staub cookware is on sale within Amazon's outlet, including nearly $100 off its popular cast iron cocotte that's perfect for delicious soup and stews. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Rather than wrapping pigeon breast in grape leaves and baking it en cocotte , a dish French nobility might have experienced, Mar\u2019s pigeon is encased in cherry blossom leaves, buried in ash and baked. \u2014 Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report , 7 July 2021",
      "This cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e dish is the most affordable item on sale, followed by dinner plates starting at $10 and a mini round cocotte for $14. \u2014 Christie Calucchia, Southern Living , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "This cocotte is similar to a Dutch oven and is meant for roasting meats in particular, according to the brand. \u2014 Ambar Pardilla, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "If your spring cleaning efforts made room in your kitchen cabinets for more cookware, now is the time to invest in a new pan, baking dish, or cocotte . \u2014 Christie Calucchia, Southern Living , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "One thing to note though, this cocotte is rather heavy, weighing in at about 7 pounds, despite its small size. \u2014 Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "As if its list of winning qualities wasn't long enough already, this cocotte (that's the French word for a Dutch oven) is also dishwasher-safe and can withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "As if its list of winning qualities wasn't long enough already, this cocotte (that's the French word for a Dutch oven) is also dishwasher-safe and can withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204245"
  },
  "code":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a systematic statement of a body of law",
      ": one given statutory force",
      ": a system of principles or rules",
      ": a system of signals or symbols for communication",
      ": a system of symbols (such as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings",
      ": coded language : a word or phrase chosen in place of another word or phrase in order to communicate an attitude or meaning without stating it explicitly",
      ": genetic code",
      ": instructions for a computer (as within a piece of software)",
      ": to put in or into the form or symbols of a code",
      ": to specify the genetic code",
      ": to create or edit computer code",
      ": a system of rules or principles",
      ": a system of signals or letters and symbols with special meanings used for sending messages",
      ": a collection of laws",
      ": genetic code",
      ": a set of instructions for a computer",
      ": to put in the form of a code",
      ": genetic code",
      ": code blue",
      ": to specify the genetic code for",
      ": to specify the genetic code",
      ": to experience cardiac arrest or respiratory failure",
      ": a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged especially by subject: as",
      ": one that contains the law of a specific jurisdiction or topic promulgated by legislative authority",
      "\u2014 compare case law , digest , statute",
      ": one that serves as a model for legislation but is not itself a law",
      ": a set of rules or regulations that is promulgated by a body (as a professional organization) and that regulates its industrial or professional practices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dd",
      "\u02c8k\u014dd",
      "\u02c8k\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "constitution",
      "decalogue",
      "law"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Click ---> here <--- and enter Caesars promo code CLE15 to get a risk-free first bet of up to $1,500 ahead of Game 6. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Fanatics is offering free shipping on orders of $24 or more with the promo code with 24SHIP. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "Promo code provided via email at dunestheatre@gmail.com. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "But the decades-old system in which Israel extends its legal code to its citizens settling in the Palestinian territories is suddenly imperiled. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "The homicide division was especially notorious, not only for its violent record but also for its strict code of silence. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "But, in this article, Kl\u00e1ri\u2019s role went beyond advising the scientists on their code . \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Basis Cash quickly flared out, failing to retain its $1 peg upon its launch due to its weak code and algorithmic setup. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "No promo code is needed and all discounts are automatically applied at checkout. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it is not yet confirmed whether or not the building was up to code . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
      "Another great option for little ones, CodeMonkey is an online community that helps kid with no prior experience learn how to code . \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "Beyond its influence on internet culture, the platform shaped today\u2019s generation of engineers: many former teen girl Tumblr users credit the community with inspiring them to learn to code . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The first group comprises of people who are looking for a specific course on a specific topic, such as learning to code or marketing their business or becoming a better public speaker. \u2014 Mila Smart Semeshkina, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Learning to code has many benefits that can help kids out later in life, too. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "Designed for ages 8 and up, Artie Max teaches kids how to code in C++, Blockly, JavaScript, Python and Snap! \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "Discouraged by the lack of stability as a freelance musician, Butler began learning to code before nationwide lockdowns. \u2014 Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Prime members can use coupon code PDDOT2K to get these fourth-generation speakers for $49.98. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1815, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213112"
  },
  "codger":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow",
      "an odd or cranky man"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "flake",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her father is a feisty old codger .",
      "just an old codger who never harmed anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Coen\u2019s adaptation, Hunter also plays the Old Man outside Macbeth\u2019s castle, which suggests that the witches have shape-shifted into an old codger . \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Beyond the visual shock of St. Helen\u2019s outburst and resultant devastation, my most vivid memory is that of an 83-year-old codger named Harry R. Truman. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2020",
      "But even this codger of a galaxy knows how to get glitzy for the holidays. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "Related Stories Crabby but sensible old codger Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) has amassed a fortune from his career as a prolific writer of mysteries. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 26 Nov. 2019",
      "Sinatra, a rather touchy and somewhat bigoted codger in these pages, earned as much as $100,000 a week for his residency at Caesars Palace. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019",
      "The devilish old codger and said father, Jack (Christopher Plummer), recently ousted from his nursing home for incorrigible weed-dealing. \u2014 Shana Feste, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
      "Jack gets back in touch with various smiling old codgers from his youth (Christopher Lloyd and Peter Fonda). \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 21 June 2018",
      "Yet the old codgers of tech\u2014or any industry\u2014that are able to rejigger themselves and get moving again are the more impressive heroes, turning the clich\u00e9d aircraft carrier. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 15 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of cadger ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1738, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "coequal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": equal with one another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-kw\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "duplicate",
      "equal",
      "even",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "same"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in my mind illegally downloading a music file is coequal to stealing a CD from a store",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other provisions would intrude into states\u2019 efforts to ensure the integrity of elections\u2014such a fundamental aspect of sovereignty that erasing it extinguishes states\u2019 status as coequal sovereigns. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jason Snead, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
      "The Supreme Court sits atop one of three coequal branches of the federal government. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "What Taeuber-Arp saw was that abstract forms could serve as coequal elements in a single creative system. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Together, the two episodes on either side of the Capitol call into question two basic principles of the American system -- the capacity of a separate coequal branch of government to constrain the presidency and the right to suffrage. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The revelations set off outrage among Democrats in Congress, who accused the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents and violating the separation of powers that governs relations between coequal branches of government. \u2014 Byron Tau, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
      "Hawpe also led the scorched-earth legislative coverage that turned the General Assembly, once a political doormat, into an independent, coequal branch of government. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 July 2021",
      "All but one of the 67 House Democrats have joined a lawsuit, filed late last month, challenging Abbott\u2019s authority to wipe out funding for a coequal , separate branch of state government. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
      "This is a long-standing problem of a coequal branch of government being ignored. \u2014 Heather Brandon-smith And Diana Ohlbaum, CNN , 22 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181818"
  },
  "coerce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to compel to an act or choice",
      ": to achieve by force or threat",
      ": to restrain or dominate by force",
      ": force entry 2 sense 1 , compel",
      ": to subject (a person) to coercion \u2014 compare importune , solicit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "compel",
      "constrain",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "force",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
      "muscle",
      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.",
      "was coerced into signing the document",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But for immigrant workers, that reprisal can be even more perilous, with employers potentially using the threat of deportation to coerce silence. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Committee has a firm legal obligation to negotiate this matter directly with Trump and his attorneys before attempting to coerce and bully me into cooperating with its highly partisan effort. \u2014 Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid And Annie Grayer, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Most recently, Utah became one of two states to prohibit cops from lying to children to coerce a confession. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Threads and money to coerce kids into sending him nude photographs. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Some commentators believe Putin wants to take the south and east of the country as a way to coerce Ukraine into perhaps making concessions in peace talks, or to gain control of its arms industry and prevent its access to the Black and Azov Seas. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Toward the end of the first half, Jalen Wilson, a Jayhawk forward, missed two layups, but got his own rebound each time and was able to coerce the ball through the hoop. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That requires either laying siege to cities to coerce a population to surrender, which can take months or even years, or using overwhelming force\u2014including air power and heavy artillery\u2014to achieve a similar result faster. \u2014 Lionel Beehner And John Spencer, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But such efforts can also be used to influence and coerce others into embracing the regime\u2019s policies \u2014 or at least pretend to, said Hale, who specializes in Russian and Ukrainian politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coarcen, coercen , borrowed from Anglo-French *cohercer , borrowed (with conjugation change) from Latin coerc\u0113re \"to confine, shut up, restrict, restrain,\" from co-  co- + arc\u0113re \"to hold in, prevent from approaching, keep away\" \u2014 more at ark ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213930"
  },
  "coerced":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to compel to an act or choice",
      "to achieve by force or threat",
      "to restrain or dominate by force",
      "force entry 2 sense 1 , compel",
      "to subject (a person) to coercion \u2014 compare importune , solicit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs",
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "compel",
      "constrain",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "force",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
      "muscle",
      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.",
      "was coerced into signing the document",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But for immigrant workers, that reprisal can be even more perilous, with employers potentially using the threat of deportation to coerce silence. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Committee has a firm legal obligation to negotiate this matter directly with Trump and his attorneys before attempting to coerce and bully me into cooperating with its highly partisan effort. \u2014 Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid And Annie Grayer, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Most recently, Utah became one of two states to prohibit cops from lying to children to coerce a confession. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Threads and money to coerce kids into sending him nude photographs. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Some commentators believe Putin wants to take the south and east of the country as a way to coerce Ukraine into perhaps making concessions in peace talks, or to gain control of its arms industry and prevent its access to the Black and Azov Seas. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Toward the end of the first half, Jalen Wilson, a Jayhawk forward, missed two layups, but got his own rebound each time and was able to coerce the ball through the hoop. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That requires either laying siege to cities to coerce a population to surrender, which can take months or even years, or using overwhelming force\u2014including air power and heavy artillery\u2014to achieve a similar result faster. \u2014 Lionel Beehner And John Spencer, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But such efforts can also be used to influence and coerce others into embracing the regime\u2019s policies \u2014 or at least pretend to, said Hale, who specializes in Russian and Ukrainian politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coarcen, coercen , borrowed from Anglo-French *cohercer , borrowed (with conjugation change) from Latin coerc\u0113re \"to confine, shut up, restrict, restrain,\" from co-  co- + arc\u0113re \"to hold in, prevent from approaching, keep away\" \u2014 more at ark ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163623"
  },
  "coeval":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "two stars thought to be coeval because they have nearly the same mass and brightness"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin coaevus , from co- + aevum age, lifetime \u2014 more at aye ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200035"
  },
  "coexist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exist together or at the same time",
      ": to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "co-occur",
      "coincide",
      "concur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The species coexist in the same environment.",
      "Can the two countries peacefully coexist ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday's game offered a glimpse of not only how these two players can coexist offensively but also how their skillsets can work cohesively, amplifying each other's strengths. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Case reports from 2016 found that Parkinson's and epilepsy can coexist \u2014either by predating a Parkinson's diagnosis, or developing after one. \u2014 Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But shark awareness, and learning to coexist with sharks, is becoming a way of life on the Cape. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The sixth and final episode of Marvel's Moon Knight found reconciliation for Marc Spector and Steven Grant (both played by Oscar Isaac), as the two alter egos finally learned to coexist and helped defeat Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and Ammit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "That means learning to coexist with it using tools like vaccines, masks and restrictions as needed. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Before that fateful day, the records show that English colonists had hoped to coexist with Indigenous Americans around Chesapeake Bay. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Preventive measures like these can limit the ballooning losses from wildfires, including devastating air quality due to wildfire smoke, while also allowing humans to more safely coexist with natural fires. \u2014 Alexandra Konings, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The companies will continue to coexist as stand-alone brands. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224546"
  },
  "coexistence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exist together or at the same time",
      ": to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "co-occur",
      "coincide",
      "concur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The species coexist in the same environment.",
      "Can the two countries peacefully coexist ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday's game offered a glimpse of not only how these two players can coexist offensively but also how their skillsets can work cohesively, amplifying each other's strengths. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Case reports from 2016 found that Parkinson's and epilepsy can coexist \u2014either by predating a Parkinson's diagnosis, or developing after one. \u2014 Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But shark awareness, and learning to coexist with sharks, is becoming a way of life on the Cape. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The sixth and final episode of Marvel's Moon Knight found reconciliation for Marc Spector and Steven Grant (both played by Oscar Isaac), as the two alter egos finally learned to coexist and helped defeat Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and Ammit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "That means learning to coexist with it using tools like vaccines, masks and restrictions as needed. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Before that fateful day, the records show that English colonists had hoped to coexist with Indigenous Americans around Chesapeake Bay. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Preventive measures like these can limit the ballooning losses from wildfires, including devastating air quality due to wildfire smoke, while also allowing humans to more safely coexist with natural fires. \u2014 Alexandra Konings, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The companies will continue to coexist as stand-alone brands. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201434"
  },
  "coexisting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exist together or at the same time",
      ": to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "co-occur",
      "coincide",
      "concur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The species coexist in the same environment.",
      "Can the two countries peacefully coexist ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday's game offered a glimpse of not only how these two players can coexist offensively but also how their skillsets can work cohesively, amplifying each other's strengths. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Case reports from 2016 found that Parkinson's and epilepsy can coexist \u2014either by predating a Parkinson's diagnosis, or developing after one. \u2014 Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But shark awareness, and learning to coexist with sharks, is becoming a way of life on the Cape. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The sixth and final episode of Marvel's Moon Knight found reconciliation for Marc Spector and Steven Grant (both played by Oscar Isaac), as the two alter egos finally learned to coexist and helped defeat Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and Ammit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "That means learning to coexist with it using tools like vaccines, masks and restrictions as needed. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Before that fateful day, the records show that English colonists had hoped to coexist with Indigenous Americans around Chesapeake Bay. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Preventive measures like these can limit the ballooning losses from wildfires, including devastating air quality due to wildfire smoke, while also allowing humans to more safely coexist with natural fires. \u2014 Alexandra Konings, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The companies will continue to coexist as stand-alone brands. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184745"
  },
  "coextensive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the same spatial or temporal scope or boundaries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-ik-\u02c8sten(t)-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coincident",
      "coinciding",
      "conterminous",
      "coterminous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "South Dakota's Todd County is coextensive with the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.",
      "the golden age of Dutch culture was roughly coextensive with the Netherlands' reign as a world power"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1679, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213514"
  },
  "coffer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chest",
      ": strongbox",
      ": treasury , funds",
      ": a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit",
      ": to store or hoard up in a coffer",
      ": to form (something, such as a ceiling) with recessed panels",
      ": a box used especially for holding money and valuables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "safe",
      "safe-deposit box",
      "strongbox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "kept the jewels in a locked coffer",
      "let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means the community as a whole doesn't see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt is retired. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike Disney or WarnerMedia, which have decades\u2019 worth of material, or Netflix\u2014which has been aggressive in its production of original content, to say the least\u2014Amazon Prime Video doesn\u2019t have a massive coffer of exclusives. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Ainge was a master at keeping the Celtics\u2019 coffer of draft picks jam-packed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
      "An anonymous donor kicked in another $50,000, and a growing group of Orange County businesspeople \u2014 including Bill Skeffington of Watson\u2019s Soda Fountain and Cafe in Orange \u2014 have added to the coffer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021",
      "Spending on police claimed about 10% of the general fund coffer during the past few years. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 13 June 2020",
      "For 2018-2019, the U.S. voluntarily added some $656 million to the WHO\u2019s coffers , nearly twice as much as any other country. \u2014 Elijah Wolfson, Time , 4 June 2020",
      "Fewer fill-ups means fewer gas tax dollars flowing to state and federal coffers . \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
      "Fans texting in donations added to the charity coffers . \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Must-see rooms include the family room, with its coffered ceiling, hardwood floors, and fireplace-- one of five in the house. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Among the luxury features: golf course lots, coffered ceilings and a waterfall spa. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The 5,643-square-foot house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and comes with a front courtyard, coffered ceilings and wide-plank white oak flooring. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "The home has about 6,800 square feet of living space, coffered ceilings, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "The ceilings are bolstered by beams of palm and eucalyptus, or geometrically coffered with wood strips in a traditional south Moroccan technique called tataoui or in one room gaily painted in the colorful Berber style. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2018",
      "Features include Carrara marble floors, a gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room and coffered ceilings. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Daily Pilot , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210413"
  },
  "cognate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of the same or similar nature : generically alike",
      ": related by blood",
      ": related on the mother's side",
      ": related by descent from the same ancestral language",
      ": related by derivation, borrowing, or descent",
      ": related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning (such as song in \"she sang a song\")",
      ": one that is cognate with another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "comparable",
      "connate",
      "correspondent",
      "corresponding",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "diverse",
      "unakin",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "English \u201ceat\u201d and German \u201cessen\u201d are cognate .",
      "Spanish and French are cognate languages.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Hence his own always dubious business celebrity became cognate with the mantra of Making America Great Again. \u2014 Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians\u2014both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate. \u2014 Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With its Latin underpinnings, both English and Spanish share many cognates , words that have the same origin. \u2014 Corbett Smith, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "And though there\u2019s debate about where the bean first appeared, there\u2019s little dispute that the word coffee is a cognate of qahwah, the Arabic word for both the bean and drink. \u2014 Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press , 13 Jan. 2018",
      "That Hulu show was the evening\u2019s big winner because its insane prophecy is the Left\u2019s cognate to the broadcasts of those TV pastors who draw an endless pool of suckers by selling the notion that Judgment Day is surely right around the corner. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Sep. 2017",
      "Like cognates between English and Spanish (which are due in part to their common descent from the Indo-European language family), there are similarities between Miami and other Algonquian languages. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017",
      "Overlooking Central Park, the restaurant was pitched as the Manhattan cognate of the French Laundry. \u2014 Gabe Ulla, Town & Country , 8 Sep. 2016",
      "Between Catawba and English, there are few cognates , and some sounds are foreign to the English tongue. \u2014 John Paul Brammer, NBC News , 8 May 2017",
      "Like cognates between English and Spanish (which are due in part to their common descent from the Indo-European language family), there are similarities between Miami and other Algonquian languages. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1754, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174831"
  },
  "cognizant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience",
      ": mindful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "conscious",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "ware",
      "witting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Not like some college kid beaming in blissful ignorance, but rather like a worldly 23-year-old, self-aware and fully cognizant of the dire straits he's entering. \u2014 Jody Berger , ESPN , 14 June 1999",
      "\u2026 the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images\u2014like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in \"2001,\" whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission. \u2014 Daniel Goleman , New York Times , 7 Jan. 1997",
      "\u2026 to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , letter , 13 Oct. 1849",
      "He is cognizant of his duties as a father.",
      "not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Already cognizant of the tradition the Colts have at the quarterback position on the field, Ryan is ready to step into the tradition Colts quarterbacks have built off of it. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "About seven days later, Kimberly became cognizant enough to speak clearly and recognize family. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden remains cognizant that for many Americans, the crisis remains a faraway concern. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Your desire for your son to not suffer may interfere with creating solutions, so stay cognizant of your own panic and worry. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "At the same time, policy makers need to be cognizant that employment tends to be a lagging indicator. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Williams has been cognizant that this season is her last chance at a title. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "At the same time, companies such as Alignment must be cognizant that access to digital services is uneven. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "And with a surge of tourists returning to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, officials are wanting to inform visitors to be cognizant that their actions could be disrupting the turtle\u2019s nesting schedules. \u2014 al , 3 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cogniz(ance) + -ant entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174706"
  },
  "cognize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "know , understand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "apprehend",
      "assimilate",
      "behold",
      "catch",
      "catch on (to)",
      "compass",
      "comprehend",
      "conceive",
      "cotton (to ",
      "decipher",
      "decode",
      "dig",
      "discern",
      "get",
      "grasp",
      "grok",
      "intuit",
      "know",
      "make",
      "make out",
      "perceive",
      "recognize",
      "register",
      "savvy",
      "see",
      "seize",
      "sense",
      "tumble (to)",
      "twig",
      "understand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize \u2014in a fundamental sense\u2014anything"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from cognizance , after recognize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-165901"
  },
  "cognoscente":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a person who has expert knowledge in a subject connoisseur"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cck\u00e4n-y\u0259-\u02c8shen-t\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "connoisseur",
      "dilettante"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cognoscente of medieval painting",
      "cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Italian (now spelled conoscente ), from cognoscente, conoscente adjective, \"knowing,\" from present participle of cognoscere, conoscere \"to know, have knowledge of,\" going back to Latin cogn\u014dscere \"to get to know, acquire knowledge of\" \u2014 more at cognition ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "coherent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : consistent",
      ": having clarity or intelligibility : understandable",
      ": having the quality of holding together or cohering",
      ": cohesive , coordinated",
      ": relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase",
      ": producing coherent light",
      ": logical and well-organized",
      ": to be able to speak well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8hir-\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8her-",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8hir-\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8her-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analytic",
      "analytical",
      "consequent",
      "good",
      "logical",
      "rational",
      "reasonable",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "valid",
      "well-founded",
      "well-grounded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "illegitimate",
      "illogical",
      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was not likely to produce relevant knowledge or coherent policy. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "Yet even if Scholz's plan succeeds in calming the present crisis, the absence of a coherent overall policy makes another one inevitable. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Jokes aside, there is an urgent need for a coherent national policy not just on the Taiwan issue, but on the larger question of U.S.-China policy. \u2014 James Stavridis, Time , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The Innovation and Competition Act, which is being hashed out by House and Senate conferees, represents another step toward a more coherent commercial industrial policy. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Reagan changed that through the simple act of exposing the lie and then developing a coherent policy to check that outcome. \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "If society is to be at all coherent , this means that somebody is going to have to decide which identities are privileged and which are not. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Ukrainian national rhetoric is less coherent than Putin\u2019s imperialism, and, therefore, more credible, and more human. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "An agenda, which must be coherent in its vision and blueprint, ensuring India\u2019s economic recovery not to be just centred on the well-being of the top 10% but be consequentially more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable in its nature. \u2014 Deepanshu Mohan, Quartz , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French coherent , borrowed from Latin cohaerent-, cohaerens \"touching, adjacent, cohering,\" from present participle of cohaer\u0113re \"to cohere \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183518"
  },
  "cohort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": companion , colleague",
      ": band , group",
      ": a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study",
      ": one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion",
      ": a group of warriors or soldiers",
      ": a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or risk) in common"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cch\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cch\u022f(\u0259)rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "companion",
      "compatriot",
      "compeer",
      "comrade",
      "crony",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The police arrested the gang's leader and his cohorts .",
      "Depression was a common problem for people in that age cohort .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is an unnecessary attempt at balance: Is there really still a significant cohort of viewers who need such blunt equivalence in order to understand the basic humanity of the German civilian victims of the Allied air raids? \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "The current class is the fifth cohort in the program, which is fully funded by Schmidt Futures and delivered in a partnership with the Rhodes Trust. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The rising Academy first graders will be the third cohort of Milwaukee students to take part in the Dreamer program. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "That was true across racial and ethnic groups \u2014 though not among voters under 30, which were the only cohort that showed a preference for a reduction in police ranks. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The speakers were an intergenerational cohort of activists, organizers, journalists, and artists\u2014people working on some of the most urgent issues of our time. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For years, Indians have been the largest cohort of non-EU immigrants in the UK. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "But what\u2019s also promising is the cohort of churches, neighborhood groups and other volunteer organizations that started responding to food insecurity during the pandemic \u2014 and intend to continue. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Baby Boomers are the only currently living cohort defined by an actual demographic event\u2014in this case, the postwar baby boom. \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin cohort-, cohors \u2014 more at court ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172529"
  },
  "coincidence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence",
      ": the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection",
      ": any of these occurrences",
      ": a situation in which things happen at the same time without planning",
      ": a condition of coming together in space or time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "-s\u0259-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8in-s\u0259-d\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coexistence",
      "concurrence",
      "concurrency"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That just a week or so ago the house opened a brand-new boutique on the town\u2019s main shopping artery, Corso Umberto I, complete with an upstairs terrace\u2014which will be joined by a second one next summer\u2014is hardly a coincidence . \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Discovering a potential new treatment for a devastating disease like Alzheimer\u2019s is fantastic news, but the fact that the drug was initially intended to treat type 2 diabetes isn\u2019t just a coincidence . \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 19 May 2022",
      "However, many people seem to believe the suit colors are beyond the realm of coincidence . \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "And yet, by way of grim coincidence , the old and new get about the same observed gas mileage, in the neighborhood of 11-13 mpg. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The revision began with a kind of social coincidence . \u2014 Simon Akam, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Mike Capobianco firmly believes, is not a product of coincidence . \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 28 July 2021",
      "Quite by coincidence relative to the model number, the new MCD12000 is priced at $12,000. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "In that case, though, no flight attendant needed to help out with the delivery -- by lucky coincidence , there was a doctor and three NICU nurses on board, all of whom jumped into action. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia , derivative of coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180531"
  },
  "coincident":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of similar nature : harmonious",
      ": occupying the same space or time"
    ],
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      "k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccdent"
    ],
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      "accompanying",
      "attendant",
      "attending",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coincidental",
      "concomitant",
      "concurrent"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
      "a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
      "Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
      "The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192833"
  },
  "coincidentally":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a coincidental manner : by coincidence",
      ": it is or seems coincidental that"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02ccin(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8dent-l\u0113",
      "-\u02c8den-t\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coincidently",
      "concurrently",
      "contemporaneously",
      "simultaneously",
      "together"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "separately"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scott was born to a single mother in a small town in East Texas \u2014 coincidentally , just a few miles from the town where Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) was born. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "In addition, the suit alleges, Price coincidentally met a woman named Kathryn McGhee at a social event in 2020. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The bond deepened when Alex chose Wake Forest to play his college golf and coincidentally , Annabelle picked the school as well. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Cleveland\u2019s public-relations headache intensified on Tuesday when the team \u2014 apparently coincidentally \u2014 invited fans on Twitter to participate in a question-and-answer session just minutes after The Times published its investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Based on the comedian Sarah Silverman\u2019s memoir of the same name, the show focuses on the plight of a 10-year-old girl, named not coincidentally Sarah Silverman ( Zoe Glick ), whose bladder is as leaky as her mouth is foul. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "While the actress had a recurring role in the series, Krause only appeared in one episode, which coincidentally included a scene with Graham. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "This is hardly the first time Kate has worn Diana's jewelry; the most famous piece of jewelry Kate inherited from Princess Diana is her sapphire engagement ring, which coincidentally matches these earrings. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
      "But then there are also the positive stories of talent whose star power coincidentally rose during that same time frame. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" coincidental + -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213913"
  },
  "coinciding":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to occupy the same place in space or time",
      ": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series",
      ": to correspond in nature, character, or function",
      ": to be in accord or agreement : concur",
      ": to happen at the same time",
      ": to agree exactly",
      ": to occupy the same space"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "coexist",
      "concur",
      "co-occur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The goals of the business partners coincide .",
      "the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The recent births coincide with the launch of the Zoo Babies program, supported by Norton Children's Hospital. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Record-breaking heatwaves often coincide with drought, as the dry ground heats up even more without the cooling effect of evaporation. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
      "In many jurisdictions, like mine, local elections coincide with the midterms, and groups like 3.14 Action have helped fund, recruit and train STEM professionals for political office. \u2014 Jared Decoste, Scientific American , 20 May 2022",
      "After all, the popular host\u2019s text messages with Meadows coincide with one of the most troublesome periods in U.S. history. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Complementary audio and visual elements coincide with the dance for blind and deaf audience members. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Do their current practices and investment models coincide with the overall customer strategy? \u2014 Jeb Dasteel, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "These changes coincide with attempts in several conservative states to limit the rights of transgender minors to participate in school sports and to access gender-affirming medical care. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Attacks on Russian servers and websites coincide perfectly with Anonymous' hacking timeline. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co-  co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225656"
  },
  "cold":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans",
      "having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected",
      "not heated such as",
      "served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing",
      "served chilled or with ice",
      "involving processing without the use of heat",
      "marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion",
      "not moved to enthusiasm",
      "not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias detached , indifferent",
      "impersonal , objective",
      "marked by sure familiarity pat",
      "conveying the impression of being cold such as",
      "depressing , gloomy",
      "cool sense 6a",
      "marked by the loss of normal body heat",
      "dead",
      "giving the appearance of being dead unconscious",
      "having lost freshness or vividness stale",
      "far off the mark not close to finding or solving",
      "marked by poor or unlucky performance",
      "not prepared or suitably warmed up",
      "with premeditation deliberately",
      "bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat",
      "a condition of low temperature",
      "cold weather",
      "a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling",
      "common cold",
      "deprived of benefits given others",
      "with utter finality absolutely , completely",
      "abruptly",
      "without introduction or advance notice",
      "without preparation or warm-up",
      "having a low temperature or one much below normal",
      "suffering from lack of warmth",
      "cooled after being cooked",
      "served at a low temperature or with ice",
      "lacking warmth of feeling unfriendly",
      "with planning beforehand",
      "a condition of low temperature cold weather",
      "the bodily feeling produced by lack of warmth chill",
      "common cold",
      "having or being a temperature that is noticeably lower than body temperature and especially that is uncomfortable for humans",
      "having a relatively low temperature or one that is lower than normal or expected",
      "receptive to the sensation of coldness stimulated by cold",
      "marked by the loss of normal body heat",
      "dead",
      "exhibiting little or no radioactivity",
      "bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat",
      "a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling",
      "common cold",
      "coryza",
      "chronic obstructive lung disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u014dld",
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold wave",
      "deep freeze",
      "freeze",
      "snap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Department is seeking public help to identify a deceased man in an 11-year cold case. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "The decades-old cold case began when a Siberian Husky brought home what at first looked like a doll to the dog's owners in Frenchville, Maine. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "In addition, his office solved four cold -case deaths unrelated to Gacy, and discovered five missing people alive. \u2014 Mark Guarino, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "In May, Thomas was arrested for the cold case murder of a woman found in Titus County, Texas, in 1992. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Investigators are still working to resolve the couple's killing and are asking for the public's help in the cold case, Texas first assistant attorney general Brent Webster said at a news conference. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi And Andy Rose, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "The two had been alone until a man walked in around 8 p.m. and went over to the soda machine, according to the San Antonio Police Department's cold case files. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
      "And a podcast helped detectives gain a new perspective on a cold case \u2013 and make some arrests. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Dutch police use deepfake to spur potential leads in cold case. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "With the replenishment of the RRF all but dead, the coalition is predicting that more than half of those 177,000 restaurants left out in the cold from the initial round will shut their doors permanently. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "The sodium-ion batteries also perform better in the cold and aren't subject to the thermal runaway that has led lithium-ion batteries to burst into flames. \u2014 Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "That scene of the ex-boyfriend standing outside the heroine\u2019s book reading, in the cold ? \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "Consequently, many loyal workers are feeling left out in the cold . \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Just 5 to 10 minutes a day in the cold will work wonders for you. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "Increasingly, that embrace leaves too many other residents out in the cold . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Here, however, those kinds of die-hard players are being left out in the cold in favor of ones who agree to pay vast sums of money. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Worried about the dog spending time outside alone in the cold , Dotan checked the pet's collar and tag for more information. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Perhaps, as several experts have posited since the pandemic\u2019s early days, SARS-CoV-2 will just become the fifth cold -causing coronavirus. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "This body wash is formulated with sea salt and cold -pressed orange oil, providing nutrients to the skin and improving its ability to absorb moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The juvenile turtle is one of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold -stunned in Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Saturday Night Live returned to 13th century England in the May 7 cold open to tackle the Supreme Court document leak signaling Roe v. Wade's reversal. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "As parents, artists, and also an athlete/pharmacist combo, the Andrews\u2019 collaborated with a food scientist to encourage a balanced lifestyle through the fast, fresh and efficient nutrition provided in cold -pressed juice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Brazil could prove more complicated The Biden administration has so far largely cold -shouldered President Bolsonaro, seeing him as a populist soulmate of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The hydrating and soothing skincare recipe contains an exceptional blend of botanical plant extracts and cold -pressed plant oils that plump, brighten, and moisturize the skin to reduce visible signs of aging. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Once the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas go into a dormant or cold -stunned state. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adverb",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cold storage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation",
      ": a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abeyance",
      "deep freeze",
      "doldrums",
      "dormancy",
      "holding pattern",
      "latency",
      "moratorium",
      "quiescence",
      "suspended animation",
      "suspense",
      "suspension"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "food that has been taken out of cold storage",
      "the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The snowpack in the Sierra usually serves as cold storage for a big portion of the state\u2019s water supply. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Open Queue Private-equity firm Bain Capital is teaming up with real-estate developer Barber Partners LLC for a big bet on the hot market for cold storage . \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "For the week ending June 2, the most recent statistics available, more than 32,000 doses had been wasted or spoiled after they were removed from cold storage . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com , 17 June 2021",
      "Pyongyang lacks the extreme cold storage systems that are required for mRNA vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. Without vaccines, North Korea may be facing one of its worst health crises in recent years. \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "For the next few weeks, Chase pulled guard duty, watching over a cold storage area to keep food supplies from being looted. \u2014 Brad Parker, Arkansas Online , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The idea is that cold storage infrastructure will help Northeast Ohio companies rent local, and attract new companies to the region, according to the presentation. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "As far as its residents remember, that\u2019s always been a stretch of dirt and a cinderblock wall topped by concertina wire, cordoning off a 17-acre cold storage facility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The Planning Commission recently approved plans for a new police headquarters, a cold storage facility, and a workforce training center in Opportunity Corridor before adopting new zoning for the area. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224215"
  },
  "cold wave":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unusually large and rapid drop in temperature over a short period of time (such as 24 hours)",
      ": a permanent wave set by a chemical preparation without the use of heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cold",
      "deep freeze",
      "freeze",
      "snap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "heat wave"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the unseasonable cold wave in the Northeast has already put a strain on oil supplies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is also borne out by the IMD study that found that the number of cold wave days over the mountainous region has been decreasing over the past three decades, according to Pai. \u2014 Soumya Sarkar, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Lots of goth & new wave, dark wave, cold wave \u2026 a whole lot of waves! \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the effects of the cold wave in France may be less severe than 2021 due to the timing and coverage, said Touzard. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The cold wave also seems to be less extensive, mainly concentrated in southwest regions. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Seriousness of the cold wave , which blankets all the far west, is emphasized in a report by Blake that firing probably will have to be started early in the evening. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Illinois was affected by seven billion-dollar disasters in 2021, including a February storm and cold wave . \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The bright side is that the cold wave is expected to be short-lived. \u2014 Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The report uses the recent heatwave in the Arctic and cold wave in Texas as one example. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174329"
  },
  "cold-eyed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cold in manner or appearance",
      ": coolly dispassionate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8\u012bd",
      "-\u02cc\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aloof",
      "antisocial",
      "asocial",
      "buttoned-up",
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "detached",
      "distant",
      "dry",
      "frosty",
      "offish",
      "remote",
      "standoff",
      "standoffish",
      "unbending",
      "unclubbable",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cordial",
      "friendly",
      "sociable",
      "social",
      "warm"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221710"
  },
  "coldblood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency",
      ": matter-of-fact , emotionless",
      ": having cold blood",
      ": having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment",
      ": of mixed or inferior breeding",
      ": noticeably sensitive to cold",
      ": having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment",
      ": lacking or showing a lack of normal human feelings",
      ": having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment : poikilothermic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affectless",
      "callous",
      "case-hardened",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213139"
  },
  "coldhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by lack of sympathy, interest, or sensitivity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "People are criticizing the government's coldhearted plans to stop funding programs for the poor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "There are ambitious Black politicians, avaricious developers and coldhearted investment bankers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Biden will face new accusations of betraying America's helpers, and of putting coldhearted judgments of national interest ahead of basic humanity. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Even coldhearted Wall Streeters seem to accept the unthinkability of AT&T correcting a payout strategy that started 37 years ago in a completely different kind of company. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Two dimwits concoct a scheme to prevent their friend from marrying a coldhearted and conniving woman. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Seasonal joy comes to a screeching halt when a coldhearted woman tries to sell her hometown\u2019s land, but the love and cheer of the small town may ultimately change her heart and her mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2020",
      "Parton plays a guardian angel trying to find the goodness in a businesswoman (Christine Baranski) who\u2019s three times more coldhearted than Jolene. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Only a coldhearted road tripper heading southeast toward Indio on I-10 would pass Shields\u2019s roadside curiosity without tasting the granddaddy of all date shakes. \u2014 Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200854"
  },
  "coldish":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans",
      ": having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected",
      ": not heated: such as",
      ": served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing",
      ": served chilled or with ice",
      ": involving processing without the use of heat",
      ": marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion",
      ": not moved to enthusiasm",
      ": not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias : detached , indifferent",
      ": impersonal , objective",
      ": marked by sure familiarity : pat",
      ": conveying the impression of being cold: such as",
      ": depressing , gloomy",
      ": cool sense 6a",
      ": marked by the loss of normal body heat",
      ": dead",
      ": giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious",
      ": having lost freshness or vividness : stale",
      ": far off the mark : not close to finding or solving",
      ": marked by poor or unlucky performance",
      ": not prepared or suitably warmed up",
      ": with premeditation : deliberately",
      ": bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat",
      ": a condition of low temperature",
      ": cold weather",
      ": a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling",
      ": common cold",
      ": deprived of benefits given others",
      ": with utter finality : absolutely , completely",
      ": abruptly",
      ": without introduction or advance notice",
      ": without preparation or warm-up",
      ": having a low temperature or one much below normal",
      ": suffering from lack of warmth",
      ": cooled after being cooked",
      ": served at a low temperature or with ice",
      ": lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly",
      ": with planning beforehand",
      ": a condition of low temperature : cold weather",
      ": the bodily feeling produced by lack of warmth : chill",
      ": common cold",
      ": having or being a temperature that is noticeably lower than body temperature and especially that is uncomfortable for humans",
      ": having a relatively low temperature or one that is lower than normal or expected",
      ": receptive to the sensation of coldness : stimulated by cold",
      ": marked by the loss of normal body heat",
      ": dead",
      ": exhibiting little or no radioactivity",
      ": bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat",
      ": a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling:",
      ": common cold",
      ": coryza",
      "chronic obstructive lung disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dld",
      "\u02c8k\u014dld",
      "\u02c8k\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold wave",
      "deep freeze",
      "freeze",
      "snap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Department is seeking public help to identify a deceased man in an 11-year cold case. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "The decades-old cold case began when a Siberian Husky brought home what at first looked like a doll to the dog's owners in Frenchville, Maine. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "In addition, his office solved four cold -case deaths unrelated to Gacy, and discovered five missing people alive. \u2014 Mark Guarino, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "In May, Thomas was arrested for the cold case murder of a woman found in Titus County, Texas, in 1992. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Investigators are still working to resolve the couple's killing and are asking for the public's help in the cold case, Texas first assistant attorney general Brent Webster said at a news conference. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi And Andy Rose, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "The two had been alone until a man walked in around 8 p.m. and went over to the soda machine, according to the San Antonio Police Department's cold case files. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
      "And a podcast helped detectives gain a new perspective on a cold case \u2013 and make some arrests. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Dutch police use deepfake to spur potential leads in cold case. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With the replenishment of the RRF all but dead, the coalition is predicting that more than half of those 177,000 restaurants left out in the cold from the initial round will shut their doors permanently. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "The sodium-ion batteries also perform better in the cold and aren't subject to the thermal runaway that has led lithium-ion batteries to burst into flames. \u2014 Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "That scene of the ex-boyfriend standing outside the heroine\u2019s book reading, in the cold ? \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "Consequently, many loyal workers are feeling left out in the cold . \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Just 5 to 10 minutes a day in the cold will work wonders for you. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "Increasingly, that embrace leaves too many other residents out in the cold . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Here, however, those kinds of die-hard players are being left out in the cold in favor of ones who agree to pay vast sums of money. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Worried about the dog spending time outside alone in the cold , Dotan checked the pet's collar and tag for more information. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Perhaps, as several experts have posited since the pandemic\u2019s early days, SARS-CoV-2 will just become the fifth cold -causing coronavirus. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "This body wash is formulated with sea salt and cold -pressed orange oil, providing nutrients to the skin and improving its ability to absorb moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The juvenile turtle is one of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold -stunned in Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Saturday Night Live returned to 13th century England in the May 7 cold open to tackle the Supreme Court document leak signaling Roe v. Wade's reversal. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "As parents, artists, and also an athlete/pharmacist combo, the Andrews\u2019 collaborated with a food scientist to encourage a balanced lifestyle through the fast, fresh and efficient nutrition provided in cold -pressed juice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Brazil could prove more complicated: The Biden administration has so far largely cold -shouldered President Bolsonaro, seeing him as a populist soulmate of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The hydrating and soothing skincare recipe contains an exceptional blend of botanical plant extracts and cold -pressed plant oils that plump, brighten, and moisturize the skin to reduce visible signs of aging. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Once the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas go into a dormant or cold -stunned state. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adverb",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172912"
  },
  "collaboration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor",
      ": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force",
      ": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected",
      ": to work with others (as in writing a book)",
      ": to cooperate with an enemy force that has taken over a person's country",
      ": to work jointly with others in some endeavor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band (together)",
      "concert",
      "concur",
      "conjoin",
      "conspire",
      "cooperate",
      "join",
      "league",
      "team (up)",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
      "He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until recently, the region was typical of the disarray of the left at the national level, with each party refusing to collaborate and instead clinging to its strongholds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Until recently, the region was typical of the disarray of the left at the national level, with each party refusing to collaborate and instead clinging to its strongholds. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Two weeks ago, the City Council approved spending $1.5 million in federal funding to help build a new, one-stop building where homeless support organizations can collaborate and do assistance interviews. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "These interconnections are evident when a handful of partners collaborate and innovate to deliver a specific customer solution or value proposition. \u2014 Norma Watenpaugh, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Another popular dish on the menu \u2014 the biscuit and kare gravy \u2014 always left behind a labor-intensive biscuit trim, leading the chefs to collaborate with their team of cooks and brainstorm unique ways to repurpose it. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
      "But the permit passed on Thursday includes stipulations that will require Cruise to collaborate with the city on an ongoing basis and share data to monitor ongoing passenger safety. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "But to be able to come together and collaborate in that way and to finally find an answer \u2014 there\u2019s just no better or more fun style of filmmaking than that. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The deal will allow Fremantle and AWA Studios to collaborate and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on AWA\u2019s expanding IP library. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193952"
  },
  "collapse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure",
      ": to break down completely : disintegrate",
      ": to cave or fall in or give way",
      ": to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth",
      ": to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease",
      ": to fall helpless or unconscious",
      ": to fold down into a more compact shape",
      ": to cause to collapse",
      ": condense",
      ": a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina",
      ": a state of extreme prostration and physical depression (as from circulatory failure or great loss of body fluids)",
      ": an airless state of all or part of a lung originating spontaneously or induced surgically",
      ": the act or action of collapsing",
      ": a sudden failure : breakdown , ruin",
      ": a sudden loss of force, value, or effect",
      ": to break down completely : fall in",
      ": to completely relax",
      ": to suffer a physical or mental breakdown",
      ": to fail or stop working suddenly",
      ": to fold together",
      ": the act or an instance of breaking down",
      ": to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure",
      ": to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease",
      ": to fall helpless or unconscious",
      ": to cause to collapse",
      ": a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina : complete sudden enervation",
      ": a state of extreme prostration and physical depression resulting from circulatory failure, great loss of body fluids, or heart disease and occurring terminally in diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, and pneumonia",
      ": an airless state of a lung of spontaneous origin or induced surgically \u2014 see atelectasis",
      ": an abnormal falling together of the walls of an organ"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8laps",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8laps",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8laps"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buckle",
      "cave (in)",
      "crumple",
      "founder",
      "give",
      "go",
      "go out",
      "implode",
      "tumble",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burnout",
      "exhaustion",
      "fatigue",
      "frazzle",
      "lassitude",
      "prostration",
      "tiredness",
      "weariness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Securing a global agreement in October took years of negotiations that often seemed close to collapse , but so far there has been little progress on changing national laws to implement the tax. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The result is a pavlova that will collapse in the middle or weep (separate). \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "But few believe that this war is anywhere near a conclusion, or that either side is close to collapse , even as the economies of both Russia and Ukraine continue to suffer. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The most obvious is the folding mechanism, which allows the bar to accommodate wider kayaks, and can collapse completely flat when not in use. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "McDonald\u2019s was the first American fast food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union, which would collapse in 1991. \u2014 Time , 16 May 2022",
      "The team found that governments had routinely underestimated their catch and that fisheries everywhere are close to collapse . \u2014 Richard Schiffman, Scientific American , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Half of its hospitals and health centers have been damaged by bombing, and the health system was close to collapse even before the pandemic. \u2014 Bassem Mroue, ajc , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "The Afghan banking system is largely paralyzed, with people unable to withdraw money, while the country's health system \u2014 which was heavily dependent on foreign aid \u2014 is close to collapse , according to Borrell. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Markedly, the increase in expenses was primarily due to the collapse of Greensill Capital and the Archegos Capital crisis. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Price falls have also both been caused by and contributed to the collapse of some crypto projects. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "This lawsuit is unrelated to the recent collapse of the Terra ecosystem. \u2014 Sam Reynolds, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "With the bombshell revelation of Nixon\u2019s White House tape recording system, a battle begins for the tapes that will eventually lead to the collapse of the Nixon presidency. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "Last week, analytics firm Nansen pointed to lending firm Celsius as one of a handful of users that contributed to the collapse of the luna and terraUSD cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "The Beavers responded to the collapse by scoring a run in the top of the 10th, when Boyd smacked a run-scoring single up the middle. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "Tropin said that some additional lawsuits connected to the collapse have been mediated through the main settlement, resulting in additional payouts. \u2014 Jared Kofsky, ABC News , 24 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s the kind of approach that might have avoided trillions of dollars in losses over the course of centuries, up to the recent collapse of Terra, an algorithmic stable coin. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171349"
  },
  "collar":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: such as",
      ": a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment",
      ": a short necklace",
      ": a band placed about the neck of an animal",
      ": a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn",
      ": an indication of control : a token of subservience",
      ": a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck",
      ": clerical collar",
      ": something resembling a collar in shape or use (such as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place)",
      ": any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar",
      ": an act of collaring : arrest , capture",
      ": to seize by the collar or neck",
      ": arrest , grab",
      ": to get control of : preempt",
      ": to stop and detain in unwilling conversation",
      ": to put a collar on",
      ": the part of a piece of clothing that fits around a person's neck",
      ": a band of material worn around an animal's neck",
      ": a ring used to hold something (as a pipe) in place",
      ": to seize by or as if by the collar : capture , grab",
      ": a protective or supporting device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choker",
      "dog collar",
      "lei",
      "necklace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apprehend",
      "arrest",
      "bust",
      "nab",
      "nail",
      "nick",
      "pick up",
      "pinch",
      "pull in",
      "restrain",
      "run in",
      "seize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar .",
      "She grabbed me by the collar .",
      "I bought a new collar for the dog.",
      "Verb",
      "The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.",
      "He collared me on my way out the door.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Killingly, with a population of around 18,000, is a blue- collar , predominantly white former mill town, where, for decades, substance abuse and suicide were topics addressed by priests or pastors, if they were addressed at all. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The conclusion of the government\u2019s case against Mr. Balwani comes three years after he and Ms. Holmes were indicted together in a rare white- collar criminal case against Silicon Valley startup executives. \u2014 Heather Somerville, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit in the Division of Enforcement will escalate to around 50 dedicated positions from about 30 current white- collar regulatory professionals. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Not the kids of Bill Davis, a Spanish teacher at Saint Augustine High who lives in Spring Valley and learned to play at Tecolote, a blue- collar executive course of tank tops, jeans and a drink cart stocked with Jello shots. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The 43-year-old singer paired the suit with an open- collar white button-down a snakeskin white boots. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In many of these cities, only white- collar or knowledge-worker salaries can even come close to matching the rate of home value appreciation. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In a sense, her moving there meant the white- collar white supremacists who erected those earlier barriers had lost. \u2014 Jamie Smith Hopkins, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "For blue- collar migrant workers, the costs of taking these steps can be prohibitive. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Local police, who are working with the FBI and law enforcement in other states, are trying to collar the con artists behind what is now a nationwide scheme targeting the deaf and hard of hearing community. Windsor Locks Det. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Federal agents and resources were poured into Detroit and a number of other cities this summer to help local authorities collar the rising crime rates. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "This collared shirt blocks UVA and UBA with UPF 30. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 20 May 2020",
      "Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "Chancel and pulpit, once reserved for a choir and collared cleric, now go unused. \u2014 G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220012"
  },
  "collect":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion",
      "one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day",
      "collection",
      "to bring together into one body or place",
      "to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources",
      "to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby",
      "infer , deduce",
      "to gain or regain control of",
      "to claim as due and receive payment for",
      "to get and bring with one",
      "pick up",
      "to come together in a band, group, or mass gather",
      "to collect objects",
      "to receive payment",
      "to be paid for by the receiver",
      "to gather from a number of sources",
      "to receive payment for",
      "to bring or come together into one body or place",
      "to gain or regain control of",
      "to increase in amount",
      "to get and bring"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4-likt",
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "contain",
      "control",
      "re-collect",
      "settle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Divots in the dome\u2019s surface collect rainwater to create vernal pools, which are home to fairy shrimp, tiny translucent freshwater crustaceans. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 June 2021",
      "Help park staff collect litter in and around Big Bone Creek or help Sierra Club with trail maintenance. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This act lets the FDA collect fees from companies that produce certain drugs and biological products for humans. \u2014 Sneha Dave, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "So what has this campaign done over the past seven months besides collect signatures? \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Asked whether the state should increase the current $4,000 filing fee or the alternate requirement that a candidate collect at least 7,000 voter signatures, only 51% of voters gave their approval. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Muskego Beer, Wine & Liquor Muskego Beer, Wine & Liquor has a wide variety of Oktoberfest collect . \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "To have Simple Recycling collect , call 855-835-5068 to schedule a pick-up day. \u2014 courant.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "The recipient of a call from someone locked up in Metro Corrections currently must pay $1.85 for collect calls to a local landline, while intrastate and interstate calls can have additional per-minute fees. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Researchers at Miami University and Wright State University, both in Ohio, used CrowdTangle, a social media analysis tool owned by Facebook\u2019s parent company, Meta, to collect the data. \u2014 Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "But outside the geofence, where the rest of us reside, the code allowed Uber to continue to collect the data and violate privacy rules. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "By owning the hardware, Netflix would become the window into a wider range of streaming services\u2014including fitness, music, and games\u2014and would collect valuable data on how users interact with them. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "No agency appears to collect data on transgender and nonbinary pregnancies, but Australia has reported that about 0.1 percent of all births involve transgender men. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "But to protect our privacy, the best place to start is for companies to simply collect less data. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Grab your water shoes and work with Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources in their scenic rivers program using kick seines, sediment sticks, water chemistry test kits and more to collect official stream data. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "But to protect our privacy, the best place to start is for companies to simply collect less data. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "To help its cause, Raydiant acquired a company called Sightcorp in January that uses cameras to collect anonymous customer data\u2014gender, age, attention level, and the amount of time a customer spends staring at the ordering screen. \u2014 Kristen Hawley, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb or adjective",
      "The octogenarian monetarist, who knew the value a dollar from all angles, would phone back collect . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "collected":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "gathered together",
      "possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort",
      "performed slowly and restrainedly with the animal's center of gravity toward the hindquarters \u2014 compare extended",
      "calm entry 3 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the collected works of Shakespeare",
      "She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of collect entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "collection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of collecting",
      ": something collected",
      ": an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby",
      ": group , aggregate",
      ": a set of apparel designed for sale usually in a particular season",
      ": the act or process of gathering together",
      ": a group of things that have been gathered",
      ": a group of objects gathered for study or exhibition or as a hobby",
      ": the act of gathering money (as for charitable purposes)",
      ": money gathered for a charitable purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemblage",
      "library"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This question posed by photographer Camila Falquez serves as the central theme for her debut solo exhibition Gods That Walk Among Us, a collection of 28 portraits now showing at Hannah Traore Gallery until July 9. \u2014 Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
      "Those bubbles came to a boil when the brand\u2019s creative director, Christian Juul Nielsen, reached out to Law and gave him carte blanche to create a collection for Resort 23. \u2014 Rachel Marlowe, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "Diakakis and Tony share a shoe size, as well as a sneaker collection of around seven hundred pairs. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "Paul Smith debuted a furniture collection of colorful sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and more with the company DePadova; and Sunnei teamed up with design firm Bloc Studios for a series of marble pieces designed for the dining room. \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "This idea is underscored in the Talmud, a collection of statements from ancient rabbis. \u2014 Danya Ruttenberg, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "With her long time career as a pop sensation, Kylie Minogue felt that introducing a collection of wine was a natural extension of performing. \u2014 Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "While a lot of the biggest hits of Everclear\u2019s career have been a pastiche of alt-rock and pop, this is a collection of songs that are more immediate and raw. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 14 June 2022",
      "Authorities also confiscated his brother\u2019s collection of over 5,000 Russian and Soviet realist paintings. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English colleccioun, collection, borrowed from Anglo-French collection, borrowed from Latin coll\u0113cti\u014dn-, coll\u0113cti\u014d \"bringing together, accumulation,\" from colleg-, variant stem of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at collect entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215657"
  },
  "colloquial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation",
      ": unacceptably informal",
      ": using conversational style",
      ": of or relating to conversation : conversational",
      ": used in or suited to familiar and informal conversation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-kw\u0113-\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-kw\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conversational",
      "informal",
      "nonformal",
      "nonliterary",
      "unbookish",
      "unliterary",
      "vernacular",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bookish",
      "formal",
      "learned",
      "literary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is true, not in the colloquial sense but in the literal sense: rocket science is a domain in which Musk has demonstrated some expertise. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The hug is sort of a colloquial term\u2014in fact, there isn\u2019t an official medical definition of M.S. hug, according to a 2019 paper published in the journal Neurology2. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In April 2021, while India was battling the devastating second wave of covid-19, it was also hit by infections of black fungus, the colloquial term for mucormycosis. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet, most of us think of road rage as the colloquial term for any type of angry driving. \u2014 Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Presidents can\u2019t speak in public on this subject in such a casual, colloquial manner, and a tone of calming down his caucus. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "His recordings encompassed songs in colloquial Sudanese and classical Arabic and works written by contemporary and historical poets. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Moreover, throughout her career, the singer has blatantly copied Black women\u2019s aesthetics, wearing durags and African appropriative braids, and attempted a Caribbean persona, donning a caribe\u00f1a accent and misusing colloquial terms. \u2014 Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The Ukrainian defensive line runs the length of the de facto border of the Donbas, the colloquial name for the Donets Basin, a mining and industrial region. \u2014 Nils Adler, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see colloquy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1751, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212331"
  },
  "colloquy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conversation , dialogue",
      ": a high-level serious discussion : conference",
      ": a discussion during a hearing between the judge and the defendant usually to ascertain the defendant's understanding of his or her rights and of the court proceedings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-kw\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-kw\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conference",
      "council",
      "forum",
      "panel",
      "panel discussion",
      "parley",
      "round-robin",
      "roundtable",
      "seminar",
      "symposium"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "attended a colloquy on economic globalization",
      "the subject of the spirited colloquy was the disputed authorship of the plays attributed to Shakespeare",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charlie and Joanie\u2019s colloquy in the thoroughfare is also a mutual reassurance that the other\u2019s dream has value. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "And the superb Baryshnikov somehow turns his body to stone, ending the colloquy . \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
      "While there is inevitably a performative dimension to the colloquy between these two figures who have spent so many years on the public stage, Obama and Springsteen are also both deeply introspective. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Milius concentrates on conservative patriots, yet her colloquy of all those involved in creating or fighting the coup highlights the varied countenances, plus their camera-ready expressions, that reveal an unexpectedly broad, adversarial America. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Leach said during a news conference colloquy with this New York Times reporter, drawing some Mississippi State faithful to Twitter\u2019s ramparts. \u2014 Alan Blinder, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "An additional 10,000 have since listened to the recording of the colloquy with Joyce Barnathan, president of the International Center for Journalists. \u2014 Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com , 16 May 2020",
      "Of course, any congressman-law professor colloquy risks breaking the logorrheic scale. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Cinderella\u2019s innocent colloquies with her all-knowing birds never failed to crack me up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin colloquium , from colloqui to converse, from com- + loqui to speak",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212721"
  },
  "collywobbles":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bellyache"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u00e4-b\u0259lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bellyache",
      "stomachache"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps by folk etymology from New Latin cholera morbus , literally, the disease cholera",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193654"
  },
  "colonial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony",
      ": having the status of a colony",
      ": possessing or composed of colonies",
      ": of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century",
      ": such as",
      ": made or prevailing during a colonial period",
      ": adapted from or reminiscent of a mode of design from a colonial period",
      ": forming, existing in, or used by a colony",
      ": a member or inhabitant of a colony",
      ": a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colony",
      ": a product exhibiting colonial style",
      ": a house built in the neoclassical style of the American colonial period",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony",
      ": of or relating to the original 13 colonies that formed the United States",
      ": a member of or a person living in a colony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l",
      "-ny\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gregarious",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "colonist",
      "colonizer",
      "frontiersman",
      "homesteader",
      "pioneer",
      "settler"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Belanger explained the importance of this often overlooked part of early colonial history. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The Ukrainian reckoning has echoes in the debate over removing Confederate statues, reappraising American colonial history and ditching racist vestiges of the past, from professional baseball team mascots to Aunt Jemima\u2019s syrup. \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Durrieu was the first chairman of a board that included French bankers and businessmen, including \u00c9douard Delessert, a great-grandson of one of the biggest slaveholders in Haiti\u2019s colonial history, Jean-Joseph de Laborde. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "The report\u2019s findings reflect Latin America\u2019s long colonial history, a time when Indigenous Americans, white Europeans, Asians, and enslaved Africans mixed. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 4 May 2022",
      "But in Paris, despite France's extensive colonial history with the continent, there are no other galleries dedicated to artists of African heritage. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "How has the colonial history of the Philippines informed your work? \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Mottley has also been supportive of Barbados\u2019 move away from its colonial past. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "Although Zimbabwe was in many ways severing itself from its colonial past, Gurira was educated at an all-girls school that followed the British system. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "First, it was carved by an alledged white supremacist who explicitly thought of it as a monument to a colonial , expansionist, Anglo-Saxon America. \u2014 Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "France\u2019s delicate stance toward Haiti reflects a lingering uncertainty, at times a malaise, over the way to address the country\u2019s colonial and slave-owning past. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "An 8,900-square-foot colonial in Shaker Heights was the most expensive home sold in Cuyahoga County last month, for $2.15 million. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "From the hills of Tuscany through the valley of Napa to the top of the Johnnycake Mountain Farm neighborhood in Burlington stands a 12-room, luxury European colonial with lush rolling hills, emerald meadows and a private pond as its backdrop. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
      "Modern updates convey a warm, contemporary style in a classic 1920s colonial in West Hartford. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Brian Snitker Braves manager Brian Snitker lives in a $635,000 colonial in Marietta. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Putin took a pronounced colonial turn when returning to the Presidency a decade ago. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "One by one, the family purchased the eight colonial , cape and split-level homes and transformed the properties into group home settings. \u2014 Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182949"
  },
  "colonist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member or inhabitant of a colony (see colony sense 1 )",
      ": a person who migrates to and settles in a foreign area as part of a colony",
      ": a person living in a colony",
      ": a person who helps to found a colony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-nist",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-n\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "colonial",
      "colonizer",
      "frontiersman",
      "homesteader",
      "pioneer",
      "settler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "British colonists settled the area in the 18th century.",
      "over time the colonists began to sense that they were becoming a people unto themselves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The current seal that appears on state flags, which dates to the late 19th century, features a depiction of a Native American man beneath a colonist \u2019s arm brandishing a sword. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s heritage is as diverse as the stories within the novel: Native American, European penal colonist , plantation owner, enslaved African. \u2014 Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
      "Edwin, modelled on Mandel\u2019s own colonist ancestor, has a hallucinatory experience in the woods\u2014which links him to Olive, who is similarly transported more than two hundred years later. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "For centuries, Pocahantas has been romanticized and mythologized as a woman who defied her father to save the English colonist John Smith from execution. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The deity was surely carved by a Nahua artist immersed in his culture\u2019s religion, while the cross may (or may not) have been carved by an Aztec but just as surely happened at the direction of a Spanish colonist . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The colonist \u2019s descendants went on to hold a number of prominent positions in New England, noted Nancy Riley for My New England Ancestors in 2016. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Their investment paid off in the mid-1610s when an enterprising colonist named John Rolfe planted West Indian tobacco seeds in the region\u2019s fertile soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "If not for a few lines written by English colonist Edward Winslow, the uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving might never have made it to the dining room table. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1701, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221514"
  },
  "colonizer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that colonizes : an individual or entity that establishes a colony or colonies: such as",
      ": a nation or state that takes control of a people or area as an extension of state power",
      ": a person who migrates to and settles in an inhabited or uninhabited area",
      ": an organism that establishes a population in a new area or habitat",
      ": a microorganism that multiplies in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1766, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220110"
  },
  "color":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects",
      "the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation sense 4 ) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources",
      "a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness",
      "a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray",
      "clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color clothing that is neither dark nor light in color",
      "something used to give color pigment",
      "two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation",
      "the use or combination of colors",
      "skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a )",
      "\u2014 see also man of color , person of color , woman of color",
      "complexion tint",
      "the tint characteristic of good health",
      "blush",
      "an identifying badge, pennant, or flag",
      "colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing",
      "character , nature",
      "position as to a question or course of action stand",
      "vividness or variety of effects of language",
      "local color",
      "vitality , interest",
      "analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest",
      "an outward often deceptive show appearance",
      "a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office",
      "a pretense offered as justification pretext",
      "an appearance of authenticity plausibility",
      "a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered",
      "armed forces",
      "the quality of timbre in music",
      "a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing",
      "a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together",
      "to give color to",
      "to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)",
      "to change as if by dyeing or painting such as",
      "influence",
      "misrepresent , distort",
      "gloss , excuse",
      "characterize , label",
      "to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.",
      "to take on color",
      "blush",
      "the appearance of a thing apart from size and shape when light strikes it",
      "skin pigmentation especially other than white",
      "the rosy tint of a light-skinned person's face",
      "blush entry 2 sense 1",
      "an identifying flag",
      "interest entry 1 sense 2",
      "to give color to",
      "to change the color of",
      "to fill in the outlines of a shape or picture with color",
      "to take on or change color blush",
      "influence entry 2",
      "a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects",
      "the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources",
      "a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray",
      "complexion tint",
      "the tint characteristic of good health",
      "a legal claim to or appearance of a right or authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "hue",
      "shade",
      "tincture",
      "tinge",
      "tint",
      "tone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bepaint",
      "dye",
      "paint",
      "pigment",
      "stain",
      "tincture",
      "tinge",
      "tint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "After playing with color in a head-to-toe baby pink suit, the Duchess of Cambridge channeled classic royal style for an appearance with Prince William at the Royal Ascot today. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "And there are the games with color , the white fabrics that are never white, yet seem to blaze with the preternatural whiteness of sheets bleached and dried in the southern sun. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Despite its name, a strawberry moon is not red or pink in color . \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Meditation, journaling, drawing, writing poetry and fiction, taking a walk, or even experimenting with a little more color than you're used to. \u2014 Emily Newhouse, Allure , 13 June 2022",
      "Fill your suitcases and beach bags with color this summer by adding a few neon swimsuits to your collection. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The textured visuals are often breathtaking, pulsing with luminous color , and the detailed character work is delightful, matched by strong contributions from the voice actors. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Diversity in light helped create diversity in vision, in color , and in species. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "Webb\u2019s images will be presented in color despite it observing primarily in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Early fatherhood, when portrayed in literature, is often similarly practical serving to color the characters, plot, and themes, but rarely warranting a sustained look. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "Nadieszda said the dyeing eggs also dates back to the ancient Middle East when people used onion skins to color them. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Team leaders are often driven by personal agendas which may color their opinions about remote work, observed Okta\u2019s Fisher. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
      "Two outdoor lounge chairs there are covered in stylish removable covers\u2014a comfortable perch for a budding artist who may color outside the lines, from parents with an eye for design details that will withstand the test of time. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 6 May 2022",
      "However, Ripa was prepared for the long flight with projects \u2014 like popsicle sticks to color with magic markers \u2014 and toys to keep her little ones occupied. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "As long as Jenkins maintains orthodoxy on key points such as these, the show\u2019s fan base seems likely to give him leeway to color around the margins of his Bible. \u2014 Chris Deville, The Atlantic , 27 June 2021",
      "They have been used to color food, textiles and cosmetics for centuries. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "None of this should be surprising, considering punishment, especially against Black folk who fail to color in between the lines, is a national pastime. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "coloring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of applying colors",
      ": something that produces color or color effects",
      ": the effect produced by applying or combining colors",
      ": natural color",
      ": complexion , coloration",
      ": change of appearance (as by adding color)",
      ": influence , bias",
      ": color sense 8",
      ": timbre , quality",
      ": the act of applying colors",
      ": something that produces color",
      ": the effect produced by the use of color",
      ": natural color",
      ": complexion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "colorant",
      "dye",
      "dyestuff",
      "pigment",
      "stain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her favorite activities include playing with stuffed animals and coloring .",
      "Our product contains no artificial coloring or flavoring.",
      "She added some blue food coloring to the icing.",
      "This scarf will look great with your coloring .",
      "He has very light coloring .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visitors consider the shop, whose services range from fresh fades to hair coloring , a balm for the gender performance often expected at other establishments. \u2014 Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Young kids often play their own games with the volunteers or sit quietly doing crafts or coloring . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "There are now great programs to help with the coloring and the shading. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "The vibrant coloring and patterns will wake up even the most boring spots in your home. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "These are a bit more fragile and harder to spot because of the coloring and the preferred habitat, said Doug Selby, who is a mushroom identification expert in the state. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "An exhibit on Easter eggs at the Ukrainian National Museum explains that earlier in history, natural dyes were used, such as red coloring derived from logwood, yellow from apple tree bark and black from old walnut or oak bark. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Verde Visconti, the Miu Miu VIP Director and Mrs. Prada\u2019s close associate, with the coloring , cheekbones, and discreet grace reminiscent of a European Martes martes, touched on The Skirt while musing on projects to come. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Girls don\u2019t like books, nature, space, coloring , crafts, puzzles? \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191918"
  },
  "colors":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects",
      ": the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation sense 4 ) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources",
      ": a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness",
      ": a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray",
      ": clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color",
      ": something used to give color : pigment",
      ": two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation",
      ": the use or combination of colors",
      ": skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a )",
      "\u2014 see also man of color , person of color , woman of color",
      ": complexion tint:",
      ": the tint characteristic of good health",
      ": blush",
      ": an identifying badge, pennant, or flag",
      ": colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing",
      ": character , nature",
      ": position as to a question or course of action : stand",
      ": vividness or variety of effects of language",
      ": local color",
      ": vitality , interest",
      ": analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest",
      ": an outward often deceptive show : appearance",
      ": a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office",
      ": a pretense offered as justification : pretext",
      ": an appearance of authenticity : plausibility",
      ": a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered",
      ": armed forces",
      ": the quality of timbre in music",
      ": a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing",
      ": a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together",
      ": to give color to",
      ": to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)",
      ": to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as",
      ": influence",
      ": misrepresent , distort",
      ": gloss , excuse",
      ": characterize , label",
      ": to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.",
      ": to take on color",
      ": blush",
      ": the appearance of a thing apart from size and shape when light strikes it",
      ": skin pigmentation especially other than white",
      ": the rosy tint of a light-skinned person's face",
      ": blush entry 2 sense 1",
      ": an identifying flag",
      ": interest entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to give color to",
      ": to change the color of",
      ": to fill in the outlines of a shape or picture with color",
      ": to take on or change color : blush",
      ": influence entry 2",
      ": a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects",
      ": the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources",
      ": a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray",
      ": complexion tint",
      ": the tint characteristic of good health",
      ": a legal claim to or appearance of a right or authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "hue",
      "shade",
      "tincture",
      "tinge",
      "tint",
      "tone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bepaint",
      "dye",
      "paint",
      "pigment",
      "stain",
      "tincture",
      "tinge",
      "tint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After playing with color in a head-to-toe baby pink suit, the Duchess of Cambridge channeled classic royal style for an appearance with Prince William at the Royal Ascot today. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "And there are the games with color , the white fabrics that are never white, yet seem to blaze with the preternatural whiteness of sheets bleached and dried in the southern sun. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Despite its name, a strawberry moon is not red or pink in color . \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Meditation, journaling, drawing, writing poetry and fiction, taking a walk, or even experimenting with a little more color than you're used to. \u2014 Emily Newhouse, Allure , 13 June 2022",
      "Fill your suitcases and beach bags with color this summer by adding a few neon swimsuits to your collection. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The textured visuals are often breathtaking, pulsing with luminous color , and the detailed character work is delightful, matched by strong contributions from the voice actors. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Diversity in light helped create diversity in vision, in color , and in species. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "Webb\u2019s images will be presented in color despite it observing primarily in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Early fatherhood, when portrayed in literature, is often similarly practical: serving to color the characters, plot, and themes, but rarely warranting a sustained look. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "Nadieszda said the dyeing eggs also dates back to the ancient Middle East when people used onion skins to color them. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Team leaders are often driven by personal agendas which may color their opinions about remote work, observed Okta\u2019s Fisher. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
      "Two outdoor lounge chairs there are covered in stylish removable covers\u2014a comfortable perch for a budding artist who may color outside the lines, from parents with an eye for design details that will withstand the test of time. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 6 May 2022",
      "However, Ripa was prepared for the long flight with projects \u2014 like popsicle sticks to color with magic markers \u2014 and toys to keep her little ones occupied. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "As long as Jenkins maintains orthodoxy on key points such as these, the show\u2019s fan base seems likely to give him leeway to color around the margins of his Bible. \u2014 Chris Deville, The Atlantic , 27 June 2021",
      "They have been used to color food, textiles and cosmetics for centuries. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "None of this should be surprising, considering punishment, especially against Black folk who fail to color in between the lines, is a national pastime. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205719"
  },
  "colossal":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of, relating to, or resembling a colossus",
      "of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible",
      "of an exceptional or astonishing degree",
      "very large huge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a colossal statue of the town's founder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now that the colossal design project is finished, the couple is relieved to finally settle into the massive labor of love. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "This is because scent is a colossal business, and scammers are good at following the money. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "So, why not throw money at something that can withstand both the environment and colossal cranial dispositions? \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "To have reduced the building to rubble would have been a colossal tragedy, the late Jeff West, who once served as director of the museum, said in a 2000 interview. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Ambition seems to be at an all-time high as sellers across Southern California chase colossal profits and record-breaking prices. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Word had been getting around about the colossal shoot, its enormous footprint in the Northwest, its cost, and its delays. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "The colossal wildfire tearing through forests east of Santa Fe, N.M., is now the largest in New Mexico\u2019s history. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "If Griffith Public Schools Superintendent Leah Dumezich was concerned that Griffith residents wouldn\u2019t support its first-ever referendum, her belief in the colossal dedication of its parents for their kids was never a question. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see colossus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "colosseum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an amphitheater built in Rome in the first century a.d.",
      ": coliseum sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl",
      "circus",
      "coliseum",
      "stadium"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "run 10 laps around the colosseum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the exchange student, school is a maze, a confusing colosseum . \u2014 Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The colosseum Lego set, which will be available to buy on Nov. 27, or Black Friday, is part of the brand\u2019s Creator Expert line, which is designed for builders over the age of 18 years old. \u2014 Jonathan Bender, NBC News , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum , erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "In the trailer for the Season Seven finale, Cersei, Daenerys, and Jon find a neutral spot to have their meeting\u2014something like a rundown colosseum . \u2014 Matt Miller, Esquire , 22 Aug. 2017",
      "For Americans, a new people in a new country, the land gave us a history and heritage older than Europe\u2019s cathedrals and colosseums . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 Sep. 2017",
      "McGregor and Mayweather are gladiators, the arena their colosseum , Las Vegas their Rome. \u2014 Christine Flammia, Esquire , 27 Aug. 2017",
      "A bunch of half-sunken structures off the Italian coast might sound less impressive than a gladiatorial colosseum . \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 6 July 2017",
      "The Episode 7 trailer teases a great meeting Dragonpit, a colosseum -style arena in King\u2019s Landing, where Jon Snow and his crew come face-to-face with Cersei and hers. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin, from Latin, neuter of colosseus colossal, from colossus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191802"
  },
  "colossus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a statue of gigantic size and proportions",
      ": a person or thing of immense size or power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behemoth",
      "blockbuster",
      "dinosaur",
      "dreadnought",
      "elephant",
      "giant",
      "Goliath",
      "jumbo",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "mastodon",
      "monster",
      "titan",
      "whale",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diminutive",
      "dwarf",
      "half-pint",
      "midget",
      "mite",
      "peewee",
      "pygmy",
      "pigmy",
      "runt",
      "shrimp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The building is a colossus of steel and glass.",
      "Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But doing that well will be a lot easier picking your own stocks than relying on, for example, an index machine like Dow Jones or an ETF marketing colossus like Blackrock or Vanguard. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Under its current president, Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwan government has positioned the island as a Chinese society that is democratic and tolerant, unlike the colossus across the strait. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "And why is the U.S.\u2014that globe-bestriding colossus with more than 700 overseas bases\u2014so strangely isolated? \u2014 Dexter Fergie, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Out, the Australasian touring colossus whose multi-stage, single-day format became the template for alternative rock festivals across a generation, has died at the age of 64. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "For as long as Johnson\u2019s foul colossus stands tall, HRC might want to consider knocking off a couple points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
      "While Canada became the first Western power to sanction Potanin last week, the mining colossus , in which Potanin holds an over one-third stake, has not been sanctioned. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "To the architects of this colossus , the largest empire in history, each conquest was a moral achievement. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Woodside's also diversifying heavily into oil by merging with the petroleum business of Australian natural resource colossus BHP. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek kolossos ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191419"
  },
  "coltish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not subjected to discipline",
      ": frisky , playful",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a colt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl-tish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "elfish",
      "fay",
      "frisky",
      "frolicsome",
      "larky",
      "playful",
      "rollicking",
      "sportful",
      "sportive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "sobersided"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish , but turns serious once the camera starts rolling",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
      "In the role of the young Diana, Corrin is effortlessly perfect, conveying Diana\u2019s memorable physical qualities, including her coltish grace and head-down/eyes-up stance, along with a vivid blend of vulnerability and cunning. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Such is the case with our guest, the McLaren 600LT Spider ($306,000, as tested), the open-air version of the British speed shop\u2019s coltish club racer. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2019",
      "Harrison Coll, a corps dancer who made his debut as Romeo on Tuesday, is endearingly impulsive and coltish . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "On a bare-bones stage with the moodiest of lighting, her band little more than silhouettes, Lorde gestured and danced with a coltish awkwardness that contrasted with the maturity in her big, confident yet confiding voice. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
      "Willie Wise, the son of a Souderton obstetrician, was a coltish 15-year-old in the middle of a growth spurt. \u2014 Craig R. Mccoy / Staff Writer, Philly.com , 12 July 2017",
      "The two Jones families find plenty of occasions to interact, resulting in some mild flirting between Jennifer and her new neighbor John and perhaps something more carnal between the coltish Pony and the lumbering Bob. \u2014 Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com , 28 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215914"
  },
  "combative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by eagerness to fight or contend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8ba-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative .",
      "channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The department also rereleased its original news release after Wilks\u2019 death, which described him as combative . \u2014 Brendan Farrington, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Its people still boast a tough, combative way of speaking. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Spiegel often became combative while fielding questions about his psychiatric evaluation of the Oscar nominee. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The man then became combative with people waiting for the train, authorities said. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "James Chase at times grew frustrated during his cross-examination and became combative with Wright. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "According to police, the victim, Paul A. Gianelos, of Annandale, Va., became combative as the officers tried to return Gianelos to his caretakers. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett, the district attorney, said in his report that Lofton was alleged to have became combative in the lobby and struck a staff member in the face. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Ballachino, then 46, became combative , officials said, and at least five deputies initially were involved in restraining him. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213917"
  },
  "combination":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a result or product of combining",
      ": an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social, political, or economic end",
      ": two or more persons working as a team",
      ": an ordered sequence: such as",
      ": a sequence of letters or numbers chosen in setting a lock",
      ": the mechanism operating or moved by the sequence",
      ": a rapid sequence of punches in boxing",
      ": any subset of a set considered without regard to order within the subset",
      ": any of various one-piece undergarments for the upper and lower parts of the body",
      ": an instrument designed to perform two or more tasks",
      ": the act or process of combining",
      ": that of uniting to form a chemical compound",
      ": the quality or state of being combined",
      ": a result or product of combining or being combined",
      ": a series of numbers or letters that is used to open a lock",
      ": an alliance of individuals, states, or especially corporations united to achieve a common (as economic) end \u2014 see also combination in restraint of trade \u2014 compare joint venture sense 1 , merger",
      ": conspiracy",
      ": a union of old or new elements or parts that is patentable because it produces a new and useful result \u2014 compare aggregation sense 2 , equivalent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "composite",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Offensively, Crockett got her production with a combination of outside shooting \u2014 something Indiana needed badly \u2014 and drives to the basket, at one point attacking Merkle off the dribble for a reverse layup to finish with a team-leading 22 points. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
      "Oregon\u2019s administrative agency predicts the total price tag to move up the cost-of-living raises will be around $40 million, with $16 million of that from the state general fund and the balance from a combination of federal and other funds. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "With a combination of nourishing oils, this conditioner hydrates and protects all hair types, for frizz-free, glossy hair. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
      "This was further driven by a combination of the effects of the pandemic and the negative impact that traditional construction technologies have had on our ecosystem. \u2014 Michael Molitch-hou, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallmann told CNN's Ella Nilsen fire conditions have been worsened by the combination of an abnormally dry and windy spring in New Mexico. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri And Allison Chinchar, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "With the right combination of timing, landscape and luck, that featureless layer of gray can provide some of the most dramatic scenery L.A.\u2019s trails have to offer. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Estrada sings with a beguiling combination of potency and restraint, sometimes in the same breath. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Throughout the night, the Emmanuel orchestra played with a rewarding combination of freshness and deep familiarity. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see combine  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203831"
  },
  "combine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge",
      ": to cause to unite into a chemical compound",
      ": to unite into a single number or expression",
      ": intermix , blend",
      ": to possess in combination",
      ": to become one",
      ": to unite to form a chemical compound",
      ": to act together",
      ": a combination especially of business or political interests",
      ": an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft",
      ": a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field",
      ": to harvest with a combine",
      ": to combine a crop",
      ": to mix together so as to make or to seem one thing",
      ": to be or cause to be together for a purpose",
      ": a union of persons or groups that work together to achieve a common goal",
      ": a machine that harvests and threshes grain",
      ": to cause to unite into a chemical compound",
      ": to unite to form a chemical compound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "conjoin",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cartel",
      "combination",
      "syndicate",
      "trust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.",
      "charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173825"
  },
  "combining":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge",
      ": to cause to unite into a chemical compound",
      ": to unite into a single number or expression",
      ": intermix , blend",
      ": to possess in combination",
      ": to become one",
      ": to unite to form a chemical compound",
      ": to act together",
      ": a combination especially of business or political interests",
      ": an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft",
      ": a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field",
      ": to harvest with a combine",
      ": to combine a crop",
      ": to mix together so as to make or to seem one thing",
      ": to be or cause to be together for a purpose",
      ": a union of persons or groups that work together to achieve a common goal",
      ": a machine that harvests and threshes grain",
      ": to cause to unite into a chemical compound",
      ": to unite to form a chemical compound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "conjoin",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cartel",
      "combination",
      "syndicate",
      "trust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.",
      "charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190428"
  },
  "combust":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "flame",
      "glow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fire Factor includes a graphic on the possible height of flames that could reach a home, how likely a home might be to combust and the most recent wildfire larger than 100 acres within 20 miles. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "Like much of the West, New Mexico is in the grips of a yearslong drought that is drying up water supplies and leaving forests ready to combust . \u2014 Dan Frosch And Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "The blaze continued its run Wednesday through dry grass and scattered Ponderosa pines around homes into volcanic cinder fields, where roots underground can combust and send small rocks flying into the air, fire officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Semele, white and droopy, is about to simultaneously combust . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone with a voice and an internet connection is questioning Xavier's toughness, wondering if the Musketeers will combust with the season on the line. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s no way the bear would spontaneously combust all on its own. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The company identified the issue as the presence of dual defects that led battery materials to make contact with one another and the components to spontaneously combust . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "And if the Longhorns can\u2019t handle a get-right game against Kansas (1-8, 0-6) Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium, Davis might actually spontaneously combust . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"derivative of earlier combust, combusted \"burned, consumed,\" going back to Middle English combust, borrowed from Latin combustus, past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes, calcine,\" from com-  com- + \u016brere \"to expose to fire, burn, scorch\" (with -b- from amb\u016brere \"to burn around, scorch,\" falsely parsed as am- + b\u016brere ) \u2014 more at adust ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202848"
  },
  "combusting":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "flame",
      "glow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fire Factor includes a graphic on the possible height of flames that could reach a home, how likely a home might be to combust and the most recent wildfire larger than 100 acres within 20 miles. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "Like much of the West, New Mexico is in the grips of a yearslong drought that is drying up water supplies and leaving forests ready to combust . \u2014 Dan Frosch And Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "The blaze continued its run Wednesday through dry grass and scattered Ponderosa pines around homes into volcanic cinder fields, where roots underground can combust and send small rocks flying into the air, fire officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Semele, white and droopy, is about to simultaneously combust . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone with a voice and an internet connection is questioning Xavier's toughness, wondering if the Musketeers will combust with the season on the line. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s no way the bear would spontaneously combust all on its own. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The company identified the issue as the presence of dual defects that led battery materials to make contact with one another and the components to spontaneously combust . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "And if the Longhorns can\u2019t handle a get-right game against Kansas (1-8, 0-6) Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium, Davis might actually spontaneously combust . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"derivative of earlier combust, combusted \"burned, consumed,\" going back to Middle English combust, borrowed from Latin combustus, past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes, calcine,\" from com-  com- + \u016brere \"to expose to fire, burn, scorch\" (with -b- from amb\u016brere \"to burn around, scorch,\" falsely parsed as am- + b\u016brere ) \u2014 more at adust ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195322"
  },
  "come":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move toward something : approach",
      ": to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose",
      ": to reach a particular station in a series",
      ": to arrive in due course",
      ": to approach in kind or quality",
      ": to reach a condition or conclusion",
      ": to advance toward accomplishment : come along",
      ": to advance in a particular manner",
      ": to advance, rise, or improve in rank or condition",
      ": extend",
      ": to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion",
      ": amount",
      ": to appear to the mind",
      ": to appear on a scene : make an appearance",
      ": happen , occur",
      ": to come to pass : take place",
      ": originate , arise",
      ": to enter or assume a condition, position, or relation",
      ": to fall within a field of view or a range of application",
      ": to issue forth",
      ": to take form",
      ": to be available",
      ": to experience orgasm",
      ": to fall to a person in a division or inheritance of property",
      ": to become moved favorably : relent",
      ": to turn out to be",
      ": become",
      ": to approach or be near (an age)",
      ": to take on the aspect of",
      ": to fail completely",
      ": to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance",
      ": repeat",
      ": to speak further",
      ": to tell the whole story : confess",
      ": to acquire as a possession or achievement",
      ": to achieve one's potential",
      ": to gain recognition",
      ": to reach maturity",
      ": to cease foolish or pretentious talk or behavior",
      ": to seize suddenly and strangely",
      ": to be a question of",
      ": to encounter misfortune (such as calamity, defeat, or ruin)",
      ": to meet or deal with firmly, frankly, or straightforwardly",
      ": to get hold of oneself : regain self-control",
      ": happen",
      ": to reach an agreement",
      ": to become adjusted especially emotionally or intellectually",
      ": to meet or find by chance : come across",
      ": existing or arriving in the future",
      ": semen",
      ": orgasm",
      ": to move toward : approach",
      ": to go or travel to a place",
      ": originate sense 2 , arise",
      ": to reach the point of being or becoming",
      ": to add up : amount",
      ": to happen or occur",
      ": to be available",
      ": reach entry 1 sense 3",
      ": happen sense 1",
      ": to meet or find by chance",
      ": to go somewhere with someone",
      ": to make progress",
      ": to appear or occur as a possibility",
      ": to make a visit to",
      ": acquire",
      ": to fall sick",
      ": to affect suddenly and strangely",
      ": to become conscious again",
      ": to meet or find by chance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m",
      "k\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "approach",
      "near",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "go",
      "recede (from)",
      "retreat",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200149"
  },
  "come around":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": come round",
      ": menstruate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "come round",
      "come to",
      "revive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222400"
  },
  "come by":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get possession of : acquire",
      ": to make a visit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "come over",
      "drop by",
      "drop in",
      "pop (in)",
      "run (over)",
      "run in",
      "step in",
      "stop (by ",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale",
      "a literary award like that isn't easy to come by",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That gives it this element of romance that is very hard to come by because it\u2019s ultimately time that does that. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 8 June 2022",
      "The big news this year is that Amazon is finally upgrading to USB-C, which is tough to come by in this bargain-basement pricing tier. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "Good vacuum cleaners aren't hard to come by on Amazon. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
      "However, the printers are hard to come by now likely due to inflation and because crafting became very popular during the coronavirus lockdowns, Paul said. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Dining reservations, as park regulars have noticed, are still hard to come by , and daytime parades such as Magic Happens, which launched just before the start of the pandemic, have yet to return. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Steel was tougher to come by than a kidney on the black market. \u2014 Laura Lane, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In the name of combating domestic inflation, dramatic rate hikes from Washington over the coming months could make the world\u2019s reserve currency harder to come by \u2014and make debts denominated in U.S. dollars much harder to pay. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Fuel is also hard to come by , leading to widespread power outages that last up to 13 hours a day. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232255"
  },
  "come down":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a descent in rank or dignity",
      ": to lose or fall in estate or condition",
      ": to pass by tradition",
      ": to pass from a usually high source",
      ": to place oneself in opposition",
      ": to deal with a subject directly",
      ": to reduce itself : amount",
      ": to become ill",
      ": come out sense 2",
      ": go on , happen",
      ": to be announced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "flameout",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "be",
      "befall",
      "betide",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come about",
      "come off",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown .",
      "after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick",
      "Verb",
      "let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The market\u2019s comedown followed years of rapid growth. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
      "The third chapter in J.K. Rowling\u2019s alleged five-part prequel saga opened with just $43 million, a massive comedown from $62 million for The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018 and $74 million for Where to Find Them in 2016. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a comedown for the GOP from its lead of 7 points in February and 10 points last November -- the latter, the largest Republican midterm advantage in ABC/Post polls back 40 years. \u2014 Bygary Langer, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That would be the company\u2019s worst growth in five years and a sharp comedown from its recent record; Zynga\u2019s net bookings have grown by 46% on average over the last 12 quarters. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The pacing of the intervention episode was excruciatingly frenetic and unpredictable; Rue\u2019s comedown anxiety was palpable. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The selloff represents a sharp comedown for the company, which as recently as November held investment-grade status with two of the world\u2019s big credit-rating agencies. \u2014 Frances Yoon, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210620"
  },
  "come down (with)":{
    "type":"phrasal verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "come off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to acquit oneself : fare",
      ": appear , seem",
      ": succeed",
      ": happen , occur",
      ": to have recently completed or recovered from",
      ": to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "befall",
      "betide",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come about",
      "come down",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off \u2014they've been \u201cjust dating\u201d for years",
      "the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off , and even more stores eventually closed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beginning this fall, green 14-ton tractors that can plow day or night with no one sitting in the cab, or even watching nearby, will come off the John Deere factory assembly line in Waterloo, Iowa, harkening the age of autonomous farming. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Beginning this fall, green 14-ton tractors that can plow day or night with no one sitting in the cab, or even watching nearby, will come off the John Deere factory assembly line in Waterloo, Iowa, harkening the age of autonomous farming. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "For Emily Suardy, a barista at Furman\u2019s Coffee in Brooklyn, masks could not come off soon enough. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Very few needles will come off in your hand if the tree is fresh. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "His Jack Ryan does indeed come off like a lot less like a C.I.A. superhero than a Sigma Nu pledge who got pulled off a hard-seltzer run to go save the world from nuclear annihilation. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "However, this \u2014 among other actions \u2014 can come off as inauthentic and may actually be a turnoff for potential customers, rendering your marketing efforts wholly ineffective. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Infielders Nico Hoerner and Nick Madrigal, outfielder Clint Frazier and left-hander Sean Newcomb are all eligible to come off the 10-day IL when ready. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Reds star Joey Votto expects to come off the COVID-19 list this weekend, just in time to play the Blue Jays in his hometown of Toronto. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220119"
  },
  "come out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come into public view : make a public appearance",
      ": to become evident",
      ": to declare oneself especially in public utterance",
      ": to turn out in an outcome : end up",
      ": to make a debut",
      ": to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity",
      ": to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden",
      ": to give expression to",
      ": publish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "fall out",
      "pan out",
      "prove",
      "shake out",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in the end everything came out OK",
      "come out, come out wherever you are!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lowell Mayor Sokhary Chau said the community had come out to support the family after Harry was found to be missing and the search party had doubled on the second day. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Thomas said the original 1971 case would likely come out differently today but that the current case didn't require the court to reconsider it. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s very important to us, because everyone has seen all the research come out about how the endorphins hit you every time someone likes that. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "With some time now to reflect on the special night, Wade says her biggest highlight was having her entire family come out to Nashville to support her. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The hesitation in talking about her personal life came from having seen many good friends come out \u2014 only to have their careers end up in tatters. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "Jones wants Ballard to come out swinging and get a jump on teams. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
      "Skies said anyone who accepts the invitation will come out the better for it. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "If Garfield and Roosevelt each reach Dodger Stadium, imagine what kind of crowd from East Los Angeles College will come out on Saturday. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201558"
  },
  "come over":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other",
      ": to visit casually : drop in",
      ": become"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "come by",
      "drop by",
      "drop in",
      "pop (in)",
      "run (over)",
      "run in",
      "step in",
      "stop (by ",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "come over sometime and I'll show you my roses"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193208"
  },
  "come round":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change direction",
      ": to return to a former condition",
      ": come to sense 1",
      ": to accede to a particular opinion or course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "come around",
      "come to",
      "revive"
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    "examples":[
      "the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round",
      "she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180517"
  },
  "come to":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to recover consciousness",
      ": to bring a ship's head nearer the wind : luff",
      ": to come to anchor or to a stop",
      ": to recover consciousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02c8t\u00fc"
    ],
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      "come around",
      "come round",
      "revive"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225226"
  },
  "come up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": rise sense 6",
      ": to come near : make an approach",
      ": to rise in rank or status",
      ": to come to attention or consideration",
      ": to occur in the course of time",
      ": to turn out to be",
      ": grow up",
      ": to fail to achieve a desired result",
      ": to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "approach",
      "belly up",
      "close",
      "close in",
      "draw on",
      "near",
      "nigh"
    ],
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      "back (up ",
      "recede",
      "retire",
      "retreat",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go",
      "let me know if anything else comes up during the project"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193508"
  },
  "comeback":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sharp or witty reply : retort",
      ": a cause for complaint",
      ": a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity) : recovery , revival",
      ": to return to life or vitality",
      ": to return to memory",
      ": reply , retort",
      ": to regain a former favorable condition or position",
      ": to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccbak"
    ],
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      "repartee",
      "retort",
      "riposte"
    ],
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      "convalesce",
      "gain",
      "heal",
      "mend",
      "pull round",
      "rally",
      "recoup",
      "recover",
      "recuperate",
      "snap back"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jankovich also went small in the comeback that put Weathers on 6-10 Josh Carlton. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The comeback is ramping up despite warnings from the CDC. \u2014 Renata Geraldo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Vaile struck out looking to bring the Panthers to their final out of the year, but two singles later, freshman Cameron Bueno hit a tough grounder down the third base line, completing the comeback . \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "Jordan Beck belted a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth, but Tennessee couldn\u2019t complete the comeback . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Norma Desmond might have hated the word comeback , but Carrie Soto doesn't have the same problem. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "Francona wasn\u2019t around to witness the comeback after he was ejected in the sixth for arguing a call at second base. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The Longhorns capitalized on mistakes, pulled off the comeback and advanced to the title series with a 6-5 win. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Gwendolyn Davis-Loyd, 65, who lives in Lincolnwood, Ill., decided her goal for her high school reunion in May was to make the ultimate comeback . \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214656"
  },
  "comely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion",
      ": having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain",
      ": physically attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113",
      "also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113"
    ],
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      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
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      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Furthermore, the plant is topped by comely flowers, which in time proudly adorned the button-holes of no less than Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in their day intentionally marketing the potato to a then-skeptical proletariat. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "Drinks were served downstairs, dinner upstairs, and the comely belly dancers oscillated between the two. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2019",
      "With the help of Margaret Bonelli, Cirese planned to transform Sabella over the winter from a disheveled and foreign woman into a comely American mother. \u2014 Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Woman's Day , 12 May 2017",
      "This redesigned Traverse is a comely critter that\u2019s lighter, easier on gas, peppier, and roomier than its predecessor. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 7 June 2018",
      "The contest regularly posted photos and brief bios of comely winners on trains from 1941 until 1976, and then sporadically. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "While at a fashion show with his son, the elder Donald spotted a comely young model on the runway and in possibly the most embarrassing dad move ever, decided to play matchmaker. \u2014 Julianne Pepitone, Town & Country , 11 July 2017",
      "Like its comely skin and handsome 18-inch alloy wheels, the SL\u2019s roomy interior was quite pleasing. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English comly , alteration of Old English c\u0233mlic glorious, from c\u0233me lively, fine; akin to Old High German k\u016bmig weak",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214524"
  },
  "comfort":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give strength and hope to : cheer",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of : console",
      ": strengthening aid:",
      ": assistance , support",
      ": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace",
      ": a feeling of relief or encouragement",
      ": contented well-being",
      ": a satisfying or enjoyable experience",
      ": one that gives or brings comfort",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of",
      ": acts or words that bring relief from grief or trouble",
      ": the feeling of being cheered",
      ": something that makes a person comfortable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
    ],
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      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "console",
      "reassure",
      "solace",
      "soothe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheer",
      "consolation",
      "relief",
      "solace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
      "Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The decision to allow remote work often comes down to the CEO\u2019s comfort level with remote work, and that\u2019s not fair to workers or best for the company. \u2014 Jeff Allyn, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The medium-firm comfort level is ideal for back and side sleepers looking for extra support. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "In this cast, Young stood out for his strength and general physical condition, but also for his comfort level in this particular setting. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
      "This approach also involves handing over a lot of personal information, so consider what will be included and your own comfort level. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Board President Sharon Broz noted the district has used TDA for professional design services in the past and has a comfort level with the firm. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Wilson said there was a comfort level in meeting someone through a mutual friend. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "As of May 4, comfort level was at a 2022 high of 87 percent, up 22 points from a low of 65 percent in January. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "But Kelly thinks the success is mostly attributable to his comfort level. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181125"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "affording or enjoying contentment and security",
      "affording or enjoying physical comfort",
      "free from vexation or doubt",
      "free from stress or tension",
      "giving physical ease",
      "more than what is needed",
      "physically at ease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)(f)-t\u0259r-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "comfy",
      "cozy",
      "cushy",
      "easy",
      "snug",
      "soft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncomfortable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Width-wise, the A350 is one of the most comfortable economy class options in the air at nine-across with seats over 18 inches wide. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "But foremost, the product, in this case footwear, should be really comfortable . \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Elliott Heath, footwear product manager at Nike Running, said the reasoning behind the higher heel drop height was to allow runners of different foot strikes and strides to feel a bit more comfortable . \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
      "This shows signs of progress, Dweck says, adding that more needs to be done for women to feel comfortable seeking out a menopause expert. \u2014 Alexa Mikhail, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Sure, simple partisanship is at work here\u2014conservatives feel comfortable opposing whatever a Democratic Party president would like to do. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "Strappy sandals are some of the most comfortable sandals, period. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "The most comfortable underwear ever that never loses its shape, and is @giseleofficial approved. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "In fact, this might have been Nadal\u2019s most comfortable match this week. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English comfortable, confortable \"invigorating, encouraging, consoling, pleasant, agreeable,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confortable \"comforting, encouraging,\" from conforter \"to strengthen, encourage, comfort entry 1 \" + -able  -able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give strength and hope to : cheer",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of : console",
      ": strengthening aid:",
      ": assistance , support",
      ": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace",
      ": a feeling of relief or encouragement",
      ": contented well-being",
      ": a satisfying or enjoyable experience",
      ": one that gives or brings comfort",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of",
      ": acts or words that bring relief from grief or trouble",
      ": the feeling of being cheered",
      ": something that makes a person comfortable"
    ],
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      "\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
    ],
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      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "console",
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      "solace",
      "soothe"
    ],
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      "cheer",
      "consolation",
      "relief",
      "solace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
      "Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The decision to allow remote work often comes down to the CEO\u2019s comfort level with remote work, and that\u2019s not fair to workers or best for the company. \u2014 Jeff Allyn, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The medium-firm comfort level is ideal for back and side sleepers looking for extra support. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "In this cast, Young stood out for his strength and general physical condition, but also for his comfort level in this particular setting. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
      "This approach also involves handing over a lot of personal information, so consider what will be included and your own comfort level. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Board President Sharon Broz noted the district has used TDA for professional design services in the past and has a comfort level with the firm. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Wilson said there was a comfort level in meeting someone through a mutual friend. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "As of May 4, comfort level was at a 2022 high of 87 percent, up 22 points from a low of 65 percent in January. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "But Kelly thinks the success is mostly attributable to his comfort level. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215514"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give strength and hope to : cheer",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of : console",
      ": strengthening aid:",
      ": assistance , support",
      ": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace",
      ": a feeling of relief or encouragement",
      ": contented well-being",
      ": a satisfying or enjoyable experience",
      ": one that gives or brings comfort",
      ": to ease the grief or trouble of",
      ": acts or words that bring relief from grief or trouble",
      ": the feeling of being cheered",
      ": something that makes a person comfortable"
    ],
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      "\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
    ],
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      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "console",
      "reassure",
      "solace",
      "soothe"
    ],
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      "cheer",
      "consolation",
      "relief",
      "solace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
      "Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The decision to allow remote work often comes down to the CEO\u2019s comfort level with remote work, and that\u2019s not fair to workers or best for the company. \u2014 Jeff Allyn, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The medium-firm comfort level is ideal for back and side sleepers looking for extra support. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "In this cast, Young stood out for his strength and general physical condition, but also for his comfort level in this particular setting. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
      "This approach also involves handing over a lot of personal information, so consider what will be included and your own comfort level. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Board President Sharon Broz noted the district has used TDA for professional design services in the past and has a comfort level with the firm. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Wilson said there was a comfort level in meeting someone through a mutual friend. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "As of May 4, comfort level was at a 2022 high of 87 percent, up 22 points from a low of 65 percent in January. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "But Kelly thinks the success is mostly attributable to his comfort level. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200559"
  },
  "comfy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comfortable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "comfortable",
      "cozy",
      "cushy",
      "easy",
      "snug",
      "soft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncomfortable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "couldn't wait to return home and sleep in his own comfy bed",
      "customers are not likely to get too comfy in the restaurant's unforgiving chairs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kick back in a comfy chair and watch how the color changes from minute to minute. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
      "Team principals, drivers, and engineers are interviewed throughout from a comfy lounge chair. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Take a seat at a comfy chair, let co-owner Lynnette Dodson walk you through the cafe\u2019s daily tea selection and pick up a bag to take home with you. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "From a comfy sub-Arctic chair inside four walls, a quick check of active weather stations north of the Alaska Range shows temperature readings are all below zero degrees Fahrenheit; Nuiqsut takes the prize at 56 below. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Beyond their satisfying stretchiness, the comfy pants flatter many women: Unlike leggings or the allegedly deceased skinny jean, kick flares balance the hip with a wide hem while cheekily revealing the ankle. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "These waffle sets by Donni are comfy and come in a variety of colors; turn it up or tone it down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Up front, there's a set of aftermarket racing seats that look comfy and supportive. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Now in his 50s and residing on the island of \u00d6land, Stutterheim increasingly values things that are comfy and casual. \u2014 Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" comf(ortable) + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203030"
  },
  "comic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or marked by comedy",
      ": causing laughter or amusement : funny",
      ": of or relating to comic strips",
      ": comedian",
      ": the comic element",
      ": comic strip",
      ": comic book",
      ": the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of comedy",
      ": funny entry 1 sense 1"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4-mik"
    ],
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      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comical",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
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      "card",
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      "droll",
      "farceur",
      "funnyman",
      "gagger",
      "gagman",
      "gagster",
      "humorist",
      "jester",
      "joker",
      "jokester",
      "wag",
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      "Adjective",
      "The drama has some comic moments.",
      "His comic timing is impeccable.",
      "The scene was included for comic effect.",
      "Noun",
      "posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler",
      "a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Would such a bold comic make waves in the political climate of 2022? \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The beloved local artist, who died at 77 in January, posted potential titles for his bittersweet, existentially comic paintings on a wall in his Cambridge studio. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The days of Marvel comics redesigning characters to fit their MCU actors seem behind us as it's become clear that movie viewers and comic readers do not totally overlap. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "American Ballet Theater opens its summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House with a triple cast, comic production. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Tony nominee Hawkins and Emmy winner Abdul-Mateen II will star in the show, described as a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, as brothers Lincoln and Booth \u2014 names given to the duo as a joke by their father. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Kristen\u2019s free-range parenting style\u2014hands-off, but warm and comic \u2014offered a respite from the show\u2019s darkness. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The children\u2019s summer reading kickoff with comic mime Robert Rivest will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Mary Cheney Library. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "This barroom\u2013stock market environment is the turf of hustlers \u2014 minus the comic heroism of 1930s newspaper movies. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instagram star, comic , author, chess champion and model Elsa Majimbo has signed with IMG Models and WME. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "Judy Garland appeared on a bill with Tony Bennett and a then-aspiring New York comic , Woody Allen. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "The actor and comic known for her spot-on impressions of Madonna and Cher returns in a new solo show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Take Buddy Young, Jr., a Borscht Belt comic of a certain age (old!), once a star of golden-age variety TV, now a wrinkled has-been plotting his comeback. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Since this comic was issued, Batman has become more than just a character. \u2014 Emmy Abbassi, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "The comedy about a trailblazing female comic will be back for a fifth and final season. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "The stand-up hour is likely a first in the world of comedy \u2014 a postmortem last joke and testament from a comic who relished defying contention. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Scanning the codes sends viewers to a special website that contains a weekly free web comic featuring the Moon Knight character through the run of the show, from his first appearance in 1975 through his most recent issue in 2019. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1687, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224549"
  },
  "coming":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an act or instance of arriving",
      "immediately due in sequence or development",
      "gaining importance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
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      "advent",
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      "approaching",
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      "nearing",
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      "pending",
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      "upcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started",
      "Adjective",
      "The company has many plans for the coming year.",
      "An official announcement will be made in the coming days.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "According to its official description, the series is described as a classic coming of age tale. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
      "Drake has been teasing the coming of a new album for some time. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "By Ruta Sepetys Set in 1989 Romania, this compelling and well-researched work of historical fiction chronicles 17-year-old Cristian coming of age under the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "With elements of social realism and coming of age, the novel lives and breathes Oakland. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Some commentators called common prosperity the coming of a second Cultural Revolution, a kind of ideological cleansing of decadent Western values. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "These essays by the late philosopher, who in 1998 predicted the coming of a Trump-like presidency, consider populism, democracy, economic inequality, climate change and more. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "So today, to herald the coming of the new Soviet America, the administration announced its own ministry of truth. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Many indigenous peoples of the North American Plains gather annually for a sun dance to celebrate seasonal renewal and the coming of the light. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Despite having insurance, Schneider's bills are already starting to pile up with more coming . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "Earlier this month the White House warned of a coming surge this fall and winter that could more than double the amount of COVID infections the U.S. has recorded thus far. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. \u2014 Keira Wingate, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. \u2014 Hannah Ritchie And Esha Mitra, CNN , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "And the coming broadcast season gets both a Night Court reboot and a Quantum Leap sequel. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
      "Russian troops captured a suburb of Severodonetsk, a local official said, fearing a coming onslaught. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Even for the students who became vocal activists for changes in gun legislation, mental health issues have surfaced \u2014 delivering blows not only for them in their coming -of-age years but also for their families. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "Even for the students who became vocal activists for changes in gun legislation, mental health issues have surfaced \u2014 delivering blows not only for them in their coming -of-age years but also for their families. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "command":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to direct authoritatively : order",
      ": to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: such as",
      ": to have at one's immediate disposal",
      ": to demand or receive as one's due",
      ": to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position",
      ": to have military command of as senior officer",
      ": to order or request to be given",
      ": to have or exercise direct authority : govern",
      ": to give orders",
      ": to be commander",
      ": to dominate as if from an elevated place",
      ": an order given",
      ": a signal that actuates a device (such as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer)",
      ": the activation of a device by means of such a signal",
      ": a line of code (see code entry 1 sense 5 ) instructing a computer to send such a signal",
      ": the ability to control : mastery",
      ": the authority or right to command",
      ": the power to dominate",
      ": scope of vision",
      ": facility in use",
      ": control sense 1d",
      ": the act of commanding",
      ": the personnel, area, or organization under a commander",
      ": a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than an air force",
      ": a position of highest usually military authority",
      ": when an order is given : in response to a command",
      ": done on command or request",
      ": to order with authority",
      ": to have power or control over : be commander of",
      ": to demand as right or due : exact",
      ": to survey from a good position",
      ": an order given",
      ": the authority, right, or power to command : control",
      ": the ability to control and use : mastery",
      ": the people, area, or unit (as of soldiers and weapons) under a commander",
      ": a position from which military operations are directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mand",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mand"
    ],
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      "adjure",
      "bid",
      "boss (around)",
      "charge",
      "direct",
      "enjoin",
      "instruct",
      "order",
      "tell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "dictate",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unobtainable rides from the likes of Rolls-Royce and Ferrari aside, the vehicle that\u2019s expected to command the highest insurance rates for 2022 among mainstream makes is the Maserati Quattroporte luxury sports sedan at an average annual $5,176. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Kareem Hunt has the pedigree and is due to command a hefty contract. \u2013 James Schoger. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "So instead of straining herself to command the stage and seize the moment, Bridgers followed her instincts, and let her lyrics do the heavy lifting. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "His main purpose so far has been to command the Demogorgon and attack the residents of Hawkins. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
      "That is often a dubious strategy, because many players with enough service time to command high salaries have often already peaked. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "In 1944, 25 year-old Charity Adams was tapped to command the first unit of Black women to serve in war. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 May 2022",
      "Too many Bruins forwards lacked the skills, or willingness or IQ, to command the low slot and get pucks across the line. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "McKathan and ownership tried to sell Fenwick at a 2-year-old sale in March of last year, but the horse underperformed and failed to command a price of up to $1 million that a pedigree of his kind can bring. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Belarus will establish a separate military command to control the southern border of its country. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "But the way the military command is conducting operations, that is now questioned by high people in the Army and in the security services. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s military command on Thursday reported that another 260 Russian troops left the Kharkiv area and redeployed to Donetsk, underlining the Kremlin\u2019s focus on the east. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "In the Luhansk region of the Donbas, strikes overnight hit a hospital in Severodonetsk, killing two and wounding nine, including a child, the regional military command said. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "In the Luhansk region of the Donbas, strikes overnight hit a hospital in Severodonetsk, killing two and wounding nine, including a child, the regional military command said. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
      "Among the locations struck in Odessa overnight were a shopping mall and a consumer-goods warehouse, according to Ukraine\u2019s southern military command . \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Six missiles targeted the port city according to Ukraine's southern military command . \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
      "Moscow said its missiles struck more than 20 military targets in eastern and central Ukraine in the past day, including ammunition depots, command headquarters and groups of troops and vehicles. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "An upcoming marksmanship exercise for early-August was also canceled, as were a pre- command course, firearms training for soldiers who need to improve their marksmanship, and more. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 23 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184531"
  },
  "commandeer":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to compel to perform military service",
      ": to seize for military purposes",
      ": to take arbitrary or forcible possession of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8dir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hijack",
      "highjack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.",
      "an airliner commandeered by terrorists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vancouver\u2019s inaugural festival of crispy tortillas and yummy fillings will commandeer Esther Short Park this weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
      "For four years, Trump\u2019s Twitter feed offered real-time narration of his presidency, with missives that would commandeer the daily news cycle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This was just Biden\u2019s third prime-time White House address\u2014and the decision to try to commandeer the nation\u2019s attention at dinnertime had both its political and legislative components. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "Why would demons do this, try to commandeer humans? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Along with Hazmi, their team would later commandeer Flight 77 that slammed into the Pentagon. \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Something in the Water will commandeer three stages along Independence Avenue and adjacent streets June 17-19 \u2013 aka Juneteenth weekend. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Gu from Daxue Consulting says the disconnect is due, in part, to attempts by the Shanghai government to commandeer food distribution chains across the city instead of leaving them under the control of private companies like Meituan. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Freed from white rule, the plotters would commandeer a ship and escape to the black Republic of Haiti. \u2014 Marc M. Arkin, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Afrikaans kommandeer , from French commander to command, from Old French comander ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181029"
  },
  "commander":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one in an official position of command or control: such as",
      ": commanding officer",
      ": the presiding officer of a society or organization",
      ": a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain",
      ": a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant and below a captain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8man-d\u0259r",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8man-d\u0259r"
    ],
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      "captain",
      "commandant",
      "commanding officer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired",
      "the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This results in a three-man crew consisting of the tank commander , gunner, and driver. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
      "The III Corps commander , Lt. Gen. Pat White, told the Express-News that the Army has a core mission in the Pacific but nodded in Fehrenbach\u2019s direction when mentioning some common elements of training. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
      "And since Sudan\u2019s military seized power in a coup in October, Wagner has intensified its partnership with a power-hungry commander , Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, who visited Moscow in the early days of the Ukraine war, which began in February. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Officials said the on-scene commander , Pete Arredondo, the school district's police chief, believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 CBS News , 31 May 2022",
      "But the commander inside \u2014 Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District chief of police \u2014 decided the team needed more equipment and officers to enter the classroom where the shooter was holed up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "But the commander inside the building \u2014 the school district's police chief, Pete Arredondo \u2014 decided the group should wait to confront the gunman, on the belief that the scene was no longer an active attack, McCraw said. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "But the commander inside the building -- the school district's police chief, Pete Arredondo -- decided the group should wait to confront the gunman, on the belief that the scene was no longer an active attack, McCraw said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
      "But the commander inside the building \u2014 the school district\u2019s police chief, Pete Arredondo \u2014 decided the group should wait to confront the gunman, on the belief that the scene was no longer an active attack, McCraw said. \u2014 Jim Vertuno And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175148"
  },
  "commanding officer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an officer in command",
      ": an officer in the armed forces in command of an organization or installation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "captain",
      "commandant",
      "commander"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He reported the incident to his commanding officer .",
      "reported directly to the fort's commanding officer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At first Ben attempted to remain in the infantry, and his commanding officer requested that he be commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Russian soldiers attacked and injured their commanding officer after their brigade suffered heavy losses in the fighting outside the capital, Kyiv, according to a Western official and a Ukrainian journalist. \u2014 William Booth, Robyn Dixon And David L. Stern, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian soldiers attacked and injured their commanding officer after their brigade suffered heavy losses in the fighting outside the capital, Kyiv, according to a Western official and a Ukrainian journalist. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "His plane was at about 3,000 feet and two back from the leader, flown by his commanding officer . \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "His commanding officer hung a Purple Heart from a feeding tube, and Hargis, against doctors\u2019 orders, still managed to raise a customary hand toward his forehead. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Deluca Etherly, who witnessed and interrupted the fight, did not immediately report the incident to the facility\u2019s commanding officer . \u2014 Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online , 11 May 2022",
      "Inspector Amir Yakatally, the precinct\u2019s commanding officer , said. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Court documents say the division\u2019s patrol commanding officer heard a radio call for a robbery in progress with multiple suspects at the Crenshaw Mall. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1720, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190727"
  },
  "commandment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or power of commanding",
      ": something that is commanded",
      ": one of the biblical Ten Commandments",
      ": something given as a command",
      ": one of ten rules given by God that are mentioned in the Bible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8man(d)-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mand-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "decree",
      "dictate",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Ten Commandments in the Bible",
      "the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Zohar asserts that we were told to count by the lunar calendar as the first commandment because doing so will increase our resilience in the darkness of night (Exodus 12:2). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The ceremony opened with Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood, executive director of the Arizona Faith Network, who led a prayer lamenting the mass shooting and those who value the second amendment over the first commandment . \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "Elon Musk applied his own spin to this commandment by recently releasing knowledge his team had developed. \u2014 Michael Ashley, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Adam Smith and David Ricardo proved that expanding trade is always a good idea, the story goes, and so policy-makers need only to follow that commandment . \u2014 Oren Cass, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kerby fixated on living every commandment , avoiding a hint of anything that could be termed a sin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "To hold otherwise \u2014 to claim the West should stop short of joining the fight, when that might be the only thing compatible with fulfilling the commandment \u2014 sounds appalling. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition, one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "As everyone was busy considering their immediate future, my description of the route went unheard, but the commandment to stay together must have resonated. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185924"
  },
  "commence":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to enter upon : begin",
      ": to have or make a beginning : start",
      ": to take a degree at a university",
      ": begin sense 1 , start"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8men(t)s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mens"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "begin",
      "embark (on ",
      "enter (into ",
      "fall (to)",
      "get off",
      "kick off",
      "launch",
      "lead off",
      "open",
      "start",
      "strike (into)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "terminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Production is scheduled to commence in July 2022, with theatrical and VOD release set for 2023. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "The Neil Simon comedy's revival was set to commence two years ago, but was pushed to a 2022 date due to COVID-19's impact on Broadway. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
      "All of that work would have to commence if the ayes win, Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said earlier this week in an interview with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Residences at Landing at PGA Waterway start at $3.9M with pre-sales to commence June 1st. \u2014 Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of supporting the measure, Whitmer formally called on legislative leaders to meet with her team to commence traditional budget and tax negotiations. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The shows were initially announced in September 2019 and were originally scheduled to commence in 2020, but were pushed to 2022 due to the pandemic. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Ground was broken to commence the project\u2019s construction in February. \u2014 al , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Parade begins at McNab Park, 2250 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach and concludes at the Pompano Beach Cemetery, 400 SE 23rd Ave., where the ceremony will commence . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English comencen , from Anglo-French comencer , from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare , from Latin com- + Late Latin initiare to begin, from Latin, to initiate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182436"
  },
  "commencement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act, instance, or time of commencing",
      ": the ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees or diplomas",
      ": the period of activities at this time",
      ": graduation exercises",
      ": the act or the time of beginning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8men(t)s-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mens-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alpha",
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "birth",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "genesis",
      "get-go",
      "git-go",
      "inception",
      "incipience",
      "incipiency",
      "kickoff",
      "launch",
      "morning",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "onset",
      "outset",
      "start",
      "threshold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "conclusion",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "omega"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A poet will speak at the commencement .",
      "there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jennifer Sanchez attended two high school commencement ceremonies on Thursday. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "Suffolk University held three commencement ceremonies Sunday. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Different colleges within the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville had separate commencement ceremonies on Friday or Saturday. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
      "The University of Alabama held regular commencement ceremonies last week. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "Clark was the commencement speaker at Auburn last month, recounting his time in the Auburn University Marching Band, performing with AU Singers and working as equipment manager for the Department of Music. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
      "Stefanowski\u2019s press conference, the first since winning the GOP endorsement, came on a day when Lamont was in New London greeting Vice President Kamala Harris, the commencement speaker at the Coast Guard Academy. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
      "Biden had been the University of Delaware's commencement speaker four times previously. \u2014 Brandon Holveck, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "One of Marquette University's most recognizable players returned to Milwaukee Sunday to accept an honorary degree from the school and serve as the commencement speaker during its graduation ceremony. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see commence ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173428"
  },
  "commendatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving to commend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approbatory",
      "approving",
      "complimentary",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "positive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derogatory",
      "disapproving",
      "inappreciative",
      "negative",
      "unappreciative",
      "uncomplimentary",
      "unfavorable",
      "unflattering",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "on the basis of several commendatory letters from his teachers, the student was admitted to the advanced studies program"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1544, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205127"
  },
  "comment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commentary",
      ": a note explaining, illustrating, or criticizing the meaning of a writing",
      ": an observation or remark expressing an opinion or attitude",
      ": a judgment expressed indirectly",
      ": to make a comment on",
      ": to explain or interpret something by comment",
      ": an expression of opinion either in speech or writing",
      ": mention of something that deserves notice",
      ": to make a statement about someone or something : make a comment",
      ": an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject",
      ": an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code)",
      ": an expression of an opinion or attitude about something: as",
      ": a remark to a jury by a judge or prosecutor about evidence",
      ": a written expression of opinion or information solicited by an agency about a subject of its rulemaking \u2014 see also informal rulemaking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "note",
      "reflection",
      "remark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allow",
      "editorialize",
      "note",
      "observe",
      "opine",
      "reflect",
      "remark",
      "weigh in"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Scott, the northern Idaho lawmaker, did not immediately respond to an email request for comment . \u2014 Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Cr\u00e9dito Real didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment . \u2014 Alexander Saeedy, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "Neither the Brazilian embassy in London nor the Brazilian foreign ministry immediately returned requests for comment . \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Lee\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Variety has also reached out to Equity for comment . \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Fox News Digital reached out to the Kent Hospital Women\u2019s Care Center and Mother\u2019s Milk Bank Northeast for comment . \u2014 Fox News , 12 June 2022",
      "Representatives for the company did not immediately respond to requests for comment . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Board Chairwoman Julie Henn did not respond to a request for comment Saturday. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Spokesman Michael Ricci declined to comment when asked why the governor believed criminal investigation was warranted. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Afterward, the public will have a chance to comment to commissioners on the candidates. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Ford spokesman Said Deep declined to comment to the Free Press on pending litigation Wednesday, as is company policy. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "The Harrison Fire Department declined to comment when reached by CNN. \u2014 Brian Vitagliano, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "In light of these allegations, Rumer declined to comment to Jezebel. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "On Monday, a half-dozen national spokespersons for the BJP \u2014 Sharma\u2019s former peers \u2014 declined to comment to The Post about the issue or were not reachable on their mobile phones. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Twitter declined to comment on the Texas investigation when contacted by Ars today. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Alexander, who was also ordered by Blumenfeld to pay a $50,000 fine, declined to comment to The Times after his sentencing. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215258"
  },
  "commentary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an explanatory treatise",
      ": a record of events usually written by a participant",
      ": a systematic series of explanations or interpretations (as of a writing)",
      ": comment sense 2",
      ": something that serves for illustration or explanation",
      ": an expression of opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccte-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analysis",
      "comment",
      "exposition",
      "play-by-play"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In its latest quarter, revenue from cryptocurrency processors was nominal, Ms. Kress said in commentary accompanying the results, compared with $155 million a year ago. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Dozens of talented columnists have appeared in the Chicago Tribune over the decades, earning the newspaper two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and two for criticism. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Carly Pearce and Cody Alan will serve as hosts for CMT, providing commentary throughout the celebration to be held at the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "From the 2022 Met Gala TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. \u2014 Ailbhe Smyth, Time , 6 May 2022",
      "As the teams vie to win $100,000 as the last trio standing, Price also will be providing expert commentary and sizing up weakness in the construction of the contraptions. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "As does adding the heroine\u2019s parents, best friend, and sister, who watch Remy date from the sidelines, providing gossipy, loving, commentary . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Tarantino's voice-over narration reoccurs throughout the season, providing commentary on the show's events and characters in a typically profane and irreverent fashion. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "After Delivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, three times a week during the season. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comment  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211949"
  },
  "commination":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": denunciation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "censure",
      "condemnation",
      "denunciation",
      "excoriation",
      "objurgation",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reproof",
      "riot act",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "citation",
      "commendation",
      "endorsement",
      "indorsement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the tendency by some to regard every unfortunate natural disaster as a sign of the Almighty's commination of mankind's sinfulness"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English comminacion \"threat of punishment or vengeance,\" borrowed from Anglo-French comminacioun, borrowed from Latin commin\u0101ti\u014dn-, commin\u0101ti\u014d \"act of threatening or menacing,\" from comminor, commin\u0101r\u012b \"to make a threat of, threaten\" (from com-  com- + minor, min\u0101r\u012b \"to threaten\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at minatory ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201313"
  },
  "comminute":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce to minute particles : pulverize",
      ": to reduce to minute particles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccny\u00fct",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn(y)\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atomize",
      "beat",
      "bray",
      "crush",
      "disintegrate",
      "grind",
      "mill",
      "mull",
      "pound",
      "powder",
      "pulverize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin comminutus , past participle of comminuere , from com- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213340"
  },
  "commiseration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel or express sympathy : condole",
      ": to feel or express sorrow or compassion for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi-z\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "bleed (for)",
      "compassionate",
      "condole (with)",
      "feel (for)",
      "pity",
      "sympathize (with)",
      "yearn (over)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\"Did you enjoy your breakfast?\" \"The eggs were runny.\" \"I know.\" The woman commiserated . \"I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself.\" \u2014 Alice Munro , Runaway , (2004) 2005",
      "The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. \u2014 Linda Sue Park , A Single Shard , (2001) 2003",
      "\"I been readin' about it,\" she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. \u2026 \"It's too bad,\" she commiserated . \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
      "The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you. \u2014 David Mamet , New York Times Magazine , 20 Apr. 1986",
      "The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in the meantime, fellow Austenites on Twitter have gathered to commiserate . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "The video has been viewed more than 2 millions times, with commenters chiming in to commiserate . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Where to eat near Camelback Ranch After taking in Dodgers and White Sox spring training games, celebrate (or commiserate ) over a meal at these local Glendale restaurants. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Campbell said it\u2019s a good idea for the middle-aged to commiserate their woes with their peers. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "With the stock down 28% from its $1,243 all time high, investors took to social media to commiserate and seek mutual counsel. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The expectations now heaved upon her only propel Eloise to pursue the identity of Lady Whistledown more intensely, while also hoping to commiserate with her best friend Penelope. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin commiseratus , past participle of commiserari , from com- + miserari to pity, from miser wretched",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1584, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204405"
  },
  "commiserative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel or express sympathy : condole",
      ": to feel or express sorrow or compassion for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi-z\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "bleed (for)",
      "compassionate",
      "condole (with)",
      "feel (for)",
      "pity",
      "sympathize (with)",
      "yearn (over)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\"Did you enjoy your breakfast?\" \"The eggs were runny.\" \"I know.\" The woman commiserated . \"I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself.\" \u2014 Alice Munro , Runaway , (2004) 2005",
      "The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. \u2014 Linda Sue Park , A Single Shard , (2001) 2003",
      "\"I been readin' about it,\" she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. \u2026 \"It's too bad,\" she commiserated . \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
      "The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you. \u2014 David Mamet , New York Times Magazine , 20 Apr. 1986",
      "The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in the meantime, fellow Austenites on Twitter have gathered to commiserate . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "The video has been viewed more than 2 millions times, with commenters chiming in to commiserate . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Where to eat near Camelback Ranch After taking in Dodgers and White Sox spring training games, celebrate (or commiserate ) over a meal at these local Glendale restaurants. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Campbell said it\u2019s a good idea for the middle-aged to commiserate their woes with their peers. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "With the stock down 28% from its $1,243 all time high, investors took to social media to commiserate and seek mutual counsel. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The expectations now heaved upon her only propel Eloise to pursue the identity of Lady Whistledown more intensely, while also hoping to commiserate with her best friend Penelope. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin commiseratus , past participle of commiserari , from com- + miserari to pity, from miser wretched",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1584, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200400"
  },
  "commix":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mingle , blend",
      ": to become mingled or blended"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8miks",
      "k\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amalgamate",
      "blend",
      "combine",
      "comingle",
      "commingle",
      "composite",
      "concrete",
      "conflate",
      "fuse",
      "homogenize",
      "immingle",
      "immix",
      "incorporate",
      "integrate",
      "interfuse",
      "intermingle",
      "intermix",
      "meld",
      "merge",
      "mingle",
      "mix"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break down",
      "break up",
      "separate",
      "unmix"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I learned which spices are commixed to make curry powder."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from Middle English comixt blended, from Latin commixtus , past participle of commisc\u0113re to mix together, from com- + misc\u0113re to mix \u2014 more at mix ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221804"
  },
  "common":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of or relating to a community at large public",
      "known to the community",
      "belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group",
      "belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities",
      "having two or more branches",
      "occurring or appearing frequently familiar",
      "of the best known or most frequently seen kind",
      "vernacular sense 2",
      "widespread , general",
      "characterized by a lack of privilege or special status",
      "just satisfying accustomed criteria elementary",
      "falling below ordinary standards second-rate",
      "lacking refinement coarse",
      "denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms",
      "of, relating to, or being common stock",
      "the common people",
      "a dining hall",
      "the political group or estate comprising the commoners",
      "the parliamentary representatives of the commoners",
      "house of commons",
      "the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      "a piece of land subject to common use such as",
      "undivided land used especially for pasture",
      "a public open area in a municipality",
      "a religious service suitable for any of various festivals",
      "ordinary sense 3",
      "common stock",
      "shared together",
      "affecting, belonging to, needed by, or used by everybody",
      "shared by two or more individuals or by the members of a family or group",
      "general entry 1 sense 1",
      "occurring, appearing, or used frequently",
      "not above the average in rank or status",
      "not privileged or elite",
      "expected from polite and decent people",
      "shared together",
      "land (as a park) owned and used by a community",
      "formed of or dividing into two or more branches",
      "of or relating to a community at large public",
      "known to the community",
      "belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group",
      "of or relating to common stock",
      "house of commons",
      "the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      "a piece of land subject to common use as",
      "land jointly owned and used especially for pasture",
      "a public open area in a municipality",
      "a condition of shared ownership a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person",
      "\u2014 see also tenancy in common at tenancy \u2014 compare severalty sense 1",
      "common stock at stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
    "synonyms":[
      "common or garden",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "familiar",
      "frequent",
      "garden-variety",
      "household",
      "ordinary",
      "quotidian",
      "routine",
      "ubiquitous",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "commoners",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
      "hoi polloi",
      "mass",
      "millions",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "American cockroaches are one of the five most common cockroach species in the U.S., which has 55 species of the insects, according to Western Exterminator Co and PestWorld.org. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the second most common cause of atraumatic peripheral facial paralysis, after Bell's Palsy, but slightly more severe. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common tick-borne illness is spotted fever rickettsiosis, a family of illnesses that can include a virulent strain called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "For children 2 to 4 years old, the most common adverse reactions were pain or redness at the injection site and fatigue. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in Europe and North America, but it's not evenly distributed around the wold. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "But knowing how to avert the most common missteps in your copywriting is half the battle. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common migraine subtypes are migraine with aura (MA) and migraine without aura (MO). \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "Spruce bark tea, pickles and potatoes were among the most common suggestions for scurvy, to varying degrees of success. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
      "For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
      "Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Our world and our societies expect certain things-- free passageway in the commons , free trade, etcetera, etcetera. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162559"
  },
  "common denominator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common multiple of the denominators of a number of fractions",
      ": a common trait or theme",
      ": a common multiple of the denominators of a number of fractions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "commonality",
      "congruity",
      "correspondence",
      "parallel",
      "resemblance",
      "similarity",
      "similitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissimilarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Drugs seem to be the common denominator in these crimes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When customers engage with their favorite brands, the common denominator with every interaction is the demand for instant gratification, regardless of the channel. \u2014 Paul Jarman, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The organizations that made it through (and even flourished) during that year had one common denominator : agility. \u2014 William Vanderbloemen, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The market-testing of social media has resulted in an art form that cannot possibly appeal beyond a low common denominator . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "What the usual course means can be complicated and, according to at least one labor attorney in California with experience in this arena, might mean a highly limited definition of the lease common denominator . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The common denominator is a spirit that energizes music. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "David Geffen was the common denominator between our work on Little Shop and Disney. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s attack on Ukraine has not only rattled that system but also challenged the position of arts and literature as an international common denominator . \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The common denominator for making it to the Divisional Round is a top 10 quarterback. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214054"
  },
  "common or garden":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ordinary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "common",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "familiar",
      "frequent",
      "garden-variety",
      "household",
      "ordinary",
      "quotidian",
      "routine",
      "ubiquitous",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extraordinary",
      "infrequent",
      "rare",
      "seldom",
      "uncommon",
      "unfamiliar",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "lives in a common or garden row house in a nondescript suburb of London"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183327"
  },
  "common sense":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts",
      ": ordinary good sense and judgment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "discreetness",
      "discretion",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
      "Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
      "She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "There are so many issues, from police reform to common sense gun safety, that the majority of us agree on it, but that's not enough. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "While a majority of Americans believe in common sense gun control, the will of the people has been hijacked by the NRA\u2019s enormous power, whose influence over the Republican Party (and some conservative Democrats) is near absolute. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Congress must have the courage to protect our children and pass common sense gun safety laws. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212810"
  },
  "commonality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the common people",
      ": possession of common features or attributes : commonness",
      ": a common feature or attribute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common denominator",
      "congruity",
      "correspondence",
      "parallel",
      "resemblance",
      "similarity",
      "similitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissimilarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plans share important commonalities .",
      "one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The commonality among us all is our mission to create fat representation on social media. \u2014 Allure , 4 May 2022",
      "Finding commonality of values rather than focusing on differences will help teams better appreciate the interworking dynamics and harmony that need to be sought in order to work as one. Identity. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Yaege also told us that participation gave her a better understanding of the commonality of issues across the region, as well as tools to build a more civil community. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "There are no threads of commonality that tie all those series together. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The recognition of commonality strengthens the larger organism that is the camp. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Technology companies that push the boundaries of product innovation \u2014 companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Amazon \u2014 share a commonality : world-class engineering teams. \u2014 Nick Dearden, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "The searing, moody production adds to the song\u2019s timely message of commonality and love. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
      "The best commonality is building a team experience that is common to all. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English communalite commonwealth, alteration of communalte ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215902"
  },
  "commoners":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the common people",
      ": one who is not of noble rank",
      ": a student (as at Oxford) who pays for his own board",
      ": a person who is not privileged or high in social status",
      "Barry 1917\u20132012 American biologist and educator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commons",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
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      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "fat",
      "flower",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a prince who married a commoner",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Princess Mako gave up her royal titles to marry Kei Komuro, a commoner , last October. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the commoner -turned-royal formerly known as Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William, mother of a future king, has turned 40. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Royal Dutch Shell is giving up its Dutch crown to become a more agile English commoner . \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Their daughter Mako recently made headlines for her decision to give up her royal status in order to marry a commoner . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170652"
  },
  "commons":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group",
      ": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities",
      ": having two or more branches",
      ": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar",
      ": of the best known or most frequently seen kind",
      ": vernacular sense 2",
      ": widespread , general",
      ": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status",
      ": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary",
      ": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate",
      ": lacking refinement : coarse",
      ": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms",
      ": of, relating to, or being common stock",
      ": the common people",
      ": a dining hall",
      ": the political group or estate comprising the commoners",
      ": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: such as",
      ": undivided land used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals",
      ": ordinary sense 3",
      ": common stock",
      ": shared together",
      ": affecting, belonging to, needed by, or used by everybody",
      ": shared by two or more individuals or by the members of a family or group",
      ": general entry 1 sense 1",
      ": occurring, appearing, or used frequently",
      ": not above the average in rank or status",
      ": not privileged or elite",
      ": expected from polite and decent people",
      ": shared together",
      ": land (as a park) owned and used by a community",
      ": formed of or dividing into two or more branches",
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group",
      ": of or relating to common stock",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: as",
      ": land jointly owned and used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a condition of shared ownership : a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person",
      "\u2014 see also tenancy in common at tenancy \u2014 compare severalty sense 1",
      ": common stock at stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common or garden",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "familiar",
      "frequent",
      "garden-variety",
      "household",
      "ordinary",
      "quotidian",
      "routine",
      "ubiquitous",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "commoners",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
      "hoi polloi",
      "mass",
      "millions",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "American cockroaches are one of the five most common cockroach species in the U.S., which has 55 species of the insects, according to Western Exterminator Co and PestWorld.org. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the second most common cause of atraumatic peripheral facial paralysis, after Bell's Palsy, but slightly more severe. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common tick-borne illness is spotted fever rickettsiosis, a family of illnesses that can include a virulent strain called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "For children 2 to 4 years old, the most common adverse reactions were pain or redness at the injection site and fatigue. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in Europe and North America, but it's not evenly distributed around the wold. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "But knowing how to avert the most common missteps in your copywriting is half the battle. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common migraine subtypes are migraine with aura (MA) and migraine without aura (MO). \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "Spruce bark tea, pickles and potatoes were among the most common suggestions for scurvy, to varying degrees of success. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
      "For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
      "Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Our world and our societies expect certain things-- free passageway in the commons , free trade, etcetera, etcetera. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185506"
  },
  "commonsensible":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts",
      "ordinary good sense and judgment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "discreetness",
      "discretion",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
      "Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
      "She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "There are so many issues, from police reform to common sense gun safety, that the majority of us agree on it, but that's not enough. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "While a majority of Americans believe in common sense gun control, the will of the people has been hijacked by the NRA\u2019s enormous power, whose influence over the Republican Party (and some conservative Democrats) is near absolute. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Congress must have the courage to protect our children and pass common sense gun safety laws. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "commonsensical":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts",
      "ordinary good sense and judgment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "discreetness",
      "discretion",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
      "Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
      "She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "There are so many issues, from police reform to common sense gun safety, that the majority of us agree on it, but that's not enough. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "While a majority of Americans believe in common sense gun control, the will of the people has been hijacked by the NRA\u2019s enormous power, whose influence over the Republican Party (and some conservative Democrats) is near absolute. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Congress must have the courage to protect our children and pass common sense gun safety laws. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "commotion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a condition of civil unrest or insurrection",
      ": steady or recurrent motion",
      ": mental excitement or confusion",
      ": an agitated disturbance : to-do",
      ": noisy confusion : agitation",
      ": noisy excitement and confusion : turmoil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There was a sudden commotion when the actress entered the restaurant.",
      "the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the commotion , an officer grabbed Pecoraro from behind by his head and neck, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "In spite of all the commotion and craziness of everyday life, he and Lauren, high school sweethearts who tied the knot in 2012, still make sure to find time for themselves, purposefully setting time aside for date nights and adult conversations. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Youngkin\u2019s supporters, though, saw the commotion around the statues as evidence of things falling apart. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "But Little Louis, wedged between his older siblings, appears to have gotten swept up in the commotion , waving excitedly even as the rest of the family gave their tired wrists a rest. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
      "In the commotion , Piddubnyi found Valentyna, who was then dilated to 5 centimeters. \u2014 Amie Schaeffer, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "When the Tevatron crashed protons into antiprotons, a W boson often popped up in the ensuing commotion . \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "That morning, Flatten heard about a commotion out at the Yavapai reservation. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022",
      "That morning, Flatten heard about a commotion out at the Yavapai reservation. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French commocion , from Latin commotion-, commotio , from commov\u0113re \u2014 see commove ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205222"
  },
  "communal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to one or more communes",
      ": of or relating to a community",
      ": characterized by collective ownership and use of property",
      ": participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community",
      ": of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-y\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "collective",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "concerted",
      "conjoint",
      "conjunct",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The tribe lived in communal huts.",
      "the communal experience of riding on the train",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amenities are communal , but the hive does come with an electrical outlet and light in the shelter. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "And that very small sleeping space, nine to a bunk room affords almost zero privacy, meals for enlisted sailors in this mess hall are communal and there are no phones, no televisions, only an occasional use of e-mail. \u2014 ABC News , 22 May 2022",
      "For a budget-friendly family stay, spend a weekend camping at Essence of Tranquility with a communal kitchen and patio. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
      "The platform's authentication allows greater protection and less friction for essential workers, allowing contactless entry with doors and turnstiles to reduce touching communal surfaces. \u2014 Barbie Winterbottom, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The students continue to observe their traditions \u2014 praying three times a day, keeping a kosher communal kitchen, rocking napping newborns during lectures, and, if married, wearing wigs or head coverings in accordance with religious rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Emma would shop two or three times a week, and cook on a hotplate in their apartment \u2014 too afraid to use the communal kitchen \u2014 filling the small room with smoke and spice. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Both have access to a fire pit, communal kitchen, and bathroom and are just 19 miles from the national park. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
      "His process requires collaboration with actors who have the patience, time and communal spirit to develop a film together. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Late Latin communalis , from Latin communis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224713"
  },
  "communicable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being communicated : transmittable",
      "\u2014 see also communicable disease",
      ": communicative",
      ": able to be passed to another person",
      ": capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal : transmissible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catching",
      "contagious",
      "pestilent",
      "transmissible",
      "transmittable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncommunicable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the main roles of public health departments is to gather health information about communicable diseases and convey that information to the public so that outbreaks do not spread further. \u2014 Daphne Chen, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Many organizations are more interested in communicable diseases such as HIV or malaria than [in] mental illness. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "In the past, studies have found interesting associations between certain genetic variants and people\u2019s susceptibility to communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and the flu. \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "And health departments routinely track outbreaks of communicable diseases and inspect restaurants for pathogens or vermin. \u2014 Sam Whitehead And Julie Appleby, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "They will also be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But whether the administration fights to defend the mandate would probably have more to do with preserving the federal government's power to prevent the spread of communicable diseases -- a power that could be useful in the future. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In her ruling, Judge Mizelle adopted a narrow interpretation of the authority Congress granted to the C.D.C. to issue rules aimed at preventing the interstate spread of communicable diseases. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Byrne is the communicable disease coordinator for District Health Department 10, which covers 10 counties in northwest Michigan. \u2014 Freep.com , 22 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192617"
  },
  "communication":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior",
      ": exchange of information",
      ": personal rapport",
      ": information communicated : information transmitted or conveyed",
      ": a verbal or written message",
      ": a system (as of telephones or computers) for transmitting or exchanging information",
      ": a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles",
      ": personnel engaged in communicating : personnel engaged in transmitting or exchanging information",
      ": a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech)",
      ": the technology of the transmission of information (as by print or telecommunication)",
      ": an act or instance of transmitting",
      ": a connection between bodily parts",
      ": the exchange (as by speech or letter) of information between persons",
      ": information exchanged",
      ": a system of sending information",
      ": a system of routes for transportation",
      ": the act or process of transmitting information (as about ideas, attitudes, emotions, or objective behavior)",
      ": as",
      ": exchange of information between individuals through a common system of signs, symbols, or behavior",
      ": personal rapport",
      ": information communicated",
      ": a connection between bodily parts",
      ": the expression to another of information or thoughts through speech, writing, or gestures \u2014 see also confidential communication , privileged communication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dispatch",
      "message"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The communication -services industry is down from its prepandemic level more than any other S&P 500 sector. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Despite ongoing carnage, limited lines of communication remain open between Moscow and Kyiv. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "In most cases, an email or text is the preferred mode of communication . \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Swift expanded on the idea of communication generally and how repetitive these types of conflicts in relationships can get. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
      "The woman blocked the account and went to police with the evidence from the thread of communication . \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Before the meeting, a US defense official said Washington would try to establish lines of communication at the highest levels of the militaries as a mechanism to avoid situations that would result in conflict between the two Pacific powers. \u2014 Oren Liebermann And Brad Lendon, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Moscow also accused the West on Sunday of closing off lines of communication by forcing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov\u2019s plane to cancel a trip to Serbia for talks Monday. \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
      "Moscow also accused the West of closing off lines of communication by forcing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov\u2019s plane to cancel a trip to Serbia for talks Monday. \u2014 John Leicester, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see communicate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205348"
  },
  "communicative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to communicate : talkative",
      ": of or relating to communication",
      ": tending or serving to communicate",
      ": of or relating to communication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-tiv",
      "-ni-k\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-tiv, -k\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This task was meant to establish how well the dogs understood human communicative signals. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
      "Rivals from General Motors are the current benchmark for large-SUV dynamics, what with their firm brake pedals, relatively communicative steering, and greater sense of what passes for agility in this segment. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Zuim appeared on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety\u2018s theater podcast, with her colleague Celia Stewart, associate professor of communicative sciences and disorders. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The seller advertises on a social media site and is communicative until the payment is made. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "The Cardinals said Baker was alert, communicative and had movement and feeling in his extremities before he was transferred to a local hospital for further evaluation. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Ellen [Rapaport] has been very communicative , and generous and sharing. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk is a Twitter power user who bought the very tool of his frenzied, unfiltered communicative clout. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Heading the list was collaboration (35.9%), followed by honesty (22.1%), adaptability (14.6%) and being communicative (10.3%). \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190721"
  },
  "community":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unified body of individuals: such as",
      ": the people with common interests living in a particular area",
      ": the area itself",
      ": a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society",
      ": a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society",
      ": a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests",
      ": a group linked by a common policy",
      ": an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (such as species) in a common location",
      ": state , commonwealth",
      ": a social state or condition",
      ": joint ownership or participation",
      ": common character : likeness",
      ": social activity : fellowship",
      ": society at large",
      ": the people living in a certain place (as a village or city) : the area itself",
      ": a natural group (as of kinds of plants and animals) living together and depending on one another for various necessities of life (as food or shelter)",
      ": a group of people with common interests",
      ": a feeling of caring about others in a group",
      ": a unified body of individuals: as",
      ": the people with common interests living in a particular area",
      ": the area itself",
      ": an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location",
      ": a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society",
      ": the people who live in a particular place or region and usually are linked by some common interests",
      ": the mass of community property owned by a husband and wife",
      ": the entity created upon the marriage of a husband and wife for the purposes of ownership of property in community property states \u2014 see also community property at property , regime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "neighborhood"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a respectable member of the community",
      "The festival was a great way for the local community to get together.",
      "Many communities are facing budget problems.",
      "People in the community wanted better police protection.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For example, leaving handwritten thank you notes has become a tradition in the community . \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Pethke's division has no contracts with providers that work specifically with girls in the community . \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "The back-to-back Prides have created some disorientation in the community over which groups are marching in which parades. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "Many in the community stood by as the procession moved south on York Street leaving Elmhurst. \u2014 Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The incident sparked national headlines as many in the community protested and demanded the officer be fired. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "If the outbreak isn't contained, this means the virus could be ever-present in a community , circulating at low levels. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The governor said the state will continue its surveillance effort to detect new variants and determine how much virus is in the community . \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "As with Li and Muscaglione, Bank Atchawaran, who runs the Thai restaurant Lamaii a block from Shanghai Plaza, earned his success through years of name recognition in the community . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English comunete , from Anglo-French communit\u00e9 , from Latin communitat-, communitas , from communis \u2014 see common  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200317"
  },
  "commutation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exchange , trade",
      ": replacement",
      ": a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another",
      ": a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one",
      ": an act or process of commuting",
      ": the action of commutating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-y\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-y\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back-and-forth",
      "barter",
      "dicker",
      "exchange",
      "quid pro quo",
      "swap",
      "trade",
      "trade-off",
      "truck"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.",
      "an international commutation of food for oil",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Winner is seeking a commutation of her sentence from the president. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny Frank Atwood's request for commutation of sentence, reprieve or pardon. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Prater\u2019s office continued to try to have members of the board disqualified over alleged bias and last week petitioned the Oklahoma Supreme Court to stop members Kelly Doyle and Adam Luck from participating in the commutation hearing. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Dixon was denied his request for commutation or reprieve last week by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. \u2014 Perry Vandell, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency denied requests from Dixon's attorneys for a commutation or reprieve. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "On April 28, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency unanimously denied his lawyers' petition for commutation or reprieve of Dixon's sentence, CNN affiliate KNXV reported. \u2014 Andi Babineau And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The attorneys presented his requests for a commutation of sentence or a reprieve to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency in late April. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Shaniya Tate, 18, arrived from Putnam City North High School and said Jones\u2019 commutation was a relief. \u2014 Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English commutacion , from Anglo-French, from Latin commutation-, commutatio , from commutare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222715"
  },
  "compact":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "predominantly formed or filled composed , made",
      "having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined",
      "not diffuse or verbose",
      "occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space",
      "short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh",
      "being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it",
      "to make up by connecting or combining compose",
      "to knit or draw together combine",
      "to press together compress",
      "to become compacted",
      "something that is compact or compacted",
      "a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)",
      "an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact",
      "an agreement or covenant between two or more parties",
      "closely united or packed",
      "arranged so as to save space",
      "to draw together combine",
      "to press together tightly",
      "a small case for cosmetics",
      "a somewhat small automobile",
      "agreement sense 3",
      "having a dense structure without small cavities or cells",
      "\u2014 compare cancellous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
    "synonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "rigid",
      "solid",
      "stiff",
      "unyielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1601, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "compaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of compacting : the state of being compacted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pak-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u00e4m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compacting",
      "compression",
      "condensation",
      "condensing",
      "constricting",
      "constriction",
      "contracting",
      "contraction",
      "squeeze",
      "squeezing",
      "telescoping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompression",
      "expansion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the compaction of a complex topic into a short article means that a lot of niceties are going to get crushed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If agricultural equipment now poses a compaction risk, the dinosaurs were almost certainly causing problems. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 May 2022",
      "It's also designed to create the ideal aeration levels for these types of plants and to avoid soil compaction . \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "Soil compaction is legendary for leading to bare spots and poor grass. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Soil compaction also affects drainage: Rainwater can\u2019t soak into the dense soil and instead runs off. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Aerate and top dress the lawn to address compaction and a lack of organic material in the root area. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "As long as temperatures all the way to the ground are cold too, this snow can pile up quickly due to its low density, and lack of compaction and melting. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Use mulch to prevent erosion and compaction from rain. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Bare spots from compaction Excessive thatch accumulation, a thatch layer >0.5\u2033, which will also impede drainage. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032513"
  },
  "compadre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a close friend : buddy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-dr\u0101",
      "-dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "amigo",
      "buddy",
      "chum",
      "comrade",
      "confidant",
      "confidante",
      "crony",
      "familiar",
      "friend",
      "intimate",
      "mate",
      "musketeer",
      "pal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enemy",
      "foe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "How are you doing, compadre ?",
      "they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Messi had been in touch with Neymar, his old compadre , to talk things through. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Meanwhile a former compadre of Mr Massie in the House Freedom Caucus, Justin Amash, declared a plan to run for president for the Libertarians. \u2014 The Economist , 2 May 2020",
      "Police said that the rapper and his compadres had been getting complaints about the smell of marijuana permeating from their hotel room, the station reported. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "Though these worldly concerns sometimes cause friction within the group, Renaldo and his compadres always find their way back together. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Here\u2019s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year. *** Best of the Web will not publish on Monday or Tuesday but will return on Wednesday. *** Follow James Freeman on Twitter. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018",
      "The breeziness is a feint: Anolik has spent years on research, working meticulously to fill in the blanks where Babitz or her compadres had been too drunk to remember. \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
      "Here\u2019s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018",
      "Other losers topping the list: Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Madison, Wis. Welcome to the club, compadres . \u2014 Angela Fritz, Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater \u2014 more at compeer ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195404"
  },
  "companion":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "one that accompanies another comrade , associate",
      "one that keeps company with another",
      "rascal",
      "one that is closely connected with something similar",
      "one employed to live with and serve another",
      "a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space",
      "a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject",
      "accompany",
      "to keep company",
      "a hood covering at the top of a companionway",
      "companionway",
      "a person or thing that accompanies another",
      "one of a pair of things that go together",
      "a person employed to live with and assist another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259m-\u02c8pan-y\u0259n",
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "cohort",
      "compatriot",
      "compeer",
      "comrade",
      "crony",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "chaperone",
      "chaperon",
      "company",
      "convoy",
      "escort",
      "see",
      "squire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1737, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162529"
  },
  "companionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, conducive to, or suggestive of companionship : sociable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pan-y\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amicable",
      "bonhomous",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "collegial",
      "comradely",
      "cordial",
      "friendly",
      "genial",
      "hail-fellow",
      "hail-fellow-well-met",
      "hearty",
      "matey",
      "neighborly",
      "palsy",
      "palsy-walsy",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonistic",
      "hostile",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a companionable pat on the back let me know that my shipmates were now my friends",
      "a good club for companionable enthusiasts of the great outdoors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Conversation drifts between them from time to time, but the montage is mostly of a companionable , understanding quiet. \u2014 Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Designed in 1905 for a site at the University of Wisconsin but never built, this working boathouse ultimately found a companionable home in 2007 at Buffalo\u2019s West Side Rowing Club overlooking the Black Rock Canal and Niagara River. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "But this wise and sympathetic book\u2019s lingering effect is as a reminder that a deeper and more companionable way of life lurks behind our self-serious stories. \u2014 Mark Epstein, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Surrounding yourself with others who aren\u2019t making companionable and supportive choices could definitely harm your shot at success. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "And companionship doesn\u2019t even have to include conversation to be companionable . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Its rich blues and luscious pops of berry red led Ms. Murphy to choose pieces with companionable hues and forms. \u2014 Elizabeth Quinn Brown, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Let his words spill over into the surrounding, companionable dark, and let whatever can\u2019t be absorbed by her mind be taken in through her skin, her fingernails, her hair\u2014this, too, is a kind of money, wealth. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "In the slanting sunlight, unhurried and companionable , the two picked their way through the undergrowth, a vision of the rural idyll. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195833"
  },
  "company":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "association with another fellowship",
      "companions , associates",
      "visitors , guests",
      "a group of persons or things",
      "a body of soldiers",
      "a unit (as of infantry) consisting usually of a headquarters and two or more platoons",
      "an organization of performing artists",
      "the officers and crew of a ship",
      "a firefighting unit",
      "a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild",
      "an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise",
      "those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name",
      "accompany",
      "associate",
      "an association of persons operating a business",
      "the presence of someone who brings comfort",
      "a person or thing someone enjoys being with",
      "a person's companions or associates",
      "guests or visitors especially at a person's home",
      "a group of persons or things",
      "a body of soldiers",
      "a band of musical or dramatic performers",
      "an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise \u2014 compare corporation , partnership",
      "a company that makes usually small short-term loans to individuals",
      "a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business",
      "a company whose sole function is to own and control other companies",
      "a company that earns income solely or primarily by holding and investing in securities issued by other companies or by government agencies",
      "a business organization whose capital is represented by shares owned by stockholders each of whom is personally liable for the company's debts",
      "an unincorporated company formed under applicable state statute whose members cannot be held liable for the acts, debts, or obligations of the company and that may elect to be taxed as a partnership",
      "an insurance company whose capital is owned by its policyholders",
      "a company that provides surety bonds for a fee",
      "a company and often a commercial bank acting as trustee for individuals and businesses and providing related financial or estate planning services"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "troop",
      "troupe"
    ],
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      "associate",
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      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
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      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The popular tourist attraction has welcomed celebrities and politicians, including Tom Cruise, Queen Elizabeth II, and more than 30 million other guests, according to the company . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Two other cast members and four crew members were also injured but are in stable condition, according to the company . \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "At a separate news conference a few minutes later, Thompson was asked about that moment and why the three of them still enjoy each other\u2019s company . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The difference is due to the size of each company \u2019s dose. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Finalists also work with launch advisors, who offer personalized feedback and scores to each company applying, then work in-depth with all finalists on various aspects of their businesses. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "By contrast, Belly\u2019s supposedly years-long crush on Conrad is difficult to invest in when so much of their time onscreen is spent awkwardly dancing around each other, and so little of it enjoying each other\u2019s company . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Adding to the complexity, each company is offering different dose sizes and number of shots. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "But the requirements for business leadership in the 2000s (and today) are vastly different than the 1990s and the needs of each company was unique. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162505"
  },
  "comparable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of or suitable for comparison",
      ": similar , like",
      ": being similar or about the same"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "also",
      "-\u02c8per-\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-pr\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "cognate",
      "connate",
      "correspondent",
      "corresponding",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "diverse",
      "unakin",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "two comparable selections that are hard to choose between",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The religious persecution of her father's reign was definitely comparable to the religious persecution of her reign. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The statewide decline is comparable to a 20% nationwide decline, according to the Department of Labor. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "Similar to polyester, fibers like linen or silk can't have thread counts that are comparable to cotton. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Gutierrez later mocked Abbott\u2019s suggestion that firearms today are comparable to the weapons that were in circulation when Texas became a state in 1845. \u2014 Joshua Lott, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Being in the showroom, whose size is comparable to a large suburban home, is no less than fantastic. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "Monkeypox is a low risk to the general American public and is not comparable to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a senior U.S. health official who was in Phoenix Tuesday. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "The immune responses of a subset of subjects studied one month after getting a third dose were comparable to the strong responses of people ages 16 to 25 who had gotten two doses in another trial, Pfizer and BioNTech said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Anaphylaxis rates in children ages 5-11 following the Pfizer vaccination were comparable to the rate seen in people ages 12 and older. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see compare  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230005"
  },
  "compartment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a separate division or section",
      ": one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided",
      ": compartmentalize",
      ": a small chamber, receptacle, or container",
      ": one of the separate areas of a train, airplane, or automobile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-\u02ccment",
      "-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bay",
      "cabin",
      "cell",
      "chamber",
      "cube",
      "cubicle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The suitcase has a zippered compartment for personal items.",
      "The refrigerator has a separate compartment for meats.",
      "Verb",
      "compartment the responses according to country of origin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There's a zippered laptop compartment that can hold a 15-inch device. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Backpack fans will enjoy the Terry Backpack Cooler, a 2-in-1 bag that has a removable insulation compartment to store drinks and snacks for your outdoor adventure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
      "Which is to say, the S8 is an impressively long sedan, with a rear-passenger compartment as capacious as that found in most any car. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "On-the-go storage is dialed: four stretchy snack pockets and a zippered security compartment up front, and a rear horizontal pole carry. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "People with front-loaders have one other place to clean: a compartment at the base of the machine where water collects around a filter that protects the pump. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Merchants using Uber Eats platform will be notified when the Motional vehicle arrives and then place orders into a compartment inserted in the vehicle\u2019s back seat. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Giftees can keep all of their cables and tech accoutrements untangled with Bellroy\u2019s Tech Kit, which has stretchy mesh pockets for cords and chargers, a partition with elastic organizers and a magnetic slip compartment for a power bank. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "The lift top reveals a storage compartment that has a 120-liter capacity to hold spare throw pillows, blankets, toys, and more. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the place where sport bikes keep their engines, the Navi has a lockable storage compartment large enough to cram in shoes, books or laptops (but not a full-face helmet). \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "One flew into the drivers compartment through an open window and struck him in the face, temporarily stunning him. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
      "First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "Kushner has not yet been approved to review \u2018\u2018sensitive compartmented information,\u2019\u2019 better known as SCI. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2018",
      "Kushner has not been approved to review \u2018\u2018sensitive compartmented information,\u2019\u2019 known as SCI. \u2014 Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2018",
      "Sharing highly compartmented , classified information with Russians is a theatrical distraction from the greater good of polluting streams, enabling predatory financial practices, cutting taxes, and taking people\u2019s health care away. \u2014 Brian Beutler, New Republic , 16 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211837"
  },
  "compartmentalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate into isolated compartments or categories"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02ccp\u00e4rt-\u02c8men-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate.",
      "The company has compartmentalized its services.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Candace has that ability to compartmentalize and sort of dissociate from the things that are bothering her. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "After an intense ending to the Halloween party, Spencer tries his best to compartmentalize everything and focus on the big Homecoming game. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "His attempts to compartmentalize are further complicated by interactions with grieving families. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Those regularly scheduled few hours every week allow people to compartmentalize and give them a sense of agency and optimism. \u2014 John Morgan, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Li\u2019s students are idealistic enough to compartmentalize their crimes as a reckoning with Western cultures and colonialism. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "So most people compartmentalize the news and express their strongest emotions for things closest to home. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Executives can no longer compartmentalize data as a function or process. \u2014 Simone Steel, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Politicians and policymakers have an instinct to compartmentalize \u2014each problem in its own bucket. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193817"
  },
  "compass":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to devise or contrive often with craft or skill plot",
      "encompass",
      "bring about , achieve",
      "to get into one's possession or power obtain",
      "comprehend",
      "boundary , circumference",
      "a circumscribed space",
      "range , scope",
      "a curved or roundabout course",
      "a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north",
      "any of various nonmagnetic devices that indicate direction",
      "an instrument for describing circles or transferring measurements that consists of two pointed branches joined at the top by a pivot",
      "direction sense 6c",
      "forming a curve curved",
      "a device having a magnetic needle that indicates direction on the earth's surface by pointing toward the north",
      "an instrument for drawing circles or marking measurements consisting of two pointed legs joined at the top by a pivot",
      "range entry 1 sense 2 , scope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplish",
      "achieve",
      "bring off",
      "carry off",
      "carry out",
      "commit",
      "do",
      "execute",
      "follow through (with)",
      "fulfill",
      "fulfil",
      "make",
      "negotiate",
      "perform",
      "perpetrate",
      "prosecute",
      "pull off",
      "put through"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cynosure",
      "direction",
      "focus",
      "lodestar",
      "loadstar",
      "polestar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "It could be argued that Ingram, not Williamson, is the barometer and compass for how the Pelicans' will navigate the sails of the regular season. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "The other delegates ignored him, the Constitution was adopted, and Charles L\u2019Enfant skulked onto the scene with his ruler and compass a few years later. \u2014 Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic , 25 June 2020",
      "It is based on the knowledge that no spoliator can compass his end without a certain degree of co-operation, willing or compulsory, of the victim. \u2014 Tridip Suhrud, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "Lutfi began harassing Britney and those around her shortly after the performer checked into an all- compassing wellness treatment facility in April, the singer\u2019s attorney said in the court documents. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2019",
      "True to their name, though, sun compasses only work in the sun. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "But time passed and the Bahamas grew closer and closer to finding its compass . \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Though in the series she is portrayed primarily as a moral compass for her husband, far more interesting are the moments when she is shown in her pre-First Lady career, as a vice president for University of Chicago Hospitals. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "And Getsy can lean on his experience with a prolific Packers offense as a compass . \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "And his current position is meant to be apolitical and to serve as a moral compass for the nation. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "But your best players ultimately have to be your comportment compass . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "During 25 years of teaching art, my navigational compass for seeing and evaluating art has led me to poll my students. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Cooper, following his moral compass , says he's done and wants to get it over with. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "But the internal work to figure out your compass is much harder. \u2014 Allure , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1523, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "compassion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it",
      ": pity for and a desire to help someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commiseration",
      "feeling",
      "sympathy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "callousness",
      "coldheartedness",
      "hard-heartedness",
      "heartlessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a researcher who is primarily a clinician, however, my main motivating force is compassion and empathy for my patients, and wanting the best for them. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "After all, triple bottom line accounting allows for the objective measurement of a company\u2019s compassion and caring. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Data from LinkedIn shows that the number of member posts on the site that included terms like empathy, empathetic, compassion and caring doubled from the first half of 2019 to the first half of 2021. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The Muellers spent much of their time focusing on their daughter\u2019s compassion and the desire to help others that led her to the Middle East in the first place. \u2014 Emily Sacia, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "But Wachs and Kramer have felt increasingly emboldened to dive into muddy gray areas, using compassion and intimate, emotional storytelling devices to try and humanize the many faces inside. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Overall, supporting someone with an eating disorder requires patience, education, understanding, compassion and gentleness. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Positive messages include the value of compassion and teamwork, evident in the fact that the family and staff are closer than ever, without jealousy or strife. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Turn your attention toward others, and look to psychology for insight on how to lead with compassion and humanity. \u2014 Rina Koshkina, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compassion-, compassio , from compati to sympathize, from Latin com- + pati to bear, suffer \u2014 more at patient ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170949"
  },
  "compassionate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing compassion : sympathetic",
      ": granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual",
      ": pity",
      ": having or showing pity for and desire to help someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "bleed (for)",
      "commiserate (with)",
      "condole (with)",
      "feel (for)",
      "pity",
      "sympathize (with)",
      "yearn (over)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a compassionate person by nature",
      "a compassionate smile made the refugees feel a little better",
      "Verb",
      "a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Dennard filed a motion for compassionate release on March 24. \u2014 Fox19 & Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The escape came after Taddeo sought a compassionate release in December 2020, citing the dangers the Covid-19 pandemic posed to his health. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "According to his records, Taddeo was approved for a medical appointment on March 28 \u2013 consistent with his recent appeals to prison officials for compassionate release on the grounds of health issues. \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Intuitive eating rejects metrics like calories, macros, and points and embraces a more compassionate approach to nutrition. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The competing arguments of taking a more compassionate approach toward homelessness versus tougher enforcement are universal, whether the disputes are in San Diego\u2019s East Village or in L.A.'s Griffith Park, Echo Park and Venice Beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But Ruizpalacious, while not as deeply compassionate as Aldrich, is film-smart and scrupulous. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Family matters could also undergo big improvements, such as a relative adopting a more compassionate approach to an ongoing conflict. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "So the research shows that taking this compassionate approach is better \u2013 for company performance and our own individual wellbeing. \u2014 Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "He was recognized by Duke as being a competitor on the field and compassionate off it. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "At age 49, the Juilliard graduate, who can easily transform from menacing mob boss to compassionate father with a mere expression change, is having the kind of year an actor can only dream about. \u2014 Nicole Sperling, HWD , 12 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195113"
  },
  "compeer":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "companion",
      "equal , peer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpir",
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "cohort",
      "companion",
      "compatriot",
      "comrade",
      "crony",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coequal",
      "coordinate",
      "counterpart",
      "equal",
      "equivalent",
      "fellow",
      "like",
      "match",
      "parallel",
      "peer",
      "rival"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "compel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly",
      ": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure",
      ": to drive together",
      ": to make (as a person) do something by the use of physical, moral, or mental pressure : force",
      ": to make happen by force",
      ": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure and especially by authority or law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "coerce",
      "constrain",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "force",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
      "muscle",
      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Illness compelled him to stay in bed.",
      "We took steps to compel their cooperation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Obamacare said that the no federal state or local law shall compel directly or indirectly any person employer or healthcare provider to participate in a healthcare system. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The jockeys hoped the strike would compel racehorse owners, the racetrack owner, and Puerto Rico\u2019s regulator of horse races to accept their demands. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Hungary\u2019s democratic backsliding under Orban has triggered procedural action within the European Union, which has withheld some E.U. funds earmarked for Hungary but otherwise struggled to compel Budapest to change course. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Games exclusively offered on that service will require users to download the app but will not compel users to purchase an AppleTV+ subscription. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In his memoir, Sherrell is reaching for a new structure, a narrative that will both disclose his true feelings and compel others to see their own more clearly. \u2014 David S. Wallace, The New Yorker , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Today, many conservatives want to compel others to carry their speech by regulating social-media platforms\u2019 ability to moderate content. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Beijing seems to believe that its economic weight will eventually compel the rest of the region to flock to its flag. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "In the Dominican Republic, Pfizer is fighting a petition for the government to compel the company to share its patents for Paxlovid with generic makers. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compeller \"to coerce, force, constrain,\" borrowed from Anglo-French compeller, borrowed from Latin compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action),\" from com-  com- + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, impel\" \u2014 more at pulse entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170246"
  },
  "compellation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or action of addressing someone",
      ": appellation sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccpe-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appellation",
      "appellative",
      "cognomen",
      "denomination",
      "denotation",
      "designation",
      "handle",
      "moniker",
      "monicker",
      "name",
      "nomenclature",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin compell\u0101ti\u014dn-, compell\u0101ti\u014d \"action of addessing, reproaching, reproof,\" from compell\u0101re \"to address, speak to, reprove\" (from com-  com- + -pell\u0101re, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere \"to beat against, push, strike\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at pulse entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202825"
  },
  "compelled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly",
      ": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure",
      ": to drive together",
      ": to make (as a person) do something by the use of physical, moral, or mental pressure : force",
      ": to make happen by force",
      ": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure and especially by authority or law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "coerce",
      "constrain",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "force",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
      "muscle",
      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Illness compelled him to stay in bed.",
      "We took steps to compel their cooperation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Obamacare said that the no federal state or local law shall compel directly or indirectly any person employer or healthcare provider to participate in a healthcare system. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The jockeys hoped the strike would compel racehorse owners, the racetrack owner, and Puerto Rico\u2019s regulator of horse races to accept their demands. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Hungary\u2019s democratic backsliding under Orban has triggered procedural action within the European Union, which has withheld some E.U. funds earmarked for Hungary but otherwise struggled to compel Budapest to change course. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Games exclusively offered on that service will require users to download the app but will not compel users to purchase an AppleTV+ subscription. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In his memoir, Sherrell is reaching for a new structure, a narrative that will both disclose his true feelings and compel others to see their own more clearly. \u2014 David S. Wallace, The New Yorker , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Today, many conservatives want to compel others to carry their speech by regulating social-media platforms\u2019 ability to moderate content. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Beijing seems to believe that its economic weight will eventually compel the rest of the region to flock to its flag. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "In the Dominican Republic, Pfizer is fighting a petition for the government to compel the company to share its patents for Paxlovid with generic makers. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compeller \"to coerce, force, constrain,\" borrowed from Anglo-French compeller, borrowed from Latin compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action),\" from com-  com- + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, impel\" \u2014 more at pulse entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203319"
  },
  "compelling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that compels : such as",
      ": forceful",
      ": demanding attention",
      ": convincing",
      ": that compels : tending to demand action or to convince"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cogent",
      "conclusive",
      "convincing",
      "decisive",
      "effective",
      "forceful",
      "persuasive",
      "satisfying",
      "strong",
      "telling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "ineffective",
      "uncompelling",
      "unconvincing",
      "unpersuasive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.",
      "He made a compelling argument.",
      "I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job.",
      "She had a compelling need to share what she had heard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mood shifts from euphoric to introspective with ease, proving once again that Wonho is one of the most versatile and compelling voices in K-pop today. \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Season 3 finds NoHo Hank in the throes of an intense and compelling love story. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "No one has trouble understanding what a clothing retailer or a bookseller does, but more niche industries and brand-new product categories need a compelling pitch. \u2014 Colby Flood, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "But this is underselling the unctuous texture, and the brininess, and the strange and compelling savoriness of fish nearly transformed into something else entirely. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Somehow, Lightyear ends up being a more compelling and cohesive space adventure than any of the Star Wars sequels. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
      "By Ruta Sepetys Set in 1989 Romania, this compelling and well-researched work of historical fiction chronicles 17-year-old Cristian coming of age under the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The Hellbound Heart, Hellraiser gives us a lore that, by drawing upon the taboo iconography of kink and BDSM, emerges as both singular and compelling . \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In typical Dark fashion, the trailer for 1899 only hints at what is to come, providing a few breadcrumbs to entice fans back for what looks like an equally strange and compelling journey. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of compel ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225443"
  },
  "compendious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter : concise and comprehensive",
      ": comprehensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-d\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-in",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her compendious knowledge of the monarch butterfly",
      "a compendious summary of the referendum before the voters"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212252"
  },
  "compete":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry",
      ": to strive for something (as a prize or a reward) for which another is also striving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0113t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "contend",
      "face off",
      "fight",
      "race",
      "rival",
      "vie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.",
      "She competed against students from around the country.",
      "We are competing with companies that are twice our size.",
      "Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?",
      "The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the biggest new features\u2014called Apple Pay Later\u2014is a buy now, pay later capability that will directly compete with other fintech companies such as PayPal and Affirm. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Minor political parties have all but disappeared from general elections, unable to muster the resources to run large, professional campaigns that can compete with Democrats and Republicans. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Gone are the days when Hastings could say with a straight face that Netflix didn\u2019t compete with companies like Apple and Amazon. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Each tournament's 48 players will be split into 12 four-person teams that compete over the tournament's four days. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "Officials also argued the drawing would level the playing field and ensure small and minority-owned businesses can compete against big players. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
      "Because Valle has not provided proof of being vaccinated, the email states that her daughter cannot be part of the team and cannot compete in the games. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Rival electric-vehicle startup Lucid Group Inc., which makes luxury sedans that compete directly with Tesla Inc., has also cut production forecasts and raised prices in recent months. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The one-hour special, which drops on Magnolia Network and discovery+ on June 12, brings together talented cooks who will compete for more than one enticing prize. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin competere to seek together, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable, from com- + petere to go to, seek \u2014 more at feather ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181315"
  },
  "competent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": proper or rightly pertinent",
      ": having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : fit",
      ": legally qualified or adequate",
      ": having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way: such as",
      ": having the capacity to initiate an immune response following exposure to an antigen",
      ": capable of taking up exogenous DNA (as from a plasmid) during genetic transformation",
      ": capable sense 2 , efficient",
      ": having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way",
      ": having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant",
      ": having or showing requisite or adequate ability or qualities",
      ": free from addiction or mental defect that renders one incapable of taking care of oneself or one's property",
      ": capable of understanding one's position as a criminal defendant and the nature of the criminal proceedings and able to participate in one's defense \u2014 compare capacity , incompetent , insanity",
      ": legally qualified or adequate: as",
      ": having the necessary power or authority",
      ": qualified for presentation in court : admissible as evidence or capable of giving admissible evidence",
      ": intelligent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259t-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "able",
      "capable",
      "equal",
      "fit",
      "good",
      "qualified",
      "suitable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incompetent",
      "inept",
      "poor",
      "unfit",
      "unfitted",
      "unqualified"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Employer reputation, an assessment of how well institutions prepare students for successful careers, and which institutions provide the most competent , innovative, and effective graduates. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Josh Shapiro can present himself as a sane, competent , moderate, who cleans-up nicely. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "But a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday sided with a state court's conclusion that Dixon was competent , and the U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute request to halt his execution. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "Dixon's attorneys argued that Dixon has suffered from schizophrenia from an early age, experienced auditory and visual hallucinations and displayed delusional thoughts, but Board of Clemency members found Dixon to be mentally competent . \u2014 Perry Vandell, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "But members of the Board of Clemency didn\u2019t buy the argument, found Dixon to be mentally competent and denied his requests for mercy. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Court records do not indicate if a psychiatric exam has been performed, which could determine whether Coleman is mentally competent to stand trial. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Brevard was found to be competent and then placed back in jail, according to D.C Department of Behavioral Health Director Barbara Bazron. \u2014 Brian Dakss, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Our media wets itself over Kremlin plots that our media wouldn\u2019t know about if the Kremlin were actually competent , from its murder of overseas critics to its sponsorship of crybercrime to its role in the Malaysian airliner shootdown. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, suitable, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin competent-, competens , from present participle of competere \u2014 see compete ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203653"
  },
  "complacent":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies marked by complacency self-satisfied",
      "complaisant sense 1",
      "unconcerned",
      "feeling or showing satisfaction and lack of worry or caution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4ant",
    "synonyms":[
      "apathetic",
      "casual",
      "disinterested",
      "incurious",
      "indifferent",
      "insensible",
      "insouciant",
      "nonchalant",
      "perfunctory",
      "pococurante",
      "unconcerned",
      "uncurious",
      "uninterested"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concerned",
      "interested"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, the talent is there, and the audacious production concept \u2013 approved, we are pointedly told, by the Stone and Edwards estates \u2013 is never complacent . \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "As the show prepares for Season 3, Barrymore does not want to get complacent . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Emergency preparedness officials warned Floridians not to get complacent during the upcoming hurricane season, particularly in coastal areas that haven\u2019t experienced strong storms recently. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "That's great, but now is not the time for the rest of us to get complacent . \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "With the state Capitol dome in the background, speaker after speaker told supporters not to get complacent with mandates gone. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Financial-market participants were also complacent about the inflation outlook. \u2014 John Greenwood, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "With the state Capitol dome in the background, speaker after speaker told supporters not to get complacent with mandates gone. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "With success comes attention, expectations, the natural human reaction to relax and become complacent . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin complacent-, complacens , present participle of complac\u0113re to please greatly, from com- + plac\u0113re to please \u2014 more at please ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162450"
  },
  "complain":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to express grief, pain, or discontent",
      "to make a formal accusation or charge",
      "to express grief, pain, or discontent find fault",
      "to speak of one's illness or symptoms",
      "to make a complaint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He works hard but he never complains .",
      "If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
      "The students complained that the test was too hard.",
      "\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "To complain of discrimination call the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development toll-free at 800-669-9777. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "And if things go wrong, they usually aren\u2019t allowed to publicly complain Contracts bind homeowners to strict confidentiality, even preventing them (at least theoretically) from speaking about the show to friends or family. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Tends to complain when his quarterback doesn't take a shot. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Bad judges can dish out incompetent or abusive behavior for years unless someone takes a risky step to complain . \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
      "When Serra tried to reassign Dumetz and another priest, Dumetz wrote to the church authorities in Mexico City to complain . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "complainer":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express grief, pain, or discontent",
      ": to make a formal accusation or charge",
      ": to express grief, pain, or discontent : find fault",
      ": to speak of one's illness or symptoms",
      ": to make a complaint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He works hard but he never complains .",
      "If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
      "The students complained that the test was too hard.",
      "\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "To complain of discrimination call the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development toll-free at 800-669-9777. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "And if things go wrong, they usually aren\u2019t allowed to publicly complain : Contracts bind homeowners to strict confidentiality, even preventing them (at least theoretically) from speaking about the show to friends or family. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Tends to complain when his quarterback doesn't take a shot. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Bad judges can dish out incompetent or abusive behavior for years unless someone takes a risky step to complain . \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
      "When Serra tried to reassign Dumetz and another priest, Dumetz wrote to the church authorities in Mexico City to complain . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192135"
  },
  "complaining":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express grief, pain, or discontent",
      ": to make a formal accusation or charge",
      ": to express grief, pain, or discontent : find fault",
      ": to speak of one's illness or symptoms",
      ": to make a complaint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He works hard but he never complains .",
      "If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
      "The students complained that the test was too hard.",
      "\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "To complain of discrimination call the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development toll-free at 800-669-9777. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "And if things go wrong, they usually aren\u2019t allowed to publicly complain : Contracts bind homeowners to strict confidentiality, even preventing them (at least theoretically) from speaking about the show to friends or family. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Tends to complain when his quarterback doesn't take a shot. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Bad judges can dish out incompetent or abusive behavior for years unless someone takes a risky step to complain . \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
      "When Serra tried to reassign Dumetz and another priest, Dumetz wrote to the church authorities in Mexico City to complain . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201706"
  },
  "complete":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having all necessary parts, elements, or steps",
      ": containing all essential amino acids",
      ": total , absolute",
      ": fully carried out : thorough",
      ": legally caught",
      ": brought to an end : concluded",
      ": highly proficient",
      ": including modifiers, complements , or objects",
      ": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 3",
      ": having all four sets of floral organs",
      ": having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space",
      ": made complete by the inclusion of",
      ": to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state",
      ": to make whole or perfect",
      ": to mark the end of",
      ": execute , fulfill",
      ": to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully",
      ": having all necessary parts : not lacking anything",
      ": entirely done",
      ": thorough sense 1",
      ": to bring to an end : finish",
      ": to make whole or perfect",
      ": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 1",
      ": characterized by a break passing entirely across the bone \u2014 compare incomplete sense 2",
      ": containing all essential amino acids \u2014 compare incomplete sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compleat",
      "comprehensive",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "grand",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "plenary",
      "total",
      "whole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "consummate",
      "finalize",
      "finish",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Facing 24 batters in a complete -game effort, the 6-foot-4-inch senior lefthander allowed two hits and a walk while striking out 13. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Thomas Eshelman posted the longest outing for a Missions player this season Wednesday, throwing an eight-inning complete game in a 2-0 loss. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The sophomore finished a complete -game shutout with 10 strikeouts, only allowing two hits and four free passes. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Pegg threw a complete game three-hitter with 11 strikeouts in a win over Rising Sun. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "The Purdue recruit struck out 14 in a complete game three-hitter to lift the Crusaders to a 5-1 win over Lincoln-Way West in the Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional at Ozinga Field. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Alcorn State recruit Christian Hall delivered a complete game with five strikeouts and one walk. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Sitting next to Holly Azevedo after the pitcher extended UCLA\u2019s season with a complete -game shutout against Florida on Sunday, Inouye-Perez beamed as a room of reporters recounted Azevedo\u2019s accomplishments. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The southpaw pitched a complete -game four-hitter, walking none and striking out eight. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The audit takes one to two hours to complete , and customers are encouraged to accompany the consultant. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The main risk is if the Ethereum upgrade takes more than three years to complete . \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Pfizer\u2019s three-dose series, for instance, takes three months to complete \u2014just in time for the start of the fall school year, if parents start now. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "The process is simple and only takes a few minutes to complete . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Konstantarakos is looking for partners to close the film\u2019s funding gap and expects to complete it by fall. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The program, which takes six to nine months to complete , significantly reduces the chances of recidivism, according to a study released this January from the nonpartisan California Policy Lab. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
      "The board developed an online survey with the executive search firm, BWP & Associates, and is asking stakeholders in the school district to complete it, said Nancy Artz, district 30 board president. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete , a news release stated. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182700"
  },
  "completely":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having all necessary parts, elements, or steps",
      "containing all essential amino acids",
      "total , absolute",
      "fully carried out thorough",
      "legally caught",
      "brought to an end concluded",
      "highly proficient",
      "including modifiers, complements , or objects",
      "characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 3",
      "having all four sets of floral organs",
      "having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space",
      "made complete by the inclusion of",
      "to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state",
      "to make whole or perfect",
      "to mark the end of",
      "execute , fulfill",
      "to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully",
      "having all necessary parts not lacking anything",
      "entirely done",
      "thorough sense 1",
      "to bring to an end finish",
      "to make whole or perfect",
      "characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 1",
      "characterized by a break passing entirely across the bone \u2014 compare incomplete sense 2",
      "containing all essential amino acids \u2014 compare incomplete sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t",
    "synonyms":[
      "compleat",
      "comprehensive",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "grand",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "plenary",
      "total",
      "whole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "consummate",
      "finalize",
      "finish",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Facing 24 batters in a complete -game effort, the 6-foot-4-inch senior lefthander allowed two hits and a walk while striking out 13. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Thomas Eshelman posted the longest outing for a Missions player this season Wednesday, throwing an eight-inning complete game in a 2-0 loss. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The sophomore finished a complete -game shutout with 10 strikeouts, only allowing two hits and four free passes. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Pegg threw a complete game three-hitter with 11 strikeouts in a win over Rising Sun. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "The Purdue recruit struck out 14 in a complete game three-hitter to lift the Crusaders to a 5-1 win over Lincoln-Way West in the Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional at Ozinga Field. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Alcorn State recruit Christian Hall delivered a complete game with five strikeouts and one walk. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Sitting next to Holly Azevedo after the pitcher extended UCLA\u2019s season with a complete -game shutout against Florida on Sunday, Inouye-Perez beamed as a room of reporters recounted Azevedo\u2019s accomplishments. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The southpaw pitched a complete -game four-hitter, walking none and striking out eight. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The audit takes one to two hours to complete , and customers are encouraged to accompany the consultant. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The main risk is if the Ethereum upgrade takes more than three years to complete . \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Pfizer\u2019s three-dose series, for instance, takes three months to complete \u2014just in time for the start of the fall school year, if parents start now. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "The process is simple and only takes a few minutes to complete . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Konstantarakos is looking for partners to close the film\u2019s funding gap and expects to complete it by fall. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The program, which takes six to nine months to complete , significantly reduces the chances of recidivism, according to a study released this January from the nonpartisan California Policy Lab. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
      "The board developed an online survey with the executive search firm, BWP & Associates, and is asking stakeholders in the school district to complete it, said Nancy Artz, district 30 board president. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete , a news release stated. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "complex":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts",
      ": a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit",
      ": a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality",
      ": an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation",
      ": a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known",
      ": the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition",
      ": a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds",
      ": a building or group of buildings housing related units",
      ": composed of two or more parts : composite",
      ": having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents",
      ": consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses",
      ": hard to separate, analyze, or solve",
      ": of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers",
      ": to make complex or into a complex",
      ": chelate",
      ": not easy to understand or explain : not simple",
      ": having parts that go together in complicated ways",
      ": having many varied interrelated parts, patterns, or elements and consequently hard to understand",
      ": formed by the union of simpler chemical substances",
      ": a group of repressed memories, desires, and ideas that exert a dominant influence on the personality and behavior",
      "\u2014 see castration complex , electra complex , inferiority complex , oedipus complex , persecution complex , superiority complex",
      ": a group of chromosomes arranged or behaving in a particular way \u2014 see gene complex",
      ": a chemical association of two or more species (as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than by covalent bonds",
      ": the sum of the factors (as symptoms and lesions) characterizing a disease",
      ": to form into a complex",
      ": chelate",
      ": to form a complex"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "establishment",
      "facility",
      "installation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complicate",
      "complicated",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She has a complex about her appearance.",
      "a complex of protein molecules",
      "Adjective",
      "The house's wiring is complex .",
      "The situation is more complex than you realize.",
      "Verb",
      "there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An Indianapolis real estate development company is announcing its first project in Alabama - the construction of a $61 million, five-story apartment complex in Birmingham. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "Beneath the main level is a floor with a kitchenette, an elaborate bath complex , a sauna, an exercise room, an office and a wine cellar. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center placed the zone from Wisconsin to northern West Virginia at greatest risk from this possible thunderstorm complex , or mesoscale convective system (MCS). \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Once denounced for its tough appearance, the residential complex \u2014completed in 1972\u2014has become a coveted place to live, recently a three-bedroom unit listed for over $1 million. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
      "Formulated with Seventh Generation\u2019s five-ingredient odor-control complex , including arrowroot powder, this deodorant delivers 24 hours of odor control and long-lasting nourishment. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The Red Lobster site is on a stretch of Mayfair Road between the Mayfair mall complex , which includes the Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel that opened in 2020, and the Mayfair Collection mixed-use development. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Downtown Denver boasts restaurants, shops, museums, clubs, the Denver Performing Arts complex , and Union Station. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "The six-building, four-story complex , dubbed Broadstone Locklyn, has a total of 280 units, ranging from 822 sq. \u2014 Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Travel is now more complex than ever, with travelers spending about two to three days of planning and booking for each week of vacation with limited help and advice. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "The private secondary market, however, is far more complex to navigate than the stock market. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The film, starring Cooper Raiff, who also wrote and directed, is more complex than any of those words would suggest. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that while energy will be a point of discussion, the relationship between the nations was far more complex than that. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One of the things that has always felt true to me is that things are always more complex and more challenging than what one article or headline can cover. \u2014 Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Analyst Severin Borenstein of Berkeley's Energy Institute told CBS News the root of the problem is more complex . \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
      "But getting that answer appears to be a bit more complex than scientists suspected. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "From simple swaps like using bamboo toothbrushes to more complex tips like starting a compost bin, these creators had something for everyone. \u2014 Shane Barker, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193012"
  },
  "complexify":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make complex",
      "to become complex"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u00e4m-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
    "synonyms":[
      "complex",
      "complicate",
      "embarrass",
      "entangle",
      "perplex",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "simplify",
      "streamline"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "my proposal would simplify the process, whereas yours would needlessly complexify it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "compliance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion",
      ": conformity in fulfilling official requirements",
      ": a disposition to yield to others",
      ": the ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied : flexibility",
      ": the ability or process of yielding to changes in pressure without disruption of structure or function",
      ": the process of complying with a regimen of treatment",
      ": an act or process of complying with a demand or recommendation",
      ": observance of official requirements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquiescence",
      "biddability",
      "compliancy",
      "deference",
      "docility",
      "obedience",
      "submissiveness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defiance",
      "disobedience",
      "intractability",
      "recalcitrance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was rewarded for her compliance .",
      "There has been a low rate of compliance with the new law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The treatment of monkeys and guinea pigs in campus labs is out of compliance with standards set by the Animal Welfare Regulations, the complaint claims. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "In an interview with the Albuquerque Journal, Police Chief Harold Medina said their goal is that the department will be in full compliance with the Court Approved Settlement Agreement in two years. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Instead of compliance , the ship moved into the harbor. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "But the means of enforcing such contracts are relatively weak \u2014 and made even weaker by Washington\u2019s own mixed history of compliance , as recently as last month. \u2014 John Hudson, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "And as recently as 2011, volunteers had to fill thousands of sandbags to fill gaps and shore up those flood protections, which eventually fell out of compliance with federal guidelines. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "In contrast, Ukraine has been in full compliance with the chemical and biological weapons conventions since signing them in 1972 and 1993, respectively, according to the State Department. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Online stores are hosted and guarded in full compliance with level 1 PCI DSS which is the best standard practice of varying security standards for whoever handles any online payments. \u2014 Shoplazza Contributor, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Moreover, there are concerns regarding the potential delisting of Chinese American depositary receipts (ADRs), given the dispute between the U.S. SEC and China relating to the auditing compliance of Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comply ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214049"
  },
  "compliant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ready or disposed to comply : submissive",
      ": conforming to requirements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "law-abiding",
      "obedient",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "noncompliant",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "unamenable",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant .",
      "The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.",
      "The software is compliant with the latest standards.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No hospital with HCA Healthcare, the largest system in the country, was compliant by early 2022. \u2014 Lauren Dunn, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Authentic Brands Group sent cease-and-desist letters in early May to multiple chapels, which are expected to be compliant by now. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The man, who had been compliant , kicked at them, and one officer punched him repeatedly in the face. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Make sure technology platforms are HIPAA compliant and use proper account security best practices. \u2014 Nicholas Domnisch, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "After that, Escalante is lying still, his hands cuffed behind his back, and appears to be compliant . \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Agitated, combative patients became passive, childlike, compliant . \u2014 Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Additionally, vet any vendors that touch consumer data; third parties need to be compliant with infosec regulations or standards as well. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The study authors ultimately couldn\u2019t reach any conclusions because the corsets were so uncomfortable, participants weren\u2019t compliant with wearing them. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comply ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184311"
  },
  "complicacy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being complicated",
      ": something that is complicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pli-k\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complexity",
      "complication",
      "convolution",
      "difficulty",
      "intricacy"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "the difference in time zones was yet another complicacy that had to be dealt with",
      "the complicacy of the theory of relativity is such that it cannot be reduced to a few words that are readily comprehensible to the layman"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" complicate entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210358"
  },
  "complicate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make complex or difficult",
      ": involve",
      ": to cause to be more complex or severe",
      ": to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner",
      ": complex , intricate",
      ": conduplicate",
      ": to make or become difficult or lacking in simplicity",
      ": to cause to be more complex or severe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pli-k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complex",
      "complexify",
      "embarrass",
      "entangle",
      "perplex",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
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      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complex",
      "complicated",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Changing jobs now would complicate her life.",
      "a disease complicated by infection",
      "Adjective",
      "the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To further complicate things, a positive Lyme disease test also isn\u2019t proof of an active infection (one that is present during the time of the blood test). \u2014 Carley Millhone, SELF , 17 June 2022",
      "High diesel prices further complicate farmers\u2019 financial picture, Verleger said. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "High diesel prices further complicate farmers\u2019 financial picture, Verleger said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Other factors might complicate matters further, Reese said. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "The official also said increasing focus on Ms. Griner could complicate her consular access, which has been a problem for other Americans detained in Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The cost of gas, by the way, continues to complicate things. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Rebecca Rittenhouse plays a psychic whose gifts complicate things. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no real need to complicate things even further for Tom, who goes through so much in the pilot episode that there\u2019s barely room for nuance beyond the basics. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But the many other benefits of forests further complicate assessments, says biogeochemist William Schlesinger, professor emeritus at Duke University. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Bring extra masks in case this happens, since a wet mask can be less effective and complicate breathing, according to the CDC. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Spelling errors and the language barrier complicate matters too. \u2014 Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer , 20 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214226"
  },
  "complication":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": complexity , intricacy",
      ": a situation or a detail of character complicating the main thread of a plot",
      ": a making difficult, involved, or intricate",
      ": a complex or intricate feature or element",
      ": a difficult factor or issue often appearing unexpectedly and changing existing plans, methods, or attitudes",
      ": a secondary disease or condition developing in the course of a primary disease or condition",
      ": something that makes a situation more difficult",
      ": a secondary disease or condition that develops in the course of a primary disease or condition and arises either as a result of it or from independent causes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complexity",
      "complicacy",
      "convolution",
      "difficulty",
      "intricacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The negotiations stalled when complications arose.",
      "Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS.",
      "She experienced complications during her pregnancy.",
      "The patient died of complications from surgery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Health department data shows 741 people remained hospitalized statewide Thursday with complication from the coronavirus. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The perpetual calendar displays are harmoniously arranged, with a moon phase complication at 6 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
      "Sheltering tens of thousands of Russians on the run from the Putin regime would count as a complication . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In some cases, viral respiratory infections lead to the complication of a bacterial infection. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Padma Lakshmi recently talked publicly about her experience with a pregnancy complication called placenta previa that left her on bed rest for months before having daughter Krishna Thea in 2010. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Why do Black children suffer more with a life-threatening complication of Type 1 diabetes, ketoacidosis? \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "The study didn\u2019t take into account vaccination status, and may not be reflective of post-COVID complication waves from other variants like Omicron, which may differ, the authors wrote. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Something about taking the unneeded complication out of our lives recharges us and resets our outlook. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191623"
  },
  "compliment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration",
      ": an admiring remark",
      ": formal and respectful recognition : honor",
      ": best wishes : regards",
      ": to express esteem, respect, affection, or admiration to : to pay a compliment to",
      ": to present with a token of esteem",
      ": an act or expression of praise, approval, respect, or admiration",
      ": best wishes",
      ": to express praise, approval, respect, or admiration to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bouquet",
      "kudo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "congratulate",
      "felicitate",
      "hug"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sousa means that as a compliment ) in the 12-to-14 age range. \u2014 Rob Walker, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
      "For long stretches of Tuesday\u2019s game, Golden State went to a zone defense, which Dallas Coach Jason Kidd took as a compliment . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Chandler, however, took those chants as a compliment of sorts. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Some insinuated that a man would never consider her beautiful or that the compliment wasn't genuine. \u2014 Allure , 4 May 2022",
      "Any compliment from Talley was to be treasured for a lifetime, even for celebrities. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Their Micro-Exfoliating Scrub is recommended by physicians as a compliment to most acne and anti-aging regimes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Seth Trimble received the ultimate compliment from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "For interior designers, being enlisted to decorate anyone's home is the ultimate compliment \u2014but there is arguably no dwelling held higher on a designer's wish list than the White House. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As with past searches, committee members are planning to compliment their interviews with others conducted by panels of students, teachers, parents, and community members that have not been selected. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Keep scrolling to find 24 of the best headbands to compliment every look imaginable. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "The soft texture is balanced by the staccato of the salty nuts, which compliment the sweet and tart flavors of the orange frosting that offers a lingering brightness with every bite. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "Layer developed an interchangeable nose bridge that allows the eyewear to compliment a range of face shapes. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The Secretary of State\u2019s Office, which isn\u2019t quick to compliment Fulton, did not respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "After years of this happening \u2014 despite my best attempts to make small talk, compliment her cooking, ask her about her interests, etc. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "The oval lens shape is universally flattering and will best compliment oval, square, round, and heart-shaped faces. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Once the victim has completed a fake survey or petition, the suspects often compliment them, with some reports suggesting the thieves may try to hug or kiss the targets. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224142"
  },
  "comport":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be fitting : accord",
      ": behave",
      ": to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected",
      ": compote sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days",
      "the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don\u2019t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don\u2019t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors. \u2014 Mark Brnovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity \u2014 as well as with Judaism and Islam. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The fact that Biden received a small bump would comport with previous studies on the rally-around-the-flag effect. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "In Anker\u2019s conception, freedom would comport seamlessly with the progressive Left\u2019s ambitions. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "That theory seems to comport with the way Felton framed the project in his Business Builders interview. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it). \u2014 Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
      "But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate\u2019s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn\u2019t comport with reconciliation\u2019s rules. \u2014 Eric Morath, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
      "Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
      "Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff? \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1771, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194048"
  },
  "comportment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be fitting : accord",
      ": behave",
      ": to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected",
      ": compote sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days",
      "the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don\u2019t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don\u2019t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors. \u2014 Mark Brnovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity \u2014 as well as with Judaism and Islam. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The fact that Biden received a small bump would comport with previous studies on the rally-around-the-flag effect. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "In Anker\u2019s conception, freedom would comport seamlessly with the progressive Left\u2019s ambitions. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "That theory seems to comport with the way Felton framed the project in his Business Builders interview. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it). \u2014 Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
      "But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate\u2019s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn\u2019t comport with reconciliation\u2019s rules. \u2014 Eric Morath, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
      "Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
      "Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff? \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1771, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220630"
  },
  "compos mentis":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of sound mind, memory, and understanding",
      "of sound mind, memory, and understanding",
      "competent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259s-\u02c8men-t\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "clearheaded",
      "lucid",
      "normal",
      "right",
      "sane",
      "stable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brainsick",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "insane",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "unbalanced",
      "unsound"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "went to court to prove that her grandmother was no longer compos mentis and needed a legal guardian"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, literally, having mastery of one's mind",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "compose":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form by putting together : fashion",
      ": to form the substance of : constitute",
      ": to produce (columns, pages of type, etc.) by composition",
      ": to create by mental or artistic labor : produce",
      ": to formulate and write (a piece of music)",
      ": to compose music for",
      ": to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum",
      ": to arrange in proper or orderly form",
      ": to free from agitation : calm , settle",
      ": to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work)",
      ": to form by putting together",
      ": to be the parts or materials of",
      ": to create and write",
      ": to make calm : get under control"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "craft",
      "draft",
      "draw up",
      "formulate",
      "frame",
      "prepare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She composed a letter to her sister.",
      "He is in his studio composing .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The latest development in the science of fragrance creation appears in the form of AI programs that will compose scents under specific parameters. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Interestingly, though, of 30 large stocks that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Ensign Peak has never invested in Coca-Cola. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Simon, the former Cancer Moonshot director, went further, calling for Collins to recuse himself from the search entirely, and for many directors of the 27 institutes that compose the NIH to join him in retirement. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Some will hire an agency, while others look for a dedicated person in the shape of a head of eCommerce or an analyst to look through the data, find those optimization opportunities and compose a plan. \u2014 Mike Bugembe, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In reading aloud the terms of the agreement from his Washington, D.C., courtroom, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta twice stopped to give Ulrich time to compose himself. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The officer was hit once but was able to compose herself and shoot McLeod, killing him, police said. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, Joe Sutton And Lucy Kafanov, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The film is perhaps better suited to young audiences, who will appreciate scenes in which Marie-Jos\u00e8phe draws inspiration from the mermaid\u2019s song to compose a cantata. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Jurassic also helps compose the contextual language around MRKL\u2019s response. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French composer , from Latin componere (perfect indicative composui ) \u2014 more at compound ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182336"
  },
  "composed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from agitation : calm",
      ": self-possessed",
      ": being calm and in control emotionally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had told us he felt nervous about the performance, but he seemed perfectly composed when he walked onto the stage.",
      "They tried to remain composed throughout the ordeal.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite sharing the same basic architecture as the 370Z, this new Z is noticeably more composed on the road. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
      "There are crystal-clear, composed portraits but also hazy, haphazard landscapes and interiors. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "But Anna Lunina \u2013 with her three youngest children playing around her \u2013 is determined to remain composed . \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "And he looked composed enough last night to give fits to all the other candidates. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "So, Curry will try to get under his skin during workouts to help him learn how to remain composed . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "But the way Judge Jackson navigated complex and sometimes unfair questions and remained composed and articulate was astounding. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see compose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193726"
  },
  "composition":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of composing",
      ": arrangement into specific proportion or relation and especially into artistic form",
      ": the arrangement of type for printing",
      ": the production of type or typographic characters (as in photocomposition) arranged for printing",
      ": the manner in which something is composed",
      ": general makeup",
      ": the qualitative and quantitative makeup of a chemical compound",
      ": mutual settlement or agreement",
      ": a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients",
      ": an intellectual creation: such as",
      ": a piece of writing",
      ": a school exercise in the form of a brief essay",
      ": a written piece of music especially of considerable size and complexity",
      ": the quality or state of being compound",
      ": the operation of forming a composite function",
      ": composite function",
      ": a short piece of writing done as a school exercise",
      ": the act of writing words or music",
      ": the manner in which the parts of a thing are put together : makeup , constitution",
      ": a literary, musical, or artistic production",
      ": an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations \u2014 compare accord sense 3 , compromise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "number",
      "opus",
      "piece",
      "work"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the changing composition of the country's population",
      "the composition of a chemical compound",
      "The teacher reminded us to hand in our compositions at the end of class.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The composition of the court has shifted since the 2018 decision, with Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, appointing four of the seven justices. \u2014 William Morris, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "The composition of Central American migration is also shifting, the May data shows. \u2014 Nick Miroff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "What led me to my current role: Geochemistry is broadly about the chemistry of the earth, ranging from the composition of volcanic rocks to the chemistry of rivers and soil. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Zurui Wang, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Another meeting on whether and how the SARS-CoV-2 strain composition of Covid-19 vaccines should be modified is being held on June 28. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 13 June 2022",
      "Since the New York settlement, Tether has issued periodic statements disclosing the composition of its reserves. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Health care, science and security seem to be front of mind given the composition of the guest list. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 11 June 2022",
      "The composition of spending further backed Friedman\u2019s theory. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The mission\u2019s instruments will also be able to map the Venusian surface and detect the composition of Venus\u2019 mountainlike highlands. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English composicioun , from Anglo-French composicion , from Latin composition-, compositio , from componere \u2014 see compose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183214"
  },
  "compound":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something formed by a union of elements or parts",
      ": a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight",
      ": a word consisting of components that are words (such as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care )",
      ": a word (such as anthropology, kilocycle, builder ) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes",
      ": to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal",
      ": to add to : augment",
      ": to form by combining parts",
      ": to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : combine",
      ": to settle amicably : adjust by agreement",
      ": to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense)",
      ": to become joined in a compound",
      ": to come to terms of agreement",
      ": composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: such as",
      ": having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis",
      ": composed of united similar elements especially of a kind usually independent",
      ": involving or used in a combination",
      ": made by combining two or more words : constituting a compound (see compound entry 1 sense 2 )",
      ": having two or more main clauses",
      ": a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and especially residences",
      ": to form by combining separate things",
      ": to make worse",
      ": to pay (interest) on both an original amount of money and on the interest it has already earned",
      ": made of or by the union of two or more parts",
      ": a word made up of parts that are themselves words",
      ": something (as a chemical) that is formed by combining two or more parts or elements",
      ": an enclosed area containing a group of buildings",
      ": to form by combining parts",
      ": composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts",
      ": something formed by a union of elements or parts",
      ": a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight",
      ": to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense)",
      ": to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd, k\u0259m-\u02c8, \u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd, k\u00e4m-\u02c8, k\u0259m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "combination",
      "composite",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "add (to)",
      "aggrandize",
      "amplify",
      "augment",
      "boost",
      "build up",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "extend",
      "hype",
      "increase",
      "multiply",
      "pump up",
      "raise",
      "stoke",
      "supersize",
      "swell",
      "up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The interest is compounded at regular intervals.",
      "we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help",
      "Adjective",
      "\u201cSteamboat\u201d is a compound noun.",
      "\u201cI told him to leave and he left\u201d is a compound sentence."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1679, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170755"
  },
  "comprehend":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of",
      ": to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount",
      ": to include by construction or implication",
      ": to understand fully",
      ": to take in : include"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hend",
      "-pr\u0113-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "apprehend",
      "assimilate",
      "behold",
      "catch",
      "catch on (to)",
      "cognize",
      "compass",
      "conceive",
      "cotton (to ",
      "decipher",
      "decode",
      "dig",
      "discern",
      "get",
      "grasp",
      "grok",
      "intuit",
      "know",
      "make",
      "make out",
      "perceive",
      "recognize",
      "register",
      "savvy",
      "see",
      "seize",
      "sense",
      "tumble (to)",
      "twig",
      "understand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong",
      "it took me a while to comprehend algebra",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet five Pennsylvanians who apparently can\u2019t comprehend basic instructions sued in federal court after their undated ballots were rejected in last year\u2019s judicial elections. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "There were balloons, cheerleaders, the school drum line and then an announcement that some students couldn\u2019t quite comprehend or believe. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Taylor had the ability to understand and comprehend it. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Bystanders, unable to comprehend it, unable to believe it, gasped. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2021",
      "Unable to comprehend starting from scratch, Ms. Penman set aside her creative aspirations and turned to her legal career. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "Or that weekend warrior who doesn\u2019t comprehend the inexorable power of the water. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "The phone calls between Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning came one after another as Ryan was trying to comprehend the idea of being traded by the Falcons. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is why some employers offer digital tools to help workers comprehend how voluntary benefits can work for them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French comprendre, comprehendre , from Latin comprehendere , from com- + prehendere to grasp \u2014 more at get ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212820"
  },
  "comprehensive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covering completely or broadly : inclusive",
      ": having or exhibiting wide mental grasp",
      ": including much : inclusive",
      ": covering completely or broadly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-siv",
      "-pr\u0113-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen-siv",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-in",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Natalie's every move was photographed, a documentation of a happy childhood as comprehensive as it was false. \u2014 John Gregory Dunne , New York Review of Books , 15 Jan. 2004",
      "Inevitably, though, in so comprehensive an account, some important events and themes are cursorily checked off \u2026 \u2014 Isabel Fonseca , Times Literary Supplement , 29 Jan. 1993",
      "Walcott proceeded to misinterpret these fossils in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Wonderful Life , 1989",
      "a comprehensive overview of European history since the French Revolution",
      "a comprehensive listing of all the paintings generally attributed to the Dutch artist Rembrandt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The law requires school districts to submit a comprehensive security plan for all of their schools by Nov. 1 and a two-page lockdown drill report by July 1, every year. \u2014 Dave Altimari And Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Transportation and climate change advocates had hoped for a comprehensive plan to decarbonize the way Americans move around the country, but as with so many ambitious (and even meager) plans, that push didn't survive contact with the US Senate. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "The African American reparations task force, which began meeting in June 2021, will release a comprehensive reparations plan next year. \u2014 Janie Har, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
      "The task force, which began meeting in June 2021, will release a comprehensive reparations plan next year. \u2014 Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "The municipality has been working with nonprofits and business groups on a comprehensive plan to house homeless Anchorage residents post-Sullivan Arena. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "The draft report does not provide a comprehensive reparations plan, which is due to lawmakers next year. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "An environmental and civic coalition, Forests for All, is pushing for a comprehensive plan for a canopy of trees to cover 30 percent of the city by 2035, up from 22 percent, mainly by adding trees where there are fewest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The district also continues to lack a comprehensive master plan for fixing its failing buildings, the state review notes. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comprehension ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174638"
  },
  "comprehensively":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covering completely or broadly : inclusive",
      ": having or exhibiting wide mental grasp",
      ": including much : inclusive",
      ": covering completely or broadly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-siv",
      "-pr\u0113-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen-siv",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-in",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Natalie's every move was photographed, a documentation of a happy childhood as comprehensive as it was false. \u2014 John Gregory Dunne , New York Review of Books , 15 Jan. 2004",
      "Inevitably, though, in so comprehensive an account, some important events and themes are cursorily checked off \u2026 \u2014 Isabel Fonseca , Times Literary Supplement , 29 Jan. 1993",
      "Walcott proceeded to misinterpret these fossils in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Wonderful Life , 1989",
      "a comprehensive overview of European history since the French Revolution",
      "a comprehensive listing of all the paintings generally attributed to the Dutch artist Rembrandt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The law requires school districts to submit a comprehensive security plan for all of their schools by Nov. 1 and a two-page lockdown drill report by July 1, every year. \u2014 Dave Altimari And Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Transportation and climate change advocates had hoped for a comprehensive plan to decarbonize the way Americans move around the country, but as with so many ambitious (and even meager) plans, that push didn't survive contact with the US Senate. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "The African American reparations task force, which began meeting in June 2021, will release a comprehensive reparations plan next year. \u2014 Janie Har, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
      "The task force, which began meeting in June 2021, will release a comprehensive reparations plan next year. \u2014 Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "The municipality has been working with nonprofits and business groups on a comprehensive plan to house homeless Anchorage residents post-Sullivan Arena. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "The draft report does not provide a comprehensive reparations plan, which is due to lawmakers next year. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "An environmental and civic coalition, Forests for All, is pushing for a comprehensive plan for a canopy of trees to cover 30 percent of the city by 2035, up from 22 percent, mainly by adding trees where there are fewest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The district also continues to lack a comprehensive master plan for fixing its failing buildings, the state review notes. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comprehension ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211433"
  },
  "compress":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to press or squeeze together",
      ": to reduce in size, quantity, or volume as if by squeezing",
      ": to undergo compression",
      ": a folded cloth or pad applied so as to press upon a body part",
      ": a machine for compressing",
      ": to press or squeeze together",
      ": to reduce in size, quantity, or volume by or as if by pressure",
      ": a pad (as of folded cloth) applied firmly to a part of the body (as to stop bleeding)",
      ": to press or squeeze together",
      ": to reduce in size or volume as if by squeezing",
      ": a covering consisting usually of a folded cloth that is applied and held firmly by the aid of a bandage over a wound dressing to prevent oozing",
      ": a folded wet or dry cloth applied firmly to a part (as to allay inflammation)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pres",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpres",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pres",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpres",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pres",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpres"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capsule",
      "capsulize",
      "collapse",
      "compact",
      "condense",
      "constrict",
      "constringe",
      "contract",
      "narrow (down)",
      "squeeze",
      "telescope"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompress",
      "expand",
      "open",
      "outspread",
      "outstretch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "compress the air in a closed chamber",
      "Her lips compressed into a frown.",
      "a material that compresses easily",
      "This type of file compresses easily.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Dances compress a tight pack of varied moods and emotions \u2014 almost all of them smuggled through the last century into various corners of culture. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The Wall Street veteran, who made a name betting successfully against corporate frauds like Enron, expects Coinbase\u2019s fees to compress from their current levels as competition from rivals including Binance, Kraken, Gemini and FTX intensify. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Instead, the bands are adjusted to modesty compress the upper arms or legs by approximately 70%. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Clayton points to cell phone records that would further compress the window of opportunity to commit the murders. \u2014 Joseph Diaz, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Plus, the folder helps compress workwear and keep it winkle-free for easy business travel. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "The movie stacks one montage after another, alternating between obvious and unexpected jokes along the way, to compress the kind of physical training that would normally take a decade or more. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "The company warned gross margins would compress by 150-200 basis points over the 49.6% percent baseline for the new fiscal year that started in April. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "The delay of Travis\u2019 set made more people compress . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The welcoming staff greets me with a cold compress and tea elixir, both seeped in star anise, as a sensory pick-me-up after the hour-long drive from Cancun airport. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 11 May 2022",
      "Other ways to treat morning headaches caused by tension include a warm or cold compress to ease the pain, a warm shower to relax tense muscles, or a massage to loosen trigger points. \u2014 Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Apply a cold compress or ice pack to your head or neck. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The man\u2019s son, his primary caregiver, puts drops in his mouth, then dips a cold compress in water, placing it on his forehead. \u2014 Ken Budd, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Applying a cool compress can help numb the pain in your head, Dr. Csere says. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Finally, a cool compress could provide some immediate relief if the aforementioned remedies aren\u2019t working. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Lincoln\u2019s father, Mike, ran the family\u2019s cotton compress and warehouse in the nearby town of Sudan, putting Lincoln and his younger brother, Garrett, to work hauling bales of cotton via forklift in the hot Texas sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Researchers expected to see the cells wrinkle and compress in the final growth step. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173309"
  },
  "compromise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions",
      ": something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things",
      ": a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial",
      ": to come to agreement by mutual concession",
      ": to find or follow a way between extremes",
      ": to make a shameful or disreputable concession",
      ": to reveal or expose to an unauthorized person and especially to an enemy",
      ": to cause the impairment of",
      ": to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief",
      ": to adjust or settle by mutual concessions",
      ": to bind by mutual agreement",
      ": an agreement over a dispute reached by each side changing or giving up some demands",
      ": something agreed upon as a result of each side changing or giving up some demands",
      ": to settle by agreeing that each side will change or give up some demands",
      ": to expose to risk, suspicion, or disgrace",
      ": to cause the impairment of",
      ": the condition of having been compromised : impairment",
      ": an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions especially to prevent or end a lawsuit",
      ": to resolve or dispose of by a compromise",
      ": to enter into a compromise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodation",
      "concession",
      "give-and-take",
      "negotiation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adventure",
      "endanger",
      "gamble (with)",
      "hazard",
      "imperil",
      "jeopard",
      "jeopardize",
      "menace",
      "peril",
      "risk",
      "venture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Other potential areas of compromise include school safety measures and red flag laws. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Those exceptions, according to McDannell, represent a kind of compromise with female members. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Democratic and Republican lawmakers opened talks on possible legislation to address mass shootings, with enhanced background checks and red-flag laws seen as potential areas of compromise . \u2014 WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Uber made the move as part of a compromise with activist shareholders ahead of voting on a proposal seeking an audit. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Time was \u2014 not that long ago \u2014 that after a mass shooting, gun rights advocates would nod to the possibility of compromise before waiting for memories to fade and opposing any new legislation to regulate firearms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Every interaction out in the world had always implied some form of compromise . \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "At the same time, Democrats have largely panned the Collins-Murkowski effort as insufficient, leaving no hopes, for now, of any compromise . \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
      "At the same time, Democrats have largely panned the Collins-Murkowski effort as insufficient, leaving no hopes, for now, of any compromise . \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By operating outside your control, hackers can intrude and compromise these targets\u2014which will often go undetected for a long time\u2014all the while reaping the rewards for their hacking efforts. \u2014 Ran Nahmias, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "In the case of the FCC, the agency not only advocated for the interests of the telecommunications industry but adopted its worldview, scorning evidence of risk and making cooperation and compromise nearly impossible. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "The problem won\u2019t be solved until firearms owners finally understand that it must be solved and compromise with gun control advocates \u2014 then give the politicians permission to act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Rivals also charged that his dual citizenship with Turkey would compromise his loyalties to the United States. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022",
      "Rivals also charged that his dual citizenship with Turkey would compromise his loyalties to the United States. \u2014 Marc Levy, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "Rivals also charged that his dual citizenship with Turkey would compromise his loyalties to the United States. \u2014 Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Rather than compromise the integrity of their footage by not backing up production data, producers backed up all their cameras on-site using Lyve Mobile Arrays from Seagate. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Charness speculated that when people start Paxlovid during the first day or two following Covid-19 symptoms, the early suppression of the coronavirus might compromise the immune system\u2019s response to the infection. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191843"
  },
  "comrade":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intimate friend or associate : companion",
      ": a fellow soldier",
      ": communist",
      ": companion sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
      "-r\u0259d",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
      "-r\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "cohort",
      "companion",
      "compatriot",
      "compeer",
      "crony",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades .",
      "the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades , are wanted for questioning by the police",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buchanan and a comrade , John Heise, were standing just a few feet apart inside the building, Heise later told a reporter. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Their target, known as Cruxy O\u2019Connor, was a former comrade who switched sides repeatedly in Ireland\u2019s fight for independence from Britain. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "In the film, due to release on Apr. 29, Chiranjeevi plays a social reformer who fights against corruption while Ram Charan plays a new comrade who looks up to him. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "As logic and a developing taste for blood demand, Macbeth now kills his comrade Banquo (Amber Gray). \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "On each of the firetrucks parked at the high school, a black line, signaling the death of a comrade , sat symbolically on each vehicle's crest. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1926, Mussolini had his old comrade Gramsci arrested at his lodgings in Rome. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Kolumbet, wearing camouflage, spoke into his walkie-talkie to a comrade in the Ukrainian army\u2019s 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Task Force Coyote. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "As in that 1973 movie, a semi-functional military man must reluctantly turn over an outcast comrade to the Man, but not without some partying along the way. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada , from c\u00e1mara room, from Late Latin camera, camara \u2014 more at chamber ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204813"
  },
  "con":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "prefix",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence",
      ": a confidence game : swindle",
      ": swindle",
      ": manipulate sense 2b",
      ": persuade , cajole",
      ": convict",
      ": convention sense 2b",
      ": an argument or evidence in opposition",
      ": the negative position or one holding it",
      ": on the negative side : in opposition",
      ": confidence",
      ": to commit to memory",
      ": to study or examine closely",
      ": a destructive disease of the lungs",
      ": tuberculosis",
      ": to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)",
      "consolidated",
      "consort",
      "consul",
      "continued",
      "\u2014 see com-",
      ": on the negative side",
      ": an opposing argument, person, or position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "convict",
      "jailbird"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1901, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1940, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1889, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (5)",
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200136"
  },
  "concatenate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": linked together",
      ": to link together in a series or chain",
      ": linked together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-t\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "k\u0259n-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8kat-\u0259-n\u0259t, k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catenate",
      "chain",
      "compound",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "hitch",
      "hook",
      "interconnect",
      "interlink",
      "join",
      "link",
      "yoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "separate",
      "unchain",
      "uncouple",
      "unhitch",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file",
      "the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170340"
  },
  "concatenation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of things linked together or occurring together in a way that produces a particular result or effect",
      ": the act of concatenating things or the state of being concatenated : union in a linked series"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catena",
      "catenation",
      "chain",
      "consecution",
      "nexus",
      "progression",
      "sequence",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222017"
  },
  "concave":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl",
      ": arched in : curving in",
      ": a concave line or surface",
      ": hollow or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl",
      ": hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101v",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u0101v",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u0101v",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101v",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101v, \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dented",
      "depressed",
      "dished",
      "hollow",
      "indented",
      "recessed",
      "sunken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulging",
      "cambered",
      "convex",
      "protruding",
      "protrusive",
      "protuberant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Sonos also built the end caps on the speaker to be concave , resulting in a more durable overall structure while reducing the chance that users will accidentally push one of the buttons during transport. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "At the top is a concave portion of the tower riddled with holes and punctuated by a bright green \u2014 that\u2019s the Xbox branding coming through. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, CNN Underscored , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Gently form the mixture into patties 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick, making the patties completely flat or even slightly concave . \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2020",
      "Most important, the K380\u2019s rounded, mildly concave keys are fast and comfortable, with ample but not too much space between them. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 19 Nov. 2018",
      "The interiors of both look great, with soft touch materials on nearly every surface, ambient lighting and attractive concave trim panels with unusual trim that looked like three-dimensional pieces of metal. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2018",
      "The Canaday brothers revolutionized snowboarding by combining the two traditional board shapes\u2014convex (better for hard, fast turns) and concave (better on powder)\u2014into one that's good at everything. \u2014 Michael Stilwell, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2017",
      "Its concave east and west sides would be adorned with vertical fins. \u2014 Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018",
      "The right side of his chest was ever so slightly concave , as if missing a bone or two. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The board\u2019s deep double concave creates lift, which, along with the construction, gives the sensation of floating above the water. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The concave side of the fountain is enclosed by a pedimented arcade that serves as the entrance to the interior section, which is an excellent location to cool off in the mist on hot summer days. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "There were concave dents between the incisors and canines where a pipe would fit. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "With each infusion his withered legs grow strong, and his concave chest turns to Men's Health marble. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The concave grille appears to be different and is partially closed off, and there are also interesting-looking wheels and Folgore badges on the fenders. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The committee added the concave rings echo the traditional jade design, with the designs based on traditional Chinese patterns. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Remember, no soil or water should get into the concave area of the tubers. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The concave shape is intended to better fit your chin to keep your head from falling forward. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204455"
  },
  "concede":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly",
      ": to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly",
      ": to accept as true, valid, or accurate",
      ": to grant as a right or privilege",
      ": to make concession : yield",
      ": to admit to be true",
      ": to grant or yield usually unwillingly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "agree",
      "allow",
      "confess",
      "fess (up)",
      "grant",
      "own (up to)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deny"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, Trump refuses to concede the contest nearly two months after Election Day. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 2 Jan. 2021",
      "Abrams was asked if her refusal to concede emboldened former President Donald Trump and his supporters who continue to question the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Hanna Panreck, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Abrams lost the 2018 contest for governor against Republican Brian Kemp by less than 2% and refused to concede in the ensuing months, citing voter suppression. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Ghani insisted that the vote proceed, but the result was so close that Abdullah refused to concede and threatened to form a parallel government. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Le Pen has done her own version of a face-lift, de-emphasizing the harsher elements of her platform, while refusing to concede the underlying ideology that her party pioneered over the past 30 years. \u2014 Rim-sarah Alouane, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "And at first, Booker didn't want to concede , according to his memoir. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "After all his work, Ferchichi does not want to concede defeat. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Even in defeat, there is little reason to believe that Trump will concede at all, much less do so gracefully. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French or Latin; French conc\u00e9der , from Latin concedere , from com- + cedere to yield",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220435"
  },
  "conceit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favorable opinion",
      ": excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue",
      ": a result of mental activity : thought",
      ": individual opinion",
      ": a fanciful idea",
      ": an elaborate or strained metaphor",
      ": use or presence of such conceits in poetry",
      ": an organizing theme or concept",
      ": a fancy item or trifle",
      ": imagine",
      ": to take a fancy to",
      ": conceive , understand",
      ": too much pride in a person's own abilities or qualities : excessive self-esteem"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "metaphor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conceive",
      "conjure (up)",
      "dream",
      "envisage",
      "envision",
      "fancy",
      "fantasize",
      "fantasy",
      "feature",
      "ideate",
      "image",
      "imagine",
      "picture",
      "see",
      "vision",
      "visualize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His conceit has earned him many enemies.",
      "the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music",
      "Verb",
      "after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The downside of extending this empathy so far beyond the central trio is that the main stylistic conceit of the series gets a little lost. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "Thankfully, Cage and Pascal demonstrate infectious chemistry because both performers go for broke and embrace the silliness of the conceit . \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "There are few things more American than simultaneously beholding the skill of the bakers and the stupidity of the conceit . \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, the metaverse was literally born out of a criminal conceit . \u2014 Timothy Lloyd, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Perhaps that conceit served a deeper purpose, helping spur on some of her most playful and satisfying material. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit , but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
      "Not a symbol or conceit , but a living, malign intelligence that transcends the material plane and reacquaints us with our first language: fear. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The visual conceit deceptively foregrounds racial identity, using Lamar himself and his morbid penchant for victimization. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202144"
  },
  "conceitedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ingeniously contrived : fanciful",
      ": having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself",
      ": vain sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assured",
      "biggety",
      "biggity",
      "bigheaded",
      "complacent",
      "consequential",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "important",
      "overweening",
      "pompous",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "self-conceited",
      "self-important",
      "self-opinionated",
      "self-satisfied",
      "smug",
      "stuck-up",
      "swellheaded",
      "vain",
      "vainglorious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "egoless",
      "humble",
      "modest",
      "uncomplacent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overall, the talk-show clips suggest an amiably conceited artist who, for instance, refused to let others perform before or after him because his own act was more than enough. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Now Emma shows a sassy, if slightly conceited , side to her personality. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite her impressive talents, Kruger is never boastful or conceited . \u2014 Greg Wolff, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Because at some point, caring about someone who doesn\u2019t care about you (or who is too conceited to admit caring about you) gets a little sad. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, CNN , 2 July 2019",
      "Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another\u2019s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. \u2014 Colin Covert, kansascity , 18 Jan. 2018",
      "The masher, young or old, was described as arrogant and conceited , overconfident in his flirting abilities. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" conceit entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204514"
  },
  "conceive":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to become pregnant with (young)",
      "to cause to begin originate",
      "to take into one's mind",
      "to form a conception of imagine",
      "to apprehend by reason or imagination understand",
      "to have as an opinion",
      "to become pregnant",
      "to have a conception",
      "to form an idea of imagine",
      "think sense 1",
      "to become pregnant with (young)",
      "to become pregnant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113v",
    "synonyms":[
      "conceit",
      "conjure (up)",
      "dream",
      "envisage",
      "envision",
      "fancy",
      "fantasize",
      "fantasy",
      "feature",
      "ideate",
      "image",
      "imagine",
      "picture",
      "see",
      "vision",
      "visualize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part.",
      "As conceived by the committee, the bill did not raise taxes.",
      "a woman who has been unable to conceive",
      "a woman who has been unable to conceive a child",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When the Oppenheimers are unable to conceive , Johanna and Salo turn to IVF. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Many require a medical diagnosis of infertility, defined in heterosexual terms, or proof that the individual/couple is unable to conceive children through intercourse. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Nina Osborne, 40, and her husband have been trying to conceive through IVF for more than two years after a previous pregnancy ended in miscarriage. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Ironically, a low-stress environment is the optimal condition to conceive and carry a healthy pregnancy, and research connects lowering levels with higher chances of pregnancy. \u2014 Halle Tecco, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Christy Holstege, a Palm Springs City Council member who helped conceive the proposal, highlighted the Southern California city\u2019s history in advancing LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1977, New York agency Siegel+Gale made the logo even simpler, using the ever-popular Helvetica font and the color red to conceive the version of the logo that is still used today. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Womanhood, both traditionally and universally, has been directly linked to singular role expectation; women are predominantly expected to conceive , carry, give birth, and sustain life, regardless of other circumstances or her own personal will. \u2014 Lauryn Hill, Wired , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Lyft first added a fertility component to its benefits package in 2017, but at the time, an infertility diagnosis, only given after 12 unsuccessful months of attempting to conceive , was required to access coverage. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre , from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "concenter":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to draw or direct to a common center concentrate",
      "to come to a common center"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8sen-t\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "compact",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decentralize",
      "deconcentrate",
      "spread (out)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write",
      "most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French concentrer , from com- + centre center",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "concentrate":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to bring or direct toward a common center or objective focus",
      "to gather into one body, mass, or force",
      "to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues",
      "to make less dilute",
      "to express or exhibit in condensed form",
      "to draw toward or meet in a common center",
      "gather , collect",
      "to focus one's powers, efforts, or attention",
      "something concentrated such as",
      "a mineral-rich product obtained after an initial processing of ore",
      "a food reduced in bulk by elimination of fluid",
      "a feedstuff (such as grains) relatively rich in digestible nutrients \u2014 compare fiber",
      "to focus thought or attention on something",
      "to bring or come to or direct toward a common center",
      "to make stronger or thicker by removing something (as water)",
      "to bring or direct toward a common center or objective focus",
      "to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues",
      "to make less dilute",
      "to fix one's powers, efforts, or attention on one thing",
      "something prepared by concentration",
      "a food reduced in bulk by elimination of fluid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101t",
    "synonyms":[
      "condense"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dilute",
      "water (down)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "All that noise makes it hard to concentrate .",
      "The student has difficulty concentrating .",
      "The sauce should be simmered for a few minutes to concentrate its flavors.",
      "Noun",
      "a frozen orange juice concentrate",
      "Is this orange juice fresh or is it made from concentrate ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The agency will concentrate on addressing homeless encampments erected in and around tracks regulated by the FRA. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Take all of that and concentrate it into San Francisco, a city viewed by much of the country as a playground for the progressive fringe despite its metro area rivaling Boston or Detroit in size. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "The lesions can spread all over but often concentrate on the face and extremities, particularly on the palms of hands and soles of feet. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "State leaders not only are planning for a lot more housing but want to concentrate growth in major metropolitan areas. \u2014 Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Most formulas are made from a mix of protein concentrate from cow\u2019s milk, rice starch, corn syrup and oils. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
      "Medical oxygen comes from three sources air separation plants which produce liquid oxygen at 99% purity; PSA plants, which concentrate oxygen from air at 93% purity; and mobile concentrators, which deliver a purity above 86%. \u2014 Jayasree K. Iyer, Fortune , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "In the old model, companies often distributed their engineers in the business and typically did not concentrate them in a central IT organization. \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Photovoltaic technology, which uses panels to convert light directly into electricity, is miles ahead of CSP, which uses mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight into very high heat, which is then used to produce steam, electricity or hydrogen. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 12 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "All soups, sauces and dressings are house-made, and smoothies only contain whole foods, no concentrate or fillers. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "Parents who use the program may be able to buy different sizes and types of infant formula, including powder, ready-to-use or concentrate . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "The amount of concentrate your hair will need is determined by hair length. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "There's also lime tea concentrate in the mix to protect your skin against free radicals. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 May 2022",
      "That said, the sprayer has an impressive 14 dilution settings to adjust the flow of concentrate to get the right chemical-to-water ratio. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Each batch is derived from a refined broad-spectrum concentrate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Other helpful choices include ginger, turmeric, green tea, and cherry juice concentrate . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Place 2 tablespoons puree or juice concentrate in a small, non-reactive saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162503"
  },
  "concentrated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse",
      ": contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out",
      ": intense , intensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "-\u02ccsen-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "full",
      "full-bodied",
      "heady",
      "lusty",
      "muscular",
      "plush",
      "potent",
      "rich",
      "robust",
      "strong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delicate",
      "light",
      "mild",
      "thin",
      "thinned",
      "weak",
      "weakened"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204614"
  },
  "conceptual":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of, relating to, or consisting of concepts",
      "of, relating to, or consisting of concepts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "ideal",
      "ideational",
      "metaphysical",
      "notional",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "nonabstract"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plans have both conceptual and practical difficulties.",
      "conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is no conceptual difference when flipping from positive to negative earnings yields as there is with traditional P/E ratios. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Despite the political calamity, Janowski started programming conceptual pieces and performances \u2014 vivencias \u2014 that were at times audacious experiments in contemporary art. \u2014 Kriston Capps, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "The current conceptual configuration of experimental German synth-rock pioneers Kraftwerk is the immersive multimedia musical/visual experience Kraftwerk 3-D. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "The FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, which is spearheading the mural effort on the blank wall overlooking Public Square and Old Stone Church, on Thursday outlined plans for conceptual approval at the commission meeting. \u2014 Megan Sims, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "But that conceptual idea \u2014 part of a new Milwaukee County Board proposal \u2014 is a long way from reality, a Brewers executive said Tuesday. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "But the song also excels on a deeper conceptual level, achieving a unique symbiosis between saxophone (Binker Golding), drums (Moses Boyd), and electronics (Max Luthert). \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
      "Is that the next big conceptual thing in our story? \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Some of her designs are conceptual interpretations of Chinese typography. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin conceptualis of thought, from Late Latin conceptus act of conceiving, thought, from Latin concipere \u2014 see concept  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163719"
  },
  "concern":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to relate to be about",
      "to bear on",
      "to have an influence on involve",
      "to be the business or affair of",
      "to be a care, trouble, or distress to",
      "engage entry 1 , occupy",
      "to be of importance matter",
      "marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship",
      "an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension",
      "something that relates or belongs to one affair",
      "matter for consideration",
      "a matter that causes feelings of unease, uncertainty, or apprehension",
      "an organization or establishment for business or manufacture",
      "contrivance , gadget",
      "to relate to be about",
      "to be of interest or importance to affect",
      "to make worried",
      "engage sense 2 , occupy",
      "a feeling of worry or care about a person or thing",
      "something that causes worry or is regarded as important",
      "something that relates to or involves a person affair",
      "a business organization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn",
    "synonyms":[
      "cover",
      "deal (with)",
      "pertain (to)",
      "treat (of)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "business",
      "company",
      "enterprise",
      "establishment",
      "firm",
      "house",
      "interest",
      "outfit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "These violations concern the integrity of the scientific process and should face academic discipline. \u2014 Yangyang Cheng, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "And since sharks play crucial roles in the marine and coastal ecosystems that billions of humans depend on for their livelihoods and food security, the task of conserving these amazing and misunderstood species should concern us all. \u2014 David Shiffman, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
      "The cases concern a Henry County statue in McDonough Square and a Newton County statue in Covington Square. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "The real issues concern the Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) trial that\u2019s practically a mockery of the power of these Egyptian gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Hague Conventions generally concern the methods of warfare between combatants. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Heading into his first road race of the season, former Baltimore resident and Perry Hall graduate Vincent Ciattei did not concern himself with setting a personal-record time or hitting certain benchmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
      "His 800 collegiate touches will concern some scouts. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "China\u2019s plans, resources, and progress should concern all Americans. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "No horse ran all three Triple Crown legs this year, heightening concern that three races in five weeks may be too tight a schedule to keep the horses healthy. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Like residents, the council varied in its comments, from support to concern . \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Facing parent criticism and concern , the council eventually reversed itself and voted to restore police to schools. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The health of the Chicago Cubs rotation is quickly becoming a concern . \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The White House chief of staff expressed no interest in the attack on American democracy, according to the nation\u2019s top military officer, but offered only concern that Trump, not Pence, still be seen as in control. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "Officials consider the outbreaks in nursing homes to be at a level of high concern . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "However, injuries remain a concern , with wing Sophie Cunningham to miss an extended period. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "The launch of the project at the Ream Naval Base, which Cambodian officials said will use grant aid from China to renovate the port, comes amid Western concern that Beijing is seeking a military outpost at the Gulf of Thailand facility. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162346"
  },
  "concernment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something in which one is concerned",
      ": importance , consequence",
      ": involvement , participation",
      ": solicitude , anxiety"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agita",
      "agitation",
      "anxiety",
      "anxiousness",
      "apprehension",
      "apprehensiveness",
      "care",
      "concern",
      "disquiet",
      "disquietude",
      "fear",
      "nervosity",
      "nervousness",
      "perturbation",
      "solicitude",
      "sweat",
      "unease",
      "uneasiness",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "as my layoff from work grew longer and longer, how I was going to pay my bills became a matter of concernment"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204712"
  },
  "concession":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)",
      ": the admitting of a point claimed in argument",
      ": something conceded or granted:",
      ": acknowledgment , admission",
      ": something done or agreed to usually grudgingly in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation",
      ": a grant of land or property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use",
      ": a right to undertake and profit by a specified activity",
      ": a lease of a portion of premises for a particular purpose",
      ": the portion leased or the activities carried on",
      ": a small business or shop where things are sold in a public place (such as a sports stadium or theater)",
      ": things sold at such a business",
      ": the act or an instance of giving up or admitting something",
      ": something given up",
      ": a right to engage in business given by an authority",
      ": a small business where things are sold (as at a sports facility or public place)",
      ": an act or instance of conceding or yielding",
      ": something conceded: as",
      ": acknowledgment , admission",
      ": something granted especially as an inducement (as to enter into an agreement)",
      ": a grant of real property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use (as settlement)",
      ": a right to undertake a specified activity for profit on another's real property",
      ": a lease that grants a right to engage in a profitable activity on another's real property",
      ": the property or portion of the property subject to such a lease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodation",
      "compromise",
      "give-and-take",
      "negotiation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The location filming looks incredible, though there are occasionally odd sequences where McClarnon or Gordon are clearly standing in front of a green-screen image of Monument Valley (a concession to the realities of Covid-era production?). \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "After a bitter campaign that blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads, McCormick issued a gracious concession Friday, vowing to help unite the party behind Oz. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "The inflation picture leading to a major concession this week by the Biden administration. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
      "After a bitter campaign that blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads, McCormick issued a gracious concession Friday, vowing to help unite the party behind Oz. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 4 June 2022",
      "Just hours earlier, Brian Deese, the president\u2019s top economic advisor, refused to make a similar concession . \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The thinner ranks are in keeping with a longtime strategy by Prince Charles to reduce the number of working royals \u2014 a concession to changing times and growing public resistance to the cost of supporting the royals. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Beijing won\u2019t achieve its goal of 5.5% growth in gross domestic product this year, and that target already represented a grudging concession to economic gravity when it was announced. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The thinner ranks are in keeping with a longtime strategy by Prince Charles to reduce the number of working royals \u2014 a concession to changing times and growing public resistance to the cost of supporting the royals. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concessyon , from Anglo-French concessioun , from Latin concession-, concessio , from concedere to concede",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222619"
  },
  "conciliate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": appease",
      ": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts",
      ": to make compatible : reconcile",
      ": to become friendly or agreeable",
      ": to bring into agreement : reconcile",
      ": to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "attune",
      "conform",
      "coordinate",
      "harmonize",
      "key",
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disharmonize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
      "it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
      "Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
      "Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
      "Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
      "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
      "There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
      "On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conciliatus , past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council \u2014 more at council ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185814"
  },
  "concise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail",
      ": expressing much in few words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aphoristic",
      "apothegmatic",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "compact",
      "compendious",
      "crisp",
      "curt",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "epigrammatic",
      "laconic",
      "monosyllabic",
      "pithy",
      "sententious",
      "succinct",
      "summary",
      "telegraphic",
      "terse",
      "thumbnail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "long-winded",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
      "Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
      "\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
      "a clear and concise account of the accident",
      "a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concisus , from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182625"
  },
  "conclude":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action",
      ": to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence",
      ": to make a decision about : decide",
      ": to come to an agreement on : effect",
      ": to bring about as a result : complete",
      ": to shut up : enclose",
      ": end",
      ": to form a final judgment",
      ": to reach a decision or agreement",
      ": to bring or come to an end : finish",
      ": to decide after a period of thought or research",
      ": to bring about as a result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wrap up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "begin",
      "commence",
      "inaugurate",
      "open",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heard's post-trial interview is set to conclude on this Friday's episode of Dateline. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The trial will feature at least one more twist before it is tentatively set to conclude Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "The final limited banner of version 2.6, featuring powerful Cryo sword-wielder Kamisato Ayaka, is set to conclude in eleven days at the time of writing. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Wilson is currently performing with Gill as part of New Edition\u2019s The Culture Tour, which kicked off in February and is set to conclude in Miami on April 10. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2023. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Judge Jerry, another daytime series, is also set to conclude in September after being canceled following three seasons. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The schedule is set to conclude at 5:30 p.m. with a prayer vigil on the U.S. Capitol center steps. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The installation of the underwater habitats began in July and was set to conclude on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192847"
  },
  "concluded":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action",
      ": to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence",
      ": to make a decision about : decide",
      ": to come to an agreement on : effect",
      ": to bring about as a result : complete",
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      ": end",
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      ": to decide after a period of thought or research",
      ": to bring about as a result"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd",
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      "close",
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      "begin",
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      "inaugurate",
      "open",
      "start"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heard's post-trial interview is set to conclude on this Friday's episode of Dateline. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The trial will feature at least one more twist before it is tentatively set to conclude Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "The final limited banner of version 2.6, featuring powerful Cryo sword-wielder Kamisato Ayaka, is set to conclude in eleven days at the time of writing. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Wilson is currently performing with Gill as part of New Edition\u2019s The Culture Tour, which kicked off in February and is set to conclude in Miami on April 10. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2023. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Judge Jerry, another daytime series, is also set to conclude in September after being canceled following three seasons. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The schedule is set to conclude at 5:30 p.m. with a prayer vigil on the U.S. Capitol center steps. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The installation of the underwater habitats began in July and was set to conclude on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223107"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action",
      ": to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence",
      ": to make a decision about : decide",
      ": to come to an agreement on : effect",
      ": to bring about as a result : complete",
      ": to shut up : enclose",
      ": end",
      ": to form a final judgment",
      ": to reach a decision or agreement",
      ": to bring or come to an end : finish",
      ": to decide after a period of thought or research",
      ": to bring about as a result"
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      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
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      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
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    ],
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      "begin",
      "commence",
      "inaugurate",
      "open",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heard's post-trial interview is set to conclude on this Friday's episode of Dateline. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The trial will feature at least one more twist before it is tentatively set to conclude Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "The final limited banner of version 2.6, featuring powerful Cryo sword-wielder Kamisato Ayaka, is set to conclude in eleven days at the time of writing. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Wilson is currently performing with Gill as part of New Edition\u2019s The Culture Tour, which kicked off in February and is set to conclude in Miami on April 10. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2023. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Judge Jerry, another daytime series, is also set to conclude in September after being canceled following three seasons. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The schedule is set to conclude at 5:30 p.m. with a prayer vigil on the U.S. Capitol center steps. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The installation of the underwater habitats began in July and was set to conclude on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202844"
  },
  "conclusion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reasoned judgment : inference",
      ": the necessary consequence of two or more propositions taken as premises",
      ": the inferred proposition of a syllogism",
      ": the last part of something",
      ": such as",
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      ": an act or instance of concluding",
      ": final decision reached by reasoning",
      ": the last part of something",
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      ": a judgment or opinion inferred from relevant facts",
      ": a final summarizing (as of a closing argument)",
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      ": an opinion or judgment offered without supporting evidence",
      ": an allegation made in a pleading that is not based on facts set forth in the pleading"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Caregivers have drawn the opposite conclusion , saying the report shows that an affordable, convenient, and lightly-regulated industry with low up-front costs for entrepreneurs is the shortest path to stamping out unlicensed sales. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Roughly two and a half years into the pandemic, White House officials and health experts have reached a pivotal conclusion about Covid-19 vaccines: The current approach of offering booster shots every few months isn\u2019t sustainable. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "At the feather-light conclusion of the second movement, the uninvited melody of a ringtone cried out, and the whole hall cringed as Goodyear cast a look of fatherly disappointment over the rows. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "This conclusion is supported by several research reports. \u2014 Steve Vernon, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The language that turns up in death reports tends to confirm this conclusion . \u2014 Sara Novak, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
      "This conclusion might also explain the nature of the Upside Down\u2014which seems to represent the inverse of belonging\u2014a world ruled by rage and alienation. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
      "Many of my clients have complicating external factors like domestic violence and poverty, the quality of healthcare services can vary, and the population sample size wasn\u2019t large enough to draw this conclusion definitively. \u2014 Ariana Cernius, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Kuo reached this conclusion after sending a survey to his supply chain sources. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio , from concludere \u2014 see conclude ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183601"
  },
  "concomitant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way",
      ": something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : accompaniment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "k\u00e4n-"
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      "accompanying",
      "attendant",
      "attending",
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      "coexisting",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent"
    ],
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      "accompaniment",
      "attendant",
      "companion",
      "corollary",
      "incident",
      "obbligato"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Unless Western nations expand mining in friendly countries\u2014swiftly and without concomitant increases in emissions and pollution\u2014electrification will hinge on China. \u2014 Wal Van Lierop, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "When New York City\u2019s second COVID wave arrived, in late 2020, there was no concomitant wave of decarceration. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The question is whether the agency will collapse under the growing weight of its concomitant processing and administrative problems. \u2014 Daniel J. Pilla, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There is a whimsical kind of comfort to be found in this simplicity, and the concomitant sense that, in those pre-Internet days, bare facts, plainly told, were enough to fire up the imagination. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "China is currently expanding government dominance of its economy and suffering a concomitant reduction in economic growth, tech-stock valuations and employment. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Digital music is a rare example of service sector disintermediation with concomitant price declines. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "For example, a fund might be based on selecting companies that are underperforming on some dimension of sustainability but through engagement this can be improved with a concomitant improvement in financial performance. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "In order to maintain this exponential growth, which would imply around 8.5 million new EV sales in 2021 and could entail over 20 million in 2022, there will need to be a concomitant increase in battery production. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The consequence, as noted above, was cities, and the inevitable concomitant of cities was states. \u2014 George Scialabba, The New Republic , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, occupation forces committed scores of atrocities in both countries \u2014 some the typical concomitants of war, some simply gratuitous crimes, as in the torture dungeon at Abu Ghraib and the Nisour Square massacre. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 7 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1607, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211456"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": naming a real thing or class of things",
      ": formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass",
      ": characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events",
      ": specific , particular",
      ": real , tangible",
      ": relating to or made of concrete",
      ": to form into a solid mass : solidify",
      ": combine , blend",
      ": to make actual or real : cause to take on the qualities of reality",
      ": to cover with, form of, or set in concrete",
      ": to become concreted",
      ": a mass formed by concretion or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body",
      ": a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material (such as Portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (such as sand and gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass",
      ": a waxy essence of flowers prepared by extraction and evaporation and used in perfumery",
      ": made of or relating to concrete",
      ": being specific and useful",
      ": being real and useful",
      ": a hardened mixture of cement, sand, and water with gravel or broken stone used in construction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckr\u0113t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckr\u0113t",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckr\u0113t",
      "(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckr\u0113t"
    ],
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      "actual",
      "de facto",
      "effective",
      "existent",
      "factual",
      "genuine",
      "real",
      "sure-enough",
      "true",
      "very"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "congeal",
      "firm (up)",
      "freeze",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It's helpful to have concrete examples of how words are used in context.",
      "We hope the meetings will produce concrete results.",
      "Verb",
      "the mortar slowly concreted in the mold",
      "a choral work that concretes music and dance into a stunning theatrical experience",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And while the company hasn\u2019t detailed any concrete plans yet along those lines, the investment analyst community has started positing some ideas that could give an idea of how Netflix\u2019s plans here might shake out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "Two months after, in March 2021 he was released on house arrest in light of his health, as well as for what U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said was insufficient evidence of concrete plans to enter the Capitol. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "To achieve their commitments and subsequently the SDGs, all players must have open dialogue and hold one another accountable to produce and adhere to concrete action plans. \u2014 Hiro Mizuno, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "An interagency state committee is tasked with completing a report by the end of 2023 to lay out concrete plans on what the state has to do to meet the deadline. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Kang says there are no concrete plans for the work\u2019s future yet. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "And yet, the president ended his trip on Saturday and returned home with few concrete answers about how or when the war will end \u2014 and grim uncertainty about the brutal and grinding violence still to come. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Anyone looking for Bach to issue an apology, or to offer concrete plans to ensure something this heinous never happens again, must be new here. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "In fact, Google\u2019s declaration prompted far more questions than concrete answers\u2014plus a healthy dose of skepticism among privacy advocates and tech pundits. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Rigolon acknowledged that having a large area of irrigated turf is preferable to asphalt or concrete . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "Even as the White House tried to play down expectations beforehand, intense focus will continue on whether there will concrete results out of the summit. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 16 June 2021",
      "Aside from not trying to drill concrete with a bit made for wood, here are some factors for purchasing a set of quality bits that will last you more than one job. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "How could concrete contort that much without exploding into dust? \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 27 June 2020",
      "The Kwai\u2019s crew of 11, sailors accustomed to unloading anything from cars to concrete on isolated islands, uses winches and sweat to hoist the heavy nets from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where swirling currents gather floating debris. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 June 2020",
      "That is, if the information gathered by investigators leads to concrete results within the church and the criminal justice system. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "The location will also serve local brews and frozen custard concretes with mix-ins by Chicago bakeries like Hot Chocolate Bakery and Bang Bang Pie. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Small fish peer out from the necks of the jugs, which the passage of time has concreted into the seabed. \u2014 Elena Becatoros, The Seattle Times , 2 Aug. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The concrete for new expressways was laid as Chicago\u2019s hinterland was in the midst of a building boom. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Apparently the decks on the current ones have rusted out and the concrete has deteriorated. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "This core was deliberately built slightly off-center but straightened as the building rose, compressing the concrete and giving it strength, and moving it into vertical position as the weight of each floor was added. \u2014 Alice Mccool, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Fans arriving for the festival\u2019s opening day were greeted with a Hart Plaza that was repaved by the city of Detroit during the pandemic downtime, at last addressing the fractured concrete that had long plagued the site. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Maybe his way of proportionalizing the abstract and the concrete is just right for me. \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Soon, the little yellow hatchback will be dragged ashore, water cascading from its gaping windows, zebra mussels coating its battered exterior as its rims grind across the concrete . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2022",
      "So concrete is really a two-stage invention, as humans modify what ocean life provided. \u2014 Helen Czerski, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Where the Willow Whispers shows a pool breaking through the concrete , and gradually filling with native flora and fauna. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224939"
  },
  "concurrence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": agreement or union in action : cooperation",
      ": agreement in opinion or design",
      ": consent",
      ": a coincidence of equal powers in law",
      ": the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances",
      ": the meeting of concurrent lines in a point",
      ": the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances",
      ": an agreement in judgment",
      ": a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259ns"
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    "examples":[
      "the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite rock band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious",
      "looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Back during the resolution of concurrence proceedings, Shaker approved its legislation last Sept. 27. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This concurrence of maladies presents central bankers\u2014now, as then\u2014with a Hobson\u2019s choice. \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "According to the Alabama Legislative Services Agency on Monday the bill goes back to the Senate for concurrence with the House amendment or to a conference committee. \u2014 al , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "After the bill was sent back to the House for a concurrence vote, the amendment was adopted Thursday night following a 70-26 vote. \u2014 Steve Almasy And Amanda Musa, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Senate Bill 47 passed a Senate concurrence vote by a party-line 25-8 vote, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against the measure. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The concurrence of trends on the runway and la rue, as documented for us by Phil Oh, suggest that the trickle-up/ trickle-down binary has become more of a two-way street, much as gender has become a more fluid concept. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The full majority didn't explain its reasoning, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, wrote a concurrence that touted a legal principle of avoiding court actions that could cause confusion among voters. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The concurrence by Gorsuch, Thomas, and Alito agrees that the rule won't survive court challenges, but attempts to place the decision in the context of their larger ideological battles over the scope of federal authority. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"concentration,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin concurrentia \"coming together, simultaneous occurrence,\" noun derivative of Latin concurrent-, concurrens \"running together, concurrent \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171125"
  },
  "concurrent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": operating or occurring at the same time",
      ": running parallel",
      ": convergent",
      ": meeting or intersecting in a point",
      ": acting in conjunction",
      ": exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities",
      ": occurring, arising, or operating at the same time often in relationship, conjunction, association, or cooperation",
      "\u2014 see also concurrent cause at cause , concurrent sentence at sentence",
      ": insuring the same property to the same extent under identical terms",
      ": exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities \u2014 see also concurrent jurisdiction at jurisdiction , concurrent power at power sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 the last two Mysore Wars in the 1790s, like the concurrent European wars against Revolutionary France, demonstrated Britain's capacity to reassert and reconfigure itself in the wake of crushing global defeats. \u2014 Linda Colley , Captives , 2002",
      "Concurrent with the party conventions, an assortment of activists, professional pols and show-biz celebrities with populist pretensions \u2026 will gather for four days of speechifying, seminar giving and satirical merrymaking \u2026 \u2014 Andrew Ferguson , Time , 31 July 2000",
      "Added to other evidence, this led to Cooke's conviction and a sentence of two concurrent twenty-year terms. \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "the concurrent use of two medications",
      "He's currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But at the time, just 22 concurrent viewers tuned in. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The city expects to issue building permits, concurrent with the financing, sometime between Tuesday and May 26, according to city spokesperson Anne Steinberger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The still-incomplete game demolished the series\u2019 prior all-time Twitch viewership peak, hitting 1.4 million concurrent viewers on Thursday (compared to a previous high of 461,000 back in 2018). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Catholic Bishops held concurrent prayer services throughout the world. \u2014 al , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Hugging the shores of Lake Superior, this Minnesota midsummer classic on the second half of the concurrent Grandma\u2019s Marathon provides great views while producing fast times, followed by a rowdy party in Duluth\u2019s Canal Park. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The concurrent projects are expected to last until spring 2023. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "No point of contention is more conspicuous than the brightly colored shipping containers that since the start of the pandemic and the concurrent hiccup in the global supply chain, have swept into Wilmington like a fast-moving tide. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The novel is, at its core, a concurrent dream that runs parallel to Huerta\u2019s own real-world existence. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concurant, concurrent, borrowed from Latin concurrent-, concurrens, present participle of concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement\" \u2014 more at concur ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223305"
  },
  "concurrently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": operating or occurring at the same time",
      ": running parallel",
      ": convergent",
      ": meeting or intersecting in a point",
      ": acting in conjunction",
      ": exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities",
      ": occurring, arising, or operating at the same time often in relationship, conjunction, association, or cooperation",
      "\u2014 see also concurrent cause at cause , concurrent sentence at sentence",
      ": insuring the same property to the same extent under identical terms",
      ": exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities \u2014 see also concurrent jurisdiction at jurisdiction , concurrent power at power sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
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      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 the last two Mysore Wars in the 1790s, like the concurrent European wars against Revolutionary France, demonstrated Britain's capacity to reassert and reconfigure itself in the wake of crushing global defeats. \u2014 Linda Colley , Captives , 2002",
      "Concurrent with the party conventions, an assortment of activists, professional pols and show-biz celebrities with populist pretensions \u2026 will gather for four days of speechifying, seminar giving and satirical merrymaking \u2026 \u2014 Andrew Ferguson , Time , 31 July 2000",
      "Added to other evidence, this led to Cooke's conviction and a sentence of two concurrent twenty-year terms. \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "the concurrent use of two medications",
      "He's currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But at the time, just 22 concurrent viewers tuned in. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The city expects to issue building permits, concurrent with the financing, sometime between Tuesday and May 26, according to city spokesperson Anne Steinberger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The still-incomplete game demolished the series\u2019 prior all-time Twitch viewership peak, hitting 1.4 million concurrent viewers on Thursday (compared to a previous high of 461,000 back in 2018). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Catholic Bishops held concurrent prayer services throughout the world. \u2014 al , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Hugging the shores of Lake Superior, this Minnesota midsummer classic on the second half of the concurrent Grandma\u2019s Marathon provides great views while producing fast times, followed by a rowdy party in Duluth\u2019s Canal Park. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The concurrent projects are expected to last until spring 2023. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "No point of contention is more conspicuous than the brightly colored shipping containers that since the start of the pandemic and the concurrent hiccup in the global supply chain, have swept into Wilmington like a fast-moving tide. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The novel is, at its core, a concurrent dream that runs parallel to Huerta\u2019s own real-world existence. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concurant, concurrent, borrowed from Latin concurrent-, concurrens, present participle of concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement\" \u2014 more at concur ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212237"
  },
  "concussion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow",
      ": a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function",
      ": a hard blow or collision",
      ": agitation , shaking",
      ": injury to the brain caused by a hard hit on the head",
      ": a hard blow or collision",
      ": a condition resulting from the stunning, damaging, or shattering effects of a hard blow",
      ": a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function and sometimes marked by permanent damage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259sh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bump",
      "collision",
      "crash",
      "impact",
      "impingement",
      "jar",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "kick",
      "shock",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "strike",
      "wallop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She suffered a severe concussion after falling on the ice.",
      "He went to hospital with concussion .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our team, called the Yaks, one of a series teams at different levels using the same name while playing out of The Cube, has included a concussion expert, a rocket scientist, engineers, IT specialists, nurses, researchers and one retired journalist. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Wood ultimately suffered two black eyes, a concussion , and bruises. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Lily is secretly dating a nonbinary college student, and there are nods to football\u2019s concussion crisis and the political neglect of public education. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The arrest left Pecoraro with a concussion , a broken nose, deep abrasions, damage to his esophagus and post-traumatic stress, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Saturday, catcher Curt Casali went on the concussion IL. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 May 2022",
      "Rust nestled into a spot that was vacated by Jacob Trouba, who was the subject of ire from the Pittsburgh crowd throughout the night for his Game 5 hit that resulted in Crosby's concussion . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
      "The 52-year-old Favre is accused in the suit of pressuring Prevacus CEO Jake VanLandingham to ask Nancy New to use state welfare money to invest in VanLandingham\u2019s biotech company, which has been developing a concussion treatment medication. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "But Laney Higgins, a senior volleyball player at Carrollwood Day School in Lake Magdalene, cut a deal after her season ended that has her donating earnings to a concussion center that treated her. \u2014 Mark Gillispie, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concussioun , from Latin concussion-, concussio , from concutere to shake violently, from com- + quatere to shake",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193620"
  },
  "condemn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation",
      ": to pronounce guilty : convict",
      ": sentence , doom",
      ": to adjudge unfit for use or consumption",
      ": to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain",
      ": to cause to suffer or live in difficult or unpleasant conditions",
      ": to sentence to a usually severe punishment",
      ": to declare to be wrong",
      ": to declare to be unfit for use",
      ": to impose a penalty on",
      ": to sentence to death",
      ": to adjudge unfit for use or consumption",
      ": to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain : take"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dem",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dem",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dem"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anathematize",
      "censure",
      "damn",
      "decry",
      "denounce",
      "execrate",
      "reprehend",
      "reprobate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We strongly condemn this attack against our allies.",
      "The government condemns all acts of terrorism.",
      "The country condemns the use of violence on prisoners.",
      "The school condemns cheating, and any student caught cheating will be expelled.",
      "City officials condemned our apartment building and forced us to leave.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since the Kremlin\u2019s troops entered Ukraine on Feb. 24, Beijing has refused to condemn the invasion. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Less than two months before the 2020 election, group members celebrated when Trump refused to outright condemn the group during his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "During a 2020 debate against Joe Biden, Trump refused to condemn white supremacy. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has refused to explicitly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and his country has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow. \u2014 Dusan Stojanovic, ajc , 29 May 2022",
      "Trump defended Rittenhouse; Wisconsin\u2019s Republican senator, Ron Johnson, also refused to condemn him. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Now, with sanctions from all over the world slamming Russia's economy, Beijing has refused to condemn the invasion, seeking to portray itself as a neutral actor and blaming the situation on the United States. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "China has refused to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by strategic partner Russia, or even refer to the conflict as a war. \u2014 Charles Ventura, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But China has so far refused to condemn Mr. Putin for the war, which has killed thousands of civilians. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French condempner , from Latin condemnare , from com- + damnare to condemn \u2014 more at damn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195120"
  },
  "condemnation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": censure , blame",
      ": the act of judicially condemning",
      ": the state of being condemned",
      ": a reason for condemning",
      ": criticism sense 1 , disapproval",
      ": the act of condemning or state of being condemned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccdem-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-d\u0259m-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccdem-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-d\u0259m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "censure",
      "commination",
      "denunciation",
      "excoriation",
      "objurgation",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reproof",
      "riot act",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "citation",
      "commendation",
      "endorsement",
      "indorsement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.",
      "The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One reason for India\u2019s refusal to join the global condemnation of Russia is practical: Moscow is its No. 1 military supplier. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "The condemnation gained traction after a screenshot was posted by others on Twitter. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "Cancel culture is a form of soft totalitarianism: the persecution of one\u2019s political opponents in the place of debate and the complete condemnation of those who make mistakes. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine, the United States and its allies have accused Russia of war crimes over the past weeks, but the latest reports have deepened the condemnation and calls for investigations. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But the 13-2 decision, with only the Russian and Chinese judges dissenting, adds a legal dimension to the diplomatic condemnation and economic sanctions the Kremlin\u2019s invasion has provoked throughout the world. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The United States and Turkey, both members of NATO, have formed an uneasy alliance over the last decade as Mr. Erdogan has sought to stifle political opposition and free speech, drawing American condemnation . \u2014 Lara Jakes, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The Utah Inland Port Authority board voted May 19 to acquire \u2014 either through purchase or condemnation \u2014 41 acres owned by Suburban Land Reserve, a real estate arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see condemn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190110"
  },
  "condense":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make denser or more compact",
      "to subject to condensation",
      "to undergo condensation",
      "to make or become more compact or concise",
      "to change or cause to change from a vapor to a liquid (as by cooling)",
      "to make denser or more compact",
      "to subject to condensation",
      "to undergo condensation",
      "to become visibly dense or more compact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8den(t)s",
    "synonyms":[
      "compress",
      "constrict",
      "contract",
      "shrink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balloon",
      "expand",
      "snowball",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.",
      "The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.",
      "Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.",
      "Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the next few years, there are plans to close four more \u2014 two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school \u2014 to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The lid\u2019s conical shape allows moisture to condense and return to the pot, keeping the dish moist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To achieve all of this, Delaney and Br\u00fchlmann elected to cut and condense several elements of the book. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "This interview has been edited and condense for clarity. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Officials in Hong Kong have started looking at ways to condense his itinerary into a day trip on July 1, the anniversary date, instead of the customary multiday affair, the people said. \u2014 Josh Chin, WSJ , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin condensare , from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "condensing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make denser or more compact",
      ": to subject to condensation",
      ": to undergo condensation",
      ": to make or become more compact or concise",
      ": to change or cause to change from a vapor to a liquid (as by cooling)",
      ": to make denser or more compact",
      ": to subject to condensation",
      ": to undergo condensation",
      ": to become visibly dense or more compact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8den(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dens",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8den(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compress",
      "constrict",
      "contract",
      "shrink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balloon",
      "expand",
      "snowball",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.",
      "The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.",
      "Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.",
      "Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the next few years, there are plans to close four more \u2014 two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school \u2014 to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The lid\u2019s conical shape allows moisture to condense and return to the pot, keeping the dish moist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To achieve all of this, Delaney and Br\u00fchlmann elected to cut and condense several elements of the book. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "This interview has been edited and condense for clarity. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Officials in Hong Kong have started looking at ways to condense his itinerary into a day trip on July 1, the anniversary date, instead of the customary multiday affair, the people said. \u2014 Josh Chin, WSJ , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin condensare , from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231308"
  },
  "condescend":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to assume an air of superiority",
      ": to descend to a less formal or dignified level : unbend",
      ": to waive the privileges of rank",
      ": to stoop to the level of someone considered less important",
      ": to grant favors with a show of being better than others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-di-\u02c8send",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-di-\u02c8send"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deign",
      "stoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race.",
      "wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French condescendre , from Late Latin condescendere , from Latin com- + descendere to descend",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190455"
  },
  "condign":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deserved , appropriate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "competent",
      "deserved",
      "due",
      "fair",
      "just",
      "justified",
      "merited",
      "right",
      "rightful",
      "warranted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeserved",
      "undue",
      "unfair",
      "unjust",
      "unjustified",
      "unmerited",
      "unwarranted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company's code of business ethics"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English condigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin condignus , from com- + dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173711"
  },
  "condition":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : stipulation",
      ": covenant",
      ": a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event",
      ": the event itself",
      ": something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : prerequisite : such as",
      ": an environmental requirement",
      ": the clause of a conditional sentence",
      ": a restricting or modifying factor : qualification",
      ": an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work",
      ": a state of being",
      ": social status : rank",
      ": a usually defective state of health",
      ": a state of physical fitness or readiness for use",
      ": attendant circumstances",
      ": temper of mind",
      ": trait",
      ": manners , ways",
      ": to make stipulations",
      ": to agree by stipulating",
      ": to make conditional",
      ": to put into a proper state for work or use",
      ": air-condition",
      ": to give a grade of condition to",
      ": to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture",
      ": to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another",
      ": state of physical fitness or readiness for use",
      ": something agreed upon or necessary if some other thing is to take place",
      ": the way things are at a certain time or in a certain place",
      ": state of being",
      ": situation in life",
      ": to put into the proper or desired state",
      ": to change the habits of usually by training",
      ": something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else",
      ": an environmental requirement",
      ": a usually defective state of health",
      ": a state of physical fitness",
      ": to cause to undergo a change so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another",
      ": an uncertain future act or event whose occurrence or nonoccurrence determines the rights or obligations of a party under a legal instrument and especially a contract",
      ": a clause in the instrument describing the act or event and its effect",
      ": a condition that is to be fulfilled by one party at the same time that a mutual condition is to be fulfilled by another party",
      ": constructive condition in this entry",
      ": a condition that must be fulfilled before performance under a contract can become due, an estate can vest, or a right can become effective",
      ": a condition whose fulfillment defeats or modifies an estate or right already in effect or vested or discharges an already existing duty under a contract",
      ": a condition created by operation of law",
      ": a condition created and explicitly stated by the parties to a contract \u2014 compare constructive condition in this entry",
      ": a condition whose fulfillment was completely within the power of the obligated party",
      ": a condition that upon fulfillment terminates an already enforceable obligation and entitles the parties to be restored to their original positions \u2014 see also potestative condition in this entry",
      ": a condition which must be fulfilled before an obligation is enforceable \u2014 see also potestative condition in this entry",
      ": a state of being",
      ": one of the rights or obligations of the policyholder or the insurer set forth in an insurance policy",
      ": to make subject to conditions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "estate",
      "fettle",
      "form",
      "health",
      "keeping",
      "kilter",
      "nick",
      "order",
      "repair",
      "shape",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "season",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.",
      "Their weakened condition makes them more likely to get sick.",
      "Verb",
      "the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon",
      "an immigrant family that must condition its traditional attitudes regarding child rearing to the realities of modern American life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private negotiations, would not be more specific, except to say that Iran had refused to cede any ground. \u2014 Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The three declined to provide details and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 John Wagner, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The three declined to provide details and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey And Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "One federal official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a foreign policy matter, said the expulsion flights to Haiti were not disproportionate to those sent to other countries. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement Thursday, said the initial orders were typical of covid-19 vaccination campaigns thus far, as states usually increase their orders over time. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the testing requirement is no longer necessary. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The reporters showed how then-President Carlos Mauricio Funes transferred gang leaders out of high-security prisons on the condition that their foot soldiers put down their weapons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Other people who appeared to be targeted by the suspect include Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The coconut derivative in this body wash is an emollient that helps condition the skin and heal any rough, dry areas of the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Milky Oil is a gentle makeover that comes in a mess-free squeeze bottle and is formulated with comfrey root extract and pro-vitamin B5 to condition and soothe your skin. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Hops extract has been shown to add shine, condition the scalp, control dandruff, and even reduce hair loss. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Together, these components soothe and condition the skin, leaving it free of irritation and with a light, refreshing scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Facial oils are oil-based and are used to soften and condition the skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But since withdrawing its troops in the north to focus on Donbas, Russia has been putting equipment and support forces in place ahead of its combat troops to favorably condition the battlefield. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But what piqued our interest is the product\u2019s formula, designed to condition without weighing hair down. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "From those tough words back in AAU, Mack has learned how to condition herself. \u2014 Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170200"
  },
  "conditioning":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the process of training to become physically fit by a regimen of exercise, diet, and rest",
      ": the resulting state of physical fitness",
      ": a simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response",
      ": the process of training to become physically fit by a regimen of exercise, diet, and rest",
      ": the resulting state of physical fitness",
      ": a simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response",
      "\u2014 see classical conditioning , operant conditioning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh(\u0259-)ni\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-(\u0259-)ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "activity",
      "exercise",
      "exertion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the team's excellent physical conditioning",
      "With the proper conditioning , the horse will learn to trust and obey its handler.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There, people can get water and a break from the heat in the air conditioning . \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Couple the prospect of far more damaging storms in the future with the annual summer surge in air conditioning and the reviving economy's power needs. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "The weather service issued a heat advisory early Saturday morning, warning people to stay out of the sun, drink plenty of fluids, and stay in air- conditioning , if possible. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "The shea butter, olive and sage oils in this conditioning cleanser give curls, kinks and coils a boost while depositing hydrating goodness. \u2014 Essence , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Celebration of the Soviet Union\u2019s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II \u2014 referred to as the Great Patriotic War in Russia \u2014 has played the most important role in that conditioning . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Will the Heat mandate stricter conditioning standards? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "This shampoo really packs a punch, providing 15x more conditioning . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Murray was also absent when the Cardinals began their offseason strength and conditioning program in April. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214725"
  },
  "condone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy ) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless",
      ": to treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless",
      ": to pardon or overlook voluntarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "discount",
      "disregard",
      "excuse",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\"I don't condone violence, and I think 'gangsta rap' should be outlawed,\" says [designer Tommy] Hilfiger \u2026 \u2014 Joshua Levine , Forbes , 21 Apr. 1997",
      "Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
      "And then she told him all\u2014told him the truth word by word, without attempting to shield herself or condone her error. \u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs , Tarzan of the Apes , 1912",
      "a government that has been accused of condoning racism",
      "he is too quick to condone his friend's faults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the flip side, Almeida does not condone players or parents berating referees. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "And to be clear, most don't condone it on the left or right. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "San Jose police Chief Anthony Mata said his department does not condone drug use and is cooperating with the Milpitas investigation. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "On Sunday, the Academy released a statement saying the organization does not condone violence. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "My wife does not condone my reasons for finding our guest's statement irritating. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But for one of the NFL\u2019s marquee headliners, a man who has almost always presented himself as a class act, to suddenly condone violence was so tacky. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Department leaders often condone these reprisals or pile on by launching internal investigations to discredit those who expose wrongdoing. \u2014 Gina Barton, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donare to give \u2014 more at donation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220213"
  },
  "conduct":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to direct or take part in the operation or management of",
      "to direct the performance of",
      "to lead from a position of command",
      "to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner",
      "to bring by or as if by leading guide",
      "to convey in a channel",
      "to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting",
      "to show the way lead",
      "to act as leader or director",
      "to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity",
      "a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles",
      "the act, manner, or process of carrying on management",
      "escort , guide",
      "to plan and put into operation from a position of command lead",
      "guide entry 2 sense 1",
      "behave sense 1",
      "to direct the performance of (musicians or singers)",
      "to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity",
      "personal behavior",
      "the act or way of managing something",
      "to act as a medium for conveying",
      "to have the quality of transmitting something (as light, heat, sound, or electricity)",
      "the act, manner, or process of carrying on or managing",
      "an act or omission to act",
      "mode or standard of personal behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
    "synonyms":[
      "administer",
      "administrate",
      "carry on",
      "control",
      "direct",
      "govern",
      "guide",
      "handle",
      "keep",
      "manage",
      "operate",
      "overlook",
      "oversee",
      "preside (over)",
      "regulate",
      "run",
      "steward",
      "superintend",
      "supervise",
      "tend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "administration",
      "care",
      "charge",
      "control",
      "direction",
      "governance",
      "government",
      "guidance",
      "handling",
      "intendance",
      "management",
      "operation",
      "oversight",
      "presidency",
      "regulation",
      "running",
      "stewardship",
      "superintendence",
      "superintendency",
      "supervision"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Guidepost Solutions, which was hired to conduct the investigation, issued a report last month, detailing problems and offering possible solutions. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
      "Since then, 57 Democrats in the House have signed and sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of the FBI urging the U.S. to conduct its own investigation. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "To conduct his investigation, McNamara compared Gallant\u2019s testimony before the state inspector general with his testimony before the arbitrator. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission also hired former U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic in July 2020 to conduct an independent investigation into the incident. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "UC Berkeley has hired an external firm to conduct an investigation into the allegations reported by the Register, said Dan Mogulof, a spokesperson for the university. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 May 2022",
      "The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to conduct an independent criminal investigation back in August 2021, the release said. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been asked to conduct an investigation of the shooting. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
      "The sheriff\u2019s office requested the GBI conduct an independent investigation into the shooting. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Sell admitted her conduct in an affidavit provided to the office. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "At least 11 people with ties to Arizona were federally charged with crimes related to their conduct at or near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Buzbee said the Texans provided the opportunity for his conduct to occur. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Gill was fired by USC on Monday, more than a year after the university opened an investigation into his conduct . \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "During the Sunday morning worship service in White Hall, which was livestreamed, Phillips made no explicit mention of his conduct at annual conference. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
      "Jurors convicted the owner of obstructing an investigation of their conduct , and acquitted the director. \u2014 Dave Michaels, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The case centered on domestic violence, stalking, and lying about his conduct in an internal investigation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Kemp and Raffensperger never wobbled in defending their conduct in 2020 or the truth about the election. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "conduit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed",
      ": a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables",
      ": a means of transmitting or distributing",
      ": fountain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u00fc-\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccdy\u00fc-",
      "also",
      "-d\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "channel",
      "duct",
      "leader",
      "line",
      "penstock",
      "pipe",
      "trough",
      "tube"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the major conduit for carrying water to the military base",
      "water flowed along the conduit to the fountain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The flood control plans include a handful of retention ponds, to hold water and then release it slowly, along with a huge drainage conduit , dubbed the North Tunnel, to carry water safely into the Patapsco. \u2014 Steve Thompson, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Most recently, efforts have explored using digital means, turning to text messaging as a two-way conduit to deliver real-time advice and encouragement. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "In fact, Jackson's greatest hope is that stage productions like his can prove a conduit to inspire empathy and lead everyone to find connective tissue no matter their background. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
      "And technology has provided a conduit to this new landscape, creating one that is more reliable, collaborative and connection-driven. \u2014 Marc Deluca, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Any lines added by the homeowner, such as a gas line connecting to an outdoor grill or an underground electrical conduit to a shed or garage, won\u2019t be marked. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Parts of the city of Lviv near the Polish border \u2014 a major conduit for military supplies from the West \u2014 were without power after Russian strikes knocked out electrical substations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "As Vladimir Putin grows increasingly isolated, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n becomes the chief conduit to the West for Putin-style authoritarianism and corruption. \u2014 Craig Unger, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Waltz pleaded guilty last week to two counts related to that alleged scheme: making and receiving conduit contributions and making false statements to the FBI. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conduyt, condyt, cundyte \"channel or pipe for conveying water, act of escorting for protection\" borrowed from Anglo-French conduit, condet \"channel for water, guide, escort party,\" (also continental Old French), noun derivative from conduit, past participle of conduire \"to guide, escort,\" going back to Latin cond\u016bcere \"to bring together, join, hire, accept a contract for\" (Medieval Latin also \"to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]\") \u2014 more at conduce ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190030"
  },
  "confab":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chat sense 1",
      ": discussion , conference"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfab",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fab"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consult",
      "consultation",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discussion",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we had a little confab about the merits of the plan",
      "after the requisite confab , we got down to business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a blistering afternoon earlier this month, Jessay Martin, 68, headed across the street for the usual poolside confab , stopping to grab a Bud Light Seltzer Pineapple from the fridge on his way out to the patio. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Imagine if some prominent liberal group decided to hold a confab in Daniel Ortega\u2019s Nicaragua, or Victor Maduro\u2019s Venezuela. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
      "There are those, of course, who view these interactions as a cozy confab of elites; the New York Times stopped buying tables for the dinner in 2008, although the paper\u2019s reporters and columnists are regulars at before- and after-parties. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The prestigious award will be handed out Feb. 2 during G\u00f6teborg\u2019s two-day TV Drama Vision confab . \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The confab , taking place this year as parts of the world still battle Covid and the Russia-Ukraine war continues, is bringing together more than 2,000 attendees in a new atmosphere. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
      "The story also includes hints of why the FDA might be less and less keen to convene these experts \u2013 fresh with some pretty spicy criticisms of the process that were lobbed by FDA Commissioner Robert Califf during this week\u2019s AHCJ confab . \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "Because a few weeks ago, Washington played host to a similar gala called the Gridiron Dinner, a slightly more exclusive confab between Beltway reporters and politicians, who get together to spend a night telling bad jokes to one another. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Chantilly confab was followed by similar events in Europe, Russia and China. \u2014 Jessica Donati, WSJ , 24 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175730"
  },
  "confabulate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to talk informally : chat",
      ": to hold a discussion : confer",
      ": to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fa-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "confab",
      "confer",
      "consult",
      "counsel",
      "parley",
      "treat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin confabulatus , past participle of confabulari , from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story \u2014 more at fable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175257"
  },
  "confabulation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to talk informally : chat",
      ": to hold a discussion : confer",
      ": to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fa-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "confab",
      "confer",
      "consult",
      "counsel",
      "parley",
      "treat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin confabulatus , past participle of confabulari , from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story \u2014 more at fable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170931"
  },
  "confess":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit",
      ": to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest",
      ": to receive the confession of (a penitent)",
      ": to declare faith in or adherence to : profess",
      ": to give evidence of",
      ": to disclose one's faults",
      ": to unburden one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or to a priest",
      ": to hear a confession",
      ": admit , own",
      ": to tell of doing something wrong or illegal or of something embarrassing : admit",
      ": to admit committing sins to God or to a priest",
      ": to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid",
      ": to make a confession"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fes",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fes",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fes"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admit",
      "cop (to)",
      "fess (up)",
      "own (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He confessed after being questioned for many hours.",
      "He willingly confessed his crime.",
      "I have to confess that I was afraid at first.",
      "I confessed my sins to the priest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So the writers were tipping their hat off to that, and trying to find a creative way of how this guy would confess his love for this woman. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The Netflix series comes to mind as well in the film\u2019s most riveting sequences, which are not action set-pieces but rather long interrogation scenes where Yohan and Marceau try to get one of their many suspects to confess . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "In the end, Sophie and Kevin confess their love for one another and kiss in grand fashion in front of the entire family at Kate and Philip's wedding reception. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Aram the overhears Cooper confess everything to Red \u2014 the blackmail, breaking laws, involving Charlene (Valarie Pettiford) and Lew in the mess, and putting Andrew in Witness Protection. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Brian Jones, 62, packed two bags of personal belongings and took a bus from South Carolina to Bessemer, Alabama, to confess the crime, Bessemer Police Lt. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "My personal solution is to aggressively confess my ignorance. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Remaining silent is in the suspects\u2019 best interests as a pair, but only if both refuse to confess . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Boys snuggle, hold hands, confess their homosexual inclinations without shame. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confessen \"to admit, confess, (of a priest) hear a confession,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confesser (also continental Old French), derivative of conf\u00e9s \"confessed, shriven,\" going back to Latin confessus, past participle of confiteor, confit\u0113r\u012b \"to admit (a fact, the truth of a statement or charge), reveal,\" from con-  con- + fateor, fat\u0113r\u012b \"to accept as true, acknowledge, profess,\" probably a verbal derivative based on Indo-European *b h h 2 -to- \"spoken\" or *b h h 2 -t- \"who speaks,\" from the verbal base *b h eh 2 - \"speak, say,\" whence also Latin for, f\u0101r\u012b \"to speak, say\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215234"
  },
  "confidant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one to whom secrets are entrusted",
      ": intimate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
      "also",
      "-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "amigo",
      "buddy",
      "chum",
      "compadre",
      "comrade",
      "confidante",
      "crony",
      "familiar",
      "friend",
      "intimate",
      "mate",
      "musketeer",
      "pal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enemy",
      "foe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is a trusted confidant of the president.",
      "she's my confidant ; I tell her everything without reservation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Isidore Dockweiler was a Los Angeles native, born in 1867 at First and Broadway in downtown L.A., a leading lawyer and Democratic politician and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The site was entirely hand-powered, using no fossil fuels, and became Mr. Morales\u2019s outdoor classroom, and Mr. Buckel his teacher and confidant . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Schmidt took aim Sunday at the family and Rick Davis, McCain's 2008 national campaign manager and the senator's longtime confidant . \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "The White House also announced longtime Biden confidant Anita Dunn will return as a senior adviser and assistant to the president. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Queen Elizabeth granted personal permission to Angela Kelly, who has served as her dresser and confidant for 25 years, to write not only about royal fashion, but also about their experience working together. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The lawyer, Kevin Morris, has quietly taken on an expansive role as a financier, confidant and would-be avenger for Mr. Biden, handling sensitive subjects for President Biden\u2019s son that could have acute political ramifications for the White House. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Ernie Adams, longtime confidant and colleague of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, is retiring. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2021",
      "For the writers in her circle of friends, Ms. Medwed was also a one-person cheering section for their work, a confidant who could be trusted with the roughest rough draft. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French confident, borrowed from Italian confidente, noun derivative of confidente \"trusting, having trust in,\" borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdent-, conf\u012bdens, present participle of conf\u012bdere \"to put one's trust in, have confidence in\" \u2014 more at confide ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181207"
  },
  "confidante":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confidant",
      ": one who is a woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
      "also",
      "-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "amigo",
      "buddy",
      "chum",
      "compadre",
      "comrade",
      "confidant",
      "crony",
      "familiar",
      "friend",
      "intimate",
      "mate",
      "musketeer",
      "pal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enemy",
      "foe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was her closest friend and confidante .",
      "only her closest confidantes know what she's going through",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Arsema Thomas plays the young Lady Danbury who, similar to her role in the original series, is a loyal confidante to the queen. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Robert Durst will live out the rest of his days in a California prison for killing his longtime confidante , Susan Berman, inside her Los Angeles home in 2000, a judge ordered Thursday. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Dorothy Babino-Dixon was a confidante , a co-worker and a friend. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 7 May 2021",
      "Pearl is creative confidante to high-profile CEOs and their teams across the globe and his most recent book, Wanderful, explores our innate internal guidance system to help people find inspiration and fresh direction in a complex world. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "No player on this year\u2019s team has a closer relationship with Popovich than All-Star Dejounte Murray, who considers the coach a mentor and a confidante and a friend. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "And for 25 years, Jordan was mentor, confidante and adviser to Pacers players. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "People like the son of a worldly tavernkeeper named Berlin, a confidante of Mattan\u2019s who developed into a significant character. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Longtime Izzo confidante Mike Garland also shifted his role from coaching to special assistant before the season. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French confidente, feminine of confident  confidant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1662, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182911"
  },
  "confidence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances",
      ": faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way",
      ": the quality or state of being certain : certitude",
      ": a relation of trust or intimacy",
      ": reliance on another's discretion",
      ": support especially in a legislative body",
      ": a communication made in confidence : secret",
      ": of, relating to, or adept at swindling by false promises",
      ": a feeling of trust or belief",
      ": self-confidence",
      ": reliance on another's secrecy or loyalty",
      ": secret entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aplomb",
      "assurance",
      "self-assurance",
      "self-assuredness",
      "self-confidence",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-trust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diffidence",
      "insecurity",
      "self-distrust",
      "self-doubt"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fact that the Fed is moving decisively shows confidence in the health of the job market. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "British businesses and consumers have internalized the gloom, and confidence is falling. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Consumer confidence is also on the decline, as surging energy, grocery, and housing prices eat into household budgets. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "And each time would-be borrowers find loan rates prohibitively expensive, the resulting drop in spending weakens confidence , job growth and overall economic vigor. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Christon possesses the confidence \u2014 what some call athletic arrogance \u2014 that comes with success and faith in his abilities. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Alongside statement fashion, Lizzo, 34, has always embraced body confidence . \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Yet these stories slowly grow into other, deeper concerns: a young girl\u2019s grief, a new mom\u2019s confidence in the face of impossible precarity and fear. \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "And then for me, having the confidence to ask those kinds of more sensitive questions. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181723"
  },
  "confidence man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175952"
  },
  "confidential":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by intimacy or willingness to confide",
      ": private , secret",
      ": entrusted with confidences",
      ": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest \u2014 compare secret , top secret",
      ": secret entry 1 sense 1",
      ": indicating a need for secrecy",
      ": trusted with secret matters",
      ": known or conveyed only to a limited number of people",
      ": marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide especially between parties one of whom is in a position of superiority",
      ": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-fi-\u02c8den-ch\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behind-the-scenes",
      "esoteric",
      "hush-hush",
      "hushed",
      "inside",
      "intimate",
      "nonpublic",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "secret"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "open",
      "public"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "These documents are completely confidential .",
      "\u201cI have something to tell you,\u201d John said in a confidential tone.",
      "Her voice was quiet and confidential .",
      "She worked as a confidential secretary to the mayor for many years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People can dispose of confidential documents for free, and the first 200 people there will receive a gift. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Residents can bring confidential documents for shredding. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Broeksmit, the son of Deutsche Bank executive Bill Broeksmit, handed off a trove of confidential documents to federal authorities who were investigating the troubled financial institution, according to a 2019 profile in the New York Times. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The documents are the hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents that have been released to Italian journalist and author, Gianluigi Nuzzi. \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers free and confidential support at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 al , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The organization provides free and confidential resources 24 hours a day, every day. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The center offers free and confidential legal, medical and counseling services. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Give an Hour is a network of volunteers who have been offering free and confidential counseling \u2014 away from official records and skeptical commanders \u2014 to the military community since 2005. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conf\u012bdentia, taken as base of confidence entry 1 + -al entry 1 (perhaps after French confidentiel )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223118"
  },
  "confined":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": kept within confines : such as",
      ": limited to a particular location",
      ": held captive",
      ": very small",
      ": undergoing childbirth",
      ": undergoing childbirth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bnd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apprehended",
      "arrested",
      "captive",
      "captured",
      "caught",
      "imprisoned",
      "incarcerated",
      "interned",
      "jailed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "free"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She gets uncomfortable in confined spaces.",
      "confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Large humidifiers that are best for the whole house, like AIRCARE Whole-House Humidifier can cover up to 2,400 square feet\u2014while smaller, portable options and single room humidifiers are great for more confined spaces, like the car or your bedroom. \u2014 Health.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The moves are a recognition that the US military has to be prepared for the contingencies that the biggest land war in Europe since World War II may not remain confined to Ukraine\u2019s borders. \u2014 Barbara Starr, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "More confined voters live in counties won by Trump than Biden, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel review found last year. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Today, many of us are less confined to our homes, or at least have figured out better uses of our time since the extraordinary circumstances of last spring became rather more ordinary. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The outbreak of Covid-19 in Europe in February of 2020 cut short the winter season with ski resorts seen as virus hotspots as people from all over the world mixed in confined spaces such as ski lifts, bars, restaurants and chalets. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Radiation, lack of gravity, and living in confined spaces each take their tolls. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Wired , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "At its start, its protagonist, Claire, is feeling very confined indeed. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "In such a system, a more stable defense that is leaking goals could be created, with more focus on the attack and midfield as the lines are joined and the ball can be recovered in confined spaces to create danger. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of confine entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201142"
  },
  "confines":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as borders or walls) that encloses",
      ": something that restrains",
      ": scope sense 3",
      ": restriction",
      ": prison",
      ": border",
      ": to hold within a location",
      ": imprison",
      ": to keep within limits",
      ": to keep within limits",
      ": to shut up : imprison",
      ": to keep indoors",
      ": to keep from leaving accustomed quarters (as one's room or bed) under pressure of infirmity, childbirth, or detention",
      ": to hold within a location",
      ": imprison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012bn",
      "also",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "cap",
      "ceiling",
      "end",
      "extent",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap",
      "circumscribe",
      "hold down",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss",
      "the accused was confined until the trial could take place",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The lockdown of China\u2019s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine , control and hide the human breast! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Last season's schedule was constricted to intra-division games in an effort to confine teams geographically. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Humans could easily be the weak link in an effort to confine AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The works do not solely confine themselves to questions of gender but are also a celebration of creativity, openness, curiosity and the diversity of human existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Even those American trainers who manage multiple strings in various states typically confine their operations to the racetrack, too busy to bother with breeding, breaking horses, etc. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Actress and comedienne Jessica Williams, however, has never been one to confine herself to the tedium of convention. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "If the Taliban continue to restrict women\u2019s movement, the policies could effectively confine women to their homes, advocates say \u2014 a move reminiscent of the group\u2019s repressive rule in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Helen Carefoot, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182254"
  },
  "confirm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give approval to : ratify",
      ": to make firm or firmer : strengthen",
      ": to administer the rite of confirmation to",
      ": to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact",
      ": to make sure of the truth of",
      ": to make firm or firmer (as in a habit, in faith, or in intention) : strengthen",
      ": approve sense 2 , accept",
      ": to perform a ceremony admitting a person into a church or synagogue",
      ": to make valid by necessary formal approval",
      ": to vote approval of",
      ": to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of",
      ": to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "corroborate",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.",
      "The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.",
      "The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.",
      "The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.",
      "We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "NBC News has not been able to independently confirm the reports. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The Marshall County Parks Department posted about the incident on its Facebook page, but neither the staff of the park, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Sherriff's Department have been able to confirm the gator's presence. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "The panic ended after police were able to confirm that no shots had been fired. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 May 2022",
      "With the Queen only able to confirm her attendance at her own jubilee events at the last minute, there are drastically different possibilities for how the celebrations could look and who will be center-stage during key moments. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "Police reached out to the individual, who was able to confirm the victim was Rodriguez. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The newspaper has not been able to confirm the vast majority of the remaining officers cited in the Navy\u2019s records. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "MacGillis was not able to confirm the license status of the pilot nor the design specifics of the plane. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "The paper has been able to confirm that Bayern Munich are one of several parties interested in the 24-year-old playmaker. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer , from Latin confirmare , from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192300"
  },
  "confirmed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by long continuance and likely to persist",
      ": fixed in habit and unlikely to change",
      ": having received the rite of confirmation",
      ": unlikely to change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rmd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rmd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bred-in-the-bone",
      "chronic",
      "dyed-in-the-wool",
      "habitual",
      "inveterate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile",
      "a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, with more confirmed cases than the U.S. or anywhere in Europe, the U.K. is facing Omicron. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Maricopa County reported 31 more confirmed cases since last week. \u2014 Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The seven-day rolling average of confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths on Monday in Georgia stood at 87 as measured by date of report. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The nearly two-year-old pandemic has devastated the state, with 9,442 deaths and over 600,000 confirmed and probable cases. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The seven-day average of confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases in the city stood at 34,295 on Saturday, up 28% from the week before. \u2014 Kimberlee Speakman, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The company says its confirmed show count through February is up 30% relative to 2019 across our large venue shows, for stadium, amphitheater, arena and festival events. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The city mandates government isolation and hospitalization for confirmed infections. \u2014 Natasha Khan, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "As thousands of spectators from across the country lined Colorado Boulevard, nearly 1 in 4 people in Los Angeles County who are being tested are positive for the coronavirus, and new, confirmed infections are doubling every two days. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201409"
  },
  "conflagration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fire",
      ": a large disastrous fire",
      ": conflict , war",
      ": a large destructive fire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-fl\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-fl\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fire",
      "holocaust",
      "inferno"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration .",
      "the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The conflagration is also abetted by a corn tortilla (made off-site for the taqueria) dipped in chorizo oil before hitting the griddle. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "More recently, the blockbuster turned critical conflagration American Dirt (a novel about migrant trauma, for which its white author was paid a seven-figure advance) set off months of heated articles. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "The combination of dry brush and dense timber whipped the conflagration into a high-severity crown fire, in which flames run across the treetops, gaining speed and spitting out embers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "When the current conflagration began, Alyosha, as the older brother, reached out to Anton. \u2014 Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, the conflagration of Mr. Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine has threatened to strip them of everything again. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The April 6 start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
      "The start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service in early April to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 7 May 2022",
      "The April 6 start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conflagration-, conflagratio , from conflagrare \u2014 see conflagrant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225317"
  },
  "conflate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring together : blend",
      ": confuse",
      ": to combine (things, such as two versions of a text) into a composite whole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discriminate",
      "distinguish",
      "separate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "be careful not to conflate gossip with real news",
      "the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These categories are easy to conflate with racial categories. \u2014 Anna C. F. Lewis, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, the four glorious days that marked the return of Major League Baseball still offered its viewers myriad chances to freak out over suboptimal performance or conflate a nice couple of games with greatness. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the generation that will populate and direct academic freedom committees\u2014and the same signs that worry free-speech absolutists and those who conflate free speech with academic freedom are the ones that give us hope. \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There are hundreds of other Jazz Age relics that conflate the flapper and the crossword as icons of the Zeitgeist. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Advocates conflate feeling offended with having their rights violated, then steamroll the rights of others in response. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia wouldn\u2019t be the first nation to conflate economic ruin with an act of war. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Democrats like to conflate opposition to vaccine mandates with opposition to vaccines and science in general. \u2014 Heidi Overton, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Zoria urges the international cultural institutions making good-faith efforts to Ukrainian artists at risk to be mindful of the damaging tendency\u2014sometimes intentional, sometimes not\u2014to conflate Ukrainian culture with Russian culture. \u2014 Franz Nicolay, SPIN , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conflatus , past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow \u2014 more at blow ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183751"
  },
  "conflation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or result of conflating :",
      ": blend , fusion",
      ": confusion",
      ": a composite reading or text"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "combination",
      "composite",
      "compound",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the word \u201crobustious\u201d is probably a conflation of \u201crobust\u201d and \u201cboisterous\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even putting aside the inaccurate and dangerous conflation of genetic ancestry and race, the shooter\u2019s argument is just bad, utterly invalid science. \u2014 Robbee Wedow, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "Ignorant of local condiations, American policymakers have made disastrous assumptions\u2014the conflation of Al Qaeda with Saddam Hussein comes to mind\u2014and leapt into war. \u2014 Dexter Fergie, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "This conflation of judge and policy-maker is, with respect, difficult to reconcile with the judicial function. \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "This conflation is what propelled the art dealers Vanessa Guo and Jean-Mathieu Martini to open Galerie Marguo in the fall of 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The conflation of movement and meaning is deeply embedded in Western culture and in science. \u2014 Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with a personal ruler. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The special\u2019s title is a reference to his real one, a conflation of two of the names of his grandfathers. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Potholes are actually caused, for the most part, by the conflation of water absorption, freeze-thaw cycles, heat, and good old wear and tear, which makes every city, county, and state in America ripe for their development. \u2014 al , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194118"
  },
  "confluent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or exhibiting confluence : such as",
      ": flowing or coming together",
      ": having run or grown together and so no longer discrete",
      ": characterized by lesions or skin eruptions that have run or grown together",
      ": covering the culture substrate completely or nearly completely",
      ": a confluent stream",
      ": tributary",
      ": flowing or coming together",
      ": run together",
      ": characterized by confluent lesions",
      "\u2014 compare discrete"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259nt, k\u0259n-\u02c8"
    ],
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      "affluent",
      "bayou",
      "branch",
      "feeder",
      "influent",
      "tributary"
    ],
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      "distributary",
      "effluent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195519"
  },
  "conform":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord",
      ": to be similar or identical",
      ": to be in agreement or harmony",
      ": to be obedient or compliant",
      ": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs",
      ": to make or be like : agree , accord",
      ": comply",
      ": to be in accordance : correspond in character",
      ": to be in accordance with the provisions of a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
    ],
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      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
      "the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
      "Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
      "Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the outdoor spaces must conform to accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "Reality, however, doesn\u2019t always conform to our pie-in-the-sky calculations. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The eco-conscious shoes are designed to minimize odors and conform to your feet, thanks to the carbon-negative foam outsole made from Brazilian sugarcane and an insole made from castor bean oil and ZQ Merino wool. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221937"
  },
  "conformable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corresponding or consistent in form or character",
      ": submissive , compliant",
      ": following in unbroken sequence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "docile",
      "law-abiding",
      "obedient",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "noncompliant",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "unamenable",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "one of the more conformable inmates in a prison that's filled with unruly ones"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190242"
  },
  "conformation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of conforming or producing conformity : adaptation",
      ": formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole",
      ": correspondence especially to a model or plan",
      ": structure",
      ": the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animal",
      ": any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond",
      ": any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-f\u0259r-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n, -f\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "configuration",
      "fashion",
      "figure",
      "form",
      "geometry",
      "shape"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dogs will be judged on conformation tomorrow.",
      "an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To protect the breed for the future, the public must demand future English bulldogs that are much more moderate in conformation , such as a longer muzzle, a lower jaw that does not protrude, flatter skin and a longer tail, O'Neill said over email. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "To stabilize the pre-F conformation , McLellan and his team analyzed the structure of pre-F for mutations that would be maintain the structure maximizing antibody neutralization. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "During the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, canines will compete in tests of agility, obedience, dock diving, conformation and more. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Still pending Senate conformation is Biden\u2019s nomination of Gigi Sohn, a former FCC staff member and a longtime advocate for open and affordable telecom services, to fill the fifth vacant commissioner seat \u2014 which would give Democrats a 3-2 majority. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The researchers\u2019 follow-up experiments showed that tRNAs could persist in a stable conformation outside both cells and exosomes2. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
      "Binding to this site alters the conformation of the nearby GDP binding site, fixing the GDP in place and permanently locking KRAS in the inactivated position. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "Westminster is the nation\u2019s second-longest-running sporting event after the Kentucky Derby, and like the sport of dog conformation itself, it is known for its commitment to tradition. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 June 2021",
      "Then, a structural comparison of the macrodomain\u2019s chains revealed some differences in the residue conformation lining the ADP-ribose binding pocket. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223417"
  },
  "conformist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior",
      ": following or seeking to enforce prevailing standards or customs : opposing or avoiding unconventional thinking and behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-mist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220948"
  },
  "conformity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement",
      ": an act or instance of conforming",
      ": action in accordance with some specified standard or authority",
      ": agreement in form, manner, or character",
      ": action in accordance with some standard or authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "accordance",
      "agreement",
      "conformance",
      "congruence",
      "congruency",
      "congruity",
      "consonance",
      "harmony",
      "tune"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disagreement",
      "incongruence",
      "incongruity",
      "incongruousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.",
      "the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Cliburn has also taken steps to ensure some degree of political conformity , warning competitors that any statements in support of Putin or the invasion of Ukraine could result in disqualification or the revocation of awards. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Two types of conformity are especially prevalent in the workplace: informational and normative. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The $44 billion purchase of Twitter is a gamble that could break Silicon Valley\u2019s culture of progressive conformity . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "In every yard, botanicals have been clipped into tidy conformity . \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Sinicization is a strategy to absorb China\u2019s religious communities into the party\u2019s United Front, to help the CCP indoctrinate, surveil, and ensure ideological conformity . \u2014 Nina Shea, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Carpet softened that hard, industrial and utilitarian conformity . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Initially, Candy appears to want to use its story to say something about conformity , maybe, or idealized femininity and domestic labor. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
      "And that conformity factor did not seem to be an issue in the success of famous dropouts such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195048"
  },
  "confound":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity",
      ": refute",
      ": to put to shame : discomfit",
      ": damn",
      ": to fail to discern differences between : mix up",
      ": to increase the confusion of",
      ": baffle , frustrate",
      ": to bring to ruin : destroy",
      ": consume , waste",
      ": confuse sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "k\u00e4n-"
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    "synonyms":[
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      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The strategy confounded our opponents.",
      "The murder case has confounded investigators.",
      "The school's team confounded all predictions and won the game.",
      "The success of the show confounded critics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sixty percent of Americans, including 75 percent of children, had been infected with the coronavirus by February, federal health officials reported on Tuesday \u2014 another remarkable milestone in a pandemic that continues to confound expectations. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Batman's Harley Quinn arrives with some cool toys and surprise moves, like a dash-and-punch-back special attack that puts players into position to confound opponents. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "To confound the problem, Mars is currently getting farther from the Sun during its two Earth-year orbit. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "His spot at the top of the current government is his third, and is testament to his ability to confound rivals. \u2014 Jan Bratanic, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "God uses the broken and lowly to confound the strong and powerful. \u2014 Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Baseball is complex enough to confound its most learned devotees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "By contrast, many hospital campuses confound patients. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "By contrast, many hospital campuses confound patients. \u2014 Blake Farmer, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confounden \"to defeat, destroy, frustrate, bewilder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confondre, going back to Latin confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert,\" from con-  con- + fundere \"to pour, shed\" \u2014 more at found entry 5 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185815"
  },
  "confrontation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of confronting : the state of being confronted : such as",
      ": a face-to-face meeting",
      ": the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict",
      ": comparison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)fr\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball game",
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      "competition",
      "conflict",
      "contention",
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      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There were several violent confrontations between rival gangs.",
      "He would prefer not to have a confrontation with the authorities.",
      "a series of confrontations between residents and police",
      "We want cooperation, not confrontation .",
      "We seek to avoid military confrontation at all costs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No officers were injured in the deadly confrontation and two other juvenile boys, riding with the 13-year-old, were taken into custody, officials said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "This problem is the source of so much conflict and confrontation between different groups today. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a confrontation , and just one searing example of the way that Arnold, and cinematographer Magda Kowalczyk, configure the camera as a connection to the emotional and lived experience of the cows, a participant-observer but also an intruder. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Their challenge will be to find a way to dial down the anger \u2013 to build on the widespread common sacrifice and cooperation seen early in the pandemic, so as to prevent its tail end from ushering in a new period of confrontation and polarization. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Down one route lies a return to the confrontation and tensions that prevailed for decades during the Cold War. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Rue emotionally manipulating Maddy + Cassie by knowing Cassie is not equipped for confrontation and Maddy cannot de-escalate or focus on anything except her ego. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Rue's drug use puts her in increasingly dangerous situations as the season goes on, leading to an explosive confrontation with her mom (Nika King) and younger sister (Storm Reid). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, in an initial confrontation and just moments later shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see confront ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1632, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222426"
  },
  "confrontational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of confronting : the state of being confronted : such as",
      ": a face-to-face meeting",
      ": the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict",
      ": comparison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)fr\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball game",
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      "contention",
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      "dogfight",
      "duel",
      "face-off",
      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There were several violent confrontations between rival gangs.",
      "He would prefer not to have a confrontation with the authorities.",
      "a series of confrontations between residents and police",
      "We want cooperation, not confrontation .",
      "We seek to avoid military confrontation at all costs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No officers were injured in the deadly confrontation and two other juvenile boys, riding with the 13-year-old, were taken into custody, officials said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "This problem is the source of so much conflict and confrontation between different groups today. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a confrontation , and just one searing example of the way that Arnold, and cinematographer Magda Kowalczyk, configure the camera as a connection to the emotional and lived experience of the cows, a participant-observer but also an intruder. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Their challenge will be to find a way to dial down the anger \u2013 to build on the widespread common sacrifice and cooperation seen early in the pandemic, so as to prevent its tail end from ushering in a new period of confrontation and polarization. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Down one route lies a return to the confrontation and tensions that prevailed for decades during the Cold War. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Rue emotionally manipulating Maddy + Cassie by knowing Cassie is not equipped for confrontation and Maddy cannot de-escalate or focus on anything except her ego. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Rue's drug use puts her in increasingly dangerous situations as the season goes on, leading to an explosive confrontation with her mom (Nika King) and younger sister (Storm Reid). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, in an initial confrontation and just moments later shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see confront ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1632, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205252"
  },
  "confuse":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off",
      ": to make indistinct : blur",
      ": to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other",
      ": to mix indiscriminately : jumble",
      ": to make embarrassed : abash",
      ": to bring to ruin",
      ": to make uncertain or unable to understand : perplex",
      ": to fail to tell apart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The general was trying to confuse the enemy.",
      "The new evidence only confused matters further.",
      "You must be confusing me with someone else.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although people-pleasers may confuse or justify their behavior as altruism, experts emphasize that there is a difference. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "But the move also would confuse customers, lessen demand for standard models and wreck their resale value just like the Lighting port did to older iPhones using the Dock Connector when it was introduced with the iPhone 5 in 2012. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Irma Vep, perhaps the most meta show currently on TV, has the kind of high-concept premise that would confuse even its own characters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "On the other hand, having people confuse the Pixel 7 Pro prototype with the Pixel 6 Pro might be good news. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 June 2022",
      "To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Natural sunlight is encouraged during the day, but light from a TV monitor at night can confuse your circadian rhythm and delay relaxation and entry into the downstate repair period. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Mark Werksman, his defense lawyer, argued Wednesday that the witnesses would confuse the jury and serve merely to blacken his reputation. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "Doing them one at a time may confuse the public and undermine the campaign to vaccinate the age group, one person said. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confusen, back-formation from confused \"frustrated, ruined,\" participle based on Anglo-French confus, borrowed from Latin conf\u016bsus, past participle of confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert\" \u2014 more at confound ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184545"
  },
  "confusedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being perplexed or disconcerted",
      ": disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity",
      ": indistinguishable",
      ": being disordered or mixed up",
      ": affected with mental confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fczd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fczd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaotic",
      "cluttered",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disheveled",
      "dishevelled",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've never been so confused .",
      "We're confused about what to do next.",
      "He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heinz said voters are often confused about the difference between municipal and statewide elections, especially when the two are held in quick succession. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Many people are confused about the two and for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Vaid was so confused that the man had to repeat his claim. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "Because of its symptoms, monkeypox can sometimes get confused with chickenpox, syphilis or herpes. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "People might tend to get confused , or maybe overthink the right order in which to watch these movies; when the chronological order is all jumbled, that's pretty natural. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
      "Anyone who has trouble keeping the late-night Jimmys straight is about to get even more confused . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Politicians and policymakers in Utah, and elsewhere, sometimes get confused about this. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Many people get confused about how gift taxes work. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English \u2014 more at confuse ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220118"
  },
  "confusion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of confusing",
      ": the quality or state of being confused",
      ": a confused mass or mixture",
      ": difficulty in understanding or in being able to tell one thing from a similar thing",
      ": a feeling or state of uncertainty",
      ": disturbance of consciousness characterized by inability to engage in orderly thought or by lack of power to distinguish, choose, or act decisively",
      ": a uniting of two interests or rights in property into one \u2014 compare merger sense 1",
      ": the termination of an obligation by a person acquiring the right from which the obligation arose",
      ": the mixing or blending together of goods or commodities so that the individual owners cannot identify their own property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflement",
      "bamboozlement",
      "befuddlement",
      "bemusement",
      "bewilderedness",
      "bewilderment",
      "confusedness",
      "discombobulation",
      "distraction",
      "fog",
      "head-scratching",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "mystification",
      "perplexity",
      "puzzlement",
      "tangle",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.",
      "There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.",
      "the anxieties and confusions of teenage life",
      "He stared in confusion and disbelief.",
      "There was total confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His confusion gives way to uneasiness and eventually full-blown obsession, especially once Helen\u2019s mother (Rebecca Spence) starts pushing back on his fixation. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "But there's also a genuine humor in his confusion , and a feeling of dark depths. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "But Gilpin\u2014the 35-year-old actress known for Netflix\u2019s GLOW and, most recently, the Starz drama Gaslit, which just aired its finale Sunday night\u2014is one of the relative few airing her confusion over this industry pigeon-holing in real time. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "In the confusion , Ira\u2019s mother was caught on the wrong side of a Russian advance and was trapped behind enemy lines. \u2014 Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Freeman, standing at second, looked around in confusion . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "On Twitter, many were sharing their confusion and disdain over a Juneteenth ice cream from Walmart. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "At another point in the show, Leiby recalls going in for lower-back surgery and hearing a group of male neurosurgeons examining a foreign object on her X-ray in confusion . \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "Video footage of the incident, shared by the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, shows some of the scene unfolding after Zemmel stormed onto the court dressed in a referee jersey as fans watched in apparent confusion . \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confusioun \"ruin, disgrace, disorder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French confusiun, borrowed from Latin conf\u016bsi\u014dn-, conf\u016bsi\u014d \"mixing, combining, disorder, consternation,\" from confud-, variant stem of confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confound ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211536"
  },
  "confute":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively",
      ": confound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belie",
      "confound",
      "debunk",
      "disconfirm",
      "discredit",
      "disprove",
      "falsify",
      "rebut",
      "refute",
      "shoot down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confirm",
      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin confutare to check, silence",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214035"
  },
  "congeal":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold",
      ": to make viscid or curdled : coagulate",
      ": to make rigid, fixed, or immobile",
      ": to become congealed : solidify",
      ": to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold : freeze",
      ": to make or become hard, stiff, or thick",
      ": to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold",
      ": to make viscid or curdled : coagulate",
      ": to become congealed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "firm (up)",
      "freeze",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "liquefy",
      "liquify",
      "soften"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The gravy began to congeal in the pan.",
      "the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What is striking now, long after the parody seemed to congeal , is that the wider food community stands ready to believe him. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The cheese of the triple-protein stack was beginning to congeal into a raft of safety-orange wax. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Just as oil droplets can form in even a well-mixed vinaigrette, droplets of protein, DNA and polyphosphate can congeal in bacterial cells\u2014and this blocks parts of the genome from transcription. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Group biographies sometimes fail to congeal , but the members of this cohort did in fact have deeply enmeshed lives. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But what sounds good on paper doesn\u2019t always congeal in real life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "And aggregated lies can congeal into a counterfeit history of their own\u2014the old Southern myths of the Lost Cause flutter the Confederate flags of today. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Talking points began to congeal : The Fox News website led with Vice President Kamala Harris' comparison of Jan. 6 to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, a hint that she'd soon be criticized for it. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The new Integra's looks are starting to congeal thanks to this photo and an earlier teaser showing the headlight and front end. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English congelen , from Middle French congeler , from Latin congelare , from com- + gelare to freeze \u2014 more at cold ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174951"
  },
  "congenial":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "pleasant",
      "agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook",
      "sociable , genial",
      "existing or associated together harmoniously",
      "having the same nature, disposition , or tastes kindred",
      "alike or sympathetic in nature, disposition, or tastes",
      "existing together in harmony",
      "tending to please or satisfy",
      "friendly sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "felicitous",
      "good",
      "grateful",
      "gratifying",
      "heavenly",
      "jolly",
      "luscious",
      "nice",
      "palatable",
      "pleasant",
      "pleasing",
      "pleasurable",
      "pretty",
      "satisfying",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "sweet",
      "tasty",
      "welcome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "pleasureless",
      "unpalatable",
      "unpleasant",
      "unwelcome"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maxy, among the game\u2019s most congenial characters, did not go north for Games 3-4 in Edmonton. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Americans stand to lose more than a congenial place to jaw with one another while buying food and hardware, said Audrey Yoder, who co-owns the Yoder Store with her husband Paul off South Kropf Road near Molalla. \u2014 Tom Henderson | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Stratton\u2019s show looks like a congenial environment for cartoon characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Their work relationship was congenial up until last month, when Townsend ripped Rogers for praising Nick Fuentes, an activist who has espoused antisemitic and white nationalist views. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "City and police union officials credited the quick deal to the congenial tone of the negotiations. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The traditional showbiz entertainer is a disappearing breed, but Bubl\u00e9, an exceptionally congenial singer who can seamlessly slot himself into any song, room or situation, is built in this classical mode. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Golden, trustee of her mother\u2019s literary estate, is happy Audubon Canyon Ranch (the beneficiary of Bouverie\u2019s estate) is re-creating the congenial ambience of Last House instead of a traditional and inert museum. \u2014 Lisa Amand, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Nearly three years after Twin Peaks, the local courthouses no longer seemed so congenial . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" com- + genius ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "congenital":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing at or dating from birth",
      ": constituting an essential characteristic : inherent",
      ": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity",
      ": being such by nature",
      ": existing at or dating from birth",
      ": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity",
      "\u2014 compare acquired sense 1 , familial , hereditary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "born",
      "natural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonnatural"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital .",
      "a congenital liar who couldn't speak the truth if his life depended on it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But their son was born with a serious congenital heart condition, pulmonary hypertension. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Sammi has a rare congenital heart condition that had previously limited her diet. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Dixon was born with inadequate oxygenation, which led to a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "She was born with a congenital condition called multiple ocular colobomas in her right eye. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Orr transitioned to coaching in Baltimore after retiring in 2017 because of a congenital neck/spine condition. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Court documents say Lucas has a congenital medical condition called bronchomalacia and that wearing a mask compounds his condition while further restricting breathing. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "At the hospital, after tests were done, the mother and daughter learned that Jaela had a congenital heart condition that, if left untreated, could be fatal. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin congenitus , from com- + genitus , past participle of gignere to bring forth \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-012500"
  },
  "congest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to concentrate in a small or narrow space",
      ": to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part)",
      ": clog",
      ": to become congested",
      ": to make too crowded or full : clog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8jest",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8jest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "block",
      "choke",
      "clog",
      "clot",
      "dam",
      "gum (up)",
      "jam",
      "obstruct",
      "occlude",
      "plug (up)",
      "stop (up)",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clear",
      "free",
      "open (up)",
      "unblock",
      "unclog",
      "unplug",
      "unstop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The transportation department has previously said that the regular lanes of the rebuilt interstate will still congest at rush hour. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "Thousands of vehicles congest its six lanes every day in the south suburbs, where it\u2019s primarily known as 95th Street. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2020",
      "Malaysia, along with neighboring Singapore and Brunei, has banned popular Ramadan bazaars, where food, drinks, and clothing are sold in congested open-air markets or roadside stalls. \u2014 Niniek Karmini, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "While crashes have greatly decreased, the survey found drivers on certain California highways were able to travel at higher speeds during times that would have been otherwise congested before the order. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "If your skin is congested , perhaps try exfoliating acids such as glycolic and lactic acid instead. \u2014 Rhea Cartwright, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "This competition doesn't exist only in one Wi-Fi network, either\u2014having a different SSID (Wi-Fi network name) and password than your neighbor doesn't keep your devices from congesting with one another. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Souad watches the two-lane road outside her tent congested with desperate people fleeing, crammed into cars, trucks and vans. \u2014 Gul Tuysuz, Arwa Damon And Brice Laine, CNN , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Always a willing worker, when playing out wide Perez has a tendency to drift inside which can often leave the central half spaces congested . \u2014 SI.com , 10 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin congestus , past participle of congerere to bring together, from com- + gerere to bear",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223808"
  },
  "conglomerate":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds",
      "to gather into a mass or coherent whole",
      "accumulate",
      "a composite mass or mixture",
      "rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)",
      "a widely diversified corporation",
      "a mass (as a rock) formed of fragments from various sources",
      "a corporation engaging in many different kinds of business",
      "made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds",
      "to gather (something) into a mass or coherent whole",
      "to gather into a mass or coherent whole",
      "a composite mass or mixture",
      "a widely diversified company",
      "a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-r\u0259t",
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "convene",
      "converge",
      "forgather",
      "foregather",
      "gather",
      "meet",
      "rendezvous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "empire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration",
      "over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river",
      "Noun",
      "a news and entertainment conglomerate",
      "Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The need is especially acute in the southern German states, home to industrial giants like BASF chemicals, the automaker Daimler and the conglomerate Siemens. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The major contention behind UMG NA\u2019s spin was allowing it to be valued as per its potential which was lost in the conglomerate nature of VIV FP\u2019s operational structure. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "After all, conglomerate BBK owns both brands, alongside other smartphone companies from China like Vivo and Realme. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "In 2018 the stock was tossed out of the Dow Jones Industrial average. Culp \u2014 who previously ran a mini- conglomerate , Danaher \u2014 has spun off or sold many units. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "National Medical was sold to the conglomerate W.R. Grace & Co. and other investors for about $360 million in the mid-1980s and then sold to Fresenius, a German company, a decade later. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Piramal Enterprises by creating a diversified financial services conglomerate and a leading pharma player. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Other critical reviews of the Astro have focused on Amazon\u2019s slow creep into our private spaces with smart devices, or on the banal evilness of the mega- conglomerate behind the product. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Reuters reported this week that the firm sent a letter to investors calling for a potential breakup of the Seven & i Holdings conglomerate or other moves to increase the company\u2019s share price. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "About 373 million people in 45 cities were living under some form of lockdown in China last month, according to an estimate from the Japanese financial services conglomerate Nomura Holdings. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "It is produced by the LeBron James and Maverick Carter media conglomerate The SpringHill Company in partnership with Marsai Martin and Joshua Martin of Genius Entertainment. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Rakuten is a global e-commerce and internet services conglomerate headquartered in Japan and getting deeper into entertainment content creation, marketing and distribution businesses. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Times Internet, the digital arm of giant Indian media conglomerate the Times Group, operates MX Media Co, the parent company of MX TakaTak and popular streaming platform MX Player. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Shares of Bernard Arnault\u2019s luxury goods conglomerate LVMH actually rose slightly this week, adding $4.5 billion to his fortune and propelling him past Bezos into the ever-fluctuating runner-up position. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "PerSeptive developed leading-edge technology in protein analysis, and grew to $100 million in revenue before Afeyan, sold it to scientific instruments conglomerate Perkin-Elmer for $360 million in 1998. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The pair have traded the title several times this year, as has Bernard Arnault, chief of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, in an unprecedented year of jockeying atop the billionaire rankings. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Then there was Merck, the pharmaceuticals conglomerate whose association with the Nazis may have been the most lurid of them all. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "By 1943, half of the workers for the Flick family conglomerate \u2014approximately 130,000 people\u2014were forced or slave laborers. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "The brands' owner Mondel\u0113z International (MDLZ) is a conglomerate that also owns Chips Ahoy, Triscuit and Cadbury. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "There was the 2019 ViacomCBS merger that coupled broadcast, cable and studios and, just months ago, a rebrand to Paramount \u2014 the new name for both the conglomerate and its streamer. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "The steel plant's warren of tunnels and bunkers was designed to transport equipment between buildings, not for military use, according to Metinvest, the steel and mining conglomerate that owns Azovstal. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "Before becoming commissioner, Brune worked for the mining conglomerate Anglo American. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The hour-long conversation instead focuses on Buffett\u2019s career as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the Omaha, Neb. conglomerate that owns prominent companies such as GEICO, Duracell and Dairy Queen. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Axel Springer SE, the German conglomerate that owns Die Welt, said Monday that Ms. Ovsyannikova would be reporting for the media brand, including from Ukraine and Russia, writing for the newspaper as well as contributing to television coverage. \u2014 WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Also off the fund\u2019s list are Coke rivals, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper, a conglomerate that also owns a prominent coffee brand. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1572, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "congregate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to collect into a group or crowd : assemble",
      ": to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly",
      ": providing or being group services or facilities designed especially for elderly persons requiring supportive services",
      ": to collect or gather into a crowd or group : assemble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gri-g\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "amass",
      "assemble",
      "bulk (up)",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "constellate",
      "corral",
      "garner",
      "gather",
      "group",
      "lump",
      "pick up",
      "round up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dispel",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "scatter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "It's a place where the homeless congregate .",
      "Skiers congregated around the lodge's fireplace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "During the last decades of the sixteenth century, enslaved Africans escaping from sugar plantations began to congregate deep in the untracked interior of northeastern Brazil. \u2014 Larry Rohter, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "In Santa Monica, the Inkwell, two scant blocks of beach, was for decades the only sand where Black people were allowed to congregate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Crowds first began to congregate in front of the high court within hours of the leak to celebrate and condemn the potential ruling. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "Sick and healthy residents were allowed to congregate . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Teen vaping appeared to plummet this year as many U.S. students were forced to learn from home during the pandemic, without the opportunity to congregate in school bathrooms and other campus areas, according to a government report released Thursday. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "All are places where people like to congregate in the evenings on the steps of the famous churches and palaces. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 2 July 2021",
      "Through it all, the community of French and expatriate writers who congregate at the bookstore drop by to gossip, commiserate, and offer Sylvia guidance on handling her recalcitrant Irish author. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Marvin can attest only to the chronological acumen of the elk that congregate each year at the Elkhorn Wildlife Area. \u2014 Jayson Jacoby, oregonlive , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "During the pandemic, many adult children couldn't visit their aging parents living in congregate settings, such as continuing-care communities, assisted living centers and nursing homes. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Engelthaler said public health officials should also continue to focus attention on groups that are at highest risk of severe disease or death, including elderly people who live in congregate care settings. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "Mike Feuer, acknowledge that the scale of the need means the city can\u2019t totally discount congregate settings. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "As of this week, outbreaks at those congregate settings have not significantly increased, said Sean O\u2019Donnell, the county\u2019s emergency preparedness manager. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Free student meals or flexibility of the program during the pandemic, because during the pandemic of the national school lunch program only serves the lunches in congregate settings, meaning in a school or a cafeteria. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Workers already required to get vaccinated\u2014including employees in congregate healthcare settings, schools and the governor\u2019s office\u2014are required to get booster shots by Jan. 17. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The state will continue to offer COVID-19 testing in prisons and other high-risk congregate settings, officials said. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Some Northeast Ohioans experiencing homelessness would rather brave single-digit temperatures on the street than enter a congregate shelter setting and risk exposure to the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190722"
  },
  "congress":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of coming together and meeting",
      ": coitus",
      ": a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question",
      ": the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic",
      ": an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations",
      ": a single meeting or session of a group",
      ": the chief lawmaking body of a republic that in the United States is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives",
      ": a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and action : conference",
      ": coitus",
      ": a formal meeting of delegates",
      ": the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially a republic",
      ": the legislative branch of the United States government",
      ": the U.S. House of Representatives",
      ": the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period",
      ": a single session of the U.S. legislature \u2014 see also house of representatives , senate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259s",
      "also",
      "British usually",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "parliament"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was recently elected to the country's congress .",
      "the congresses of Mexico and Chile",
      "The bill easily passed both houses of Congress .",
      "Congress is not currently in session.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both images show Giselle Arellano, who was running for a spot on the ballot as a conservative National Action Party candidate representing migrants in the local congress of Mexico\u2019s Zacatecas state. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "As a matter of fact, King Sr. was instrumental in bringing the sixth congress of the Baptist World Alliance, in 1939, to Atlanta. \u2014 Jim Beckerman, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Security officials have vowed to root out any political opposition ahead of a party congress later in 2022, when Mr. Xi is poised to gain another five-year term as top leader. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "The annual congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is usually a staid affair, but this year\u2019s was rocked by controversy. \u2014 Coco Fusco, The New York Review of Books , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Xi is sure to be preoccupied then with the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and a Communist Party congress in November that is expected to extend his rule. \u2014 David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Xi is about to enter a particularly sensitive political period: A year from now, at a Communist Party congress , Xi will almost certainly attempt to break with modern precedent and stay in charge for a third five-year term. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "At China\u2019s national congress next fall, Xi is expected to retain his title as general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a move that would upset a decades-old system of term limits and leadership succession. \u2014 Lily Kuo, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "But in Norway on Sunday, an extraordinary congress of the country\u2019s soccer federation voted against boycotting the World Cup if the national team qualifies. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 20 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin congressus , from congredi to come together, from com- + gradi to go \u2014 more at grade entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194743"
  },
  "conjectural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of the nature of or involving or based on conjecture",
      ": given to conjectures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8jek-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8jek-shr\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "academic",
      "academical",
      "hypothetical",
      "speculative",
      "suppositional",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "actual",
      "factual",
      "real"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Putin\u2019s thinking has been so far removed from public scrutiny that any answer to that question is very conjectural . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "In the nineteenth century, greater empirical rigor was brought to the conjectural history that Rousseau had unfolded. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "But a few stressed that his arguments are conjectural . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 July 2021",
      "Forecasts about the path to normality and its timing are almost entirely conjectural . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "One reason that companies with conjectural futures gravitate toward SPACs is that financial regulators give SPAC mergers much lighter scrutiny than conventional initial public offerings. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "The dross is the part where Jesus turns to address the poor man directly, like a real person instead of a prop for conjectural argument, and heals his hand. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Well into the 2010s, technological carbon removal seemed completely conjectural , a nice-to-have but still very notional idea. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "The same conjectural specificity applies to San Francisco Ballet, which plans to resume performances on Jan. 19. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conjecture  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205931"
  },
  "conjecture":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence",
      "a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork",
      "a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved",
      "interpretation of omens",
      "supposition",
      "to arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork guess",
      "to make conjectures as to",
      "to form conjectures",
      "guess entry 2",
      "guess entry 1 sense 1 , surmise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8jek-ch\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "guess",
      "shot",
      "supposition",
      "surmise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calculate",
      "call",
      "estimate",
      "figure",
      "gauge",
      "gage",
      "guess",
      "judge",
      "make",
      "place",
      "put",
      "reckon",
      "suppose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Instead of celebrating, his family and friends in Ireland have been left in limbo with no closure, only conjecture as to what might have happened to the young hiker traveling solo. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "That was conjecture , based on consumer sentiment statistics that haven\u2019t been reflected in spending patterns. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Though the new paper resolves van der Waerden\u2019s conjecture , there are countless ways forward. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Below, members of Forbes Communications Council share their best tips to help businesses enact the appropriate social media policy after losing an executive-level leader and keep online gossip and conjecture to a minimum. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Some news divisions have taken pains to try and separate facts from conjecture . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But journalists, particularly newsroom leaders who set the tone of coverage, should resist the temptation to hype conjecture . \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Courts rejected challenges to the outcome as based on misunderstanding, conspiracy and conjecture . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "It was called the Poincar\u00e9 conjecture , after the French mathematician Henri Poincar\u00e9, who\u2019d posed it in 1904. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "It\u2019s not unreasonable to conjecture that some families have shifted their protein choices in response. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Rather than allow the mind to reel and conjecture , provide information to support a valid response. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Some economists conjecture that savings from the higher unemployment benefits are giving these workers some breathing room to look for better work. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Anyone who might conjecture that Stahl is getting ready to step away from the program would be mistaken. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Instead, researchers conjecture , fluvoxamine reduces inflammation. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Cam Newton, Sam Darnold and Dak Prescott have all declined to discuss their vax status, leading to conjecture that they are not vaccinated. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Naturally, such a shocking death provoked rumor and conjecture about suicide or murder, which Kanigel duly reviews. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
      "In fact, linguists now conjecture that language first arose among hominids to fulfill that most fundamental of impulses the need to lie. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 13 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "conjoin":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to join together (things, such as separate entities) for a common purpose",
      ": to join together for a common purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u022fin",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "combine",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "dissever",
      "part",
      "section",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "unlink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The two rivers eventually conjoin .",
      "their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To stay competitive, retailers will have to conjoin the systems of customer data with the systems of customer experience. \u2014 Tom Treanor, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The lawsuit came as yet more residents were forced to evacuate their homes after being overwhelmed by flooding along the Tittabawassee River and conjoining waterways. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2020",
      "Famed neurosurgeon James Goodrich, who separated conjoined twins, died from coronavirus. \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, euthanasia and organ-harvesting have already been conjoined in the country \u2014 a utilitarian plum to society, celebrated and promoted in the media. \u2014 Wesley J. Smith, National Review , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Syria, which in the past was used as a transshipment point for Iranian supplies intended for Lebanese Hezbollah, has evolved into something like a second front conjoined with the long-standing Lebanese one. \u2014 Steven Simon, The New York Review of Books , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "Because of the two nations\u2019 closely shared geography and conjoined histories, Haitians have historically looked to the United States for refuge. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Mid-day and into the evening is when the weekend celebration climaxes with Non-Mariner\u2019s Water Raft-Up, a conjoining boat party at Mangrove Bay located on the west end of the island. \u2014 Shiona Turini, Essence , 9 Aug. 2019",
      "The odalisque, an image of a reclining nude, conjoins two distinct categories of the commodity: the slave and the prostitute. \u2014 Longreads , 20 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre , from Latin conjungere , from com- + jungere to join \u2014 more at yoke ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220512"
  },
  "conjugal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial",
      ": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations",
      ": of or relating to marriage or to married persons and their relationships"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l, k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "connubial",
      "marital",
      "married",
      "matrimonial",
      "nuptial",
      "wedded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Lilly gets pregnant after a conjugal visit, and the gang embarks on a course of escalating violence, Taylor is forced to question his choices, and to make the hardest one. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
      "Chaylla is fighting to free herself from a violent conjugal relationship. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "For all its reputation as a nation of romance, gallantry and love, France has one of the highest rates of conjugal killings in Western Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Each partner turned out to have strongly different views about the course their conjugal life would take, says Schiller. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Most concerning to the judge and prosecutors was the conjugal visit allowed by one of the agents. \u2014 Scott Glover, CNN , 22 Aug. 2020",
      "Married women were rewarded for good behavior with conjugal visits from their husbands, along with showers, towels, and two hours in a bedroom. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 1 July 2020",
      "There were regular conjugal visits, and a steady flow of dinner parties among the S.S. officers and their wives. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
      "The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis , from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205332"
  },
  "conjugate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": joined together especially in pairs : coupled",
      ": acting or operating as if joined",
      ": having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular",
      ": relating to or being conjugate complex numbers",
      ": related by the difference of a proton",
      ": having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning",
      ": forming a single piece",
      ": to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of",
      ": to join together",
      ": to become joined together",
      ": to pair and fuse in conjugation (see conjugation sense 3a )",
      ": to pair in synapsis",
      ": something conjugate : a product of conjugating",
      ": conjugate complex number",
      ": an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element",
      ": to give the various forms of a verb in order",
      ": functioning or operating simultaneously as if joined",
      ": related by the difference of a proton",
      ": to unite (as with the elimination of water) so that the product is easily broken down (as by hydrolysis) into the original compounds",
      ": to pair and fuse in conjugation",
      ": to pair in synapsis",
      ": a chemical compound formed by the union of two compounds or united with another compound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259t",
      "-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259t",
      "-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259t, -j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "-ji-g\u0259t, -j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "combine",
      "conjoin",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "dissever",
      "part",
      "section",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "unlink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Can you conjugate the verb \u201cto go\u201d?",
      "biological cells conjugating under a microscope",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The two most popular styles of training in powerlifting are conjugate and linear. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There are two meningococcal vaccines: meningococcal conjugate vaccines (MenACWY) and serogroup B meningococcal vaccines (MenB). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gambling was a hard no and celibacy was expected, except for married couples who were permitted to conjugate for purposes of procreation \u2014 but only after chanting for five hours. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The examples that conjugate that three abound, but a couple spring to mind. \u2014 Hec Paris Insights, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "With nouns that are masculine, feminine and neutral, verbs that conjugate heavily and an extremely strict syntax, German may appear insurmountable to start with. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "Authentic versions possess more nutrients than the alternative, particularly more vitamin A, D and K2, as well as five times the beneficial fatty acid CLA ( conjugated linoleic acid). \u2014 Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post , 21 June 2019",
      "One of the distinguishing fats is conjugated linoleic acid or CLA, which some regard as the clearest indicator of grass-feeding. \u2014 Peter Whoriskey, kansascity.com , 8 May 2017",
      "Those mind-numbing exercises in high school\u2014factoring polynomials, conjugating verbs, memorizing the periodic table\u2014were possibly the opposite: mind-sensitizing. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2017",
      "For many, decoding Trump is like conjugating irregular verbs in Latin. \u2014 William D. Cohan, The Hive , 16 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are two vaccines available for meningococcal disease in the U.S.: the meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) vaccine, and the serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Simmons especially latched on to a Soviet method that became known as conjugate training, a regimen based on rotating variations of the primary competition lifts, to build strength and to stave off stasis. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcal conjugate , and Hepatitis B. \u2014 Tommy Beer, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Starting in the 2021-22 school year, all students entering grades 7, 8, 11, and 12 will need a meningococcal conjugate vaccine as well. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Already before the pandemic, the school required vaccines \u2014 such as the tetanus shot and the meningococcal conjugate vaccine \u2014 that the other BYU campuses don\u2019t. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 July 2021",
      "The other, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, protects against 13 types (PCV-13 or Prevnar). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2021",
      "Pfizer\u2019s application for its latest pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the backbone of its huge vaccine business, received priority review from the FDA for a potential approval for adults by June. \u2014 Nathan Vardi, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Similarly, to trigger more robust protection in the elderly, a shot of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is boosted by one that contains a pneumococcal polysaccharide. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 12 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173241"
  },
  "conjuncture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conjunction , union",
      ": a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis : juncture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "clutch",
      "crisis",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "crunch time",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "exigency",
      "extremity",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an unfortunate conjuncture of events\u2014peak demand at a time of reduced output from hurricane-ravished refineries\u2014resulted in skyrocketing gas prices"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190612"
  },
  "conk (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stop working properly",
      ": to fall asleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185732"
  },
  "connect":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become joined",
      ": to meet for the transference of passengers",
      ": to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination",
      ": to make a successful hit, shot, or throw",
      ": to have or establish a rapport",
      ": to establish a communications connection",
      ": to join or fasten together usually by something intervening",
      ": to place or establish in relationship",
      ": to link together logically related elements in order to draw a conclusion",
      ": to join or link together",
      ": to have something to do with",
      ": to bring together in thought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catenate",
      "chain",
      "compound",
      "concatenate",
      "conjugate",
      "couple",
      "hitch",
      "hook",
      "interconnect",
      "interlink",
      "join",
      "link",
      "yoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "separate",
      "unchain",
      "uncouple",
      "unhitch",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Services for Arizonans in crisis include: Dial 2-1-1 at any time to reach the free 2-1-1 Arizona information and referral service and connect with free resources available locally throughout the state. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Vega said her experience as a law enforcement officer and her position on the board of supervisors in Prince William County has led her to better understand and connect with the needs and desires of those in the community. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
      "Another benefit the picnics offer is a chance for people to slow down and connect with people over food, Wallace said. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The local leader will always better understand the local market, but this leader must also be able to simultaneously understand and connect with global markets, which is not easy given the local competitiveness and demands. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "People can rely on real-world experience and connect with other professionals for guidance, too. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "Immerse yourself back into in the flow of LED saber training and connect with your inner warrior. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "In a 2022 interview with Outside, Wilcox repeatedly stressed a desire to share the sport, get people inspired to ride their bikes, and connect with the places a bike can take them. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "Chasin said San Diego is a great place to launch a brand, be in a community of natural products entrepreneurs and connect with Southern Californians who have a reputation for caring about health and wellness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere , from com- + nectere to bind",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184608"
  },
  "connecting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become joined",
      ": to meet for the transference of passengers",
      ": to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination",
      ": to make a successful hit, shot, or throw",
      ": to have or establish a rapport",
      ": to establish a communications connection",
      ": to join or fasten together usually by something intervening",
      ": to place or establish in relationship",
      ": to link together logically related elements in order to draw a conclusion",
      ": to join or link together",
      ": to have something to do with",
      ": to bring together in thought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catenate",
      "chain",
      "compound",
      "concatenate",
      "conjugate",
      "couple",
      "hitch",
      "hook",
      "interconnect",
      "interlink",
      "join",
      "link",
      "yoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "separate",
      "unchain",
      "uncouple",
      "unhitch",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Services for Arizonans in crisis include: Dial 2-1-1 at any time to reach the free 2-1-1 Arizona information and referral service and connect with free resources available locally throughout the state. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Vega said her experience as a law enforcement officer and her position on the board of supervisors in Prince William County has led her to better understand and connect with the needs and desires of those in the community. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
      "Another benefit the picnics offer is a chance for people to slow down and connect with people over food, Wallace said. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The local leader will always better understand the local market, but this leader must also be able to simultaneously understand and connect with global markets, which is not easy given the local competitiveness and demands. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "People can rely on real-world experience and connect with other professionals for guidance, too. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "Immerse yourself back into in the flow of LED saber training and connect with your inner warrior. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "In a 2022 interview with Outside, Wilcox repeatedly stressed a desire to share the sport, get people inspired to ride their bikes, and connect with the places a bike can take them. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "Chasin said San Diego is a great place to launch a brand, be in a community of natural products entrepreneurs and connect with Southern Californians who have a reputation for caring about health and wellness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere , from com- + nectere to bind",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182719"
  },
  "connection":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of connecting : the state of being connected : such as",
      ": causal or logical relation or sequence",
      ": contextual relation or association",
      ": relationship in fact",
      ": a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties)",
      ": coherence , continuity",
      ": something that connects : link",
      ": a means of communication or transport",
      ": a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest",
      ": a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship",
      ": such as",
      ": position , job",
      ": an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another",
      ": a source of contraband (such as illegal drugs)",
      ": a set of persons associated together: such as",
      ": denomination",
      ": clan",
      ": the act of linking together",
      ": the fact or condition of having a link : relationship",
      ": a thing that links",
      ": a person having a relationship with another by kinship, friendship, or common interest",
      ": a social, professional, or commercial relationship",
      ": the act or the means of continuing a journey by transferring (as to another train)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affinity",
      "association",
      "bearing",
      "kinship",
      "liaison",
      "linkage",
      "relation",
      "relationship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And this icon's connection to the American Southwest and Mexican food is solid. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
      "The connection goes back to 2013 when Fitzpatrick stunned the golf world \u2014 and his father, Russell \u2014 by winning the US Amateur at The Country Club. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "These distinct plotlines do begin to bend toward each other eventually, but at first the connection is tenuous: Dawn follows Exalted, pays for a reading and idly fantasizes about finding out who\u2019s behind the account and maybe asking her out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "This connection is the key in mobilizing the right stakeholders to achieve sustainable goals. \u2014 Deepak Garg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "What is the connection between lawmakers\u2019 actions and civilians\u2019 violence? \u2014 Matt Brown, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The suspects are not related to the elderly homeowner, and police are trying to determine the connection between them. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "The connection was eventually regained, but now Ingenuity faces a bigger problem: readying for the Martian winter. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 June 2022",
      "It's filled with moments of reflection and truly illuminates the connection between hair and wellness. \u2014 ELLE , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin connexion-, connexio , from conectere \u2014 see connect ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194007"
  },
  "connive":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose",
      ": to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : wink",
      ": to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding",
      ": conspire , intrigue",
      ": to assent knowingly and wrongfully without opposition to another's wrongdoing",
      ": to knowingly consent to a spouse's marital misconduct and especially to adultery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u012bv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "wink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory",
      "suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Foremost among the opera\u2019s ironies is Agrippina herself (Joyce DiDonato), domineering and conniving throughout the span of this opera, but in real life destined, in the years that would follow, to be hoist by her own petard. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 1 Mar. 2020",
      "Depictions of female candidates as calculating or conniving are political mainstays. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "Actor Mehcad Brooks recently shook up our worlds in the recent Tyler Perry Netflix drama A Fall From Grace as the outwardly charming yet conniving heartthrob Shannon. \u2014 Jasmine Grant, Essence , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "The Musical: The Series, Grabeel doesn't miss a beat from his old character Ryan Evans, Sharpay Evans' (Ashley Tisdale) enthusiastic, conniving twin brother. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "An evil lair for out-of-touch bureaucrats, striving and conniving politicos and entitled elites. \u2014 Joe Heim, Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2019",
      "At the end of You season two, fans discovered that Love Quinn was (almost) as conniving , manipulative, and murderous as her lover Joe Goldberg, (sometimes known as Will Bettleheim). \u2014 Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Ultimately she was fired from the show but never lost her cunning, conniving and treacherously deceitful ways. \u2014 Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root , 29 Jan. 2018",
      "By contrast, there is no evidence to support the president\u2019s vague suggestion that Ukraine, not Russia, might be responsible for the hacking, or that CrowdStrike somehow connived in it. \u2014 Scott Shane, New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French or Latin; French conniver , from Latin coniv\u0113re, conniv\u0113re to close the eyes, connive, from com- + -niv\u0113re (akin to nictare to wink); akin to Old English & Old High German hn\u012bgan to bow",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203635"
  },
  "connoisseur":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "expert",
      "one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge",
      "one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties",
      "a person qualified to act as a judge in matters involving taste and appreciation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cck\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "cognoscente",
      "dilettante"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From the gourmet grilling connoisseur to the lazy cook to the guy who loves grilling but burns everything, here is something perfect for every father who cooks with gas, fire or smoke, at many different price points. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Haynie, a bearded 38-year-old cannabis connoisseur who tattooed his thumbs with green ink, is no horticulture amateur. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s my conversation with breakbeat connoisseur DJ about food, the band\u2019s provenance, spirituality as an influence on the band\u2019s tunes, and his role as a drummer in a group that emphasizes feeling over power. \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Doubling down on its commitment to Islamic art, the museum tapped celebrated designer and textile connoisseur Madeline Weinrib to curate a selection of modern-day craftspeople from throughout the Islamic world. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The collector behind that special piece of jewelry is Kerry Bonnell, the longtime vintage connoisseur and founder of Archive vintage. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "For the champagne connoisseur , there are few bottles more exciting to pop than the Krug Grande Cuv\u00e9e Brut. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Unsurprisingly, as wine connoisseur , Davis prefers French blush wine to Japanese sak\u00e9. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Its Valentine\u2019s Day bundles ($33 and up) feature various tasty things perfect for the chocolate connoisseur in your life. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"obsolete French (now connaisseur ), from Old French connoisseor , from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere \u2014 more at cognition ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "connubial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the married state : conjugal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-b\u0113-\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conjugal",
      "marital",
      "married",
      "matrimonial",
      "nuptial",
      "wedded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a happy couple celebrating half a century of connubial bliss"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conubialis , from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry \u2014 more at nuptial ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211458"
  },
  "conquer":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate",
      ": to overcome by force of arms : vanquish",
      ": to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition",
      ": to overcome by mental or moral power : surmount",
      ": to be victorious",
      ": to get or gain by force : win by fighting",
      ": overcome sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The country star -- who typically would play multiple dates at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC -- has a new venue to conquer in Alabama, and a deep catalog of music that should help him do exactly that. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Russia has established the forward headquarters of its operations to conquer Donbas in the city of Izyum, which straddles the Siverskyi Donets River in the Kharkiv region. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Experts say that Russia could simply decide to conquer its neighbor by inflicting untold civilian casualties. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Last month, TikTok user @angelicaexplainsitall highlighted the challenges of trying to conquer loneliness by taking herself out on a solo date. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Many imitated his style and attempted to conquer Los Angeles by following in his footsteps, either consciously or unconsciously. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Don't just dominate the hills, conquer the whole course by running more strategically and finishing faster. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "So, conquer your domestic market first, and ensure your product/service is clear and people know where to find you. \u2014 Vladimir Lupenko, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In fact, a headline in The Arizona Republic from 2015 may have said it best: 2 college students conquer Twitter, make thousands with 18+ parties. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Anglo-French conquerre , from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere , alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com- + quaerere to ask, search",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191229"
  },
  "conscientiousness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition or quality of being conscientious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "closeness",
      "heed",
      "heedfulness",
      "meticulosity",
      "meticulousness",
      "pains",
      "scrupulousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heedlessness",
      "inattentiveness",
      "negligence"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1631, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191403"
  },
  "conscious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake",
      ": perceiving, apprehending , or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation",
      ": personally felt",
      ": likely to notice, consider, or appraise",
      ": being concerned or interested",
      ": marked by strong feelings or notions",
      ": done or acting with critical awareness",
      ": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception",
      ": self-conscious",
      ": sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact",
      ": consciousness sense 5",
      ": aware of facts, feelings, or some particular condition or situation",
      ": known or felt by a person's inner self",
      ": mentally awake or active",
      ": intentional",
      ": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception : relating to, being, or being part of consciousness",
      ": having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor",
      ": consciousness sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "ware",
      "witting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Hart says it\u2019s a conscious choice to give fans that easter egg of his own life. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "As a couple, Ms. Hicks and her husband have made a conscious decision to openly discuss their opposing views in the presence of their children, ages 11 and 5. \u2014 Leanne Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t out of neglect but a conscious choice to mitigate the security risk of migrating applications to the cloud. \u2014 Paul Deur, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The number one thing is to make the conscious decision to eat less. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
      "Instead, Americans seem to be making a conscious choice to forgo other spending \u2014 a few expensive restaurant meals, a new car, new clothes \u2014 but won't be denied a summer trip. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "People treat an inability to forgive like it\u2019s some kind of conscious , vindictive choice instead of being a visceral emotional response to pain and grief. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "But being cost- conscious throughout the process was crucial. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
      "Rolando, the grandfather, told Fox News Digital on Thursday morning that his wife was conscious but couldn't talk after a surgery on Wednesday. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My friends who are in-the-know and value- conscious have sung praises of the chain for years, and my frugal-shopping mom has been a regular since ALDI opened in my hometown in the 1990s. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214609"
  },
  "consciously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake",
      ": perceiving, apprehending , or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation",
      ": personally felt",
      ": likely to notice, consider, or appraise",
      ": being concerned or interested",
      ": marked by strong feelings or notions",
      ": done or acting with critical awareness",
      ": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception",
      ": self-conscious",
      ": sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact",
      ": consciousness sense 5",
      ": aware of facts, feelings, or some particular condition or situation",
      ": known or felt by a person's inner self",
      ": mentally awake or active",
      ": intentional",
      ": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception : relating to, being, or being part of consciousness",
      ": having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor",
      ": consciousness sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "ware",
      "witting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Hart says it\u2019s a conscious choice to give fans that easter egg of his own life. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "As a couple, Ms. Hicks and her husband have made a conscious decision to openly discuss their opposing views in the presence of their children, ages 11 and 5. \u2014 Leanne Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t out of neglect but a conscious choice to mitigate the security risk of migrating applications to the cloud. \u2014 Paul Deur, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The number one thing is to make the conscious decision to eat less. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
      "Instead, Americans seem to be making a conscious choice to forgo other spending \u2014 a few expensive restaurant meals, a new car, new clothes \u2014 but won't be denied a summer trip. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "People treat an inability to forgive like it\u2019s some kind of conscious , vindictive choice instead of being a visceral emotional response to pain and grief. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "But being cost- conscious throughout the process was crucial. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
      "Rolando, the grandfather, told Fox News Digital on Thursday morning that his wife was conscious but couldn't talk after a surgery on Wednesday. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My friends who are in-the-know and value- conscious have sung praises of the chain for years, and my frugal-shopping mom has been a regular since ALDI opened in my hometown in the 1990s. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230243"
  },
  "consecution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sequence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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      "catena",
      "catenation",
      "chain",
      "concatenation",
      "nexus",
      "progression",
      "sequence",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin consecution-, consecutio , from consequi to follow along \u2014 more at consequent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174530"
  },
  "consensus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": general agreement : unanimity",
      ": the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned",
      ": group solidarity in sentiment and belief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concurrence",
      "concurrency",
      "unanimity",
      "unison"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disagreement",
      "dissensus"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite Expedia beating analysts\u2019 top-and bottom-line consensus estimates in recent Q1 2022, investors don\u2019t seem convinced that the company has fully bounced back from the pandemic. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Kendall envisioned a system that would incentivize civility and pragmatism, dilute the influence of political parties and dark money, and deliver consensus winners with broad appeal. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, our political system appears to be broken, as Republicans and Democrats operate in silos and see more political benefit in intransigence than consensus . \u2014 Timothy Dolan, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "However, there exists no consensus on the definition of a mass shooting. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Early reactions such as these aren't always the most accurate Geiger counter for potential radioactive box-office bombs, and the critical consensus will more than likely change as more people see the film. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
      "All-American by at least one of the organizations used by the NCAA to determine the annual consensus All-American team. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "After an hour-long discussion with little consensus , South Windsor\u2019s council tonight tabled a proposal to ban \u2018open carry\u2019 guns in city buildings - but agreed to hold a townwide forum sometime this summer. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "The consensus mock draft, comprised of several reputable mock drafts, has Daniels going No. 11 to the New York Knicks and Mathurin landing in New Orleans at No. 8. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from consentire \u2014 see consent  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193555"
  },
  "consent":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give assent or approval : agree",
      ": to be in concord in opinion or sentiment",
      ": compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another : acquiescence",
      ": agreement as to action or opinion",
      ": voluntary agreement by a people to organize a civil society and give authority to the government",
      ": to express willingness or approval : agree",
      ": approval of or agreement with what is done or suggested by another person",
      ": compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another",
      ": the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usually who has knowledge or understanding \u2014 see also age of consent , informed consent , rape , statutory rape",
      ": a defense claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape)",
      ": agreement as to action or opinion",
      ": voluntary agreement by a people to organize a civil society and give authority to a government"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sent",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accede",
      "acquiesce",
      "agree",
      "assent",
      "come round",
      "subscribe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allowance",
      "authorization",
      "clearance",
      "concurrence",
      "granting",
      "green light",
      "leave",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "permission",
      "sanction",
      "sufferance",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He was reluctant at first but finally consented .",
      "refused to consent to the marriage",
      "Noun",
      "He did not give his consent for the use of his name in the advertisement.",
      "No one may use the vehicle without the consent of the owner.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gamble determined in March that both officers raped the girl, who was 15 years old at the time and unable to consent . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
      "But most of them hadn\u2019t expected anything like the facial recognition monitoring they\u2019ve been asked to consent to. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "The second is that the Northern Ireland that exists is a strange, unfair, and largely dysfunctional place that works only when both its nationalist and unionist communities consent to the system governing it. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "In its view, pushing a button manifests assent only if the user is explicitly advised that doing so manifests consent to the terms. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
      "By encouraging website visitors to authenticate and consent to specific data collection, marketers create trust between brands and consumers. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The Phoenix emergency rental assistance program requires landlords to consent to not evict a renter for 30 days. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Once added to Wallet, simply tap your phone or watch at the airport's identity reader, then use Face ID or Touch ID to consent . \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Literally me, if any of my friends would consent to matching outfits (and if any of us possessed one ounce of athletic prowess). \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As young girls, the Relf sisters were sterilized without consent . \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Police also have not identified the girls who were struck, citing a Virginia law that prevents authorities from naming juvenile victims of crimes without parental consent . \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Parker entered the facility without consent , knowing that it was prohibited, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 6 June 2022",
      "In March, Child and Parents Rights Campaign sued school officials in Massachusetts on behalf of parents who claimed teachers encouraged their children to adopt new names and pronouns without parental consent , according to The Hill. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Under the policy, companies can\u2019t collect any more data than is reasonably necessary or use the data for advertising purposes without parental consent . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "The ROE Act also allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to seek abortions without parental consent . \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "If the proposal gets signed into law, California will have the youngest age requirement to be vaccinated without parental consent . \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "The campaign's top lawyer, Marc Elias, testified Sussmann didn't seek consent to visit the FBI. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174843"
  },
  "consequential":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of the nature of a secondary result indirect",
      "consequent",
      "having significant consequences important",
      "self-important",
      "of the nature of an indirect or secondary result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8kwen(t)-sh\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "attendant",
      "consequent",
      "due (to)",
      "resultant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software.",
      "The change to the schedule is not consequential .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Private company boards are legitimate and consequential responsibilities with expectations of time spent and attention given. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Mainly set in the kind of tavern where much cultural exchange occurred, the story seems to make dance central and consequential . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Alphabet took a smaller\u2014but still consequential \u2014first-quarter spanking from its equities investments, registering losses of about $1 billion. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Brooke loathed Dennis, Dennis fell in love, and\u2014once Brooke came around\u2014one of the more colorful and consequential alliances of the \u201960s was born. \u2014 Matthew Specktor, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
      "As consequential as Janus was, though, its effects have not been immediate. \u2014 Kevin Mooney, National Review , 29 May 2022",
      "With contests in North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Oregon, here are the results of Tuesday\u2019s most consequential \u2014 or the craziest \u2014 races. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "That makes the outcome of this year\u2019s midterm elections extraordinarily consequential . \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
      "The chief justice and another Trump appointee, Justice Kavanaugh, also sided with the liberals in little noticed but hugely consequential cases involving the presidential election of 2020. \u2014 Akhil Reed Amar, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consequent  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "consequently":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": as a result : in view of the foregoing : accordingly",
      ": as a result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckwent-l\u0113",
      "-si-kw\u0259nt-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckwent-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordingly",
      "ergo",
      "hence",
      "so",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "thus",
      "wherefore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Low tire pressure can increase friction between your vehicle and the road, forcing the vehicle to do more work\u2014 consequently burning more gasoline and nullifying other fuel-saving measures, Mr. Drury said. \u2014 J.j. Mccorvey And Veronica Dagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "La Ni\u00f1a is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator, which consequently affects weather across the world. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "And without that desire to be together, your love and deeper connection consequently begin to wane. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
      "Further, high water subsidy services under governmental control have led to water being an underpriced commodity, and consequently , the community consistently perceives that water is free. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "But in February 2008, an L.A. County Children's Court judge approved Pax's adoption, and consequently , legally changed Pax's last name to Jolie-Pitt. \u2014 Emily Weaver, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s the title of the singer-songwriter\u2019s new album, which comes after the death of both of her parents within a few months of each other and consequently explores feelings of love and loss. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Amateur surgery has consequently become an artistic movement. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "Those were the regions submerged in water for the most amount of time and consequently the areas that lost the most heat. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Outside Online , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consequent  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190849"
  },
  "conservatism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the principles and policies of a Conservative party",
      ": the Conservative party",
      ": disposition in politics to preserve what is established",
      ": a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change",
      ": such a philosophy calling for lower taxes, limited government regulation of business and investing, a strong national defense, and individual financial responsibility for personal needs (such as retirement income or health-care coverage)",
      ": the tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conservativeness",
      "die-hardism",
      "reactionaryism",
      "traditionalism",
      "ultraconservatism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broad-mindedness",
      "liberalism",
      "liberalness",
      "open-mindedness",
      "progressivism"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Le Pen's right-wing National Rally shares some issue space with the left, like granting French citizens the right to make new laws via referendum, but her group's rigid anti-immigration stance and social conservatism have limited its broader appeal. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "But rather than directly contradict himself with austerity policies, Trump offered a direct rebuke to the country-club conservatism that had cost the base so dearly through the recession. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "Political statements are more rare in baseball, still nominally our national pastime though its dwindling audience has aged toward conservatism . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Weld and his partner, Paul Cellucci, created the modern playbook for Republican relevance in Massachusetts \u2014 fiscal conservatism and moderate social politics. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Eady continues on to connect grief respectability to performativity and religious conservatism . \u2014 Cheyenne M. Davis, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Yet another major study claiming conservatism is caused by mental problems has been conclusively proven to be junk science. \u2014 Andrew Follett, National Review , 15 May 2022",
      "Most Californians aren\u2019t nearly as liberal as the state\u2019s political class, but Republicans have struggled to win statewide in part because their anti-immigrant rhetoric and cultural conservatism have turned off Hispanics and young people. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Arkansans should vote for me because my record in public service has consistently exemplified the highest ideals of fiscal conservatism . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conserve  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184726"
  },
  "conservative":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism",
      "of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism such as",
      "of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions",
      "progressive conservative",
      "tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions traditional",
      "marked by moderation or caution",
      "marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners",
      "of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism",
      "preservative",
      "an adherent or advocate of political conservatism",
      "a member or supporter of a conservative political party",
      "one who adheres to traditional methods or views",
      "a cautious or discreet person",
      "favoring a policy of keeping things as they are opposed to change",
      "favoring established styles and standards",
      "likely to be lower than what the real amount or number is",
      "a person who is opposed to change a cautious person",
      "not extreme or drastic",
      "designed to preserve parts or restore or preserve function",
      "\u2014 compare aggressive sense 3 , radical entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv",
    "synonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "brassbound",
      "button-down",
      "buttoned-down",
      "die-hard",
      "hidebound",
      "mossbacked",
      "old-fashioned",
      "old-line",
      "old-school",
      "orthodox",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "standpat",
      "traditional",
      "traditionalistic",
      "ultraconservative",
      "unprogressive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "rightist",
      "right-winger",
      "Tory",
      "traditionalist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
      "She's more conservative now than she was in college.",
      "Noun",
      "His message is being well received by conservatives .",
      "proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Nationally and in Florida, Republicans and conservative groups have focused on 2022 School Board elections. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Mace has the backing of both GOP leadership, such as Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, and conservative groups, including the NRA and Club for Growth. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "While Louisiana has historically been conservative and hasn\u2019t seen a Black candidate win statewide office since the Reconstruction era, Chambers unrepentant, liberal approach might be exactly what Louisiana needs. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Bullish pundits believe that number is far too conservative , however, considering that Thursday\u2019s $18 million in previews paced ahead of Fallen Kingdom ($15.3 million). \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "Ant\u2019s record-breaking IPO was originally scheduled for November 2020, but regulators forced its cancellation following comments from founder Jack Ma that the government was being too conservative about financial risk. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Kira was the first American Girl doll with LGBTQ characters in her storyline, which sparked outrage from conservative groups. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Two proposals brought by conservative groups failed to pass. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Nessel has vowed not to appeal the injunction, but conservative groups have asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the injunction. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "In many ways, this Social Justice Mom is a cautionary tale of what can happen to the child of a conservative if allowed free rein in the library. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Musk isn't really a conservative in any meaningful sense. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative . \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn\u2019t a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 Brian Melley And Grant Schulte, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn't a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 Brian Melley, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn't a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "But a desire to preserve and further the American founding is the very definition of an American conservative . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Preddy, a gun-owning conservative , also wondered How could this country have done nothing for a decade after 20 students and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut? \u2014 Claire Galofaro, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Noun",
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "conservativeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism",
      ": of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: such as",
      ": of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions",
      ": progressive conservative",
      ": tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional",
      ": marked by moderation or caution",
      ": marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners",
      ": of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism",
      ": preservative",
      ": an adherent or advocate of political conservatism",
      ": a member or supporter of a conservative political party",
      ": one who adheres to traditional methods or views",
      ": a cautious or discreet person",
      ": favoring a policy of keeping things as they are : opposed to change",
      ": favoring established styles and standards",
      ": likely to be lower than what the real amount or number is",
      ": a person who is opposed to change : a cautious person",
      ": not extreme or drastic",
      ": designed to preserve parts or restore or preserve function",
      "\u2014 compare aggressive sense 3 , radical entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "brassbound",
      "button-down",
      "buttoned-down",
      "die-hard",
      "hidebound",
      "mossbacked",
      "old-fashioned",
      "old-line",
      "old-school",
      "orthodox",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "standpat",
      "traditional",
      "traditionalistic",
      "ultraconservative",
      "unprogressive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "rightist",
      "right-winger",
      "Tory",
      "traditionalist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
      "She's more conservative now than she was in college.",
      "Noun",
      "His message is being well received by conservatives .",
      "proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nationally and in Florida, Republicans and conservative groups have focused on 2022 School Board elections. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Mace has the backing of both GOP leadership, such as Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, and conservative groups, including the NRA and Club for Growth. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "While Louisiana has historically been conservative and hasn\u2019t seen a Black candidate win statewide office since the Reconstruction era, Chambers unrepentant, liberal approach might be exactly what Louisiana needs. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Bullish pundits believe that number is far too conservative , however, considering that Thursday\u2019s $18 million in previews paced ahead of Fallen Kingdom ($15.3 million). \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "Ant\u2019s record-breaking IPO was originally scheduled for November 2020, but regulators forced its cancellation following comments from founder Jack Ma that the government was being too conservative about financial risk. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Kira was the first American Girl doll with LGBTQ characters in her storyline, which sparked outrage from conservative groups. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Two proposals brought by conservative groups failed to pass. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Nessel has vowed not to appeal the injunction, but conservative groups have asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the injunction. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In many ways, this Social Justice Mom is a cautionary tale of what can happen to the child of a conservative if allowed free rein in the library. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Musk isn't really a conservative in any meaningful sense. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative . \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn\u2019t a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 Brian Melley And Grant Schulte, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn't a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 Brian Melley, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The trial could all but end the political career of a congressman seen as a reliable conservative who coasted to easy wins but isn't a familiar name outside of Nebraska. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "But a desire to preserve and further the American founding is the very definition of an American conservative . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Preddy, a gun-owning conservative , also wondered: How could this country have done nothing for a decade after 20 students and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut? \u2014 Claire Galofaro, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Noun",
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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      ": a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants",
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      "the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cafe offers a solid dinner menu, but for a more proper dining experience, book a table at the adjacent restaurant housed in a beautiful glass conservatory . \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Danielle, 29, is now studying at an acting conservatory and her mother, 57, is working as a program representative for the Center for Community College Partnerships, which helped prepare them for UCLA. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "McEathron, who has been volunteering at Showhouses for 21 years, designed the first floor conservatory with designers Marilynn Dal Porto, Lisa Hanseter and Wendy Williams, all from Ethan Allen Brookfield. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "Also the conservatory adjacent to the river-facing terrace has been restored. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
      "Her ambitions changed thanks to a teacher who marveled at her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory . \u2014 Tim Page, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Her ambitions changed thanks to a teacher who marveled at her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory . \u2014 Tim Page, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Shake your head with amazement at the wide pine floors, the extra large hot tub and the conservatory off the back. \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Walking trails, gardens, and an indoor conservatory are available to residents at no cost at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022"
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      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      "an obsolete medicinal preparation made by mixing undried vegetable drugs with sufficient powdered sugar to form a soft mass \u2014 compare confection",
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      "Verb",
      "With so little rain, everyone had to conserve water.",
      "We need to conserve our natural resources.",
      "Don't run around too much\u2014you need to conserve your strength.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Until further notice, South Milwaukee residents are being urged to conserve water and boil it before drinking it, according to a Sunday news release from the city. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
      "Scientists say that frequent shifts in biomes caused by climate change stresses the importance of national parks, which provide refuge for the most vulnerable species, conserve forests and protect watersheds that provide people with clean water. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "To conserve water and save on their utility bills, the Murphys opted to replace their grass lawn at their old home in Sandy with a small vertical farm. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Shortages have become so commonplace during the pandemic that Beth Israel Lahey Health uses a drug shortage task force to develop guidelines and recommendations on how to conserve and share resources. \u2014 Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Now, tech startups won\u2019t be able to raise money as easily, Coelius said, forcing them to conserve cash and scale back growth plans. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
      "The Congreso, the Gunas\u2019 ruling body, dictates strict laws to conserve the Guna culture and protect the land. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Like a growing number of water agencies in California, the city\u2019s water department has been losing millions of dollars as households and businesses, doing their part in a third dry year, conserve more and fork over less money to the utility. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Zero energy buildings show how much can already be done to conserve energy and protect the planet, according to institute CEO Ralph DiNola. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The limited-edition yogurt, which is mixed with a strawberry-champagne conserve , features a small, tiara-like design drawing, similar to illustrations of crowns on Heinz\u2019s sauce labels. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "To maximize the damage and conserve resources, DDoSers often increase the firepower of their attacks through amplification vectors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Exactly what is the scientific foundation for the company\u2019s claims that dredging the lake will fix its ecology and conserve water, however, is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "According to xeriscaping guidance from Salt Lake City officials, incorporating native species can increase the biodiversity of your garden, conserve water, improve soil health and lessen the need for fertilizer and pesticides. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "As extreme heat bears down on much of California, including parts of the Bay Area, the state\u2019s power grid operator asked residents to voluntary conserve energy Friday to lessen the risk of outages. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 July 2021",
      "Encouraging more people to use public transit is widely seen as a way to reduce freeway traffic, conserve fuel, and lessen air pollution. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
      "These include measures to promote renewable energy development, conserve water, and manage natural and working lands more sustainably. \u2014 Brandi Mckuin, The Conversation , 3 May 2021",
      "Lebo helpfully educates readers on the differences between, for example, a jelly, a jam, a preserve, and a conserve . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
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      ": to keep in a safe or sound state",
      ": to avoid wasteful or destructive use of",
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      ": to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change",
      ": sweetmeat",
      ": a candied fruit",
      ": preserve",
      ": one prepared from a mixture of fruits",
      ": to prevent the waste of",
      ": to keep in a safe condition : save",
      ": a rich fruit preserve",
      ": an obsolete medicinal preparation made by mixing undried vegetable drugs with sufficient powdered sugar to form a soft mass \u2014 compare confection",
      ": to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change"
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      "waste"
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      "Verb",
      "With so little rain, everyone had to conserve water.",
      "We need to conserve our natural resources.",
      "Don't run around too much\u2014you need to conserve your strength.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Until further notice, South Milwaukee residents are being urged to conserve water and boil it before drinking it, according to a Sunday news release from the city. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
      "Scientists say that frequent shifts in biomes caused by climate change stresses the importance of national parks, which provide refuge for the most vulnerable species, conserve forests and protect watersheds that provide people with clean water. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "To conserve water and save on their utility bills, the Murphys opted to replace their grass lawn at their old home in Sandy with a small vertical farm. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Shortages have become so commonplace during the pandemic that Beth Israel Lahey Health uses a drug shortage task force to develop guidelines and recommendations on how to conserve and share resources. \u2014 Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Now, tech startups won\u2019t be able to raise money as easily, Coelius said, forcing them to conserve cash and scale back growth plans. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
      "The Congreso, the Gunas\u2019 ruling body, dictates strict laws to conserve the Guna culture and protect the land. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Like a growing number of water agencies in California, the city\u2019s water department has been losing millions of dollars as households and businesses, doing their part in a third dry year, conserve more and fork over less money to the utility. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Zero energy buildings show how much can already be done to conserve energy and protect the planet, according to institute CEO Ralph DiNola. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The limited-edition yogurt, which is mixed with a strawberry-champagne conserve , features a small, tiara-like design drawing, similar to illustrations of crowns on Heinz\u2019s sauce labels. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "To maximize the damage and conserve resources, DDoSers often increase the firepower of their attacks through amplification vectors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Exactly what is the scientific foundation for the company\u2019s claims that dredging the lake will fix its ecology and conserve water, however, is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "According to xeriscaping guidance from Salt Lake City officials, incorporating native species can increase the biodiversity of your garden, conserve water, improve soil health and lessen the need for fertilizer and pesticides. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "As extreme heat bears down on much of California, including parts of the Bay Area, the state\u2019s power grid operator asked residents to voluntary conserve energy Friday to lessen the risk of outages. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 July 2021",
      "Encouraging more people to use public transit is widely seen as a way to reduce freeway traffic, conserve fuel, and lessen air pollution. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
      "These include measures to promote renewable energy development, conserve water, and manage natural and working lands more sustainably. \u2014 Brandi Mckuin, The Conversation , 3 May 2021",
      "Lebo helpfully educates readers on the differences between, for example, a jelly, a jam, a preserve, and a conserve . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171314"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to think about carefully: such as",
      ": to think of especially with regard to taking some action",
      ": to take into account",
      ": to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way",
      ": to gaze on steadily or reflectively",
      ": to come to judge or classify",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rieman said the Office of Administration, which coordinates management of the state, did not provide information about how much the program\u2019s cost could exceed the minimum estimate or consider the costs of removing the program\u2019s end date. \u2014 Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "As a result, this minimizes the likelihood that people with sensitive skin will have an allergic reaction, which is a critical factor to consider . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "This opener demands accuracy off the tee, so consider leaving the big dog in the bag here. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Kennedy wrote a concurring opinion that agreed to deny an order for the legislature but disagreed that the court lacked jurisdiction to consider the lawsuit. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Gableman has turned up little new information but has called on lawmakers to consider revoking the state's 10 electoral votes \u2014 a move that scholars says is legally impossible. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "The biggest factors to consider with roof racks is the height of your vehicle and the weight of your bike. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
      "Wethersfield is not the first to consider such measures. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Question about victim impact statements: One potential juror wanted to know why the jury will have to hear victim impact statements if they are not allowed to consider them as aggravating factors. \u2014 Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French considerer , from Latin considerare to observe, think about, from com- + sider-, sidus heavenly body",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194842"
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      "Adjective",
      "We received a considerable number of complaints.",
      "She was in considerable pain.",
      "We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money.",
      "The murder trial attracted considerable public attention.",
      "Damage to the vehicle was considerable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Baltimore County government has made considerable progress in diversifying its workforce, including positions such as those in the Police Department that are the front line of contact with our neighborhoods. \u2014 David Marks, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "NBCUniversal and other legacy media companies are shifting considerable resources to their streaming efforts, leaving observers wondering what the future of traditional networks like E! will be. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "Although state and local regulators have made considerable progress in curbing smog-forming emissions since 1980, that progress has leveled off in recent years. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This considerable progress for the pups shows that shelter animals can overcome tremendous obstacles when given room to heal. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Many studies show the considerable advantage that video content has over other channels. \u2014 Michael Benedek, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite Kentucky's considerable advantage in professional-level talent and depth, the two teams were tied at 37 after one half. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "And despite considerable progress, the misdeeds of men are still tolerated and forgiven by those who identify with their passions. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Brown has already made considerable progress, likely because of his profound understanding of anatomy and the body \u2014 his body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "But the mist remained thick, the swell considerable , and the Australian warmth had given way to Antarctic chill. \u2014 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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      "She was in considerable pain.",
      "We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money.",
      "The murder trial attracted considerable public attention.",
      "Damage to the vehicle was considerable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Baltimore County government has made considerable progress in diversifying its workforce, including positions such as those in the Police Department that are the front line of contact with our neighborhoods. \u2014 David Marks, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "NBCUniversal and other legacy media companies are shifting considerable resources to their streaming efforts, leaving observers wondering what the future of traditional networks like E! will be. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "Although state and local regulators have made considerable progress in curbing smog-forming emissions since 1980, that progress has leveled off in recent years. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This considerable progress for the pups shows that shelter animals can overcome tremendous obstacles when given room to heal. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Many studies show the considerable advantage that video content has over other channels. \u2014 Michael Benedek, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite Kentucky's considerable advantage in professional-level talent and depth, the two teams were tied at 37 after one half. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "And despite considerable progress, the misdeeds of men are still tolerated and forgiven by those who identify with their passions. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Brown has already made considerable progress, likely because of his profound understanding of anatomy and the body \u2014 his body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "But the mist remained thick, the swell considerable , and the Australian warmth had given way to Antarctic chill. \u2014 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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    ],
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      ": marked by or given to careful consideration : circumspect",
      ": thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others",
      ": thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259-r\u0259t"
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      "unthinking"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is one of the most considerate people I know.",
      "He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being considerate toward one's neighbors and their perspectives is part of a responsible approach to life. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
      "Alaska Airlines similarly said face masks are now optional and asked for passengers to be considerate . \u2014 Adrienne Vogt, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Wearing a mask is characterized as being a considerate member of a community. \u2014 Ezra Meyer, National Review , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Be considerate of the elderly, immunocompromised and small children. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Stay vigilant by using a protective cover over vehicles parked outdoors and always be considerate of your pets ahead of severe weather events, especially when there's a chance for hail and potential for tornadoes. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "While there are still marquee matchups, like that between Ledecky and Titmus, athletes seem more considerate than cutthroat. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 27 July 2021",
      "What if our computers took more social cues from our movements and learned to be more considerate companions? \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Those considerate offerings can be brought back on Valentine\u2019s Day for local hospitals, police departments, firehouses and other essential workers. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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    ],
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      ": marked by or given to careful consideration : circumspect",
      ": thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others",
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    ],
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      "thoughtless",
      "unthinking"
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      "She is one of the most considerate people I know.",
      "He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being considerate toward one's neighbors and their perspectives is part of a responsible approach to life. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
      "Alaska Airlines similarly said face masks are now optional and asked for passengers to be considerate . \u2014 Adrienne Vogt, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Wearing a mask is characterized as being a considerate member of a community. \u2014 Ezra Meyer, National Review , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Be considerate of the elderly, immunocompromised and small children. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Stay vigilant by using a protective cover over vehicles parked outdoors and always be considerate of your pets ahead of severe weather events, especially when there's a chance for hail and potential for tornadoes. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "While there are still marquee matchups, like that between Ledecky and Titmus, athletes seem more considerate than cutthroat. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 27 July 2021",
      "What if our computers took more social cues from our movements and learned to be more considerate companions? \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Those considerate offerings can be brought back on Valentine\u2019s Day for local hospitals, police departments, firehouses and other essential workers. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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    ],
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      ": thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others",
      ": thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others"
    ],
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      "unthinking"
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      "She is one of the most considerate people I know.",
      "He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being considerate toward one's neighbors and their perspectives is part of a responsible approach to life. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
      "Alaska Airlines similarly said face masks are now optional and asked for passengers to be considerate . \u2014 Adrienne Vogt, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Wearing a mask is characterized as being a considerate member of a community. \u2014 Ezra Meyer, National Review , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Be considerate of the elderly, immunocompromised and small children. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Stay vigilant by using a protective cover over vehicles parked outdoors and always be considerate of your pets ahead of severe weather events, especially when there's a chance for hail and potential for tornadoes. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "While there are still marquee matchups, like that between Ledecky and Titmus, athletes seem more considerate than cutthroat. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 27 July 2021",
      "What if our computers took more social cues from our movements and learned to be more considerate companions? \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Those considerate offerings can be brought back on Valentine\u2019s Day for local hospitals, police departments, firehouses and other essential workers. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consider ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193429"
  },
  "consideration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuous and careful thought",
      ": a matter weighed or taken into account when formulating an opinion or plan",
      ": a taking into account",
      ": thoughtful and sympathetic regard",
      ": an opinion obtained by reflection",
      ": esteem , regard",
      ": recompense , payment",
      ": the inducement to a contract or other legal transaction",
      ": an act or forbearance or the promise thereof done or given by one party in return for the act or promise of another",
      ": as payment or recompense for",
      ": careful thought : deliberation",
      ": thoughtfulness for other people",
      ": something that needs to be thought over carefully before deciding or acting",
      ": a payment made in return for something",
      ": something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another \u2014 see also contract \u2014 compare motive",
      ": a consideration that is reasonably equivalent in value to the thing for which it is given",
      ": a consideration that is reasonable and given in good faith",
      ": something with a reasonably equivalent value that under the laws of fraudulent conveyances is given in good faith in exchange for the transfer of property",
      ": a consideration based on a family relationship or natural love and affection",
      ": valuable consideration in this entry",
      ": something according to section 6-106 of the Uniform Commercial Code that becomes payable in exchange for the transfer of bulk goods",
      ": consideration consisting of a nominal amount",
      ": something that has already been given or some act that has already been performed that cannot therefore be induced by the other party's thing, act, or promise in exchange and is not truly a consideration",
      ": a consideration that confers some benefit having pecuniary value on one party to a contract or imposes a detriment having pecuniary value on the other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccsi-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccsi-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "advisement",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "reflection",
      "study",
      "thought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans.",
      "After careful consideration , he agreed to their requests.",
      "Show some consideration and turn down that radio.",
      "Finding a house close to work was an important consideration for them.",
      "Economic considerations forced her to delay her education.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to a database compiled by the Western Watersheds Project, as many as 46 wells are under consideration . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The reference by Cheney, R-Wyo., the vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee, to the 25th Amendment being under consideration by Cabinet members was one of the most striking assertions in the panel\u2019s two-hour hearing. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "President Biden and his top advisors have been increasingly signalling that some form of broad student loan forgiveness initiative is under serious consideration . \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Also under consideration is a scheme to punish countries that purchase oil above the price cap by denying them access to U.S. financial institutions. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The Air Force did not disclose when there will be a decision on the colors to be used, or what options are under consideration . \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the plan was under consideration . \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Both New York and New Jersey also have similar bills under consideration . \u2014 Lisa L. Lewis, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "Lovullo did not offer any other names of pitchers under consideration . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consider ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220609"
  },
  "considering":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in view of : taking into account",
      ": inasmuch as",
      ": taking into account"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d(\u0259-)ri\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "'cause",
      "as",
      "as long as",
      "because",
      "being (as ",
      "for",
      "inasmuch as",
      "now",
      "seeing",
      "since",
      "whereas"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "considering the police have almost nothing to go on, I wouldn't expect the case to be solved anytime soon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222705"
  },
  "consist":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lie , reside",
      ": exist , be",
      ": to be capable of existing",
      ": to be composed or made up",
      ": to be consistent",
      ": makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement",
      ": to be made up or composed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sist",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsist",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "that account consists with the information in the other reports",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her videos, which consist of tutorials for everyday Indian and Indo-fusion cuisines, provide an intimate setting for users to learn recipes and understand the important relationship between food and Indian culture. \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "In foundation has started 60,000 circles which consist of groups of women helping each other reach personal and professional goals. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Now, the avid birdwatcher will host a National Geographic show called Extraordinary Birder, which will consist of six episodes and will take viewers around the world. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 24 May 2022",
      "The duo told me earlier during an exclusive interview that their honey and cinnamon varietals, which consist of similar nutritional profile, will also become available on Amazon and other European countries, including Germany, later this year. \u2014 Douglas Yu, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "In addition to the first season airing in the United States, Roku has also picked up the show for an upcoming second season, which will consist of 16 episodes. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In a teaser released this Friday by HBO Max, fans of the hit show finally got a first look into the sophomore season of the series, which will consist of eight episodes. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Those ideal conditions exist in the Tiwi Islands, which consist of two main islands (Bathhurst Island on the west and Melville Island to the east) and several much smaller, uninhabited islands. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The 11 pages of records \u2014 which consist of the president's official daily diary and the White House switchboard call log \u2014 were turned over by the National Archives earlier this year to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The caliber consist of 191 individually hand-finished pieces that work together seamlessly. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "These particles always appear as left-handed, whereas all other particles in the universe consist of both left and right-handed varieties. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Converter switches, which are often the size of a coin and consist of three parts, are mostly manufactured overseas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Without Simmons being ready, the Cubs\u2019 middle-infield options consist of Nico Hoerner, Nick Madrigal and Jonathan Villar. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "If an attack were unsuccessful, the Iranian response would probably be fairly measured, and consist of asymmetric warfare aimed primarily at Israel. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Villanueva\u2019s dyeing materials for Himaya consist of vegetable scraps collected from market vendors or foraged plants from her neighborhood. \u2014 Eunica Escalante, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "For 30 years, the artist James Nares, now known as Jamie, has made paintings that each consist of a single, giant brushstroke, minimalist and maximalist at once. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The rest of the cuts consist of combat-support aircraft, including cargo planes, tankers, and battlefield and command-and-control aircraft\u2014plus the 100 MQ-9 Reapers. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210523"
  },
  "consociate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring into association",
      ": to associate especially in fellowship or partnership"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin consociatus , past participle of consociare , from com- + socius companion \u2014 more at social ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225601"
  },
  "consolidate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to join together into one whole : unite",
      ": to make firm or secure : strengthen",
      ": to form into a compact mass",
      ": to become consolidated",
      ": merge",
      ": to join together into one whole : unite",
      ": strengthen",
      ": to join together into one whole: as",
      ": to combine (two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one \u2014 compare class action",
      ": to combine (two or more corporations) to form one new corporation \u2014 compare merger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "compact",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decentralize",
      "deconcentrate",
      "spread (out)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The two funds will consolidate into one.",
      "The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.",
      "Rebel forces have consolidated their hold on the region.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among them are Fundaci\u00f3n para el Progreso (FPP, Chile), and Fundaci\u00f3n Libertad y Progreso (Argentina), which have continued to consolidate their leadership on YouTube. \u2014 Alejandro Chafuen, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To consolidate on the lessons of the pilot, Infibranches developed an API that providers can connect to, removing the need for multiple agreements or integrations with banks, and other payments providers, Owoyemi said. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "After the Civil War, political leaders embarked on a concerted effort to consolidate the White vote through portraying Black people as criminals. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "But more than that, Mr. Pence is seeking to claim a share of credit in what\u2019s expected to be the starkest repudiation yet of Mr. Trump\u2019s attempt to consolidate power, with Mr. Kemp widely expected to prevail. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The question for Pennsylvania Republicans, though, is whether this attempt to consolidate the field is too little, too late. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
      "The new plan to consolidate Chambers County Schools will have to be approved by a federal judge. \u2014 al , 5 May 2022",
      "Former Mayor Kevin Faulconer recommended that the city acquire the property in order to consolidate 1,100 or more city employees assigned to other work sites into the property. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Democrats are equally furious about a plan by Lincoln County, Ga., to consolidate polling sites. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin consolidatus , past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com- + solidus solid",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1512, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223421"
  },
  "consolidation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated",
      ": the process of uniting : the quality or state of being united",
      ": the unification of two or more corporations by dissolution of existing ones and creation of a single new corporation",
      ": pathological alteration of lung tissue from an aerated condition to one of solid consistency",
      ": the process by which a new memory is converted into a form that is stable and long-lasting",
      ": the process by which an infected lung passes from an aerated collapsible condition to one of airless solid consistency through the accumulation of exudate in the alveoli and adjoining ducts",
      ": tissue that has undergone consolidation",
      ": the process by which a new memory is converted into a form that is stable and long-lasting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "combination",
      "combining",
      "connecting",
      "connection",
      "coupling",
      "junction",
      "linking",
      "merger",
      "merging",
      "unification",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breakup",
      "disconnection",
      "dissolution",
      "disunion",
      "division",
      "parting",
      "partition",
      "schism",
      "scission",
      "split"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During that time, the story of the industry was one of scale and consolidation , with all the big players hungrily gobbling up small chains and independent pharmacies. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "There is evidence such consolidation can lead to higher prices, according to a study published in 2019 in the Rand Journal of Economics. \u2014 Melanie Evans, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
      "The successful pairing with seasoned funds has lit the path for potentially similar success stories in the coming months, especially when the VC market seems to be headed toward consolidation and correction. \u2014 Jawad Farooq, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The notes said a committee formed to decide what schools would be consolidated and reviewed the potential consolidation 's impact on neighborhood boundaries and evaluated the re-design of those boundaries using various priorities. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "But again, this is a systemic problem, especially given that consolidation . \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "The expansion and consolidation of Russian control in Ukraine\u2019s east marks a new phase in the conflict, one that will test both Western and Ukrainian wartime resilience. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "In telling his story, the book weaves through industry consolidation and disruptive changes and advances in venue operations, ticketing and touring. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Economists have also argued that the government\u2019s antitrust rules have been ineffective at preventing consolidation that hurts consumers\u2014a fact that the Biden government acknowledges. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195007"
  },
  "consort":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": associate",
      ": a ship accompanying another",
      ": spouse \u2014 compare prince consort , queen consort",
      ": conjunction , association",
      ": group , assembly",
      ": a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together",
      ": a set of musical instruments of the same family",
      ": unite , associate",
      ": escort",
      ": to keep company",
      ": to make harmony : play",
      ": accord , harmonize",
      ": a wife or husband especially of a king or queen",
      ": to spend time with as a companion : associate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u022frt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022frt",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u022frt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "better half",
      "mate",
      "partner",
      "significant other",
      "spouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "array",
      "band",
      "batch",
      "battery",
      "body",
      "boodle",
      "bunch",
      "cluster",
      "clutch",
      "constellation",
      "crop",
      "group",
      "grouping",
      "huddle",
      "knot",
      "lot",
      "parcel",
      "party",
      "passel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself",
      "the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184842"
  },
  "conspectus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually brief survey or summary (as of an extensive subject) often providing an overall view",
      ": outline , synopsis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spek-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "breviary",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "digest",
      "encapsulation",
      "epitome",
      "inventory",
      "outline",
      "pr\u00e9cis",
      "recap",
      "recapitulation",
      "r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
      "resume",
      "resum\u00e9",
      "roundup",
      "run-through",
      "rundown",
      "sum",
      "sum-up",
      "summa",
      "summarization",
      "summary",
      "summing-up",
      "synopsis",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a book that could serve as a conspectus of the work thus far on the development of artificial intelligence"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, sight, view, from conspicere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174059"
  },
  "conspicuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obvious to the eye or mind",
      ": attracting attention : striking",
      ": marked by a noticeable violation of good taste",
      ": easily seen",
      ": attracting attention : prominent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spi-ky\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-ky\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spi-ky\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "flamboyant",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Parents and teachers sometimes put more faith in conspicuous measures like these than in ventilation improvements that are harder to see. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Case in point: Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor who, after months of conspicuous silence on the issue of her Russia policy, has finally begun fighting to defend her reputation. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Yet there\u2019s a conspicuous ally who remains unruffled by Johnson\u2019s domestic woes. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Make your brand conspicuous by its greater online presence, not its absence. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Among them: Why did Keating retreat from her conspicuous perch atop the world of aerial photography? \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The silence -- even from former President Donald Trump's strongest supporters -- has become more conspicuous . \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The cake attack left a conspicuous white creamy smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged. \u2014 Chron , 30 May 2022",
      "The Congressional Medal of Honor Society quotes the official citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conspicuus , from conspicere to get sight of, from com- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183407"
  },
  "constable":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high officer of a royal court or noble household especially in the Middle Ages",
      ": the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town",
      ": a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties",
      ": police officer",
      ": one ranking below sergeant",
      ": a police officer usually of a village or small town",
      ": a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties",
      "John 1776\u20131837 English painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n(t)-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-b\u0259l, \u02c8k\u0259n-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n(t)-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bobby",
      "bull",
      "cop",
      "copper",
      "flatfoot",
      "fuzz",
      "gendarme",
      "lawman",
      "officer",
      "police officer",
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "reported the crime to the local constable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sherry Noppe, 63, was announced missing by a constable in Harris County, on Instagram on May 4. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 14 May 2022",
      "Unamused, the local constable raced to the docks to arrest him. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "With crime against citizens and law enforcement on the rise, a Texas constable is taking action, arguing liberal prosecutors have failed to keep the community safe. \u2014 Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Or last year, when a Kenton County constable tried to repossess furniture. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
      "Anyone with information about the driver is urged to call the constable 's office dispatch at 281-376-3472. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "Phoenix awarded DiSaia rental assistance the day a constable was set to remove her from the condo. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Killing and burying cattle is only worth $2 per head to a constable . \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "No suspects have been identified, the constable 's office said. \u2014 Rosa Flores, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conestable , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin comes stabuli , literally, officer of the stable",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215816"
  },
  "constancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": steadfastness of mind under duress : fortitude",
      ": fidelity , loyalty",
      ": a state of being constant or unchanging",
      ": firmness and loyalty in beliefs or personal relationships"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
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      "changelessness",
      "fixedness",
      "immutability",
      "immutableness",
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      "stability",
      "steadiness",
      "unchangeableness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capriciousness",
      "changeability",
      "changeableness",
      "fickleness",
      "instability",
      "mutability",
      "unpredictability",
      "unsteadiness",
      "variability",
      "variableness",
      "volatileness",
      "volatility"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the constancy of the Earth's rotation",
      "the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language\u2014words do indeed change their meanings over time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Roxane Gay: For all our cultural obsession with civility, there is nothing more uncivilized than the political establishment\u2019s acceptance of the constancy of mass shootings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Homeostasis says that living systems resist change and desire constancy above all else. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 May 2021",
      "What was the public health response to the constancy and intensity of yellow fever outbreaks? \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Science demands constancy , reliability and replicability. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The constancy of purpose and consistency of action builds the connective tissue that brings people together at an emotional level. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Legal experts say the monarchy, because of its longevity and constancy , can have a moderating effect on the most extreme forces in politics. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "With that constancy also comes an implicit message of change \u2014 again, the interplay of familiarity and surprise \u2014 new players, coaches, seasons. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The fifth, an ideal culmination of everything that came before it, uses this premise as a filter for Adlon\u2019s valedictory meditations on personal history, family bonds, mortality and, above all, the constancy of change. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214908"
  },
  "constant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment",
      ": invariable , uniform",
      ": continually occurring or recurring : regular",
      ": something invariable or unchanging: such as",
      ": a number that has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is characteristic of some substance or instrument",
      ": a number that is assumed not to change value in a given mathematical discussion",
      ": a term in logic with a fixed designation",
      ": something or someone that is reliably present or available",
      ": remaining steady and unchanged",
      ": occurring continuously or following one after another",
      ": always faithful and true",
      ": remaining unchanged",
      ": something invariable or unchanging",
      ": a number that has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is characteristic of some substance or instrument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "changeless",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeful",
      "changing",
      "fickle",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "skittish",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "varying",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Goodness is not a constant , and the good fight is not always fought, but there is a strength and a resiliency and an eventuality to vox populi. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Vin Scully was a comforting constant through 67 years of Dodgers broadcasts, a unique link from Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Bums to the era of wild-card playoff teams and Twitter tantrums. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Unapologetically low necklines are still a constant in Lopez\u2019s wardrobe. \u2014 Alice Cary, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Praying is a wonderful way to communicate with God, and just as with any relationship, constant communication breeds closeness, intimacy, and comfort. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "In a band noted for frequent lineup changes, Mr. White was a constant and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017. \u2014 Chris Grygiel, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "In a band noted for frequent lineup changes, White was a constant and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017. \u2014 Chris Grygiel, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "They are accustomed to life with constant communication and a continuous flow of information. \u2014 Daniel Berman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Mindlessly unrestrained shootings and assaults, often of bystanders, are a constant on big-city streets. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One constant , says Lee, is that the hardest part of travel for wheelchair users is flying, especially on long flights. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "One constant of spring practices was Kirkwood making at least a play or two each day that trumpeted his arrival as a lockdown cornerback. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "One constant of any Bulls game is the sound of Caruso\u2019s voice. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The one constant was Armando Bacot, who produced a double double in all six tournament games, something no other player has done. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than a signature material, their constant is invention. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "Bryant, 35, joined the cast at the same time as McKinnon and has been a constant in sketches ever since, getting four Emmy nominations of her own. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2022",
      "Defense is a constant for the Utes in the Kyle Whittingham era. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "Dire predictions for its demise have been a constant for Bitcoin since its debut a little more than a decade ago. \u2014 Emily Graffeo, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225108"
  },
  "constellation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the configuration of stars especially at one's birth",
      ": any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations",
      ": an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things",
      ": pattern , arrangement",
      ": any of 88 named groups of stars forming patterns",
      ": a set of ideas, conditions, symptoms, or traits that fall into or appear to fall into a pattern: as",
      ": a group of stimulus conditions or factors affecting personality and behavior development",
      ": a group of behavioral or personality traits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "assemblage",
      "band",
      "bank",
      "batch",
      "battery",
      "block",
      "bunch",
      "clot",
      "clump",
      "cluster",
      "clutch",
      "collection",
      "group",
      "grouping",
      "huddle",
      "knot",
      "lot",
      "muster",
      "package",
      "parcel",
      "passel",
      "set",
      "suite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.",
      "A large constellation of relatives and friends attended the funeral.",
      "The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Downstairs, to be sure, are the label\u2019s leather goods, including an immersive room featuring a constellation of Artycapucines. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
      "Even in Biba\u2019s shabby apartment, a cheap neon-green LED light takes on magical properties in one tender scene, its tacky beams skittering across lovers\u2019 faces like a shifting constellation . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "This is because a constellation of government agencies, courts and laws together govern how we are surveilled. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "These roiling romantic entanglements, brand partnerships, and social media moments formed a compelling constellation of storylines that, until now, fans were forced to piece together on their own. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "As SpaceX aspires to operate about 30,000 satellites and Amazon races to launch a constellation of 3,200 units, scientists worry about dangerous collisions in space. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "The new works, commissioned by Delta Air Lines in partnership with the neighboring Queens Museum and part of a $12 million art program in Terminal C, join a constellation of other projects at La Guardia. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "In Casper, Republicans who\u2019d come to see Trump, Hageman, and a constellation of MAGA-movement guest stars said they were outraged by Cheney\u2019s actions, and agreed with Trump\u2019s criticism of the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection. \u2014 David Weigel And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "SpaceX has launched more than 2,400 Starlink internet relay stations as the company builds out a globe-spanning constellation of broadband satellites, providing relatively high-speed internet to customers around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English constellacioun , from Anglo-French constellation , from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio , from Latin com- + stella star \u2014 more at star ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182810"
  },
  "constitute":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": make up , form , compose",
      ": set up , establish : such as",
      ": enact",
      ": found",
      ": to give due or lawful form to",
      ": to legally process",
      ": to appoint to an office, function, or dignity",
      ": to form the whole of",
      ": to establish or create",
      ": to appoint to an office or function",
      ": establish , found",
      ": to put (as an agreement) into required form",
      ": to qualify as",
      ": to form the substance or whole of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct, -\u02ccty\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compose",
      "comprise",
      "form",
      "make up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.",
      "nine players constitute a baseball team",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Markup did not find evidence that the health systems nor Meta were obtaining patients\u2019 consent, which some experts said could constitute a HIPAA violation. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n is best known for his still lifes, which constitute only a minor part of his output. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "But there is one caveat to all of this, which will constitute the subject of this article. \u2014 Xenia Muntean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The United Nations Human Rights Council is poised to decide Thursday whether to greenlight an investigation into alleged abuses by Russian troops around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, which could constitute war crimes. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "And environmentalists have been quick to criticize the new goals for not applying to emissions linked to the use of gasoline and natural gas, which constitute around five times the emissions caused by production. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "At the hearing, Judge Nathan explained that the juror would be granted immunity with the exclusion of any untruthful statements under oath, which would constitute perjury. \u2014 Ali Dukakis, ABC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Asked if Russia is deliberately attacking civilians, which would constitute a war crime, Blinken acknowledged the possibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The pandemic has thrown us all even closer together with the core group of people who constitute our families and key relationships. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin constitutus , past participle of constituere to set up, constitute, from com- + statuere to set \u2014 more at statute ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210131"
  },
  "constitutive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the power to enact or establish : constructive",
      ": constituent , essential",
      ": relating to or dependent on constitution",
      ": of, relating to, or being an enzyme or protein produced in relatively constant amounts in all cells of an organism without regard to cell environmental conditions (as the concentration of a substrate) \u2014 compare inducible sense a",
      ": controlling production of or coding genetic information for a constitutive enzyme or protein",
      ": being chromatin of a chromosomal region that is condensed into heterochromatin in all cells of an organism rather than just some"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fc-tiv",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fc-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fct-iv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8stich-\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "built-in",
      "constitutional",
      "essential",
      "hardwired",
      "immanent",
      "inborn",
      "inbred",
      "indigenous",
      "ingrain",
      "ingrained",
      "engrained",
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "integral",
      "intrinsic",
      "native",
      "natural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adventitious",
      "extraneous",
      "extrinsic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the proposition that liberty and justice are constitutive elements of an enlightened society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And both suggest that the impulse to cheat, cut corners and get over on chumps, if not inflict harm upon them outright, is far from some aberrant pathology in the American identity but rather a constitutive force. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The argument that something like PTSD existed prior to industrialization must be sustained with evidence of symptoms constitutive of the modern definition. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "White supremacy has always been a constitutive piece of American national identity, but it cannot be openly claimed in a nation also founded on belief in democracy and freedom. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Being part of the world of buying and selling is constitutive of what the visual arts have meant and have been since the end of the medieval era. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Her life emblematized the concept of intersectionality, a term coined in 1989 by Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw to describe the ways in which distinct social identities, such as race and gender, are mutually constitutive . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Alice was shut down because the exercise threatened the most constitutive element of whiteness: white people are the police. \u2014 Frank B. Wilderson Iii, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "All of the above suggest some cognitive architecture defined by constitutive and causal relations between processes. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Clothing trends aren\u2019t reflective of change, but rather constitutive of change. \u2014 Marlen Komar, Time , 20 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203024"
  },
  "constrain":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation",
      ": to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode",
      ": compress",
      ": to clasp tightly",
      ": to secure by or as if by bonds : confine",
      ": limit",
      ": to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner",
      ": to hold back by or as if by force",
      ": compel sense 1 , force",
      ": to restrict or limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
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      "obligate",
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      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "constrained by conscience to tell only the truth",
      "constrained his anger at the needless interruption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The justices also could ease the use of public funds for religious schooling and constrain Biden administration efforts to fight climate change. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 7 June 2022",
      "Trump's efforts to constrain North Korea's nuclear program failed, while his erratic diplomacy encouraged Iran's nuclear ambitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "The right today is mobilizing state power and using corporate money to attempt to constrain academic freedom in the name of free speech. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Costly signaling explains human aesthetic judgments; complex rhyme schemes constrain rap lyricists, making expert verses that much more impressive. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Harvey said the ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips, used in many car parts, could constrain Lyriq production volume. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Others are choosing to retire because of staffing shortages that consistently require overtime, or constrain time off. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The goal -- now as then -- was to constrain an Iranian nuclear program that, left uncontrolled, might have resulted in an Israeli strike leading to a regional war and US military intervention. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The meeting is set to take place during negotiations between world powers and Iran to constrain Tehran\u2019s expanding nuclear program. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French constraindre , from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain, from com- + stringere to draw tight \u2014 more at strain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223526"
  },
  "constrained":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation",
      ": to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode",
      ": compress",
      ": to clasp tightly",
      ": to secure by or as if by bonds : confine",
      ": limit",
      ": to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner",
      ": to hold back by or as if by force",
      ": compel sense 1 , force",
      ": to restrict or limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
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      "compel",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "force",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
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      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "constrained by conscience to tell only the truth",
      "constrained his anger at the needless interruption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The justices also could ease the use of public funds for religious schooling and constrain Biden administration efforts to fight climate change. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 7 June 2022",
      "Trump's efforts to constrain North Korea's nuclear program failed, while his erratic diplomacy encouraged Iran's nuclear ambitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "The right today is mobilizing state power and using corporate money to attempt to constrain academic freedom in the name of free speech. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Costly signaling explains human aesthetic judgments; complex rhyme schemes constrain rap lyricists, making expert verses that much more impressive. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Harvey said the ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips, used in many car parts, could constrain Lyriq production volume. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Others are choosing to retire because of staffing shortages that consistently require overtime, or constrain time off. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The goal -- now as then -- was to constrain an Iranian nuclear program that, left uncontrolled, might have resulted in an Israeli strike leading to a regional war and US military intervention. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The meeting is set to take place during negotiations between world powers and Iran to constrain Tehran\u2019s expanding nuclear program. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French constraindre , from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain, from com- + stringere to draw tight \u2014 more at strain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203710"
  },
  "constraint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of constraining",
      ": the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action",
      ": a constraining condition, agency, or force : check",
      ": repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions",
      ": a sense of being constrained : embarrassment",
      ": control that limits or restricts",
      ": something that limits or restricts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "continence",
      "discipline",
      "discretion",
      "inhibition",
      "refrainment",
      "repression",
      "reserve",
      "restraint",
      "self-command",
      "self-control",
      "self-restraint",
      "suppression"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disinhibition",
      "incontinence",
      "unconstraint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design.",
      "They demand freedom from constraint .",
      "They refuse to work under constraint any longer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tesla is making almost a million electric cars per year, and sourcing enough batteries is its biggest constraint , Moores said. \u2014 Tom Bowker, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "To explain why aggressive government action does not pose a serious risk, some economists on the left have invoked Modern Monetary Theory, the idea that there is no constraint on the Fed or on government borrowing unless inflation clearly reemerges. \u2014 Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "The suite includes demand planning, material constraint planning, order management, capacity planning & supplier collaboration solutions. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "But a lack of manpower poses a significant constraint for Russia. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Lawmakers are now admitting that the federal government faces a genuine budget constraint . \u2014 Tom Church, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "That would create a longer-term constraint on certain foods. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Given a similar constraint , Fain Johnson performed adroitly. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "For a band that\u2019s gone through much of their career with a non-stop touring schedule, the silver-lining of the spell of time spent off the road was the opportunity to work on new PUP songs with no clear time constraint surrounding the process. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French constrainte , from constraindre \u2014 see constrain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170330"
  },
  "constrict":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make narrow or draw together",
      ": compress , squeeze",
      ": to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit",
      ": to become constricted",
      ": to make narrower, smaller, or tighter by drawing together : squeeze",
      ": to make narrow or draw together",
      ": to subject (as a body part) to compression",
      ": to become constricted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compress",
      "condense",
      "contract",
      "shrink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balloon",
      "expand",
      "snowball",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.",
      "The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.",
      "a life constricted by poverty and disease",
      "He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Florida, led by Republicans, has enacted legislation limiting the kind of social media moderation that sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter can do, with supporters saying that the sites constrict conservative voices. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The traditional men\u2019s suit is designed to constrict and to conform. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Joyland is a family saga, one that Sadiq uses to observe how gender norms constrict , and then asphyxiate, individuals. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "DREs are trained to look for physical signs of impairment such as red eyes or pupils that fail to constrict or recover normally. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "That new priority often conflicts with his agenda for addressing climate change, which has included promises to constrict oil-and-gas development on federal territory. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek And Timothy Puko, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "The iris, a muscle, contracts so much that the pupils of victims often constrict into tiny dots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Rather than expanding access to the public square, the powerful progressive activist group regularly seeks to constrict it. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 2 May 2022",
      "But back before the recent nosedive, Hastings and Sarandos saw their compensation packages constrict slightly. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin constrictus , past participle of constringere \u2014 see constrain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1732, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181744"
  },
  "constricting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make narrow or draw together",
      ": compress , squeeze",
      ": to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit",
      ": to become constricted",
      ": to make narrower, smaller, or tighter by drawing together : squeeze",
      ": to make narrow or draw together",
      ": to subject (as a body part) to compression",
      ": to become constricted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compress",
      "condense",
      "contract",
      "shrink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balloon",
      "expand",
      "snowball",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.",
      "The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.",
      "a life constricted by poverty and disease",
      "He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Florida, led by Republicans, has enacted legislation limiting the kind of social media moderation that sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter can do, with supporters saying that the sites constrict conservative voices. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The traditional men\u2019s suit is designed to constrict and to conform. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Joyland is a family saga, one that Sadiq uses to observe how gender norms constrict , and then asphyxiate, individuals. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "DREs are trained to look for physical signs of impairment such as red eyes or pupils that fail to constrict or recover normally. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "That new priority often conflicts with his agenda for addressing climate change, which has included promises to constrict oil-and-gas development on federal territory. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek And Timothy Puko, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "The iris, a muscle, contracts so much that the pupils of victims often constrict into tiny dots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Rather than expanding access to the public square, the powerful progressive activist group regularly seeks to constrict it. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 2 May 2022",
      "But back before the recent nosedive, Hastings and Sarandos saw their compensation packages constrict slightly. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin constrictus , past participle of constringere \u2014 see constrain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1732, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225328"
  },
  "constringe":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to shrink",
      ": constrict"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strinj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capsule",
      "capsulize",
      "collapse",
      "compact",
      "compress",
      "condense",
      "constrict",
      "contract",
      "narrow (down)",
      "squeeze",
      "telescope"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompress",
      "expand",
      "open",
      "outspread",
      "outstretch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin constringere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215829"
  },
  "construe":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)",
      ": to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances",
      ": to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating",
      ": an act or the result of construing especially by piecemeal translation",
      ": to understand or explain the sense or intention of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u00fc",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccstr\u00fc",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "demonstrate",
      "demystify",
      "elucidate",
      "explain",
      "explicate",
      "expound",
      "get across",
      "illuminate",
      "illustrate",
      "interpret",
      "simplify",
      "spell out",
      "unriddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "obscure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The way the court construes various words has changed over time.",
      "the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even in the context of broad Western effort to arm Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin could easily construe jets taking off from a NATO base in Germany to eventually fight Russians as NATO fighting Russians. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "This article is intended for informational purposes only and should not construe any such information as investment advice. \u2014 Kathleen Craig, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "So don\u2019t construe McGrath not appearing on After the Altar as a lack of support or disinterest. \u2014 Lia Beck, refinery29.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Another way to construe the count is to consider that there are about 700 or so car crashes every hour of every day, somewhere in the United States. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
      "Please don't construe this as an argument against diversification. \u2014 Ben Marks And Brett Angel, Star Tribune , 19 June 2021",
      "My concern is that MIL will construe any communication from us as an invitation to visit. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
      "The ordinance states county officials and employees will not interpret or construe any legislation in any manner that would deny or disparage the Bill of Rights or Declaration of Rights, and will guard against any encroachments on either. \u2014 Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "These Republican attorneys general say that, once the tax penalty has been taken away, there is no longer any choice in the matter, and thus no way to construe the Affordable Care Act to give people that choice. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1844, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221751"
  },
  "consuming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deeply felt : ardent",
      ": engrossing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absorbing",
      "arresting",
      "engaging",
      "engrossing",
      "enthralling",
      "fascinating",
      "gripping",
      "immersing",
      "interesting",
      "intriguing",
      "involving",
      "riveting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boring",
      "drab",
      "dry",
      "dull",
      "heavy",
      "monotonous",
      "tedious",
      "uninteresting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society. \u2014 Jordan Taliha Mcdonald, Vulture , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Franzen\u2019s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 9 July 2021",
      "Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "In 2010, Ginsburg\u2019s husband, Martin Ginsburg, died after his own battle with cancer, and her focus on her work at the court became even more consuming . \u2014 Emily Bazelon, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
      "The book\u2019s most consuming relationship is Kate\u2019s with Emily, her fierce, protective love for her daughter intensifying during a stage of life that parallels hers in emotional pain and suffering. \u2014 Alex Witchel, New York Times , 1 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230254"
  },
  "consummate":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "extremely skilled and accomplished",
      "of the highest degree",
      "complete in every detail perfect",
      "to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse",
      "finish , complete",
      "to make perfect",
      "achieve",
      "to become perfected"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-m\u0259t",
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplished",
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "compleat",
      "complete",
      "crack",
      "crackerjack",
      "educated",
      "experienced",
      "expert",
      "good",
      "great",
      "master",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "professed",
      "proficient",
      "skilled",
      "skillful",
      "versed",
      "veteran",
      "virtuoso"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complete",
      "finalize",
      "finish",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Simon Preston, an organist, conductor and composer who was an instrumentalist of consummate , intelligent virtuosity and a force in the early-music movement, died on May 13. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Oelrich described her dad as a champion of the indie bookstore and a consummate people person. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
      "With so many young pieces, Love has been the consummate professional and veteran, adding a spark off the bench. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Through Friends\u2019 10 seasons, Gunther serves as the consummate supporting character. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "But a consummate happiness officer is willing to delay gratification in pursuit of a bigger goal. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Yes, Freda was a consummate performer in a strange way. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Brophy Prep Principal Bob Ryan said that Sanford was the consummate teacher. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Bezic\u2019s musical pedigree sprang to life at an early age, starting with growing up in a musical house with a mom who exemplified the consummate performer as a singer, dancer and part-time piano teacher. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "These rust-resistant, stainless steel salad servers make a great gift for the aspiring cooks or consummate hosts in your life. \u2014 Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Cecilia and Robbie\u2014her in that green dress, he in that black tux\u2014 consummate their love for one another, pinned against a stack of books. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "That scene, with the futuristic 1964 World\u2019s Fair structures looming in the background, is among the movie\u2019s most affecting moments, showing Hopkins\u2019 consummate skill at conveying a deep emotional well with impeccable restraint. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "The suitors courted females, but made no attempts to mount them and consummate the flirtation. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The merger agreement includes a specific performance provision that allows Twitter to force Musk to consummate the deal, according to the filing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The complaint claims violations of the Securities Exchange Act, which requires the disclosure of certain information to consummate an acquisition. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Eventually \u2014 more than a month into her stay on the island \u2014 Diana and Gabriel consummate their budding relationship. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The plot takes some truly wild twists once Hastings and Daphne marry and consummate their relationship after much flirtatious buildup. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "consummation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of consummating",
      ": the consummating of a marriage",
      ": the ultimate end : finish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations",
      "the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The letter continued: Twitter is required to provide data and information that Mr. Musk requests in connection with the consummation of the transaction. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "The search for consummation , for an ending, only seemed to create the necessity for beginning again. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The second half of Season 6, Episode 7\u2019s title, meanwhile, not only referred to the consummation of Jimmy and Kim\u2019s scam to undermine the Sandpiper mediation. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "The garter and bouquet tosses stem from the practice of whisking newlyweds straight from the altar to the consummation bed. \u2014 Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Milan Kundera once said that all great love stories begin and end outside of consummation . \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of it is shockingly beautiful, an artistic consummation for Kerouac. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet each of them represents an attempt to visualize the space that is both an obstacle to and a condition of love\u2019s consummation . \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "For both of these creatures, consuming and consummation is a sacred pleasure \u2014 and such things are worth waiting for. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193912"
  },
  "contact":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": union or junction of surfaces",
      ": the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation",
      ": the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes",
      ": a special part made for such a junction",
      ": association , relationship",
      ": connection , communication",
      ": an establishing of communication with someone or an observing or receiving of a significant signal from a person or object",
      ": a person serving as a go-between, messenger, connection, or source of special information",
      ": contact lens",
      ": to make contact",
      ": to bring into contact",
      ": to enter or be in contact with : join",
      ": to get in communication with",
      ": maintaining, involving, or activated or caused by contact",
      ": a meeting or touching of persons or things",
      ": communication with other people",
      ": a person someone knows who serves as a connection especially in the business or political world",
      ": contact lens",
      ": to touch or make touch physically",
      ": to get in touch or communication with",
      ": involving or activated by physical interaction",
      ": union or junction of body surfaces",
      ": the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes",
      ": a special part that has been made for such a junction",
      ": direct experience through the senses",
      ": contact lens",
      ": caused or transmitted by direct or indirect contact (as with an allergen or a contagious disease)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8takt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "connection"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "address",
      "communicate (with)",
      "get",
      "reach"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Monkeypox spreads primarily through direct contact with an infected person via sores, scabs or bodily fluids. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "To the best of current scientific knowledge, monkeypox is spread through very close contact with an infected person, their clothing or their bed sheets. \u2014 Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Monkeypox is a viral illness related to smallpox that primarily spreads through skin-to-skin contact . \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "The disease can spread through contact with animals, infected people and bodily fluids. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact with body fluid or monkeypox lesions. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "It is spread through close contact , including with an infected animal, person or materials contaminated with the virus. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "But the disease is spread through close physical contact , and is far less contagious than SARS-CoV-2, experts said. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "It can be passed through close contact with an infected person, including through respiratory droplets and skin lesions. \u2014 Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Wintermute then asked the hacker to return the funds promptly, threatening to fully doxx them and contact law enforcement if not. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "The first report from Australia\u2019s Herald Sun said that Craiglist drug dealers were instructing interested parties to contact them on Wickr. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "For more information, visit the website or contact the Warren County Community Services Inc. office at 513-695-2100. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "The officer told him to contact dispatch to check his warrant status. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Diwen Fan, 20, was last seen May 5 and his family has not been able to contact him since, said attorneys John Z. Huang and Yilun Hu, of the Huang & Hu PC law firm. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Lewbel said the department encouraged the pride organizers to contact other law enforcement agencies to address security concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "San Diego police asked anyone who attended the Logan Heights party or anyone with information about the case to contact homicide detectives at (619) 531-2293 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Trying to induce ground balls by getting the hitter to hit on top of the ball as the two-seamer sinks, Montgomery pitches to contact . \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Ducks inside linebacker has been limited through the first nine spring practices, but did take part in some light non- contact work on Tuesday. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Redshirt freshman linebacker Jaydon Williams injured his knee in non- contact special teams work on Saturday and had to be helped from the field. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "As a disclaimer: Auburn and coach Bryan Harsin have requested that reporters do not mention players who are injured or restricted (i.e. not participating or in non- contact jerseys) or whether a play is missing from practice. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "During the non- contact group workout, Wiseman impressed, picking up concepts quickly and flashing his considerable skill. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Redshirt sophomore linebacker Caleb McCullough participated in light drills but was wearing a green non- contact jersey. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "He has been limited so far this spring due to injury, still participating in 7-on-7 periods and position drills but being held out of live periods while sporting that yellow non- contact jersey. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Last month, Johnson did side work with a non- contact jersey. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Caruso heavily favored his right wrist in a series of non- contact three-on-two drills, almost exclusively dribbling and passing with his left hand. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1834, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234040"
  },
  "contain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep within limits: such as",
      ": restrain , control",
      ": check , halt",
      ": to follow successfully a policy of containment toward",
      ": to prevent (an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack",
      ": to have within : hold",
      ": comprise , include",
      ": to be divisible by usually without a remainder",
      ": enclose , bound",
      ": to restrain oneself",
      ": to have within : hold",
      ": to consist of or include",
      ": to keep within limits : restrain , check"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "boast",
      "hold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plastic bowls may contain leftover grease from a previous use and the moisture will prevent your egg whites from becoming light and fluffy. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The evaluations from different raters are consistent and contain useful insights. \u2014 Joseph Folkman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool the economy and contain price hikes, which rose by 8.6% over the past year. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "There is nothing wrong with either version of caffeine itself, but typically products with synthetic caffeine contain a lot of other additives and sugar. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "But as many as 50% of human proteins either don\u2019t fold into regular shapes, or contain regions that don\u2019t have a clear structure\u2014at least not when the protein is found in isolation. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The tower, at about 685 feet, would be the second tallest building in Detroit after the Renaissance Center and contain about 100 luxury condos or apartments and a 225-room luxury hotel. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Wiliot\u2019s tags are roughly the size of postage stamps and contain microprocessors that will be tacked onto Shufersal produce crates. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The oil should be pure and contain no contaminants or artificial flavors. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conteynen, borrowed from Anglo-French cunteign-, cunteyn-, present tense stem of contenir, cuntenir, going back (with conjugation change) to Latin contin\u0113re \"to hold together, restrain, have as contents,\" from con-  con- + ten\u0113re \"to hold, occupy, possess\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170244"
  },
  "contemporaneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing, occurring, or originating during the same time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the contemporaneous publication of the two articles",
      "contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Homer backed up the Rocket Boys story in 2000 with, The Coalwood Way, a book that details contemporaneous events not covered in the first book. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Unlike such contemporaneous directorial heroes as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, and Brian De Palma, Cimino didn\u2019t grow up as a cinephile. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "Birdsong, current fossil records suggest, is at least 66 million years old, or contemporaneous with the last dinosaurs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Even the picture\u2019s frame, contemporaneous but not original, is of a deep black wood with gold embellishments. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Initially, The Girl From Plainville seems to lean into the contemporaneous popular understanding of Michelle as a manipulative monster. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Media scholars like Daniel Czitrom and Jeffrey Sconce have noted how contemporaneous research linked the emergence and prevalence of neurasthenia to the rapid proliferation of telegraphic news in the late 19th century. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Vasquez also asked Heard about the lack of contemporaneous medical records that would document the abuse. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Jackie Kennedy led the Fine Arts Committee for the White House\u2019s effort to seek out pieces that had once been in the White House or were contemporaneous with furnishings that had been there. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin contempor\u0101neus, from Latin con-  con- + tempor-, tempus \"time\" + -\u0101neus, compound suffix formed from -\u0101nus  -an entry 2 + -eus  -eous \u2014 more at -eous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174232"
  },
  "contemporaneously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing, occurring, or originating during the same time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the contemporaneous publication of the two articles",
      "contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Homer backed up the Rocket Boys story in 2000 with, The Coalwood Way, a book that details contemporaneous events not covered in the first book. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Unlike such contemporaneous directorial heroes as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, and Brian De Palma, Cimino didn\u2019t grow up as a cinephile. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "Birdsong, current fossil records suggest, is at least 66 million years old, or contemporaneous with the last dinosaurs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Even the picture\u2019s frame, contemporaneous but not original, is of a deep black wood with gold embellishments. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Initially, The Girl From Plainville seems to lean into the contemporaneous popular understanding of Michelle as a manipulative monster. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Media scholars like Daniel Czitrom and Jeffrey Sconce have noted how contemporaneous research linked the emergence and prevalence of neurasthenia to the rapid proliferation of telegraphic news in the late 19th century. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Vasquez also asked Heard about the lack of contemporaneous medical records that would document the abuse. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Jackie Kennedy led the Fine Arts Committee for the White House\u2019s effort to seek out pieces that had once been in the White House or were contemporaneous with furnishings that had been there. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin contempor\u0101neus, from Latin con-  con- + tempor-, tempus \"time\" + -\u0101neus, compound suffix formed from -\u0101nus  -an entry 2 + -eus  -eous \u2014 more at -eous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175259"
  },
  "contemporary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by characteristics of the present period : modern , current",
      ": simultaneous",
      ": happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time",
      ": one that is contemporary with another",
      ": one of the same or nearly the same age as another",
      ": living or occurring at the same period of time",
      ": modern sense 1",
      ": a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccre-r\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporaneous",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coeval"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs",
      "a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions",
      "Noun",
      "He was a contemporary of George Washington.",
      "She is politically very different from most of her contemporaries .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nancy Ives leads the cello section in the Oregon Symphony, plays contemporary chamber music with FearNoMusic and Portland Cello Project, and is one of Oregon\u2019s most prominent and accomplished classical musicians. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
      "Dave Stewart is like the Ferdinand Magellan of contemporary music. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Steven Schick, a renowned figure in contemporary music, had nearly burned out as a performer. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville\u2019s monthly Christian nightclub, will feature contemporary Christian music by singer and guitarist Emily Hawley on Friday, June 3. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "Unless, that is, Wonder, Rundgren and McCartney each begins exclusively performing a cutting-edge repertoire of intensely demanding contemporary music by visionary 20th century composers. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The summer\u2019s contemporary -music calendar is bustling, as spring postponements find fresh dates and as new events from anxious performers continue to spring up. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "Usually, Chelsea\u2019s mom only listened to contemporary Christian music. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The findings revealed direct links between extroverts and contemporary music, conscientiousness and unpretentious music, agreeableness and mellow or unpretentious music. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The nearly 3,000-square-foot contemporary sold within a few months for $8.25 million. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Take the painter Henrietta Shore, a contemporary of O\u2019Keeffe. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "It had been gifted in the 1970s to the university's then head-of drama, Rev. Gilbert Hartke, by actress Mercedes McCambridge, a contemporary of Garland's, the university said. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, a contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch in Norway. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Tyler, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989, is at heart a 20th-century realist, a younger contemporary of John Updike, Richard Yates and Alice Munro. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Spieth is $70 million back, and not quite $4 million ahead of his contemporary , Justin Thomas. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native was a contemporary of Jerry Wexler, Leonard Chess and other white businessmen-producers who helped bring Black music to a general audience. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Kano Sansetsu was a contemporary of Kano Tan\u2019yu, regarded as the greatest in the centuries-long line of Japan\u2019s canonical Kano School. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174159"
  },
  "contemptible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worthy of contempt",
      ": scornful , contemptuous",
      ": deserving or causing a person to be despised"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "cruddy",
      "deplorable",
      "despicable",
      "dirty",
      "grubby",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "pitiable",
      "pitiful",
      "ratty",
      "scabby",
      "scummy",
      "scurvy",
      "sneaking",
      "sorry",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "commendable",
      "creditable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've never met a more selfish, contemptible person.",
      "the contemptible thieves who stole the Christmas gifts intended for needy children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indeed, Don't Look Up takes a scattershot approach to lamenting humanity \u2014 from celebrities and media figures to politicians and ordinary joes \u2014 as by and large contemptible , moronic, and the hastener of its own destruction. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Shocked at the president\u2019s contemptible and brazenly autocratic conduct, fellow Republicans set aside partisanship, fiercely condemned Trump and joined Democrats in voting to impeach the president. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "This discontent increased in the wake of a 1936 ruling known as Tipaldo, after its contemptible protagonist, a slave-driving New York factory owner, overturning a New York minimum wage law. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Affleck, who plays the contemptible Count Pierre d\u2019Alen\u00e7on, an ally of Driver\u2019s depraved character, said there was little to recommend life in the Middle Ages, especially for women, and that posed a problem for the writers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The same hallowed grounds where over 1 million people were murdered is still the site of despicable and contemptible crimes. \u2014 Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "In the next beat, Larson lays down her trump card, the most contemptible symbol an author can conjure: white-lady tears. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "In the entire pantheon of Disney villains, there is no one quite as fearsome\u2014or as fashionable\u2014as the callous, cold, and downright contemptible Cruella de Vil. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 8 July 2021",
      "One person talks about an alphabet book filled with contemptible Jewish caricatures. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"unworthy, despicable,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, \"despicable, worthless,\" borrowed from Latin contemptibilis (Medieval Latin also, \"contemptuous\"), from contemptus, past participle of contemnere \"to look down on, show no respect for, despise\" + -ibilis  -ible \u2014 more at contemn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213900"
  },
  "contemptuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt",
      ": scornful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-ch\u0259s",
      "-shw\u0259s",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "disdainful",
      "scornful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
      "In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
      "He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
      "loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
      "contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
      "What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus  contempt + -\u014dsus  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212942"
  },
  "contend":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle",
      ": to strive in debate : argue",
      ": maintain , assert",
      ": to struggle for : contest",
      ": compete",
      ": to try hard to deal with",
      ": to argue or state earnestly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tend",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "compete",
      "face off",
      "fight",
      "race",
      "rival",
      "vie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "These people contend that they have earned the right to the land.",
      "The team is expected to contend for the championship this year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Crowds aren\u2019t really something the LIV Golf players have to contend with; reports out of the series\u2019 first event in London last weekend indicated sparse attendance. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "The London office, meanwhile, has to contend with new faces from the New York mothership. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "That said, even if the Fed manages to tamp inflation without triggering a recession, investors may still have to contend with the downward pressure on their portfolios. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Recession fears have been increasing along with prices for a while now, and policy-makers may soon have to contend with the dual threat of low growth and high inflation. \u2014 Jonathan Bydlak, National Review , 13 June 2022",
      "Frazier grew up in the 1980s in Braddock, Penn., an old steel mill town that also had to contend with lead contamination. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The window is now for the Bengals to contend for another Super Bowl. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "That meant piling up a few Truck Series wins and for the team to contend for championships. \u2014 Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "There was little competition for the holdovers to contend with this weekend. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, chicagotribune.com , 23 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contenden, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contendre, going back to Latin contendere \"to draw tight, strain, make an effort, strive, compete,\" from con-  con- + tendere \"to extend outward, stretch, spread out, aim (at a purpose)\" \u2014 more at tender entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185250"
  },
  "contend (with)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211709"
  },
  "content":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something contained",
      ": the topics or matter treated in a written work",
      ": the principal substance (such as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a website",
      ": substance , gist",
      ": meaning , significance",
      ": the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art \u2014 compare form sense 10c",
      ": the matter dealt with in a field of study",
      ": a part, element, or complex of parts",
      ": the amount of specified material contained : proportion",
      ": contented , satisfied",
      ": to appease the desires of",
      ": to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions",
      ": contentment",
      ": the things that are within",
      ": the subject or topic treated (as in a book)",
      ": the important part or meaning (as of a book)",
      ": a certain amount",
      ": pleased and satisfied",
      ": to make pleased : satisfy",
      ": freedom from care or discomfort",
      ": something contained",
      ": the subject matter or symbolic significance of something \u2014 see latent content , manifest content",
      ": the amount of specified material contained"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctent",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctent",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "matter",
      "motif",
      "motive",
      "question",
      "subject",
      "theme",
      "topic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "happy",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213655"
  },
  "contentedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation",
      ": satisfied or showing satisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratified",
      "happy",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent",
      "malcontented",
      "unhappy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She felt peaceful and contented .",
      "having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented . \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "How much contented domesticity can a viewer be subjected to? \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "His sister, Anne, seems the most contented of the lot. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "And though the monumental journey and confident grandeur Mitski fans crave may not always be visible, the darkness here is delivered not with gritted teeth but with the contented sighs of a life dedicated to the loving self-destruction of art. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The series centers on the Delaneys, who from the outside appear to be an enviably contented family. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "In both, Leda\u2019s contented absorption is rudely interrupted by loud, thoughtless groups who commandeer her space and disrupt her peace. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "For these contented men, whose career peaks were at least twenty years behind them, Avicii was at best an obscure Swede with a summer hit. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of contenten \"to content entry 3 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231224"
  },
  "contention":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument",
      ": an act or instance of contending",
      ": rivalry , competition",
      ": something that is argued",
      ": anger and disagreement",
      ": a state or situation of having a chance to win"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "assertion",
      "thesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the early 2000s, according to former CBS president Neal Pilson, TV audiences would drop 30% to 50% when Woods was not in contention at a tournament. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "That could be the case for numerous stars leading up to the 2022 Emmys, with more than a dozen actors with multiple projects in contention . \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "What an ending for an Oilers team that should be in contention next season with six returning starters, including Velazquez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Jackson also considers Robinson in contention to fill Bradberry\u2019s spot. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
      "After being offered last May as an intriguing find, Ohio State has kept its name in contention . \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "Former Patriots running back Danny Woodhead, an accomplished amateur golfer, is also in contention . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Thomas had entered the weekend in contention after shooting back-to-back 67s in the opening two rounds to place him at 6-under par. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Perhaps a pickup of an available defenseman could propel them into Stanley Cup contention . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contencioun \"dissension, dispute,\" borrowed from Anglo-French cunten\u00e7un, contencion, borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dn-, contenti\u014d \"exertion, competition, conflict,\" from conten-, variant stem of contendere \"to strain, make an effort, strive, compete\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contend ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032458"
  },
  "contentiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": likely to cause disagreement or argument",
      ": exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stickers, the photos or animations that flash across the messaging service WhatsApp, have become the language of Colombia\u2019s highly contentious elections this year. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Supreme Court confirmation hearings: The often- contentious Brett Kavanaugh hearings in September 2018 included testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "And the arguments from those inside and outside of the crypto community will only grow louder and more contentious , especially if the crypto economy continues to slide. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "The fifth starting lineup spot is perhaps the most contentious . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "That question is possibly the most contentious of the summit thus far, considering invitations were only recently sent out and notably excluded Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 6 June 2022",
      "People cross the tracks illegally south of there in many places, an issue that\u2019s become more contentious now that the transit district plans to install a safety fence along the right-of-way. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "More recently, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) by Martin Scorsese was so contentious that a fundamentalist Catholic group led a terror attack on a movie theater showing the film in Paris. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
      "Biden spent 17 years serving as either the chairman or vice chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, overseeing thousands of nominations, including two of the most contentious in history. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contenciose \"quarrelsome,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contencieux \"subject to disagreement,\" borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dsus \"persistent, obstinate, argumentative, quarrelsome,\" from contenti \u014d \"exertion, competition, contention \" + -\u014dsus -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213342"
  },
  "contentment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being contented",
      ": something that contents",
      ": freedom from worry or restlessness : peaceful satisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tent-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "content",
      "contentedness",
      "delectation",
      "delight",
      "enjoyment",
      "gladness",
      "gratification",
      "happiness",
      "pleasure",
      "relish",
      "satisfaction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontent",
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "displeasure",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "unhappiness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He believes that people can find peace and contentment in living simply.",
      "There was a look of perfect contentment on her face.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In January, the hotel debuted its Happiness Program, which uses an on-property shaman, centuries-old Mayan traditions, and energetic cleansings to help guests achieve lasting contentment . \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
      "If the World Happiness Report is to be believed, Finns are masking a deep contentment built on an appreciation for a society that puts the public good first. \u2014 Kinsey Gidick, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Even being the greatest in the world doesn\u2019t guarantee lasting contentment . \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 29 July 2021",
      "The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "All told, the singer-songwriter\u2019s latest is a testament to her dedication to songcraft and an impressive mid-career statement on restlessness, contentment and everything in between. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
      "Instead of defining happiness as a feeling of contentment , many of us confuse happiness with a permanently elevated mood (excitement, joy) or even an endless supply of positivity. \u2014 Sara Kuburic, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Drinking pulque produces an effect of contentment or even a philosophical mindset. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Millay was never able to translate her contentment into compelling poetry. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contentement \"satisfaction of a claim or debt,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from contenter \"to satisfy, content entry 3 \" + -ment  -ment ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200515"
  },
  "contest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strive , vie",
      ": to make the subject of dispute, contention , or litigation",
      ": dispute , challenge",
      ": a struggle for superiority or victory : competition",
      ": a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from competitors",
      ": a struggle for victory : competition",
      ": to make (something) a cause of dispute or fighting",
      ": to dispute or challenge through legal procedures",
      ": a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures",
      ": will contest \u2014 see also no contest clause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8test",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8test",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8test",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query",
      "question"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ball game",
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "competition",
      "conflict",
      "confrontation",
      "contention",
      "dogfight",
      "duel",
      "face-off",
      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Recent polls show Petro and Hern\u00e1ndez in a virtual tie, raising concerns that the losing candidate or his supporters could contest the results and incite unrest. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Those that do contest the proceedings \u2014 after attorneys\u2019 fees and interest get tacked on \u2014 often end up worse off than those who just don\u2019t bother to show up and get a default judgment. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "While many contest the charges against them, some of them have chosen to plead guilty, a move that could help them gain shorter prison sentences. \u2014 Wenxin Fan And Elaine Yu, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "The Bark in the Park fundraiser with dog walks, contest , booths and demonstrations is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday March 19 at Live Oak Park, 2746 Reche Road. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This description, which Ms. Didion did not contest , could describe the archetypal heroine of her novels. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "With a step on his defender, Garland forced Isaiah Stewart to come contest what looked to be one of Garland\u2019s patented floaters. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Trump spoke publicly during this period about his intent to contest the election results in the Supreme Court. \u2014 Bob Woodward And Robert Costa, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Trump and his supporters are doing plenty of groundwork to contest the results of future elections. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their involvement may foreshadow how legislative leaders treat any allegations of election misconduct following the 2024 contest , when many expect Trump to make another run at the White House. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "The last five matchups between Portland and the LA Galaxy have averaged more than four goals per contest (4.4). \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "As Variety predicted last month, Russia\u2019s ongoing war in Ukraine means that the country is not in a position to host the contest , which has some of the strictest security protocols of any live event. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Unlike the Navy\u2019s Constellation-class frigate contest , where the contract was obviously headed towards a politically-valuable swing state, the outcome of the race for the Coast Guard\u2019s second tranche of Offshore Patrol Cutters is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Miller last appeared in court in Hilo, Hawaii, on April 19 to enter a no- contest plea stemming from an altercation the actor had at a Hilo bar in March. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Jones orchestrated a one-on-one contest between the two, bringing in Celtics legends like cigar-chomping Red Auerbach, John Havlicek and Dave Cowens to watch. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The festival will have a station for face painting, a dog pie eating contest , bounce house, a scavenger hunt available for anybody taking the mile walk around the neighborhood, crafts, food and drinks and a cake walk. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Features live music, video game tournaments, cosplay contest , vendors and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222627"
  },
  "continuation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity",
      ": resumption after an interruption",
      ": something that continues , increases, or adds",
      ": something that begins where something else ends and follows a similar pattern",
      ": the act of beginning again after an interruption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctin-y\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-y\u00fc-\u02c8\u0101-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctin-y\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abidance",
      "ceaselessness",
      "continuance",
      "continuity",
      "continuousness",
      "durability",
      "duration",
      "endurance",
      "persistence",
      "subsistence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cessation",
      "close",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuity",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a continuation of what\u2019s going on with my family, my friends. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Courtney and Swalwell were joined on the call by three student loan borrowers, all from California, who celebrated the payment pause and pushed for its continuation . \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Its continuation would provide a basis for exploring new ways to fund and supply public service content, especially in relation to this most mobile and agile of audiences, kids and teens. \u2014 Anna Home, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a continuation of a series of my paintings that depict men negotiating in some way. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Just 114 days separated Alabama from the end of its dynasty in Tuscaloosa to its continuation in the Arizona suburb of Glendale. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Though the series has a massive and devoted fan base, with 3.8 million Instagram followers, its continuation wasn't a sure thing. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Big Haul Matters Back in 2013, Netflix became the first-ever streaming platform to land Emmy nominations in the series categories, thanks to House of Cards and its continuation of Arrested Development. \u2014 Josef Adalian, Vulture , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Early in the pandemic, medical groups filed a lawsuit asking the F.D.A. to lift its requirement that mifepristone, which blocks a hormone crucial to the continuation of a pregnancy, be dispensed to patients in person at a clinic or doctor\u2019s office. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English continuacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French continuacion, borrowed from Latin continu\u0101ti\u014dn-, continu\u0101ti\u014d, from continu\u0101re \"to make continuous, continue \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183853"
  },
  "continue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action",
      ": to remain in existence : endure",
      ": to remain in a place or condition : stay",
      ": to resume an activity after interruption",
      ": keep up , maintain",
      ": to keep going or add to : prolong",
      ": to resume after intermission",
      ": to cause to continue",
      ": to allow to remain in a place or condition : retain",
      ": to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance",
      ": to do or cause to do the same thing without changing or stopping",
      ": to begin again after stopping",
      ": to postpone (a legal proceeding) to a future day"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abide",
      "bide",
      "endure",
      "hold on",
      "hold up",
      "keep up",
      "last",
      "perdure",
      "persist",
      "remain",
      "run on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cease",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "desist",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "end",
      "expire",
      "finish",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Austin had on Friday said the US would continue to support Taiwan with the means to defend itself, including arms sales which China sees as a violation of its sovereignty. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Heather Chen, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Rhine emphasized that Local 600 would continue to urge the passage of legislation aimed at safety. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Hatchery chinook retention would continue in most open waters. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "Austin said the United States would continue to stand by its allies, including Taiwan. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
      "The official said the agency would continue to recommend testing for travel. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
      "The downward trend is good, but Lalley was cautious about whether the trend would continue . \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "There was no doubt that The Boys would continue past its third season. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 June 2022",
      "The practice would likely be banned or restricted heavily in about half of them, but many would continue to allow it. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English continuen \"to persist, persevere, last, postpone (a hearing or trial),\" borrowed from Anglo-French continuer, borrowed from Latin continu\u0101re \"to make continuous, extend in space, keep on with,\" verbal derivative of continuus \"uninterrupted, continuous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213519"
  },
  "continued":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "lasting or extending without interruption",
      "resumed after interruption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fcd",
    "synonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "continual",
      "continuing",
      "continuous",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Please accept our best wishes for your continued success.",
      "The colors of the paint will fade with continued exposure to the sun.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As Tommy\u2019s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "According to crypto researcher Mika Honkasolo, a continued decline in stETH's price relative to ether would put leveraged yield farmers at risk. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Trump's flip from backing Brooks to Britt shows his disdain toward the congressman, despite Brooks' broader record -- and that his primary-race blessing, which is often influential to conservative voters, is contingent on continued loyalty. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "No one thinks the Fed will stop there, with markets bracing for a continued series of bigger-than-usual hikes. \u2014 Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The continued emergence of powerful computing programs trained on massive troves data has also given rise to concerns over the ethics governing the development and use of such technology. \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "In addition to soaring inflation, threats of a looming recession and continued food and supply shortages also have Brackson spooked. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Both regions will still see continued increases in wealth, though. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Many in their communities were dismayed by assumed ally President Obama\u2019s continued military aggression in the Middle East. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of continuen \"to continue \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "continuing":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "continuous , constant",
      "needing no renewal enduring",
      "marked by uninterrupted extension in time or sequence",
      "needing no renewal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-i\u014b",
    "synonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "continual",
      "continued",
      "continuous",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the continuing success of the chain as it opens stores around the country",
      "the public's continuing interest in every aspect of the lives of celebrities"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contynuynge , from present participle of continuen \"to continue \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "continuity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": uninterrupted connection, succession, or union",
      ": uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change",
      ": something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: such as",
      ": a script or scenario in the performing arts",
      ": transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program",
      ": the story and dialogue of a comic strip",
      ": the property of being mathematically continuous",
      ": the quality or state of going on without stop",
      ": uninterrupted connection, succession, or union"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4nt-\u1d4an-\u02c8(y)\u00fc-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abidance",
      "ceaselessness",
      "continuance",
      "continuation",
      "continuousness",
      "durability",
      "duration",
      "endurance",
      "persistence",
      "subsistence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cessation",
      "close",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuity",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The art historian is studying the continuities between the painter's works and those of her followers.",
      "There's a problem with the movie's continuity .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "On Tuesday, Schantz said there will be more continuity in his formation once some critical players are fully healthy. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "The positive effects of Macron\u2019s election will be continuity in policy which will help the French economy, and in particular will add impetus to the drive to build political force at the EU level. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "There had to be continuity , and everything on the set would have to be an option in 1950 and an option in 2020. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This sense of continuity has spread to the staff, many of whom have been hurling Hand Grenades at Tropical Isle for years. \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 2 June 2022",
      "The lack of continuity showed at times, especially on defense. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
      "The sense of continuity with a disappearing past felt strong. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "The Tigers did not experience any post-spring transfers before the May 1 deadline for players to enter the transfer portal without having to sit out a year, meaning there will be a heightened level of continuity from spring to fall. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English continuite, borrowed from Anglo-French continuit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin continuit\u0101t-, continuit\u0101s, from continuus  continuous + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184455"
  },
  "continuousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence",
      ": having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough",
      ": going on without stopping",
      ": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence : continuing without intermission or recurring regularly after minute interruptions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "continual",
      "continued",
      "continuing",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.",
      "a continuous line of traffic",
      "The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.",
      "The phrases \u201cam seeing,\u201d \u201chad been seeing,\u201d and \u201cis being seen\u201d are all in continuous tenses.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hopefully, of course, there won\u2019t be continuous news of more mass shootings driving this. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
      "Founded in 1785, Bristol's Fourth of July Parade is the oldest continuous July 4th celebration in United States. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "The bottom line is that the TECs are reusable, can be made cheaply and easily, and can provide indelible, continuous monitoring of many types of secure materials. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "She was ordered to surrender all weapons and wear a continuous alcohol monitoring (CAM) device on her ankle around the clock. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Its continuous collection of data will improve weather forecasting on Earth. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Medical devices depend on data for real-time, continuous monitoring of patients, diagnoses, treatments, and clinical support. \u2014 Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "These strategies should give organizations continuous and automated monitoring capabilities and the ability to implement automated response strategies for potential threats. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "My personal favorites lean gentler, silly even: a tiny armchair fashioned out of butter and sliced with a knife on a continuous , soothing loop. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin continuus (from contin\u0113re \"to hold together, retain, restrain, have as contents\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192121"
  },
  "contour":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure shape",
      "the line representing this outline",
      "the general form or structure of something characteristic",
      "a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech",
      "following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them",
      "made to fit the contour of something",
      "to shape the contour of",
      "to shape so as to fit contours",
      "to construct (something, such as a road) in conformity to a contour",
      "the outline of a figure, body, or surface",
      "an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure",
      "the line representing this outline",
      "to shape the contour of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctu\u0307r",
    "synonyms":[
      "figure",
      "outline",
      "silhouette"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He loved the sleek contours of the car.",
      "The map showed the contour of the coastline.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Hadid kept her long blonde hair pulled back in a pony and opted for a bold cat-eye, a soft bronzey contour , and a matte mauve lip. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "With lavishly soft bristles and an angled shape, the Lune+Aster brush is perfect for contour . \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Brown wore a pink lip, black winged liner, and a bronze contour . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
      "The contour is ideal for side sleepers who need extra neck support and pressure point relief. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
      "NuFace\u2019s microcurrent treatment works to tone and contour , while LightStim\u2019s LED treatment treats and controls breakouts. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Gentle massaging also brings extra circulation to the face, improving luminosity and facial contour . \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This lip plumping kit from the experts at SkinMedica uses two types of treatments to boost volume one that smooths and is applied around the lips and lip contour , and one to plump, which is applied only to the lips themselves. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The shade is warm enough to be used as a bronzer but can work as a contour as well. \u2014 ELLE , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Several of the body-positive lingerie label\u2019s bestselling styles \u2014 including its Leakproof underwear and WingWoman contour bra \u2014 will be available in five different shades. \u2014 Truc Nguyen, refinery29.com , 20 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The sandals' secret to their premium arch support lies in their lightweight EVA soles, which flex and contour to the unique shape of your feet. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
      "Pencils to fill in my recovering '90s eyebrows, powders to contour my face for Zooms, creams to brighten spots. \u2014 Johnson Lui, Allure , 24 May 2022",
      "The Elite Hybrid features five targeted zones with different firmness levels to contour to your body, providing extra support where your body needs it. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "Reid prefers not to contour , instead creating a sculpted wash of color with a Westman Atelier blush and Huda Beauty bronzer. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "What it's made of The all-foam model has layers with varying firmness levels throughout, but the top layer is softest to help contour to the shape of your body. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Whereas a mattress with an innerspring layer is built for overall firmness and support, a pocket coil mattress will contour to your body's shape in order to provide further pressure relief. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Her favorite part, though, is the Facial Sculpting Wand, which helps sculpt and contour the face. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Viral hacks took off of Tokers applying white eyeliner to conceal their undereye areas, and now the go-to product is being used to contour . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "contract":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties",
      "one legally enforceable",
      "a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price",
      "the act of marriage or an agreement to marry",
      "a document describing the terms of a contract",
      "the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge",
      "an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone",
      "to bring on oneself especially inadvertently incur",
      "to become affected with",
      "to establish or undertake by contract",
      "betroth",
      "to establish (a marriage) formally",
      "to hire by contract",
      "to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis",
      "limit , restrict",
      "knit , wrinkle",
      "to draw together concentrate",
      "to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together",
      "to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters",
      "to make a contract",
      "to draw together so as to become diminished in size",
      "to become less in compass, duration, or length",
      "hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a )",
      "a legal agreement",
      "a written document that shows the terms and conditions of a legal agreement",
      "to agree by contract",
      "to become sick with catch",
      "to draw together and make shorter and broader",
      "to make or become smaller shrink",
      "to make (as a word) shorter by dropping sounds or letters",
      "to become affected with",
      "to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or drawing together",
      "to cause to undergo contraction",
      "to cause to shorten and thicken",
      "to draw together so as to become diminished in size",
      "to undergo contraction",
      "to shorten and thicken",
      "an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty",
      "a document embodying such an agreement \u2014 see also accept , bargain entry 2 , breach , cause sense 4 , consent , consideration , duty , meeting of the minds , obligation , offer , performance , promise , rescind , social contract , subcontract , Uniform Commercial Code",
      "a contract (as a security agreement) made to secure the performance of another obligation \u2014 compare principal contract in this entry",
      "contract of adhesion in this entry",
      "a contract in which either party's performance is dependent on an uncertain event",
      "a contract in which both parties have promised to perform \u2014 compare unilateral contract in this entry",
      "a contract in which the obligations of the parties to perform are equal to each other in value",
      "quasi contract in this entry",
      "land installment contract in this entry",
      "implied contract in this entry",
      "quasi contract in this entry",
      "a contract that is not negotiated by the parties and that is usually embodied in a standardized form prepared by the dominant party",
      "a contract that does not require consideration in order to be binding but that must be sealed, delivered, and show a clear intention of the parties to create a contract under seal",
      "a contract for goods stipulating that the seller assumes the risk of loss from damage to the goods until they arrive at the destination specified in the contract \u2014 compare shipment contract in this entry",
      "one of two contracts made by the same parties with regard to the same transaction",
      "one of two contracts made with regard to the sale of real estate of which one states an inaccurately high price for the purpose of defrauding a lender into providing a larger loan",
      "a contract that sets forth promises that are not yet performed",
      "a contract created by the explicit language of the parties \u2014 compare implied contract in this entry",
      "a contract made binding by the observance of required formalities regardless of the giving of consideration",
      "a contract that is a contract under seal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or a negotiable instrument",
      "a privately negotiated investment contract in which a buyer commits to purchase something (as a quantity of a commodity, security, or currency) at a predetermined price on a set future date",
      "a contract purchased or sold on an exchange in which a party agrees to buy or sell a quantity of a commodity on a specified future date at a set price future",
      "a contract in which one party promises to do something without receiving anything in return \u2014 compare onerous contract in this entry",
      "an investment contract under which an institutional investor deposits a lump sum of money (as a pension fund) with an insurance company that guarantees the return of principal and a specific amount of interest at the end of the contract term",
      "such a contract considered as an investment",
      "a contract in which at least one party makes an illusory promise",
      "a contract that a court infers to exist from the words and conduct of the parties",
      "quasi contract in this entry",
      "quasi contract in this entry",
      "any contract that is not a formal contract",
      "a contract that is given no special designation as to its purpose \u2014 compare nominate contract in this entry",
      "a contract in which performance is tendered in installments (as by separate periodic delivery of goods)",
      "an agreement or transaction in which a party invests money in a common enterprise the profits from which are derived from the efforts of others",
      "a contract between an employer and a labor union reached through and containing the results of collective bargaining collective bargaining agreement",
      "a contract for the purchase of real property in which the seller retains the deed to the property or otherwise continues to have an interest in it until the buyer makes payments in installments equal to the full purchase price or as much of the purchase price as agreed upon",
      "a contract directly relating to the navigation, business, or commerce of the high seas or other navigable waters and falling within the jurisdiction of the admiralty court",
      "a contract given a special designation (as sale, insurance, or lease) \u2014 compare innominate contract in this entry",
      "a contract in which each party obligates himself or herself in exchange for the promise of the other \u2014 compare gratuitous contract in this entry",
      "a contract in which a time period is specified within which an offer must be accepted",
      "a contract in which the buyer agrees to buy and the seller agrees to sell all of a kind of goods that the seller produces",
      "a contract from which a secured obligation arises \u2014 compare accessory contract in this entry",
      "an obligation that is not created by a contract but that is imposed by law to prevent the unjust enrichment of one party from the acts of another party",
      "a lawful and voluntary act that benefits another for which the law imposes an obligation on the beneficiary or a third party to compensate the actor \u2014 compare offense sense 2",
      "a contract in which the seller agrees to sell and the buyer agrees to buy all of a kind of goods that the buyer requires",
      "a contract in which the seller bears the risk of loss from damage to the goods only until they are brought to the place of shipment \u2014 compare destination contract in this entry",
      "informal contract in this entry",
      "a contract containing provisions and stipulations not ordinarily found in contracts of its kind",
      "formal contract in this entry",
      "a contract between parties to a prior contract that takes the place of and discharges the obligations under the prior contract \u2014 compare accord sense 3 , novation",
      "bilateral contract in this entry",
      "a contract in which only one party is obligated to perform \u2014 compare bilateral contract in this entry",
      "an illegal employment contract in which a worker disavows membership in and agrees not to join a labor union in order to get a job",
      "an insurance policy",
      "the study of the law regarding contracts",
      "to undertake or establish by a contract",
      "to purchase (as goods or services) on a contract basis",
      "to make a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "covenant",
      "deal",
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty",
      "surety",
      "warranty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "catch",
      "come down (with)",
      "get",
      "go down (with)",
      "sicken (with)",
      "take"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The city of Portage has agreed to a three-year contract with its police union, providing pay increases of 4% this year, 6% in 2023 and 8% percent in 2024. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Vadim Shatrov signed a three-month contract in mid-May and was assigned to the 138th motorized rifle brigade in the Belgorod region. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why Walton literally bought his way into a contract with the basketball-bouncing heartbeat of Boston. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The league has a contract with Fox Sports, with the network\u2019s Fox Sports 2 cable channel airing AUDL games on Saturday nights and showing replays on Wednesday nights. \u2014 Tim Casey, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Platini signed a contract in August 1999 to be paid 300,000 Swiss francs ($300,000) annually. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel appeared in the Arizona Complex League for the first time on Monday after signing a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks last week. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Wardynski, a widower, left after a romantic relationship developed with Karen Lee, CEO of Pinnacle Schools \u2013 which held a contract with the Huntsville school system. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "The other safety opening left by Qwynnterrio Cole, who signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, is up for grabs. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The bank now forecasts the economy to contract 0.3 percent in the second quarter, instead of growing slightly. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "All told, the IIF expects the Russian economy to contract by 15% this year, followed by a further 3% decline in 2023, wiping out economic gains of roughly 15 years. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Similar problems can be found across the country\u2019s economy, which the World Bank has projected will contract by 45 percent this year due to the war. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "Last week, forecasters at Germany\u2019s top economic institutes projected that a full European ban on Russian energy imports would cause German output to contract 2.2 percent next year and push inflation up to 7.3 percent, a record for postwar Germany. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "While Russia\u2019s currency has recovered some ground after its post-invasion collapse, the World Bank forecasts that the Russian economy may contract 11.2 percent this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The World Bank predicts Ukraine\u2019s economy may contract by as much as 45% in the aftermath of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The Fed has an uneven track record of raising rates to cool down the economy just enough - many economists point only to 1994, when the Fed managed to hike interest rates and slow growth without causing the economy to contract altogether. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine will cause that country\u2019s economy to contract by almost half -- or 45.1% -- this year, while Russia\u2019s will shrink by 11.2%, according to the World Bank. \u2014 Michael Winfrey, Bloomberg.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "According to multiple publications, Ball Corporation will now require that non- contract customers order no fewer than five truckloads (roughly one million cans) per each of their beverages starting on January 1. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1 million award in May in a case brought by another ex- contract worker that was similar to Diaz\u2019s. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Throughout the pre- contract process, Pareja said Mueller maintained a professional attitude and a respect for his current club. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
      "Mueller was eyeing a potential midseason transfer to a Belgian team according to a report from the Athletic, but ultimately settled on the pre- contract process. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 July 2021",
      "That might sound like a lot of work to put in for a business that\u2019s still only a potential client, but a few hours spent during the pre- contract process would have saved me six months of frustration in the long run. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Township trustees set aside a pool of up to $155,518 for the 2021 raises, which represents about 3.5% of the $5.4 million payroll for non- contract employees. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Also, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said that Kristaps Porzingis was medically cleared to take part in 5-on-0 work and non- contract defensive work on Friday. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The response comes after revelations from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS detailed how contract workers in the country sometimes listen to sensitive audio captured by Google Assistant on accident. \u2014 Nick Statt, The Verge , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "contradict":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to assert the contrary of : take issue with",
      ": to imply the opposite or a denial of",
      ": to deny the truth of a statement : say the opposite of what someone else has said",
      ": to be opposed to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disagree (with)",
      "gainsay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agree (with)",
      "concur (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He contradicted the charges of his critics.",
      "My sister doesn't like being contradicted .",
      "The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sweeney also seemed to contradict himself by denying that Cassidy had lost the room. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "But rather than directly contradict himself with austerity policies, Trump offered a direct rebuke to the country-club conservatism that had cost the base so dearly through the recession. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The stated ban on slavery was far from the only time California seemed to contradict itself on its stance toward Black Americans, according to the report. \u2014 P.r. Lockhart, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The department\u2019s conclusion that Gilbert did not die by homicide appears to contradict the findings of a 2016 private autopsy commissioned by Gilbert\u2019s family. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "The information provided by company representatives to an OSHA inspector also appears to contradict the accounts provided by migrant workers about some aspects of the company\u2019s response to COVID-19. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "The Princeton findings contradict that prior research. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 4 May 2022",
      "But the photos texted to Falati, which were seen by the jury, could contradict the officers' perception. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 3 May 2022",
      "But the photos texted to Falati, which were seen by the jury, could contradict the officers\u2019 perception. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin contradictus , past participle of contradicere , from contra- + dicere to say, speak \u2014 more at diction ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221706"
  },
  "contradictable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to assert the contrary of : take issue with",
      ": to imply the opposite or a denial of",
      ": to deny the truth of a statement : say the opposite of what someone else has said",
      ": to be opposed to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disagree (with)",
      "gainsay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agree (with)",
      "concur (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He contradicted the charges of his critics.",
      "My sister doesn't like being contradicted .",
      "The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sweeney also seemed to contradict himself by denying that Cassidy had lost the room. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "But rather than directly contradict himself with austerity policies, Trump offered a direct rebuke to the country-club conservatism that had cost the base so dearly through the recession. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The stated ban on slavery was far from the only time California seemed to contradict itself on its stance toward Black Americans, according to the report. \u2014 P.r. Lockhart, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The department\u2019s conclusion that Gilbert did not die by homicide appears to contradict the findings of a 2016 private autopsy commissioned by Gilbert\u2019s family. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "The information provided by company representatives to an OSHA inspector also appears to contradict the accounts provided by migrant workers about some aspects of the company\u2019s response to COVID-19. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "The Princeton findings contradict that prior research. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 4 May 2022",
      "But the photos texted to Falati, which were seen by the jury, could contradict the officers' perception. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 3 May 2022",
      "But the photos texted to Falati, which were seen by the jury, could contradict the officers\u2019 perception. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin contradictus , past participle of contradicere , from contra- + dicere to say, speak \u2014 more at diction ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225230"
  },
  "contradiction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": act or an instance of contradicting",
      ": a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something",
      ": a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other",
      ": logical incongruity",
      ": a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another",
      ": something (as a statement) that is the opposite of or is much different from something else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dichotomy",
      "incongruity",
      "paradox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The real contradiction in the polling is Roe, which has become a totem that doesn\u2019t reflect the underlying policy views. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "This contradiction was obvious to any casual observer, but my colleagues and I shielded ourselves in the fiction that RT America\u2019s purpose was to focus on domestic news. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The contradiction is a dilemma that the Biden administration will have to address. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The seeming contradiction between the diversity in the program and the recent revelations is not one at all because the appearance of Blackness on the surface rarely, if ever, indicates systemic change underneath. \u2014 Amira Rose Davis, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "But contradiction was also a philosophical throughline of his otherwise disparate undertakings. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Pence's contradiction of his former boss isn't likely to go unnoticed by the former president. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The other contradiction is privacy versus laws to prevent money-laundering and terrorist financing, which require some form of identity checking. \u2014 Vipin Bharathan, Forbes , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The contradiction in Biden\u2019s case for withdrawal was also too stark to ignore. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contradict ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222616"
  },
  "contradictory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction",
      ": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true",
      ": involving, causing, or being the opposite of or much different from something else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contrary",
      "diametric",
      "diametrical",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncontradictory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Two years into the Covid pandemic, the agency is still confusing the public with contradictory , erratic messaging. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also remaining vigilant, advising Americans to keep their masks on, particularly in areas of high or substantial transmission, despite contradictory messaging from state leaders. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The contradictory messaging continued on Tuesday when the Kremlin\u2019s spokesman, Mr. Peskov, countered any positive assessments Mr. Ryabkov might have offered the day before. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Online perceptions can be contradictory to what your business is actually like. \u2014 Lis Anderson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "But the evidence on Aduhelm so far is contradictory . \u2014 Andrew Williams, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But the aides interviewed said sleep is contradictory to the job. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "For years, militaries around the world saw protecting their citizens as contradictory to protecting the environment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Dinis-Oliveira then reviewed the contradictory toxicological evidence in a third paper published in May 2021 in Forensic Sciences Research, defending the professional reputations of his 19th-century compatriots. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For six months, experts have given the American public contradictory and weaponized election-year directives on masks, social distancing, lockdowns, school closures, and workplace policies. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "For a school board that has criticized Foose for a lack of transparency, the secret talks over separation and lining up an interim appear contradictory . \u2014 Howard County Times , 3 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1656, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195909"
  },
  "contraption":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": device , gadget",
      ": gadget"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trap-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trap-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appliance",
      "contrivance",
      "gadget",
      "gimmick",
      "gizmo",
      "gismo",
      "jigger",
      "widget"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The people wondered how the contraption worked.",
      "built a contraption for automatically buttering toast",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cavernous rooms are adorned with frescos by Renaissance master Domenico Passignano while in the kitchens downstairs there is a roasting contraption designed by Leonardo da Vinci. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The Life of Antonio Gramsci, Gramsci was buckled for hours each day into a leather harness contraption that hung from the rafters, intended to repair his spine. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Folks from the 5k ThrillSeeker Stunt Run\u2014an obstacle course series that includes a zip line, pole vault, and giant waterslide\u2014took a trip to Utah\u2019s Lake Powell to test out a possible contraption for future races: a human slingshot. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 June 2015",
      "The strange wearable contraption seen above might look like something coming out of a sci-fi movie, perhaps the early days of the Borg hive in Star-Trek. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Diligently paint on that prostaglandin analog, in the form of a product like Latisse, and then clamp on Beldue's contraption . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Word about this handy contraption started spreading when @livecomposed posted a video using the mop with soap and water to clean their walls. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Another tows the groomer, a large steel contraption designed to shave down moguls. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "When submerged, the contraption measures oxygen levels in the water and, when retrieved, displays them on a separate box with a screen for Bailey to read. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps blend of contrivance, trap , and invention ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224927"
  },
  "contrast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences",
      ": to form a contrast",
      ": juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (such as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art",
      ": degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture",
      ": the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures",
      ": comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities",
      ": the state of being so compared",
      ": a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another",
      ": to show noticeable differences",
      ": to compare two persons or things so as to show the differences between them",
      ": something that is different from another",
      ": difference or the amount of difference (as in color or brightness) between parts",
      ": difference or amount of difference between related or similar things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trast",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrast",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrast",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trast",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "differ",
      "vary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "discrepancy",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To contrast the darker tones is a whimsical tree consisting of pink and purple flowers that hangs above the bath. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Also included were cropped wigs with geometric cuts to contrast the soft lines of the CJR silhouettes. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 9 June 2022",
      "Typically made with biscuit dough on top, this cobbler instead is covered with strips of frozen pie pastry, giving the final dish plenty of crusty, craggy and crunchy pieces to contrast with the soft, bubbling, sweet fruit beneath. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy, like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "The large companies\u2019 plans contrast sharply with a wave of spending cuts crashing through the rest of the tech sector. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s an abundance of pop art and hot-pink accents that contrast the traditional fixtures and elegant wood paneling. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
      "Fifteen years ago my lab set about to explore the mechanisms of spatial navigation and memory in the hippocampus to contrast the outside-in and inside-out frameworks. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "In this living room designed by Tom Scherer, the natural surroundings lend an outdoorsy feel to the parlor, and rattan accents contrast nicely with the gray sofas while colorful custom pillows dress them up. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The new restraining order came in contrast to a ruling issued in a federal case by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer Thursday, though the specifics differed significantly. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, in contrast to the Judiciary report, for months after the riot, FBI and prosecutors\u2019 analyses of what happened on January 6 focused almost exclusively on the riot and its direct participants. \u2014 Mark Hosenball, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "This model, in contrast to an opaque system of rebates and claw backs, has been working pretty well. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The bipartisan deal stands in contrast to Democratic-only efforts that have failed to advance. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "The movie's release coincided with a breakthrough period for films about minority and immigrant communities in dialogue with each other, Seshagiri said, rather than in contrast to a White majority. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "In contrast to the North American box office, where the dino pic opened to a strong $143.4 million and Top Gun: Maverick soared to $393.3 million in its third frame, the pandemic remains a looming force at Chinese multiplexes. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
      "The 47th season seemed to be middle-of-the-road compared to former years, but the dominant showing of male performers in contrast to the female ones seemed to stick out more so this time around. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s in contrast to 69 last year, Berridge says, and works out to a withdrawal rate of roughly 46%, similar to last year\u2019s. \u2014 Rachel Layne, Fortune , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205516"
  },
  "contravene":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go or act contrary to : violate",
      ": to oppose in argument : contradict"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breach",
      "break",
      "fracture",
      "infringe (on ",
      "offend",
      "traduce",
      "transgress",
      "violate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "comply (with)",
      "conform (to)",
      "follow",
      "mind",
      "obey",
      "observe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The overcrowded dance club contravened safety regulations.",
      "the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Defenders of the practice have argued that the bourbon is already matured when it is moved to a cask that previously held other liquids and that the finishing process does not contravene the legal definition of bourbon. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Such a move would contravene sanctions, triggering the yacht\u2019s impoundment. \u2014 Nick Kostov And Giovanni Legorano, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Immediate expulsions clearly contravene that principle, something government lawyers don\u2019t deny. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "National leaders, from German Chancelor Angela Merkel to President Biden condemned Hamas but remained silent about the Israeli military attacks that contravene international law. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, The Week , 2 June 2021",
      "Compassion fatigue can result from exposure to traumatized individuals; moral distress and moral injury are newly ascendent concepts, occurring when workers are forced to act in ways that contravene their values or ideals. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "This would contravene the Constitutional Declaration and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people and is utterly unacceptable. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "This would contravene the Constitutional Declaration and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people and is utterly unacceptable. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida which contravene public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French contrevenir , from Late Latin contravenire , from Latin contra- + venire to come \u2014 more at come ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223055"
  },
  "contretemps":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation",
      ": dispute , argument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4\u207f",
      "k\u014d\u207f-tr\u0259-t\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercation",
      "argle-bargle",
      "argument",
      "argy-bargy",
      "battle royal",
      "bicker",
      "brawl",
      "controversy",
      "cross fire",
      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
      "donnybrook",
      "falling-out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "imbroglio",
      "kickup",
      "misunderstanding",
      "quarrel",
      "rhubarb",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "set-to",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The senator dismissed his disagreement with the President as a minor contretemps .",
      "there was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements for the upcoming wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Elsewhere in Cannes, the ongoing contretemps between the festival and Netflix \u2014 which, protesting its de facto ban from the event\u2019s main competition, hasn\u2019t brought a movie here since 2017 \u2014 may have cooled a little in recent years. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Despite the contretemps two weeks earlier, the collaborative spirit was back in full swing. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Last week, Johnson\u2019s health secretary, Sajid Javid, acknowledged that the contretemps was damaging to Britain\u2019s venerable democratic tradition of policing by consent, which is dependent on most people being willing to abide by rules. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "There were no significant moments of tension or any real contretemps , just the usual pleasantries, mild encouragements and civil interactions accompanying a golf round. \u2014 Brendan Porath, New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Paris and talks with French President Emmanuel Macron this week were the culmination of a weeks-long show of contrition by the US for the worst Franco-American diplomatic contretemps in years. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The whole contretemps has left a lingering distrust of his family in the public\u2019s mind. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "In the previous episode, the final one featuring him alive, he and Jennifer Aniston\u2019s Alex Levy had a long, circular argument that so clearly resolved nothing as to suggest more contretemps between these characters might lie ahead. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Despite the French protestations of outrage, analysts said there is unlikely to be any long-term fallout over the contretemps . \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204632"
  },
  "contrite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming",
      ": feeling or showing sorrow for having done something bad or wrong : repentant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apologetic",
      "compunctious",
      "penitent",
      "regretful",
      "remorseful",
      "repentant",
      "rueful",
      "sorry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impenitent",
      "remorseless",
      "unapologetic",
      "unrepentant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Allbaugh apologized, though it was clear he was hardly contrite . \u2014 Christopher Cooper &Robert Block , Disaster , 2006",
      "\u2026 Teddy was immediately contrite . \"That was stupid of me. Forgive me.\" \u2014 Jack Higgins , The President's Daughter , 1998",
      "At the airport, the meter registers nine pounds, and of course he had said six or seven. I have a sense now of his feeling somewhat contrite , or perhaps only abashed. \u2014 Renata Adler , Pitch Dark , 1983",
      "\u2026 for days afterward, afraid of himself and worried about his sanity, he would be contrite and terribly ashamed. \u2014 John Nichols , The Milagro Beanfield War , 1974",
      "being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is more contrite than last week, when the IRS said a lack of funds and rampant identity theft left it no choice but to embrace biometrics. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Yarrow told me that the past outcries have prompted him to become more introspective, contrite , and make a concerted effort to model better behavior. \u2014 Mike Koshmrl, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "In the Financial Times interview, Neumann is reflective though not contrite . \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But Zucker appeared to be neither surprised nor contrite . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Google executives disclosed the removal of the app in an internal email whose contrite tone suggests that the decision was not popular with some employees. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In August 2020, after an independent review of the allegations against Philbert, Schlissel was contrite in a statement to the Michigan community. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "After facing public backlash, Mr. Johnson, who had previously not admitted his presence at the gathering, issued a contrite apology for attending the event. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "By October, a newly semi- contrite HFPA added 21 new members with immediate voting rights; six are Black, six are Latinx, five are Asian, four are Middle Eastern/North African, and 10 are women. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contrit , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin contritus , from Latin, past participle of conterere to grind, bruise, from com- + terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212309"
  },
  "contrition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being contrite : repentance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contriteness",
      "guilt",
      "penitence",
      "regret",
      "remorse",
      "remorsefulness",
      "repentance",
      "rue",
      "self-reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impenitence",
      "remorselessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Were her tears a true sign of contrition ?",
      "once again she heard her abusive husband's tearful expressions of contrition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The jury has seen dozens of Depp\u2019s texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Others acknowledged, with contrition , the scope of what happened. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Royal experts said there was a welcome, if overdue, show of contrition in the statement issued by lawyers for the prince. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Royal experts said there was a welcome, if overdue, show of contrition in the statement issued by lawyers for the prince. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Perhaps Simo feels some contrition for Facebook\u2019s faults. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 4 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contrite ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213533"
  },
  "controversy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : dispute",
      ": quarrel , strife",
      ": argument that involves many people who strongly disagree about something : dispute",
      ": quarrel entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a state of dispute or disagreement",
      ": a civil action involving a real and immediate dispute between parties with adverse interests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-s\u0113",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercation",
      "argle-bargle",
      "argument",
      "argy-bargy",
      "battle royal",
      "bicker",
      "brawl",
      "contretemps",
      "cross fire",
      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
      "donnybrook",
      "falling-out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "imbroglio",
      "kickup",
      "misunderstanding",
      "quarrel",
      "rhubarb",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "set-to",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The decision aroused much controversy among the students.",
      "The new movie is a subject of controversy .",
      "There is controversy surrounding the team's decision to trade the star pitcher.",
      "The controversy is over whether he should be fired or not.",
      "A controversy arose over the new law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since then, Paxton has become even further clouded in controversy . \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The meeting was the first between the two leaders and came as the Summit of the Americas has been swirling in controversy . \u2014 Kelly Laco, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
      "However the show has been mired in controversy , from its lack of diversity among the contestants to the suicides of two former Islanders and its former host, Caroline Flack, within three consecutive years. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "For Mickelson, steeped in controversy over his support of the LIV Series, the US Open will be his first tournament on US soil since January. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Baratta cites a third who hired the company to help create distance from an associate whose political campaign had become mired in controversy . \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "The case had been mired in controversy since Spitzer made racist comments about the dating habits of Black men during an October staff meeting on whether to pursue the death penalty against Buggs. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "DeGeneres revealed in May 2021 that her talk show would end with its 19th season, in an announcement that came months after the program was embroiled in controversy over allegations of workplace toxicity. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Two title bouts are on the card, though one of the co-main events has been shrouded in controversy following a weigh-in issue. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English controversie , from Anglo-French, from Latin controversia , from controversus disputable, literally, turned against, from contro- (akin to contra- ) + versus , past participle of vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191341"
  },
  "controvert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispute or oppose by reasoning",
      ": to engage in controversy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercate",
      "argue",
      "argufy",
      "bicker",
      "brabble",
      "brawl",
      "dispute",
      "fall out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "jar",
      "quarrel",
      "quibble",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations.",
      "ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" controversy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182009"
  },
  "controvertible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispute or oppose by reasoning",
      ": to engage in controversy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercate",
      "argue",
      "argufy",
      "bicker",
      "brabble",
      "brawl",
      "dispute",
      "fall out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "jar",
      "quarrel",
      "quibble",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations.",
      "ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" controversy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201414"
  },
  "contumelious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": insolently abusive and humiliating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259s",
      "-ty\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0113-",
      "-ch\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abusive",
      "invective",
      "opprobrious",
      "scurrile",
      "scurril",
      "scurrilous",
      "truculent",
      "vitriolic",
      "vituperative",
      "vituperatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222811"
  },
  "conundrum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intricate and difficult problem",
      ": a question or problem having only a conjectural answer",
      ": a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in \"Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.\")",
      ": riddle entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259n-dr\u0259m",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259n-dr\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "closed book",
      "enigma",
      "head-scratcher",
      "mystery",
      "mystification",
      "puzzle",
      "puzzlement",
      "riddle",
      "secret",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 giving parents a wealth of educational options sometimes presents a familiar inner-city conundrum : What if all your choices are bad ones? \u2014 Katherine Boo , New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2001",
      "Mention of poor eyes and good eyes brings me to the creationist's favorite conundrum . What is the use of half an eye? \u2014 Richard Dawkins , River Out of Eden , 1995",
      "The explanation of this conundrum is to be heard, at this very moment, on certain surreptitious radio waves, on which the voice of the American convert Bilal is \u2026 transmuted into the thunderous speech of the Imam himself. \u2014 Salman Rushdie , Harper's , December 1988",
      "the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, once again, a potential conundrum for Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the Heat front office at power forward. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "But Nicole\u2019s case was a conundrum from the start \u2014 a child who seemed to defy any attempt to restrain her from a very early age. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Bourgeois positioned Styles in this same conundrum . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "New Florence head coach Kenny Morson is facing the same conundrum . \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 27 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a natural, breezy ease, meanwhile, between Justice and Demos \u2014 whose own performance pulls us into his character\u2019s conundrum with authenticity and vulnerability, . \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "That conundrum accounts for the reluctance of the European Central Bank to raise rates. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Welcome to the world of the vexing ethical conundrum about AI adversarial attacks. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "That's the underlying conundrum posed in Moon Knight, the latest spinoff series in the MCU's Phase Four, and in the case of the series, the answer is a resounding yes. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195017"
  },
  "convene":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come together in a body",
      ": to summon before a tribunal",
      ": to cause to assemble",
      ": to come or bring together as an assembly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "call",
      "convoke",
      "muster",
      "summon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We convened at the hotel for a seminar.",
      "This class convenes twice a week.",
      "A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At one point, according to testimony provided to lawmakers, Clark presented colleagues with a draft letter pushing Georgia officials to convene a special legislative session on the election results. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "At one point, according to testimony provided to lawmakers, Clark presented colleagues with a draft letter pushing Georgia officials to convene a special legislative session on the election results. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "At one point, according to testimony provided to lawmakers, Clark presented colleagues with a draft letter pushing Georgia officials to convene a special legislative session on the election results. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 14 June 2022",
      "Congress is engaged in bipartisan negotiations to address gun violence, while Democrats in the Florida Legislature have asked their Republican colleagues to vote with them to convene a special session to address new gun legislation. \u2014 Jeffrey Schweers And Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Gutierrez stood up and began shouting at the governor, urging him to convene a special session to address gun violence. \u2014 Joshua Lott, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "In November 2020, after Donald Trump narrowly lost Georgia, the president embarked first on an intense pressure campaign to get Kemp to convene a special legislative session to extricate Trump from his own defeat. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 May 2022",
      "MADISON - Republican lawmakers who control the state Legislature on Tuesday ignored the Democratic governor's call to convene a special legislative session to take up legislation that would have given each Wisconsin resident $150. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Soccer fans from around the world will convene in Qatar this fall for the FIFA World Cup. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin convenire , from Latin, to assemble \u2014 more at convenient ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183048"
  },
  "convenient":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suited to personal comfort or to easy performance",
      ": suited to a particular situation",
      ": affording accommodation or advantage",
      ": being near at hand : close",
      ": suitable , proper",
      ": suited to a person's comfort or ease",
      ": suited to a certain use",
      ": easy to get to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n-y\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "handy",
      "reachable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inaccessible",
      "inconvenient",
      "unhandy",
      "unreachable",
      "untouchable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Handwashing your swimwear can extend its life, but machine washing is more convenient and provides a better clean. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Even more convenient is the Velcro pocket at the very top of the front panel, right under my chin. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
      "The compact, cordless vacuum pump is more convenient than a bulky countertop vacuum sealer. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Many are even more convenient to dense populations and interstates than when they were built nearly 50 years ago, before surrounding suburbs filled in. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Many are even more convenient to dense populations and interstates than when they were built nearly 50 years ago, before surrounding suburbs filled in. \u2014 Blake Farmer, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is more convenient , but the better choice is to require that the account be the association\u2019s and not permit management to sign checks. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Taking a home coronavirus test is much more convenient than going to a clinic, but experts say there is one key downside. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1 And Hafsa Khalil, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Also, there are two major airports in Costa Rica, Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) and Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR), so travelers need to be sure which is more convenient for their destination. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin convenient-, conveniens , from present participle of convenire to assemble, come together, be suitable, from com- + venire to come \u2014 more at come ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225953"
  },
  "conventional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formed by agreement or compact",
      ": according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention",
      ": lacking originality or individuality : trite",
      ": ordinary , commonplace",
      ": nonnuclear sense 1",
      ": according with a mode of artistic representation that simplifies or provides symbols or substitutes for natural forms",
      ": of traditional design",
      ": of, resembling, or relating to a convention, assembly, or public meeting",
      ": following the usual or widely accepted way of doing things",
      ": used or accepted through general agreement",
      ": based on, settled by, or formed by agreement : contractual \u2014 compare judicial sense 2 , legal sense 2c",
      ": of, like, or relating to a convention or public meeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vench-n\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ven-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "current",
      "customary",
      "going",
      "popular",
      "prevailing",
      "prevalent",
      "standard",
      "stock",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonstandard",
      "unconventional",
      "unpopular",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The number sign is the conventional symbol for labeling something measured in pounds.",
      "While microwaves heat up food more quickly, most food tastes better when it is cooked in a conventional oven .",
      "Most of her books are conventional detective stories.",
      "His views on dating are more conventional than those of some of his friends.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The casting of a female Hamlet\u2014as happened at the Young Vic last year, in the person of Cush Jumbo\u2014is now conventional enough not to raise eyebrows. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The upside of this date turning out to be conventional is that Ethan and Stacy had low expectations going into it. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Many of the essays for the list are conventional and descriptive, celebrating the influencer in a straightforward way. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
      "Because the proposal also included a plan to increase rates for conventional power, it was scrapped in March by the governor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "At some point, Russia is kind of running out of their conventional military power. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "At some point, Russia is kind of running out of their conventional military power. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The possibility of this kind of conventional attack weakens a crucial pillar of U.S. defense policy: nuclear deterrence. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "On r/MakeupAddiction, which has existed since 2010, a one-dimensional definition of conventional beauty is not the only ideal. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see convention ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171322"
  },
  "converge":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet",
      ": to come together and unite in a common interest or focus",
      ": to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit",
      ": to cause to converge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "conglomerate",
      "congregate",
      "convene",
      "forgather",
      "foregather",
      "gather",
      "meet",
      "rendezvous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "disband",
      "disperse",
      "split (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The two roads converge in the center of town.",
      "Students converged in the parking lot to say goodbye after graduation.",
      "Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.",
      "Many companies are combining rapidly converging communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mega power of these turbo-twins acting together can completely overhaul the traditional value chain and converge industries. \u2014 Rachel Ooi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The blockade is the latest development in a saga that has seen hundreds of truckers converge on Canada\u2019s capital, blocking city streets, blaring their horns and disrupting daily life in the Canadian capital. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "When someone develops myopia, their eye grows incorrectly, which leads the light entering the eyeball to refract incorrectly and converge in front of the retina instead of on it. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Raleigh is a city where opposites delightfully converge . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "But there is something happening here where two major California rivers converge , currents placing Democrats of various shades of blue against each other. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Castro in San Francisco is one of the foremost gayborhoods (that\u2019s gay + neighborhood) in the United States, a place where activism, culture and new ideas about sexuality and gender expression all converge before disseminating into the world. \u2014 Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There is, however, one place where the stories converge . \u2014 Timothy Shenk, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Marking the point where the traditional lands of the Jawoyn, Dagoman, and Wardaman Aboriginal peoples converge , the remote town of Katherine has been an important meeting place for millennia. \u2014 Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin convergere , from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline \u2014 more at wrench ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193915"
  },
  "conversation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas",
      ": an instance of such exchange : talk",
      ": an informal discussion of an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or groups",
      ": an exchange similar to conversation",
      ": conduct , behavior",
      ": a talk between two or more people : the act of talking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chat",
      "colloquy",
      "converse",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discourse",
      "discussion",
      "exchange"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One such conversation happened in Newport News, Virginia, this week when a handful of Facebook users called out the city for merging July 4th and Juneteenth decorations. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Our encyclopedic host, Alexander Bachvarov, deftly shifted gears through the switchbacks as conversation flowed from the Bulgarian economy and pre-Egyptian alphabets to psychotherapy. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Bernard and the juror each denied any improper conversation , and the judge rejected the request. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "The two Get Out costars reunited Thursday night at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood for an exclusive conversation for CultureCon, a conference dedicated to creatives of color. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Enter a conversation thinking about what the other person values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Cuban has started a larger conversation about the medical industry via social media, where many fans and current customers share how this venture may disrupt the American healthcare system. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "The deadly shooting led to vigils and protests around the country that continued for months and sparked a national conversation about racial profiling. \u2014 Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "After a brief conversation , Beckwith pulled out a revolver and fired twice as Shakier reversed away down the dead-end street, the records show; Beckwith then fired another four rounds, striking Shakier once in the head. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conversacioun , from Anglo-French conversacion , from Latin conversation-, conversatio , from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere to turn around",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224914"
  },
  "converse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk",
      ": to have acquaintance or familiarity",
      ": to become occupied or engaged",
      ": conversation",
      ": social interaction",
      ": something reversed in order, relation, or action: such as",
      ": a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem",
      ": a proposition obtained by interchange of the subject and predicate of a given proposition",
      ": reversed in order, relation, or action",
      ": being a logical or mathematical converse",
      ": to talk to another person or to other people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chat",
      "colloquy",
      "conversation",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discourse",
      "discussion",
      "exchange"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They conversed quietly in the corner of the room.",
      "At home we often converse in Spanish.",
      "Adjective",
      "One must also consider the converse case."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191914"
  },
  "conversion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of converting : the process of being converted",
      ": an experience associated with the definite and decisive adoption of a religion",
      ": the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematics",
      ": reduction of a mathematical expression by clearing of fractions",
      ": a successful attempt for a point or points especially after a touchdown or for a first down",
      ": something converted from one use to another",
      ": gene conversion",
      ": the act of changing : the process of being changed",
      ": a change of religion",
      ": the transformation of an unconscious mental conflict into a symbolically equivalent bodily symptom",
      ": gene conversion",
      ": the act of changing from one form or use to another",
      ": the act of exchanging one kind of property for another",
      ": the act of exchanging preferred stocks or bonds for shares of common stock of the same company usually at a preset ratio or price and at a preset time",
      ": the constructive conversion of real property into personal property especially as a result of a contract for sale of land or testamentary instructions to sell real estate and divide the proceeds",
      ": the conversion of property into other property as compensation for the theft, destruction, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of the original property",
      ": the crime or tort of interfering with the ownership of another's movable or personal property without authorization or justification (as a lien) and especially of depriving the owner of use and possession \u2014 see also fraudulent conversion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "changeover",
      "metamorphosis",
      "transfiguration",
      "transformation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The company is undergoing a conversion to a new computer system.",
      "They have suggested conversion of the old school into apartments.",
      "Conversion to gas heating will continue over the next few years.",
      "a conversion from Catholicism to Judaism",
      "He is thinking about conversion to Buddhism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most remarkable sections of the score are those in which Malcolm undergoes spiritual transformations: first his conversion to Islam, then his transcendent experience at Mecca. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Act 1 depicts his Midwestern childhood, upended by his father\u2019s violent death and the breakup of his family; his life as a young street hustler in Boston; and his conversion to Islam in prison. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "The letter describes his conversion to Islam at age 19 and expresses some ambivalence about his actions, while also justifying brutality as a response to Western foreign policy. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Artem Bespaloff, the chief executive of the crypto mining company Asic Jungle, leaned across the table to describe his personal conversion to the way of the Wolf. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "According to the movie, his religious conversion started with his love for a devout Hispanic woman (effectively played by Teresa Ruiz), who persuaded him to be baptized. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The building had served as a U.S. Navy warehouse for decades before its conversion into a recreational facility featuring basketball courts, indoor soccer fields and a volleyball court. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The plan would also create 44,000 jobs and help speed up our conversion from fossil fuels to renewables. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "HollyFrontier completed its conversion of its Cheyenne facility that will have a 6,000 BPD renewable diesel capacity. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conversion-, conversio , from convertere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200925"
  },
  "convex":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle",
      ": being a continuous function or part of a continuous function with the property that a line joining any two points on its graph lies on or above the graph",
      ": containing all points in a line joining any two constituent points",
      ": comprising a convex set when combined with its interior",
      ": rounded like the outside of a ball or circle",
      ": curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere or circle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccveks",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8veks",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccveks",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks; \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The experience was enhanced by the sound of an acoustic guitar and followed by the celestial tones of an instrument called the Hang, a convex steel drum played with the hands or soft mallets. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "The inventorying reduces to a finite, though still formidable, task when mathematicians consider only convex polygons: simple, flat-edged shapes like triangles and rectangles whose angles all bend in the same direction. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 July 2017",
      "The original boathouse and shoreline observation tower are still standing and look straight out of early-\u201960s sci-fi: metal structures with convex round windows that were meant to evoke a boat\u2019s (or perhaps a spacecraft\u2019s) portholes. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 27 Dec. 2018",
      "It was built from 756 prefabricated convex oval concrete modules, which give the building its perfectly gridded facade. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 12 Dec. 2018",
      "Its legs had been shortened, the shell was gouged and dirty, convex Perspex windows had been removed, and the interior had been flooded by rainwater and slathered in plaster. \u2014 Eve M. Kahn, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2018",
      "Also, the blade has a slightly convex shape to reduce friction, meaning the knife won\u2019t get stuck mid-performance. \u2014 Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit , 26 Feb. 2018",
      "Clerics who were reading scholarly manuscripts started using convex pieces of clear glass to magnify the text. \u2014 Joe Bargmann, Popular Mechanics , 15 Oct. 2014",
      "Here, the classic Vans waffle sole design is echoed in the Ultra Range by essentially inverting it, creating a sole with convex rubber ridges that give you additional grip on rugged terrain. \u2014 Jake Woolf, GQ , 23 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French convexe , from Latin convexus vaulted, concave, convex, from com- + -vexus ; perhaps akin to Latin vehere to carry \u2014 more at way ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200419"
  },
  "convey":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bear from one place to another",
      ": to move in a continuous stream or mass",
      ": to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance",
      ": to transfer or deliver (something, such as property) to another especially by a sealed writing",
      ": to cause to pass from one place or person to another",
      ": steal",
      ": to carry away secretly",
      ": lead , conduct",
      ": to carry from one place to another : transport",
      ": to make known : communicate",
      ": to transfer or transmit (property or property rights) to another especially by a writing (as a deed or will)",
      "\u2014 compare alienate , devise , donate , give , grant , sell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "communicate",
      "conduct",
      "give",
      "impart",
      "spread",
      "transfer",
      "transfuse",
      "transmit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such placements convey a cultural and political solidarity with conservatives more powerfully than most anything else, according to Republican strategists and aides. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "It is greatly enhanced by a tremendous performance by Natalie Simpson, who has an astonishingly wide palette of voices and an extraordinary ability to convey undercurrents of tension. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Returning is an act of encountering the old and the new at once, and Martone\u2019s ability to convey that friction is one of Nostalgia\u2019s strengths. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "But Tanaka\u2019s ability to convey an enduring humanity, married to Mizoguchi\u2019s flowing style, is spellbinding. \u2014 Kristin M. Jones, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "And where words stop is where music really starts in terms of its ability to convey emotion. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The ability to convey complex concepts with simple, understandable language and examples can do more to raise your profile as a thought leader than simply stringing together a bunch of terms that are hot in the tech space. \u2014 Ayelet Noff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "His vibrato and ability to convey emotion with his voice are perfect for these types of pop ballads. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Its ability to convey nostalgia, history and culture through a visual language, its dreamy, soft texture \u2014 all these things spoke to her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin *conviare , from Latin com- + via way \u2014 more at way ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211648"
  },
  "conviction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law",
      ": a strong persuasion or belief",
      ": the state of being convinced",
      ": the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth",
      ": the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth",
      ": a strong belief or opinion",
      ": the state of mind of a person who is sure that what he or she believes or says is true",
      ": the act of proving or finding guilty : the state of being proven guilty",
      ": the act or process of convicting",
      ": the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt",
      "\u2014 compare acquittal",
      ": guilt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vik-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assurance",
      "assuredness",
      "certainty",
      "certitude",
      "cocksureness",
      "confidence",
      "doubtlessness",
      "face",
      "positiveness",
      "satisfaction",
      "sureness",
      "surety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doubt",
      "incertitude",
      "nonconfidence",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday\u2019s testimony from technical consultant Richard Sonnier brings the trial, which follows the conviction of Theranos founder and Chief Executive Elizabeth Holmes in January, nearer to completion. \u2014 Heather Somerville, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Similarly, in January, the D.C. Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of a man who was arrested by members of the Gun Recovery Unit in 2016 in Northeast Washington. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "In his ruling Monday, Cahill cited publicity from that plea deal as well as the recent federal conviction of the three former officers for violating Floyd's civil rights earlier this year. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Lopez was serving a life prison sentence for a 2006 conviction of murdering a man along the Texas-Mexico border. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "Lopez was serving a life prison sentence for a 2006 conviction of murdering a man along the Texas-Mexico border. \u2014 Terry Wallace, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Lopez was serving a life prison sentence for a 2006 conviction of murdering a man along the Texas-Mexico border. \u2014 Terry Wallace, Chron , 3 June 2022",
      "Similarly, in January, the D.C. Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of a man who was arrested by members of the Gun Recovery Unit in 2016 in Northeast Washington. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "And finally, Hulu\u2019s The Dropout depicted the fraud of Theranos, and the eventual conviction of its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, for fraud and other crimes against investors. \u2014 David L. Bahnsen, National Review , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see convict  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172809"
  },
  "convinced":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade",
      ": to overcome by argument",
      ": overpower , overcome",
      ": demonstrate , prove",
      ": to argue so as to make a person agree or believe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vins"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "bring",
      "bring around",
      "convert",
      "gain",
      "get",
      "induce",
      "move",
      "persuade",
      "prevail (on ",
      "satisfy",
      "talk (into)",
      "win (over)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He convinced me that the story was true.",
      "They convinced us of their innocence.",
      "I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.",
      "We convinced them to go along with our scheme.",
      "I was unable to convince her to stay.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But aldermen could not convince neighbors in nearby Riddle Highlands, an historic district nestled in behind the Northgate Shopping Center, which the former Carson\u2019s building is part of. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Did celebrities convince Bianco to open in Los Angeles? \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The jig is up, in other words, and no promises or soothing words can convince people to have faith in the old nostrums again. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Kelly\u2019s optimism, however, didn\u2019t convince everyone. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "Build an early version of your vision because that is what will convince everyone around you, like the CEO and Founders and the Board, more than just talking about it. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "White House attorneys convince Trump to reject the plan. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "But his snub could convince some leaders in Central America and the Caribbean to stay home as well. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 6 June 2022",
      "In the video, sons Dylan and Colin convince their dad, Dan, to join them in the dance challenge, centered around a song by the Weeknd of the same name. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer \u2014 more at victor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193824"
  },
  "convincing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": satisfying or assuring by argument or proof",
      ": having power to convince of the truth, rightness, or reality of something : plausible",
      ": causing someone to believe or agree : persuasive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)-si\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cogent",
      "compelling",
      "conclusive",
      "decisive",
      "effective",
      "forceful",
      "persuasive",
      "satisfying",
      "strong",
      "telling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "ineffective",
      "uncompelling",
      "unconvincing",
      "unpersuasive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Your argument isn't very convincing .",
      "They make a convincing case for reform.",
      "There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eagles said that one key to the success of the novels was that the stories were convincing . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "Chris Hemsworth is convincing as Abnesti the out-of-control biohacker. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "But that line of argument isn\u2019t very convincing to US economists. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
      "The theory is intuitively convincing , but tests involving animals and dummies haven't shown that shaking alone can produce the force necessary to cause brain bleeding and damage. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The result is convincing and makes a case for the world the duo is trying to build. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, their interest in the horse is more convincing than their interest in each other, which seems engineered to provide a platform on which to address racial issues. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "The small-town drama is less convincing than the way Marcello depicts the daily grind of French rural life in the 1920s, and how some people tried their best to escape it. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "But that interpretation\u2014the right to privacy, rendered in cinematic terms\u2014would be much more convincing if the rest of the film weren\u2019t so breezily dismissive of Alison\u2019s body. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223342"
  },
  "convocation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an assembly of persons called together to a meeting",
      ": an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England",
      ": a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese",
      ": a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese",
      ": a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university",
      ": the act or process of calling an assembly of persons to a meeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemblage",
      "assembly",
      "conference",
      "congregation",
      "gathering",
      "ingathering",
      "meeting",
      "muster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They called for the immediate convocation of the council.",
      "the first speaker to address the convocation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The victims were taken to a hospital for treatment after gunfire rang out near the convocation center, according to New Orleans police. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
      "The morning of Rice\u2019s doctoral convocation , an associate dean emailed students and professors that more gear had arrived overnight, but some items were still missing, including all-important hoods. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "American University held its graduation ceremonies last weekend and Howard University hosted its convocation May 7. \u2014 Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In a week marked with dramatic demonstrations of how such modern conveniences as the electric toothbrush contribute to pollution, today features a two-hour convocation , and a 7. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The district\u2019s annual staff convocation is being held, but is optional, according to the district. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "The service was a precursor to a convocation ceremony Thursday evening at the University of Notre Dame, where Bartholomew was scheduled to give an address and receive an honorary degree. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Two Gurney Elementary School employees were recognized by the Chagrin Falls Schools with special awards at the district\u2019s staff convocation Monday (Aug. 16). \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "However, the convocation was slated for May, not June, according to the group\u2019s Bahama\u2019s chapter Facebook page and a magazine produced by the fraternity. \u2014 Austin Horn, The Courier-Journal , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin convocation-, convocatio , from convocare \u2014 see convoke ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202828"
  },
  "convoke":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call together to a meeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "call",
      "convene",
      "muster",
      "summon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The assembly was convoked for a special session.",
      "They convoked a meeting of the delegates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Late Friday, politicians both for and against Morales reached an agreement to send to congress a bill to convoke a new presidential election. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "Colombian President Ivan Duque convoked the summit to enhance cooperation that began with the 1978 signing of a treaty by eight Amazon nations but which has stalled even as threats from climate change and unchecked development have increased. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Demonstrators are demanding new elections, but Maduro has vowed instead to resolve the crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2017",
      "Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation\u2019s crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela\u2019s constitution. \u2014 Christine Armario, The Seattle Times , 18 May 2017",
      "Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation's crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution. \u2014 Fox News , 18 May 2017",
      "Maduro has vowed to resolve the crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite the nation\u2019s constitution, a proposition that has further infuriated the opposition. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2017",
      "Luis Emilio Rondon, one of five members of the electoral council and the only one who in the past has sided with opposition initiatives, said Maduro's decree alone was not enough to convoke a constitutional assembly. \u2014 Hannah Dreier And Joshua Goodman, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2017",
      "Ortega Diaz, who was long a government loyalist, has repeatedly challenged Maduro\u2019s request to convoke a constitutional assembly. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French convoquer , from Latin convocare , from com- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at voice ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194945"
  },
  "convolution":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings",
      ": one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals",
      ": a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure",
      ": any of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complexity",
      "complicacy",
      "complication",
      "difficulty",
      "intricacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I found it hard to follow the convolutions of the book's plot.",
      "a plot full of convolution and confusion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This essence of choice and ambiguity and convolution is what Sondheim gave to theater\u2014the idea that there\u2019s infinitely more contained within the tragicomedy of human experience than can ever be set to music and sung on a stage. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The very nature of a comprehensive chronicle of large-scale geographic, political, financial, religious and lineal conniving and convolution is necessarily complicated and dry, whether as history or counterhistory. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "But the plot, though refreshingly free of the convolution and digital clutter that marred several other recent blockbusters, is pretty standard stuff. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "The text of the questions is clear and respectful, with no strategy of manipulation by convolution or flattery demeaning to a person as judicious, intelligent, and good-looking as me. \u2014 David Hajdu, The New Yorker , 26 June 2021",
      "None of this complexity or convolution would be required if the commission\u2019s mandate was merely to draw Michigan\u2019s legislative districts in a fair-minded, neutral and nonpartisan manner. \u2014 Stephen Markman, WSJ , 25 June 2021",
      "This process turns out to be much more computationally straightforward than DeepONet\u2019s and is akin to solving a PDE by performing a hairy mathematical operation called a convolution between the PDE and some other function. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Each NeuronCore implements a high-performance systolic array matrix multiply engine, which massively speeds up typical deep learning operations such as convolution and transformers. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "Each convolution captured different essential features of the image, such as edges. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin convol\u016bti\u014dn-, convol\u016bti\u014d \"a folding,\" from Latin convol\u016b-, variant stem of convolvere \"to roll up, coil, twist\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at convolve ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222446"
  },
  "convoy":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": accompany",
      ": to escort for protection",
      ": one that convoys",
      ": a protective escort (as for ships)",
      ": the act of convoying",
      ": a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving",
      ": a group traveling together for protection",
      ": to travel with and protect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u022fi",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u022fi",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u022fi",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u022fi",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u022fi",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "chaperone",
      "chaperon",
      "companion",
      "company",
      "escort",
      "see",
      "squire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The tankers were convoyed by warships.",
      "Police and FBI agents convoyed the President to the White House.",
      "Noun",
      "a long convoy of trucks",
      "The President always travels in a convoy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The message came as thousands of truckers are expected to convoy from various locations to the nation's capital. \u2014 Fox News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic. \u2014 Emily D'alessandro, CBS News , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "There are two types of pieces\u2014armies and fleets\u2014which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water). \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Sep. 2020",
      "Causeway police were convoying motorists on the southbound span when the series of crashes began. \u2014 Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com , 11 Jan. 2018",
      "The wreck happened while traffic was being convoyed by police because of fog. \u2014 Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com , 11 Jan. 2018",
      "After just over an hour convoying around Riyadh, they were arrested, then were freed to their male guardians within 24 hours. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Washington Post , 3 May 2018",
      "Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. \u2014 Phillip Issa, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But their business model is based on driving 800 to 1100 miles per day in a convoy formation with between 90% and 99% in Autonomy mode. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Russia is resupplying and reinforcing its invasion force in eastern Ukraine with a long convoy of vehicles heading to the region, indicating a new phase of the war is likely to occur there, according to a senior Pentagon official. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Several hundred people participated, along with a convoy of big rigs, part of the U.S. version of the Canadian trucker demonstrations that united a variety of conspiracy-minded protesters. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Their ground assault on the capital has been inching along for days, with a miles-long convoy marooned by supply problems. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "And now with a Russian convoy dozens of miles long waiting 18 miles away, what has the capital become? \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The group will eventually be joining up with a convoy of American truckers making a cross-country drive from California to Washington. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The senators were sped back to the U.S. base with the convoy , said Matthew Springmeyer, who was leading the Blackwater security in the helicopters that day. \u2014 Fox News , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Canada, which produced a trucker convoy that shut down the nation\u2019s capital, is not immune to such sentiments. \u2014 Jerome Karabel, Time , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173627"
  },
  "convulse":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shake or agitate violently",
      ": to shake with or as if with irregular spasms",
      ": to become affected with convulsions",
      ": to shake violently or with jerky motions",
      ": to shake or agitate violently",
      ": to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasms",
      ": to become affected with convulsions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259ls",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259ls",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259ls"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "bucket",
      "jerk",
      "jiggle",
      "joggle",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "judder",
      "quake",
      "quiver",
      "shake",
      "shudder",
      "vibrate",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The patient reacted to the medication and began convulsing .",
      "The country was convulsed by war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Extraordinarily violent protests convulse Kazakhstan. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "After receiving the sedative, Grant began to convulse and throw up. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Kevin saw Zay, his linebacker and one of Davon\u2019s closest friends, convulse in anguish. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "Footage from the match showed the 18-year-old Mexican boxer being hit with a flurry of punches near the end of the fourth round, and Zapata appeared to convulse after 31-year-old Houle landed an uppercut that caused her mouthguard to fly out. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "For the 2 million residents of Gaza, last month\u2019s hostilities were just the latest in an endless cycle of war, the fourth to convulse the Palestinian enclave along the Mediterranean in just 13 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 June 2021",
      "Zombro crumbled to the ground, lay motionless for a moment face down, then began to convulse uncontrollably as teammates and a trainer rushed toward the mound. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 5 June 2021",
      "Volcanoes usually twitch and convulse before an eruption, but some dangerous phenomena give no discernible fanfare. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "President Donald Trump will make his case for another four years in the White House tonight, a finale to this week\u2019s Republican National Convention, as a deadly pandemic ebbs and flows in this country and communities convulse over racial injustice. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin convulsus , past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com- + vellere to pluck \u2014 more at vulnerable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192924"
  },
  "cooky":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small flat or slightly raised cake",
      ": an attractive woman",
      ": person , guy",
      ": a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)",
      ": a small sweet cake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "This recipe makes about two dozen cookies .",
      "She put a batch of cookies into the oven.",
      "Don't worry about her\u2014she's a tough cookie .",
      "You are one smart cookie .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each meals serves four or five and comes with a salad, side, cookie and bread. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "The Duet Bites are the perfect combination of madeleines and brownies\u2014think black and white cookie but cakey-brownie. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Davis\u2019s boyfriend recently quit his $10-an-hour job at a cookie factory after the 80-minute daily commute became untenable. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to savory bites, guests can also enjoy sweets such as Oat Shakes blended with Oatly oat milk, and vegan soft serve topped with sprinkles, waffles fries, cookie crumbles, or vegan bacon bits. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Popular custard flavors include black raspberry, blue moon and thin mint cookie . \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "In 2019, Verena Bahlsen, the 26-year-old inheritor of Germany\u2019s most famous cookie company, gave a speech at a conference in Hamburg. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Cookies for ice cream- cookie sandwiches are made by Lyubov Davydova, who also bakes for Dom\u2019s Coffee. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
      "Specialty varieties, like cookie cones, account for just 4 percent of revenue. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch koekje , diminutive of koek cake",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183534"
  },
  "cool":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "moderately cold lacking in warmth",
      "marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control",
      "lacking ardor or friendliness",
      "marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint",
      "free from tensions or violence",
      "marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion",
      "facilitating or suggesting relief from heat",
      "producing an impression of being cool",
      "of a hue in the range violet through blue to green",
      "relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )",
      "very good excellent",
      "all right",
      "fashionable , hip",
      "to become cool lose heat or warmth",
      "to lose ardor or passion",
      "to make cool impart a feeling of coolness to",
      "to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of calm",
      "to slow or lessen the growth or activity of",
      "to calm down go easy",
      "to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy",
      "a cool time, place, or situation",
      "absence of excitement or emotional involvement detachment",
      "poise , composure",
      "hipness",
      "in a casual and nonchalant manner",
      "somewhat cold not warm",
      "not letting or keeping in heat",
      "calm entry 3 sense 2",
      "not interested or friendly",
      "fashionable, stylish, or attractive in a way that is widely approved of",
      "very good excellent",
      "to make or become less warm",
      "a time or place that is not warm",
      "a calm state of mind",
      "to lose passion become calm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u00fcl",
    "synonyms":[
      "aloof",
      "antisocial",
      "asocial",
      "buttoned-up",
      "cold",
      "cold-eyed",
      "detached",
      "distant",
      "dry",
      "frosty",
      "offish",
      "remote",
      "standoff",
      "standoffish",
      "unbending",
      "unclubbable",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "refrigerate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The Fed lifts rates to curb borrowing, cool off an overheated economy and fend off inflation spikes. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The following morning, sunny but unusually cool and breezy for mid-August even in Moscow, Red Square was bustling. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Jay-Z looked cool and casual in a matching all-black fit consisting of a black T-shirt, black joggers, and white sneakers. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Read on for our 11 best picks, and get ready for a cool \u2014and active\u2014summer! \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Beau looks a little like Emily, with his deep black hair and armor of icy cool ; Dawn\u2019s best friend, Steph, also a lesbian Leo and a party girl, forgives her infractions over and over again. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "To be a part of that culture is a pretty, pretty cool thing. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "So for these girls who are just on the cusp of becoming teenagers and then adults, to see where your life ends up is a really cool thing. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "So instead of cutting rates to encourage growth, the Fed is now trying to reverse course and cool the economy. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The Fed rate increases are intended to cool the economy and slow the runaway growth in prices. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool the economy and contain price hikes, which rose by 8.6% over the past year. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "The quick pace of inflation increases the odds that the Fed, which is already trying to cool the economy by raising borrowing costs, will have to move more aggressively and inflict some pain to temper consumer and business demand. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "In an attempt at taming rising prices without triggering an economic downturn, the Federal Reserve has been working fastidiously to cool the economy, most notably by raising interest rates. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "So higher rates can help cool off an overheating economy. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains maintained their impressive run in May, even as government policymakers took steps to cool the economy and ease inflation. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Now that the central bank is pumping the brakes in an effort to cool off the economy, businesses won\u2019t find it as easy to borrow money and fuel ongoing growth. \u2014 Christopher Hurn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Yes, even celebrities lose their cool in the presence of other celebrities. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Ingles can\u2019t lose his cool to that extent in a situation where the Jazz need to rely on him. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Whether or not the changing hiring and retention practices of tech companies this year mean that the wider job market is poised for a cool -off is unclear. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "What it's made of A cool -to-the-touch cover encases the mattress and features handles on the side and a non-skid bottom. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
      "When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "And the factors used to adjust industrial production anticipate a cooling in manufacturing activity, but manufacturing didn\u2019t cool much at all. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "coolheaded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not easily excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl-\u02cche-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a coolheaded response to the crisis",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her coolheaded approach \u2014 distilling arguments, weighing the evidence, and then ruling decisively \u2014 was evident in discussions over the Cohen case and is typical for Strauss, according to lawyers who have worked with her for decades. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2020",
      "Colleagues say that on the campaign and in the White House, Ms. Grisham has been a coolheaded , encouraging presence. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "And Pelosi, as the speaker of the House Representatives, appeared characteristically coolheaded throughout the voting process. \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "At the end of each challenge, the regular judge (Katherine Gray, a coolheaded glass artist and a professor) and a guest judge evaluate the contestants\u2019 work. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 31 July 2019",
      "That\u2019s why a buyer should be represented by a buyer\u2019s agent who provides coolheaded , arm\u2019s length expertise. \u2014 Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News , 11 July 2019",
      "Beijing should be very coolheaded because does a new Cold War serve China\u2019s interests? \u2014 Jeremy Page, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2018",
      "The movie weaves two stories, that of Anote Tong, the former president who calls on world leaders to help save his people, and that of Sermery, a coolheaded mother of six who reluctantly emigrates to New Zealand. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2018",
      "Graceful and coolheaded , the artist is prone to speaking in elliptical phrases that build on one another, in a way that echoes her artwork. \u2014 Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times , 3 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1777, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184622"
  },
  "coon's age":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long while"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "aeon",
      "eon",
      "age",
      "blue moon",
      "cycle",
      "donkey's years",
      "eternity",
      "forever",
      "long",
      "months",
      "moon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I haven't seen you in a coon's age !"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210151"
  },
  "coop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry)",
      ": a small building for housing poultry",
      ": a confined area",
      ": jail",
      ": to confine in a restricted and often crowded area",
      ": to place or keep in a coop : pen",
      ": cooperative",
      ": a cage or small building for keeping poultry",
      ": to restrict to a small space"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcp",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307p",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4p",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8k\u00fcp",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "calaboose",
      "can",
      "clink",
      "cooler",
      "guardroom",
      "hock",
      "hold",
      "hoosegow",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "box (in)",
      "cage",
      "closet",
      "corral",
      "encage",
      "encase",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "envelop",
      "fence (in)",
      "hedge",
      "hem (in)",
      "house",
      "immure",
      "include",
      "mew (up)",
      "pen",
      "wall (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mie Yaginuma, a parent who worked on the chicken coop , is grateful the project is finished. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2022",
      "Forrest slept in a bunkhouse inside the chicken coop . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "And the new $13,000 chicken coop , where the resident rooster starts crowing at 4 a.m., is at the far edge of the spacious property. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The monthly rent paid by a tenant for a condo or coop in Manhattan was $3,870 in April, up 39% from a year earlier, according to a report from the brokerage firm Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a swimming pool whose Mogul pavilion was salvaged from Rajasthan and, within the circular shell keep, a rather grand chicken coop . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "On Tuesday, four of the big birds flew the coop after being born in a captive-breeding program. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
      "Here's what went down, including who lives, who dies and whether or not the Byrdes flew the coop out of the Ozarks once and for all. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Hatch\u2019s childhood job was to tend the chicken coop . \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "In fact, with the rise in the number and dollar value of luxury transactions in 2021, the ratio of resale condo sales to coop sales over $4 million rose to the highest since 2008. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Three relative strangers cooped up underground indefinitely to avoid an unseen danger, who don't entirely trust each other? \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2020",
      "Considering most of us were away from our homes for the majority of the day, the transformation to now being cooped up with all of our family members comes with its pros and cons. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Ana Cristina Blumenkron/Netflix Like most of you, I've been cooped up in my house letting the background noise of one Netflix show after another fill the void in my humble abode. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The roommates, who felt cooped up at their nearby home, jogged and bumped a volleyball as the sun beat down. \u2014 Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "There\u2019s something about being cooped up that calls for an abundance of comfort food, and nothing compares to a big bowl of cheesy baked ziti, lemony fusilli, or soupy ramen. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1861, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211430"
  },
  "copacetic":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "very satisfactory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik",
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "ducky",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "hunky-dory",
      "jake",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "palatable",
      "satisfactory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "unsatisfactory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"of obscure origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "copasetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very satisfactory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "ducky",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "hunky-dory",
      "jake",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "palatable",
      "satisfactory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "unsatisfactory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"of obscure origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221347"
  },
  "copesetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very satisfactory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "ducky",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "hunky-dory",
      "jake",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "palatable",
      "satisfactory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "unsatisfactory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"of obscure origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225018"
  },
  "copious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": yielding something abundantly",
      ": plentiful in number",
      ": full of thought, information, or matter",
      ": profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style",
      ": present in large quantity : taking place on a large scale",
      ": very plentiful : abundant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "galore",
      "gushing",
      "lavish",
      "profuse",
      "riotous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dribbling",
      "trickling"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead of consuming copious amounts of coal, most of the boilers at the Drax power station now rely on a different menu: wood pellets, sourced from North American forests and shipped to the United Kingdom to keep the fires burning 24 hours a day. \u2014 Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "This year, Mitchell donned a mullet and copious amounts of eyeliner to play the infamous Joe Exotic in Peacock\u2019s limited series Joe vs. Carole, opposite Kate McKinnon as Joe\u2019s nemesis, Carole Baskin. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "The technology has now shifted from the chemical laser, which required corrosive and toxic chemicals to induce a beam and machinery almost the size of an on-site laboratory, to the solid-state laser, which needs only copious amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "There were two ponchos \u2026 which contained copious amounts of blood and the DNA of Jennifer Dulos. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
      "Nearly 30 years later, the festival has become a national treasure that exemplifies how Australians tend to do a lot of things: all together, with self-deprecating humor and copious amounts of alcohol. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "But in this case, the unseen companion was producing copious amounts of radiation that was heating the star. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
      "In reality, the COVID-19 pandemic (which has overlapped with the lambasting of Critical Race Theory), has uncovered how rampant in-home abuse is, as many children spent copious amounts of time at home over the past two years. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Double Astral is a delightfully murky stout brewed with copious amounts of Maverick Chocolate and aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin copiosus , from copia abundance, from co- + ops wealth \u2014 more at opulent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183834"
  },
  "copper":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metallic chemical element that is easily formed into sheets and wires and is one of the best known conductors of heat and electricity \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
      ": a coin or token made of copper or bronze",
      ": a large boiler (as for cooking)",
      ": any of a subfamily (Lycaeninae of the family Lycaenidae) of small butterflies with usually copper-colored wings",
      ": to coat or sheathe with or as if with copper",
      ": police officer",
      ": a tough reddish metallic chemical element that is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity",
      ": a reddish brown color",
      ": a common reddish metallic element that is ductile and malleable and one of the best conductors of heat and electricity",
      "\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bobby",
      "bull",
      "constable",
      "cop",
      "flatfoot",
      "fuzz",
      "gendarme",
      "lawman",
      "officer",
      "police officer",
      "policeman",
      "shamus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193632"
  },
  "coppice":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": copse",
      ": forest originating mainly from shoots or root suckers rather than seed",
      ": to cut back so as to regrow in the form of a coppice",
      ": to form a coppice",
      ": to sprout freely from the base",
      ": a group of small trees growing very close together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boscage",
      "boskage",
      "bosk",
      "bosque",
      "bosquet",
      "brake",
      "brushwood",
      "chaparral",
      "copse",
      "covert",
      "thicket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the deer bounded off into the coppice"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221240"
  },
  "copse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees",
      ": coppice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4ps",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4ps"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boscage",
      "boskage",
      "bosk",
      "bosque",
      "bosquet",
      "brake",
      "brushwood",
      "chaparral",
      "coppice",
      "covert",
      "thicket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "In a small copse of trees near the street in front of the nursing home, a large cargo van had smashed down on top of the trees, breaking what branches the wind had spared. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The copse of fan varieties at the 49 Palm Oasis in the northeast corner of Joshua Tree National Park is the place to go. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "There is a homeless encampment in a little copse of wood where Georgetown starts. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Christopher Lloyd, who created a repository of outsized characters, strides across the stage under a copse of soaring spruce. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "At the heart of La Quinta, the main lawn is home to 1920s Spanish Revival bungalows scattered around a central waterfall in a copse . \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
      "In a copse of trees on the southeastern side of the island, the boys found a 13-foot-wide depression surrounded by loose soil and young trees\u2014signs the ground had been disturbed. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by alteration",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221441"
  },
  "copy":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (such as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress)",
      ": one of a series of especially mechanical reproductions of an original impression",
      ": an individual example of such a reproduction",
      ": something to be imitated : model",
      ": matter to be set especially for printing",
      ": something considered printable or newsworthy",
      ": text especially of an advertisement",
      ": duplicate sense 1a",
      ": to make a copy or duplicate of",
      ": to model oneself on",
      ": to acknowledge receipt of (a message)",
      ": to make a copy",
      ": to undergo copying",
      ": to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message",
      ": something that is made to look exactly like something else : duplicate",
      ": one of the total number of books, magazines, or papers printed at one time",
      ": written material to be published",
      ": to make a duplicate of",
      ": imitate sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carbon",
      "carbon copy",
      "clone",
      "dummy",
      "dupe",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
      "imitation",
      "mock",
      "reduplication",
      "replica",
      "replication",
      "reproduction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clone",
      "copycat",
      "duplicate",
      "imitate",
      "reduplicate",
      "render",
      "replicate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the copy of the diplomatic reception room at the White House, which is covered in a mural depicting American revolutionary war scenes, there is a closet that is key to the story. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Other members of the Continental Congress suggested edits and approved the famous final copy . \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
      "If your time on page average is below the standard, evaluate the copy and purpose of the page. \u2014 Brittany White, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Take, for instance, the copy of Chambers of Xenobia that Racle received in a trade with Ricciardi last month. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "The 6-foot-tall copy of Doryphoros in the MIA is the best-preserved of the remaining copies, according to Artnet News\u2019 Sarah Cascone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "But Screw\u2019s distinctive sound soon caught fire across Houston and beyond, and demand for his mix tapes grew so large that people lined up for hours outside his home, some having driven hundreds of miles, waiting to purchase the latest copy . \u2014 Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Adventure Cycling's hard- copy map was great for planning the route. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
      "But promote cinema Cannes does, not just through publicity- copy rhetoric but in its none-too-subtle programming decisions. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The cheerleader, Kesha, smiled and spelled it, slowly so my little girl could copy it into her notebook. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Serious painters who want to perhaps copy a painting, can usually apply for a special permit to use paints inside the building. \u2014 Barbara Orr, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Bitcoin created money that people couldn\u2019t just copy . \u2014 Richard Ma, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
      "O\u2019Neill told a story about getting in trouble for letting McGee copy her homework. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "The smaller Android phone must practically copy the iPhone 13 mini. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 May 2022",
      "Instagram, for example, can use user content for promotional purposes, as well as distribute, copy , modify and sell users\u2019 material. \u2014 Tomas Andren, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Kirby is once again sucking up his foes to spit them out or copy their abilities, and the addition of four-player simultaneous cooperative play makes things much more chaotic in a good way. \u2014 PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The civilized world should copy the Trump version of the Iran sanctions and apply them to Russia. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183826"
  },
  "coquettish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men",
      ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was a bit of a coquette .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183752"
  },
  "cord":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together",
      ": the hangman's rope",
      ": a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond",
      ": an anatomical structure (such as a nerve or tendon) resembling a cord",
      ": umbilical cord sense 1a",
      ": a small flexible insulated electrical cable having a plug at one or both ends used to connect a lamp or other appliance with a receptacle",
      ": a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet",
      ": a rib like a cord on a textile",
      ": a fabric made with such ribs or a garment made of such a fabric",
      ": trousers made of such a fabric",
      ": to furnish, bind, or connect with a cord",
      ": to pile up (wood) in cords",
      ": a covered electrical wire used to connect an electrical appliance with an outlet",
      ": material like a small thin rope that is used mostly for tying things",
      ": an amount of firewood equal to a pile of wood eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet wide or 128 cubic feet (about 3.6 cubic meters)",
      ": a rib or ridge woven into cloth",
      ": a ribbed fabric",
      ": a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together",
      ": a slender flexible anatomical structure (as a nerve) \u2014 see spermatic cord , spinal cord , umbilical cord , vocal cord sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frd",
      "\u02c8k\u022frd",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cable",
      "lace",
      "lacing",
      "line",
      "rope",
      "string",
      "wire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She wore the key on a cord around her neck.",
      "They used cords to tie the tent to the trees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bally Sports Wisconsin hasn't been offered on most cord -cutting services such as YouTubeTV or Hulu+LiveTV for nearly two years. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "That was the basis for the cord -cutting phenomenon, which started with the launch of Netflix and other streaming services. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Keep in Mind: The 35-inch cord means an extension cord is a necessity. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
      "Shakira experienced a bout of depression after suffering a hemorrhage of her right vocal cord in 2017. \u2014 Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Dan cuts the vacuum cleaner cord and moves toward Brenda. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Everything about this 29-gram hat screams lightweight, from the ultrabreezy polyester-elastane fabric to the elastic pull cord . \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The Consumer Product Safety Commission continues to work with window-treatment manufacturers to eliminate cord strangulation. \u2014 Jennifer Barger, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Do traverse rods still use the same cord and pully system to move clips or pins across a track to open and close the panels? \u2014 Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That means a minimal number of poles, preferably shock- corded for fast assembly, and tent clips that snap onto the pole system without a wrestling match. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "All the freedom of a free-roaming gas chainsaw with the environmental sensitivity of a corded electric. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "This corded jigsaw from Black+Decker features a five-amp variable speed motor and an adjustable shoe that\u2019s great for making perfect bevel cuts at an angle of up to 45 degrees. \u2014 Popular Science , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Above the impressively broad shoulders is a hump resembling that of a Plains bison, but the hair of a musk ox is more like a mountain goat\u2019s, long and corded , with a woolly underlayer to insulate it from the arctic cold. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "Pros: The fit was good and the product is well made, with an interior flap under the zipper, corded edging, and finished seams. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping , 10 Aug. 2010",
      "Rotary tools are available in both corded electric and cordless versions. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 24 July 2019",
      "Fearn\u2019s office, empty, shows on a screen, forest-tall metal bookshelves bungee- corded together in the background. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 29 July 2019",
      "Jabra's Move headphones work wirelessly or corded with the included 3.5mm headphone cable. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 15 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195018"
  },
  "cordial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval",
      ": politely pleasant and friendly",
      ": sincerely or deeply felt",
      ": tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate",
      ": of or relating to the heart : vital",
      ": liqueur",
      ": a stimulating medicine or drink",
      ": warm and friendly",
      ": an invigorating and stimulating medicine, food, or drink"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amicable",
      "bonhomous",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "collegial",
      "companionable",
      "comradely",
      "friendly",
      "genial",
      "hail-fellow",
      "hail-fellow-well-met",
      "hearty",
      "matey",
      "neighborly",
      "palsy",
      "palsy-walsy",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonistic",
      "hostile",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Colbert owned the city's less-than- cordial reaction. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Clapper, in his memoir, described the atmosphere as cordial and the questions from Trump\u2019s team as appropriate. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
      "On the level of astronauts and cosmonauts, engineers, and managers, cordial relations continue. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "This occasional need to join arms makes for overall cordial relations between the sales teams. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "His meeting with the Indian foreign secretary was cordial , stressing the strong ties between Washington and New Delhi. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin, whose cordial relationship with Le Pen became a campaign issue, also congratulated Macron. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Service is cordial and sommelier Danny Martins is very knowledgeable about the extensive wine list of Portugal\u2019s finest bottlings. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The Democratic primary for Ohio\u2019s governor, to date, has been a cordial affair, with Nan Whaley and John Cranley remaining friendly despite the minor differences in their approach to their campaigns. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The aromatics on the nose have the intensity of a fruit cordial \u2014florals surrounding black cherry layered with hints of pine forest, bay laurel and fresh-turned loam. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "High-toned violet notes get out ahead of intense cherry cordial , crushed herbs, vivid spice, cedar and graphite. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Dense, velvety and sensual, the palate opens like black cherry cordial , plush but bright (the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re talking) with plum and anise flavors laced through fine tannins. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Months after her move, Chloe still considers Gemma a friend but notes that their relationship has gone from close to cordial . \u2014 Erin Donnelly, refinery29.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The restaurant also offers sake, wine and cocktails like the house Old Fashioned made with banana-washed Nikka Yoichi single malt, fresh banana cordial and Okinawa brown sugar. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "J\u00fcnger, despite his cordial , if aloof, relations with the National Socialists, was f\u00eated by postwar German governments. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Mixed with cold soda water, a Jukes cordial at least tastes like an adult drink. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Other drinks include the Diabla: Libelula tequila, cassis, ginger liqueur, Topo Chico and Fresno chile cordial . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Sep. 2021"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220853"
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      ": a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature",
      ": such as",
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      ": the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit (such as an apple)",
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      ": an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students",
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      ": a nodule of stone (such as flint or obsidian) from which flakes have been struck for making implements",
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      ": a group of people",
      "Congress of Racial Equality",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170726"
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      "adjective or adverb"
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      "very",
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      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220057"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a device for drawing corks from bottles that has a pointed spiral piece of metal turned by a handle",
      ": resembling a corkscrew : spiral",
      ": wind entry 3",
      ": to draw out with difficulty",
      ": to twist into a spiral",
      ": to move in a winding course",
      ": a pointed spiral piece of metal with a handle that is screwed into corks to pull them from bottles",
      ": having a spiral shape"
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      "\u02c8k\u022frk-\u02ccskr\u00fc",
      "\u02c8k\u022frk-\u02ccskr\u00fc"
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      "coiling",
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      "extract",
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      "pry",
      "pull",
      "root (out)",
      "tear (out)",
      "uproot",
      "wrest",
      "wring",
      "yank"
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      "Adjective",
      "an angelic child with beautiful corkscrew curls",
      "Verb",
      "practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness",
      "the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This larger tool, patented as the Officer\u2019s and Sports Knife, featured a second, smaller blade and a corkscrew . \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
      "The solver would start by twisting the bottommost couple of pegs in the proper sequence, allowing the corkscrew to move an inch or so upward before it got stuck again. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The puzzle\u2019s main wooden column was covered top to bottom with 55 interlocking wooden pegs, which together trapped a black corkscrew rod inside. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Slow masticating machines have a methodical auger (sort of like a large, sharp corkscrew ) that is best suited to working its way through leafy greens, but will take on fibrous stalks and soft and juicy fruit as well. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Try not to wiggle the corkscrew or pull at an angle. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "The Dale Coyne Racing driver, who recently committed to running the full IndyCar calendar next year, made an Alex Zanardi-like pass on Scott Dixon in the corkscrew early in Sunday's race. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The Dale Coyne Racing driver, who recently committed to running the full IndyCar calendar next year, made an Alex Zanardi-like pass on Scott Dixon in the corkscrew early in Sunday's race. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "However, for the leisure traveler, one vital tool is lacking in almost every multi-tool on the market - a corkscrew . \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Though most of the nail looks black, the corkscrew portion had a golden hue that complemented her overall black-and-gold ensemble. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
      "In the courtyard, an old man in a blue polo and a rumpled bathing suit was trying to coax a captive kudu\u2014a species of large antelope, with corkscrew horns\u2014into standing with him for a selfie. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Shyamalan, a millennial Rod Serling in love with corkscrew endings, relies on Willis\u2019s established aura of invincibility to cleverly protect the film\u2019s big twist: that Crowe has actually been dead since the film\u2019s opening confrontation. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The spiral increases the wave\u2019s speed in an angularly dependent way, leading to a corkscrew wave. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Stradlin\u2019s effortless cool and writing talents were the perfect foil for Slash\u2019s corkscrew licks and hot tone. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "It\u2019s the only indoor double- corkscrew , double-loop roller coaster in the world. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Of course, there\u2019s a corkscrew and corduroy wine duffel ready for that bottle of ros\u00e9, too. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 11 June 2021",
      "The Bottle Opener Set ($380) from Gioi\u2019s Barock Collection, designed in collaboration with Lebanese designer Samer Alameen, features a wine funnel, cutter-opener, corkscrew and wine stopper. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The result: a quantum instability emerged, causing the fluid needle to waver, then corkscrew . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The spinning needle started to waver, corkscrew , and then finally broke into even tinier tornadoes made of quantum crystals, the statement reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "And their many, many legs may give them more power to push and corkscrew their way through the earth, Dr. Marek said. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "This two-part device combines a traditional spiral corkscrew with a dual-pronged ah-so cork remover. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Some sharks seemed not to care that they were being used as a living back scratcher, while others\u2014specifically, some of the great white sharks\u2014contorted, wiggled their bodies or did corkscrew dives, seemingly trying to shake the other fish off. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "His signature corkscrew windup was swiftly immortalized in the minds of baseball fans. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Military planes have been executing corkscrew landings, and other aircraft have fired flares upon takeoff, both measures used to avoid missile attacks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "While, singer Kim Petras performed in Bottega Veneta\u2019s kelly-green corkscrew belt. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1698, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1790, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1837, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221530"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an unsophisticated person",
      ": something corny",
      ": corny entry 1 sense 1"
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      "\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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      "clodhopper",
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      "hayseed",
      "hick",
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      "rustic",
      "yokel"
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      "Noun",
      "a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticates",
      "Adjective",
      "a cornball musical about farmers",
      "a cornball sense of humor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "High-octane action, including a wickedly complex scene shot around the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, makes up for the slightly cornball script. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "The new sober influencers have convinced me that this cornball 12-step stuff isn\u2019t for everyone. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Of the teenage superheroes, Jaime would be in the Eagle Fang boat \u2014 a little chaotic, spontaneous, sly, a little cornball . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "My dad liked 1920s jazz, Paul Whiteman, the real cornball stuff, and really cheesy Hawaiian music from the 1940s. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The desire to get back to normal results in a boring, cornball , paint-by-numbers Emmy production. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk And Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Only an ex-Bachelor could so comfortably oscillate between cornball self-promotion and heartfelt appeals. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "The film is about the power of storytelling, and not in the cornball , self-congratulatory sense in which that phrase is normally deployed. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 30 June 2021",
      "Less glitz, less glamour, but also less of the gaudy cornball razzmatazz that often leads to impromptu embarrassment and painful jokes. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago,\u2019 or \u2018The Return of Kwango\u2019 \u2014 play like an affectionate sendup of cornball heroics. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "But while audiences may delight in the cornball chaos of, say, Sharknado, portraying recent real-world disasters through schlock is a trickier proposition. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Characters like Anna May Wong get reduced to single notes of inspiration, their personal lives never really dramatized by a show with too much time for Jack's cornball infidelity. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Hollywood establishment figures don\u2019t get sufficient credit for their humanitarian screen efforts that are easily scoffed at as cornball . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "But the show has also kneecapped itself with scene after scene of insufferable cornball humor. \u2014 Daniel Payne, National Review , 20 July 2019",
      "So why are so many vacation homes still tainted by these tired, cornball clich\u00e9s? \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor , 17 May 2019",
      "Here\u2019s how to rock the red, white, and blue this Fourth of July without any of the cornball risks or dorky potential for disaster. \u2014 Yang-yi Goh, GQ , 3 July 2018",
      "That\u2019s a particular thing, that sort of cornball comedy, relocating the ornery hillbilly or farmer to another environment that is baffling to the city people. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 25 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1949, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193513"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle",
      ": the place of intersection of two streets or roads",
      ": a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner",
      ": the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle",
      ": such as",
      ": the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline",
      ": any of the angles of a ring (see ring entry 1 sense 4b )",
      ": the area in which a participant in a fighting contest (such as a boxing or wrestling match) rests or is worked on by the participant's seconds during periods between rounds",
      ": a group of supporters, well-wishers, or adherents associated especially with a contestant",
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      ": a difficult or embarrassing situation : a position from which escape or retreat is difficult or impossible",
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      ": to get a corner on",
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      ": to turn a corner",
      ": the point or place where edges or sides meet",
      ": the place where two streets or passageways meet",
      ": a position or situation that is difficult to get out of",
      ": a place away from ordinary life or business",
      ": located at a corner",
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      ": to force into a place from which escape is difficult or into a difficult position",
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      "\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the other end, the Sun passed the ball around the perimeter until Natisha Hiedeman found Courtney Williams on the corner for a 3-pointer. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "The house, on the corner of Southwest Park Place and Green Avenue, is a two-minute walk to an entrance of Washington Park and a seven-minute stroll in the other direction to the private Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC). \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Stephenson framed the pitch, held his glove on the outside corner and got the strike three call. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
      "The hotel will be on the corner of Ballpark Drive and Rawson Avenue and is on deck to start construction this fall. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "The man drove into people on a street corner at around 10:30 a.m., got the car back on the road and then crashed into a shop window about a block away, Berlin police spokesman Thilo Cablitz said. \u2014 Geir Moulson And Frank Jordans, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "Like real life, where taking down a seller on one street corner does not stop them from finding a new location, the fight against online counterfeit has to be broader than one store. \u2014 Carolina Milanesi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The car, which lost its front right wheel, ended up on a small embankment along a KFC drive-thru on the northeast corner of the intersection. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "With catcher Will Smith set up on the inside corner , Price instead left a cutter over the outer edge of the plate. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "An earlier version of the fourplex legislation would have also applied to non- corner properties within a half mile of Muni, Caltrain or BART transit stops. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2021",
      "That stereotype may soon be going the way of Boston baked beans and tri- corner hats. \u2014 Steve Leblanc, Star Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Mid- corner bumps upset the chassis, and there's more body roll than expected. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 8 July 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With just 15% of customer interactions adding value, according to Gartner\u2019s research, the opportunity for companies to corner the market with smart customer success that reaches out at the right time with the right ask is ripe for the taking. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The business had become one of the state\u2019s largest wholesale seafood distributors by offering higher prices to Indigenous fishers for their catches, helping to corner the Coast Salish market. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, due to Marc and Layla arguing, Harrow catches up to them and manages to corner Marc and shoot him twice in the chest. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Thanks to social media, capitalism doesn\u2019t just require cornering the market on household products; powerful, unknown players can now corner the market on democracy for the right price. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 28 Mar. 2019",
      "According to Crunchbase, the start-up has also raised $28.5 million from institutional investors to corner the market around this new investigative technique. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1996, Japanese trader Sumitomo Corp. racked up billions of dollars in losses after chief trader Yasuo Hamanaka tried to corner the copper market. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But Amazon and Maersk can corner off the most lucrative niches in logistics, particularly e-commerce fulfillment in the world\u2019s wealthiest countries. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "However, one Black woman has spent over 30 years helping other entrepreneurs corner the ethnic hair and beauty market. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184633"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": diagonally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101z"
    ],
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      "athwart",
      "bias",
      "cornerwise",
      "crossways",
      "crosswise",
      "diagonally",
      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1845, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192343"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": diagonally"
    ],
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      "\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccw\u012bz"
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      "crossways",
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      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201322"
  },
  "cornpone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": down-home , countrified",
      ": corn bread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccp\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corn-fed",
      "cornball",
      "corny",
      "hokey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the comedian's cornpone wisecracks were old even in the days of vaudeville"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1972, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-001607"
  },
  "cornucopia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance",
      ": an inexhaustible store : abundance",
      ": a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone",
      ": a container in the shape of a horn overflowing with fruits and flowers used as a symbol of plenty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259",
      "-ny\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259",
      "-ny\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argosy",
      "gold mine",
      "mine",
      "mother lode",
      "treasure trove",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.",
      "The book includes a cornucopia of wonderful stories.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those lakefront neighborhoods offered culture-vultures and foodies a cornucopia of trendy restaurants, theaters and pub-crawls. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Anyone who grew up loving horses, anyone who dearly loves an animal, will find a cornucopia of riches in this novel. \u2014 Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Designed by Kelly Wearstler, the eminent woman worked with local, emerging artists to create vibrant and modern spaces with contrasting textures and a cornucopia of hues. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "But the sheer number of sellers ready to try their hand at Harborplace allowed for a mind-boggling cornucopia . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
      "In Jerusalem the style is dominated by athleisure, running shoes and a cornucopia of brand names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Just like the fractional result, the Kahn-Kalai conjecture, now proved true, automatically implies a cornucopia of related conjectures. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This 50-50 blend of grenache and cinsault, two common red grapes in southern France, yields an expressively aromatic ros\u00e9, with wildflowers and herbs, followed on the palate by a cornucopia of citrus, melons and berries. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The flavor brings a cornucopia of red fruits and zippy grapefruit with a whiff of florals that will transport you right to the Italian coast. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194033"
  },
  "corny":{
    "type":"adjective (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "mawkishly old-fashioned tiresomely simple and sentimental",
      "of or relating to corn",
      "tasting strongly of malt",
      "relating to or having corns on the feet",
      "so simple, sentimental, or old-fashioned as to be annoying",
      "relating to or having corns on the feet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "chocolate-box",
      "cloying",
      "drippy",
      "fruity",
      "gooey",
      "lovey-dovey",
      "maudlin",
      "mawkish",
      "mushy",
      "novelettish",
      "saccharine",
      "sappy",
      "schmaltzy",
      "sentimental",
      "sloppy",
      "slushy",
      "soppy",
      "soupy",
      "spoony",
      "spooney",
      "sticky",
      "sugarcoated",
      "sugary",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unsentimental"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1689, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "coronal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity",
      ": lying in the direction of the coronal suture",
      ": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body",
      ": of or relating to a corona or crown",
      ": of, relating to, or being a corona",
      ": lying in the direction of the coronal suture",
      ": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259n-\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-; k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaplet",
      "coronet",
      "crown",
      "diadem"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The weather forecasting service also said that minor geomagnetic storms may continue Tuesday, before a fast wind from a coronal hole may arrive, continuing a rather active period of geomagnetic activity. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "For example, a coronal hole \u2013 a magnetically open area from which high-speed solar wind is released into space \u2013 caps the northern polar region on the sun. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 June 2021",
      "Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth\u2019s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "The mission, a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency, captured views of powerful flares and coronal mass ejections and perspectives of the unexplored solar poles. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Coronal mass ejections are expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's corona, sending tons of coronal material outward at speeds ranging from 250 kilometers per second to as fast as near 3,000 km/s. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The especially good aurora forecast is thanks to gusts of solar wind \u2014 known as coronal mass ejections \u2014 heading toward Earth, according to Don Hampton, research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Earth is directly in the path of two coronal mass ejections. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The solar wind, while continuous, can become violent when the sun throws out gigantic eruptions of particles known as coronal mass ejections. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205122"
  },
  "coronel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity",
      ": lying in the direction of the coronal suture",
      ": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body",
      ": of or relating to a corona or crown",
      ": of, relating to, or being a corona",
      ": lying in the direction of the coronal suture",
      ": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259n-\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-; k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaplet",
      "coronet",
      "crown",
      "diadem"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The weather forecasting service also said that minor geomagnetic storms may continue Tuesday, before a fast wind from a coronal hole may arrive, continuing a rather active period of geomagnetic activity. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "For example, a coronal hole \u2013 a magnetically open area from which high-speed solar wind is released into space \u2013 caps the northern polar region on the sun. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 June 2021",
      "Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth\u2019s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "The mission, a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency, captured views of powerful flares and coronal mass ejections and perspectives of the unexplored solar poles. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Coronal mass ejections are expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's corona, sending tons of coronal material outward at speeds ranging from 250 kilometers per second to as fast as near 3,000 km/s. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The especially good aurora forecast is thanks to gusts of solar wind \u2014 known as coronal mass ejections \u2014 heading toward Earth, according to Don Hampton, research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Earth is directly in the path of two coronal mass ejections. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The solar wind, while continuous, can become violent when the sun throws out gigantic eruptions of particles known as coronal mass ejections. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204837"
  },
  "corporeality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corporeal existence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u022fr-\u02ccp\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
      "corporality",
      "existence",
      "reality",
      "subsistence",
      "thingness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inexistence",
      "nonbeing",
      "nonexistence",
      "nothingness",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a philosophical discussion about the corporeality of the intellect, as distinct from the brain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By putting his name On a video game \u2013 So much for corporeality ! \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The first impression is that the sonic weight and corporeality of the Beolab 28 system is far greater than their delicate appearance would suggest. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 4 May 2021",
      "Lockwood uses the same language to describe the internet\u2014a broad, warm body; a strong heartbeat\u2014and the fragile corporeality of the baby, though those two domains are mutually incompatible. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 13 Feb. 2021",
      "Going for the gold, corporeality -wise, allows the characters to convey it, romance-wise, with unique and enchanting matter of fact-ness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2021",
      "It\u2019s about the physicality, the very corporeality , of the web itself. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "Picking a running mate lost some of its pageantry and corporeality , but not its significance. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "The pandemic has everyone living in an alternate corporeality . \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 1 June 2020",
      "Finished the same year as Girl With a White Dog, Freud\u2019s Francis Bacon is arresting in its suggestion of panoramic corporeality , despite it being only a headshot. \u2014 Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic , 4 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" corporeal + -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194936"
  },
  "corps d'elite":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a body of picked troops",
      "a group of the best people in a category"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cck\u022fr-d\u0101-\u02c8l\u0113t",
    "synonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "cream",
      "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "fat",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French corps d'\u00e9lite ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "corpse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a human or animal body whether living or dead",
      ": a dead body especially of a human being",
      ": the remains of something discarded or defunct",
      ": a dead body",
      ": a dead body especially of a human being"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frps",
      "\u02c8k\u022frps",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rps"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bones",
      "cadaver",
      "carcass",
      "corpus",
      "corse",
      "relics",
      "remains",
      "stiff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a battlefield strewn with corpses",
      "the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laxami's corpse was discovered in the Mae Klong River in Kanchanaburi town, dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase loaded with stones. \u2014 Heather Chen And Kocha Olarn, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "The presentation started off memorably with images of a tombstone and a porcine corpse with a knife plunged into it. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "In 2019, Moses was found guilty of negligent homicide and concealing a corpse in Foster\u2019s death, but he was acquitted on the second-degree murder charge. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "Matzen is now being charged with hiding a corpse and first-degree reckless homicide in relation to Rogers death. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not about brand extension in our age of endless I.P. corpse -humping. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
      "The image of the decoration, which appears to shows what Winehouse's decomposing corpse would look like, recently resurfaced on Twitter. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "Neil Patrick Harris apologized for once serving a meat platter designed to look like Amy Winehouse\u2019s decaying corpse after a photo of the spread resurfaced online. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
      "Milwaukee authorities on Wednesday arrested and charged Nicholas Matzen, 35, with first-degree reckless homicide and hiding a corpse . \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cors, corps, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin corpus \"body\" \u2014 more at midriff ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171714"
  },
  "corpus":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the body of a human or animal especially when dead",
      "the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ",
      "the main body or corporeal substance of a thing",
      "the principal of a fund or estate as distinct from income or interest",
      "all the writings or works of a particular kind or on a particular subject",
      "the complete works of an author",
      "a collection or body of knowledge or evidence",
      "a collection of recorded utterances used as a basis for the descriptive analysis of a language",
      "the human or animal body especially when dead",
      "the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ",
      "\u2014 see corpus uteri",
      "the main body of a thing",
      "the principal of a fund, trust, or estate as distinct from income or interest res"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "oeuvre"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a computerized corpus of English",
      "Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sitting at the grim intersection of science fiction and gory, outlandish transformations of the human corpus , body horror is a signature of Cronenberg\u2019s work. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "The Writefull linguists also run interesting corpus analyses on academic texts, and often present their findings in their free webinars with academic writing tips. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Habeas corpus has never been applied to nonhuman animals in New York, says the zoo, and doing so would open the door to legal chaos and add greater strain on the state\u2019s court systems. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "Instead, The Northman\u2019s goal is to capture the atmosphere of the pre-modern Viking world, as conveyed in the vast corpus of surviving literature from medieval Scandinavia. \u2014 Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Six months before e-commerce roll-up giant Thrasio entered India with a $500 million corpus in mid-January, the two boAt founders Gupta and Sameer Mehta backed 10club. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "With director Lee Jae-kyu\u2019s new take on the subgenre and a fresh setting, All of Us Are Dead is a worthy successor in the growing Korean zombie show corpus . \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Keith Phipps, a longtime critic for The A.V. Club, has absorbed the whole of the corpus , from Adaptation to Zandalee, and lived to write about it. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "These few books notwithstanding, Connell\u2019s large ouevre is mostly forgotten, his fiction (aside from the Bridge novels) rarely invoked by younger writers, his corpus lost to the last century. \u2014 Marc Weingarten, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin, \"body, entity, group of people, collection, compendium\" \u2014 more at midriff ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "corrade":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wear away by abrasion",
      ": to crumble away through abrasion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "chafe",
      "erode",
      "fray",
      "frazzle",
      "fret",
      "gall",
      "rasp",
      "rub",
      "wear"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin corr\u0101dere \"to rake together, sweep up, scrape off,\" from cor-, variant before r of com-  com- + r\u0101dere \"to scrape, scratch, shave\" \u2014 more at rase ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182731"
  },
  "corral":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock",
      ": an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment",
      ": to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2 )",
      ": collect , gather",
      ": an enclosure for keeping or capturing animals",
      ": to confine in or as if in an enclosure",
      ": to gather or get control over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ral",
      "-\u02c8rel",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ral"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cage",
      "coop",
      "hutch",
      "pen",
      "pound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "box (in)",
      "cage",
      "closet",
      "coop (up)",
      "encage",
      "encase",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "envelop",
      "fence (in)",
      "hedge",
      "hem (in)",
      "house",
      "immure",
      "include",
      "mew (up)",
      "pen",
      "wall (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the horses live in our corral , along with a cow",
      "Verb",
      "corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO",
      "corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The mob took the two men up New High Street to the gate of an old corral . \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
      "The bison bucked and snorted, their big eyes peering between the wooden slats of the corral . \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The boys were playing with heavy equipment toys inside the corral at the time of the crash. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
      "Volunteers trailing the last corral serve as pace-setters for the 18-minute mile. \u2014 Channing King, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
      "The roads will be closed during the races and reopen following the Louisville Metro Police trail car, which will start after the last corral of runners crosses the start line, according to organizers. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Committee members had questions of their own, bringing up a mysterious illness that has killed 85 horses in a federal corral in Colorado, the millions of chickens killed to prevent the spread of the avian flu and the spread of disease by mink. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "So, before dawn on a Friday in February, the pair set out through the slush to conquer that stub of concrete on the fringes of the city limits, pausing only to take a few photos and return a runaway shopping cart to a Walmart corral . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The clearing contained a corral , a shed and a makeshift shack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Not just anyone could corral a 10-episode saga with three interlocking narratives spanning 110 years and hundreds of parts, and suggest its sweep and its intimacy. \u2014 Elizabeth Weinberg, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "His throw home arrived low and catcher Jonah Heim could not corral it as Laureano slid in safely with the go-ahead run. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 May 2022",
      "Motte, who started raising his arms in anticipation of a goal, couldn\u2019t corral the rebound. \u2014 Vin A. Cherwoo, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
      "To her credit, Ms. Walsh doesn\u2019t corral the information into a neat and tidy thesis. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "To Paterson, who struggled himself to corral the machinery of government, the better question is what Cuomo is missing out on. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "In the future, the battle to corral the virus every year may look very much like the annual fight against the flu. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "No one wants to take too much responsibility for it\u2014for years, Jack Dorsey was its C.E.O. only part time\u2014and yet someone has to corral its potential for damage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation's petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. \u2014 David Koenig And Cathy Bussewitz, Chron , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204538"
  },
  "correct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make or set right : amend",
      ": counteract , neutralize",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition",
      ": to discipline or punish (someone) for some fault or lapse",
      ": to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of",
      ": conforming to an approved or conventional standard",
      ": conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth",
      ": conforming to a set figure",
      ": conforming to the strict requirements of a specific ideology or set of beliefs or values",
      ": to make or set right",
      ": to change or adjust so as to bring to some standard or to a required condition",
      ": to punish in order to improve",
      ": to show how a thing can be improved or made right",
      ": free from mistakes : accurate",
      ": meeting or agreeing with some standard : appropriate",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amend",
      "debug",
      "emend",
      "rectify",
      "red-pencil",
      "reform",
      "remedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "dead-on",
      "exact",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "so",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The story has been updated to correct that Jourdanton is located southwest of Centerville, Texas. \u2014 Terry Wallace, Chron , 3 June 2022",
      "Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the pilot's past flying experience. \u2014 Karen Madden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "This post has been updated to correct the date the company first made reference to the CVE. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After The Wrap reported on the matter, a number of Penske Media articles were updated to correct the error. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "This article has been updated to correct the number of signatures the new petition has received. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Editor's note: This review has been updated to correct which sister is being harassed on the tennis court early in the movie. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "People leave their countries and seek refuge in America because of our opportunities, undocumented immigrants should be offered an opportunity to correct their wrongs and become documented through our prospective agencies. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "But, much like computers, supply chain operations also need to have the capability to detect faults or errors and be able to correct themselves, ideally autonomously. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Voyager 2 arrived when the solar wind was peaking, which, if the models were correct , should have pushed the heliopause farther out than 120 AU. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "Consequently, if the claims are correct , Apple could be about to blow the roof off fan expectations. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Putin is correct in his economic assessment, at least for now. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Many times, experts say, the IRS is correct in making the adjustments relating to the recovery rebate credit. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "Regardless of where the storms pass, a few factors suggest Kottlowski and others might be correct in predicting an active hurricane season. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "Smith is correct in pointing out that most magic tricks are based not on real miracles but deceptive tricks and little white lies, all of which carry the ultimate goal of dazzling the audience. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "But a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit found the state court was correct in determining Dixon is actually aware that the state is putting him to death for the murder of Bowdoin. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Mike is correct in noting that his high percentage of swings and misses drive up his pitch count. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182308"
  },
  "corrective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intended to correct",
      ": intended to correct",
      ": a medication that removes undesirable or unpleasant side effects of other medication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rek-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amendatory",
      "rectifying",
      "remedial",
      "remedying",
      "reformative",
      "reformatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She had corrective surgery on her knee this past summer.",
      "People with bad eyesight usually need to wear corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The flawed flight touched off an independent investigation that called for dozens of corrective actions and identified nearly 50 gaps in Boeing\u2019s testing procedures. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "The consent decree needs court approval but would require Abbott to take several corrective actions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "In addition to citing Holtec for violations at Oyster Creek, the agency has required the company to take corrective measures, including external security assessments of all its nuclear sites. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Edison formally extended the stand-down order, the utility spokesman said, to conduct a detailed investigation and implement potential corrective actions. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There is not yet consensus on all the details for a new package, or when to implement it, even as the bloc\u2019s executive arm seeks in the meantime to put forward a set of corrective measures as early as this week. \u2014 Iain Rogers, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Prompt acknowledgement of violations, acceptance of responsibility and imposition of meaningful corrective measures. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "When a judge issues an order regarding a youthful offender, school and doing homework are often mandated as part of the corrective measures. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Renesas seeks to be proactive in responding to changes, predicting likely outcomes and quickly taking corrective measures when necessary. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032542"
  },
  "corresponding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or participating in the same relationship (such as kind, degree, position, correspondence , or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (such as geometric figures or sets)",
      ": related , accompanying",
      ": charged with the duty of writing letters",
      ": participating or serving at a distance and by mail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-di\u014b",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "cognate",
      "comparable",
      "connate",
      "correspondent",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "diverse",
      "unakin",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cRobert\u201d is a boy's name, and the corresponding name for a girl is \u201cRoberta.\u201d",
      "a test question and its corresponding chapter in the textbook",
      "As the cost of steel goes up, expect to see a corresponding increase in building costs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a corresponding move, the Reds designated Marinan for assignment. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "Reliever Sam Selman was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
      "Michael Grove was optioned in a corresponding move. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "In a corresponding move, the team released defensive lineman LaRon Stokes. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Right-hander Peter Strzelecki was added to the 40-man roster and called up in a corresponding move. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "In a corresponding move, the Pirates designated INF/OF Cole Tucker for assignment to make room for Chang in their 40-man roster. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
      "In a corresponding move, catcher Yan Gomes went on the IL with a left oblique strain. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Indianapolis released undrafted center Alex Mollette to make room, a corresponding move that underscores how deep the Colts have made the competition for the No. 3 running back role behind Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see correspond ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184034"
  },
  "corroborate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain",
      ": to support with evidence or authority",
      ": to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
      "Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
      "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
      "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While Bennett maintains the charges were dismissed and that he had been invited to return back to Elizabethtown to teach, there are no corresponding personnel documents that corroborate his version of events. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "To corroborate his account, prosecutors presented cell phone records and expert witness testimony to place Syed at the site where Lee was buried. \u2014 Jenn Selva And Steve Almasy, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202908"
  },
  "corroboration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain",
      ": to support with evidence or authority",
      ": to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
      "Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
      "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
      "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While Bennett maintains the charges were dismissed and that he had been invited to return back to Elizabethtown to teach, there are no corresponding personnel documents that corroborate his version of events. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "To corroborate his account, prosecutors presented cell phone records and expert witness testimony to place Syed at the site where Lee was buried. \u2014 Jenn Selva And Steve Almasy, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212248"
  },
  "corroboree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance",
      ": a noisy festivity",
      ": tumult"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u022f-b\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) garaabara ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191452"
  },
  "corrosiveness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending or having the power to corrode",
      ": bitingly sarcastic",
      ": tending or able to destroy, weaken, or wear away little by little",
      ": tending or having the power to corrode",
      ": a substance that corrodes : caustic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "-\u02c8r\u014d-siv, -ziv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acerb",
      "acerbic",
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "acrid",
      "barbed",
      "biting",
      "caustic",
      "cutting",
      "mordant",
      "pungent",
      "sarcastic",
      "sardonic",
      "satiric",
      "satirical",
      "scalding",
      "scathing",
      "sharp",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-mouthed",
      "snarky",
      "tart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.",
      "a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mistrust of government, at stratospheric levels in the wake of Watergate, has grown more corrosive still. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Once a missile appears to be fueled, analysts assume it will be launched within three to four days because a corrosive oxidizing agent in the fuel could cause a leak if the delay exceeds that. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Disparities like this help widen the country\u2019s corrosive wealth gap, which leaders like Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates\u2014not exactly a Bernie Bro socialist\u2014are increasingly calling out as a threat to our social fabric. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Or when interactions with men ascend into various forms of violation: the quiet kind (an unwanted hand on her knee; the corrosive skepticism of a man who doesn\u2019t believe she\u2019s being stalked) or its very loud opposite (a fist). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Manata told NBC New York the corrosive police culture began when he was sworn into office. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Their corrosive interchanges, crackling with long-standing mutual resentments, set the tone for this fatalistic, socially conscious noir. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
      "That city has far less corrosive piping that makes up less than 1% of its distribution system. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 11 May 2022",
      "Against this backdrop, a corrosive vision of primate life grew more vivid: Front and center was a portrait of male tyranny, aggression, antagonism. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corrosif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin corr\u014ds\u012bvus, from Latin corr\u014dsus, past participle of corr\u014ddere \"to gnaw, corrode \" + -\u012bvus  -ive ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223942"
  },
  "corruptness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions",
      ": bribe",
      ": to degrade with unsound principles or moral values",
      ": rot , spoil",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood",
      ": to alter from the original or correct form or version",
      ": to become tainted or rotten",
      ": to become morally debased",
      ": to cause disintegration or ruin",
      ": morally degenerate and perverted : depraved",
      ": characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)",
      ": putrid , tainted",
      ": adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition",
      ": to change (as in morals, manners, or actions) from good to bad",
      ": to influence a public official in an improper way (as by a bribe)",
      ": behaving in a bad or improper way : doing wrong",
      ": morally bad : evil",
      ": having an unlawful or evil motive",
      ": characterized by improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another (as by taking or giving bribes)",
      ": to change from good to bad in principles or moral values",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "disintegrate",
      "fester",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Other states have been able to put limitations after being called the most corrupt in the country. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The government is seen to be, by Moscow, hopelessly corrupt . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In July, he was blacklisted along with about 50 other officials and businesspeople from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador deemed by the State Department to be too corrupt to work with or allow into the United States. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225623"
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      "noun"
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      ": corpse"
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      "\u02c8k\u022frs"
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      "would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end"
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211548"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
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      "the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent",
      "the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The assault occurred outside a hospital in East Jerusalem, where Ms. Abu Akleh\u2019s body had been kept since another memorial on Thursday, and where hundreds had gathered to witness the start of her funeral cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "And two other crossings, the old Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, and the former Highway Bridge at 14th Street, had to be used by the cortege and the crowds to reach the cemetery. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The procession is solemn, a funeral cortege in words, all the more poignant for the absence of public remembrances. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2021",
      "At dusk, after climbing along the switchbacks that wind through Guatemala\u2019s western highlands, the cortege of vehicles carrying 12 of the coffins arrived in Comitancillo. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "This important book reads like the slow passing of a long and demented cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Passions were running so high that more than fifty people were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede around the funeral cortege . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "The funeral cortege will process to St. Faustina Parish, St. Stanislaus Church to celebrate a Mass of Christian burial to be held at 9 15 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "An emotional video uploaded to the Grandpa Kitchen channel on Wednesday showed him being laid to rest after an elaborate funeral procession, his body draped in flowers and hundreds of people following the cortege . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 1 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cort\u00e8ge , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure \u2014 more at court ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      "the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent",
      "the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The assault occurred outside a hospital in East Jerusalem, where Ms. Abu Akleh\u2019s body had been kept since another memorial on Thursday, and where hundreds had gathered to witness the start of her funeral cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "And two other crossings, the old Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, and the former Highway Bridge at 14th Street, had to be used by the cortege and the crowds to reach the cemetery. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The procession is solemn, a funeral cortege in words, all the more poignant for the absence of public remembrances. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2021",
      "At dusk, after climbing along the switchbacks that wind through Guatemala\u2019s western highlands, the cortege of vehicles carrying 12 of the coffins arrived in Comitancillo. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "This important book reads like the slow passing of a long and demented cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Passions were running so high that more than fifty people were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede around the funeral cortege . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "The funeral cortege will process to St. Faustina Parish, St. Stanislaus Church to celebrate a Mass of Christian burial to be held at 9:15 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "An emotional video uploaded to the Grandpa Kitchen channel on Wednesday showed him being laid to rest after an elaborate funeral procession, his body draped in flowers and hundreds of people following the cortege . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 1 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cort\u00e8ge , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure \u2014 more at court ",
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      "luster",
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      "shimmer",
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      "twinkle",
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220958"
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      "adjective",
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      "noun"
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      "of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion beautifying",
      "done or made for the sake of appearance such as",
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      "visually appealing",
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      "adorning",
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      "Adjective",
      "Almond oil is sometimes used in cosmetic products.",
      "medical procedures that are done for cosmetic purposes",
      "The changes were purely cosmetic .",
      "Noun",
      "Use a cosmetic to hide the scar.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "CeraVe is well-known for creating great cosmetic products for both men and women that build healthy, glowing skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Investors are bullish on the cosmetic dermatology space, which includes services like Botox, fillers, and laser hair removal performed outside of a traditional doctor's office setting. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "The minivan soon turns away from the city center; along the streets leading up to the hospital, there are numerous cosmetic clinics, their window displays advertising breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty, Botox, and fillers. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "The cosmetic add-on Mega Drive Tower Mini 2 will cost 4,950 yen (or around $38) and be released on the same day. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Still, the external part of the ear is a relatively simple appendage that is more cosmetic than functional, said Dr. Feinberg of Carnegie Mellon. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Savage Beauty is based on this sad reality in which the almighty dollar holds more weight than the physical, emotional, and cultural trauma that comes with cosmetic bleaching. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
      "The need for cosmetic precision plus Boyle's unorthodox directing method -- which saw the cast regularly perform two-hour long gigs as the Pistols at London's historic 100 Club -- meant cracking the look was a lengthy process for Primorac. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "Millie also serves as a youth ambassador for UNICEF and owns the cosmetic line florence by mills. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "For years, California cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman was a leader of that corner of the healthcare world pushing unproven and unapproved stem cell treatments for a host of medical conditions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "These skin concerns can range from the medical\u2014including actinic keratosis (a common skin growth that can lead to cancer), acne, and rosacea\u2014to the cosmetic , namely fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 12 May 2022",
      "Other clients include Maserati, the cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss and Illumination, a film and animation studio. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This Italian brand follows its name \u2018My.Organics\u2019 to a T. With the observation that many cosmetic and hair products have chemicals that may actually be more harmful than good, the team at My. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Its protagonist a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock-enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Ahead, dermatologists and cosmetic chemists share their tips for the correct skin-care routine order, plus how to effectively incorporate the bells and whistles like face oil and retinol. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Ourself is positioning itself as an alternative to in-office cosmetic procedures, thanks to Otsuki\u2019s patented subtopical technology\u2014which is to say, the products here can target specific layers of the skin. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Elate hopes to be the first zero-waste cosmetic company. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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      "Adjective",
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164615"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
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    ],
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      ": of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion : beautifying",
      ": done or made for the sake of appearance: such as",
      ": correcting defects especially of the face",
      ": decorative , ornamental",
      ": not substantive : superficial",
      ": visually appealing",
      ": something that is cosmetic: such as",
      ": a cosmetic preparation for external use",
      ": superficial features",
      ": a material (as a cream, lotion, or powder) used to improve a person's appearance",
      ": a cosmetic preparation for external use",
      ": of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion",
      ": correcting defects especially of the face"
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      "k\u00e4z-\u02c8met-ik"
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      "adorning",
      "beautifying",
      "decorative",
      "embellishing",
      "ornamental"
    ],
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      "functional",
      "utilitarian"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Almond oil is sometimes used in cosmetic products.",
      "medical procedures that are done for cosmetic purposes",
      "The changes were purely cosmetic .",
      "Noun",
      "Use a cosmetic to hide the scar.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "CeraVe is well-known for creating great cosmetic products for both men and women that build healthy, glowing skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Investors are bullish on the cosmetic dermatology space, which includes services like Botox, fillers, and laser hair removal performed outside of a traditional doctor's office setting. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "The minivan soon turns away from the city center; along the streets leading up to the hospital, there are numerous cosmetic clinics, their window displays advertising breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty, Botox, and fillers. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "The cosmetic add-on Mega Drive Tower Mini 2 will cost 4,950 yen (or around $38) and be released on the same day. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Still, the external part of the ear is a relatively simple appendage that is more cosmetic than functional, said Dr. Feinberg of Carnegie Mellon. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Savage Beauty is based on this sad reality in which the almighty dollar holds more weight than the physical, emotional, and cultural trauma that comes with cosmetic bleaching. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
      "The need for cosmetic precision plus Boyle's unorthodox directing method -- which saw the cast regularly perform two-hour long gigs as the Pistols at London's historic 100 Club -- meant cracking the look was a lengthy process for Primorac. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "Millie also serves as a youth ambassador for UNICEF and owns the cosmetic line florence by mills. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For years, California cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman was a leader of that corner of the healthcare world pushing unproven and unapproved stem cell treatments for a host of medical conditions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "These skin concerns can range from the medical\u2014including actinic keratosis (a common skin growth that can lead to cancer), acne, and rosacea\u2014to the cosmetic , namely fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 12 May 2022",
      "Other clients include Maserati, the cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss and Illumination, a film and animation studio. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This Italian brand follows its name \u2018My.Organics\u2019 to a T. With the observation that many cosmetic and hair products have chemicals that may actually be more harmful than good, the team at My. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Its protagonist: a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock-enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Ahead, dermatologists and cosmetic chemists share their tips for the correct skin-care routine order, plus how to effectively incorporate the bells and whistles like face oil and retinol. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Ourself is positioning itself as an alternative to in-office cosmetic procedures, thanks to Otsuki\u2019s patented subtopical technology\u2014which is to say, the products here can target specific layers of the skin. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Elate hopes to be the first zero-waste cosmetic company. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1650, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223124"
  },
  "cosmic":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of or relating to the cosmos , the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone",
      "of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2 ) ideas",
      "characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness",
      "of or relating to the whole universe"
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      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
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      "gigantic",
      "grand",
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      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
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      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
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      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
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      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
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      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
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      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
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    "examples":[
      "The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.",
      "predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These questions of cosmic materials are on top of existing scientific inquiries about things like star age, size, temperature, and more. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "Be inspired by quasars, supermoons and ultraviolet cosmic fractals. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The clear analog is Eleven, a good cosmic force that, amidst so much bullying, betrayal, and scientific manipulation, feels on the verge of turning into a destructive one. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty, which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "In what seems like a cruel cosmic joke, Toyota is about to run out of credits shortly after launching its first electric vehicle. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The notion of Matrix 4, Space Jam 2 or Scream 5 not only existing but being seen as a must-win prospect for the long-term survival of theatrical moviegoing still feels like a kind of cosmic joke. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "And while astrophysics experiments search for clues on a cosmic scale, experiments a bit closer to home might also help researchers sort through the cosmological constant hypotheses. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "Other photos on offer feature breathtaking shots of cosmic phenomena. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek kosmikos , from kosmos order, universe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cosmopolitan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having wide international sophistication : worldly",
      ": composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world",
      ": having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing",
      ": found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions",
      ": cosmopolite",
      ": a cocktail made of vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice"
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      "smart",
      "sophisticated",
      "worldly",
      "worldly-wise"
    ],
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      "cosmopolite",
      "metropolitan",
      "slicker",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Greater cultural diversity has led to a more cosmopolitan attitude among the town's younger generations.",
      "the cosmopolitan taste of the store's customers",
      "It's one of the country's more cosmopolitan cities.",
      "Noun",
      "as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Illinois also contains Chicago, one of the most beautiful and cosmopolitan cities on the map. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Plus, the newest generation of Spanish filmmakers \u2013 who are highly cosmopolitan , passionately collaborative and overseas-facing, many having studied abroad \u2013 largely don\u2019t want to make films just anchored in one country. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Stewing resentment over a government lockdown in Shanghai is bolstering a fringe idea: independence for China\u2019s most cosmopolitan city. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "His eye never seems to stop, crafting spaces that are quietly cosmopolitan and filled with rich hues and opulent materials. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This myopic focus on domestic concerns is especially pronounced under Xi Jinping, the least cosmopolitan leader to have run the People's Republic in nearly half a century. \u2014 Ian Johnson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But in New Orleans, a city that was comparatively cosmopolitan , there were moments when racial barriers could seem more permeable or less suffocating. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Singapore is comfortable and cosmopolitan with a British-style legal system. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In a cosmopolitan city of immigrants, those 800,000 people come from all over. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The city was more complicated \u2014 and more cosmopolitan . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Each of these properties offers a distinctly Bostonian experience, an affirmation of the city's blend of old and new, local and cosmopolitan . \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The upper middle class of Egyptian Jewry, despite their cosmopolitan airs, designated limited roles for women. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The now absurd-sounding belief harbored by Vice President Cheney and others that Iraqi culture was moderate and cosmopolitan proved utterly misguided; massive military and economic aid did little to change the cultural features of the country. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Leka\u2019s cosmopolitan name tells the story of his family. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The large luxury Lincoln Navigator SUV delivers an equally luxe interior as its exterior, designed for a cosmopolitan family seeking curb appeal. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "If prey changes or disappears, sabertooths are less able to consume bone or other food sources and are more likely to go extinct while carnivores with more cosmopolitan tastes have better chances for survival. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The Budapest of von Neumann\u2019s childhood, the fin of a buoyant si\u00e8cle, was a cosmopolitan idyll in which Jews were able to prosper, and the von Neumanns could afford tutors, country homes, and private libraries. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1798, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184044"
  },
  "cosmopolite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sophisticated, widely traveled person : a cosmopolitan person",
      ": an organism found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions : a cosmopolitan organism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4z-\u02c8m\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "city slicker",
      "cosmopolitan",
      "metropolitan",
      "slicker",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bumpkin",
      "hick",
      "provincial",
      "rustic",
      "yokel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin cosmopolites , from Greek kosmopolit\u0113s , from kosmos + polit\u0113s citizen",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224741"
  },
  "cosset":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pet lamb",
      ": pet",
      ": to treat as a pet : pamper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "cocker",
      "coddle",
      "dandle",
      "indulge",
      "mollycoddle",
      "nurse",
      "pamper",
      "spoil",
      "wet-nurse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "ill-treat",
      "ill-use",
      "maltreat",
      "manhandle",
      "mishandle",
      "mistreat",
      "misuse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service.",
      "She had a safe, cosseted childhood.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Designed to cosset the passenger, the captain\u2019s chairs\u2014sporting curved headrests\u2014offer a generous 43 inches of legroom, can slide forward and recline up to 48 degrees. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "For most of his youth, he was cosseted by his family. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "There, the rich are indulged, protected, and cosseted , while the poor are punished, humiliated, and cast into chaos. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "But the old guard are wrong to say that the ECB is deliberately cosseting the southerners. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "That's particularly true in higher-spec models with cosseting quilted-leather seats in a spot-on driving position. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 Nov. 2018",
      "From Paris to the World Denver Art Museum Through March 3, 2019 Femininity cosseted in classicism, ardently cultured; marketing and licensing newly and aggressively global\u2014in Dior\u2019s hands the couture house was suddenly an expression of empire. \u2014 WSJ , 27 Nov. 2018",
      "Huguette's former physician, Dr. Jules Pierre, had been affiliated with the hospital, where the staff was used to cosseting well-to-do patients. \u2014 Meryl Gordon, Town & Country , 21 May 2014",
      "Try the House Salad -- romaine, sunflower seeds and explosive salt bomblets of fried capers cosseted with goat cheese and a smooth balsamic vinaigrette. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland.com , 11 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1640, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215321"
  },
  "costly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth",
      ": rich , splendid",
      ": made or done at heavy expense or sacrifice",
      ": having a high price or value : expensive",
      ": causing loss or suffering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fs(t)-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u022fst-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big-ticket",
      "dear",
      "expensive",
      "extravagant",
      "high",
      "high-end",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "priceless",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "ultraexpensive",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "inexpensive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We use less costly materials in our products.",
      "It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead.",
      "They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory.",
      "The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The battle to control Severodonetsk and the broader Donbas has been costly for Russia. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "An analysis by ProPublica found the measure is proving costly for the state. \u2014 Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "The at-bat was nearly doubly costly , as Candelario lined the third pitch foul into first-base coach Gary Jones. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s military has blown up bridges to force the Russians to build pontoon bridges, a tactic that has proved effective \u2014 and costly for the Russian army. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "The consequences of physician burnout can be costly for the healthcare industry. \u2014 Liudmila Schafer, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Injuries continue to play a major role in these playoffs, and the latest could be costly for the Warriors. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Change is costly for the nation\u2019s 18,874 funerals homes, many operating on slim margins, with consolidation frequent. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Change is costly for the nation\u2019s 18,874 funerals homes, many operating on slim margins, with consolidation frequent. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195056"
  },
  "costume":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class",
      ": an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing",
      ": a person's ensemble of outer garments",
      ": a woman's ensemble of dress with coat or jacket",
      ": to provide with a costume",
      ": to design costumes for",
      ": characterized by the use of costumes",
      ": suitable for or enhancing the effect of a particular costume",
      ": special or fancy dress (as for wear on the stage or at a masquerade)",
      ": style of clothing, ornaments, and hair used during a certain period, in a certain region, or by a certain class or group",
      ": to provide with a special or fancy outfit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccst\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccsty\u00fcm",
      "also",
      "or",
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8st\u00fcm",
      "-\u02c8sty\u00fcm",
      "also",
      "or",
      "or",
      "or",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccst\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccsty\u00fcm",
      "also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4s-\u02cct\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drag",
      "dress",
      "garb",
      "getup",
      "guise",
      "outfit",
      "togs"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "array",
      "attire",
      "bedeck",
      "caparison",
      "clothe",
      "deck (out)",
      "do up",
      "dress",
      "dress up",
      "enrobe",
      "garb",
      "garment",
      "get up",
      "gown",
      "habit",
      "invest",
      "rig (out)",
      "robe",
      "suit",
      "tog (up ",
      "toilet",
      "vesture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "children in their Halloween costumes",
      "a formal 18th-century Japanese costume",
      "Verb",
      "the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter",
      "Adjective",
      "You're invited to a costume party!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bowie at the Hammersmith Odeon wearing a silver and gold-tasseled costume designed by Kansai Yamamoto. \u2014 Alan Light, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Princess Victoria wore a Sverigedr\u00e4kten, a Swedish national costume , for the occasion. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "In 2016, a spectator at a home football game wore a costume depicting President Barack Obama in a noose. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "When Marlene Warren opened the door of her home in a wealthy Wellington neighborhood on the morning of May 26, 1990, a person in a clown costume stood on the other side, their gloved hands holding two balloons and flowers. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "In February 2021, she was officially named a patron of Bowel Cancer U.K. after supporting them in multiple fundraisers and wore a poop-emoji costume to share the news. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "An employee named Molly was dressed in a sequinned vulva costume . \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 7 May 2022",
      "Mostofsky was carrying a walking stick and dressed in a furry costume . \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 6 May 2022",
      "At the 2022 Met Gala Monday night (May 2), Cardi B showed up and showed out in head-to-toe gold chains custom embroidered for her by the people at Atelier Versace \u2014 a costume that took 20 people more than 1,300 hours to complete by hand. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Special shout out to costume designer Monika Buttinger, whose intricate creations, especially the corsetry, are so crucial to the story. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "This also makes a great couples costume if your partner dresses up as the Vicount! \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
      "To modernize the show further, Kepley and her staff used Dumas\u2019 17th-century setting as a springboard for their imaginations and then took creative liberties with the set, costume and sound designs. \u2014 cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "Production designer Renee Read and costume designer Joseph La Corte also spent months buried in research in order to visually build the world of the Mormons over two centuries. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Set and costume designer Soutra Gilmour taps only a few chairs, a single mirror, and a movable stage, while keeping the cast in modern streetwear. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "As each of the seven seasons progresses, Buffy\u2019s heroic fashion only gets better, thanks to costume designer Cynthia Bergstrom. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The project features people ranging from star actors, dancers, writers, directors and producers to costume , sound, lighting and set designers, puppeteers, technicians, dressers, stage managers, front of house staff and many more. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "There were design programs for fashion 20 years ago, May said, but fewer of them catered specifically to costume design for film and television. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But what if a costume design archive can have its own retrospective at a live concert? \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Youngjoo Hwang, who worked as a costume designer on the show, accused the actor/director of assault, battery, gender discrimination and gender harassment. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Bringing a perfectionist touch to each project, his films are notable for the impeccable wardrobes chosen by costume designer Arianne Phillips as well as the thoughtful screenplays written by Ford. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
      "Valdez called on costume designer Natalia Collazo to dress the extended family, and that meant creating individual styles for each of the characters \u2013 thirteen in total. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As for the physical transformations, Fanning attributes the hair and makeup departments as well as the costume designer for finding all of the clothes Carter wore in court. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In May 2008, costume designer Butler filed for divorce from Murray and accused the comedian of abandonment, infidelity and abuse. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The women saunter onto the stage with signature styles, the mark of costume designer Sarafina Bush. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The clothes Michelle wore to court weren't the only exact pieces the costume designer was able to source. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184210"
  },
  "coterminous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the same or coincident (see coincident sense 2 ) boundaries",
      ": coextensive in scope or duration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the Alfred Lunt\u2013Lynn Fontanne partnership was more or less coterminous with Broadway's golden age",
      "Massachusetts' Nantucket County isn't quite coterminous with the island of the same name, as the county includes two small nearby islets.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although time was still widely regarded as fluid and coterminous with eternity, the monastery was governed by the rhythms of that most modern instrument: the clock. \u2014 Meghan O\u2019gieblyn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Which means that on the starboard side of American politics, the Overton window has now shifted far beyond the boundaries of democratic self-government to a place broadly coterminous with fascism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 28 July 2021",
      "Its onset in the late 16th century was particularly noticeable in Anatolia, a largely rural region that once formed the heartland of the Ottoman Empire and is roughly coterminous with modern-day Turkey. \u2014 Andrea Duffy, The Conversation , 7 June 2021",
      "Stan had a massive share in that, but SLM wasn\u2019t coterminous with his own self \u2014 something that would come back to bite him later. \u2014 Abraham Riesman, Vulture , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "But low-lying parishes such as Orleans, which is coterminous with New Orleans city, also prepare to shelter those who can\u2019t afford hotels, don\u2019t have cars, or have disabilities that makes evacuation more precarious. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "Until the end of the 19th century, Kings County, the county coterminous with Brooklyn, was the second-largest provider of produce in the country, according to the BHS. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 July 2020",
      "Our ability to transform patterns of human energy use is coterminous with our ability to imagine a different economy, a different model of human enterprise and togetherness. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
      "For many, the mere notion of coterminous catastrophes is unconscionable. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic , 9 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of conterminous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191950"
  },
  "cotillion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille",
      ": an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls",
      ": a formal ball"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8til-y\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball",
      "dance",
      "formal",
      "hop",
      "prom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager. \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The miserable-looking cotillion involves spats among contestants when Rachel and Suzan argue who gets to wear a silver sparkly dress, and Calah and Sara Rose feud over an issue that is never actually explained. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "By the 1920s, Greek life had become a way for wealthy Southern belles like Zelda Fitzgerald to escape the restraints (literally and figuratively) of cotillion corsetry. \u2014 Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "The execution scene, its appalling cruelty cloaked in ceremony, bears a grotesque resemblance to the presentation of debutantes at a cotillion ball. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The heroine\u2019s mother, Eunice ( Erica Gimpel ), presides over a Harlem finishing school that prepares proper little girls for cotillion . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Committee members of the cotillion and past alumni will host a social distance parade to crown the 2020 Miss Cotillion. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 1 May 2020",
      "Also cotillion dresses in silver and emerald green and evening gowns encrusted in three-dimensional metallic blooms. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The cotillion is all about push and pull, and tension and release. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cotillon , literally, petticoat, from Old French, from cote coat",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175039"
  },
  "cotillon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille",
      ": an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls",
      ": a formal ball"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8til-y\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball",
      "dance",
      "formal",
      "hop",
      "prom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager. \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The miserable-looking cotillion involves spats among contestants when Rachel and Suzan argue who gets to wear a silver sparkly dress, and Calah and Sara Rose feud over an issue that is never actually explained. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "By the 1920s, Greek life had become a way for wealthy Southern belles like Zelda Fitzgerald to escape the restraints (literally and figuratively) of cotillion corsetry. \u2014 Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "The execution scene, its appalling cruelty cloaked in ceremony, bears a grotesque resemblance to the presentation of debutantes at a cotillion ball. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The heroine\u2019s mother, Eunice ( Erica Gimpel ), presides over a Harlem finishing school that prepares proper little girls for cotillion . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Committee members of the cotillion and past alumni will host a social distance parade to crown the 2020 Miss Cotillion. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 1 May 2020",
      "Also cotillion dresses in silver and emerald green and evening gowns encrusted in three-dimensional metallic blooms. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The cotillion is all about push and pull, and tension and release. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cotillon , literally, petticoat, from Old French, from cote coat",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185440"
  },
  "couch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep",
      ": to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals",
      ": to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use",
      ": to phrase or express in a specified manner",
      ": to lie down or recline for sleep or rest",
      ": to lie in ambush",
      ": an article of furniture for sitting or reclining",
      ": a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis",
      ": the den of an animal (such as an otter)",
      ": receiving psychoanalytic treatment",
      ": a long piece of furniture that a person can sit or lie on",
      ": to treat (a cataract or a person who has a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye into the vitreous body",
      ": an article of furniture used (as by a patient undergoing psychoanalysis) for sitting or reclining",
      ": receiving psychiatric treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307ch",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307ch",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307ch"
    ],
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      "articulate",
      "clothe",
      "express",
      "formulate",
      "phrase",
      "put",
      "say",
      "state",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chesterfield",
      "davenport",
      "divan",
      "lounge",
      "settee",
      "sofa",
      "squab"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore.",
      "I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex.",
      "Noun",
      "find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Enjoy new and old sounds in the cool comfort of churches and cathedrals, bask in the classics at concert and opera halls, or couch it with a couple of high-quality live streams. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "There comes a point, though, where irony hits its limit: No one can couch what Wood describes as rape in edgy quotation marks. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "However, family crowds have been slow to return to cinemas because young children have only recently been able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, so Paramount wanted to couch ticket sales while boosting its nascent streaming service in the process. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The statement expresses unusually hard-hitting sentiments for a group of scholars, who typically prefer to couch their opinions in the cautious language of academia. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "And people tend to couch these compliments with denying aging. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 May 2021",
      "But that doesn\u2019t include those who couch surf \u2014 staying a night or two with friends and family \u2014 or who had collected enough money to pay for a motel room the night of the count. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "While the Air Force had tried to couch the recent demonstration as being about reconnaissance, in the training exercise that reconnaissance helped select targets for a missile strike. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2020",
      "But in years past, when addressing their social media audiences, many were content to couch their political opinions in platitudes about the importance of natural spaces. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 1 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The sometimes joyous and other times deeply romantic words in Spanish filled the spacious living room, as the women sat on a couch , sipping Moroccan mint tea, in a moment that felt like traveling back centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "In the sweet snap, Dr. Madhu Akhouri Chopra holds Malti, 5 months, in her arms as her daughter hugs the pair while sitting on a couch . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Inside on a couch was a man with a handgun who pointed the weapon at firefighters, officials said. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Try sleeping on a couch in the basement or on your home's ground floor rather than on the second story, if possible. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Upstairs, the women sat on a couch until Weinstein called Mann into the bedroom, slammed the door behind her, and began forcibly trying to kiss her. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The scene is part of a short film, a tiny production involving three actors on a couch . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "In the 25-second video released on Monday (May 16), all seven members of BTS are dressed in sleek white suits, with Jungkook hanging out on a couch with his shoulder-length new \u2018do. @BTS_twt has come together with a new look. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
      "Post screening, Tangcay asked Oldman about his first scene as Jackson Lamb, which sees him asleep on a couch before being woken by a fart. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201128"
  },
  "couch potato":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lazy and inactive person",
      ": one who spends a great deal of time watching television"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "deadbeat",
      "do-nothing",
      "drone",
      "idler",
      "layabout",
      "lazybones",
      "loafer",
      "lotus-eater",
      "slouch",
      "slug",
      "slugabed",
      "sluggard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doer",
      "go-ahead",
      "go-getter",
      "hummer",
      "hustler",
      "self-starter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The benefits were strongest when a person transitioned from being a couch potato to adding movement to the day, the study said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Weighing in and just under 81 pounds, Neron has rightfully gained his title as the most lovable couch potato . \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "If your reason is hunger, tiredness, physical strain or an overwhelming desire to be a couch potato , no harm done. \u2014 Anna Ciulla, Outside Online , 29 Aug. 2017",
      "At issue is the quick adoption by even the most die-hard couch potato of new ways of watching TV favorites. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Joining Alabama on the couch potato list were West Virginia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "But loungewear staples work for well beyond being a couch potato too. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "And the movement gaps among species also weren\u2019t huge\u2014more the difference between two casual weight lifters than a bodybuilder and a couch potato . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202513"
  },
  "cough up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hand over , deliver",
      ": to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cede",
      "deliver",
      "give up",
      "hand over",
      "lay down",
      "relinquish",
      "render",
      "surrender",
      "turn in",
      "turn over",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185448"
  },
  "council":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion",
      ": a group elected or appointed as an advisory or legislative body",
      ": a usually administrative body",
      ": an executive body whose members are equal in power and authority",
      ": a governing body of delegates from local units of a federation",
      ": deliberation in a council",
      ": a federation of or a central body uniting a group of organizations",
      ": a local chapter of an organization",
      ": club , society",
      ": used for councils especially by or with North American Indians",
      ": built, maintained, or operated by a local governing agency",
      ": a group of people appointed or elected to make laws or give advice",
      ": a governmental body: as",
      ": a group elected as a legislative body",
      ": an administrative body",
      ": an executive body whose members are equal in power and authority \u2014 compare committee sense 2b"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l"
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      "assembly",
      "congress",
      "convention",
      "convocation",
      "gathering",
      "get-together",
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      "meeting"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The city council is considering a ban on smoking in restaurants.",
      "the governor's council on physical fitness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "She is scheduled to attend Tuesday\u2019s council meeting. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "City staffers will develop more information about the number of commissioners, how they would be appointed, their duties and more, and return with that information at a future council meeting. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "During the council meeting, members discussed their concerns about the disappearance of residential treatment facility beds. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "At a council meeting Tuesday, Arredondo was a no-show. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
      "Bryan Fuenmayor, a Mobile activist who paid for the cannon\u2019s painting, was not at the council meeting. \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "The discount passed unanimously at Tuesday\u2019s council meeting. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "At Tuesday night\u2019s city council meeting, several council members referenced the shooting in remarks to police department leaders, saying the increasing regularity of such brazen violence calls for a more urgent response. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "There was supposed to be a council meeting that day, but it was canceled in light of the tragedy. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Barth has previously served as an at-large member of the council and was council vice president from 2013-15. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star , 6 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192722"
  },
  "counsel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": advice given especially as a result of consultation",
      ": a policy or plan of action or behavior",
      ": deliberation , consultation",
      ": purpose",
      ": guarded thoughts or intentions",
      ": a lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a case in court",
      ": a lawyer appointed to advise and represent in legal matters an individual client or a corporate and especially a public body",
      ": consultant sense 2",
      ": advise",
      ": consult",
      ": advice given",
      ": a lawyer representing someone in court",
      ": to give advice to : advise",
      ": to suggest or recommend",
      ": advice given especially as a result of consultation",
      ": to advise especially seriously and formally after consultation",
      ": lawyer : as",
      ": a lawyer participating in the management or trial of a case in court",
      ": a lawyer appointed or engaged to advise or represent a client in legal matters (as negotiations or the drafting of documents) \u2014 compare attorney",
      ": assisting another lawyer in a case",
      ": employed on a part-time basis",
      ": advise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "attorney",
      "attorney-at-law",
      "counselor",
      "counsellor",
      "counselor-at-law",
      "lawyer",
      "legal eagle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advise",
      "confab",
      "confabulate",
      "confer",
      "consult",
      "parley",
      "treat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Leo worked with Don McGahn, Trump\u2019s White House counsel and another longtime Federalist Society member, to vet and recommend judicial candidates to the president. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "While Luttig provided the legal grounding to overturn Eastman\u2019s bogus arguments, Thursday\u2019s other live witness, former Pence counsel Greg Jacob, provided the anecdotes. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The release also confirmed that the board had hired outside counsel to assist with the investigation. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "At the June 16 hearing, Judge J. Michael Luttig, a conservative political icon, and Greg Jacob, Pence\u2019s counsel , asserted that the Constitution grants the vice president no authority to overturn or reject the electoral votes. \u2014 Lindsay Chervinsky, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
      "Greg Jacob, Pence\u2019s former counsel in the vice president\u2019s office, said he was first asked by Pence about the vice president\u2019s role in the process to count electoral votes in early December. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The panel also heard testimony from Greg Jacob, who as Pence\u2019s chief counsel was at multiple meetings in which Eastman and Trump pushed the vice president to intervene. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Luttig was one of two witnesses to speak during the third public hearing, the other being Greg Jacob, former counsel to the vice president. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 16 June 2022",
      "With two witnesses Thursday, including Pence\u2019s counsel , the House panel is making a case that Trump\u2019s false claims of a fraudulent election left him grasping for alternatives as courts turned back dozens of lawsuits challenging the vote. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Initially, Detroit's right to counsel program is being funded by $6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars, from a total pot of $18 million over three years that the council earmarked in a resolution last month. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Outside experts who counsel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, are scheduled to meet Thursday and are expected to recommend boosters for that age group. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
      "When Luke\u2019s condition worsened to the degree that the doctors had begun to counsel the family to prepare for the worst to happen soon, they were offered a wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation; to visit the home of the Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Stout report estimates that fully implementing a right to counsel program in Detroit will cost about $16.7 million annually. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Since Putin\u2019s embrace of the region in the last decade, political strategists have been sent to African governments, including those of the CAR and Madagascar, to counsel their leaders. \u2014 Sandun Munasinghe, Time , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "So the government refused to counsel the wearing of masks or social distancing or to sponsor more testing \u2014 at least at first. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But that 44, seven degrees below average, seemed to counsel patience. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Negative moments are obviously less pleasant to imagine; instead, parents, teachers, and celebrities counsel us to imagine, plan for, and savor a bright future. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222103"
  },
  "counsellor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who gives advice or counseling",
      ": lawyer",
      ": one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court",
      ": one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp",
      ": a person who gives advice",
      ": a supervisor of campers or activities at a summer camp",
      ": lawyer",
      ": a person engaged in counseling",
      ": counsel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adviser",
      "advisor",
      "consigliere",
      "consultant",
      "counsel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He works as a camp counselor .",
      "a young couple going to a marriage counselor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "HealthySteps specialists, often social workers, accompany families with children below 3 on their pediatric visits, monitoring and supporting the babies' development and helping with everything from counselor referrals to diaper drop-offs. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
      "Callers were assigned a counselor and given an address. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The author\u2019s cabinmates and counselor during her last year at Oneka, 2002. \u2014 Colleen Mckeegan, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
      "In January 2018, a third student told a counselor at a drug treatment facility that Hays had abused him. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
      "Soto-Quintanilla, a licensed counselor associate, is one of the few professional therapists in this rural county. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Dutchtown High School counselor Raquel Augustus said Annalise Thomas always goes above and beyond. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
      "Each had to write a biography, an essay on what Martin Luther King Jr. meant to them and submit letters of recommendation, often from a teacher or counselor who responded with high praise, saying the student was the best-ever. \u2014 Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "The counselor had a student who was just admitted, the first from the high school to even apply to UW-Madison in maybe more than a decade. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see counsel  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224732"
  },
  "count":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number",
      ": to name the numbers in order up to and including",
      ": to include in a tallying and reckoning",
      ": to call aloud (beats or time units)",
      ": consider , account",
      ": to record as of an opinion or persuasion",
      ": to include or exclude by or as if by counting",
      ": to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups",
      ": to count the units in a group",
      ": to rely or depend on someone or something",
      ": add , total",
      ": to have value or significance",
      ": to deserve to be regarded or considered",
      ": with more to come",
      ": to count the number present",
      ": to look forward to as certain : anticipate",
      ": the action or process of counting",
      ": a total obtained by counting : tally",
      ": reckoning , account",
      ": consideration , estimation",
      ": allegation , charge",
      ": one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment",
      ": a specific point under consideration : issue",
      ": the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them",
      ": the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down",
      "\u2014 see also down for the count , take the count",
      ": the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn",
      ": score",
      ": a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces",
      ": the number of threads per square inch in a cloth",
      ": a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl",
      ": to add one by one in order to find the total number",
      ": to name the numbers one by one, by groups, or in order up to a particular point",
      ": to include in thinking about",
      ": to have value, force, or importance",
      ": to consider or judge to be",
      ": to rely or depend on (someone) to do something",
      ": to expect (something) to happen",
      ": the act or process of naming numbers or adding one by one",
      ": a total arrived at by adding",
      ": any one crime that a person is charged with",
      ": a European nobleman whose rank is like that of a British earl",
      ": to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved",
      ": the action or process of counting",
      ": a total obtained by counting",
      ": the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them \u2014 see addis count , blood count , cell count , red blood count , white count",
      ": charge",
      ": a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or especially offense"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
      "dialectal",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
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    "synonyms":[
      "enumerate",
      "number",
      "tell"
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      "census",
      "tale",
      "tally"
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    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202457"
  },
  "count (out)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to not include (someone) in an activity",
      ": to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed",
      ": to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)",
      ": to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194306"
  },
  "counterculturist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the counterculture of the hippies",
      "He was part of the antiwar counterculture .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is not true; the White working-class revolt, which began in 1968, was sparked by the antiwar movement, patriotism, the counterculture and school busing \u2014 not economics. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
      "My guide, Finn, took me for a walk to discover the urban counterculture of the former East Berlin. \u2014 Laura Parker, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Not a progressive, of course, and also not someone who explicitly embraced the significant changes to American life wrought by the counterculture of the 60s. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course Escher\u2019s popularity with the \u201860s counterculture had less to do with his formal skills than with the trippy content of his art. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Rather, her face was a Baroque cathedral of angles and folds, angels and cherubs, that captured, at once, the sublime eroticism and starry-eyed na\u00efvet\u00e9 of the counterculture \u2019s new religion of desire. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the years, Dijon has also amassed an enormous archive of books, magazines, and ephemera from across the worlds of fashion and nightlife all linked by her enduring fascination with overlooked corners of counterculture . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture , was a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol\u2019s Factory. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Based on a pair of wild weekends in the desert, the two-part article was a freewheeling epitaph for the 1960s counterculture . \u2014 Peter Richardson, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224345"
  },
  "counterfeit":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive forged",
      "insincere , feigned",
      "imitation",
      "to imitate or feign especially with intent to deceive",
      "to make a fraudulent replica of",
      "to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling",
      "to engage in counterfeiting something of value",
      "something counterfeit forgery",
      "something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value",
      "made in exact imitation of something genuine and meant to be taken as genuine",
      "not sincere",
      "to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive",
      "pretend sense 2",
      "something made to imitate another thing with the desire to deceive",
      "made in imitation of a genuine article (as a document) without authorization and especially with intent to deceive or defraud",
      "to make an imitation of without authorization and especially with intent to deceive or defraud",
      "something counterfeit",
      "\u2014 compare forgery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccfit",
    "synonyms":[
      "bogus",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "forged",
      "inauthentic",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "queer",
      "sham",
      "snide",
      "spurious",
      "unauthentic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fake",
      "forge",
      "phony"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The concert ticket is counterfeit .",
      "counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town",
      "Verb",
      "They were counterfeiting money in his garage.",
      "an expert at counterfeiting money",
      "Noun",
      "the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Chauvin, who is white, and three other officers detained Floyd on suspicion of paying for cigarettes with a counterfeit bill. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "He was accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit bill, not shoplifting. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "At the time of the arrest, agents seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and found $5,300 in genuine currency. \u2014 Jane Florance, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "According to a criminal complaint, Pineda had been taking money from the deposits and replacing it with counterfeit currency during his shifts. \u2014 Nicole Acevedo, NBC News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Agents seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and $5,300 in genuine currency during Pineda's arrest at Home Depot, according to the Secret Service. \u2014 Derrick Hinds, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside the car, police found counterfeit U.S. currency. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Some people end up mixing drugs unwittingly, as fentanyl and unexpected additives turn up in cocaine, methamphetamine and counterfeit pills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Last year, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration seized 20.4 million counterfeit pills, which experts estimate represent a small fraction of those produced. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The card has two high-definition, high-contrast images, making the card much more difficult to counterfeit , according to the DMV. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "Consumers report rip-offs ranging from sales of nonexistent vehicles, pets and products to counterfeit goods to costly free trial offers. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "For decades tickets to concerts and events were printed on special thermal paper that were difficult to counterfeit but easy for ticketing companies with specialized printers to print and distribute en masse. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "This approach is not foolproof to counterfeit the deepfake voices, because if a deepfake offers a convincing speaker similar information, the AVR may fail. \u2014 Dominic David, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "All over the world, AI scientists and engineers have been working to counterfeit deepfake voice attacks and related threats. \u2014 Dominic David, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "Unfortunately, though, the existing federal plans in the United States call for providing those vaccinated merely with a paper document, a decidedly 20th-century approach that would not meet public health needs and that would be easy to counterfeit . \u2014 Richard H. Thaler, Star Tribune , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "There\u2019s no proof that a foreign adversary is trying to counterfeit ballots. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "Previously, exported medical products only had to have the certifications in receiving countries, such as the European Union\u2019s CE certification, which could be easily counterfeited in China. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Nike lawyers allege that this shoe is a counterfeit being sold on the StockX website. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 12 May 2022",
      "Beware of the many counterfeit N95s and KN95s on the market. \u2014 Aaron Steckelberg, Bonnie Berkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Dreams and drunkenness, the use of opium and alcohol are the semblance and counterfeit of this oracular genius, and hence their dangerous attraction for men. \u2014 Maggie Nelson, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "One search of the premises yielded a cardboard box containing 4,000 counterfeit Quaaludes. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "But don\u2019t order a counterfeit , waste my officer\u2019s time, break the law and misrepresent yourself. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Amaka needed only a perfect counterfeit of a FAKA-style speech, one that people would believe. \u2014 Wired , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "More than 14,000 queries to those hotlines have been investigated by 3M and law enforcement, leading to the seizure of more than 41 million counterfeit N95s globally. \u2014 Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune , 10 June 2021",
      "Two unknown men made purchases using three counterfeit twenty dollar bills at 5 18 p.m. on June 4, at the Walgreens on 15 5 Grant Square. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "counterforce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a force that opposes another force",
      ": being or relating to military activity that is focused on reducing the fighting capability of the opponent's forces (as by destroying military bases or weapons) while attempting to minimize civilian casualties",
      "\u2014 compare countervalue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "canceler",
      "canceller",
      "corrective",
      "counter",
      "counteraction",
      "counterbalance",
      "counterpoise",
      "counterweight",
      "equipoise",
      "neutralizer",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1609, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1955, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212431"
  },
  "counterpart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate",
      ": a thing that fits another perfectly",
      ": something that completes : complement",
      ": one remarkably similar to another",
      ": one having the same function or characteristics as another",
      ": a person or thing that is very like or equivalent to another person or thing",
      ": one of two corresponding or duplicate copies of a legal instrument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coequal",
      "compeer",
      "coordinate",
      "equal",
      "equivalent",
      "fellow",
      "like",
      "match",
      "parallel",
      "peer",
      "rival"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.",
      "Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.",
      "the lead actress and her male counterpart",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with his Chinese counterpart , Defense Minister Wei Fenghe face to face for the first time in a tour of Asia next week. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "Kerry on Tuesday sat on a panel with his Chinese counterpart , Xie Zhenhua. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "While Biden travels the world to reinforce ties, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hasn\u2019t left China in 25 months. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Did anyone read about the US Defense Secretary meeting with his Chinese counterpart for the first time in two years? \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Grateful to my Chinese counterpart for solidarity with civilian victims. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In his call with Xi, Biden is expected to try to persuade his Chinese counterpart to back away from any support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war. \u2014 Jennifer Jacobs, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The development comes as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Rome on Monday to meet with his Chinese counterpart , Yang Jiechi. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Karen Deyoung, Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "In November, just weeks after the Biden\u2013Xi call, climate envoy John Kerry, at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, unveiled with his Chinese counterpart a joint plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171947"
  },
  "coup":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coup d'\u00e9tat",
      ": a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act",
      ": overturn , upset",
      ": injury occurring on the side of an organ (as the brain) on which a blow or impact is received \u2014 compare contrecoup"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc",
      "\u02c8k\u014dp",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "achievement",
      "acquirement",
      "attainment",
      "baby",
      "success",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonachievement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "It was a major coup when they got the Vice President to appear on their show for an interview.",
      "winning that big contract was a real coup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many in the region were hoping the coup would bring improvements, said Alioune Tine, founder of the AfrikaJom Center, a human rights think tank based in Senegal. \u2014 Borso Tall, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The Turrell Skyspace is the festival\u2019s biggest coup to date. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "That wasn\u2019t so much about descriptive accuracy as being inflammatory towards liberal protestors\u2014and exculpatory towards coup plotters. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who led the coup and was later installed as interim president, vowed to restore security. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "With 1:50 to go, Tampa delivered the coup de gr\u00e2ce, improbably again as Sergachev, from just inside the blue line, sent the puck through traffic and Palat deflected it home. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "And yet even this, which is designed to be Dominion\u2018s biggest no-brainer coup , feels like an easy nostalgia grab that turns into a no-go dead end. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "So that\u2019s one misunderstanding: that this was anything less than an almost- coup . \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Instead of repeating the Solomons diplomatic coup , China\u2019s proposal was shelved at a meeting in Fiji, after some countries questioned whether the deal would spark greater confrontation between China and rivals in the region. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This year's pace car is the second consecutive Chevy's Corvette Stingray, with last year's 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray coup the choice. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1572, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201543"
  },
  "coup de main":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden attack in force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8ma\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggression",
      "assault",
      "attack",
      "attempt",
      "blitz",
      "blitzkrieg",
      "charge",
      "descent",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "offensive",
      "onset",
      "onslaught",
      "raid",
      "rush",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, hand stroke",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1758, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193055"
  },
  "couplet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : distich",
      ": couple",
      ": two rhyming lines of verse one after another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-pl\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-pl\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brace",
      "couple",
      "duo",
      "dyad",
      "pair",
      "twain",
      "twosome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a poem made up of six couplets",
      "a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even though each couplet ends with the same word, the rhymes occur on every other line. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The couplet , and the razor-wire guitar riff around it, serve as an abrupt introduction into Lovato\u2019s new era. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
      "Indeed, around the same time, Auden wrote a famous haiku, and Frank Loesser a famous couplet , about the binding drink of the era, the Martini. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "There was limited road access, so the path and end point of the tornado were estimated by the radar debris signature and the velocity couplet , the weather service said. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "For every couplet about facing eviction as a youth while his mother battled alcoholism, there are dozens about his rapid come-up and fractured relationships with women. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The Patriots and Jets are the first teams this season to complete their intra-divisional couplet . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "And so that couplet turned into a great piece of advice. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2021",
      "Hughes has in this poem given the world an enduring form, one with which each of us can write our own version, substituting for the first and third couplet other brutal facts of the world. \u2014 Anne Boyer, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple \u2014 see couple  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221028"
  },
  "coupling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of bringing or coming together : pairing",
      ": sexual union",
      ": a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects",
      ": the joining of or the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters of a quadruped",
      ": a means of electric connection of two electric circuits by having a part common to both",
      ": the act of bringing or coming together",
      ": something that connects two parts or things",
      ": the joint together with its supporting structures between the last lumbar vertebra and the sacrum that joins the hindquarters of a quadruped to the trunk",
      ": the part of the body or the conformation and proportionate length of the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters",
      ": the tendency of linked traits to be inherited together in offspring of a double heterozygote when both dominant genes occur on one chromosome and both recessive genes occur on the homologous chromosome \u2014 compare repulsion",
      ": bigeminy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-pli\u014b",
      "-p\u0259-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-pling",
      "\u02c8k\u0259p-li\u014b, -\u0259-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "connection",
      "join",
      "joining",
      "joint",
      "jointure",
      "junction",
      "juncture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the couplings between railroad cars",
      "a coupling of literature and science",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Modular design, classical coupling , and parallelization of quantum hardware are all essential elements in designing a quantum-centric supercomputer. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Nate and Lauren and Alexis and Hunter had all left before the re- coupling after the two pairs got engaged. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "According to officials at the park, the macaque that Yakei showed interest in mating with, a 15-year-old male named Goro, rejected her advances despite their coupling during a previous breeding season. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But the prospect of their coupling puts Luciano in the crosshairs of her protective goatherd father, Severino (Severino Sperandio). \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Barbari calls the process 'conscious coupling ' whereby two people work together to build their vision of the relationship. \u2014 Lizzie Cernik, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The two tall coupling nuts are where the pedal struts attach to transmit motion from the pedals to the cam plate. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Another coupling worked the same way from right to left in the rear differential. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "As guards escort him away, Queen Charlotte retreats into an uncharacteristically vulnerable state while Edwina plays along and calms the confused King by recounting the royal coupling 's legendary love. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203316"
  },
  "courage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mental or moral strength to venture , persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty",
      ": the ability to meet danger and difficulties with firmness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ij",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-rij",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bottle",
      "bravery",
      "courageousness",
      "daring",
      "daringness",
      "dauntlessness",
      "doughtiness",
      "fearlessness",
      "gallantry",
      "greatheartedness",
      "guts",
      "gutsiness",
      "hardihood",
      "heart",
      "heroism",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "intrepidity",
      "intrepidness",
      "moxie",
      "nerve",
      "pecker",
      "prowess",
      "stoutness",
      "valor",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cowardice",
      "cowardliness",
      "cravenness",
      "dastardliness",
      "poltroonery",
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Eunice Kennedy Shriver \u2026 didn't buy into the propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive. That took courage back then, because she grew up in a family that expected a lot from the boys and very little from the girls. \u2014 Maria Shriver , Time , 26 Oct. 2009",
      "Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage . \u2014 Sue Monk Kidd , Reader's Digest , August 1990",
      "But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools. \u2014 Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915 , in Selected Letters of Robert Frost , 1964",
      "She has the courage to support unpopular causes.",
      "It takes courage to stand up for your rights.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The boy marvelled at the courage of the school staff. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
      "Her jump was something fantastical, like an illustration of courage ; her expansive arms and back were full of breadth. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Eau des Baux is inspired by the knights from the village Les Baux, who chose cypress as their symbol of courage . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Among Ukrainians, Fedorov had become a symbol of oppression and resistance, an example of courage in the face of invasion. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Durbin also reflected that Romney's father, George Romney, had plenty of political courage himself as a Republican governor who marched in support of the civil rights movement. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Aaron tells the boy of the courage of his grandmother Mickey (Tovah Feldshuh), whose Ukrainian parents were murdered in front of her by Cossacks, and who got herself out through Poland and on to England. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "Both shared an audacious courage of forging paths undiscovered, and experimenting with unconventional ideas that would result in new representations of beauty. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "All spoke of the horrors of the war and the courage of the Ukrainian people in resisting the Russian aggression. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corage , from Anglo-French curage , from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor \u2014 more at heart ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202118"
  },
  "courageous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or characterized by courage : brave",
      ": having or showing the ability to meet danger and difficulties with firmness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-j\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "gutty",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "manful",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "undauntable",
      "undaunted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "coward",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "fainthearted",
      "fearful",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "nerveless",
      "poltroon",
      "poor-spirited",
      "pusillanimous",
      "spineless",
      "spiritless",
      "timorous",
      "uncourageous",
      "ungallant",
      "unheroic",
      "weakhearted",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.",
      "the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The show is also courageous , aware of those who came before and, well, both kind and nonjudgmental. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "And these teachers have been courageous enough to embark on the difficult process of change. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite his courageous decision to testify against a sitting president, the series does not give Dean a free pass for his role in the Nixon administration\u2019s nefarious activities. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Disney said the company's CEO Bob Chapek need to be courageous and take a hard stance. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Over a year after passing away at the age of 9 after a courageous battle with cancer, Coyotes Ring of Honor member Leighton Accardo continues to impact the Phoenix community. \u2014 Ian Garcia, The Arizona Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Largely because of Japan\u2019s courageous decision to proceed without the U.S., TPP survived. \u2014 Tim Groser, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "In the film, the kind-hearted but courageous Cinderella escapes every day to the forest to escape her cruel stepmother and spoiled stepsister Dora. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Ross was the co-winner of the 2021 Brian Piccolo Award, presented annually to the ACC\u2019s most courageous player. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corageous, borrowed from Anglo-French corajus, from corage  courage + -us, -ous  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222056"
  },
  "courageousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or characterized by courage : brave",
      ": having or showing the ability to meet danger and difficulties with firmness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-j\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "gutty",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "manful",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "undauntable",
      "undaunted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "coward",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "fainthearted",
      "fearful",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "nerveless",
      "poltroon",
      "poor-spirited",
      "pusillanimous",
      "spineless",
      "spiritless",
      "timorous",
      "uncourageous",
      "ungallant",
      "unheroic",
      "weakhearted",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.",
      "the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The show is also courageous , aware of those who came before and, well, both kind and nonjudgmental. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "And these teachers have been courageous enough to embark on the difficult process of change. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite his courageous decision to testify against a sitting president, the series does not give Dean a free pass for his role in the Nixon administration\u2019s nefarious activities. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Disney said the company's CEO Bob Chapek need to be courageous and take a hard stance. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Over a year after passing away at the age of 9 after a courageous battle with cancer, Coyotes Ring of Honor member Leighton Accardo continues to impact the Phoenix community. \u2014 Ian Garcia, The Arizona Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Largely because of Japan\u2019s courageous decision to proceed without the U.S., TPP survived. \u2014 Tim Groser, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "In the film, the kind-hearted but courageous Cinderella escapes every day to the forest to escape her cruel stepmother and spoiled stepsister Dora. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Ross was the co-winner of the 2021 Brian Piccolo Award, presented annually to the ACC\u2019s most courageous player. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corageous, borrowed from Anglo-French corajus, from corage  courage + -us, -ous  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184301"
  },
  "course":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of moving in a path from point to point",
      ": the path over which something moves or extends: such as",
      ": racecourse",
      ": the direction of travel of a vehicle (such as a ship or airplane) usually measured as a clockwise angle from north",
      ": the projected path of travel",
      ": a point of the compass",
      ": watercourse",
      ": golf course",
      ": accustomed procedure or normal action",
      ": a chosen manner of conducting oneself : way of acting",
      ": progression through a development or period or a series of acts or events",
      ": life history , career",
      ": an ordered process or succession: such as",
      ": a number of lectures or other matter dealing with a subject",
      ": a series of such courses constituting a curriculum",
      ": a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period",
      ": a part of a meal served at one time",
      ": layer",
      ": a continuous level range of brick or masonry throughout a wall",
      ": the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast",
      ": after a normal passage of time : in the expected or allotted time",
      ": following the ordinary way or procedure",
      ": as might be expected",
      ": to follow close upon : pursue",
      ": to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds",
      ": to cause (dogs) to run (as after game)",
      ": to run or move swiftly through or over : traverse",
      ": to run or pass rapidly along or as if along an indicated path",
      ": motion from one point to another : progress in space or time",
      ": the path over which something moves",
      ": a natural channel for water",
      ": a way of doing something",
      ": the ordinary way something happens over time",
      ": a series of acts or proceedings arranged in regular order",
      ": a series of classes in a subject",
      ": a part of a meal served separately",
      ": as might be expected",
      ": to run through or over",
      ": to move rapidly : race",
      ": the series of events or stages comprising a natural process",
      ": a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "line",
      "methodology",
      "policy",
      "procedure",
      "program"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bird-dog",
      "chase",
      "dog",
      "follow",
      "hound",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During the course of a year, fallen tree limbs or downed trees accumulate on farms. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Harris, with three other Baltimore teens, were in the area burglarizing homes, which allowed the prosecution to seek a felony murder charge \u2014 a doctrine that can apply when someone is killed during the course of a different felony. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "During the course of its investigation, the panel has interviewed at least 1,000 witnesses and collected 140,000 documents. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "During the course of their investigation, BPD detectives conducted ten interviews, including with the survivor and the survivor's family members and friends, as well as reviewing available reports from outside agencies. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The heads of USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee both resigned during the course of the legal battle. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "Apple observers think the chances of glimpsing a wearable display during the course of Monday\u2019s keynote is unlikely. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "During the course of the special military operation, 8 Tochka-U missile launchers, as well as 90% of missiles stored in its arsenals, have been destroyed. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "During the course of the arrest, the offender fired shots, striking a deputy U.S. marshal, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Our current superintendent has supported this fight and has taken steps to course correct. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "For Selin, a narrator who treats course descriptions as manifestos, this portends a drastic shift in worldview and sensibility. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve is finally starting to course correct. \u2014 William J. Luther, National Review , 5 May 2022",
      "When in doubt, err on the side of caution, slow down and course correct. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "The Crimes of Grindelwald also earned the weakest reviews of any Harry Potter movie, raising the question of whether the franchise could course correct. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The next year, perhaps scarred by confused press clippings, Lolla\u2019s organizers attempted to course correct and booked electro duo Orbital as headliners alongside Devo, the Prodigy, and the Orb. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The intestinal cells are short-lived and easily replaceable, meaning the bats can shed them through their digestive systems and expel them in iron-rich droppings instead of having the extra iron continue to course through their bloodstream. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Done authentically and consistently, this rise of collaborative leadership can course correct the practice and impact of business at perhaps the most critical time in our history. \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201748"
  },
  "courteous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court",
      ": marked by respect for and consideration of others",
      ": showing respect and consideration for others : polite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
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      "civil",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discourteous",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "mannerless",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncivil",
      "ungenteel",
      "ungracious",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
      "\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
      "He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
      "The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
      "their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
      "What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Uzbeks are amazing hosts and will go out of their way to be helpful and courteous to visitors. \u2014 Joshua Jung, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204415"
  },
  "courtesan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prostitute with a courtly , wealthy, or upper-class clientele"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
      "-\u02cczan",
      "also",
      "-\u02ccz\u00e4n",
      "especially British"
    ],
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      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "cocotte",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the protagonist of the novel is a composite of several real-life courtesans who plied their trade among the decadent aristocracy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The popular comedy incorporates music, dance and mime, in a story about a humble sardine seller and his love for the most glamorous courtesan in Kyoto. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a risqu\u00e9 comedy drama based on the memoirs of real-life 19th-century British courtesan Harriette Wilson. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Sandra Yi Sencindiver joins as Enjoiner Rue, a former courtesan who became the politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "How funny to picture Mangeshkar\u2014sustaining her soft but commanding soprano as a Mughal Empire-era courtesan , defiantly declaring her love for a royal\u2014mere feet away from a toilet. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "In that scene, a courtesan challenges an emperor in court by declaring her love for a prince. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Sencindiver plays Enjoiner Rue, a politically savvy former courtesan to Cleon the 16th who now serves as consigliere to Queen Sareth of Cloud Dominion, played by Smith, who charms her way into the Imperial Palace while on a secret quest for revenge. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The fact that Vig\u00e9e Le Brun painted Madame du Barry several times suggests how much the former courtesan \u2019s reputation had changed, because Vig\u00e9e Le Brun was the official painter of Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry\u2019s former nemesis. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "But devising the piece, and then re-imagining it for the Broadway stage production, was initially a feat as seemingly foolhardy as romancing a courtesan . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French courtisane , from northern Italian dialect form of Italian cortigiana woman courtier, feminine of cortigiano courtier, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors \u2014 see court  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205945"
  },
  "courtesy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": behavior marked by polished manners or respect for others : courteous behavior",
      ": a courteous and respectful act or expression",
      ": general allowance despite facts : indulgence",
      ": consideration, cooperation, and generosity in providing something (such as a gift or privilege)",
      ": agency , means",
      ": granted, provided, or performed as a courtesy or by way of courtesy (see courtesy entry 1 )",
      ": the quality or state of being respectful and considerate of others",
      ": a polite or generous act or expression",
      ": something that is a favor and not a right"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
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      "benevolence",
      "boon",
      "favor",
      "grace",
      "indulgence",
      "kindness",
      "mercy",
      "service",
      "turn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the show\u2019s assets \u2014 notably, Edwards\u2019s wonderful score \u2014 outnumber any shortcomings, and the production percolates courtesy of some lively performances. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Envisioned as a private/public partnership, the project got an infusion of public money from the CARES Act courtesy of the Municipality of Anchorage. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "First Tee has nine core values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, judgment, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, and courtesy . \u2014 Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Framing the exhibits are deft design touches, courtesy of visionary architect Henry Cobb (who sadly passed away in 2020, before seeing his final masterpiece finished). \u2014 Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "The Phoenix got another run-scoring single off the bat of Caden Wilson after Wolfram\u2019s two-run double to score courtesy runner Mason Corazzari. \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "The next gut punch was delivered by sophomore third baseman Lillian Koch, who doubled to bring in McCoy and sophomore courtesy runner Mya Nelson for the 4-0 Bruins lead. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
      "Bottles of homemade hot sauce, courtesy of Glemaud\u2019s aunt, were passed around the table and tucked into goodie bags for guests to enjoy later. \u2014 Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "To complement her outfit, Spears went with timeless glam courtesy of Charlotte Tilbury and her niece, Sofia Tilbury. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "All this entertainment is courtesy of that most sensitive appendage, a dog\u2019s nose. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Her car was towed and she was cited, then given a courtesy ride to a Greater Cleveland RTA station in Shaker Heights. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Following a few years of bumper crops, courtesy high-yielding seed varieties, efficient farm mechanisation, and favourable weather conditions, India has amassed surplus wheat stocks to plug the void left by Russia and Ukraine. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Production and arrangement of the new takes on old classics are courtesy of Jacobo Calder\u00f3n \u2014 producer and composer son of Juan Carlos Calder\u00f3n, the legendary songwriter who penned many of Mocedades\u2019 biggest hits. \u2014 Teresa Aguilera, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
      "Khamiyah Brown opened the inning with a triple and courtesy runner Hannah Vandiver scored with two outs on an error on the Gators\u2019 shortstop. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 18 May 2022",
      "An officer gave him a courtesy ride into North Olmsted to catch a bus. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer revealed on Instagram that her white gown will be courtesy of Versace. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
      "The free comic books are courtesy of Carol & John\u2019s Comic Book Shop in Cleveland. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1613, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171824"
  },
  "courtly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a quality befitting the court : elegant",
      ": insincerely flattering",
      ": favoring the policy or party of the court",
      ": in a courtly manner : politely",
      ": polite and graceful in a formal way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frt-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u022frt-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "classy",
      "elegant",
      "fine",
      "graceful",
      "handsome",
      "majestic",
      "refined",
      "stately",
      "tasteful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dowdy",
      "graceless",
      "inelegant",
      "styleless",
      "tasteless",
      "unfashionable",
      "unhandsome",
      "unstylish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "his courtly manners made him a favorite escort of widowed socialites",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The quartet took a stately tempo in the minuet, emphasizing its courtly associations. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Dinkins, meanwhile, was known for his courtly manner, dapper dress, and meticulous grammar and speaking style, which represented a refreshing change for many New Yorkers. \u2014 Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2020",
      "Ballad\u2019s third-person past fits Coriolanus\u2019 intellectual courtly existence, all fake smiles and knowing banter with addled professors. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 May 2020",
      "Early last month, at a Mexican restaurant in Seattle, the first United States hot spot of the coronavirus outbreak, Mr. Hayes worked around the no-handshaking protocol with a good-natured, mock- courtly bow. \u2014 John Schwartz, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Could this courtly gentleman really be capable of brutal savagery? \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "The cops\u2019 fictional pursuit of the Red Queen intersects with historical events and there are some delightful real-life cameos here, particularly the portrait of a wry and courtly Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., then the ambassador to South Vietnam. \u2014 Jennifer Reese, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "Conan Doyle himself viewed these courtly and martial virtues as sacrosanct. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "Vincent Canby, however, the courtly film critic for The New York Times, was not one of them. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Count Orlok, played by Max Schreck, is reclusive and antisocial, not a courtly debonair. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Making her directorial debut, Rebecca Hall deftly introduces us to the story through the eyes of Irene (Tessa Thompson), a courtly housewife striving to be perceived as Black excellence. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202253"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to guard from attack",
      ": to have within the range of one's guns : command",
      ": to hold within range of an aimed firearm",
      ": to afford protection or security to : insure",
      ": to afford protection against or compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for",
      ": to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play",
      ": to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball)",
      ": to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit",
      ": to maintain a check on especially by patrolling",
      ": to protect by contrivance or expedient",
      ": to hide from sight or knowledge : conceal",
      ": to lie over : envelop",
      ": to lay or spread something over : overlay",
      ": to spread over",
      ": to appear here and there on the surface of",
      ": to place or set a cover or covering over",
      ": to copulate with (a female animal)",
      ": to sit on and incubate (eggs)",
      ": to invest with a large or excessive amount of something",
      ": to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)",
      ": to have sufficient scope to include or take into account",
      ": to deal with : treat",
      ": to have as one's territory or field of activity",
      ": to report news about",
      ": to pass over : traverse",
      ": to defray the cost of",
      ": to place one's stake in equal jeopardy within a bet",
      ": to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale)",
      ": to record or perform a cover of (a song)",
      ": to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice",
      ": to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence",
      ": to conceal traces in order to elude pursuers or escape detection",
      ": to deal with a subject or assignment in a particular manner",
      ": something that protects, shelters, or guards: such as",
      ": natural shelter for an animal",
      ": the factors that provide such shelter",
      ": a position or situation affording protection from enemy fire",
      ": the protection offered by airplanes in tactical support of a military operation",
      ": coverage sense 1a",
      ": something that is placed over or about another thing:",
      ": lid , top",
      ": a binding or case for a book or the analogous part of a magazine",
      ": the front or back of such a binding",
      ": an overlay or outer layer especially for protection",
      ": a tablecloth and the other table accessories",
      ": cover charge",
      ": roof",
      ": a cloth used on a bed for warmth or for decoration",
      ": something (such as vegetation or snow) that covers the ground",
      ": the extent to which clouds obscure the sky",
      ": something that conceals or obscures",
      ": a masking device : pretext",
      ": an envelope or wrapper for mail",
      ": one who substitutes for another during an absence",
      ": a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by another performer",
      ": in an envelope or wrapper",
      ": under concealment : in secret",
      ": to place or spread something over",
      ": to be spread with or extend over much or all of the surface of",
      ": to form a covering over",
      ": to pass over or through",
      ": to provide protection to or against",
      ": to maintain a check on by patrolling",
      ": to hide from sight or knowledge",
      ": to deal with as a subject",
      ": to have as a field of activity or interest",
      ": to provide insurance for",
      ": something that protects, shelters, or hides",
      ": a covering (as a blanket) used on a bed",
      ": a binding or a protecting case",
      ": something that is placed over or about another thing : lid , top",
      ": insure",
      ": to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for",
      ": to obtain cover",
      ": purchase of goods in substitution for those originally contracted for when the seller fails to fulfill the contract",
      ": the substituted goods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill in",
      "pinch-hit",
      "stand in",
      "step in",
      "sub",
      "substitute",
      "take over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap",
      "lid",
      "top"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The extra revenue will help cover rising personnel costs and provide salary increases for West Valley City workers, especially police officers. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The tribal student grant will help cover the difference between state or federal aid a student receives, and the average cost of attendance at their in-state school. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "Language Virtual hosts fund-raisers to help cover the cost of Zoom accounts, and the costs associated with becoming a nonprofit. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Bars and restaurants that counted on business insurance to help cover major losses from 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns are out of luck, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has found. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Proceeds help to cover the society\u2019s utility and insurance expenses. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "The funds will help cover a wide array of expenses such as vacations, travel, gaming consoles, fitness classes, ergonomic home office equipment, meal delivery services and outdoor fitness equipment. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "The school survived that scare, with parents pitching in to help cover the payroll. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "In the meantime, cities and water districts in Southern California are offering customers rebates to help cover the costs of converting lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Grazing allotment cover much of the monument, where as many as 40 new water wells are proposed to support the livestock industry. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Theophilio founder Edvin Thompson, model and Teen Vogue cover star Yumi Nu, activist Huma Abedin, and Vogue China Editor in Chief Margaret Zhang. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "The rear cover of an Ultima box traded by Ricciardi (left) and one from the collection of Joe Garrity (right). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Jacob Beltran cover crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "Joint cover : Joel: Shirt by Sandro; Tank by COS; Pants by BODE; Shoes by Dr. Martens. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Cotoca and Land\u00edvar cover 363 acres and 778 acres, respectively, and were surrounded by defensive structures such as moats. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "So what does the new regulation cover , and what are some practical steps that can help firms comply with it? \u2014 Evgeny Likhoded, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Homes on the tour cover a wide range of size, age and renovation. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180504"
  },
  "cover (up)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device or stratagem for masking or concealing",
      ": a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public",
      ": a loose outer garment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212420"
  },
  "cover-all":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a one-piece outer garment worn to protect other garments",
      ": comprehensive",
      ": an outer garment that combines shirt and pants and is worn to protect a person's regular clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u022fl",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-in",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cost to participate is $6 per packet and includes five games and coverall . \u2014 courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for donations of N-95 masks, coverall safety suits, isolation gowns, goggles, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for officers. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Dan Colgan, administrator at Redeemer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis, donned a protective coverall , an N95 mask and a plastic face shield to provide a graphic visual. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 July 2021",
      "Pulling up the rear of the costume parade is Luann, not in blackface but wearing nude leggings, a bikini top, a macrame coverall , and about three statement necklaces at once. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 11 May 2021",
      "The father and son safely escaped out the front window of the house as the man went upstairs and took keys to a vehicle and a green mechanic\u2019s coverall before fleeing yard-to-yard on foot toward K Street, officials said. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2021",
      "The heaviest non-insulated coverall is the fisher stripe, built out of 10-oz. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "On August 29th, Vescovo put on his coveralls and walked out to the aft deck. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
      "The mayor's office had said the city needs 45 million surgical gowns, coveralls , gloves, and facemasks provided in early April. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 24 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1824, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203814"
  },
  "covered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to guard from attack",
      ": to have within the range of one's guns : command",
      ": to hold within range of an aimed firearm",
      ": to afford protection or security to : insure",
      ": to afford protection against or compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for",
      ": to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play",
      ": to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball)",
      ": to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit",
      ": to maintain a check on especially by patrolling",
      ": to protect by contrivance or expedient",
      ": to hide from sight or knowledge : conceal",
      ": to lie over : envelop",
      ": to lay or spread something over : overlay",
      ": to spread over",
      ": to appear here and there on the surface of",
      ": to place or set a cover or covering over",
      ": to copulate with (a female animal)",
      ": to sit on and incubate (eggs)",
      ": to invest with a large or excessive amount of something",
      ": to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)",
      ": to have sufficient scope to include or take into account",
      ": to deal with : treat",
      ": to have as one's territory or field of activity",
      ": to report news about",
      ": to pass over : traverse",
      ": to defray the cost of",
      ": to place one's stake in equal jeopardy within a bet",
      ": to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale)",
      ": to record or perform a cover of (a song)",
      ": to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice",
      ": to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence",
      ": to conceal traces in order to elude pursuers or escape detection",
      ": to deal with a subject or assignment in a particular manner",
      ": something that protects, shelters, or guards: such as",
      ": natural shelter for an animal",
      ": the factors that provide such shelter",
      ": a position or situation affording protection from enemy fire",
      ": the protection offered by airplanes in tactical support of a military operation",
      ": coverage sense 1a",
      ": something that is placed over or about another thing:",
      ": lid , top",
      ": a binding or case for a book or the analogous part of a magazine",
      ": the front or back of such a binding",
      ": an overlay or outer layer especially for protection",
      ": a tablecloth and the other table accessories",
      ": cover charge",
      ": roof",
      ": a cloth used on a bed for warmth or for decoration",
      ": something (such as vegetation or snow) that covers the ground",
      ": the extent to which clouds obscure the sky",
      ": something that conceals or obscures",
      ": a masking device : pretext",
      ": an envelope or wrapper for mail",
      ": one who substitutes for another during an absence",
      ": a recording or performance of a song previously recorded by another performer",
      ": in an envelope or wrapper",
      ": under concealment : in secret",
      ": to place or spread something over",
      ": to be spread with or extend over much or all of the surface of",
      ": to form a covering over",
      ": to pass over or through",
      ": to provide protection to or against",
      ": to maintain a check on by patrolling",
      ": to hide from sight or knowledge",
      ": to deal with as a subject",
      ": to have as a field of activity or interest",
      ": to provide insurance for",
      ": something that protects, shelters, or hides",
      ": a covering (as a blanket) used on a bed",
      ": a binding or a protecting case",
      ": something that is placed over or about another thing : lid , top",
      ": insure",
      ": to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for",
      ": to obtain cover",
      ": purchase of goods in substitution for those originally contracted for when the seller fails to fulfill the contract",
      ": the substituted goods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill in",
      "pinch-hit",
      "stand in",
      "step in",
      "sub",
      "substitute",
      "take over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap",
      "lid",
      "top"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The extra revenue will help cover rising personnel costs and provide salary increases for West Valley City workers, especially police officers. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The tribal student grant will help cover the difference between state or federal aid a student receives, and the average cost of attendance at their in-state school. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "Language Virtual hosts fund-raisers to help cover the cost of Zoom accounts, and the costs associated with becoming a nonprofit. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Bars and restaurants that counted on business insurance to help cover major losses from 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns are out of luck, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has found. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Proceeds help to cover the society\u2019s utility and insurance expenses. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "The funds will help cover a wide array of expenses such as vacations, travel, gaming consoles, fitness classes, ergonomic home office equipment, meal delivery services and outdoor fitness equipment. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "The school survived that scare, with parents pitching in to help cover the payroll. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "In the meantime, cities and water districts in Southern California are offering customers rebates to help cover the costs of converting lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Grazing allotment cover much of the monument, where as many as 40 new water wells are proposed to support the livestock industry. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Theophilio founder Edvin Thompson, model and Teen Vogue cover star Yumi Nu, activist Huma Abedin, and Vogue China Editor in Chief Margaret Zhang. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "The rear cover of an Ultima box traded by Ricciardi (left) and one from the collection of Joe Garrity (right). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Jacob Beltran cover crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "Joint cover : Joel: Shirt by Sandro; Tank by COS; Pants by BODE; Shoes by Dr. Martens. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Cotoca and Land\u00edvar cover 363 acres and 778 acres, respectively, and were surrounded by defensive structures such as moats. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "So what does the new regulation cover , and what are some practical steps that can help firms comply with it? \u2014 Evgeny Likhoded, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Homes on the tour cover a wide range of size, age and renovation. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211735"
  },
  "covering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that covers or conceals",
      ": containing explanation of or additional information about an accompanying communication",
      ": something that shelters, protects, or conceals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-ring"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "coverture",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering , we were able to slip out undetected",
      "the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These egg masses, typically about an inch long with a gray mud-like covering , can contain up to 50 eggs. \u2014 Mike Snider And Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "The individual meal boxes are recyclable, and the BPA-free film covering can be recycled at select locations across the US. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Foster finished with 42 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers and two goals and was equally effective covering behind the cage and around the crease. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "The clean dashboard design is similar to the Civic's, with a mesh covering for the air vents that stretches across the center stack and passenger side. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "Her daughter, Princess Estelle, also dressed in the traditional outfit\u2014sans the white head covering , which signifies a married woman. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "Emily, meanwhile, wore a matching dress and a chunari, or head covering , that used to belong to Aaron\u2019s grandmother. \u2014 Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Should short covering emerge at some point, that high of a ratio might indicate decent fuel for a rally. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The glass covering of the painting has been pierced by shrapnel over the face of Joseph. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Well, the Chargers are just 4-5 ATS as favorites this year and 1-3 ATS in their last four games as favorites, including outright losses vs. the Vikings at home and the Broncos on the road, plus a non- covering win at home against the Steelers. \u2014 Dave Tuley Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185909"
  },
  "coverture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covering",
      ": shelter",
      ": the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law",
      ": the inclusion of a woman in the legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
      "-\u02cctu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02ccchu\u0307r, -ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "covering",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "under the coverture of a raging snowstorm, the rebels undertook their surprise attack on the fortress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heavenly Mother, according to our own doctrine, can\u2019t be some wilting Victorian flower shrinking under the protective coverture of a strong man. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "The famous legal scholar William Blackstone had interpreted coverture rather strictly in the 1760s, and the American Revolution did nothing to change that. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "That started to change by about the 18th century, when coverture laws\u2014which counted wives as legal property of their husbands\u2014grew more entrenched in Britain, and evolved to effectively forbid women from owning land at all. \u2014 Michael Waters, The Atlantic , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "In the nascent American Republic, where some humans could vote and most others were in coverture to their voting husbands or were the property of those men, the notion of majority representation was corrupted a priori. \u2014 Shannon Pufahl, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Coverture also meant that a man had largely unrestrained access to his wife\u2019s body. \u2014 Elizabeth Weingarten, The Atlantic , 15 June 2017",
      "The answer partially lies in the practices of coverture , embedded in the old law of domestic relations that American colonists inherited from the British and didn\u2019t change after the Revolution. \u2014 Elizabeth Weingarten, The Atlantic , 15 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221723"
  },
  "coveting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wish for earnestly",
      ": to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably",
      ": to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another",
      ": to wish for greatly or with envy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "crave",
      "desiderate",
      "desire",
      "die (for)",
      "hanker (for ",
      "hunger (for)",
      "itch (for)",
      "jones (for)",
      "long (for)",
      "lust (for ",
      "pant (after)",
      "pine (for)",
      "repine (for)",
      "salivate (for)",
      "sigh (for)",
      "thirst (for)",
      "want",
      "wish (for)",
      "yearn (for)",
      "yen (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted . \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
      "The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't. \u2014 Lewis Grizzard , Reader's Digest , January 1992",
      "He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it\u2014namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
      "His religion warns against coveting material goods.",
      "I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "With his abundant athleticism and relentless motor, Hutchinson seems like exactly the kind of prospect that coach Dan Campbell would covet . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For this reason, this generation is being targeted by companies who covet their purchasing power. \u2014 Daniel Berman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Surely, the Alliance isn\u2019t na\u00efve enough to think Oklahoma and Texas are the only universities that covet SEC membership. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Price declines make current shareholders disinclined to unload slugs of stocks, leaving fewer opportunities for banks and the enthusiastic buyers who covet the offerings. \u2014 Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The initiative is an economic development coup for Broward County and both airports, which all covet the development of new commercial aviation businesses as generators of jobs, visibility and new services for travelers. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coveiten , from Anglo-French coveiter , from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare , from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191631"
  },
  "covetous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions",
      ": having a craving for possession",
      ": having or showing too much desire for wealth or possessions or for something belonging to another person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-t\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquisitive",
      "avaricious",
      "avid",
      "coveting",
      "grabby",
      "grasping",
      "greedy",
      "mercenary",
      "moneygrubbing",
      "rapacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The expensive car drew many covetous looks.",
      "one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once Lexington wins his first race, Harry\u2019s ownership gives covetous White horsemen the necessary leverage to take the animal from him. \u2014 Maggie Shipstead, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "That is, unless covetous bidders don\u2019t have something else in mind. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
      "In her grief, Lennie abandons her musical pursuits (leaving her school-band solos to the covetous queen bee Rachel, played by Julia Schlaepfer). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Whatever their covetous neighbors say, Taiwan and Ukraine have the essential features of independent nationhood. \u2014 Christopher Demuth, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Conventional wisdom is that corporations cannot innovate because executives are too covetous of their profits to risk pursuing unproven ideas. \u2014 Andy Binns, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In Punjab, even under the British, families like Sohel\u2019s kept up connections in the underworld, just to make sure that covetous eyes were not unduly drawn to their property and treasure. \u2014 Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "The Bears are casting a covetous glance at a 326-acre parcel of revenue-spinning potential that lies near two interstate highways and a Metra station. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 19 June 2021",
      "Because works by Mark Rothko, Jeff Koons and, yes, Leonardo da Vinci, now fetch enormously high prices, museums and municipalities are turning to the finest of fine art with covetous eyes and thinning pocketbooks. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see covet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205413"
  },
  "cowardice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of courage or firmness of purpose",
      ": shameful fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)r-d\u0259s",
      "dialectal",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259r-d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cowardliness",
      "cravenness",
      "dastardliness",
      "gutlessness",
      "poltroonery",
      "pusillanimity",
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bravery",
      "courage",
      "courageousness",
      "daring",
      "dauntlessness",
      "doughtiness",
      "fearlessness",
      "gallantry",
      "greatheartedness",
      "guts",
      "hardihood",
      "heart",
      "heroism",
      "intrepidity",
      "intrepidness",
      "nerve",
      "stoutness",
      "valiance",
      "valor",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the cowardice shown by political leaders who were willing to give the Nazis whatever they wanted",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Democrats\u2019 characteristic form of cowardice is risk aversion. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "As someone dedicated to real protest in the face of an incoming Nazi regime, Ruth (Davidson) directs the same rage toward her husband\u2019s cowardice in standing up to the Reich. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "His latest appeal to Putin exposes the cowardice of that decision. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, their cowardice and incompetence feels more like something drafted by Armando Ianucci or the Coen brothers. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This profile in cowardice comes from two Democrats whose party is facing a possible midterm wipeout thanks to high inflation that has been made worse by its spendthrift policies. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "On Florida\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Their efforts to warn society are met with derision, disinterest, political cowardice , and, eventually, total denial. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains exasperated with the pace of military assistance, accusing Western leaders of cowardice and repeating his request for tanks and fighter jets. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cowardise , from Anglo-French coardise , from cuard \u2014 see coward ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182409"
  },
  "cowardly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a cowardly manner",
      ": being, resembling, or befitting a coward",
      ": shamefully fearful",
      ": showing shameful fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
      "She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
      "a cowardly attack from behind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Open up to her cowardly husband who is unlikely to believe her? \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "This cowardly act is a symptom of the current day sports landscape. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1551, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192317"
  },
  "cowhide":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hide of a cow",
      ": leather made from this hide",
      ": a coarse whip of rawhide or braided leather",
      ": to flog with a cowhide whip",
      ": the hide of cattle or leather made from it",
      ": a whip of rawhide or braided leather"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02cch\u012bd",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02cch\u012bd"
    ],
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      "birch",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cloth made of cowhide",
      "Verb",
      "was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The brand\u2019s latest mahjong vanity set is trimmed in natural cowhide and gleaming brass fasteners, with a monogrammed canvas exterior that unbuckles from the top to reveal a six-drawer vanity with a deep emerald green lining. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "In one image, Johnson, 24, wears a Calvin Klein 205W39NYC cowhide leather jacket with a slip skirt and a pair of heeled boots. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Climate change is a political football only because public figures and corporate agents continue to wrap it in cowhide and call it a hoax. \u2014 Dan Schwartz, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside look at how pieces of cowhide are transformed into NBA game balls. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1794, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211342"
  },
  "coy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness",
      ": shrinking from contact or familiarity",
      ": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment",
      ": caress",
      ": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )",
      ": falsely shy or modest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi",
      "\u02c8k\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquettish",
      "demure",
      "kittenish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
      "Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
      "And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
      "I didn't like her coy manner.",
      "He gave a coy answer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183347"
  },
  "cozen":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery",
      "to gain by cozening someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n",
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoax",
      "hoodwink",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage",
      "cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would \u201cinvest\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare , from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163650"
  },
  "cozener":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery",
      ": to gain by cozening someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoax",
      "hoodwink",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage",
      "cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would \u201cinvest\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare , from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213136"
  },
  "cozy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug",
      ": marked by or providing contentment or comfort",
      ": marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group",
      ": marked by or suggesting close association or connivance",
      ": marked by a discreet and cautious attitude or procedure",
      ": a padded covering especially for a teapot to keep the contents hot",
      ": a light detective story that usually features a well-educated protagonist and little explicit violence",
      ": in a cautious manner",
      ": enjoying or providing warmth and comfort",
      ": a padded covering for a container (as a teapot) to keep the contents hot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canny",
      "comfortable",
      "comfy",
      "relaxed",
      "snug"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncomfortable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The room was warm and cozy .",
      "We had a cozy dinner with the whole family.",
      "I spent a cozy evening reading in front of the fire.",
      "He claims that there is a cozy arrangement between the police and the drug dealers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Since then, the group has transformed 17 classroom corners into cozy reading nooks. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "For those looking to update their bedroom essentials, consider upgrading your mattress and bedding in Parachute\u2019s rare sale, stocked with everything from breathable, lightweight linen sheets to cozy organic cotton bathrobes and slippers. \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "This cozy , inviting chair is the final piece your living space needs. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
      "With a few of these items, your home will be transformed into a cozy , relaxing paradise in no time. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Skip the Parmesan cheese (or try a vegan alternative) for a cozy , hearty soup perfect for chilly nights. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "He was disgusted that the invading soldiers had the audacity to get cozy here. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Centennial has been so good from beginning to end that the Huskies clearly deserve the favorite\u2019s role and will get to play the game in their cozy , loud gym. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Looking for a costume that's cute and will keep you cozy ? \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The event will be held at The Oasis, a cozy , renovated 1800s storefront adjacent to Union Church, 3 Elm St. Admission is free and dress is casual. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "No one does cozy quite like Ugg, which is why its slippers are so popular among celebs and customers. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Speaking of cozy , check out the Weighted Throw Blanket, too. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Minute prints, while quaint and cozy , can magnify a room\u2019s tininess. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The house is modest for Washington: stucco and brick, cozy and cramped. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Bodysuits, t-shirts, and lounge pants are made with a cozy , yet breathable cotton and modal blend. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Keep scrolling to discover Vogue\u2019s edit of 40 warm and stylish winter maternity dresses, from cozy to festive. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The coffeehouse will be held in The Oasis, a cozy , renovated 1889 storefront located at 3 Elm St. Admission and refreshments are free. \u2014 courant.com , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1946, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174733"
  },
  "crab":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans:",
      ": any of an infraorder (Brachyura) with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers",
      ": any of various crustaceans of an infraorder (Anomura) resembling true crabs in the more or less reduced condition of the abdomen",
      ": cancer sense 1",
      ": infestation with crab lice",
      ": the angular difference between an aircraft's course and the heading necessary to make that course in the presence of a crosswind",
      ": to fish for crabs",
      ": to move sideways indirectly or diagonally",
      ": to crab an airplane",
      ": to scuttle or scurry sideways",
      ": to cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner",
      ": to head (an airplane) into a crosswind to counteract drift",
      ": to subject to crabbing",
      ": crab apple",
      ": an ill-tempered person : grouch",
      ": to make sullen : sour",
      ": to complain about peevishly",
      ": spoil , ruin",
      ": carp , grouse",
      ": a sea animal that is a crustacean related to the lobsters and has a short broad flat shell and a front pair of legs with small claws",
      ": a person who is usually grouchy",
      ": complain",
      ": any of a tribe (Brachyura) of chiefly marine crustaceans with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers",
      ": infestation with pubic lice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krab",
      "\u02c8krab",
      "\u02c8krab"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crank",
      "croaker",
      "crosspatch",
      "curmudgeon",
      "fusser",
      "griper",
      "grouch",
      "grouser",
      "growler",
      "grumbler",
      "grump",
      "murmurer",
      "mutterer",
      "sourpuss",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1580, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1662, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184348"
  },
  "crack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a very sharp explosive sound",
      ": to break, split, or snap apart",
      ": fail : such as",
      ": to lose control or effectiveness under pressure",
      ": to fail in tone",
      ": to go or travel at good speed",
      ": to break so that fissures appear on the surface",
      ": to break with a sudden sharp sound",
      ": to tell especially suddenly or strikingly",
      ": to strike with a sharp noise : rap",
      ": to open (something, such as a bottle) for drinking",
      ": to open (a book) for studying",
      ": to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of",
      ": to break into",
      ": to open slightly",
      ": to break through (something, such as a barrier) so as to gain acceptance or recognition",
      ": to show or begin showing (a smile) especially reluctantly or uncharacteristically",
      ": to impair seriously or irreparably : wreck",
      ": to destroy the tone of (a voice)",
      ": disorder , craze",
      ": to interrupt sharply or abruptly",
      ": to cause to make a sharp noise",
      ": to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking",
      ": to produce by cracking",
      ": to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat",
      ": to adopt or apply an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening approach or policy (as in demanding harder work from employees)",
      ": to make a wisecrack",
      ": a loud roll or peal",
      ": a sudden sharp noise",
      ": a sharp witty remark : quip",
      ": a narrow break : fissure",
      ": a narrow opening",
      ": a weakness or flaw caused by decay, age, or deficiency : unsoundness",
      ": a broken tone of the voice",
      ": crackpot",
      ": moment , instant",
      ": housebreaking , burglary",
      ": a sharp resounding blow",
      ": an attempt or opportunity to do something",
      ": a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly for smoking",
      ": of superior excellence or ability",
      ": to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound",
      ": to break often without completely separating into parts",
      ": to make or cause to make a sound as if breaking",
      ": to open a small amount",
      ": to tell (a joke) especially in a clever way",
      ": to lose self-control",
      ": to change in tone quality",
      ": to strike or receive a sharp blow",
      ": solve",
      ": to have a reputation as a result of praise",
      ": to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing",
      ": to laugh or cause to laugh",
      ": a narrow break or opening",
      ": a sudden sharp noise",
      ": a sharp clever remark",
      ": a broken tone of the voice",
      ": the beginning moment",
      ": a sharp blow",
      ": attempt entry 2",
      ": of high quality or ability",
      ": a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly usually for smoking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krak",
      "\u02c8krak",
      "\u02c8krak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pop",
      "snap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "check",
      "chink",
      "cleft",
      "cranny",
      "crevice",
      "fissure",
      "rift",
      "split"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even the strongest foundation can crack from that much wear and tear. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The sound of a gun can crack at your ears like a whip. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 May 2022",
      "The low pressure fuel hose that connects the low pressure fuel pump to the direct injection fuel pump may crack over time, due to heat generated within the engine compartment. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
      "The low-pressure fuel hose that connects the low-pressure fuel pump to the direct injection fuel pump may crack over time, due to heat generated within the engine compartment. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "She's struggled to crack the top three in most polls of the GOP race, with investment banker Mike Gibbons and former state Treasurer Josh Mandel leading in recent months, with state Sen. Matt Dolan coming on lately. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "Thirdly, no business can crack climate challenges alone. \u2014 Jeff Thomson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The median annual earning for U.S. workers is about $42,000, according to the Census Bureau, and most people never crack six figures in any year of their careers, never mind the first. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While Russia is a significant and growing market for major game publishers, the country doesn't even crack the top 10 nations by game industry revenues, according to a 2021 NewZoo report. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At the crack of dawn on April 16, 1912, an American aviator pulled on her form-fitting satin flying suit, with its cinched waist, flattering hood and tapered legs that flowed into calf-high boots. \u2014 Charlotte Gray, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "Read on for gift ideas for the friend who got up at the crack of dawn for Harry and Meghan's wedding and Will and Kate's, and is biding time until The Crown season 5 by seeing Spencer multiple times. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
      "This season, the flight of baseballs remain inconsistent and plenty that sound like homers at the crack die harmlessly along warning tracks. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Written by executive producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger and directed by Chris Koch, the episode opens in the 1980s as young Kevin, Randall, and Kate continually wake their parents at the crack of dawn requesting waffles. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 10 May 2022",
      "Nearly every weekday for the last 20 years, at the crack of dawn, some of the area\u2019s top prospects have trained together. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "On May 8, 2021, at the crack of dawn, shreds of mist crept from the chilly fields onto Ziendeweg, a country road south of Amsterdam. \u2014 Menno Schilthuizen, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Guo Ziwei, who lives in Shanghai\u2019s normally bustling Jingan district, is waking up at the crack of dawn to order food. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The text delivering this news arrives before the crack of dawn, but Jenner has already been up for hours. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In 1986, Biden wrote a strict federal anti- crack bill, and sold it by complaining that President Reagan was weak and had surrendered in the War on Drugs. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 23 June 2021",
      "Among the drugs detectives seized were crack cocaine, oxycodone, MDMA and cannabis. \u2014 Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Police recovered suspected crack cocaine, suspected marijuana, a short straw, a metal spoon and a knife. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Follow along with The Post's crack whip count on where Senate Republicans stand on the revised health-care plan. \u2014 Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post , 14 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1793, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191949"
  },
  "crack-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crash , wreck",
      ": a mental collapse : nervous breakdown",
      ": collapse , breakdown",
      ": praise , tout sense 1",
      ": to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing",
      ": to cause to laugh out loud",
      ": to damage or destroy a vehicle (as by losing control)",
      ": to laugh out loud",
      ": breakdown sense 2",
      ": crash entry 2 sense 3 , wreck"
    ],
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      "\u02c8krak-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8krak-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
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      "breakdown",
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      "tailspin"
    ],
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      "acclaim",
      "accredit",
      "applaud",
      "cheer",
      "hail",
      "laud",
      "praise",
      "salute",
      "tout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be",
      "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kieran Culkin made Succession co-star Jeremy Strong crack up on the Bemelmans Bar steps. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 3 May 2022",
      "So there\u2019s nothing self-conscious about it, just a couple of bored friends making a racket to crack up each other and piss off the world. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Even with a quick resolution, however, much of the crack up is unlikely to be reversed. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "With that, the couple both crack up in a way that only two people who are already in on the joke would. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Watching Snoop rolling a joint and attempting not to crack up during a Haddish tale \u2014 and at least once exploding in laughter mid-inhale \u2014 is tremendous entertainment. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The houses were so close together that the families would tape happy birthday messages for each other in their facing kitchen windows, and Bill Cullen would crack up the Soloves\u2019 kids by dancing most mornings in their backyard. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Using rocks, farmers could crack up to 2.5 metric tons of nuts a week to get a decent purity level. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "In an exclusive clip from the special, which airs on Netflix Nov. 23, Legend serenades Nick, Joe, and Kevin as their respective partners \u2014 Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner, and Danielle Jonas \u2014 look on (and crack up ). \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213219"
  },
  "crackajack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person or thing of marked excellence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8kra-k\u0259r-\u02ccjak"
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      "artist",
      "authority",
      "cognoscente",
      "connoisseur",
      "dab",
      "dab hand",
      "expert",
      "fiend",
      "geek",
      "guru",
      "hand",
      "hotshot",
      "maestro",
      "master",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "meister",
      "past master",
      "proficient",
      "scholar",
      "shark",
      "sharp",
      "virtuoso",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "inexpert",
      "nonexpert"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond",
      "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When sober, Sheean was a fearless crackerjack reporter. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This crackerjack of a novel, published on 195 pages of poor-quality paper\u2014in conformity with the pinched standards of postwar Britain\u2014was an instant bestseller. \u2014 Rachel Johnson, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Forbes put its crackerjack team of fictional wealth investigators to the task of calculating Logan Roy\u2019s net worth, estimated at roughly $18 billion. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "And a crackerjack team that mixes new and familiar faces. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Criminals hijack a New York City subway train and hold its passengers for a million-dollar ransom in director Joseph Sargent\u2019s crackerjack 1974 thriller starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Director Kari Ringer, who also musical directed, has assembled a crackerjack cast; not easy when her performers have to act, sing, proficiently play their instruments and essentially impersonate iconic figures \u2014 but not in a cheesy or ironic way. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "All of the four lead actors in King\u2019s crackerjack ensemble get multiple chances to feast on such brilliant dialogue, and all of them make the most of it. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "Teenage Bounty Hunters is also propelled by excellent comic performances by Phillips and Fellini, who don't look all that similar but do share a fizzy chemistry, especially in their crackerjack -timed quips and clairvoyant communications. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200321"
  },
  "crackbrain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an erratic person : crackpot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krak-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crazy",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
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      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
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      "wacko",
      "whacko"
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    "examples":[
      "once a brilliant dancer, he died a crackbrain in a mental institution",
      "a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225939"
  },
  "crackbrained":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an erratic person : crackpot"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krak-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
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      "bug",
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      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
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      "loony",
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      "nut",
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      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
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      "wacko",
      "whacko"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "once a brilliant dancer, he died a crackbrain in a mental institution",
      "a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173758"
  },
  "cracked":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "broken (as by a sharp blow) so that the surface is fissured",
      "broken into coarse particles",
      "marked by harshness, dissonance, or failure to sustain a tone",
      "mentally disturbed crazy"
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      "bedlam",
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      "haywire",
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      "maniacal",
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      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
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      "non compos mentis",
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      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacko",
      "whacko",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "wud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "compos mentis",
      "sane",
      "sound",
      "uncrazy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The vase is cracked but it can still hold water.",
      "the cracked leather of the old chair",
      "His hands were sore and cracked from working long hours in the cold.",
      "Her lips are dried and cracked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 6-foot-2 guard set the template for head coach Al McGuire's most successful teams that were led by dynamic talents plucked from the cracked New York blacktops. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "The tiny picture of 15-year-old Norma Kron, now somewhat yellow and slightly cracked , had lasted for nearly 80 years and survived multiple memorable events. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 7 June 2022",
      "But Walsh cautioned that the decaying plaza and its massive swath of cracked , crumbling parking spaces would be a significant drag on both of those efforts. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "Mothers also face significant physical challenges, from cracked and bleeding nipples to clogged ducts and low milk supply. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Better to avoid the risk of paying an outrageous fee for something as small as a cracked headlight or a small scrape on the rearview mirror housings. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "Alvarez noticed several people through the cracked door of the trailer and secured the door for backup. \u2014 Emmett Jones, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
      "The result reads like a cracked fairy tale, both familiar and fantastically strange. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Slate, Fleischer-Camp\u2019s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked , slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crazy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-k\u0259rz"
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      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
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      "crackbrained",
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      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loco",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "loony tunes",
      "looney tunes",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
      "meshuggah",
      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "scatty",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacko",
      "whacko",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "wud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "compos mentis",
      "sane",
      "sound",
      "uncrazy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "This new computer program is driving me crackers !",
      "I think he's gone a little crackers ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from cracked + -ers (as in starkers )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201751"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": very impressive or effective : great",
      ": very , extremely",
      ": a process in which relatively heavy hydrocarbons are broken up by heat into lighter products (such as gasoline)",
      ": a form of gerrymandering in which election districts are drawn in such a way that voters likely to support the opposing party are spread among multiple districts to dilute the power of their votes",
      "\u2014 compare packing sense 3"
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      "jim-dandy",
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      "lovely",
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      "nifty",
      "noble",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "out-of-sight",
      "par excellence",
      "peachy",
      "peachy keen",
      "phat",
      "prime",
      "primo",
      "prize",
      "prizewinning",
      "quality",
      "radical",
      "righteous",
      "sensational",
      "slick",
      "splendid",
      "stellar",
      "sterling",
      "superb",
      "superior",
      "superlative",
      "supernal",
      "swell",
      "terrific",
      "tip-top",
      "top",
      "top-notch",
      "top-of-the-line",
      "top-shelf",
      "topflight",
      "topping",
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      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
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      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I think it's a cracking story.",
      "a writer renowned for her cracking tales of mystery and suspense",
      "Adverb",
      "tells a cracking good tale of a search for a lost city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This would be a disaster in modern concrete, producing micro- cracking and serious deterioration of the structure. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Another uninspired performance coupled with a a heavy defeat may well spell the end for the Basque manager at the Emirates, so this fixture should have plenty of undertones and be a cracking game of football. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "This is shaping up to be a cracking game at Old Trafford that United will probably edge. \u2014 SI.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "The National Flood Insurance Program, a vital but cracking foundation for homeowners and businesses alike in south Louisiana, expires in one month. \u2014 Drew Broach, NOLA.com , 31 May 2018",
      "His fortunes finally turned back Wednesday, when van Garderen laid down a cracking time trial at the Tour of California. \u2014 sacbee , 16 May 2018",
      "This is shaping up to be a cracking game at Old Trafford that United will probably edge. \u2014 SI.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "The National Flood Insurance Program, a vital but cracking foundation for homeowners and businesses alike in south Louisiana, expires in one month. \u2014 Drew Broach, NOLA.com , 31 May 2018",
      "His fortunes finally turned back Wednesday, when van Garderen laid down a cracking time trial at the Tour of California. \u2014 sacbee , 16 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead of molar- cracking croutons, the lettuce is speckled with breadcrumbs, ensuring a bit of crunch with each bite. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "The first egg hatched on March 22, with the second cracking open on March 24. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Since the cap is the weakest part of the brick, pressure on the cap from the interior plastics can lead to premature cracking . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "For example, a concrete slab foundation might be prone to cracking or uneven sinking, whereas a pier and beam foundation might suffer from shifting beams. \u2014 Robby Brown, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "If your tire shows any signs of cracking or tearing, or if anything white or metallic has worn through the rubber, replace it immediately. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 31 May 2020",
      "Testers also looked for signs of kinking, since this impedes water flow and can also lead to premature cracking . \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This two-in-one sealer and stain seeps into the wood fibers of your deck or other exterior wood surfaces to prevent cracking , peeling, and chipping over time. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Every stage carried the risk of bubbling, cracking or dust specks, any of which would ruin the work. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1903, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222901"
  },
  "crackpot":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "one given to eccentric or lunatic notions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krak-\u02ccp\u00e4t"
    ],
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      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "flake",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Some crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic.",
      "everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot , a man who never hurt anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the company has since halted the project following a mass resignation of its own advisers, who panned it as a crackpot dystopian fantasy that could militarize schools and get children hurt. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "His predictions interact in an amusing way with his crackpot obsessions, which include pesticides, supersonic air travel, and the Catholic Church. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Both voices, however, offer crackpot visions of a New Heaven, a New Earth, unmistakably doomed. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Joe Rogan may sometimes go too far in promoting crackpot ideas about vaccines. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "All the signs had been there that Brooks was a dangerous crackpot . \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 7 Jan. 2021",
      "Well, yes Lending the institutional voice of a prestigious publication to a racist crackpot theory and then letting others write in to contest it is worthy of criticism. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "This neighbor lies and puts others at risk with those lies, spreads misinformation and crackpot theories about a global pandemic and is against a vaccine that saves lives. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "At least Magic fans can be thankful Isaac is not some crackpot like Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving appears to be. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164551"
  },
  "cradle":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots",
      "a framework or support suggestive of a baby's cradle such as",
      "a framework of bars and rods",
      "the support for a telephone receiver or handset",
      "a charging station for a device (such as a smartphone or tablet)",
      "an implement with rods like fingers attached to a scythe and used formerly for harvesting grain",
      "a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with an injured part of the body",
      "the earliest period of life infancy",
      "a place of origin",
      "a rocking device used in panning for gold",
      "to place or keep in or as if in a cradle",
      "shelter , rear",
      "to support protectively or intimately",
      "to cut (grain) with a cradle scythe",
      "to place, raise, support, or transport on a cradle",
      "to rest in or as if in a cradle",
      "a baby's bed usually on rockers",
      "place of beginning",
      "the earliest period of life",
      "a framework or support resembling a baby's bed in appearance or use",
      "to hold or support in or as if in a cradle",
      "a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots",
      "a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with an injured part of the body",
      "a frame placed on the neck of an animal to keep it from biting an injury or sore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0101-d\u1d4al",
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      "birthplace",
      "home",
      "mother country",
      "motherland"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She placed the phone back on its cradle .",
      "A number of ships were resting in their cradles in the shipyard.",
      "Verb",
      "He cradled her face in his hands.",
      "She was cradling the injured man's head in her arms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "LCAs assess the impact of goods or services, typically from cradle (raw materials) to gate (when they are shipped to consumers); And they are commonly used to determine \u2018how sustainable\u2019 something is. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Carved from an ancient land once known as Mesopotamia, Iraq is home to the cradle of civilization \u2014 the expanse between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first complex human communities emerged. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Africa is the cradle of human origins and ingenuity by man, including the creation of various ancient tools humans used. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "That cradle , thousands of years later, was to become a house, a great house of democratic peoples. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Carved from an ancient land once known as Mesopotamia, Iraq is home to the cradle of civilization - the expanse between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first complex human communities emerged. \u2014 Louisa Loveluck And Mustafa Salim, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The subject may be a family of three, a woman holding a dog or a baby in a cradle , but all are targeted with harsh white light and framed by deep-hued night skies. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "My grandfather was one of 16 kids and his youngest brother, who was a baby in the cradle , ended up making it to Israel. \u2014 David Sharos, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Somewhere, in one of the gajillion strands of the cat\u2019s cradle of multiverses, there is a world in which Michelle Yeoh does not start ballet lessons at the age of four. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The plush fill was able to effectively cradle the weight of their head while remaining quite cuddly. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
      "The carrier features nylon outer layers that protect vehicle paint from scratches, while polyethylene foam cores softly cradle the cargo. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "In the harshest days, God is your Savior, and will cradle your pain away with His love. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 2 May 2022",
      "The amount of weight on the bed determines how much the mattress will compress and cradle your body. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "These elevated body pillows are designed to gently cradle your bump; some are similar to an air mattress, while others are denser and made from memory foam to conform to your belly. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Chicago\u2019s best hot dogs come on soft, steamed buns, which cradle the hot dog without getting in the way. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Allen was able to get a shot in on Carman in the OT and flip around his hips to cradle him into a takedown, giving him a 3-1 sudden victory. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Bath pillows come in all shapes in sizes, but their purpose remains the same to cradle your head, neck, and back against your bathtub's uncomfortable ledge. \u2014 ELLE , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "craft":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity",
      ": an occupation, trade, or activity requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill",
      ": articles made by craftspeople",
      ": skill in deceiving to gain an end",
      ": the members of a trade or trade association",
      ": a boat especially of small size",
      ": aircraft",
      ": spacecraft",
      ": to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity",
      ": skill in making things especially with the hands",
      ": an occupation or trade requiring skill with the hands or as an artist",
      ": a boat especially when of small size",
      ": aircraft",
      ": skill and cleverness often used to trick people",
      ": to make or produce with care or skill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraft",
      "\u02c8kraft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "art",
      "handcraft",
      "handicraft",
      "trade"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cast",
      "compose",
      "draft",
      "draw up",
      "formulate",
      "frame",
      "prepare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the craft of cabinetmaking was much admired in colonial times",
      "borrowed a craft to get across the river",
      "Verb",
      "The furniture is crafted from bamboo.",
      "He is crafting a new sculpture.",
      "She crafted a strategy to boost the company's earnings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "First, employers have a chance to open dialogue with their employees \u2013 ask questions, listen for understanding, and craft thoughtful, responsible responses. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The festivities will include ice cream from Center Scoop Ice Cream, lawn games, music, a photo booth with fun construction props, peg people craft , adult summer reading registration and T-shirt distribution. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "Jo-Ann Stores, a fabric and craft retailer operating in 49 states, have seen a $100 million increase in shipping costs. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Madden enlisted Robert Quiroga, a rising star who honed his chops at Truth BBQ, in an effort to level up the restaurant as the craft 'cue scene ramped up in Houston. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Attendees can expect culinary demonstrations, sommelier and mixology seminars and unlimited samples of food, wine and craft beers. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases American craft like never before. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Preceded by a bake and craft sale at 6 p.m., the entertainment begins at 7 p.m. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Stories of mysterious craft hovering in the air or travelling at hypersonic speeds have fuelled interest in unidentified flying objects since the 1950s. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here is how to craft a resilient small business sales strategy. \u2014 Samantha Todd, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Aground is a Mining/Crafting RPG, where there is an overarching goal, story and reason to craft and build. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "Alcorn created a community task force whose mission will be to craft a master plan for the Reston area that will include more permanent supportive housing and upgrades to the Embry Rucker emergency shelter. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "The goal was to craft a form that embodies the qualities encouraged by the content: pithy nuggets demanding careful thought, mental experimentation, and wide-ranging curiosity about morality and psychology. \u2014 Nate Anderson, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "But behind the scenes in Washington, quiet work was underway to craft a plan in case all that failed. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The group says its aim was to craft a proposal free of pressure from special interests that respects the boundaries of the city\u2019s neighborhoods. \u2014 John Byrne, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "With Helton out just two games into the season and the search for his replacement only just beginning, there will be no shortage of time to craft a fuller portrait of what that ideal coach looks like. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "If Republicans keep losing elections, the smart thing to do would be to craft a more moderate message to appeal to independent voters. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210744"
  },
  "cram":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pack tight : jam",
      ": to fill with food to satiety : stuff",
      ": to eat voraciously : bolt",
      ": to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner",
      ": to prepare hastily for an examination",
      ": to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff",
      ": to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination",
      ": a compressed multitude or crowd : crush",
      ": last-minute study especially for an examination",
      ": to stuff or pack tightly",
      ": to fill full",
      ": to study hard just before a test",
      "Donald James 1919\u20132001 American chemist",
      "Ralph Adams 1863\u20131942 American architect and author"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kram",
      "\u02c8kram",
      "\u02c8kram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "jam",
      "ram",
      "sandwich",
      "shoehorn",
      "squeeze",
      "stuff",
      "wedge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.",
      "Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.",
      "Noun",
      "battling the rush-hour cram in the subway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unihertz did manage to cram in dual physical SIM slots and an IR blaster, though. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the place where sport bikes keep their engines, the Navi has a lockable storage compartment large enough to cram in shoes, books or laptops (but not a full-face helmet). \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Members managed to cram quite a few items into the spending bill, including some controversial ones, such as changes to campaign finance rules. \u2014 Dan Woo, CBS News , 12 Dec. 2014",
      "Maintenance work in the hangars is supported by a network of 20 specialized shops, where technicians struggle to cram high-tech gear into aging, World War II-era buildings, trying to perch their million-dollar machines above flood level. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "But economy is the greenest way to fly -- and budget airlines that cram as many seats in as possible are the most efficient planes in the sky. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "The investment needed to continue to cram more transistors into ever smaller spaces\u2014while still turning a profit\u2014has forced consolidation among large semiconductor producers. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Hall sees the project, however, as a way to cram as many homes as possible on land that is not able to absorb septic effluents without endangering public health or the Provo River, a crucial water source for Utah and Salt Lake counties. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Magna opera have been written on these topics for hundreds of years; Sciamma manages to cram numerous insights into just 72 minutes. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Friday\u2019s program also served as an evening-length cram session on composer William Levi Dawson (1899-1990). \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "With no attendance limits in place, more than 300,000 cram into Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday before Memorial Day. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "As farmers, goats, street vendors, chickens, scuba divers and more cram onto the bus, Khan squeezes in Swahili and Arabic words, and L\u00f3pez loads head scarves and umbrellas with African patterns. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Authorities are also trying to rein in what the government sees as the excesses of society, including rabid celebrity fandom, academic cram schools and video gaming. \u2014 Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "And while players like LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo cram games with high-flying feats, Curry has elevated the humble jump shot into something special. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The experts had cleared the 59% of Americans who are vaccinated to return to a semblance of pre-pandemic life \u2014 to board flights and cram into homes without masks for long-overdue reunions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The experts had cleared the 59% of Americans who are vaccinated to return to a semblance of pre-pandemic life \u2014 to board flights and cram into homes without masks for long-overdue reunions. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Kurtis Lee And Molly Hennessy-fiske, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Since wealthy Chinese can afford individual tutors to replace cram school classes, middle-class families who can\u2019t may end up losing out. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200201"
  },
  "cramp":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle",
      ": a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse \u2014 compare writer's cramp",
      ": sharp abdominal pain",
      ": persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea",
      ": a usually iron device bent at the ends and used to hold timbers or blocks of stone together",
      ": clamp",
      ": something that confines : shackle",
      ": the state of being confined",
      ": to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps",
      ": confine , restrain",
      ": to restrain from free expression",
      ": to fasten or hold with a cramp",
      ": to be affected with cramps",
      ": hard to understand or figure out",
      ": being cramped",
      ": a sudden painful tightening of a muscle",
      ": sharp pain in the abdomen",
      ": to cause or experience a sudden painful muscular tightening in",
      ": to hold back from free action or expression : hamper",
      ": a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle",
      ": a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse \u2014 see writer's cramp",
      ": sharp abdominal pain",
      ": persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea",
      ": to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps",
      ": to suffer from cramps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kramp",
      "\u02c8kramp",
      "\u02c8kramp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charley horse",
      "crick",
      "kink",
      "spasm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balk",
      "bar",
      "block",
      "chain",
      "clog",
      "crimp",
      "deterrent",
      "drag",
      "embarrassment",
      "encumbrance",
      "fetter",
      "handicap",
      "hindrance",
      "holdback",
      "hurdle",
      "impediment",
      "inhibition",
      "interference",
      "let",
      "manacle",
      "obstacle",
      "obstruction",
      "shackles",
      "stop",
      "stumbling block",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Writing for such a long time may cramp your hand.",
      "His leg was cramping so badly he could hardly move it.",
      "The new regulations may cramp the company's financial growth."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182929"
  },
  "crank":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa",
      "bend",
      "a twist or turn of speech conceit",
      "caprice , crotchet",
      "an annoyingly eccentric person",
      "one who is overly enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity",
      "a bad-tempered person grouch",
      "crystal meth",
      "an impure form of crystal meth",
      "to move with a winding course zigzag",
      "to turn a crank",
      "to get started by or as if by the turning of a crank",
      "to gain speed, momentum, or intensity",
      "to move or operate by or as if by a crank",
      "to cause to start",
      "to rotate the shaft (such as a crankshaft ) of especially with a starter",
      "to use in trying to start an engine",
      "to start as if by use of a crank",
      "turn up sense 2",
      "of, relating to, or being a bad-tempered or annoyingly eccentric person",
      "made or sent by such a person or by someone intending to be an annoyance or to cause harm",
      "merry , high-spirited",
      "cocky , confident",
      "easily tipped tender entry 1 sense 4d",
      "a bent part with a handle that is turned to start or run machinery",
      "a person with strange ideas",
      "a cross or irritable person",
      "to start or run by or as if by turning a part with a handle",
      "to make or become greater in speed or intensity",
      "to produce quickly and often carelessly",
      "crystal meth",
      "an impure form of crystal meth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kra\u014bk",
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "eccentric",
      "flake",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "activate",
      "actuate",
      "drive",
      "move",
      "run",
      "set off",
      "spark",
      "start",
      "touch off",
      "trigger",
      "turn on"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "To open the car window, turn the crank on the door.",
      "He was dismissed as a crank until his article was published.",
      "Most people think she's just a harmless crank .",
      "Verb",
      "He cranked the temperature to 75 degrees.",
      "Crank the engine to see if it will start."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (3)",
      "circa 1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cranky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : crotchety",
      ": marked by eccentricity",
      ": full of twists and turns : tortuous",
      ": working erratically : unpredictable",
      ": crazy , silly",
      ": crank entry 5",
      ": easily angered or irritated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra\u014b-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8kra\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "bunglesome",
      "clumsy",
      "clunky",
      "cumbersome",
      "cumbrous",
      "ponderous",
      "ungainly",
      "unhandy",
      "unwieldy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "handy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1841, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205458"
  },
  "crapola":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "nonsense , rubbish",
      "stuff sense 4b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cckrap-\u02c8\u014d-l\u0259",
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The furniture in the garage is crapola .",
      "Everything he says is just a bunch of crapola ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" crap entry 2 + -ola , suffix forming jocular variants of words",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crappy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": markedly inferior in quality : not good or pleasant : lousy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bargain-basement",
      "bum",
      "cheap",
      "cheapjack",
      "cheesy",
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "cut-rate",
      "el cheapo",
      "execrable",
      "gimcrack",
      "inferior",
      "junky",
      "lousy",
      "low-grade",
      "low-rent",
      "mediocre",
      "miserable",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "rubbishy",
      "schlock",
      "schlocky",
      "shlock",
      "shlocky",
      "second-rate",
      "shoddy",
      "sleazy",
      "terrible",
      "trashy",
      "trumpery",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "excellent",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "good",
      "high-grade",
      "superior",
      "top-notch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen.",
      "I felt crappy all day yesterday.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On their official first date, to Colorado\u2019s Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Erin was determined to chase powder despite the crappy snow conditions. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "And Howard did do some things that were crappy , like putting Kim in doc review and siding with Chuck when Jimmy could have joined HHM. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "What all of these examples have in common is that the former require less activation energy\u2014the initial self-discipline and oomph to start something\u2014and feel good immediately but crappy later on. \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 24 May 2022",
      "There are many people out there with big-name firms behind them, trying to sell you crappy investment products to earn a hefty commission. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Sometimes there are just crappy moments, seasons and years. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a password-sharing crackdown is coming, and junk titles (like crappy reality shows) proliferate more than ever on the platform. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 May 2022",
      "Jack\u2014older, paunchy, divorced\u2014lives in a crappy suburb, drinks beer, looks at the beauty of the sunset, and desperately loves his kids; his true worry is losing custody. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "This is the type of joke a second-rate comedian would make in a crappy comedy club in New Jersey on a weeknight -- not the words of a former President of the United States. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222602"
  },
  "crash":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to break violently and noisily : smash",
      ": to damage (an airplane) in landing",
      ": to cause to make a loud noise",
      ": to force (one's way) through with loud crashing noises",
      ": to enter or attend without invitation or without paying",
      ": to move toward aggressively (as in fighting for a rebound)",
      ": to cause (a computer system, component, or program) to crash",
      ": to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise",
      ": to fall, land, or hit with destructive force",
      ": to decline suddenly and steeply",
      ": to suffer a sudden major failure usually with attendant loss of data",
      ": to make a smashing noise",
      ": to move or force one's way with or as if with a crash",
      ": to experience the aftereffects (such as fatigue, irritability, headache, or depression) of a physiologically or psychologically active substance",
      ": to go to bed or fall asleep",
      ": to reside temporarily : stay",
      ": to lose energy : to become very fatigued",
      ": a loud sound (as of things smashing)",
      ": a breaking to pieces by or as if by collision",
      ": an instance of crashing",
      ": a sudden decline (as of a population) or failure (as of a business)",
      ": the sudden, powerful occurrence of adverse aftereffects (such as fatigue, irritability, headache, or depression) following the use of a physiologically or psychologically active substance",
      ": marked by a concerted effort and effected in the shortest possible time especially to meet emergency conditions",
      ": a coarse fabric used for draperies, toweling, and clothing and for strengthening joints of cased-in books",
      ": to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise : smash",
      ": to fall or strike something with noise and damage",
      ": to hit or cause to hit something with force and noise",
      ": to make or cause to make a loud noise",
      ": to move roughly and noisily",
      ": to stay for a short time where someone else lives",
      ": a loud sound (as of things smashing)",
      ": an instance of hitting something with force",
      ": a collision involving a vehicle",
      ": a sudden weakening or failure (as of a business or prices)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krash",
      "\u02c8krash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "shatter",
      "smash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collision",
      "concussion",
      "crack-up",
      "smash",
      "smashup",
      "wreck"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1812, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173011"
  },
  "crashing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": utter , absolute",
      ": superlative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-shi\u014b"
    ],
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      "absolute",
      "all-out",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191800"
  },
  "crass":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gross sense 2a",
      ": having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination",
      ": being beneath one's dignity",
      ": guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kras"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crude",
      "gross",
      "ill-bred",
      "illiberal",
      "incult",
      "insensible",
      "low",
      "lowbred",
      "lowbrow",
      "raffish",
      "rough",
      "rough-hewn",
      "roughneck",
      "rude",
      "rugged",
      "tasteless",
      "uncouth",
      "uncultivated",
      "uncultured",
      "unpolished",
      "unrefined",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilized",
      "cultivated",
      "cultured",
      "genteel",
      "polished",
      "refined",
      "smooth",
      "tasteful",
      "ultrarefined",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We are urgently in need of progress, but not if it means the kind of crass complacency that ignores the fact that history for most men and women to date has meant misery and fruitless toil \u2026 \u2014 Terry Eagleton , Harper's , March 2005",
      "Minor criticism though it was compared to the rest, the most galling calumny of all as far as Gaius Marius was concerned was the perpetual inference that he was unacceptably crass because he had no Greek. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , (1990) 1991",
      "He had removed her from that crass monied Middle Atlantic society where she had seemed stilted and fragile. \u2014 John Updike , Couples , 1968",
      "A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments.",
      "a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though her presentation may be slicker than the former president\u2019s and her words may not be as crass , the impact is the same: undermining faith in elections. \u2014 Larry Hogan, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Remember, most full-time Latter-day Saint missionaries are between 18 and 24, an age often typified by adolescent attitudes, risky behavior, even crass humor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Musk posted a photo of Gates wearing a blue polo shirt stretched across his stomach next to an emoji of a pregnant man, and captioned the images with a crass observation about Gates\u2019s girth. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Rockwell expertly wields Teach\u2019s crass behavior, finding ways to deepen a character that could too easily feel one note. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Likewise, the focus on how similar candidates are to Trump centers almost entirely on personality: how crass and outrageous and brazenly untruthful a candidate can be. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "If a crass , narcissistic entrepreneur could be elected to the highest office in the land, what else could happen? \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Some Hollywood figures, pundits and viewers have been supportive of Smith, or at least sympathetic, arguing that the actor was simply defending his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, after Rock made a crass joke about her shaved head. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Von Tang didn\u2019t shy away from embellishment: One bold catsuit even had sequin flames at the crotch, a detail that read a bit more crass than luxurious. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin crassus thick, gross",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203138"
  },
  "crassness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gross sense 2a",
      ": having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination",
      ": being beneath one's dignity",
      ": guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kras"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crude",
      "gross",
      "ill-bred",
      "illiberal",
      "incult",
      "insensible",
      "low",
      "lowbred",
      "lowbrow",
      "raffish",
      "rough",
      "rough-hewn",
      "roughneck",
      "rude",
      "rugged",
      "tasteless",
      "uncouth",
      "uncultivated",
      "uncultured",
      "unpolished",
      "unrefined",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilized",
      "cultivated",
      "cultured",
      "genteel",
      "polished",
      "refined",
      "smooth",
      "tasteful",
      "ultrarefined",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We are urgently in need of progress, but not if it means the kind of crass complacency that ignores the fact that history for most men and women to date has meant misery and fruitless toil \u2026 \u2014 Terry Eagleton , Harper's , March 2005",
      "Minor criticism though it was compared to the rest, the most galling calumny of all as far as Gaius Marius was concerned was the perpetual inference that he was unacceptably crass because he had no Greek. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , (1990) 1991",
      "He had removed her from that crass monied Middle Atlantic society where she had seemed stilted and fragile. \u2014 John Updike , Couples , 1968",
      "A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments.",
      "a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though her presentation may be slicker than the former president\u2019s and her words may not be as crass , the impact is the same: undermining faith in elections. \u2014 Larry Hogan, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Remember, most full-time Latter-day Saint missionaries are between 18 and 24, an age often typified by adolescent attitudes, risky behavior, even crass humor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Musk posted a photo of Gates wearing a blue polo shirt stretched across his stomach next to an emoji of a pregnant man, and captioned the images with a crass observation about Gates\u2019s girth. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Rockwell expertly wields Teach\u2019s crass behavior, finding ways to deepen a character that could too easily feel one note. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Likewise, the focus on how similar candidates are to Trump centers almost entirely on personality: how crass and outrageous and brazenly untruthful a candidate can be. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "If a crass , narcissistic entrepreneur could be elected to the highest office in the land, what else could happen? \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Some Hollywood figures, pundits and viewers have been supportive of Smith, or at least sympathetic, arguing that the actor was simply defending his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, after Rock made a crass joke about her shaved head. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Von Tang didn\u2019t shy away from embellishment: One bold catsuit even had sequin flames at the crotch, a detail that read a bit more crass than luxurious. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin crassus thick, gross",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032526"
  },
  "crater":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano",
      ": a depression formed by an impact (as of a meteorite)",
      ": a hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or shell",
      ": an eroded lesion",
      ": a dimple in a painted surface",
      ": a constellation that is visible between the constellations of Corvus and Hydra and that is represented by the figure of a cup",
      ": to exhibit or form craters",
      ": to fail or fall suddenly and dramatically : collapse , crash",
      ": to form craters in",
      ": a jar or vase of classical antiquity having a large round body and a wide mouth and used for mixing wine and water",
      ": the area around the opening of a volcano or geyser that is shaped like a bowl",
      ": a hole (as in the surface of the earth or moon) formed by an impact (as of a meteorite)",
      ": an eroded lesion of a wall or surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101t-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The deal cratered when neither party could agree on the final price.",
      "Stock prices cratered after the companies' merger.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For this flight, however, Ingenuity would have to dip into the crater . \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Descend into the crater for natural quiet, dress warmly, and bring water and a headlamp, because thick mist can arrive at any time, advises Hempton. \u2014 Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "And there aren't the usual features associated with a collapse into a crater . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Other observations provide hints of a deluge that gushed into the crater with enough power to carry along the large boulders now haphazardly strewn in some areas. \u2014 Nadia Drake, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "An artistic representation of the ablative arc mining system deployed into a crater near the lunar south pole. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Each image Curiosity collects and shares of these features is helping researchers piece together the chronology of water's presence in the crater . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The top speed of Perseverance is the same as that of Curiosity, the rover NASA landed in another crater in 2012. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "For one, the scientists have already concluded that the rocks in the crater have encountered water multiple times. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The regime change has left markets effectively on their own and led risk assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies, to crater as investors grapple with the new norm. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Overdo it, and demand could crater , resulting in a recession. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 6 May 2022",
      "Home sales did not crater even in the late 1970s and 1980s when mortgage rates were in double-digits. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
      "By our estimates, reaching historical P/Rs over the next five years dictated that prices would crater by 25.1% in Washington, D.C.; 19.5% in Seattle; 23.5% in Phoenix; 24% in Jacksonville; and 34% in Miami. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "With more flexible infrastructure, marketing and sales teams can test and optimize on the fly, seeking growth without worrying that systems will crater , dealing irreparable damage to customer relationships. \u2014 Jim Stirewalt, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Allow confidence to crater because of one full-season snapshot that, at least to this point in his career, amounts to an anomaly? \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders caused oil prices to crater as demand for oil bottomed out. \u2014 al , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Against the backdrop of climate change and increasingly erratic weather, as well as the heightened risk of wildfire and smoky skies \u2014 all of which can crater tourism for extended periods \u2014 this is a problematic development, Drum said. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205902"
  },
  "craven":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted",
      ": defeated , vanquished",
      ": cowardly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-v\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chicken-livered",
      "chickenhearted",
      "cowardly",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a craven refusal to deliver the unwelcome news personally",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Republicans are hell-bent on the destruction of American democracy, or else too craven to stand in the way\u2014the result is the same. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "His knack for skewering Broadway\u2019s smash hits and for commenting on its craven tendencies to dumb down for and rip off its customers is unparalleled. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s the power to change some of the awful, craven aspects of our current culture. \u2014 Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "This mass radicalization is driven at various levels\u2014through social media, divisive political messaging, a craven mainstream news media (at times compared with Radio Rwanda), and historical revisionism, increasingly through cinema. \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The choice was roundly lambasted at the time and generally attributed to a craven motive. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "As a movie, The Batman shows Hollywood\u2019s craven manipulation of its easily susceptible audience. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Cheney and Kinzinger clearly find this craven , concluding that the problem, far from fading away, is getting worse and has to be taken head-on. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "And those elements are plenty: an alligator suitcase stuffed with cash; an ancient treasure buried under old floorboards; and the craven relatives leveraging the legal system to gain control of Ptolemy\u2019s fortune. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cravant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193146"
  },
  "cravenness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted",
      ": defeated , vanquished",
      ": cowardly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-v\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chicken-livered",
      "chickenhearted",
      "cowardly",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a craven refusal to deliver the unwelcome news personally",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Republicans are hell-bent on the destruction of American democracy, or else too craven to stand in the way\u2014the result is the same. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "His knack for skewering Broadway\u2019s smash hits and for commenting on its craven tendencies to dumb down for and rip off its customers is unparalleled. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s the power to change some of the awful, craven aspects of our current culture. \u2014 Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "This mass radicalization is driven at various levels\u2014through social media, divisive political messaging, a craven mainstream news media (at times compared with Radio Rwanda), and historical revisionism, increasingly through cinema. \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The choice was roundly lambasted at the time and generally attributed to a craven motive. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "As a movie, The Batman shows Hollywood\u2019s craven manipulation of its easily susceptible audience. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Cheney and Kinzinger clearly find this craven , concluding that the problem, far from fading away, is getting worse and has to be taken head-on. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "And those elements are plenty: an alligator suitcase stuffed with cash; an ancient treasure buried under old floorboards; and the craven relatives leveraging the legal system to gain control of Ptolemy\u2019s fortune. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cravant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214921"
  },
  "crawl":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move on one's hands and knees",
      ": to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs",
      ": to move or progress slowly or laboriously",
      ": to advance by guile or servility",
      ": to spread by extending stems or tendrils",
      ": to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things",
      ": to have the sensation of insects creeping over one",
      ": to fail to stay evenly spread",
      ": to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner",
      ": to reprove harshly",
      ": the act or action of crawling",
      ": slow or laborious progress",
      ": a going from one pub to another",
      ": a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick",
      ": lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (such as performer credits or news bulletins)",
      ": to move slowly with the body close to the ground : move on hands and knees",
      ": to go very slowly or carefully",
      ": to be covered with or have the feeling of being covered with creeping things",
      ": the act or motion of going very slowly",
      ": a swimming stroke performed by moving first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the legs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fl",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belly",
      "creep",
      "grovel",
      "slide",
      "slither",
      "snake",
      "worm",
      "wriggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Had to park between two large trucks (only space left) with 6 inches on either side of our Sienna, then crawl in and out of the back hatch. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "While Indiana led by seven at halftime, the Fever\u2019s usual third-quarter slump hit, allowing the Liberty to crawl back and grab an 87-74 win. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 2 June 2022",
      "Officers then broke out the windows in the room so Daniel and his classmates could crawl outside, leaving shards of glass in the palm of their hands. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "The Suns led by as many as 15 in the first quarter, but Dallas used the three-point line to crawl back within four points over the first 6\u00bd minutes of the second quarter. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Officers then broke out the windows in the room so Daniel and his classmates could crawl outside, leaving shards of glass in the palm of their hands. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "As Aaron Paul's Caleb Nichols struggles to crawl away from a robotic fiend, Jeffrey Wright's Bernard Lowe is shaking while surrounded by blood. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "The Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure should still crawl to $100 million domestic by the end. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "But Halloween movies come and go every year, and some wash away like the fake blood off a costume, while others crawl their way into your bones and stick around forever. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The play area will encourage kids to climb, crawl , tunnel, balance and dig. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Birmingham super bugs crawl all over you inside or outside your house. \u2014 David Sher, al , 8 May 2022",
      "Each cicchetto is as creative as the individual who invents it, which makes going on a giro de ombre -- a bacaro crawl -- a chance to taste the soul of Venice. \u2014 Cat Bauer, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The center console knob switches between 2Hi, 4Hi and 4Lo controls and allows the Bronco to blast, climb or, if necessary, crawl over obstacles. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long after the Russian convoy menacing Kyiv slowed to a crawl , pictures and videos began to emerge showing its military vehicles apparently damaged in what Ukrainian locals said was evidence that one front of Russia\u2019s invasion was repelled. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Patrick's Day crawl in four Milwaukee nightlife districts, returns from noon to 6 p.m. March 5. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "So, the Ravens are going to have to fight, crawl , scratch, yell and scream for every win. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Grab the kiddos for Kinder Nights, December 17-19, featuring a downtown cookie crawl , a visit with Santa, a scavenger hunt, and real reindeer. \u2014 Katie Friel, Chron , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193936"
  },
  "crawling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move on one's hands and knees",
      ": to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs",
      ": to move or progress slowly or laboriously",
      ": to advance by guile or servility",
      ": to spread by extending stems or tendrils",
      ": to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things",
      ": to have the sensation of insects creeping over one",
      ": to fail to stay evenly spread",
      ": to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner",
      ": to reprove harshly",
      ": the act or action of crawling",
      ": slow or laborious progress",
      ": a going from one pub to another",
      ": a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick",
      ": lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (such as performer credits or news bulletins)",
      ": to move slowly with the body close to the ground : move on hands and knees",
      ": to go very slowly or carefully",
      ": to be covered with or have the feeling of being covered with creeping things",
      ": the act or motion of going very slowly",
      ": a swimming stroke performed by moving first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the legs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fl",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fl"
    ],
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      "belly",
      "creep",
      "grovel",
      "slide",
      "slither",
      "snake",
      "worm",
      "wriggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Had to park between two large trucks (only space left) with 6 inches on either side of our Sienna, then crawl in and out of the back hatch. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "While Indiana led by seven at halftime, the Fever\u2019s usual third-quarter slump hit, allowing the Liberty to crawl back and grab an 87-74 win. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 2 June 2022",
      "Officers then broke out the windows in the room so Daniel and his classmates could crawl outside, leaving shards of glass in the palm of their hands. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "The Suns led by as many as 15 in the first quarter, but Dallas used the three-point line to crawl back within four points over the first 6\u00bd minutes of the second quarter. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Officers then broke out the windows in the room so Daniel and his classmates could crawl outside, leaving shards of glass in the palm of their hands. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "As Aaron Paul's Caleb Nichols struggles to crawl away from a robotic fiend, Jeffrey Wright's Bernard Lowe is shaking while surrounded by blood. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "The Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum rom-com adventure should still crawl to $100 million domestic by the end. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "But Halloween movies come and go every year, and some wash away like the fake blood off a costume, while others crawl their way into your bones and stick around forever. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The play area will encourage kids to climb, crawl , tunnel, balance and dig. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Birmingham super bugs crawl all over you inside or outside your house. \u2014 David Sher, al , 8 May 2022",
      "Each cicchetto is as creative as the individual who invents it, which makes going on a giro de ombre -- a bacaro crawl -- a chance to taste the soul of Venice. \u2014 Cat Bauer, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The center console knob switches between 2Hi, 4Hi and 4Lo controls and allows the Bronco to blast, climb or, if necessary, crawl over obstacles. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long after the Russian convoy menacing Kyiv slowed to a crawl , pictures and videos began to emerge showing its military vehicles apparently damaged in what Ukrainian locals said was evidence that one front of Russia\u2019s invasion was repelled. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Patrick's Day crawl in four Milwaukee nightlife districts, returns from noon to 6 p.m. March 5. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "So, the Ravens are going to have to fight, crawl , scratch, yell and scream for every win. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Grab the kiddos for Kinder Nights, December 17-19, featuring a downtown cookie crawl , a visit with Santa, a scavenger hunt, and real reindeer. \u2014 Katie Friel, Chron , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205959"
  },
  "craziness":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "full of cracks or flaws unsound",
      "crooked , askew",
      "not mentally sound marked by thought or action that lacks reason insane sense 1b",
      "impractical",
      "erratic",
      "being out of the ordinary unusual",
      "distracted with desire or excitement",
      "absurdly fond infatuated",
      "passionately preoccupied obsessed",
      "to an extreme degree",
      "one who is or acts crazy",
      "such a one associated with a radical or extremist political cause",
      "extremely , wildly",
      "having a severe mental illness insane",
      "not sensible or logical",
      "very excited or pleased",
      "very annoyed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0101-z\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "bizarre",
      "fanciful",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "foolish",
      "insane",
      "nonsensical",
      "preposterous",
      "unreal",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko",
      "wacko",
      "whacko"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "At least the crazy heat that found Death Valley was not a threat to the all-time record. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "Both kids and parents alike will go crazy for these juice boxes, which are shelf-stable and slip into most totes and coolers without bulky can or bottle packaging. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "The Detroit Tigers just added a few more surprising twists to this crazy , unpredictable season. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
      "Abbate said his research has shown that bees do go crazy for tallow trees. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "The energy in the room was crazy , and everybody loved it. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The draft is crazy these days with all the media stuff and pictures - not real into that. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
      "The possibility of Intuit building a competitor isn\u2019t crazy . \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There are certain current affairs which are crazy and give rise to anxiety. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The campus crazies demanding safe spaces seem to have polluted the entire culture with fear and anxiety. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 May 2020",
      "Doyle\u2019s message to stir- crazy , nature-seeking folks Feel free to hike and enjoy the great outdoors. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "There are four types of winter drivers plodders, joggers, speeders and crazies . \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "There are a lot of crazies in the city and a lot of bad guys. \u2014 Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "The Crimson Tide\u2019s student section under first-year coach Nate Oats doesn\u2019t have a catchy new nickname yet, but the hardhat wearing Crimson crazies showed up in force for the home team\u2019s gritty 77-74 victory against Kansas State. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Please don\u2019t engage with the crazies in the comments. \u2014 Christina Oehler, Health.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "Players marveled at the crowd\u2019s enthusiasm after the game, and Gruden kept his tradition of visiting with the crazies after a Raiders win. \u2014 Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "That\u2019s the same thing that the Dayton, Ohio shooter did\u2026You have fringe crazies on all sides. \u2014 Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "For a smart woman hyper-alert to the nature of language, Adriaan\u2019s oblique, infrequent text messages create a crazy -making predicament. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 July 2021",
      "When Teigen and her husband, John Legend, first started trying to have a baby, not getting pregnant felt crazy -making. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Then the internet started going crazy over whipping instant coffee and shortcut recipes. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 May 2020",
      "Of course, Amy's fans are going crazy over the engagement announcement. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "The twitter world is going crazy over this epic pitch by Oliver Drake of the Tampa Bay Rays. \u2014 Rhett Allain, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
      "While everyone is going crazy over the deals at Amazon for Prime Day right now, Newegg is sneaking through the back door of the bargain basement with its FantasTech sale. \u2014 Ian Paul, PCWorld , 17 July 2018",
      "The Fake News is going crazy making up false stories and using only unnamed sources (who don\u2019t exist). \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 7 June 2018",
      "The Fake News is going crazy making up false stories and using only unnamed sources (who don\u2019t exist). \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 7 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1867, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crazy":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "full of cracks or flaws unsound",
      "crooked , askew",
      "not mentally sound marked by thought or action that lacks reason insane sense 1b",
      "impractical",
      "erratic",
      "being out of the ordinary unusual",
      "distracted with desire or excitement",
      "absurdly fond infatuated",
      "passionately preoccupied obsessed",
      "to an extreme degree",
      "one who is or acts crazy",
      "such a one associated with a radical or extremist political cause",
      "extremely , wildly",
      "having a severe mental illness insane",
      "not sensible or logical",
      "very excited or pleased",
      "very annoyed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0101-z\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "bizarre",
      "fanciful",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "foolish",
      "insane",
      "nonsensical",
      "preposterous",
      "unreal",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko",
      "wacko",
      "whacko"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "At least the crazy heat that found Death Valley was not a threat to the all-time record. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "Both kids and parents alike will go crazy for these juice boxes, which are shelf-stable and slip into most totes and coolers without bulky can or bottle packaging. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "The Detroit Tigers just added a few more surprising twists to this crazy , unpredictable season. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
      "Abbate said his research has shown that bees do go crazy for tallow trees. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "The energy in the room was crazy , and everybody loved it. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The draft is crazy these days with all the media stuff and pictures - not real into that. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
      "The possibility of Intuit building a competitor isn\u2019t crazy . \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There are certain current affairs which are crazy and give rise to anxiety. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The campus crazies demanding safe spaces seem to have polluted the entire culture with fear and anxiety. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 May 2020",
      "Doyle\u2019s message to stir- crazy , nature-seeking folks Feel free to hike and enjoy the great outdoors. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "There are four types of winter drivers plodders, joggers, speeders and crazies . \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "There are a lot of crazies in the city and a lot of bad guys. \u2014 Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "The Crimson Tide\u2019s student section under first-year coach Nate Oats doesn\u2019t have a catchy new nickname yet, but the hardhat wearing Crimson crazies showed up in force for the home team\u2019s gritty 77-74 victory against Kansas State. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Please don\u2019t engage with the crazies in the comments. \u2014 Christina Oehler, Health.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "Players marveled at the crowd\u2019s enthusiasm after the game, and Gruden kept his tradition of visiting with the crazies after a Raiders win. \u2014 Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "That\u2019s the same thing that the Dayton, Ohio shooter did\u2026You have fringe crazies on all sides. \u2014 Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "For a smart woman hyper-alert to the nature of language, Adriaan\u2019s oblique, infrequent text messages create a crazy -making predicament. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 July 2021",
      "When Teigen and her husband, John Legend, first started trying to have a baby, not getting pregnant felt crazy -making. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Then the internet started going crazy over whipping instant coffee and shortcut recipes. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 May 2020",
      "Of course, Amy's fans are going crazy over the engagement announcement. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "The twitter world is going crazy over this epic pitch by Oliver Drake of the Tampa Bay Rays. \u2014 Rhett Allain, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
      "While everyone is going crazy over the deals at Amazon for Prime Day right now, Newegg is sneaking through the back door of the bargain basement with its FantasTech sale. \u2014 Ian Paul, PCWorld , 17 July 2018",
      "The Fake News is going crazy making up false stories and using only unnamed sources (who don\u2019t exist). \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 7 June 2018",
      "The Fake News is going crazy making up false stories and using only unnamed sources (who don\u2019t exist). \u2014 Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time , 7 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1867, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crazy quilt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a patchwork quilt without a design",
      ": jumble , hodgepodge",
      ": resembling a crazy quilt : haphazard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-z\u0113-\u02c8kwilt"
    ],
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      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
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      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a crazy quilt of streets",
      "an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His career has been a fascinating hodgepodge of feints and fake-outs, a crazy quilt of dumb-smart action flicks, brainy meta-meditations, daring experiments, rom-coms, family films. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "After watching an introductory film, visitors browse treasures, including an 1885 crazy quilt made by the Jewish Ladies\u2019 Sewing Circle in Canton, Miss., who raffled it off to fund its local synagogue. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021",
      "The defense characterized the government theory as a crazy quilt of bad inferences, perjured testimony and junk science, stitched together in a vengeful bid to destroy a criminal defense attorney whose only crime was doing his job too well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
      "The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt , were carved, crystal medallions. \u2014 Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful , 10 June 2021",
      "According to oral tradition, the two systems incorporated a pre-1883 hodgepodge of pipes \u2013 some wooden, wells, and springs that ran in a crazy quilt hither and yon. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "But the patchwork of stations is a crazy quilt compared to Tesla\u2019s uniform, multi-stall superchargers. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "The search commission had 40,000 names of the disappeared in a crazy quilt of Excel documents and Word files, replete with duplications and typos. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "After four centuries of building and razing, almost every block is a crazy quilt of structures and styles, and every era has its problems. \u2014 Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195310"
  },
  "creak":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn-out",
      ": to proceed slowly with or as if with creaking wheels",
      ": a rasping or grating noise",
      ": to make a long scraping or squeaking sound",
      ": a long squeaking or scraping noise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "drag",
      "inch",
      "limp",
      "nose",
      "ooze",
      "plod",
      "poke",
      "slouch",
      "snail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grind",
      "jar",
      "rasp",
      "scrape",
      "scratch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The old floorboards creaked under our feet.",
      "The porch roof creaked with the heavy weight of the snow.",
      "Noun",
      "the creak of a floorboard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "The aging boards still creak as people walk along the porch to the front door. \u2014 Tom Henderson | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Faced with harsh economic and diplomatic wounds, Russia will start to creak and crumble, and before long its citizens will grow weary of his sclerotic, autocratic governance. \u2014 Jack Devine, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The snow was cold enough to creak and shiver beneath my skis, and the yellow birch forest strained the morning sunshine into silvered lines of shadow. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Thad Young rose from the bench midway through the second quarter in Milwaukee and spectators in the front row at Fiserv Forum could almost hear his knees creak . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "If using flower pots: Start by elevating the pots on bricks to creak airflow from the bottom. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "But what will happen when its windows grow dark, the paint starts to crumble, and its boards creak in the winter wind? \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "But over the coming weeks, many of these workplaces will creak slowly back to life. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 11 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An iceberg splits with the same yawning creak as a tree beginning its fall to earth. \u2014 Greg Noone, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "Less impressive was our tester\u2019s often brittle, fidgety ride and the occasional creak and groan from the body over particularly nasty Milanese ruts and potholes. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The room was silent \u2014 no beating hearts, ticking clocks or gnostic ravens \u2014 except for the creak of a chair and the soft flutter of a turning page. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This heated creak , warmed to around 85 degrees Fahrenheit by a natural subterranean spring, puts swimmers in the thick of the North Island's wilderness, from the lush jungle backdrops to a waterfall gently cascading into the creek. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "But good sound design requires more than just the ability to re-create the creak of a door hinge or the bustle and clatter of a lunch counter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Always there\u2019s noise \u2014 the creak of the shifting glacier, the push of the steady wind, the crack of trees snapping in the deep freeze. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Whenever someone hears a floorboard creak , Michael's in the house. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The soundtrack brims with the gentle yet ceaseless splash of waves, the creak of wooden boats, the scrape of feet against dry, hard earth. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 10 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1604, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203746"
  },
  "cream":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat",
      "a food prepared with cream",
      "something having the consistency of cream",
      "a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation",
      "the choicest part best",
      "creamer sense 1",
      "a pale yellow",
      "a cream-colored animal",
      "to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk",
      "to break into or cause something to break into a creamy froth",
      "to move like froth",
      "skim sense 1c",
      "to remove (something choice) from an aggregate",
      "to furnish, prepare, or treat with cream",
      "to dress with a cream sauce",
      "to beat into a creamy froth",
      "to work or blend to the consistency of cream",
      "to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream",
      "to defeat decisively",
      "wreck",
      "to hit with force smash",
      "the thick yellowish part of milk that contains butterfat",
      "a food prepared with cream",
      "a very thick liquid used to soften, protect, or heal the skin",
      "the best part",
      "a pale yellow",
      "to stir (as butter) until smooth and soft",
      "to defeat easily and completely",
      "the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat",
      "something having the consistency of cream",
      "a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0113m",
    "synonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "fat",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "annihilate",
      "decimate",
      "demolish",
      "desolate",
      "destroy",
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      "ruin",
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      "tear down",
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      "waste",
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      "wreck"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "My order never varies a hickory burger with cheddar, a side of fries, and a slice of banana cream pie. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "Patients who get a recommendation from a qualified doctor will be able to obtain the products in oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream , patch, suppository, nebulizer, liquid or oil for an inhaler. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Tulmeadow Farm Store, 255 Farms Village Road, makes more than 50 flavors including pumpkin, sweet cream , peppermint stick, dark chocolate, Grape Nut and dulce de leche. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "Available in sizes twin through California king, the bed sheets come in a few solid colors, including cream , taupe, and gray. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In a blender, combine the cream , half and half, or whole milk with the eggs, extra yolks, salt, pepper, and flour. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The Milwaukee Bucks did a little more in Boston Sunday than just scarf down chowder and cream pie. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
      "Fans of coconut cream pie should seek out Filipino buko pie, a specialty of the Laguna province. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Then create a delicious cream pie, fruit pie, or even savory pie to serve the family. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Check out the ingredients list to see what makes this shaving cream a worthwhile choice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Thinking about how my life rushes on like the waves churned to cream in our wake, changing too fast to fix my eye. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Models, influencers, and fashion executives are all making a case for the blank-canvas look, from bone dresses to cream sneakers. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In a large bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In a large bowl, cream the butter by using an electric mixer. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, cream the softened mascarpone or cream cheese, stopping often to scrape down the sides of the bowl. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "create":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring into existence",
      ": to invest with a new form, office, or rank",
      ": to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior",
      ": cause , occasion",
      ": to produce through imaginative skill",
      ": design",
      ": to make or bring into existence something new",
      ": to set up a scoring opportunity in basketball",
      ": created",
      ": to cause to exist : bring into existence : produce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t"
    ],
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      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "La Ha said the group has big ideas such as partnering with the library to create a sensory room and looking for ways to help senior citizens who have disabilities. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Over the past months in drafting the budget, the City Council considered multiple proposals to hire personnel in animal control and code enforcement and create positions for homelessness and environmental justice. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Pride for me is the recognition of self- being in your power to create your own being and co-creating our world. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "The interactive aspect of the Game of Thrones Studio Tour doesn\u2019t disappoint with visitors able to shoot arrows at the army of the dead, add your mug to the Hall of Faces and create your own sigil or seal. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "The project is expected to bring $1.8 billion to the state and create 18,000 jobs. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Their mission was to synthesize the vast and expanding literature on sports psychology and create a definitive list of what mental skills separate the good from the great, and how to develop them. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
      "Allowing self-service would increase fire hazards, create challenges for elderly citizens and drivers with disabilities and lead to gas station attendant job loses, according to the stature. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "The body sends in B cells to fight the unrecognized RNA, and create antibodies against it. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Create art in a workshop led by experienced art educators. \u2014 Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting , 30 May 2017",
      "This class of chemicals \u2014 known as volatile organic compounds \u2014 is extremely potent and is blamed for helping create blankets of smog. \u2014 Hiroko Tabuchi And Eric Lipton, New York Times , 20 May 2017",
      "But all that 2013 class did was create heartburn, and get the Dolphins\u2019 general manager fired. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun-Sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174819"
  },
  "creation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of creating",
      ": the act of bringing the world into ordered existence",
      ": the act of making, inventing, or producing: such as",
      ": the act of investing with a new rank or office",
      ": the first representation of a dramatic role",
      ": something that is created : such as",
      ": world",
      ": creatures singly or in aggregate",
      ": an original work of art",
      ": a new usually striking article of clothing",
      ": the act of bringing the world into existence out of nothing",
      ": the act of making, inventing, or producing something",
      ": something produced by human intelligence or imagination",
      ": a wide range of places",
      ": a living thing or living things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brainchild",
      "coinage",
      "concoction",
      "contrivance",
      "innovation",
      "invention",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By investing in the creation of a proprietary curriculum, organizations could position their brands as places to train, work, and evolve. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "That environment may be caused by material released by a supernova, which resulted in the creation of a neutron star. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Turkey is involved in the creation of a U.N.-led corridor for the Ukrainian grain shipment \u2014 and for Russia to export food and fertilizer. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Turns out, Hindsgaul says Ringwald had an actual hand in the creation of the look too. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
      "The biggest Red Wing in creation got its jersey back Monday. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "Biden predicted that would result in the creation of well-paying union jobs. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
      "Fischer\u2019s adept character sketches bring to life dozens of people who played a role in the creation of motion pictures and help reveal the cutthroat world inhabited by late 19th-century inventors. \u2014 Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
      "Barklow participated in the creation of Polartec Alpha during his time as a clothing designer for the military. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English creacion, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin cre\u0101ti\u014dn-, cre\u0101ti\u014d \"something brought into existence,\" going back to Latin, \"act of begetting,\" from cre\u0101re \"to beget, give birth to, create entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220309"
  },
  "creative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating",
      ": having the quality of something created rather than imitated : imaginative",
      ": managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits",
      ": deceptively arranged so as to conceal or defraud",
      ": one who is creative",
      ": one involved in the creation of advertisements",
      ": creative activity or the material produced by it especially in advertising",
      ": able to invent or produce new and original things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-tiv",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-",
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clever",
      "imaginative",
      "ingenious",
      "innovational",
      "innovative",
      "innovatory",
      "inventive",
      "original",
      "originative",
      "Promethean"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncreative",
      "unimaginative",
      "uninventive",
      "unoriginal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "McMahon will retain his role regarding WWE\u2019s creative content and will appear as his character during matches as the investigation plays out. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "McMahon will continue to oversee WWE\u2019s creative content during the investigation, World Wrestling Entertainment said Friday, and named McMahon\u2019s daughter, Stephanie, as interim CEO and chairwoman. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "McMahon will continue to oversee WWE's creative content during the investigation, World Wrestling Entertainment said Friday, and named McMahon's daughter, Stephanie, as interim CEO and chairwoman. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "Smith has taken the challenges of the last few years to focus on the business side of his brand, noting that his focus on the economics of being a creative impressed the judges of the competition. \u2014 Lee Escobedo, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "McMahon will continue to oversee WWE\u2019s creative content during the investigation, World Wrestling Entertainment said Friday, and named McMahon\u2019s daughter, Stephanie, as interim CEO and chairwoman. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "While obviously the lyrical sentiment contains romantic implications, the veritable love affair is really between McCartney and Lennon, their friendship and creative partnership an enviable match. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "The three of them plunged into the venture as partners: Moore as the distiller, Elise Bergman handling creative and hospitality elements, and Judson Bergman taking lead on business development and strategy. \u2014 Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Also new this year: The remaining playwright semi-finalists will go on to have their work virtually supported by Blackboard Plays, a reading series founded in 2008 by Obsidian creative producer Garlia Cornelia Jones, a Detroit native. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The culinary creative is the daughter of a Black-American father and a South Korean mother and says she was made in Korea, born in New York City, and raised in Atlanta. \u2014 Tiffani Rozier, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Ironically, as in many cases with successful brand, a Black creative was the prime protagonist to its success. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "London\u2019s international reach is important for Kershen Teo, a Singaporean creative who settled in the city after coming to study in his twenties. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "These are some of the ways people have described Virgil Abloh after it was announced that the 41-year-old creative died on Sunday following a private two-year battle with cancer. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The professional creative , who was previously featured in Essence, brandished his collection of metal bracelets to reflect perseverance through the hard times of the pandemic and racial inequality. \u2014 Essence , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Each year, the award recognizes a creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "In 2018, The 25-year-old creative became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover in its 125-year history, in which his subject was Beyonce. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 6 Nov. 2020",
      "LADBible spoke with the 61-year-old, pink-haired creative , who owns Mary Rose\u2019s Gallery and Workshop in Gloucestershire, England. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 18 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192358"
  },
  "credit":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "reliance on the truth or reality of something",
      "the balance in a person's favor in an account",
      "an amount or sum placed at a person's disposal by a bank",
      "the provision of money, goods, or services with the expectation of future payment",
      "money, goods, or services so provided",
      "an entry on the right-hand side of an account constituting an addition to a revenue, net worth, or liability account",
      "a deduction from an expense or asset account",
      "any one of or the sum of the items entered on the right-hand side of an account",
      "a deduction from an amount otherwise due",
      "influence or power derived from enjoying the confidence of another or others",
      "good name esteem",
      "financial or commercial trustworthiness",
      "credibility",
      "a source of honor",
      "something that gains or adds to reputation or esteem honor",
      "recognition , acknowledgment",
      "recognition by name of a person contributing to a performance (such as a film or telecast)",
      "recognition by a school or college that a student has fulfilled a requirement leading to a degree",
      "credit hour",
      "to trust in the truth of believe",
      "to supply goods on credit to",
      "to bring credit or honor upon",
      "to enter upon the credit side of an account",
      "to place an amount to the credit of",
      "to consider usually favorably as the source, agent, or performer of an action or the possessor of a trait",
      "to attribute to some person",
      "recognition or honor received for some quality or work",
      "the balance in an account in a person's favor",
      "money or goods or services allowed to a person by a bank or business with the expectation of payment later",
      "good reputation especially for honesty high standing",
      "a source of honor or pride",
      "a unit of schoolwork",
      "belief or trust in the truth of something",
      "to give recognition or honor to for something",
      "to place something in a person's favor on (a business account)",
      "believe sense 2",
      "recognition \u2014 see also full faith and credit",
      "the balance in an account which may be drawn upon and repaid later \u2014 compare loan",
      "the use of resources (as money) in the present obtained by the debtor's promise to repay the creditor in the future usually with interest as compensation to the creditor and often secured by a pledge of property or the right to attach the debtor's income in case of a failure to repay \u2014 see also consumer credit \u2014 compare debt",
      "financial reputation",
      "letter of credit",
      "a deduction from an expense or asset account",
      "a reduction of an amount otherwise due",
      "tax credit",
      "\u2014 compare deduction , exclusion , exemption",
      "to supply goods on credit to",
      "to trust in the truth of",
      "to enter upon the credit side of an account",
      "to place an amount to the credit of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kre-dit",
    "synonyms":[
      "trust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accredit",
      "ascribe",
      "attribute",
      "chalk up",
      "impute",
      "lay",
      "put down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Homeowners are likely to turn to home-equity lines of credit , said Andy Walden, vice president of enterprise research strategy at Black Knight. \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Through March, the annual growth on home equity lines of credit was nearly 11 percent, according to data from the trade group Credit Union National Association and its affiliates \u2014 the highest rate of increase since 2009. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "The state would pay for a year of credit monitoring, Hancock reports. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "While the pitchers usually get most of the credit for a shutout, Bucs head coach Ken Hokuf praised Maltby, his outfield and the team\u2019s stout overall defensive performance. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "Snoop gave you a lot of credit in the film for helping him with songcraft. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Obviously got to give a lot of credit to our cast who worked very hard to prepare themselves for that scene. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "The supply of credit to go around is always limited. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Cyber insurance addresses the financial aftermath of a cyberattack or data breach \u2014 things like investigating the incident, notifying customers and providing credit monitoring. \u2014 Jim Goldman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Every dollar paid by the Fed to acquire securities was accomplished using a keystroke to credit the seller\u2019s reserve balance, which is held on deposit at the Fed. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Why should credit providers choose a cloud solution? \u2014 Peter Shubenok, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "First, collectors of fine wine who, of course, know great red Burgundy for its capacity to evolve elegantly over time but who rarely credit West Coast Pinots with the same skill set. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "Credit Affleck for sharp hindsight on his performance, and credit the film for surrounding him with a great deal of intrigue. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The Education Department will use one-time waivers and adjustments to retroactively credit millions of borrowers with additional payments toward loan forgiveness. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Chinitz added that the case will come down to the cross-examination of Heard and whether Depp\u2019s legal team can undermine her to the point that the jury won\u2019t credit any part of her testimony. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 12 May 2022",
      "TikTok creators \u2014 who are often of marginalized groups \u2014 have pressured the company to properly credit originators of popular trends. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "TikTok is launching a set of tools that will allow creators to more easily credit the original creators behind viral trends on the social media platform, the company said on Wednesday. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, Billboard , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "creditable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worthy of belief",
      ": sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise",
      ": worthy of commercial credit",
      ": capable of being assigned",
      ": good enough to deserve praise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-di-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kre-d\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "applaudable",
      "commendable",
      "estimable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "censurable",
      "discreditable",
      "illaudable",
      "reprehensible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely",
      "let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Burnley picked up a creditable point at West Ham in Jackson's first match in charge, then won successive home matches against Southampton and Wolves. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this sturdy strain of reasonableness, which can sometimes take the form of decorum or blandness, that is ultimately Wyndham\u2019s most creditable trait. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And, with help from creditable supporting performances and polished design, director Susan Marie Rhea\u2019s brisk staging showcases the script\u2019s pointed humor. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Maoyan users gave the film a very creditable 8.6 out of 10 rating. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Fernandes, who is United\u2019s most creative player and led them last season to a creditable second-place finish, has not been at his best, and was recently benched. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "This amounts to about 60% of the overall funding if the current estimate is creditable . \u2014 Stephen Wade, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The more followers a user has can also make nonsense seem creditable . \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "There are creditable scientists who regard a lab leak as a plausible scenario for the origin of COVID-19 in humans. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184854"
  },
  "creditably":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worthy of belief",
      ": sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise",
      ": worthy of commercial credit",
      ": capable of being assigned",
      ": good enough to deserve praise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-di-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kre-d\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "applaudable",
      "commendable",
      "estimable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "censurable",
      "discreditable",
      "illaudable",
      "reprehensible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely",
      "let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Burnley picked up a creditable point at West Ham in Jackson's first match in charge, then won successive home matches against Southampton and Wolves. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this sturdy strain of reasonableness, which can sometimes take the form of decorum or blandness, that is ultimately Wyndham\u2019s most creditable trait. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And, with help from creditable supporting performances and polished design, director Susan Marie Rhea\u2019s brisk staging showcases the script\u2019s pointed humor. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Maoyan users gave the film a very creditable 8.6 out of 10 rating. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Fernandes, who is United\u2019s most creative player and led them last season to a creditable second-place finish, has not been at his best, and was recently benched. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "This amounts to about 60% of the overall funding if the current estimate is creditable . \u2014 Stephen Wade, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The more followers a user has can also make nonsense seem creditable . \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "There are creditable scientists who regard a lab leak as a plausible scenario for the origin of COVID-19 in humans. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175926"
  },
  "creep":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move along with the body prone and close to the ground",
      ": to move slowly on hands and knees",
      ": to go very slowly",
      ": to go timidly or cautiously so as to escape notice",
      ": to enter or advance gradually so as to be almost unnoticed",
      ": to have the sensation of being covered with creeping things",
      ": to spread or grow over a surface rooting at intervals or clinging with tendrils, stems, or aerial roots",
      ": to slip or gradually shift position",
      ": to change shape permanently from prolonged stress or exposure to high temperatures",
      ": a movement of or like creeping",
      ": a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh",
      ": a feeling of apprehension or horror",
      ": a feed trough accessible only by young animals and used especially to supply special or supplementary feed",
      ": the slow change of dimensions of an object from prolonged exposure to high temperature or stress",
      ": an unpleasant or obnoxious person",
      ": a slow but persistent increase or elevation",
      ": to move along with the body close to the ground or floor : move slowly on hands and knees : crawl",
      ": to move or advance slowly, timidly, or quietly",
      ": to grow or spread along the ground or along a surface",
      ": a strange or unlikable person",
      ": a slow, timid, or quiet movement",
      ": a feeling of nervousness or fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113p",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "encroach",
      "inch",
      "worm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In response, nearly all the other members let their production creep up above quota, as the figure below shows. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Some plovers are less shy to humans, industrially scrapping out nests in the sand while birders creep closer to take a picture. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
      "On Monday, the national capital Beijing \u2014 which has also seen cases creep up over the last few weeks \u2014 saw seven districts put under partial lockdown, affecting nearly 14 million residents. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Instead, everyone needs to work with communities to create solutions that creep forward progress. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Classic horror doesn't always have to creep you out. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "But as mortgage rates creep up, some homeowners who already have low rates are staying put. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Climate studies have found that as global temperatures creep up, warmer air will be able to hold more moisture. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
      "As the days creep closer to the end of the Title 42 border policy on May 23, increasing numbers of Democrats are sounding the alarm. \u2014 May Mailman, National Review , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their gunmetal sorrow was reflective of the times: the general creep of Patriot Act paranoia plus Forever War nihilism. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "But her departure from Meta is the death knell of a movement defined by the economic boom times and expansive creep of capitalism of the 2010s. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "When humble florist Nani is murdered by an evil businessman who lusts after his neighbor, he is reincarnated as a fly and sets out to ruin the creep \u2019s life. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Garner said most nurses know all too well the pressures that contribute to such an error: long hours, crowded hospitals, imperfect protocols, and the inevitable creep of complacency in a job with daily life-or-death stakes. \u2014 Brett Kelman, Quartz , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Anyone who\u2019s shopped for groceries or eaten out lately has probably felt the creep of inflation. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Much of the work ruminates on the ways that time leaves its mark -- through spots on a film strip's degrading emulsion, or the slow creep of moss on a wooden roof -- and how delicate the evidence of our lives can be. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Garner said most nurses know all too well the pressures that contribute to such an error: long hours, crowded hospitals, imperfect protocols, and the inevitable creep of complacency in a job with daily life-or-death stakes. \u2014 Brett Kelman, Quartz , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Garner said most nurses know all too well the pressures that contribute to such an error: long hours, crowded hospitals, imperfect protocols, and the inevitable creep of complacency in a job with daily life-or-death stakes. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204627"
  },
  "creeping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": developing or advancing by slow imperceptible degrees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crawling",
      "dallying",
      "dawdling",
      "dilatory",
      "dillydallying",
      "dragging",
      "laggard",
      "lagging",
      "languid",
      "leisurely",
      "poking",
      "poky",
      "pokey",
      "slow",
      "sluggish",
      "snail-paced",
      "snaillike",
      "tardy",
      "unhurried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barreling",
      "bolting",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "careering",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet",
      "flying",
      "hasty",
      "hurrying",
      "lightning",
      "meteoric",
      "quick",
      "racing",
      "rapid",
      "rocketing",
      "running",
      "rushing",
      "scooting",
      "scudding",
      "scurrying",
      "snappy",
      "speeding",
      "speedy",
      "swift",
      "warp-speed",
      "whirling",
      "whirlwind",
      "whisking",
      "zipping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This growing entanglement of the corporate and social, this creeping sense of being tracked by invisible eyes, demands an increasing sophistication about what is said and where. \u2014 Kara Devlin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "As the film moves to the seventh day, a creeping sense of catastrophe settles. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "But beneath the know-it-all tweets, there is a creeping sense that the psychological distance between the masses of 401(k) investors and the billionaire marks may not be that far. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The killings have taken on a creeping sense of inevitability, guards say. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "For Democrats, the key factor was the creeping sense that social media platforms, whatever the political leanings of their founders, had helped Donald Trump get elected. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 19 June 2021",
      "Selva and Patchworks add clomping drums, scraps of rhythm guitar, a creeping , high synthesizer line that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a G-Funk record, and the peppiest of horn sections. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2021",
      "One, an intangible effect of having been so successful so early in the team\u2019s contention window might have been a creeping sense of complacency. \u2014 Jared Wyllys, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "English political hegemony as a creeping and subtle evil that haunts the action rather than showing itself. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 19 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170600"
  },
  "crepuscle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": twilight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kri-\u02c8p\u0259-(\u02cc)sky\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dusk",
      "eve",
      "evenfall",
      "evening",
      "eventide",
      "gloaming",
      "night",
      "nightfall",
      "sundown",
      "sunset",
      "twilight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aurora",
      "cockcrow",
      "dawn",
      "dawning",
      "daybreak",
      "daylight",
      "morn",
      "morning",
      "sunrise",
      "sunup"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin crepusculum, from presumed earlier *krepos- \"twilight\" (of obscure origin) + -culum, probably after d\u012bl\u016bculum \"dawn, daybreak\" (from d\u012bl\u016bc\u0113re \"to be clear\" + -ulum, diminutive suffix)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231208"
  },
  "crest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird \u2014 see bird illustration",
      ": the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet",
      ": the top of a helmet",
      ": a heraldic representation of the crest",
      ": a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon (see escutcheon sense 1 ) but not upon a helmet",
      ": coat of arms sense 2a",
      ": a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body",
      ": something suggesting a crest especially in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: such as",
      ": peak",
      ": the top line of a mountain or hill",
      ": the ridge of a roof",
      ": the top of a wave",
      ": a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic",
      ": climax , culmination",
      ": to furnish with a crest",
      ": crown",
      ": to reach the crest of",
      ": to rise to a crest",
      ": a showy growth (as of flesh or feathers) on the head of an animal",
      ": the highest part or point of something",
      ": an emblem or design used to represent a family, group, or organization",
      ": a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird",
      ": a process or prominence on a part of an animal body: as",
      ": the upper curve or ridge of the neck of a quadruped (as a horse)",
      ": the mane borne on such a crest",
      ": a ridge especially on a bone",
      "\u2014 see frontal crest , occipital crest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krest",
      "\u02c8krest",
      "\u02c8krest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acme",
      "apex",
      "apogee",
      "capstone",
      "climax",
      "crescendo",
      "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":[
      "Noun",
      "at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar",
      "the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder",
      "Verb",
      "We crested the hill and looked out around us.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The heat is tied to an upper-level ridge, or a crest in the jet stream. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "One bottle bears a seal with the crest of the Legge family \u2013 the ancestors of George Washington, the first U.S president. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "However, this is a snapshot of a band reaching the crest of their artistic prowess, minus longtime manager and collaborator Andrew Loog Oldham and beginning to really lean into the excess of all things rock & roll. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "One bottle bears a seal with the crest of the Legge family \u2014 the ancestors of George Washington, the first U.S president. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The Legge family crest , a forerunner to the Stars and Stripes flag. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022",
      "Waves of infection crest and crash in different countries every few months; the virus is still sloshing out new variants and subvariants at breakneck speed. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the turn 14-15 chicane has an uphill approach, with a crest in the middle, and then drops down on exit. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But that is only the crest of a tide of money washing through the industry, acquiring old songs. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Pandemic models have suggested that COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts, which had been rising for weeks, would crest before summer. \u2014 Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Also on-site is a wave pool \u2014 at the outdoor water park \u2014 where nine-foot waves crest every 90 seconds for a little bit of Malibu in this Midwestern locale. \u2014 Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "As Portland\u2019s wave of fatal shootings fails to crest , community leaders are demanding city officials declare a state of emergency over the gun violence and invest $10 million in grassroots groups to address the crisis. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Across the country, the wave of COVID-19 deaths is expected to crest in late January or early February, with a weekly death toll equal to or greater than that of the Delta peak. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The agency predicted Saturday\u2019s temperature will crest near 52 degrees. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "The Omicron variant has already spread across the country, and most experts are predicting a surge of cases to crest sometime in mid-January or early February. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "It is expected to crest today before falling back down to 41.3 feet by Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The wave will crest , of course; the question is when. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202105"
  },
  "cretin":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one afflicted with cretinism",
      "a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person clod , lout",
      "one affected with cretinism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0113-t\u1d4an",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cretin who's constantly forwarding e-mails filled with racist and sexist jokes",
      "in discussions anyone who disagrees with her is inevitably called a cretin"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cr\u00e9tin , from French dialect cretin , literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crevice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure",
      ": a narrow opening (as in the earth) caused by cracking or splitting : fissure",
      ": a narrow fissure or cleft",
      "\u2014 see gingival crevice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-v\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kre-v\u0259s",
      "\u02c8krev-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "chink",
      "cleft",
      "crack",
      "cranny",
      "fissure",
      "rift",
      "split"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Add on the 2-in-1 brush and tool to clean the sofa or the crevice tool to reach the dust hanging on curtains. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "It's equipped with a telescoping wand, a dusting brush, an upholstery tool and a crevice tool to tackle stairs, lamps shades, ceiling moldings and more. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Attach the retractable tube to clean curtains or the crevice tool to get in between car seats. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
      "One of the clues led Hunter\u2019s friend Michael Santos here to retrieve a clue that was embedded into a crevice . \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
      "Make a quick bite perfect for a charcuterie board or midday snack by spreading goat cheese (for a flavor bomb use what\u2019s leftover from prosciutto toasts) into the crevice where the pit sat and top with a Marcona almond. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Brick is a tangy, high-fat cheese that releases its oils into the crevice between pan and dough, creating those imposing outer walls, at once buttery and crispy. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The 12-year-old dog, Liza, fell out of sight into the narrow crevice , but could be heard barking. \u2014 Joseph Spector, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Then, some new bit of information, a thought, a feeling, hits from a different angle, cracks the dam, and suddenly the sheer awfulness of the whole situation\u2014of a world clogged, in every crevice , with plastic junk\u2014spills out into the open. \u2014 Time , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French crevace , from crever to break, from Latin crepare to crack",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203414"
  },
  "criminal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, involving, or being a crime",
      ": relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime",
      ": guilty of crime",
      ": of or befitting a criminal",
      ": disgraceful",
      ": one who has committed a crime",
      ": a person who has been convicted of a crime",
      ": being or guilty of an act that is unlawful, foolish, or wrong",
      ": relating to unlawful acts or their punishment",
      ": a person who has committed an unlawful act",
      ": relating to, involving, or being a crime",
      ": relating to crime or its prosecution",
      "\u2014 compare civil sense 4 , penal",
      ": one who has committed a crime",
      ": a person who has been convicted of a crime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8krim-n\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "felonious",
      "illegal",
      "illegitimate",
      "illicit",
      "lawless",
      "unlawful",
      "wrongful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crook",
      "culprit",
      "lawbreaker",
      "malefactor",
      "miscreant",
      "offender"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a history of criminal behavior",
      "The captain of the wrecked boat was accused of criminal negligence .",
      "The company brought criminal charges against her.",
      "It's criminal that the government is doing nothing to stop the problem.",
      "Noun",
      "car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The alleged criminal activity was initiated by Darby, who would order the firearms with Plumber who would send for them from South Carolina. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
      "That technology, along with settings that allow for self-deleting messages, has made Wickr an attractive tool for many who seek privacy, including individuals conducting criminal activity. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "There were no signs of criminal activity or vandalism, according to the city. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "In 2015, the Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Madison County School System implemented the SAFE-2-TELL tip line for residents to pass on information anonymously about criminal activity, bullying, or other issues. \u2014 Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Terrorism and criminal activity are problems that law enforcement should tackle directly, irrespective of what method of payment is involved. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The fire was later ruled incendiary, meaning it was either intentionally set or accidental but resulted from other criminal activity. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "Data from Chainalysis reveals that 0.15% of all cryptocurrency transactions in 2021 were associated with illicit activity, while the U.N. estimates that between 2% and 5% of fiat currency is linked to some form of criminal activity. \u2014 Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "For example, how would a central bank guarantee that consumer purchases remain private while building in enough transparency to track criminal financial activity? \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Estonia\u2019s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, and Poland\u2019s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, speak of him as a war criminal , as Mr. Biden did. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "The use of Thug\u2019s lyrics to portray him as a career criminal is a frequent tactic for prosecutors, said Dina LaPolt, a music industry attorney and member of the advocacy group Black Music Action Coalition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s court appearance was set to allow a judge to decide if probable cause existed for the charge -- second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic-violence enhancer -- that prompted sheriff\u2019s deputies to take him into custody. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "The subtly tender film follows family man Waleed, whose chronic depression hinders his dreams of a writing career and leads him into the path of neighbor and petty criminal Jalal, where tragedy awaits. \u2014 Caitlin Quinlan, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "In March, Biden went further than his administration had gone by calling President Vladimir Putin of Russia a war criminal in response to a reporter\u2019s question. \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "When a criminal known only as Simon (Jeremy Irons) begins bombing public places, McClane is called into action to stop him\u2014at Simon\u2019s request. \u2014 cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Ukraine plans to adjudicate those cases in its own courts before issuing international criminal -arrest warrants. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Last year, fraudsters cloned the voice of a company executive to successfully convince a bank manager to transfer $35 million to the criminal \u2019s account. \u2014 Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195823"
  },
  "criminate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": incriminate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accuse",
      "charge",
      "defame",
      "impeach",
      "incriminate",
      "indict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absolve",
      "acquit",
      "clear",
      "exculpate",
      "exonerate",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "scornfully declaring that he was not the school's lone drug dealer, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin cr\u012bmin\u0101tus , past participle of cr\u012bmin\u0101r\u012b \"to make charges against, accuse,\" derivative of cr\u012bmin-, cr\u012bmen \"accusation, crime \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1637, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222304"
  },
  "crimp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: such as",
      ": to form (leather) into a desired shape",
      ": to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibers",
      ": to pinch or press together (something, such as the margins of a pie crust) in order to seal",
      ": to be an inhibiting or restraining influence on : cramp",
      ": something produced by or as if by crimping : such as",
      ": a section of hair artificially waved or curled",
      ": a succession of waves (as in wool fiber)",
      ": a bend or crease formed in something",
      ": something that cramps or inhibits : restraint , curb",
      ": a person who entraps or forces men into shipping as sailors or into enlisting in an army or navy",
      ": to trap into military or sea service : impress",
      ": to make wavy or bent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krimp",
      "\u02c8krimp"
    ],
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      "crease",
      "crinkle",
      "furrow",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1718, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1789, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222508"
  },
  "crinkle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form many short bends or ripples",
      ": wrinkle",
      ": to give forth a thin crackling sound : rustle",
      ": to cause to crinkle : make crinkles in",
      ": wrinkle , corrugation , pucker",
      ": any of several virus diseases of plants marked by crinkling of leaves",
      ": to form or cause little waves or wrinkles on the surface : wrinkle",
      ": rustle entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri\u014b-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kri\u014b-k\u0259l"
    ],
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      "rustle"
    ],
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      "crease",
      "crimp",
      "furrow",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The corners of his eyes crinkle when he smiles.",
      "a paper seat cover that crinkles with every move",
      "Noun",
      "little crinkles at the corners of his mouth showed whenever he smiled",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This set of five low-fi felt balls that cats love to pursue works great for owners who prefer playthings that don't crinkle , chime or require batteries. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "His eyes crinkle with joy, highlighting the wide, easy smile he was known for. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Genuine smiles of happiness involve two main groups of muscles: the zygomaticus major muscles, which pull up the corners of the mouth, and the orbicularis oculi muscles, which crinkle the corners of the eyes. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The offer is good for either curly or crinkle fries through July 18th. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 13 July 2021",
      "That\u2019s because white people usually crinkle and contort their faces into something illegible \u2014 and sometimes even close to blank \u2014 as armor. \u2014 Safy-hallan Farah, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "Drying foliage upside down will usually crinkle the leaves, so Carroll suggested using vegetable glycerin. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Children ran forward and tore open the packages, only to crinkle their noses. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2021",
      "Your recipient\u2019s eyes crinkle as your thought-fulness unleashes a torrent of helpless joy across her face. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The cart also serves milkshakes and crinkle -cut fries. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The chicken tenders are prepared the same way, and arrive with coleslaw, pickles and crinkle -cut fries. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 1 June 2022",
      "Also on the menu are chicken tenders ($22.50), bone-in chicken by the quarter ($11) and crinkle -cut fries loaded with fried chicken and other toppings such as cheese sauce or collard greens ($13). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The signature Superdawg hot dog comes nestled in a paper box filled with stubby crinkle -cut fries. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Pickles and Ruffles-like crinkle chips just adds to that old-school charm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The classic crinkle -cut fries get a makeover with a garlic parmesan cheese sprinkling and a side of truffle sauce (with prices starting at $4.79). \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Disco fries are your run-of-the-mill crinkle -cut fries smothered in gravy and cheese \u2014 gobs of mozzarella or, even better, barely melted squares of American. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "And not the company\u2019s signature crinkle -cut fries, either. \u2014 Charles Passy, WSJ , 1 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202414"
  },
  "cripple":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lame or partly disabled person or animal",
      ": one that is disabled or deficient in a specified manner",
      ": something flawed or imperfect",
      ": being lame, flawed, or imperfect",
      ": to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg",
      ": to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness",
      ": a disabled person who is unable to fully use one or both of his or her arms or legs",
      ": to cause to lose the use of one or more arms or legs",
      ": to make useless or powerless",
      ": an individual having a physical disability and especially a physically impaired leg or foot",
      ": being a cripple : lame",
      ": to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-p\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kri-p\u0259l",
      "\u02c8krip-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disable",
      "incapacitate",
      "lame",
      "maim",
      "mutilate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He returned from war a cripple .",
      "Verb",
      "Higher taxes could cripple small businesses.",
      "an economy crippled by inflation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Another group calling themselves the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans aimed to disrupt regime communications, cripple infrastructure and leak names and addresses of security-service members. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Defense Ministry bureaucracy was also beginning cripple operations. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo\u2019s team put an emphasis on China\u2019s anti-satellite weaponry, which could be used to sever military communications in a conflict and cripple Western economies. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "Will that cripple teams to the point where games must be rescheduled? \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020",
      "Some experts argued that Western countries could never enforce such draconian measures\u2014which curtail human rights and cripple economies\u2014but Italy, shocked by the strain on the health care system in the north of the country, followed suit on 9 March. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "So a future reconciliation bill would not only cripple Obamacare and strip millions of Americans of health coverage obtained via the exchanges, but also kill the Medicaid expansion and throw millions more out of coverage. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 7 Oct. 2016",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the trucking ban will further cripple trade, even if Europe tries to retain access to essential commodities such as energy and fertilizers. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The internet industry shuddered last year when Apple introduced privacy measures for the iPhone that threatened to upend online tracking and cripple digital advertising. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "International tensions over the conflict could cripple research focused on a region that\u2014along with the Antarctic\u2014helps regulate climate across the globe, scientists say. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Now Putin wants to seize Donbas, and perhaps Ukraine's entire coast on the Black Sea, which would cripple Ukraine's economy. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Carlos Gutierrez, who ran Kellogg\u2019s Mexico business in the 1980s when annual inflation approached 100 percent, said refusing to raise prices or cut spending in response to rising input costs would cripple a company. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Rettig warned that such steep cuts would cripple the agency. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Republicans argue that going after the country\u2019s energy exports would cripple Russia far more dramatically than other actions the U.S. has already taken. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The theory goes that legions of small investors will hit the jackpot while losses cripple the financial elite. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173211"
  },
  "crisp":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "easily crumbled brittle",
      "desirably firm and crunchy",
      "notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear",
      "concise and to the point",
      "noticeably neat",
      "briskly cold",
      "fresh , invigorating",
      "deftly and powerfully executed",
      "brisk , lively",
      "curly , wavy",
      "having close stiff or wiry curls or waves",
      "something crisp or brittle",
      "potato chip",
      "a baked dessert of fruit with crumb topping",
      "to make or keep crisp",
      "curl , crimp",
      "to cause to ripple wrinkle",
      "to become crisp",
      "curl",
      "ripple",
      "being thin, hard, and easily crumbled",
      "pleasantly firm and fresh",
      "being clear and brief",
      "pleasantly cool and invigorating brisk",
      "having clear details",
      "to make or keep something crispy or fresh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8krisp",
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I put on a crisp shirt and tie.",
      "The stereo's sound is crisp and clear.",
      "Verb",
      "Crisp the celery in ice water.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Nothing tastes like summer more than a crisp , juicy, refreshing slice of watermelon. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022",
      "Then proceed with baking as instructed, leaving you with a pristine, crisp crust for all of your pie and tart needs. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "And since the nearest source of industrial pollution is located more than 850 miles away on Portugal\u2019s mainland, the air is crisp , clear, and fragrant. \u2014 Laura Neilson, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "But for our testers, the crisp crust and even cooking job was well worth the wait. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "When ready to serve, allow the rice to sit in the wok without tossing to create a crisp crust underneath, about 1 minute. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "This lightbulb is made specifically to provide indoor plants with their daily dose of light without burning them to a crisp . \u2014 Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The commercial follows the life-long journey of one devoted Pringles fan, who gets his hand trapped at a college party while reaching for the last delicious crisp . \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "This will ensure all your vegetables come out tender- crisp and perfectly browned. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Cook, tossing occasionally, until well browned and tender- crisp , about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The fish had been caught from a skiff on the shore of Lake Victoria and only an hour or two later dredged in flour, fried to a golden crisp in a vat of vegetable oil over a wood fire, and served to me with lime and piri-piri sauce. \u2014 Torrey Peters, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "An air fryer is one of the fastest, easiest and least messy way of sizzling chicken wings to a crisp . \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Reduced to a crisp by a March 1942 British bombing raid, the World War II\u2013era dessert still features shriveled swirls of icing carefully applied by a baker. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As the cost of bacon and other goods sizzles, more people want to protect their savings from getting burnt to a crisp by inflation. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The garlic slices used to infuse the butter crisp up when cooled and add a textural crunch against the silky smooth potatoes. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "First, slice the shallots evenly, as thinner slices will brown before thicker slices are able to crisp . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Just bring along a paring knife and a spoon to prep the avocados, then crisp up the bread and garnish with edible leaves, like those plucked from a marigold. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "An elongated shape maximizes the contrast in texture, from the tender interior to crisp , brown tips. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet and add the chorizo, cooking and stirring constantly until the chorizo begins to crisp . \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Between these dramatic scenes, Gammell and Keough treat viewers to crisp and mesmerizing shots of the landscapes surrounding Pine Ridge. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Let soak to crisp up, at least 10 minutes, then drain, dry and transfer to a large mixing bowl. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "Air fryers can crisp up food in minutes and provide a healthier alternative to traditional frying. \u2014 Dwyer Frame, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "critical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably",
      ": consisting of or involving criticism",
      ": of or relating to the judgment of critics",
      ": exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation",
      ": including variant readings and scholarly emendations",
      ": of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture",
      ": such as",
      ": relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected",
      ": being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death",
      ": relating to or being a state in which or a measurement or point at which some quality, property, or phenomenon suffers a definite change",
      ": indispensable , vital",
      ": being in or approaching a state of crisis",
      ": crucial , decisive",
      ": of sufficient size to sustain a chain reaction",
      ": sustaining a nuclear chain reaction",
      ": likely or eager to find fault",
      ": consisting of or involving judgment of value, worth, beauty, or quality",
      ": using or involving careful judgment",
      ": extremely important",
      ": relating to, indicating, or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be anticipated with reasonable certainty",
      ": being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death",
      ": of sufficient size to sustain a chain reaction",
      ": sustaining a chain reaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8krit-i-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captious",
      "carping",
      "caviling",
      "cavilling",
      "faultfinding",
      "hypercritical",
      "judgmental",
      "overcritical",
      "rejective"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncritical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The program presents a critical analysis of the government's strategies.",
      "She has a talent for critical thinking.",
      "We need to look at these proposed changes with a critical eye before we accept them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There were 25 Canadians on NBA rosters last season, including Andrew Wiggins, who played a critical role in the Golden State Warriors\u2019 winning the franchise seventh NBA title Thursday night over the Boston Celtics. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Neon plays a critical role in the production of semiconductors, in a process called lithography. \u2014 Anna Cooban And Uliana Pavlova, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "But as critical a role the next state leader will play in confronting climate change and a looming Chesapeake Bay cleanup deadline, those issues still remain a tier below seemingly more pressing matters. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Magnesium is involved with neurons that play a critical role in sleep regulation. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
      "Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose shone a spotlight on the swings and understudies of the Broadway season Sunday, praising their critical role in keeping productions going while the industry grappled with COVID-19. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
      "Stablecoins play a critical role in crypto because their relatively steady value can provide a safe haven for many investors in the highly volatile market. \u2014 Matt Robinson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Stablecoins play a critical role in crypto because their relatively steady value can provide a safe haven for many investors in the highly volatile market. \u2014 Matt Robinson And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Photography plays a critical role in the reiteration of stereotypes and visual tropes that go down in history becoming part of the collective imagination. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"in sense \"being at a turning point,\" from 16th-17th century cretike, criticke \"at a turning point\" (Middle English cretic , borrowed from Late Latin criticus \"at a turning point, decisive,\" borrowed from Greek kritik\u00f3s , taken as derivative of kr\u00edsis  crisis , replacing earlier kr\u00edsimos ) + -al entry 1 ; in sense \"inclined to criticize, involving criticism,\" from critic entry 1 + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at critic entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203410"
  },
  "croak":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": to speak in a hoarse throaty voice",
      ": grumble sense 1",
      ": die",
      ": to utter in a hoarse raucous voice",
      ": kill",
      ": a hoarse harsh cry or sound",
      ": to utter with a rough low voice",
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": a hoarse harsh sound or cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk",
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.",
      "The man could only croak his name.",
      "He tried to speak but could barely croak .",
      "He had a heart attack and croaked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For now, her two dogs, Wendy and Capit\u00e1n, wait by the hamper; the roosters continue to croak ; and a mother clutches her daughter\u2019s photo in one hand and a rosary in the other. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Frogs croaked from a nearby ditch; birds trilled from the field\u2019s edge. \u2014 Kirk Johnson, New York Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Curtains of Spanish moss hang limply from cypress trees; frogs croak from their lily pad perches, and lazy alligators float through backwater channels. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "Mono Lake in California has a huge population of frogs that normally croak in unison to keep predators from locating and targeting individual frogs. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "There are nearly 5,000 different species of frogs hopping, croaking , and swimming across the Earth of all different shapes and sizes. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Cisco croaks as Wells wraps his hands around his neck. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Watching from bare branches, ravens warbled and croaked . \u2014 Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Imagine the coniferous forests of the American West and you probably picture tall trees, forest floors littered with pine needles and pinecones, black bears, mountain lions, croaking frogs, and mountain blue birds. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Frogs croak , a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Morrissey, who had an unvarnished croak for a voice and a melodic style that was very much his own, once called to his roommate from another room. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2011",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The croak of thousands of invisible amphibians falls suddenly silent as the vets pass by on the way to Puntung's enclosure. \u2014 Henry Nicholls, Scientific American , 30 May 2012",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190652"
  },
  "croaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an animal (such as a frog) that croaks",
      ": any of various fishes and especially the drums that produce croaking , drumming, or grunting noises",
      ": doctor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014d-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doc",
      "doctor",
      "medic",
      "medico",
      "physician",
      "sawbones"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nondoctor",
      "nonphysician"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fish a large jerkbait or a live croaker outside the bar for jumbo reds 20 pounds and up, or find them on Dixey Bar or at Sand Island Light. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The yellow croaker fish maw in the soup chef Eddy Leung had prepared for us on Tuesday tasted similar. \u2014 Time , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Large redfish are also running along this bar, and can be caught on live croaker or other baitfish. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Best bait is a live croaker , but plenty are caught on 8 to 12 inch soft plastic swimbaits on wide-gap hooks, as well. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "By the middle of the 20th century, overfishing had decimated the species, so maw traders turned to the next best source, an equally giant Mexican croaker called the totoaba. \u2014 Adam Elder, Wired , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "In the 1930s, Chinese fishermen started landing huge catches of a giant croaker fish called the bahaba. \u2014 Adam Elder, Wired , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Commonly caught fish include croaker , perch, speckled trout, sheepshead, sand trout, gafftop and bull reds. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Smaller reds should also be more active on oyster bars and creek mouths\u2014live shrimp is best for the keeper-size fish, while croakers and other baitfish get the big ones. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 4 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212428"
  },
  "croaking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": to speak in a hoarse throaty voice",
      ": grumble sense 1",
      ": die",
      ": to utter in a hoarse raucous voice",
      ": kill",
      ": a hoarse harsh cry or sound",
      ": to utter with a rough low voice",
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": a hoarse harsh sound or cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk",
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.",
      "The man could only croak his name.",
      "He tried to speak but could barely croak .",
      "He had a heart attack and croaked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For now, her two dogs, Wendy and Capit\u00e1n, wait by the hamper; the roosters continue to croak ; and a mother clutches her daughter\u2019s photo in one hand and a rosary in the other. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Frogs croaked from a nearby ditch; birds trilled from the field\u2019s edge. \u2014 Kirk Johnson, New York Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Curtains of Spanish moss hang limply from cypress trees; frogs croak from their lily pad perches, and lazy alligators float through backwater channels. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "Mono Lake in California has a huge population of frogs that normally croak in unison to keep predators from locating and targeting individual frogs. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "There are nearly 5,000 different species of frogs hopping, croaking , and swimming across the Earth of all different shapes and sizes. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Cisco croaks as Wells wraps his hands around his neck. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Watching from bare branches, ravens warbled and croaked . \u2014 Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Imagine the coniferous forests of the American West and you probably picture tall trees, forest floors littered with pine needles and pinecones, black bears, mountain lions, croaking frogs, and mountain blue birds. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Frogs croak , a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Morrissey, who had an unvarnished croak for a voice and a melodic style that was very much his own, once called to his roommate from another room. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2011",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The croak of thousands of invisible amphibians falls suddenly silent as the vets pass by on the way to Puntung's enclosure. \u2014 Henry Nicholls, Scientific American , 30 May 2012",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192522"
  },
  "croaky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": to speak in a hoarse throaty voice",
      ": grumble sense 1",
      ": die",
      ": to utter in a hoarse raucous voice",
      ": kill",
      ": a hoarse harsh cry or sound",
      ": to utter with a rough low voice",
      ": to make a deep harsh sound",
      ": a hoarse harsh sound or cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk",
      "\u02c8kr\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.",
      "The man could only croak his name.",
      "He tried to speak but could barely croak .",
      "He had a heart attack and croaked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For now, her two dogs, Wendy and Capit\u00e1n, wait by the hamper; the roosters continue to croak ; and a mother clutches her daughter\u2019s photo in one hand and a rosary in the other. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Frogs croaked from a nearby ditch; birds trilled from the field\u2019s edge. \u2014 Kirk Johnson, New York Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Curtains of Spanish moss hang limply from cypress trees; frogs croak from their lily pad perches, and lazy alligators float through backwater channels. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "Mono Lake in California has a huge population of frogs that normally croak in unison to keep predators from locating and targeting individual frogs. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "There are nearly 5,000 different species of frogs hopping, croaking , and swimming across the Earth of all different shapes and sizes. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Cisco croaks as Wells wraps his hands around his neck. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Watching from bare branches, ravens warbled and croaked . \u2014 Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Imagine the coniferous forests of the American West and you probably picture tall trees, forest floors littered with pine needles and pinecones, black bears, mountain lions, croaking frogs, and mountain blue birds. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Frogs croak , a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Morrissey, who had an unvarnished croak for a voice and a melodic style that was very much his own, once called to his roommate from another room. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2011",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The croak of thousands of invisible amphibians falls suddenly silent as the vets pass by on the way to Puntung's enclosure. \u2014 Henry Nicholls, Scientific American , 30 May 2012",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bullfrogs croak and Yaqui topminnows wiggle through the pool once fed solely by natural artesian wells pulling ancient water from an aquifer. \u2014 Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185955"
  },
  "crock":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a thick earthenware pot or jar",
      "soot , smut",
      "coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather",
      "bunkum",
      "to put or preserve in a crock",
      "to soil with crock smudge",
      "to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed)",
      "one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired",
      "a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic",
      "to cause to become disabled",
      "break down",
      "a thick pot or jar of baked clay",
      "a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u00e4k",
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crocked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drunk sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4kt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "besotted",
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "fried",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was half- crocked when he came home.",
      "she found that after only three drinks she would be completely crocked",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked , for disorderly conduct. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has given a positive update on crocked defender Dani Carvajal, refusing to rule the Real Madrid right-back out of his World Cup plans. \u2014 SI.com , 29 May 2018",
      "However, the crocked 28-year-old\u2019s contract is set to run out at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, with the Germany international not opposed to plying his trade elsewhere. \u2014 SI.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "Walker has five assists already this season, impressing massively in a right wing back role for Guardiola, whilst Delph has added another string to his bow whilst playing at left back as deputy for the crocked Benjamin Mendy. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "Fast forward six years and this precocious gem that the English media had so emphatically hyped up now finds himself crocked , stagnated and plying his trade sporadically in youth and cup fixtures. \u2014 SI.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
      "By the end of some drinking-club evenings most of the participants were so crocked that Rudy might as well have been pouring grape Gatorade. \u2014 Patrick Cooke, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "James is set to take Danny Drinkwater's place who is unlikely to be fit due to a thigh strain, while King will replace the crocked summer signing Vicente Iborra. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191919"
  },
  "crony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a close friend especially of long standing : pal",
      ": a close friend especially of someone powerful (as a politician)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014d-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u014d-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "cohort",
      "companion",
      "compatriot",
      "compeer",
      "comrade",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The mayor rewarded his cronies with high-paying jobs after he was elected.",
      "the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Holbein was Henry VIII\u2019s court painter, the best portraitist working in Tudor England, and a crony of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More to boot. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Rajapaksas expanded funding for the military even in peacetime and engaged in a form of crony capitalism that likely enriched the family\u2019s fortunes. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Government investigators say the Marcoses and crony associates stole between $5 billion and $10 billion from state coffers. \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Which makes the audience another crony , with beer available at the theater bar. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "As Russia ramps up its crackdown on dissenting voices, billionaire oligarch and longtime Putin crony Yuri Kovalchuk is on the frontlines of the disinformation war, managing the party line. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "But the heart of the series is Martha Mitchell, the glamorous wife of onetime Attorney General and longtime Nixon crony John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn, under a heap of prosthetic makeup). \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "As Stone explains, the pro-family spin on Hungary\u2019s flagship program, CSOK, which provided cheap mortgages to couples having a third kid, was a public-relations cover for crony subsidies to the Hungarian construction industry. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2004 and 2005, the Orange Revolution stopped a Russian crony from stealing a presidential election. \u2014 Stephen Ford, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185126"
  },
  "crook":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bend",
      ": curve , wind",
      ": an implement having a bent or hooked form: such as",
      ": pothook",
      ": a shepherd's staff",
      ": crosier sense 1",
      ": a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent",
      ": bend , curve",
      ": a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices",
      ": not right:",
      ": unsatisfactory",
      ": dishonest , crooked",
      ": irritable , angry",
      ": ill , unwell",
      ": bend entry 1 sense 1 , curve",
      ": a dishonest person (as a thief)",
      ": a shepherd's staff with one end curved into a hook",
      ": a curved or hooked part of a thing : bend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307k",
      "\u02c8kru\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "curve",
      "hook",
      "swerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "criminal",
      "culprit",
      "lawbreaker",
      "malefactor",
      "miscreant",
      "offender"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Had the train recently hosted the cast of Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, who insisted on descending head first, arms outstretched, after crooking one knee over the top rung? \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
      "Over the last decades, people are using smartphones and gadgets and living a working life by the computer with shoulders crooked forward. \u2014 Vogue , 16 May 2019",
      "Doing so causes the C930 to spring open slightly, allowing you to crook a finger under the lid and continue opening it. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 30 Aug. 2018",
      "Lines that appear straight on the linens were crooked when scanned into a computer. \u2014 Vipal Monga, WSJ , 30 May 2018",
      "Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table? \u2014 Fox News , 2 May 2018",
      "Mother daughter teas are a particularly fun opportunity for mothers and daughters to dress up, crook their pinkies while eating tiny sandwiches, sip tea, and spend quality time together. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 31 Jan. 2018",
      "Mills crooked his head, brow furrowed, and paused a second. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 17 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But here, he\u2019s often seen in close-up retreating into himself: crumpling his body, cradling his head in the crook of his arm, directing his gaze downward or away from the audience. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "In a crook of the Cheoah River, River's Edge Treehouse Resort is a summer-camp-like collection of cabins between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the pristine Nantahala National Forest. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "In this land of plentiful, oxygenating trees, everyone is alone, and people cough into the crook of an elbow anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "What once was a mundane, gray subway ride turned into a kaleidoscope of colors, woven intricately into a small square that was perched in the crook of a woman's arm. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of the customers are sitting outside under red and white tents in front of the building, but I am perched inside, at the crook of the counter near the restaurant\u2019s open red door, to get a feel for the place. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "And in the crook of her left arm nestled her one-month-old son, Frankie. \u2014 Lynne Sherwin, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "This crook might have needed more oomph to get the job done. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Mutations change the appearance of the spike protein that covers the coronavirus much like a crook switches disguises to evade capture. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201256"
  },
  "crooked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not straight",
      ": dishonest",
      ": having bends and curves",
      ": not set or placed straight",
      ": dishonest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307-k\u0259d",
      "\u02c8kru\u0307-k\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bending",
      "crazy",
      "curled",
      "curling",
      "curved",
      "curving",
      "curvy",
      "devious",
      "serpentine",
      "sinuous",
      "tortuous",
      "twisted",
      "twisting",
      "winding",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "straight",
      "straightaway"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth",
      "the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Belle Isle Rumrunning Scandal, also called the Police Rum Scandal, involved elite Detroiters at a private club, crooked cops, a drunken zookeeper and the James Scott fountain on Belle Isle. \u2014 Mickey Lyons, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "His mouth twisted into a crooked smile and his eyes twinkled, an expression reserved only for moments of pure joy. \u2014 Asonta Benetti, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "When the filmmakers find Leclerc, the climber proves to be a sweet guy with curly hair, a crooked smile and zero interest in self-promotion. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Mila, a Namibian, has the most crooked husband \u2014 and the hottest takes on American exceptionalism. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 8 July 2021",
      "The 26-year-old accountant had spent her teen years wearing varying combinations of braces and retainers only to have her teeth go slightly crooked again in young adulthood. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 5 May 2021",
      "Family pictures hung crooked on walls coated with a brown film from thousands of cigarettes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Quinto's George is practically pickled, the tilt of his crooked grin dragging itself downward with each drink and palpable hit at his competitors. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Bad Guys, about a wickedly smart group of crooked animals, grossed $8 million on Friday from 4,009 theaters after receiving an A CinemaScore. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see crook  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221043"
  },
  "crop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pouched enlargement of the esophagus of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration",
      ": an enlargement of the digestive tract of another animal (such as an insect)",
      ": a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence",
      ": the total yearly production from a specified area",
      ": the product or yield of something formed together",
      ": a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle",
      ": collection",
      ": the stock or handle of a whip",
      ": a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop",
      ": the part of the chine of a quadruped (such as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers",
      "\u2014 see cow illustration",
      ": an earmark on an animal",
      ": one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear",
      ": a close cut of the hair",
      ": to remove the upper or outer parts of",
      ": harvest",
      ": to cut off short : trim",
      ": to cause (land) to bear a crop",
      ": to grow as a crop",
      ": to feed by cropping something",
      ": to yield or make a crop",
      ": to appear unexpectedly or casually",
      ": a plant or plant product that is grown and harvested",
      ": the amount gathered or harvested : harvest",
      ": a short riding whip",
      ": an enlargement just above the stomach of a bird or insect in which food is temporarily stored",
      ": batch sense 2 , lot",
      ": a close cut of the hair",
      ": to remove (as by cutting or biting) the upper or outer parts of : trim",
      ": to grow or yield a crop (as of grain) : cause (land) to bear a crop",
      ": to come or appear when not expected",
      ": a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4p"
    ],
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      "harvest"
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      "cultivate",
      "culture",
      "dress",
      "grow",
      "promote",
      "raise",
      "rear",
      "tend"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The next generation of the plant hopper and crop -destroying pest has hatched in the 11 states across the northeastern U.S. after their dormant winter. \u2014 Mike Snider And Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "As a result, business has boomed, with marijuana surpassing potatoes and blueberries as Maine\u2019s most valuable crop . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The statement also said unauthorized well water use for commercial crop irrigation was observed and is subject to civil and criminal penalties. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "Sarah Taber, a crop scientist, pointed out this difference in a Twitter thread that went viral. \u2014 Thin Lei Win, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Turkey\u2019s Defense Ministry said Turkey, Russia and Ukraine have appointed high-ranking military officers and set up a telephone hotline to try and overcome hurdles over crop exports. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Common crop sensor sizes are APS-C and micro four thirds (1.6x and 1.5x). \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "That crisis, which followed spikes in wheat, corn and other major agricultural commodities, had not been caused by a rice crop failure or even a shortage of the grain. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The needs of the community change over time, and new types of businesses and housing crop up while others are replaced. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Though drum kit and feedback whines crop up on occasion, the piece is squarely in the contemporary classical tradition. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Throughout the years, the aviation company has seen a number of issues crop up with the Starliner spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 May 2022",
      "Flashbacks throughout the decades crop up between characters in unconvincing old age makeup addressing the camera, documentary style, with sweeping decrees about the true nature of Angelyne, fame, and everything in between. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "That sort of equilibrium will take work to achieve and to maintain, as antibody levels ebb over time and new variants crop up. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
      "The cold front will be making its way across the state starting Thursday, and storms could crop up in Houston in the afternoon and evening hours, meteorologists said. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 3 May 2022",
      "Easter is prime time for ham and every year questions crop up about it. \u2014 Susan Selasky, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Easter is prime time for ham and every year questions crop up about it. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The public only gets glimpses of these secretive groups when lawsuits crop up citing the existence of such cliques. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174644"
  },
  "cropper":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that crops",
      ": one that raises crops",
      ": sharecropper",
      ": a severe fall",
      ": a sudden or violent failure or collapse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collapse",
      "crash",
      "defeat",
      "failure",
      "fizzle",
      "nonachievement",
      "nonsuccess"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "achievement",
      "success"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192537"
  },
  "cross":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "preposition",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution",
      ": the cross on which Jesus was crucified",
      ": crucifixion",
      ": an affliction that tries one's virtue, steadfastness, or patience",
      ": a cruciform sign made to invoke the blessing of Christ especially by touching the forehead, breast, and shoulders",
      ": a device composed of an upright bar traversed (see traverse entry 1 sense transitive 3 ) by a horizontal one",
      ": one used as a Christian symbol",
      ": the Christian religion",
      ": a structure (such as a monument) shaped like or surmounted by a cross",
      ": a figure or mark formed by two intersecting lines crossing at their midpoints",
      ": such a mark used as a signature",
      ": a cruciform badge, emblem, or decoration",
      ": the intersection of two ways or lines : crossing",
      ": annoyance , thwarting",
      ": an act of crossing (see cross entry 2 sense 8 ) dissimilar individuals",
      ": a crossbred individual or kind",
      ": one that combines characteristics of two different types or individuals",
      ": a fraudulent or dishonest contest",
      ": dishonest or illegal practices",
      ": a movement from one part of a theater stage to another",
      ": a punch thrown over the opponent's lead in boxing",
      ": an attacking pass in soccer played across the field from one side to the other or to the middle",
      ": a security transaction in which a broker acts for both buyer and seller (as in the placing of a large lot of common stock)",
      ": to lie or be situated across",
      ": intersect",
      ": to make the sign of the cross upon or over",
      ": to cancel by marking a cross on or drawing a line through : strike out",
      ": to place or fold crosswise one over the other",
      ": to run counter to : oppose",
      ": to deny the validity of : contradict",
      ": to confront in a troublesome manner : obstruct",
      ": to spoil completely : disrupt",
      ": to turn against : betray",
      ": to extend across or over : traverse",
      ": reach , attain",
      ": to go from one side of to the other",
      ": to draw a line across",
      ": to mark or figure with lines : streak",
      ": to cause (an animal or plant) to interbreed with one of a different kind : hybridize",
      ": to meet and pass on the way",
      ": to occur to",
      ": to carry or take across something",
      ": to turn (the eyes) inward toward the nose",
      ": to move, pass, or extend across something",
      ": to move or pass from one character, condition, or allegiance to another",
      ": to lie or be athwart each other",
      ": to meet in passing especially from opposite directions",
      ": interbreed , hybridize",
      ": to hope for a particular or stated outcome",
      ": to meet especially by chance",
      ": to engage in a dispute",
      ": lying across or athwart",
      ": moving across",
      ": running counter : opposite",
      ": mutually opposed",
      ": involving mutual interchange : reciprocal",
      ": marked by typically transitory bad temper",
      ": extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes",
      ": crossbred , hybrid",
      ": across",
      ": not parallel : crisscross , crosswise",
      ": a structure, object, or mark formed by two lines that cross each other",
      ": the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified used as a symbol of Christianity",
      ": a mixture of two different things, types, or qualities",
      ": a hardship that someone endures for a long time",
      ": to move, pass, or extend across or past",
      ": to place one over the other",
      ": to lie or be situated across",
      ": to go across : intersect",
      ": to turn (the eyes) toward the nose",
      ": to draw a line across",
      ": to act against : oppose",
      ": to cause (an animal or plant) to breed with one of another kind : produce hybrids",
      ": to pass going in opposite directions",
      ": to draw a line through (something)",
      ": to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong",
      ": to be thought of by someone",
      ": to touch the forehead, chest, and shoulders as an expression of Christian faith (as in prayer)",
      ": hard to get along with : irritable",
      ": lying, falling, or passing across",
      ": a device composed of an upright bar traversed by a horizontal one",
      ": an act of crossing dissimilar individuals",
      ": a crossbred individual or kind",
      ": to cause (an animal or plant) to interbreed with one of a different kind : hybridize",
      ": interbreed , hybridize",
      ": crossbred , hybrid",
      "Wilbur Lucius 1862\u20131948 American educator and politician",
      "river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in western Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria flowing west and south into the Gulf of Guinea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crucible",
      "fire",
      "gauntlet",
      "gantlet",
      "ordeal",
      "trial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backstab",
      "betray",
      "double-cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That set up a grandstand finish with Morris connecting off a cross from fellow substitute Luca de la Torre, scoring his first USMNT goal since coming back from a torn ACL suffered in February 2021. \u2014 Seth Vertelney, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "In November 1937, nearly 200 members of the Klan, wearing spectral robes, publicly burned a cross during an induction ceremony. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "None of the Alabama teams approached that number with the lowest score coming from men\u2019s cross country at 963. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Kofod said that the agreement protects their cross border hunting and fishing rights and also ensures that the new boundary will not hinder travel across Hans Island. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The death cross pattern is based on backward-looking moving averages and is a lagging indicator. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "His quarterback, Kirk Cousins, led the league in DYAR in 2019, ranked third in DVOA, and ranked seventh in deep cross targets. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "The big one came in the 83rd minute, when Moar played a cross into Jonathan Dean inside the penalty box. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Perry skated deep into the Rangers\u2019 zone and passed cross ice to Stamkos, who fired a shot that hit Shesterkin\u2019s left shoulder and the crossbar before landing in the net to tie the game, 2-2. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Government agencies are looking for ways to cross -check identity without compromising people\u2019s privacy. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Weinstein\u2019s attorneys filed a motion on Thursday seeking the opportunity to cross -examine each of those five witnesses before the trial. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "While nobody would likely cross -shop a sensible Subaru and a six-figure Maserati, the website\u2019s survey indicates there\u2019s a spread of $3,823 in yearly premiums between the most and least costly models in this regard. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "And there was an attorney for the police department there who also cross -examined witnesses. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
      "Despite the low price, this shredder doesn\u2019t lack in the security department, and will cross -cut your documents into small, difficult to match pieces. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 30 May 2022",
      "Her testimony lasted only a couple of minutes since Heard\u2019s lawyers chose not to cross -examine her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Staley said Samuel will continue to cross -train inside, giving the Chargers increased flexibility and insurance against injury. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Some problems occurred because the system didn\u2019t properly cross -reference country codes used on a money-laundering watchlist with the country codes used to process wire transfers, the SEC said. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Preposition",
      "1551, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190207"
  },
  "cross section":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis",
      ": a representation of such a cutting",
      ": section sense 3b",
      ": a measure of the probability of an encounter between particles such as will result in a specified effect (such as scattering or capture)",
      ": a composite representation typifying the constituents of a thing in their relations",
      ": a cutting made across something (as a log or an apple)",
      ": a view showing what the inside of something looks like after a cut has been made through it",
      ": a small group that includes examples of the different types of people or things in a larger group",
      ": a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis",
      ": a representation of such a cutting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "sample",
      "sampler",
      "sampling",
      "selection",
      "slice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a detailed cross section of the human brain",
      "The drawing showed the human brain in cross section .",
      "The class surveyed a cross section of the student body.",
      "The people in our neighborhood are a representative cross section of American society.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The congregation reflects a cross section of Uvalde. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The congregation reflects a cross section of Uvalde. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The fresh cut for the cross section even smelled of pine. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
      "In 2014, real estate investor Aby Rosen decorated his front lawn in Old Westbury, on Long Island, with a Damien Hirst\u2014a 33-foot-tall bronze, nude, pregnant woman with an anatomical cross section that included her fetus. \u2014 Mary Childs, Town & Country , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The committee comprises a cross section of members appointed earlier this year. \u2014 Anousha Sakouistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The grounds of the museum will include a tidal pool where water will ebb and flow; on its bottom will be etched a ghostly cross section of a slave ship with prone figures of men, women, and children crowded as tightly as possible. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "But successful polls, in principle, offer a scientific method of representing a wide cross section of the public by giving (nearly) everyone the chance to express their opinions on a set of issues without sizable costs. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Its board of governors is packed with a cross section of industry heavyweights, including representatives from Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Spotify Technology SA. \u2014 Ashley Carman, Bloomberg.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181949"
  },
  "crossbred":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": produced by crossbreeding : hybrid",
      ": produced by crossbreeding : hybrid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02c8bred",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02c8bred"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cold-blooded",
      "coldblood",
      "cross",
      "hybrid",
      "mixed",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blooded",
      "full-blood",
      "full-blooded",
      "purebred",
      "thoroughbred"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a beautiful crossbred dog who had the pleading eyes of a beagle and the body of a greyhound",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The vast majority of captive tigers are crossbred hybrids, so they aren\u2019t identified as members of one of the six tiger subspecies\u2014the Bengal tiger, Amur tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, Indochinese tiger, and Malayan tiger. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Over the past half century, for example, mainstream realistic novels have lost their once privileged centrality to crossbred works that draw inspiration from fantasy and science fiction, crime novels, pornography and the western. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "People could meet the Farm Museum\u2019s newest oxen, Jack and Jim, and meet Bud and Bo, Angus crossbred steers. \u2014 Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "By the 1930s, the ranch was running 6,670 head of crossbred range cattle on the lease while Marks maintained a separate herd of 500 pure Texas longhorns, the historical association said. \u2014 Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle , 15 July 2019",
      "Video Link Embed Code Facebook Twitter Email Ben Bezner and his European crossbred steer named Mufasa take the grand champion honors in the junior steer competition Friday afternoon at the Fort Worth Stock Show. \u2014 Matthew Martinez, star-telegram , 24 Feb. 2018",
      "E.M. Muhammed, a breeding expert, has been experimenting with an indigenous strain of miniature cattle that produce less milk than typical crossbred cows but are much better able to stand very hot weather. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 3 May 2016",
      "To uncover the underlying genetics of this quintessential example of natural selection, University of Liverpool scientists crossbred lines of black and speckled moths. \u2014 Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine , 15 Dec. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215146"
  },
  "crossbreed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hybridize , cross",
      ": to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species",
      ": to engage in or undergo hybridization",
      ": hybrid",
      ": hybridize , cross",
      ": to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species",
      ": to engage in or undergo crossing or hybridization",
      ": hybrid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccbr\u0113d",
      "-\u02c8br\u0113d",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccbr\u0113d",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccbr\u0113d, -\u02c8br\u0113d",
      "-\u02ccbr\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cross",
      "crossbred",
      "hybrid",
      "intercross",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a Siamese crossbreed who was atypically black, but had the build and voice of a Siamese",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In Arizona, an unusual rancher is trying to crossbreed cattle to produce less methane gas and better withstand drought. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Red oaks often crossbreed with pin oaks, and the resulting trees will be yellow and sick in our clay soils. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The herd in Grand Canyon National Park is believed to be made up of direct descendants of the bison introduced to the area by Charles Jones, known as Buffalo Jones, in the 1900s as a ranching experiment to crossbreed bison and cattle. \u2014 Azi Paybarah New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
      "Waterfowl crossbreed more than any other bird\u2014more than 400 combinations of hybrid waterfowl have been recorded. \u2014 Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "These two species are the most common ducks to crossbreed . \u2014 Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "The chimeras, or hybrid creatures, that populate Veronica Barker-Barzel\u2019s art crossbreed the banal and the fantastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "In 1906 Jones carted 86 of them from Kansas to Arizona, as a ranching experiment to crossbreed with cattle. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "Red siskins can crossbreed with canaries to create red canaries, a bird long-prized by pet owners across Europe and in the United States. \u2014 Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those big-ass crossbreed locusts start decimating crops across the American heartland, quickly multiplying to the point where Dr. Wu, who developed the freak species, warns of an impending food shortage. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Both are crossbreeds of Angus cattle and Scottish Highland cows. \u2014 Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Those with pure Florida DNA are believed to be genetically superior to crossbreeds . \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "Gantz\u2019s only option was to blindly engineer, and crossbreed , scores of flies, in hopes that two carrying the recessive mutation would eventually find each other and mate. \u2014 Jennifer Kahn, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "Ariel Levy explores the phenomenon of half-wild feline crossbreeds , and Ian Frazier examines the alarming proliferation of feral hogs in the South. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "Mitt Romney is heading to the Senate now despite being a crossbreed of a career executive and a Brooks Brothers mannequin. \u2014 Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartz at Work , 22 July 2019",
      "On Game of Thrones, the extinct wolves are played by Northern Inuit dogs (a crossbreed related to huskies and German shepherds that was selectively bred to resemble wolves) and an arctic wolf. \u2014 National Geographic , 6 May 2019",
      "The Pacific Provider is an adventure yacht nestled into its own category, some sort of crossbreed between luxury comfort and rugged maritime freewheeling. \u2014 Natalie B. Compton, GQ , 19 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1675, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211810"
  },
  "crosspatch":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "grouch sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccpach",
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crab",
      "crank",
      "croaker",
      "curmudgeon",
      "fusser",
      "griper",
      "grouch",
      "grouser",
      "growler",
      "grumbler",
      "grump",
      "murmurer",
      "mutterer",
      "sourpuss",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that sweet little girl turns into a real crosspatch when she's hungry"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cross entry 3 + patch entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crossroad(s)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads",
      ": the place of intersection of two or more roads",
      ": a small community located at such a crossroads",
      ": a central meeting place",
      ": a crucial point especially where a decision must be made",
      ": a place where roads run across each other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccr\u014dd",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccr\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carrefour",
      "corner",
      "crossing",
      "crossway(s)",
      "intersection",
      "junction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Traffic was stopped at the crossroad .",
      "We turned onto a crossroad .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But here at an international crossroad , changes are often driven by forces far away. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Little Miami Scenic Trail named one of best U.S. urban trails From the south, Old 3-C will be the last crossroad to exit the trail before the closure. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is one of those crossroad moments for an Alabama program in Year 3 under Nate Oats. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "This week, Ohio finds itself at a historic crossroad . \u2014 Staff Report, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "At each crossroad , the machine turned right by default. \u2014 Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Finally, the last incident involved a truck approaching from a crossroad and moving into the highway. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The Bears are nearing a crossroad for Nagy and a coaching staff that is hopeful extra time to self-scout will prove beneficial. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Drivers can expect temporary, overnight lane closures next week on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between I-55 and the Hinsdale Oasis and on Plainfield Road during bridge beam placement for reconstruction of the crossroad bridge over I-294. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 9 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184649"
  },
  "crossway(s)":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crosswise , diagonally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccw\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "athwart",
      "bias",
      "cornerways",
      "cornerwise",
      "crosswise",
      "diagonally",
      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1564, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192056"
  },
  "crossways":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crosswise , diagonally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccw\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "athwart",
      "bias",
      "cornerways",
      "cornerwise",
      "crosswise",
      "diagonally",
      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1564, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212718"
  },
  "crotchety":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to crotchets (see crotchet sense 2a ) : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper",
      ": full of or arising from crotchets",
      ": very grumpy or unpleasant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ch\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ch\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choleric",
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "cross",
      "fiery",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "irascible",
      "irritable",
      "peevish",
      "perverse",
      "pettish",
      "petulant",
      "prickly",
      "quick-tempered",
      "raspy",
      "ratty",
      "short-tempered",
      "snappish",
      "snappy",
      "snarky",
      "snippety",
      "snippy",
      "stuffy",
      "testy",
      "waspish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "None of the students dared to talk back to the crotchety old teacher.",
      "I get crotchety after a long day at work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This casual yet momentous inversion of the domestic labors that Beauvoir cursed yields the indelible image of a crotchety old lady propped up with her small menagerie in bed, while, in the kitchen, the men marinate a leg of lamb for her dinner. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Ford is fine as the crotchety old outdoorsman, with Omar Sy and Cara Gee -- portraying the intrepid mail carriers -- the only other flesh-and-blood creatures that even register. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "The oldest candidate in the race, the determinedly crotchety 78-year-old Senator Sanders, is a hit with the youngest voters tracking the 2020 campaign. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Spencer's crotchety grandfather, Eddie (Danny DeVito), and his elderly pal Milo (Danny Glover), get sucked into the game, too. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "And a crotchety old skirt-chasing white guy who has been elected to office once as a Republican and precisely zero times as a Democrat? \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Beal \u2014 by then a crotchety town character \u2014 would be known to loudly declare, often while shirtless. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2019",
      "But Harrison's ticket to the White House was an anti-Harrison editorial that derided him as a crotchety old soldier drinking hard cider in a log cabin. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2012",
      "Witherspoon appeared as Willie Jones, the hilariously crotchety father of Ice Cube\u2019s character in the 1995 classic comedy Friday. \u2014 Rachel Yang, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see crotchet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204358"
  },
  "crow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus )",
      ": corvus",
      ": humble pie",
      ": in a straight line",
      ": to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock",
      ": to utter a sound expressive of pleasure",
      ": to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another",
      ": to brag exultantly or blatantly",
      ": to say with self-satisfaction",
      ": the cry of the cock",
      ": a triumphant cry",
      ": a member of an Indigenous people of the Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers",
      ": the Siouan language of the Crow people",
      ": a glossy black bird that has a harsh cry",
      ": a member of a tribe of indigenous people of Montana",
      ": the language of the Crow people",
      ": to make the loud cry of a rooster",
      ": to make sounds of delight",
      ": boast entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to say with delight",
      ": the cry of a rooster",
      ": a cry of triumph"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014d",
      "\u02c8kr\u014d",
      "\u02c8kr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exuberate",
      "exult",
      "glory",
      "joy",
      "jubilate",
      "kvell",
      "rejoice",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The cock crowed as the sun began to rise.",
      "The boy crowed with delight.",
      "The rest of us were sick of hearing her crow about her success."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203434"
  },
  "crowd":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to press on : hurry",
      ": to press close",
      ": to collect in numbers",
      ": to fill by pressing or thronging together",
      ": to press, force, or thrust into a small space",
      ": push , force",
      ": to urge on",
      ": to put on (sail) in excess of the usual for greater speed",
      ": to put pressure on",
      ": throng , jostle",
      ": to press or stand close to",
      ": to approach or come close to (an age or amount)",
      ": a large number of persons especially when collected together : throng",
      ": the great body of the people : populace",
      ": most of one's peers",
      ": a large number of things close together",
      ": a group of people having something (such as a habit, interest, or occupation) in common",
      ": an ancient Celtic stringed instrument that is plucked or bowed",
      ": violin",
      ": to push into a small space",
      ": to form a tight group",
      ": to collect in numbers",
      ": to fill or pack by pressing together",
      ": a large number of people in one place",
      ": the population as a whole : ordinary people",
      ": a group of people who spend time together or have a common interest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d",
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cram",
      "crush",
      "jam",
      "ram",
      "sandwich",
      "shoehorn",
      "squeeze",
      "stuff",
      "wedge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "cram",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Boxes crowded the floor of my apartment.",
      "There are too many products crowding the market.",
      "The club has been accused of crowding too many people into too small a space.",
      "By the end of the 10th mile, three bicyclists were crowding the racer in front.",
      "Please move back. You're crowding me."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173144"
  },
  "crowded":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "filled with many or too many people or things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8krau\u0307-d\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "brimful",
      "brimming",
      "bursting",
      "chock-full",
      "chockful",
      "chockablock",
      "crammed",
      "fat",
      "filled",
      "full",
      "jam-packed",
      "jammed",
      "loaded",
      "packed",
      "stuffed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "blank",
      "devoid",
      "empty",
      "stark",
      "vacant",
      "void"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All eyes will be on the GOP primary, where Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo is leading the crowded field. \u2014 ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "While all the controversies under Villanueva\u2019s watch left him facing a crowded field of challengers, the county\u2019s Democratic Party failed to rally behind one candidate, leaving them to battle among themselves for endorsements and campaign funds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Walton, 77, was an early frontrunner in a crowded field of contenders vying for the first NFL team to go up for sale in four years, which included billionaires Josh Harris, co-founder of Apollo Global Management Inc., and mortgage mogul Mat Ishbia. \u2014 Devon Pendleton, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Now, Newsom faces a crowded field of 25 challengers, including Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle and former Los Angeles poet laureate Luis Javier Rodriguez, according to the Los Angeles Times. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Undersheriff Kelly Martinez held a solid lead over a crowded field seeking to be the next sheriff, early election returns showed late Tuesday. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "This is the second-straight primary for freshman Rep. Burgess Owens, who emerged from a crowded Republican field in 2020 to squeeze past Democrat Ben McAdams by 3,765 votes. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Kean faces a crowded field of Republican challengers in the primary election that will take place on June 7, 2022. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "Former Representative Abby Finkenauer is part of a crowded field trying to both unseat Senator Chuck Grassley and restore their party\u2019s fortunes in the Hawkeye State. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of crowd entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163509"
  },
  "crowing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus )",
      ": corvus",
      ": humble pie",
      ": in a straight line",
      ": to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock",
      ": to utter a sound expressive of pleasure",
      ": to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another",
      ": to brag exultantly or blatantly",
      ": to say with self-satisfaction",
      ": the cry of the cock",
      ": a triumphant cry",
      ": a member of an Indigenous people of the Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers",
      ": the Siouan language of the Crow people",
      ": a glossy black bird that has a harsh cry",
      ": a member of a tribe of indigenous people of Montana",
      ": the language of the Crow people",
      ": to make the loud cry of a rooster",
      ": to make sounds of delight",
      ": boast entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to say with delight",
      ": the cry of a rooster",
      ": a cry of triumph"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u014d",
      "\u02c8kr\u014d",
      "\u02c8kr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exuberate",
      "exult",
      "glory",
      "joy",
      "jubilate",
      "kvell",
      "rejoice",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The cock crowed as the sun began to rise.",
      "The boy crowed with delight.",
      "The rest of us were sick of hearing her crow about her success."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214356"
  },
  "crown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reward of victory or mark of honor",
      ": the title representing the championship in a sport",
      ": a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : diadem",
      ": the highest part: such as",
      ": the topmost part of the skull or head",
      ": the summit of a mountain",
      ": the head of foliage of a tree or shrub",
      ": the part of a hat or other headgear covering the crown of the head",
      ": the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this \u2014 see tooth illustration",
      ": a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head",
      ": something resembling a wreath or crown",
      ": the knurled cap on top of a watch stem",
      ": imperial or regal power : sovereignty",
      ": the government under a constitutional monarchy",
      ": monarch",
      ": something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish : culmination",
      ": any of several old gold coins with a crown as part of the device",
      ": an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings",
      ": koruna",
      ": krona",
      ": krone",
      ": kroon",
      ": the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge",
      ": the arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it \u2014 see anchor illustration",
      ": to place a crown or wreath on the head of",
      ": to invest with regal dignity and power",
      ": to recognize officially as",
      ": to award a championship to",
      ": to bestow something on as a mark of honor or recompense : adorn",
      ": surmount , top",
      ": to top (a checker) with a checker to make a king",
      ": to bring to a successful conclusion : climax",
      ": to provide with something like a crown: such as",
      ": to fill so that the surface forms a crown",
      ": to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)",
      ": to hit on the head",
      ": to burn rapidly through the tops of trees",
      ": to appear and begin to emerge headfirst or crown first at the vaginal opening",
      ": a royal headdress",
      ": a wreath or band worn especially as a symbol of victory or honor",
      ": the top of the head",
      ": the highest part (as of a tree or mountain)",
      ": royal power or authority, a person having such power, or the government of a country ruled by a king or queen",
      ": any of various coins (as a British coin worth five shillings)",
      ": the top part of a hat",
      ": the part of a tooth outside of the gum or an artificial substitute for it",
      ": to place a royal headdress on : give the title of king or queen to",
      ": to declare officially to be",
      ": to cover or be situated on the top of",
      ": to bring to a conclusion",
      ": to put an artificial crown on a damaged tooth",
      ": to hit on the head",
      ": the topmost part of the skull or head",
      ": the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this",
      ": to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)",
      ": to appear at the vaginal opening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8krau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8krau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaplet",
      "coronal",
      "coronel",
      "coronet",
      "diadem"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap (off)",
      "climax",
      "culminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The winner of the beauty pageant walked down the runway wearing her sparkling crown .",
      "the blessing of the Spanish crown",
      "She was appointed by the Crown .",
      "Verb",
      "The magazine crowned her the new queen of rock-and-roll music.",
      "She crowned her long and distinguished career by designing the city's beautiful new bridge.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What to know: Hoban\u2019s title defense is taking a similar route from last year, when the Knights won 16 straight to close the season with their 2-1 win against Bloom-Carroll for their first state crown . \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Nadal, now 36, is 13-0 in French Open finals and is one win from his 14th crown . \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Western senior quarterback Sydney Ford recently accounted for nine touchdowns in the Class 2A state semifinals and finals to lift the Wildcats to their first state championship football crown at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "The Titans are likely to bring their best to this game given its enormous and obvious divisional implications, and the reigning champions are not going to give away their crown without a fight. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "But conquering Djokovic should serve as a feather in his crown either way. \u2014 Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "Stoltman surged past Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov in the final two events at the competition in Sacramento, California, on Sunday to reclaim his crown . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
      "On the screens behind him, a lurid orange logo depicted a cartoon soccer ball with flames jetting out of its rotating crown . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Consider that in six of the last 10 years, the team that won the European title did not win its respective league crown . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "College softball will crown a champion this week in the Women\u2019s College World Series. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "And for a second consecutive year, Premios Heat will crown the best Dominican artist, which went to El Alfa in 2021. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
      "For the first time, the MIAA will crown two boys\u2019 volleyball champions in the new statewide tournament alignment. \u2014 Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Celebrity judges like Molly Wellman will crown the winner. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
      "Following that, the men will crown their champion tonight. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "One was to kick off the month of May on the road course and the other was to end the season, crown the champion, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. \u2014 Bruce Martin, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "This week\u2019s games will be played at the new Protective Stadium, which joins Auburn\u2019s Jordan-Hare Stadium and Alabama\u2019s Bryant-Denny Stadium on a rotating basis to crown the AHSAA\u2019s state football champs. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Early in Biden's presidency, the contrast with Trump and Biden's restrained leadership produced a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue plan to crown his first 100 days. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193109"
  },
  "crucible":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vessel of a very refractory (see refractory entry 1 sense 3 ) material (such as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat",
      ": a severe test",
      ": a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development",
      ": a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted",
      ": a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cross",
      "fire",
      "gauntlet",
      "gantlet",
      "ordeal",
      "trial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He's ready to face the crucible of the Olympics.",
      "His character was formed in the crucible of war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Writer-director Andrew Semans adds heat upon heat in a near-surreal psychological crucible , arriving at one of those WTF endings. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Baseball\u2019s charm \u2013 and its greatest glories \u2013 have always been tied to the grind itself, a six-month crucible of a season that weeded out pretenders and rewarded sustained excellence. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Add to that the constant debates on which practical and affordable health safety protocols to implement, recurrent case surges and updates to health recommendations creates a crucible of challenges for churches. \u2014 Mark Nichols, ABC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "It\u2019s an arresting welcome that evokes the dislocation of an ocean crossing, challenging visitors to navigate a world forged in the crucible of the Black Atlantic. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
      "Playing as a freshman in the crucible of the Southeastern Conference is a lofty goal. \u2014 al , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a young U.S. men\u2019s national team program in transition, exorcising the ghosts of 2018, reshaping its identity with players who bolted for the crucible of European football as teens instead of the security of Major League Soccer. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s cities \u2014 and civilian areas \u2014 have become the crucible of the war, where an intense struggle is unfolding between Russians who want to seize or control these areas and Ukrainians defiantly resisting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Perhaps Holabird\u2019s most lasting impact was as the crucible in which the Jeep was forged. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corusible , from Medieval Latin crucibulum earthen pot for melting metals",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204207"
  },
  "crud":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deposit or incrustation of filth, grease, or refuse",
      ": something disgusting : rubbish",
      ": a contemptible person",
      ": a usually ill-defined or imperfectly identified bodily disorder",
      ": curd",
      ": curd entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "filth",
      "grime",
      "gunk",
      "muck",
      "smut",
      "soil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove.",
      "He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Nordica engineers back in Austria set out to enhance that loose and surfy feel while maintaining the brand\u2019s famous crud -busting and high-speed-bashing guts. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Despite all those head-shaking moments in the Beijing bubble, though, there were plenty of world records, broken barriers and soaring performances to stir the emotions of figure skating fans that stuck it out through the crud . \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Winter riding comes with its own unique demands: icy roads and trails that make for dicey traction, slushy crud that sprays all over you and your machine, and short days calling for extra lighting. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Unlike streaming networks, which can bury their junk and still win awards for its prestige content or broadcast networks that have to worry deeply about offending any of their increasingly fewer viewers, TLC lives in their crud . \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "For additional friction to remove pesky interior crud , add salt\u2014large rock salt is especially effective\u2014with the ice. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud . \u2014 Maria Lopez, cleveland , 29 July 2021",
      "Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud , along with plenty of plastic trash. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021",
      "But those concerns often conveniently overlooked the tatty crud regularly published in the country\u2019s reactionary right-wing tabloids, many of which are owned by Murdoch, which have had a profoundly deleterious effect on British society for decades. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The announcement, interpreted in the market as an oil price war, sent Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes tumbling. \u2014 Brian Wingfield, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Just apply gentle pressure, rinsing the scraper or toothbrush off after each pass to avoid re-depositing all that crud back on your tongue. \u2014 Lindsey Lanquist, SELF , 18 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190100"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity",
      ": existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing",
      ": rough or inexpert in plan or execution",
      ": lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious",
      ": tabulated without being broken down into classes",
      ": unripe , immature",
      ": a substance in its natural unprocessed state",
      ": unrefined petroleum",
      ": in a natural state and not changed by special treatment : raw",
      ": planned or done in a rough or unskilled way",
      ": not having or showing good manners : vulgar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "native",
      "natural",
      "raw",
      "rude",
      "undressed",
      "unprocessed",
      "unrefined",
      "untreated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dressed",
      "processed",
      "refined",
      "treated"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They built a crude shelter out of branches.",
      "a crude summary of the country's history",
      "She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Russia has also benefited from higher crude prices. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "One way to change that is use the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) to put a floor on US crude prices, so that American producers can invest without worrying that OPEC price wars will leave them bankrupt. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
      "The recovery from the global pandemic and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has sent global oil prices soaring, with Brent crude prices hitting a 14-year high of about $139 a barrel in March. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile the crack spread \u2014 the difference between crude oil prices and the price of gas and diesel \u2014 is well above historic averages. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Even though all sectors were lower, a 1.5% increase in crude oil prices gave some support to energy, which was down less than 1% for the week and remains far-and-away the best performing sector for the year, up 61.3%. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "But in the short-term, such bans are hurting Western consumers more since the embargoes push crude oil prices even higher. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "And crude oil prices have remained high, at $119 per barrel Tuesday. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "But even as crude oil prices have fallen some, prices at the gas station remain elevated. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Goldman Sachs predicted the average price for a barrel of Brent crude , the benchmark used for oil traded in Europe, will be $140 a barrel between July and September, up from its prior call of $125 a barrel. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Europe has also been importing about 1.5 million barrels a day of U.S. crude to reduce its need for Russian supply. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The price of oil is linked to the price of gasoline and production of U.S. crude is about 11.9 million barrels per day these days, which is more than 1 million barrels below pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Prices of international benchmark Brent crude fell 4.6 percent to $101.74 per barrel after going as low as $101.20, the lowest point since April 12. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Oil prices retreated on Friday, with futures contracts for June delivery of Brent crude , the international standard, falling 1.7 percent, to $106.65 a barrel. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The price of Brent crude , the international oil benchmark, fell to less than $20 a barrel in mid-April 2020, but steadily rose in 2021 and then shot up this year, to a high of $128 a barrel in early March, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After briefly topping $130 early last week, a barrel of U.S. crude fell to nearly $94 a barrel on Wednesday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, ajc , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Oil prices tumbled more than 8%, and a barrel of U.S. crude fell below $95 after starting the week above $109. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181544"
  },
  "crudity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being crude",
      ": something that is crude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-d\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdiness",
      "blueness",
      "coarseness",
      "crudeness",
      "dirt",
      "dirtiness",
      "filth",
      "filthiness",
      "foulness",
      "grossness",
      "impureness",
      "impurity",
      "indecency",
      "lasciviousness",
      "lewdness",
      "nastiness",
      "obscenity",
      "profanity",
      "raunch",
      "raunchiness",
      "ribaldry",
      "smut",
      "smuttiness",
      "vulgarity",
      "wantonness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the crudity of the drawing",
      "The movie's crudities were supposed to be funny, but they didn't make me laugh.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During scenes at the duke\u2019s palace, Rigoletto\u2019s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Today\u2019s targeting of successful Asian-American kids lacks the crudity of a Jim Crow lunch counter or a whites-only drinking fountain. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 12 July 2021",
      "In writing this movie Stone was driven by both the self-gratification of indulging his contempt for America and his attraction to sordid crudity . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "All traces of sportscar crudity have been filtered out. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "Or perhaps Trump\u2019s twitter crudity is shocking given the sober comportment of his current would-be presidential opponents. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "The crowd listed toward retirement age; Instead of candy, there were tables of fruit and crudities , and a cash bar. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The progressive party, many past presidents, the media, and Hollywood didn\u2019t need to be schooled by Donald Trump on the arts of crudity , unprofessionalism, and unethical behavior. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "Kathleen is relentlessly animated and quick-witted, with thick tangerine hair, steely eyes, and an endearing personal idiolect that suggests both an autodidactic reading in philosophy and economics and the gusty crudity of the merchant marine. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, WIRED , 18 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224155"
  },
  "crumb":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)",
      "a porous aggregate of soil particles",
      "bit",
      "the soft part of bread",
      "a worthless person",
      "to break into crumbs",
      "to cover or thicken with crumbs",
      "to remove crumbs from",
      "a very small piece of food",
      "a little bit",
      "George Henry 1929\u2013 American composer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0259m",
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "particle",
      "peanuts",
      "ray",
      "scintilla",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "shred",
      "skosh",
      "smack",
      "smell",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "snap",
      "soup\u00e7on",
      "spark",
      "spatter",
      "speck",
      "splash",
      "spot",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He swept the crumbs from under the table.",
      "a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Just as important, his deep dish is ever so slightly underbaked, resulting in a crust whose exterior crunch gives way to a softer, more elastic crumb . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Extra baking soda causes the crumb to have more air bubbles, giving it a light and airy texture. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "This simple recipe for chamomile tea cake uses every opportunity to imbue the final crumb with its flowery flavor. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Bake for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, until a cake tester comes out with a moist crumb or two, the cake bounces back when lightly pressed with your finger and is just starting to come away from the sides of the pan. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "Sweeney served a smokey eye on the carpet and left nary a crumb . \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "Swapping in butter could lead to a squatter cake with a less velvety crumb . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Around noon on Good Friday, Lymar began preparing the dough for her Paska, the traditional egg bread with a soft and airy crumb . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s made in-house, with a sourdough base and three stages of fermentation, and pays off with an impressively tender crumb . \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The dredge is seasoned flour, beaten egg and panko, the Japanese bread crumb that fries up so crispy and airy. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Choose a 1-pound loaf of country, rustic, sweet French or even sourdough, one with a tighter (not too airy) crumb that can soak up liquid. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "Rather, the concept is summed up in one word simplicity \u2014 just like a streusel crumb that elevates a muffin or danish to a next level while keeping the beauty intact. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "The bread crumb channel sent an indication that the ship had achieved its minimum distance from Bennu, 65 meters. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 8 June 2020",
      "The Jets\u2019 defensive line ended up crumbing around Williams\u2014Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson are both playing elsewhere\u2014but the former USC product has been a valuable inside force. \u2014 Conor Orr, SI.com , 29 May 2018",
      "In a later email, Kohler said that the power had been restored at 8 30 p.m. Neither Smith nor Hunter could say whether the storm had caused erosion on Quinhagak's already crumbing shoreline. \u2014 Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2017",
      "President Donald Trump gave condolences to everyone involved in the accident, but not before placing blame on U.S.'s crumbing infrastructure, a problem that stretches across all of America. \u2014 Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2017",
      "The company, Water Lilies Food Inc. of Astoria, N.Y., was notified by an ingredient supplier that bread crumbs the company used potentially contained milk, the USDA said. \u2014 Carrie Wells, baltimoresun.com , 8 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crumble":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to break into small pieces",
      "to fall into small pieces disintegrate",
      "to break down completely collapse",
      "something crumbled fine debris",
      "crisp sense 2",
      "to break into small pieces",
      "to fall to pieces fall into ruin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u0259m-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "ebb",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "rot",
      "sink",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ameliorate",
      "improve",
      "meliorate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Crumble the cookies into small bits.",
      "The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled .",
      "bones so old they had crumbled to dust",
      "She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "There\u2019s no point in investing time and energy into an opportunity that will crumble at the time the individual goes to resign. \u2014 Stephanie Cramer, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "On top of uncertainty about the direction and speed of Xi\u2019s reforms are fears that China\u2019s attempts to stay out of Putin\u2019s war on Ukraine will ultimately crumble . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "La Bomba, created tableside, involves a chocolate half sphere, vanilla, dulce de leche and strawberry ice creams, berries and crumble drizzled with vanilla berry sauce. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Press tofu between reusable cloth towel to squeeze out any excess water, and then crumble into a blender. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "If Roe were to crumble , providers have predicted an additional 14,000 patients each year will cross state lines to terminate pregnancies in southern Illinois. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine has not caused the country\u2019s defenses to crumble , as numerous experts expected. \u2014 Mariia Ulianovska, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Debnam-Carey will now star in the role of Emily, a sharp and ambitious woman whose carefully constructed, seemingly perfect life begins to crumble . \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 3 May 2022",
      "So his whole philosophy is starting to crumble at the same time. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Desktop Metal went public in 2020 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, but has since seen its stock price crumble , dropping 90 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Of two choices, neither of which is included with the prix fixe, go for the semifreddo frozen coconut custard topped with a crumble of cranberry-and-black-pepper cookie. \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "And Alex Ross at the New Yorker looks at how conductor Valery Gergiev has seen a storied career crumble due to his close relationship with Putin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The scene in Berlin on Wednesday \u2014 volunteers in yellow vests offering food, Berliners opening their homes \u2014 was reminiscent of the beginning of the 2015 migration wave, when Germans greeted asylum seekers with cheers and homemade crumble . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The dizzying ascent is a reminder of what can happen to a group of players when the walls of impossibility crumble . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "By dessert, a pear sorbet with a pecan-and-coconut crumble , my spa-brain buzz had reached its apex. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The crumble is full of oats, almond meal, sugar, salt, butter, and even more cinnamon. \u2014 Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Toasted just enough to bring out its subtly nutty flavor and, thus, pebbly enough to reduce one of my favorite premolars into a crumble of toothy dust. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1547, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163728"
  },
  "crumby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crumbly",
      ": very poor or inferior : lousy",
      ": very poor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One reason the Browns had to guarantee Deshaun Watson every penny of a $230 million contract \u2014 Cleveland\u2019s notoriously crummy weather. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "With crummy weather leading the field until Sunday, the best that the best in the world could do was hunker down and play smart. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "My neighborhood is filled with really crummy signs and beat up things that need to be fixed. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Well maybe if your boss gave you a raise, you guys could afford a new one instead of that crummy old lemon. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "For the last 18 months, millions of people put their lives at risk running themselves ragged in crummy jobs, working long hours often for low wages and meager benefits. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Boston had 20 turnovers as a team, which would generally provide the latest example of their crummy late-game execution. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crumme ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182008"
  },
  "crummy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crumbly",
      ": very poor or inferior : lousy",
      ": very poor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One reason the Browns had to guarantee Deshaun Watson every penny of a $230 million contract \u2014 Cleveland\u2019s notoriously crummy weather. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "With crummy weather leading the field until Sunday, the best that the best in the world could do was hunker down and play smart. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "My neighborhood is filled with really crummy signs and beat up things that need to be fixed. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Well maybe if your boss gave you a raise, you guys could afford a new one instead of that crummy old lemon. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "For the last 18 months, millions of people put their lives at risk running themselves ragged in crummy jobs, working long hours often for low wages and meager benefits. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Boston had 20 turnovers as a team, which would generally provide the latest example of their crummy late-game execution. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crumme ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184236"
  },
  "crump":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crunch",
      ": to explode heavily",
      ": a crunching sound",
      ": shell , bomb",
      ": brittle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "blow up",
      "burst",
      "detonate",
      "explode",
      "go off",
      "pop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "implode"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1706, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202354"
  },
  "crunch":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to chew or press with a crushing noise",
      ": to make one's way with a crushing noise",
      ": to chew, press, or grind with a crunching sound",
      ": process",
      ": to perform mathematical computations on",
      ": an act of crunching",
      ": a sound made by crunching",
      ": the quality of being crunchy : the tendency to make a crunching sound when chewed or pressed",
      ": a tight or critical situation: such as",
      ": a severe economic squeeze (as on credit)",
      ": shortage",
      ": a critical point in the buildup of pressure between opposing elements : showdown",
      ": a conditioning exercise performed from a supine position by raising and lowering the upper torso without reaching a sitting position",
      ": to chew or grind with a crushing noise",
      ": to make the sound of being crushed or squeezed",
      ": an act or sound of crushing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259nch",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259nch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gnash",
      "grate",
      "grind",
      "grit",
      "scrape",
      "scrunch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dearth",
      "deficiency",
      "deficit",
      "drought",
      "drouth",
      "failure",
      "famine",
      "inadequacy",
      "inadequateness",
      "insufficiency",
      "lack",
      "lacuna",
      "paucity",
      "pinch",
      "poverty",
      "scantiness",
      "scarceness",
      "scarcity",
      "shortage",
      "undersupply",
      "want"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We could hear the truck's tires crunching along the gravel road.",
      "When she crunched the numbers , she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said.",
      "Noun",
      "the crunch of someone eating a carrot",
      "We could hear the crunch of the truck's tires on the gravel road.",
      "The crunch came when the computer stopped working.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By comparison, Tower specializes not in digital circuits that crunch data but analog ones that can be found in electronics that regulate functions like the flow of current\u2014inverters, for example. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Its algorithms then crunch that data in search of patterns. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "And that\u2019s because, today, you\u2019re spoiled for choice of financial apps that crunch the numbers for you. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "So there will be a lot of data to crunch and shape into enhanced self-driving models. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Baxter of California Thickening Style Gel tames frizz and, best of all, the product promises not to flake or crunch . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "This recipe gets an elegant upgrade with the addition of fennel, an aromatic veggie with a licorice-like flavor and crunch that reminds you of celery. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "People from Cincinnati and all over the country will gather to crunch data and come up with new solutions. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "There is high demand for foreign professionals because there is an acute skills crunch in STEM fields in the US. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "High birthrates can lead to a crunch of resources, as during the postwar baby boom years, while low birthrates can leave a country with too few people to take over jobs or care for its older population. \u2014 Daniel Victor, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The combination will lead to a cost-of-living crunch that will hurt the average Russian citizen as well as the economy badly. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
      "At a rally Tuesday in the town of Rutledge, near the future factory site, opponents worried the new plant would upend the rural community, spawn more traffic and lead to a labor crunch . \u2014 Greg Bluestein, ajc , 3 May 2022",
      "Russia's decision to reduce gas sales outside of long-term contracts before the war, contributing to a winter energy crunch that drove up prices, served as a wakeup call that Europe's dependence on Russian energy left it vulnerable. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Soaring food prices, many of which are imported into the EU, are adding to the inflation crunch . \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will lead to a supply crunch have driven up prices again in recent weeks. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "This lack of production has led to a serious supply crunch in today\u2019s housing market. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "That could lead to a fundraising crunch by some who have already collected the max amount from donors who anticipated giving again after May 3. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1706, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212846"
  },
  "crunch time":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a critical moment or period (as near the end of a game) when decisive action is needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "clutch",
      "conjuncture",
      "crisis",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "exigency",
      "extremity",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The team had trained well, but at crunch time they just couldn't perform.",
      "with only three minutes left in the game, it was definitely crunch time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In crunch time maybe Lowry is still out on the floor. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Davis was huge in crunch time of the Lakers\u2019 play-in victory over Golden State on Wednesday, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2021",
      "But even Brannen had never seen Vogt take over in crunch time of a college basketball game as the primary scoring threat. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Considering that the Grizzlies present plenty of matchup problems for the Warriors, Kerr hopes his team\u2019s playoff pedigree will give it an edge in crunch time . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "During the Warriors\u2019 March 10 game in Denver, the Nuggets twice doubled Curry in crunch time , leaving Poole wide-open for 3-pointers that sealed the win. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "On Friday night, the Cavs led the Nets in the fourth quarter before crumbling in crunch time . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Vogel later benched him again in crunch time in a win over New York. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "He isn\u2019t plastered to the bench during crunch time . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 25 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1933, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191231"
  },
  "crusade":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims",
      ": a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm",
      ": to engage in a crusade",
      ": one of the military expeditions made by Christian countries in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims",
      ": a campaign to get things changed for the better",
      ": to take part in a medieval military expedition to recover the Holy Land",
      ": to take part in a campaign to make things better"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u00fc-\u02c8s\u0101d",
      "kr\u00fc-\u02c8s\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bandwagon",
      "blitz",
      "campaign",
      "cause",
      "drive",
      "juggernaut",
      "movement",
      "push"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a grassroots crusade for spending more money on our public schools",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The allegations around the ESG funds in question risks tarnishing the reputation of CEO Christian Sewing, who has been on a crusade to get Deutsche out of the headlines since taking over the reins in April 2018. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Since then, Hahnah Williams and her family have been on a crusade to have those officers held responsible for her younger brother\u2019s death. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "L\u00f3pez Obrador has been on a crusade against the National Electoral Institute, charging that it is biased against him. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "For years, Andy Parker has been on a crusade to cleanse cyberspace of the disturbing footage. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Previously, the Alabama representative worked to help Trump in his crusade to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 22 May 2022",
      "Seemingly, a death toll that\u2019s already unimaginably high has made some people willing to accept additional human losses as unavoidable casualties in their crusade for normalcy. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The phone call by Mr. Trump was perhaps the most audacious moment in a monthslong pressure campaign aimed at enlisting the Justice Department in his crusade to overturn the election results. \u2014 New York Times , 30 July 2021",
      "Many of the groups promoting the event enlist American students as dutiful soldiers in their crusade against Israel. \u2014 Eitan Fischberger, National Review , 25 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stern boasts a fabled history of leading successful investigations, as the New York assistant DA who handled the Malcolm X murder, and as the crusading U.S. attorney for New Jersey who prosecuted leading politicians across the state. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2020",
      "The drama, which opened Christmas Day, stars Michael B. Jordan as crusading lawyer Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as death row inmate Walter McMillian. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "Washington and Adam Driver prove their mettle as top thespians of their generation, and Lee finds plenty of humor and modern relevance here with a narrative of cops crusading against white supremacists. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Tony Pro told a series of obscene jokes about Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who was crusading against the Mob. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "Stanley Sporkin forced changes in corporate behavior in the 1970s as a crusading enforcement chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission who cracked down on bribery of foreign officials. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "There is a deep well of affection and nostalgia for this version of Sessions among Alabama primary voters \u2014 the pre-recusal Sessions, the crusading conservative senator. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Roberts, a Stanford University freshman student, has been crusading for gun-violence prevention ever since 17 people were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting at her high school. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, SFChronicle.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Of course, the Hospitallers were still operational, unlike the Knights Templar, so Ramsey quickly changed his claim to the Templars being the Freemasons\u2019 crusading ancestry. \u2014 Patrick Masters, Quartz , 30 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1732, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-001534"
  },
  "crush":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure",
      ": to squeeze together into a mass",
      ": to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding",
      ": to subdue completely",
      ": to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)",
      ": to oppress or burden grievously",
      ": to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight",
      ": crowd , push",
      ": hug , embrace",
      ": drink",
      ": to advance with or as if with crushing",
      ": to become crushed",
      ": crash",
      ": to experience an intense and usually passing infatuation : to have a crush on someone",
      ": an intense and usually passing infatuation",
      ": the object of infatuation",
      ": crowd , mob",
      ": a crowd of people pressing against one another",
      ": a crowding together (as of people)",
      ": an act of crushing",
      ": the quantity of material crushed",
      ": to squeeze together so as to change or destroy the natural shape or condition",
      ": to break into fine pieces by pressure",
      ": overwhelm sense 1",
      ": to defeat in spirit",
      ": a tightly packed crowd",
      ": a foolish or very strong liking : infatuation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259sh",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mash",
      "pulp",
      "squash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infatuation",
      "mash",
      "passion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
      "Use a non-stick rubber spatula to fold sauce into cereal, gently so as not to crush the cereal. \u2014 Sonya Jones, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "In other words, carbs and other calorie carriers will crush you this early in the game. \u2014 David Hochman, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Don't crush the bread, put the meats with the meats, all that kind of stuff ... \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more? \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Naturally, Hugo runs into his teenage crush , Patrick (Blake Lee), now a tech billionaire who spends his time volunteering. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The short film revealed that Juliet indeed stayed with Peter, while Mark is revealed to have married his longtime celebrity crush , Kate Moss. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "So yeah, the memory of my first crush was here in Chicago. \u2014 Sheila Rashid, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Instead, hosts lavish, elaborate parties for the \u00e9lite with the sole aim of getting the attention of his crush . Oliver (Daddy) Warbucks Could use his net worth of ten billion dollars to help keep the economy afloat during the Great Depression. \u2014 Eli Grober, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
      "In this novel with strong musical elements, a Black teen DJ and his crush , who have both experienced some real-world suffering, give romance a chance. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092247"
  },
  "crusty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or being a crust",
      ": giving an effect of surly incivility in address or disposition",
      ": having a thick or crispy crust",
      ": cross entry 3 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-st\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrupt",
      "bluff",
      "blunt",
      "brusque",
      "brusk",
      "curt",
      "downright",
      "short",
      "short-spoken",
      "snippy",
      "unceremonious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "mealymouthed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a basket of warm, crusty bread",
      "We could see deer tracks in the crusty snow bank.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This dish can be dense enough to serve as an entr\u00e9e or makes a great hors d'oeuvre with crusty bread and cornichons, which are tiny crisp pickles. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "This means that two of the slices will have a crusty edge along the entire length of the piece. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The petite slabs are lacquered in a salty-sweet glaze that caramelizes while the ribs cook through, creating crusty , sugary edges that taste like meat candy. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Jonsson\u2019s gorgeous paintings evoke brilliant sunsets or sunrises with raking light sweeping over crusty scraps of sharp, black rocks frosted with blowing snow. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "But even for a crusty critic, excellence doesn\u2019t seem to be the only important metric right now. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Here, the bulldog Prime Minister is more spoken of than seen, played by a cranky, crusty Simon Russell Beale in just a couple of scenes. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes thickened with pieces of stale crusty bread, sometimes brightened by a squeeze of a lemon, sometimes made creamy with yogurt or topped with olives, there are infinite ways to enjoy it. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Both arrived with crusty bread, good butter and a ramekin of pickles. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195919"
  },
  "cry":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter loudly : shout",
      ": beg , beseech",
      ": to proclaim publicly : advertise",
      ": to call loudly : shout",
      ": to shed tears often noisily : weep , sob",
      ": to utter a characteristic sound or call",
      ": to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b )",
      ": to sound an alarm",
      ": to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone",
      ": to give alarm unnecessarily",
      ": an instance of crying: such as",
      ": an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain",
      ": outcry , clamor",
      ": proclamation",
      ": banns",
      ": entreaty , appeal",
      ": a loud shout",
      ": watchword , slogan",
      ": common report",
      ": a general opinion",
      ": the public voice raised in protest or approval",
      ": a fit of weeping",
      ": the characteristic sound or call of an animal",
      ": a pack of hounds",
      ": pursuit",
      ": a peak of activity or excitement",
      ": to shed tears : weep",
      ": to make a loud call : shout , exclaim",
      ": to utter a special sound or call",
      ": a loud call or shout (as of pain, fear, or joy)",
      ": appeal entry 1 sense 2",
      ": an act or period of weeping",
      ": the special sound made by an animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012b",
      "\u02c8kr\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "blub",
      "blubber",
      "sob",
      "weep"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "holler",
      "hoot",
      "howl",
      "shout",
      "whoop",
      "yell",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Oliviia saw a red flash out the window and began to cry . \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Belly, Steven, and Laurel cry together when talking about Susannah's diagnosis and how summers at Cousins are going to change forever. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 19 June 2022",
      "The world sees the necessity to cry and donate and get involved. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
      "Insurers have also stopped selling and renewing pandemic insurance policies, leading customers who applied for coverage or policy renewals to cry foul. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Asked afterward to reflect on his decision to seek the mayor\u2019s office \u2014 after turning aside the contest in earlier years \u2014 the candidate choked up and began to cry . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "As Patel talked, Phuong began to cry , but Goltzene could barely keep his eyes open and focused. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "As the speech went on and Henry became Vecna, Brown began to cry . \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "One young woman even began to cry , and Fremont hugged her close with one arm, the other continuing to bolster her message and the sign. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For those who just need a good cry , there's Being Elmo: A Puppeter's Journey, a heartwarming documentary about the creative forces behind one of Sesame Street's most beloved characters. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "But, for those of us with sensitive eyes and a penchant for a good cry , Glossier\u2019s Lash Slick is the best mascara on the market. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "There\u2019s nothing more cathartic than a good cry to a great basketball movie. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 16 July 2021",
      "See how the singer-songwriter and actress wrote her chart-topping first single \u2014 after a good cry and with TikTok in mind. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "But the weight of this moment \u2014 of Israel\u2019s human rights and international law violations and of Palestine\u2019s cry for freedom \u2014 demands this step. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "The words were hurtful and made my daughter cry , which woke up the mama bear in me. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The words were hurtful and made my daughter cry , which woke up the mama bear in me. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Their siren-like cry \u2014 a harsh rising note that chills the vestigial part of the mammalian brain that remembers living in burrows \u2014 echoed off the stone buildings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171707"
  },
  "cry off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beg off",
      ": to call off (something, such as a bargain)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "abort",
      "call",
      "call off",
      "cancel",
      "drop",
      "recall",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "revoke",
      "scrap",
      "scrub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "keep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "their film deal had been abruptly cried off , and now the filmmakers were back to square one"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1775, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223232"
  },
  "cry up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to praise publicly in order to enhance in value or repute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ballyhoo",
      "blow up",
      "crack up",
      "glorify",
      "tout",
      "trumpet",
      "tub-thump"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225039"
  },
  "crybaby":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one who cries or complains easily or often",
      "a person who cries easily or who complains often"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u02ccb\u0101-b\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "fussbudget",
      "fusser",
      "fusspot",
      "griper",
      "grumbler",
      "kvetch",
      "kvetcher",
      "sniveler",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cDon't be such a crybaby ,\u201d she told her little sister.",
      "car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby , and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The latest to make his appearance \u2014 excuse me, reappearance \u2014 in the crybaby ranks is former hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, 78, whose net worth is pegged by Forbes at $2.5 billion. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "But there\u2019s nothing new under the sun Hawley is facing some feather-soft consequences for his actions, and The New York Post\u2019s front page is conveniently available for his crybaby act. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2021",
      "The ostensibly proper balance \u2014 confident and strong but not arrogant and aggressive, sensitive without being a crybaby \u2014 is subjective and murky. \u2014 Teddy Wayne, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Are any of these crybabies going to pull out his, her, or their checkbooks to support the Whitney? \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 4 Jan. 2020",
      "Super-deep repertoire of falls and flails, plus a classic crybaby Flop Face. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "One is a petulant, frowny-faced, tantrum-throwing crybaby who has never been held accountable for anything. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Yes, there are new creatures including Sobble, described by the company as a crybaby . Get it Sob-ble? \u2014 Harold Goldberg, Washington Post , 18 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "crystal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged",
      ": something resembling crystal in transparency and colorlessness",
      ": a body that is formed by the solidification of a chemical element, a compound, or a mixture and has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of its atoms and often external plane faces",
      ": a clear colorless glass of superior quality",
      ": objects or ware of such glass",
      ": the glass or transparent plastic cover over a watch or clock dial",
      ": a crystalline material used in electronics as a frequency-determining element or for rectification",
      ": crystal meth",
      ": methamphetamine in any form when used illicitly",
      ": consisting of or resembling crystal : clear , lucid",
      ": relating to or using a crystal",
      ": quartz that is colorless and clear or nearly so",
      ": a body formed by a substance hardening so that it has flat surfaces in an even arrangement",
      ": a clear colorless glass of very good quality",
      ": something clear like colorless quartz",
      ": the clear cover over a clock or watch dial",
      ": made of or being like a clear colorless glass of very good quality",
      ": clear entry 1 sense 4",
      ": a body that is formed by the solidification of a chemical element, a compound, or a mixture and has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of its atoms and often external plane faces",
      ": crystal meth",
      ": methamphetamine in any form when used illicitly",
      "city in southeastern Minnesota north of Minneapolis population 22,151"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kri-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kris-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8kri-st\u1d4al"
    ],
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      "clear",
      "crystal clear",
      "crystalline",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloudy",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With waterfalls, hot springs and crystal -clear lakes, the scenery on the McKenzie River Trail is among the very best in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Sargassum inundation events have caused millions of dollars of damage to Caribbean economies, which are highly dependent on pristine (i.e., free of gulfweed) beaches and crystal -clear waters filled with fish. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The massive lake is known for its crystal -clear water and stunning mountain backdrops. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "On a crystal -clear morning, a PSA Boeing 727 jetliner collided with a Cessna 172 over North Park, killing 144 people in a disaster that ranks as the city\u2019s worst. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "The stream of crystal -clear water cascades over four naturally polished rock ledges and then pours into a carved pool at the bottom. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
      "Whitebit also won a non-fungible token (NFT) of the Eurovision crystal microphone. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Part of the reasons for the longevity is the switch from polycrystalline to single- crystal cathodes, which don\u2019t break down so rapidly during the charge-discharge cycle. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "To maintain healthy nail beds for those crystal details, there's also a simple trick to keep in mind. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The doors opened at 11 a.m. and the crowd was happily occupied by the crystal blue pools, floating beach balls and seemingly endless sea of bare skin. \u2014 Kyle Eustice, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The frame would feature majestic snowy grounds, crystal blue ocean water with a smattering of geese, and the focal point: a massive barge. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Outside the city limits, the island is covered in lush, almost tropical fauna and shorelines are met with white-faced cliffs jutting out of a crystal blue sea. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Bartolome, 56, lives in one of the most biodiverse places on earth, a stunning island that draws legions of tourists to its crystal blue waters and pristine nature reserves. \u2014 NBC news , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Swaying palms, ivory shores and crystal blue waters. \u2014 ABC News , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193518"
  },
  "crystal clear":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perfectly or transparently clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "crystal",
      "crystalline",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloudy",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cWas my request clear?\u201d \u201cYes, crystal clear .\u201d",
      "Eventually it became crystal clear that something had to change.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The couple can be seen paddleboarding in crystal clear water under sunny blue skies. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
      "The Kylie Cosmetics mogul, 24, shared a snap to Instagram Friday of her posing on a paddle board while rocking a bikini in crystal clear water while on vacation. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Despite the confusion, there is one message that all health officials have remained crystal clear on: Americans need to get vaccinated, and do so quickly to best protect yourself and others. \u2014 Betsy Klein And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, the chemistry between the comic and his brother is crystal clear . \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Splash into crystal clear water and minimize the dirt and grime that can collect on the bottom of your pool. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 16 June 2021",
      "There are great secluded beaches on the north side, with crystal clear water and clean white sand. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "The post, which has over 600 shares and 200 reactions, includes three different photos of a lagoon with crystal clear water and ships near the shore. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The salient feature of L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire is its use of crystal gongs that are attached to the sapphire crystal, a trick that causes the sound to resonate on a crystal clear note, like a fork hitting the side of a crystal glass. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1528, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212239"
  },
  "crystallize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form",
      ": to cause to take a definite form",
      ": to coat with crystals especially of sugar",
      ": to become crystallized",
      ": to form or cause to form crystals or grains",
      ": to take or cause to take definite form",
      ": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form",
      ": to cause to form perfect or large crystals",
      ": to become crystallized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "form",
      "jell",
      "shape (up)",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "B Corp is a tool to crystallize even more of them in more concrete ways. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Off the court, the two are also close friends, a relationship that helped crystallize Thompson\u2019s decision to come to Chicago. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" crystal entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224932"
  },
  "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the very best"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8krem-d\u0259-l\u00e4-\u02c8krem",
    "synonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "fat",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a list of titles that represents the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of the multitude of books published over the past year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Speaking of expensive, the Bootleg Series, which launched in 2019, is the creme de la creme of high-priced, rarified Heaven\u2019s Door whiskey. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Overall 1 Hotel South Beach is a 9/10 \u2014 which, by Miami standards is the creme de la creme . \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "As against the current randomised lottery system, the newer system will prioritise wages to protect US jobs and ensure only the creme de la creme are allocated H-1Bs, according to the notification. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "Consider these the creme de la creme of the best Amazon Prime Day deals 2020. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "Available by invitation only, the elite card offers members not only top-tier rewards, concierge service and travel perks, but a host of curated events celebrating the creme de la creme of food, drink and culture. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "So, below is the creme de la creme of Italian football. \u2014 SI.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "But, to experience the creme de la creme in service and craftsmanship, make an appointment at Unistella. \u2014 Kristin Braswell, USA TODAY , 23 July 2019",
      "Beaver Creek, located 90 miles west of Denver, is the creme de la creme of resorts. \u2014 Discover Magazine , 22 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, cream of the cream",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1848, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cub":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young carnivorous mammal (such as a bear, fox, or lion)",
      ": a young shark",
      ": a young person",
      ": apprentice",
      ": an inexperienced newspaper reporter",
      ": the young of various animals (as the bear, fox, or lion)",
      ": cub scout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
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      "babe",
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world",
      "assigned to teach a bunch of young cubs how to play baseball",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Luka, Rio's cub , moved to the Nashville Zoo in 2015 and has lived there ever since. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Department biologists released the cub back to Plumas County, also on April 14. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The other cub ended up at the center in late August of the same year after approaching firefighters during the Dixie Fire. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Fortunately, the cub appears to be recuperating after being relocated to New Hampshire's Kilham Bear Center, Recorder reports. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The average female cub her age should weigh about 30 pounds. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Foy said the cub abduction appeared to be a case of someone spotting young animals, taking them home for their kids\u2019 entertainment then regretting their decision when the wild animals wouldn't consume cows\u2019 milk. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "My Dead Body podcast chronicles Baskin's impassioned crusade to end Exotic's roadside animal shows and cub breeding business. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Biologists with the agency were able to trap one uninjured bear cub in the community and release it in a more suitable habitat, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably akin to Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head \u2014 more at cob ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224442"
  },
  "cube":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the regular solid of six equal square sides \u2014 see Volume Formulas Table",
      ": something shaped like a cube",
      ": cubicle sense 2",
      ": the product of a number multiplied by itself twice",
      ": raised to the third power",
      ": to raise to the third power",
      ": to form into a cube",
      ": to cut partly through (a steak) in a checkered pattern to increase tenderness by breaking the fibers",
      ": any of several tropical American plants (genus Lonchocarpus ) furnishing rotenone",
      ": a solid body having six equal square sides",
      ": the product obtained by multiplying the square of a number by the number itself",
      ": to take (a number) as a factor three times",
      ": to cut food into solid squares"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fcb",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-\u02ccb\u0101",
      "ky\u00fc-\u02c8b\u0101",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fcb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bay",
      "cabin",
      "cell",
      "chamber",
      "compartment",
      "cubicle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Cube the carrots and potatoes.",
      "three slices of bread, cubed"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211701"
  },
  "cubicle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room",
      ": a small partitioned space",
      ": one with a desk used for work in a business office",
      ": carrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-bi-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bay",
      "cabin",
      "cell",
      "chamber",
      "compartment",
      "cube"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a cubicle located in the back of the Brighton Beach Chase Bank building, along Brighton Beach Avenue, a woman named Yelena Makhnin has been fielding an endless stream of requests since early March. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Standing at just over 27 inches tall, this mini fridge provides enough space for snacks and drinks and can fit nicely under most desks or inside a cubicle . \u2014 Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
      "Keith is a mortgage broker and Ryan the woefully underqualified loan applicant who walks into his office \u2014 a typically colorless cubicle placed by set designer Arnulfo Maldonado at the ethereal center of the vast Irene Diamond stage. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Onstage, two men in their mid-thirties sit in an office cubicle that seems to float in a vast sea of empty space. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The right one can banish the ambivalent scent of body wash and pod coffee and imbue your cubicle and conference room with a sense of intention. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
      "Carausu sat down in an empty gray cubicle in a room with drab carpeting. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
      "So, if you\u2019re hunched over at home, or even crammed tightly into an office cubicle , having some flexibility with your screen can be invaluable. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The visitors are tucked into spaces that were once used for a nursery, an associate pastor\u2019s headquarters, an office manager\u2019s cubicle and storage space. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 20 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cubiculum , from cubare to lie, recline",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211716"
  },
  "cuddie":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)",
      "a small room or cupboard",
      "donkey",
      "blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259-d\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "closet",
      "cupboard",
      "pantry",
      "press"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cuddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection",
      ": to lie close or snug : nestle , snuggle",
      ": a close embrace",
      ": to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection",
      ": to lie close : nestle , snuggle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "nestle",
      "nuzzle",
      "snoozle",
      "snuggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Let's cuddle by the fire.",
      "kittens cuddling in a basket",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In it, Styles and co-star Florence Pugh cuddle up in bed (see below). \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Celebrate Mom on Mother's Day with a budget-friendly way to stay in, avoid crowds, and let Mom cuddle up on the couch in her PJ's (sound nice?). \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair also cuddle on a loveseat and give each other sweet pecks while singing. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Even better, cuddle up with an oversized sherpa throw ($15). \u2014 Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Indigenous women cuddle their babies, showing the continuity of Native culture. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The service on offer is unique: Those in need can make an appointment to rub a pig or cuddle a turkey or, yes, hug a cow. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Both are very sweet and love to cuddle next to each other. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Epstein tried to cuddle her in her bed the next morning, but Farmer escaped to the bathroom and never saw the couple after that trip. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And hikers looking for peace and quiet can visit the cuddle swings at Sunshine Slope or sit under a canopy of trees at The Nook. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Cuddles are something a person with the physical touch love language will love, so why not get a blanket to make their cuddle sessions more enjoyable? \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 May 2022",
      "Bedding down is a sumptuous event, much like being embraced with a cuddle . \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Interested adopters can view available pets, like Cesar the cuddle bug, and schedule an appointment online at azhumane.org/adopt. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Lots of Chihuahuas are trembly little nubbins, many Brittanys eat their own poop, and Shiba Inus, as a group, will not be the first to jump in your cuddle puddle. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Use the same looping technique as the traditional Latchkits rug to create a 3D cuddle buddy. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "And many of us would have been grateful to have that inner turmoil made physically manifest, especially in the form of a big red cuddle -monster. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Worldwide is a huge cuddle bug who loves to be around others (including snuggles and car rides with his foster sibling) but would greatly benefit from meeting everyone in the home, including other pups. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1520, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223408"
  },
  "cuddy":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)",
      ": a small room or cupboard",
      ": donkey",
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "closet",
      "cupboard",
      "pantry",
      "press"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194701"
  },
  "cue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the letter q",
      ": a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action",
      ": something serving a comparable purpose : hint",
      ": a feature indicating the nature of something perceived",
      ": the part one has to perform in or as if in a play",
      ": mood , humor",
      ": to give a cue to : prompt",
      ": to insert into a continuous performance",
      ": a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool)",
      ": a long-handled instrument with a concave head for shoving disks in shuffleboard",
      ": queue sense 2",
      ": queue",
      ": to strike with a cue",
      ": queue",
      ": to use a cue",
      ": something serving as a signal or suggestion : hint",
      ": a word, phrase, or action in a play serving as a signal for the next actor to speak or to do something",
      ": a straight tapering stick used in playing billiards and pool",
      ": a minor stimulus acting as an indication of the nature of the perceived object or situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clue",
      "hint",
      "indication",
      "inkling",
      "intimation",
      "lead",
      "suggestion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "column",
      "file",
      "line",
      "queue",
      "range",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1755, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "circa 1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1784, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181438"
  },
  "cuff(s)":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist",
      ": the turned-back hem of a trouser leg",
      ": handcuff",
      ": a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet",
      ": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer",
      ": without preparation : ad lib",
      ": on credit",
      ": to furnish with a cuff",
      ": handcuff",
      ": to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand : buffet",
      ": fight , scuffle",
      ": a blow with the hand especially when open : slap",
      ": a band or turned-over piece at the end of a sleeve",
      ": the turned-back hem of a pant leg",
      ": to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand : slap",
      ": slap entry 2 sense 1",
      ": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer",
      ": an anatomical structure shaped like a cuff",
      ": rotator cuff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259f",
      "\u02c8k\u0259f",
      "\u02c8k\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "band",
      "bind",
      "bond",
      "bracelet",
      "chain",
      "fetter",
      "handcuff(s)",
      "irons",
      "ligature",
      "manacle(s)",
      "shackle"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214654"
  },
  "cull":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select from a group : choose",
      ": to reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting or slaughter) of especially weak or sick individuals",
      ": to hunt or kill (individuals) for culling",
      ": something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless",
      ": to select from a group",
      ": to identify and remove less desirable members from",
      ": something rejected from a group because it is not as good as the rest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-pick",
      "choose",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "select",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discard",
      "reject",
      "rejection",
      "second"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He culls his herd annually.",
      "The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.",
      "Noun",
      "the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Make sure to eat something with lionfish in it; this invasive species is quickly becoming traditional cuisine in an attempt to cull it from the Caribbean. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "On the iOS side, indie game developers have taken to Twitter and other platforms to criticize Apple's new effort to cull older apps. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Moline's farm had to cull tens of thousands of turkeys after the flu got into one of his barns. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Moline's farm had to cull tens of thousands of turkeys after the flu got into one of his barns. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "State efforts were also underway to fog the swamp with insecticides to cull the clouds of mosquitoes. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
      "But coaches can benefit too and cull the portal for just the right kind of player, who might be older and more experienced and be a piece to help the program win right now. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Allowing scientists to create a subspecies capable of helping cull the population of disease-carrying insects. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Some experts say the combination of a rise in mortgage rates and inflation could cull the number of potential buyers, which could result in a slowdown in home prices. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The cull proved hugely beneficial for trees and vegetation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "In 1975, around 26 young elephants were introduced to the park from a cull in southern Rwanda. \u2014 Lavanya Sunkara, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The cull was good for peatlands, too, but that was just a happy byproduct. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Last week\u2019s cull was the second time Grand Teton used aerial operations to reduce mountain goat numbers. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The deer cull will take place in the Environmental Study Area (ESA), a 300-acre forested region on campus east of the Rouge River, from roughly 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. Five sessions are scheduled for the next two weekends and one weekday. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The hamster cull has distressed Hong Kong residents, who are entering their third year of draconian covid regulations. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Hamsters in a Hong Kong pet store most likely infected two people, leading to a contentious hamster cull . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The city\u2019s hamster cull follows the infection confirmed earlier this week of a 23-year-old female employee of a pet shop called Little Boss in the city\u2019s Causeway Bay district. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181801"
  },
  "culmination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of culminating",
      ": culminating position : climax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acme",
      "apex",
      "apogee",
      "capstone",
      "climax",
      "crescendo",
      "crest",
      "crown",
      "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":[
      "This study is the culmination of years of research.",
      "an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Digital footprints are often the culmination of multiple teams working together to design, develop and engage with an audience on multiple fronts. \u2014 Kevin Xu, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Benediction is the culmination of a film career that was always up-front about the conflicts that Davies had with sexuality and his family and cultural heritage (in his masterpieces Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022",
      "The culmination of their work is the Consumer Price Index, which moves markets and monetary policy and charts changes in the cost of living for millions of people. \u2014 Rachel Wolfe, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The culmination of this targeting was R.J. Reynolds\u2019s introduction in 1990 of a menthol cigarette called Uptown. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Knowing this season put his team through a lot, the culmination of so many distractions and facing opponents with more resources, for Harris this performance was personal. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The culmination of the episode was this big presentation on stage. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The culmination of that dedication is a spring campaign starring the fashion mogul for the new season\u2014engaged in taking a selfie, of course. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The true culmination of our workplace revolution is the concept of intermittent productivity \u2014 the reality that employees are going to be more or less productive at different times depending on their unique working styles or circumstances. \u2014 Cecile Alper-leroux, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see culminate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205539"
  },
  "culpable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful",
      ": guilty , criminal",
      ": deserving condemnation or blame as wrong or harmful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-p\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blamable",
      "blameworthy",
      "censurable",
      "reprehensible",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blameless",
      "faultless",
      "impeccable",
      "irreproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They held her culpable for the accident.",
      "He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and a criminal conspiracy that is punishable with life imprisonment or 10 years in jail. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
      "The Ruler was at the center of one of the most high-profile and egregious cases where rap lyrics were used to paint a defendant as culpable . \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Defense lawyers belittled the government during trial for building its case largely around the testimony of Pribbernow, the undisputed most culpable person in Huggins\u2019 killing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The toddler\u2019s mother was charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, as well as possession of a firearm by a felon. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Marie Ayala, 26, was charged with one count of manslaughter by culpable negligence at the Orange County Sheriff's Department, after failing to properly secure a Glock handgun at her home in Orlando on May 26. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
      "In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, ajc , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coupable , from Anglo-French cupable, culpable , from Latin culpabilis , from culpare to blame, from culpa guilt",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201844"
  },
  "cultivate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops",
      ": to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants)",
      ": to foster the growth of",
      ": culture sense 2a",
      ": to improve by labor, care, or study : refine",
      ": further , encourage",
      ": to seek the society of : make friends with",
      ": to prepare land for the raising of crops",
      ": to raise or assist the growth of crops by tilling or by labor and care",
      ": to improve or develop by careful attention, training, or study : devote time and thought to",
      ": to seek the company and friendship of",
      ": culture sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquire",
      "develop",
      "form"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "David's personality, work ethic, and his ability to cultivate relationships caught Sean's eye. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "Recruiters maintain and continually cultivate tight relationships with companies, hiring managers and human resources personnel. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Chase subsequently dropped out of public view, but continued to cultivate relationships in the entertainment industry. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "After leaving The Journal-Constitution, Ms. Boyd continued to cultivate relationships among writers, especially writers of color, around the South, and used her position to promote their work. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Do the work to cultivate stable, long-term relationships now. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "So take time to reach out to family, friends and colleagues to cultivate and nurture relationships. \u2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Viewed as a fast-riser at the pro coaching level, Brown boasts strong leadership skills along with an ability to cultivate relationships. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Sims is in the vanguard of young land stewards who embrace farming not just as a means of production, but to cultivate sustainable relationships with the natural world. \u2014 Melanie Canales, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin cultivatus , past participle of cultivare , from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus , past participle of colere \u2014 see cult ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183232"
  },
  "cultivation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": culture , refinement",
      ": the act or art of cultivating or tilling",
      ": the act or process of preparing the soil for the raising of crops",
      ": refinement sense 2",
      ": culture sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "civilization",
      "couth",
      "culture",
      "polish",
      "refinement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barbarianism",
      "barbarism",
      "philistinism"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the report, poppy cultivation continues in the country despite a ban on production and sale. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Production rose over the past 20 years despite billions of dollars spent by the U.S. trying to stop poppy cultivation . \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
      "Malta became the first EU member country to decriminalize personal use of recreational cannabis and allow personal cultivation last year. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Indoor cannabis cultivation is linked with high energy consumption from lighting, HVAC and dehumidification. \u2014 Graham Farrar, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The Taliban, during their first tenure, virtually stamped out opium-poppy cultivation . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Fentanyl is made from chemicals, rather than the opium-poppy cultivation required to produce heroin. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The total area under poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated at 224,000 hectares \u2014 almost 900 square miles \u2014 in 2020, a 37 percent increase from 2019, according to a United Nations report. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "There were projects to reduce opium poppy cultivation , promote women\u2019s rights and hold credible elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195543"
  },
  "culture":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group",
      "the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time",
      "the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization",
      "the set of values, conventions , or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic",
      "the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations",
      "enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training",
      "acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills",
      "the act or process of cultivating living material (such as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media",
      "a product of such cultivation",
      "cultivation , tillage",
      "the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education",
      "expert care and training",
      "cultivate",
      "to grow in a prepared medium",
      "to start a culture from (see culture entry 1 sense 3 )",
      "cultivation sense 1",
      "the raising or development (as of a crop or product) by careful attention",
      "the appreciation and knowledge of the arts (as music, dance, and painting)",
      "the habits, beliefs, and traditions of a particular people, place, or time",
      "the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends upon the human capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations",
      "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group",
      "the act or process of growing living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media",
      "a product of cultivation in nutrient media",
      "to grow (as microorganisms or tissues) in a prepared medium",
      "to start a culture from",
      "to make a culture of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259l-ch\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "civilization",
      "couth",
      "cultivation",
      "polish",
      "refinement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crop",
      "cultivate",
      "dress",
      "grow",
      "promote",
      "raise",
      "rear",
      "tend"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Ryan Kost writes about Bay Area culture for The Chronicle's Technology and Transformation team. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
      "And there are so many nods to South Asian culture throughout the show. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
      "Many leaders believe that the secret sauce to healthy company culture is in-person work and chatting. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Ted Anthony, director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation at The Associated Press, has written about American culture since 1990. \u2014 Ted Anthony, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "Ted Anthony, director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation at The Associated Press, has written about American culture since 1990. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Candidates have a responsibility to ask about the culture and expectations. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "This show makes a case yet again that should hardly need to be made that human hands pushing paint to portray human beings is as elemental to our species\u2019 culture as walking and breathing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Covid reshaped the way Americans approach work and think about office culture in general, further unraveling an already loose movement. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "What New York brings is access\u2014to finance, to tech, and to culture \u2014that no other city can offer, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Ali Yahya tells Fortune. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But in France, unlike Germany, environmental politics championed by the center left took a back seat to culture warring over immigration and national identity. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Narooma, New South Wales Between its idyllic turquoise inlet, fresh local oysters, and proximity to wildlife- and culture -rich Montague Island Nature Reserve, Narooma already has plenty of visitor appeal. \u2014 Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "That the internet, and perhaps culture as a whole, exist for fleeting amusement seems to be a self-evident fact for her. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Researchers are learning to culture organoids in blood, or in tandem with immune cells. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "To be fully effective, data architecture should support the needs of every facet of an organization\u2014from R&D to marketing to culture . \u2014 Emanuel Younanzadeh, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But other researchers were able to culture live virus from people with high Ct values, which is considered proof that those people were infectious. \u2014 Rae Ellen Bichell, Men's Health , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cultured":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "cultivated",
      "produced under artificial conditions",
      "having or showing refinement in taste, speech, or manners",
      "produced under artificial conditions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259l-ch\u0259rd",
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      "accomplished",
      "civilized",
      "couth",
      "cultivated",
      "genteel",
      "polished",
      "refined"
    ],
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      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "philistine",
      "uncivilized",
      "uncultured",
      "ungenteel",
      "unpolished",
      "unrefined"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the most highly cultured period of the country's long history",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mikimoto, the Japanese jewelry company that created the cultured pearl more than 125 years ago, is one of the most prestigious brands in the industry. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "One of the experiments Stibbe undertook in space was to grow meat cells\u2014in a bid to provide astronauts with the ability to eventually create their own steaks and also to show how cultured meat can potentially be grown with limited resources. \u2014 Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Those who have read the source material know that Styles is perfectly cast as Tom, a dutiful, if stifled, Brighton bobby who falls for Patrick (Dawson), a cultured museum curator who starts to broaden his worldview. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "The Stanfords envisioned the school as an alternative to the \u00e9lite universities of the East, which sought to educate wealthy gentlemen for a life of cultured leisure. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Like sour cream, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche is a cultured cream that has a light tang. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
      "In 1893, his wife retrieved the first oyster with a semi-spherical cultured pearl. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
      "Winkler\u2019s father, Harry, a cultured , commanding little Napoleon, was fluent in maybe six languages, and used more than one of them to berate his son. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s flawless Lady in Brown, meanwhile, is a cultured romantic. \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cumbersome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk",
      ": slow-moving : ponderous",
      ": burdensome , troublesome",
      ": hard to handle or manage because of size or weight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r-s\u0259m",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r-s\u0259m"
    ],
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      "awkward",
      "bunglesome",
      "clumsy",
      "clunky",
      "cranky",
      "cumbrous",
      "ponderous",
      "ungainly",
      "unhandy",
      "unwieldy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "handy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Squad members, already decked out in cumbersome chemical suits, put on masks and rubber gloves. \u2014 Ray Wilkinson , Newsweek , 11 Mar. 1991",
      "He got the approval of the higher-ups, but the course was scuttled by members of his own department, who devised all kinds of cumbersome , silly requirements and prerequisites. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 20 Mar. 1989",
      "He cut some segments of the 2\" pine but discovered that \u2026 a cumbersome system of braces would be needed to hold the sides straight. \u2014 John Updike , Couples , 1968",
      "The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming.",
      "Her expanded job title is really cumbersome .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trump\u2019s power\u2014is now leaning into the idea that the United States\u2019 electoral systems are too cumbersome to be accurate. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In a new legal filing, Musk argued the Twitter arrangement is too cumbersome and the SEC is overstepping its grounds by requesting excessive documentation from him. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Co-owner Laura Harriman said Sno Problems doesn\u2019t operate in Aurora because the rules there are too cumbersome and cost prohibitive as profit margins are slim. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Even before Xi took power, party officials complained that group leadership was too cumbersome and allowed lower-level leaders to ignore or obstruct initiatives. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Money is being squandered due to crypto wallets that are too cumbersome for mainstream users to use. \u2014 Jake Levant, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Trust me, lugging around the Sony 20 years ago was often cumbersome . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Cons: Cleaning the mop can be tedious, and storing the bucket is cumbersome . \u2014 Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Colleagues working remotely used to take turns mailing each other the monkey, but that got to be cumbersome . \u2014 Te-ping Chen, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cumber  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173956"
  },
  "cumbrous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cumbersome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-b(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "bunglesome",
      "clumsy",
      "clunky",
      "cranky",
      "cumbersome",
      "ponderous",
      "ungainly",
      "unhandy",
      "unwieldy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "handy"
    ],
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      "it took two people to haul the cumbrous machine into the garage"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211303"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a closet with shelves where dishes, utensils, or food is kept",
      ": a small closet",
      ": a closet usually with shelves for dishes or food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-b\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-b\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "closet",
      "cuddy",
      "pantry",
      "press"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china",
      "dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a busy night, a fresh batch of pasta tossed with our favorite jar of sauce seems like the best option, especially when time is of the essence and the cupboard is bare. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Indianapolis has now stocked their cupboard full at the tight end position for this upcoming season and beyond. \u2014 Evan Sidery, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In an earnings call Tuesday, Raytheon chief executive Gregory J. Hayes said the cupboard is virtually bare. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "On a busy night, a fresh batch of pasta tossed with our favorite jar of sauce seems like the best option, especially when time is of the essence and the cupboard is bare. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "For several years, Kempton kept the Goya hidden behind a bedroom cupboard , removing and disposing of its frame. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The Bears have new leadership heading into the 2022 season, and general manager Ryan Poles will attempt to restock the cupboard for first-year head coach Matt Eberflus. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the cupboard is stocked again with some complicating factors. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "At around $38, this high-quality pan with a nonstick finish is a worthy, affordable addition to any baker\u2019s cupboard and is made to last. \u2014 Erin Jeanne Mcdowell, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183701"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mongrel or inferior dog",
      ": a medium-sized hunting and working dog with a short coat that was developed in the southern U.S. and is sometimes considered to comprise one or more breeds",
      ": a surly or cowardly fellow",
      "currency",
      "current",
      ": a worthless or mongrel dog",
      "curative",
      "current"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "coward",
      "craven",
      "dastard",
      "funk",
      "poltroon",
      "recreant",
      "sissy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hero",
      "stalwart",
      "valiant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "denounced as curs those police officers who deserted their posts during the hurricane and its aftermath",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Behind the bar, the enormous portrait of the family\u2019s late dog Rio \u2014 a black mouth cur for whom the restaurant is named \u2014 watches over the room. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 21 Dec. 2020",
      "Pop it into first gear, low range, and this cur will claw halfway up the Washington Monument with no driver at the wheel. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "She black mouth cur , a Southern herding dog, Southern hunting dog. \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "From Kim Kardashian\u2019s cur -our silk tank dress to Kendall\u2019s black patent strapless look, Khlo\u00e9\u2019s embellished silver pants and crop top and Jordyn Woods\u2019 gold halter mini, here are all the can\u2019t miss looks of the night. \u2014 Avery Matera, Teen Vogue , 11 Aug. 2018",
      "That\u2019s right, Anderson\u2019s most political work to date is a funny-animal movie that stars Bryan Cranston as a mangy cur . \u2014 Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Last season, Colin Kaepernick \u2014 a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2016 \u2014 became the face of the cur Fans on both sides took to social media over the weekend. \u2014 Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2017",
      "Of course, there\u2019s the flip side \u2013 the curs and villains who make the transaction a nightmare. \u2014 Leslie Sargent Eskildsen, Orange County Register , 20 May 2017",
      "With their bold graphics, strong color combinations, and often whimsical references (scarabs, squiggles, hexagons), the tiles give the couple's cur rent house a strong aesthetic identity. \u2014 Roslyn Sulcas, ELLE Decor , 1 Sep. 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202451"
  },
  "curable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being cured",
      ": possible to bring about recovery from : possible to cure",
      ": capable of being cured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Most cases are curable with proper treatment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These beetles can transmit diseases like bacterial wilt and viruses, none of which are curable . \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Conditions like trichotillomania may not be curable . \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "These days, leprosy is curable but continues to affect tens of thousands each year. \u2014 Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Research has found that thanks to scientific advances, the survival of people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer has dramatically improved, despite this form of cancer not typically being curable . \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Her grandmother's death inspired her to become an advocate, spreading the word about the dangers of breast cancer and that lifesaving screenings can catch it at an earlier, more curable stage. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "In the simplest terms, the key symptoms of burnout boil down to exhaustion in the form of a deep kind of fatigue that isn\u2019t curable by resting. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Multiple myeloma patients can live for many years with treatment, but it's not considered curable . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "According to his spokesperson, Powell was fully vaccinated and was being treated for myeloma, which is not curable . \u2014 Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205603"
  },
  "curb":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter",
      "\u2014 see also kick to the curb",
      ": a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange",
      ": a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine",
      ": an enclosing frame, border, or edging",
      ": check , restraint",
      ": a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws",
      ": the chain or strap attached to it \u2014 see bit illustration",
      ": to furnish with a curb",
      ": to check or control with or as if with a curb",
      ": to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (such as a gutter) for defecation",
      ": an enclosing border (as of stone or concrete) often along the edge of a street",
      ": check entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to control or limit",
      ": a swelling on the back of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint that is due to strain or rupture of the ligament and generally causes lameness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "circumscription",
      "condition",
      "constraint",
      "fetter",
      "limitation",
      "restraint",
      "restriction",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bridle",
      "check",
      "constrain",
      "contain",
      "control",
      "govern",
      "hold",
      "inhibit",
      "keep",
      "measure",
      "pull in",
      "regulate",
      "rein (in)",
      "restrain",
      "rule",
      "tame"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.",
      "these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures",
      "Verb",
      "The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.",
      "pills designed to curb your appetite",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The method was founded by Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl: The Handbook, and the crux of the method is saying yes to specific products and kicking others to the curb in order to achieve curls that are #HairGoals. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "The motorcoach was at the curb , ready for a drive to the University of Michigan. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
      "The victim, who lives in the area of the incident, was walking on Calistoga Road to a local elementary school when a vehicle driving southbound U-turned and stopped at the curb , according to the report. \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Jose worked on his 280Z, parked at the curb , and would see at most four trucks pass by in the course of a day, safe enough for neighborhood kids to skateboard, play tag, run around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Normally when she gets dropped off at the curb , Eliana cuts through the grass toward the front door. \u2014 Edward Mckinley, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Across the city, cars were stuck at the curb and in traffic lanes. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Hocus Pocus harnesses the power of Chaga and Reishi (the ones that support your energy and immune system, and kick bad vibes to the curb ). \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "This shampoo kicks dirt, oil, grime and buildup to the curb without stripping away your hair\u2019s natural moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And in January 2022, Mallory was hired by the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety as a life coach to help curb city violence. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
      "Khan took particular aim at corporations collecting user data and selling it on the secondary market, arguing that the FTC can help curb the practice. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The bills posted for vote in @RIHouseofReps are significant measures that will help curb gun violence in RI. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The consortium is hoping to help curb cheese fraud. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "In recent weeks, the Chinese government has worked to get more businesses up and running, while also vowing to help curb the economic damage. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Following Covid-19 health precautions\u2014such as wearing a mask in public indoor settings and frequent hand-washing\u2014can also help curb the spread of adenoviruses and may give parents some peace of mind. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists are discovering how fire management practices can not only prevent explosive megafires but also help curb climate change. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Now a new study suggests that an economic tool dating back to ancient Rome could help curb this very modern concern. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194725"
  },
  "curbed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter",
      "\u2014 see also kick to the curb",
      ": a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange",
      ": a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine",
      ": an enclosing frame, border, or edging",
      ": check , restraint",
      ": a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws",
      ": the chain or strap attached to it \u2014 see bit illustration",
      ": to furnish with a curb",
      ": to check or control with or as if with a curb",
      ": to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (such as a gutter) for defecation",
      ": an enclosing border (as of stone or concrete) often along the edge of a street",
      ": check entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to control or limit",
      ": a swelling on the back of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint that is due to strain or rupture of the ligament and generally causes lameness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "circumscription",
      "condition",
      "constraint",
      "fetter",
      "limitation",
      "restraint",
      "restriction",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bridle",
      "check",
      "constrain",
      "contain",
      "control",
      "govern",
      "hold",
      "inhibit",
      "keep",
      "measure",
      "pull in",
      "regulate",
      "rein (in)",
      "restrain",
      "rule",
      "tame"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.",
      "these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures",
      "Verb",
      "The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.",
      "pills designed to curb your appetite",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The method was founded by Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl: The Handbook, and the crux of the method is saying yes to specific products and kicking others to the curb in order to achieve curls that are #HairGoals. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "The motorcoach was at the curb , ready for a drive to the University of Michigan. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
      "The victim, who lives in the area of the incident, was walking on Calistoga Road to a local elementary school when a vehicle driving southbound U-turned and stopped at the curb , according to the report. \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Jose worked on his 280Z, parked at the curb , and would see at most four trucks pass by in the course of a day, safe enough for neighborhood kids to skateboard, play tag, run around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Normally when she gets dropped off at the curb , Eliana cuts through the grass toward the front door. \u2014 Edward Mckinley, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Across the city, cars were stuck at the curb and in traffic lanes. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Hocus Pocus harnesses the power of Chaga and Reishi (the ones that support your energy and immune system, and kick bad vibes to the curb ). \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "This shampoo kicks dirt, oil, grime and buildup to the curb without stripping away your hair\u2019s natural moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And in January 2022, Mallory was hired by the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety as a life coach to help curb city violence. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
      "Khan took particular aim at corporations collecting user data and selling it on the secondary market, arguing that the FTC can help curb the practice. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The bills posted for vote in @RIHouseofReps are significant measures that will help curb gun violence in RI. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The consortium is hoping to help curb cheese fraud. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "In recent weeks, the Chinese government has worked to get more businesses up and running, while also vowing to help curb the economic damage. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Following Covid-19 health precautions\u2014such as wearing a mask in public indoor settings and frequent hand-washing\u2014can also help curb the spread of adenoviruses and may give parents some peace of mind. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists are discovering how fire management practices can not only prevent explosive megafires but also help curb climate change. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Now a new study suggests that an economic tool dating back to ancient Rome could help curb this very modern concern. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225632"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spiritual charge : care",
      ": pastoral charge of a parish",
      ": recovery or relief from a disease",
      ": something (such as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease",
      ": a course or period of treatment",
      ": spa sense 1",
      ": a complete or permanent solution or remedy",
      ": a process or method of curing",
      ": to restore to health, soundness, or normality",
      ": to bring about recovery from",
      ": to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies",
      ": to free from something objectionable or harmful",
      ": to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use",
      ": to undergo a curing process",
      ": set sense 11",
      ": to effect a cure",
      ": a parish priest",
      ": something (as a drug or medical treatment) that brings about recovery from a disease or illness : remedy",
      ": recovery or relief from a disease",
      ": something that solves a problem or improves a bad situation",
      ": to make or become healthy or sound again",
      ": to bring about recovery from",
      ": to prepare by or undergo a chemical or physical process for use or storage",
      ": to provide a solution for",
      ": recovery from a disease",
      ": remission of signs or symptoms of a disease especially during a prolonged period of observation",
      "\u2014 compare arrest entry 2",
      ": a drug, treatment, regimen, or other agency that cures a disease",
      ": a course or period of treatment",
      ": one designed to interrupt an addiction or compulsive habit or to improve general health",
      ": spa",
      ": the medical care awarded a person in the merchant marine who is injured or taken sick in the course of duty",
      ": heal :",
      ": to restore to health, soundness, or normality",
      ": to bring about recovery from",
      ": to effect a cure",
      ": to take a cure (as in a sanatorium or at a spa)",
      ": to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as",
      ": to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant's case caused by procedural errors made during a trial)",
      ": to judicially correct or negate (procedural errors)",
      ": to correct or make acceptable (a defective performance or delivery under a contract)",
      ": to negate (a default by a debtor in bankruptcy) by restoring the debtor and creditor to their positions before the default",
      ": to eliminate or correct a defect",
      ": to correct or make acceptable a defective performance or delivery under a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r",
      "kyu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u02cc\u0101",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antidote",
      "corrective",
      "curative",
      "rectifier",
      "remedy",
      "therapeutic",
      "therapy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heal",
      "mend",
      "remedy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "This is a problem that has no easy cure .",
      "The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far.",
      "Verb",
      "The infection can be cured with antibiotics.",
      "She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester.",
      "My wife cured me of most of my bad habits."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223348"
  },
  "curio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a decorative object) considered novel, rare, or bizarre : curiosity",
      ": an unusual or bizarre person",
      ": a rare or unusual article : curiosity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bauble",
      "bibelot",
      "curiosity",
      "doodad",
      "gaud",
      "gewgaw",
      "geegaw",
      "gimcrack",
      "kickshaw",
      "knickknack",
      "nicknack",
      "novelty",
      "ornamental",
      "tchotchke",
      "trinket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She loves to browse the shops in small towns, looking for curios .",
      "be careful of the fragile curios on the end tables",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, a curio cabinet in the corner of her bedroom houses a small army of ceramic figurines \u2014 kissing kangaroos and kitschy salt and pepper shakers \u2014 which also come to life for her on command. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "But don\u2019t let that stop you from picking up a quirky new hobby that can beautify your corner curio cabinet and make a statement, all while piquing your interest in science. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "The film is a strange and beguiling curio that shows an artist wrapping up the seventh decade of his career with sadness and nostalgia but also with a resilient spirit. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "This poignant and brutal new comedy traces one woman\u2019s attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio -cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The shape not only beautifully hugs the curve of the wrist but also looks cool, opening up the view of the 3D composition like a modern curio cabinet on the wrist. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Small dressers or chests can be night stands, and curio cabinets can make handsome bars or vanities. \u2014 Helen Carefoot, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Small dressers or chests can be nightstands, and curio cabinets can make handsome bars or vanities. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But the laptop in its current state is more curio than computer. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for curiosity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212042"
  },
  "curiosity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "desire to know",
      "inquisitive interest in others' concerns nosiness",
      "interest leading to inquiry",
      "undue nicety or fastidiousness",
      "one that arouses interest especially for uncommon or exotic characteristics",
      "an unusual knickknack curio",
      "a curious trait or aspect",
      "an eager desire to learn and often to learn things that are another's concern",
      "something strange or unusual",
      "an object or article valued because it is strange or rare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-s(\u0259-)t\u0113",
      "\u02ccky\u0259r-",
      "\u02cckyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curiousness",
      "inquisitiveness",
      "nosiness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Her natural curiosity led her to ask more questions.",
      "The arrival of a construction crew at their house attracted the curiosity of their neighbors.",
      "The movie failed to satisfy her curiosity about the assassination.",
      "Tobacco was once a curiosity in Europe.",
      "The antique shop was full of curiosities .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Questions can serve as a particularly effective means of fostering life skills such as empathy and curiosity . \u2014 USA Today , 15 June 2022",
      "The burial sites in present-day Kyrgyzstan, where excavations began in 1885, have piqued researchers\u2019 curiosity for years. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Landmark clips by Michael Jackson and Madonna centered the telegenic star, inviting crushes and curiosity while also transporting the viewer to another reality\u2014one of zombie dancers or messianic lovers. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "His approach to leadership, entrepreneurism, art and culture, public service, creativity, relentlessness, academia, integrity, and curiosity plus his love for Brooklyn inspire us. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Her intention was to pique curiosity , but never satisfy it. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Since the start of the partnership, Metrokin says there has been an uptick in popularity and curiosity about the team and sport itself among their shareholders. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "While this botanical curiosity has virtually worldwide visual recognition, the saguaro's difficult-to-pronounce-and-spell name is mostly unknown. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
      "Facilitating this in an environment of safety and curiosity deepens the learning. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see curious ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164604"
  },
  "curl up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "nestle",
      "snug",
      "snuggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I love to curl up in a big chair with a book."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203845"
  },
  "curling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More than 560 competitors from 45 National Paralympic Committees have come to take part in 78 events in six sports over nine days, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, wheelchair curling , and para ice hockey. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Women's curling debuted that year in Nagano, Japan, and mixed doubles was introduced in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The winner of a past Lab curling irons test, this one-inch model proved to be lightweight, comfy to grip and snag-free. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "The West High School graduate\u2019s curling , 59-foot eagle putt on No. 13 gave him another pair of crystal goblets for his trophy case in Lehi and a memorable moment during an otherwise disappointing week at Augusta National Golf Club. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Leaves can also exhibit curling and distortions; sometimes the affected leaves may drop from the plant. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The National Hockey League, International Skating Union and international governing bodies for track and field, tennis, curling , volleyball, rugby, gymnastics, badminton, Formula One and sailing have all announced similar restrictions and sanctions. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Elsewhere, Team USA will face Canada in the bronze medal match in men's curling . \u2014 USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2018, she was named to the national curling team and competed in her first international event in April 2021. \u2014 SELF , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092119"
  },
  "curmudgeon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crusty , ill-tempered, and usually old man",
      ": miser"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0259-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crab",
      "crank",
      "croaker",
      "crosspatch",
      "fusser",
      "griper",
      "grouch",
      "grouser",
      "growler",
      "grumbler",
      "grump",
      "murmurer",
      "mutterer",
      "sourpuss",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "At his quirky best, the elder Cooper is a curmudgeon right out of central casting, grumpy old man meets borscht-belt crank. He really does fiddle with his hearing aid and yell, \"What? I can't hear you,\" only to chide you afterward that there's no need to shout. \u2014 Norah Vincent , New York Times Book Review , 19 Feb. 2006",
      "We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon . My people don't travel well. \u2014 David Mamet , Jafsie and John Henry Essays , 1999",
      "Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon , and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all. \u2014 Robertson Davies , The Lyre of Orpheus , 1989",
      "only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Upper West Side booths, which are of the Superman variety, survived in part owing to the agitations of a phone-loving Upper West Side curmudgeon , who persuaded political allies to grant the phones protected status. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022",
      "Far from the eager rib-ticklers he was known for, Crystal \u2014 then 44, under layers of old-age makeup \u2014 played Buddy as a selfish curmudgeon who has alienated his family and refuses to accept that his career is over. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Truman\u2019s flaws are often seen as the unfortunate imperfections of a lovable curmudgeon . \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Johnson, beloved for playing New Girl\u2018s secretly kind curmudgeon Nick Miller, was pretty much made for his role. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoo and free advice to all who enter, including an eccentric millionaire, a rich curmudgeon , a local social leader and Shelby, the prettiest girl in town, who's about to be married. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Press accounts called him everything from a millionaire curmudgeon to a civic saint. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "On top of that, restaurant critic Soleil Ho shared a list of favorite stories that our department published, and my editor Serena Dai, outing herself as a curmudgeon , shared her personal favorite foods. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Was this lifelong curmudgeon really chuckling at jokes that weren\u2019t particularly funny, and role-playing as a TV cameraman, and indulging not only a couple of press-conference questions, but all of them, including the dumb ones? \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230059"
  },
  "currency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": circulation as a medium of exchange",
      ": general use, acceptance, or prevalence",
      ": the quality or state of being current : currentness",
      ": something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange",
      ": paper money in circulation",
      ": a common article for bartering",
      ": a medium of verbal or intellectual expression",
      ": common use or acceptance",
      ": money in circulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259n(t)-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender",
      "wampum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market.",
      "They were paid in U.S. currency .",
      "Furs were once traded as currency .",
      "The word has not yet won widespread currency .",
      "I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Measured in local- currency terms, the authority has sold more than HK$43 billion worth of U.S. dollars this year, versus HK$22.13 billion in 2019. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Still, there are major concerns about digital currency . \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Bitcoin is also the name of the payment network on which this form of digital currency is stored and moved. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The digital currency rallied to $44.60 earlier today, Messari data shows. \u2014 Charles Bovaird, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The Kenyan government, meanwhile, is considering creating a central bank digital currency , but maintains its stance against crypto trade because of the scams that arise from it. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 2 June 2022",
      "That goes for other emerging crypto donors as well, a new class of megadonor that made their fortune through cryptocurrency, the digital currency traded online that doesn\u2019t depend on a bank or government. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "The digital currency luna is now nearly worthless, and a related coin, TerraUSD, is on shaky ground. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "The Future: Will Ahmed Silvio Micali had been teaching computer science and cryptography at MIT for decades before bitcoin, the first digital currency to gain popular usage, emerged in 2009. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" curr(ent) entry 1 + -ency ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192825"
  },
  "current":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "occurring in or existing at the present time",
      "presently elapsing",
      "most recent",
      "running , flowing",
      "generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment",
      "used as a medium of exchange",
      "the part of a fluid body (such as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction",
      "the swiftest part of a stream",
      "a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water",
      "flow marked by force or strength",
      "a tendency or course of events that is usually the result of an interplay of forces",
      "a prevailing mood strain",
      "a flow of electric charge",
      "the rate of such flow",
      "now passing",
      "occurring in or belonging to the present time",
      "generally and widely accepted, used, or practiced",
      "a body of fluid (as air or water) moving in a specified direction",
      "the swiftest part of a stream",
      "the general course trend",
      "a flow of electricity",
      "the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction",
      "a flow of electric charge",
      "the rate of such flow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "conventional",
      "customary",
      "going",
      "popular",
      "prevailing",
      "prevalent",
      "standard",
      "stock",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "direction",
      "drift",
      "leaning",
      "run",
      "tendency",
      "tide",
      "trend",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Rolling power outages are unlikely under current conditions, said a spokesperson for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which runs the power grid across portions of 15 states, including all of Indiana and parts of Western Kentucky. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
      "Last year, 17 current and former Blizzard employees interviewed by The Post detailed a working environment where women faced multiple incidents of harassment. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Given these current and projected reserves, Kushner added, there\u2019s no excuse for the state not to invest in a workforce that risked much and \u2014 in the case of many households \u2014 remains in crisis. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Turner likened 11th Street's current conditions to those on Heights Boulevard in the past, which used to be a four-lane road. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 14 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, Coinbase Global announced plans to cut about 1,100 jobs, or approximately 18% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring to help manage its operating expenses in response to current market conditions. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "But while some marvel at N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente's innovation, others recoil, concerned about claustrophobia and convinced sitting underneath someone else would be worse, not better, than the current airplane economy set-up. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The other three panelists \u2014 each of whom was a pioneer in the effort for racial integration, equality and education \u2014 shared Gray\u2019s pessimistic view of current conditions. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The House of Un-American Activities Committee and some film executives banned certain individuals from working in the entertainment industry because of political beliefs that ran counter to current political conditions. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Still, no matter how viral or thematically resonant the song is, radio programers could still be forgiven for being skeptical about a 37-year-old song working on the airwaves as a current in 2022. \u2014 Nina Braca, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "Of the 27 bears tracked during the study, half of them accidentally floated for about 120 miles (190 kilometers) south on average, stuck on small ice floes caught within the strong East Greenland coastal current . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "The 47-year-old woman, identified as Sheetal Patel, was cooling off along the nearby Pipe Creek Beach when she was caught by a current in the Colorado River on Saturday, park officials said. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "The trend seemed to reference a collective need to reconnect with nature, a current that Salone del Mobile\u2019s president, Maria Porro, has seen rise to the fore. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
      "Sheetal Patel, 47, who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but who was originally from Chicago, was cooling off along a beach when she was caught by a current , the agency sad. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "She and her daughter were carried west by the river\u2019s current to the Whittier Bridge, where the operator of a fishing boat pulled them from the water. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The mom and daughter were swept away by the river's current and pushed inland under the Whittier Bridge, MSP said, per NBC Boston. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The machinery can even move to float at the current \u2019s strongest points. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "currish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ignoble",
      ": resembling a cur : mongrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "dishonorable",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a coarse brute of a man who was prone to currish acts of violence against women"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191404"
  },
  "currishly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ignoble",
      ": resembling a cur : mongrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "dishonorable",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a coarse brute of a man who was prone to currish acts of violence against women"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185917"
  },
  "curry":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to clean the coat of (an animal, such as a horse) with a currycomb",
      ": to treat (tanned leather) especially by incorporating oil or grease",
      ": beat , thrash",
      ": a food, dish, or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with a mixture of pungent spices",
      ": a food or dish seasoned with curry powder",
      ": curry powder",
      ": to flavor or cook with curry powder or a curry sauce",
      "John Steuart 1897\u20131946 American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bash",
      "baste",
      "bat",
      "batter",
      "beat",
      "belabor",
      "belt",
      "birch",
      "bludgeon",
      "buffet",
      "bung up",
      "club",
      "do",
      "drub",
      "fib",
      "flog",
      "hammer",
      "hide",
      "lace",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lash",
      "lather",
      "lick",
      "maul",
      "mess (up)",
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      "pelt",
      "pommel",
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      "pummel",
      "punch out",
      "rough (up)",
      "slate",
      "slog",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "thump",
      "tromp",
      "wallop",
      "whale",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup",
      "work over"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We had chicken curry for dinner.",
      "The recipe calls for a tablespoon of curry ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195446"
  },
  "curse":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one imprecation",
      "a profane or obscene oath or word",
      "something that is cursed or accursed",
      "evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to imprecation or as retribution",
      "a cause of great harm or misfortune torment",
      "menstruation",
      "to use profanely insolent language against blaspheme",
      "to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon",
      "to execrate in fervent and often profane terms",
      "to bring great evil upon afflict",
      "to utter imprecations swear",
      "a series of words calling for harm to come to someone",
      "a word or an expression used in swearing or in calling for harm to come to someone",
      "evil or misfortune that comes as if in answer to someone's request",
      "a cause of great harm or evil",
      "to call upon divine power to send harm or evil upon",
      "swear sense 1",
      "to bring unhappiness or evil upon afflict",
      "to say or think bad things about (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259rs",
    "synonyms":[
      "anathema",
      "ban",
      "execration",
      "imprecation",
      "malediction",
      "malison",
      "winze"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anathematize",
      "beshrew",
      "imprecate",
      "maledict"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Thankfully, by getting ahead of it with careful planning and the right team, sudden wealth can be a blessing rather than a curse . \u2014 Sharon Olson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Isaac Dunbar has always had a vision for himself, which has been both a blessing and a curse . \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
      "Watching the results come in on Monday night, Ms. Socorro Naguit said her first reaction was letting out curse words. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Joined by a full band, the group of performers infused the song with energy, while the television censors could\u2019t quite keep up with bleeping out several of the song\u2019s curse words. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Jackson, meanwhile, has racked up a total of 301 curse words on the list. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Jessica\u2019s sister \u2014 who is hospitalized with an unspecified illness early in the film \u2014 wakes up in her bed talking of a curse . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "In the colonized world, beauty can become a kind of curse . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But as far as her mom is concerned, Mei needs to follow a ritual on the next red moon to permanently rid herself of the curse . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "At the same time, records show some practitioners had darker motives to curse , inflict illness, possess others, cause impotence, extinguish love or kill. \u2014 Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "There are also tons of new characters who don't even know about the Upside Down's existence \u2014 let alone its chilling complexities that continuously curse Hawkins. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
      "Get out and enjoy the spring blossoms, and try not to curse the pollen too much. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "By now Wang has gotten used to the onslaught of voice and text messages, comments and spontaneous calls to curse him and threaten his life. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Most importantly, does this production have Streisand's blessing \u2014 or curse ? \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Depending on his changing mood, Taba will \u2014 or will not \u2014 curse around his partner. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes people \u2013 curse them all \u2013 fail to renew their tags on the prescribed date. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Pat makes a deal that may curse her forever, and Terry\u2019s struggle with depression has fatal consequences. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163558"
  },
  "cursorily":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty",
      ": done or made quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rs-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rs-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drive-by",
      "flying",
      "gadarene",
      "hasty",
      "headlong",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hurried",
      "overhasty",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitate",
      "precipitous",
      "rash",
      "rushed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deliberate",
      "unhurried",
      "unrushed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.",
      "The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.",
      "Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our cursory search of Google Scholar indicates that researchers are still using the skin cancer cell line in breast cancer studies published in 2021. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "At the age of 17, in 1962, Ajami left Lebanon for college in America, never to return for anything other than cursory visits. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Disney opted against bringing out its leading men and women, and did a cursory job of splicing together sizzle reels. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, around that cadre of graduates, Villarreal gives the impression of being something of a Premier League vintage store, its team stocked with faces vaguely familiar to cursory followers of English soccer. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But cursory discussions with the Rockets were not promising. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The sentiment serves as the thesis for this anthology series from creator Aaron Cooley and director Susanne Bier, a well-meaning but ponderous effort that wastes a trio of extraordinary actresses with its dull and cursory storytelling. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Demonstrate your sincere interest by asking questions that dive deeper than a cursory Google search. \u2014 Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "At the gatehouse, there was usually a lone soldier on duty who would give my pass a cursory glance. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin curs\u014drius \"of running, swift\" (Late Latin in nominal derivatives, as curs\u014dria \"shoe for running\"), adjectival derivative of Latin cursor \"runner\" \u2014 more at cursor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181400"
  },
  "cursory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty",
      ": done or made quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rs-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rs-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drive-by",
      "flying",
      "gadarene",
      "hasty",
      "headlong",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hurried",
      "overhasty",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitate",
      "precipitous",
      "rash",
      "rushed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deliberate",
      "unhurried",
      "unrushed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.",
      "The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.",
      "Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our cursory search of Google Scholar indicates that researchers are still using the skin cancer cell line in breast cancer studies published in 2021. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "At the age of 17, in 1962, Ajami left Lebanon for college in America, never to return for anything other than cursory visits. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Disney opted against bringing out its leading men and women, and did a cursory job of splicing together sizzle reels. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, around that cadre of graduates, Villarreal gives the impression of being something of a Premier League vintage store, its team stocked with faces vaguely familiar to cursory followers of English soccer. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But cursory discussions with the Rockets were not promising. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The sentiment serves as the thesis for this anthology series from creator Aaron Cooley and director Susanne Bier, a well-meaning but ponderous effort that wastes a trio of extraordinary actresses with its dull and cursory storytelling. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Demonstrate your sincere interest by asking questions that dive deeper than a cursory Google search. \u2014 Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "At the gatehouse, there was usually a lone soldier on duty who would give my pass a cursory glance. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin curs\u014drius \"of running, swift\" (Late Latin in nominal derivatives, as curs\u014dria \"shoe for running\"), adjectival derivative of Latin cursor \"runner\" \u2014 more at cursor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224446"
  },
  "curt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sparing of words : terse",
      ": marked by rude or peremptory (see peremptory sense 3 ) shortness : brusque",
      ": shortened in linear dimension",
      ": rudely brief in language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrupt",
      "bluff",
      "blunt",
      "brusque",
      "brusk",
      "crusty",
      "downright",
      "short",
      "short-spoken",
      "snippy",
      "unceremonious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "mealymouthed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He gave only a curt reply to the question.",
      "she was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In hindsight, Albright\u2019s curt dismissal of Russia\u2019s security concerns might seem to have been ill-judged. \u2014 Peter Harris, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There follows a curt , violent Scherzo\u2014an apotheosis of unthinking force. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There was simply no way that Facebook would send me an curt email threatening to lock my account. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Then Maryland\u2019s three-decade relationship with the Leningrad region dissolved with a curt letter. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Fielding a question on the controversy on Tuesday, Representative Elise Stefanik, who replaced Cheney as the third-ranking House Republican last year, offered a curt response. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Tough Love, its title alone suggesting paradigms in conflict, can also be curt in its compassions. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Raman, dressed in a sweatshirt and jeans, smoked a cigar and gave curt commands. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The dismissal is curt and callous: clearly, Trump\u2019s victory provoked some of his opponents to double down on their hostility toward his supporters. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed \u2014 more at shear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185329"
  },
  "curtail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part",
      ": to shorten or reduce by cutting off the end or a part of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101l",
      "\u02cck\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "cut back",
      "dock",
      "elide",
      "shorten",
      "syncopate",
      "truncate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "elongate",
      "extend",
      "lengthen",
      "prolong",
      "protract"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.",
      "School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Burns adds that, because of the COVID-19 outbreak, she was forced to curtail her social activities anyway. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Russia, the world's second-largest crude oil exporter, could soon be forced to curtail production by 30%, subjecting the global economy to the biggest supply crisis in decades, the International Energy Agency warned. \u2014 Jomana Karadsheh, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The biggest border blockade, at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, disrupted the flow of auto parts between the two countries and forced the industry to curtail production. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The biggest border blockade, at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, disrupted the flow of auto parts between the two countries and forced the industry to curtail production. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The biggest border blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, disrupted the flow of auto parts between the two countries and forced the industry to curtail production. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The biggest border blockade, at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, disrupted the flow of auto parts between the two countries and forced the industry to curtail production. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Robert Bumsted, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The biggest border blockade, at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, disrupted the flow of auto parts between the two countries and forced the industry to curtail production. \u2014 Rob Gillies, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Preventing outbound flights won\u2019t help China curtail Omicron clusters already in the country. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by folk etymology from earlier curtal to dock an animal's tail, from curtal , noun, animal with a docked tail, from Middle French courtault \u2014 more at curtal ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193544"
  },
  "curtain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up",
      ": window drapery",
      ": a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier \u2014 compare iron curtain",
      ": the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions",
      ": a similar stretch of plain wall",
      ": a nonbearing exterior wall",
      ": the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater",
      ": the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain",
      ": its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)",
      ": the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play",
      ": the time at which a theatrical performance begins",
      ": end",
      ": death",
      ": to furnish with or as if with curtains",
      ": to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain",
      ": a piece of material (as cloth) hung up to darken, hide, divide, or decorate",
      ": something that covers, hides, or separates like a curtain",
      ": to furnish with cloth that darkens, hides, divides, or decorates",
      ": to hide or shut off"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "belie",
      "blanket",
      "blot out",
      "cloak",
      "conceal",
      "cover",
      "disguise",
      "enshroud",
      "hide",
      "mask",
      "obscure",
      "occult",
      "paper over",
      "screen",
      "shroud",
      "suppress",
      "veil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Curtains separated the hospital beds.",
      "When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone.",
      "As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms.",
      "Verb",
      "she dropped her head and in shame curtained her face with her hair",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, after a young girl accidentally impaled herself on a curtain rod, her mother was unable to contact anyone for help, authorities said. \u2014 Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Porkalob\u2019s Edward Rutledge sings with a defiant sneer, as a curtain on the Loeb Drama Center stage parts to reveal rum barrels stacked four high. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Once Tommy turns to the hills, the wagon collapses in front of the frame like a falling curtain of burning wood. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "In other words, his team realized that there was no all-powerful being forcing their attendance; there was only a man behind a curtain (or Zoom screen). \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The entrance to Breonna's Garden was adorned with columns of flowers next to a glass door, and after stepping through them there is a curtain of dangling pink flower petals. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "My job was to stand behind a curtain near the side of the stage and sing background. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
      "Before Fairchild, aerial cameras used shutters that pulled back like a curtain to expose the film. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The SwitchBot can push up to 17 pounds on round rods, U-rails or I-rails, so make sure your curtains aren't too heavy and your curtain rod is compatible when considering this option. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here in the designer\u2019s own apartment, the curtain -less look accentuates the natural light that floods in. \u2014 Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor , 20 May 2022",
      "Because Disney Theatrical Productions made its decision so close to curtain time, Broadway in Cincinnati was unable to send emails or texts to patrons in a timely fashion, which infuriated a handful of commenters. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
      "And there are no light blocks \u2014 that curtain in a gallery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Nearly two years ago, athletic department officials decided to curtain off 43% of the seats, lowering the basketball seating capacity of the Pac-12\u2032s largest building to 8,500. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213526"
  },
  "curtains":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up",
      ": window drapery",
      ": a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier \u2014 compare iron curtain",
      ": the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions",
      ": a similar stretch of plain wall",
      ": a nonbearing exterior wall",
      ": the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater",
      ": the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain",
      ": its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)",
      ": the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play",
      ": the time at which a theatrical performance begins",
      ": end",
      ": death",
      ": to furnish with or as if with curtains",
      ": to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain",
      ": a piece of material (as cloth) hung up to darken, hide, divide, or decorate",
      ": something that covers, hides, or separates like a curtain",
      ": to furnish with cloth that darkens, hides, divides, or decorates",
      ": to hide or shut off"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "belie",
      "blanket",
      "blot out",
      "cloak",
      "conceal",
      "cover",
      "disguise",
      "enshroud",
      "hide",
      "mask",
      "obscure",
      "occult",
      "paper over",
      "screen",
      "shroud",
      "suppress",
      "veil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Curtains separated the hospital beds.",
      "When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone.",
      "As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms.",
      "Verb",
      "she dropped her head and in shame curtained her face with her hair",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, after a young girl accidentally impaled herself on a curtain rod, her mother was unable to contact anyone for help, authorities said. \u2014 Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Porkalob\u2019s Edward Rutledge sings with a defiant sneer, as a curtain on the Loeb Drama Center stage parts to reveal rum barrels stacked four high. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Once Tommy turns to the hills, the wagon collapses in front of the frame like a falling curtain of burning wood. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "In other words, his team realized that there was no all-powerful being forcing their attendance; there was only a man behind a curtain (or Zoom screen). \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The entrance to Breonna's Garden was adorned with columns of flowers next to a glass door, and after stepping through them there is a curtain of dangling pink flower petals. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "My job was to stand behind a curtain near the side of the stage and sing background. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
      "Before Fairchild, aerial cameras used shutters that pulled back like a curtain to expose the film. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The SwitchBot can push up to 17 pounds on round rods, U-rails or I-rails, so make sure your curtains aren't too heavy and your curtain rod is compatible when considering this option. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here in the designer\u2019s own apartment, the curtain -less look accentuates the natural light that floods in. \u2014 Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor , 20 May 2022",
      "Because Disney Theatrical Productions made its decision so close to curtain time, Broadway in Cincinnati was unable to send emails or texts to patrons in a timely fashion, which infuriated a handful of commenters. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
      "And there are no light blocks \u2014 that curtain in a gallery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Nearly two years ago, athletic department officials decided to curtain off 43% of the seats, lowering the basketball seating capacity of the Pac-12\u2032s largest building to 8,500. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain . \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212802"
  },
  "curvature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of curving : the state of being curved",
      ": a measure or amount of curving",
      ": the rate of change of the angle through which the tangent to a curve turns in moving along the curve and which for a circle is equal to the reciprocal of the radius",
      ": an abnormal curving (as of the spine)",
      ": a curved surface of an organ",
      ": a part having a somewhat round shape",
      ": an abnormal curving (as of the spine) \u2014 see kyphosis , scoliosis",
      ": a curved surface of an organ (as the stomach) \u2014 see greater curvature , lesser curvature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-v\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
      "-\u02cctu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-v\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-v\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r, -ch\u0259r, -\u02cct(y)u\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curve",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The lenses have different curvatures .",
      "the curvature of the earth",
      "The machine measures the eyeball's degree of curvature .",
      "a disease that can cause curvature of the spine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Air has several interesting aerodynamic elements\u2014from a slight curvature to the underside of its battery pack to the passages through the hood\u2014that aid both its impressively low 0.21 coefficient of drag as well as high-speed stability. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Each finger is lightly articulated, with a curvature that resembles my fingers in their relaxed state. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2021",
      "The affordable Panasonic 4-Blade Wet/Dry Electric Shaver combines inner blades and outer foils to create a close yet safe shave on legs, underarms, bikini line \u2014 no amount of curvature is a problem. \u2014 Isadora Baum, Allure , 5 May 2022",
      "That way, the curvature of the camera bump will match the phone\u2019s corners. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The curvature of the roof, the size of it, is incredibly unique and interesting. \u2014 Brandon Griggs, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Gravitational lensing can magnify distant objects when their light bends and travels along the gravitational curvature of the massive object like a galaxy or galaxy cluster, reports Michelle Starr for Science Alert. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In general relativity, an important concept is the space-time curvature , which tells you about the distribution of matter. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Around 11 or 12, the sideways curvature of the spine known as scoliosis began to impact Rafferty. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213057"
  },
  "cushion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling",
      ": a bodily part resembling a pad",
      ": something resembling a cushion: such as",
      ": pillow sense 2",
      ": rat sense 3",
      ": a pad of springy rubber along the inside of the rim of a billiard table",
      ": a padded insert in a shoe",
      ": an elastic body for reducing shock",
      ": a mat laid under a large rug to ease the effect of wear",
      ": something (such as an economic factor or a medical procedure) serving to mitigate the effects of disturbances or disorders",
      ": a reserve supply (as of money)",
      ": a comfortable lead",
      ": to seat or place on a cushion",
      ": to suppress by ignoring",
      ": to furnish with a cushion",
      ": to mitigate the effects of",
      ": to protect against force or shock",
      ": to check gradually so as to minimize shock of moving parts",
      ": a soft pillow or pad to rest on or against",
      ": something soft like a pad",
      ": something that serves to soften or lessen the effects of something bad or unpleasant",
      ": to place on or as if on a soft pillow or pad",
      ": to furnish with a soft pillow or pad",
      ": to soften or lessen the force or shock of",
      ": a bodily part resembling a pad",
      ": a medical procedure or drug that eases discomfort without necessarily affecting the basic condition of the patient"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307sh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffer",
      "bumper",
      "cocoon",
      "cushioning",
      "fender",
      "pad"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "buffer",
      "gentle",
      "soften"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There is a cushion under the rug to protect the floor.",
      "We didn't have a financial cushion when my husband lost his job.",
      "Verb",
      "The pile of leaves helped cushion his fall.",
      "The tax cut is meant to cushion the blow of soaring gas prices.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Our testers found the bike extremely easy to get on, and the seat cushion was wide, supportive and comfortable. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "Each chair boasts a sturdy, steel base and legs and comes with a water-resistant cushion that is equal parts comfy and durable. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
      "This back cushion from Purple is semi-firm and features adjustable straps to keep it in place. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "The cushion was stuffed with bank deposit envelopes and manila clasp envelopes filled with cash. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "The risk-premium cushion only gets bigger when stocks get cheaper. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Trillions of dollars in pandemic stimulus measures are also drying up, which may help bring down inflation, but also leaves Americans with a skinnier financial cushion in uncertain times. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
      "The Heat started the third quarter with a double-digit cushion , but Butler\u2019s presence will be missed. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Revenue projections, which have risen frequently during this period, jumped again Friday, even as the $3.8 billion surplus projection \u2014 at first glance \u2014 is down from the $4.8 billion cushion projected just one month ago. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Though economists expect the country to enter a deep recession this year, Moscow has so far been able to use cash from the sale of high-price oil and gas to cushion the blow. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "If someone is calculating Profar\u2019s early season value, add in an eighth-inning steal Wednesday that helped provide two more runs, cushion the lead and allowing the bullpen to smile, as well. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "From the Fed to the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan, monetary authorities have employed a mix of rock-bottom rates, huge bond purchases and other emergency settings to try to cushion the pandemic\u2019s fallout. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Richer households do have other ways to cushion the blow. \u2014 Fortune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Peloton has tried to cushion the blow to its growth by cutting the price of its popular bike and ramping up its ad spending, but growth remains stagnant. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Lenders have tried to cushion African economies by providing billions of dollars in financial support and debt service relief. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The dollar's previous bearish trend dated 2020 and early 2021, which powered rallies in risk assets, including bitcoin, resulted from the Fed printing trillions of dollars to cushion the economy from the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, wages are rising, helping to cushion the blow for some households, and savings are still robust, too. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1738, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185821"
  },
  "cushy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": entailing little hardship or difficulty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "comfortable",
      "comfy",
      "cozy",
      "easy",
      "snug",
      "soft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncomfortable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His uncle got him a cushy job in the city government.",
      "a big cushy chair that's perfect for watching television",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But are these cushy , cloud-like slipper shoes legit? \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "After Oxford, Brisack didn\u2019t vie for a Yale law degree like Clinton, or a cushy consulting gig like Buttigieg. \u2014 Abby Vesoulis, Time , 11 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the extra- cushy foam helps your foot sit further down in the midsole\u2014like when your feet sink into wet sand\u2014providing extra stability. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 30 June 2021",
      "The Flyer has plenty of note-worthy features, including a new SwiftFoam\u2122 midsole and a comfortable ZQ merino wool heel lining to provide a cushy base for your feet while keeping sweat at bay. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
      "From where Carlton is standing, Will poses a significant threat to the cushy life he was born into. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Because of his cushy life, Colin also can't make sense of his sister Eloise's all-consuming obsession with Lady Whistledown. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "And its 100 percent sateen microfiber cover provides a cushy cradle for your head and neck. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "The closest relative with military experience was her father, who served in the Korean War, but somehow landed a cushy role downhill skiing in the Alps for the Army. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hindi \u1e35\u1e96u\u015b & Urdu khush from Persian kh\u016bsh ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213247"
  },
  "custodian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that guards and protects or maintains",
      ": one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates",
      ": a person who guards and protects or takes care of",
      ": an individual entrusted with guarding and keeping property or having custody of a person: as",
      ": the warden of a prison",
      ": a person given custody of a child by court order",
      ": a person named to manage a child's property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act",
      ": a person or entity appointed by a bankruptcy court to take charge of the debtor's property for purposes of administration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-\u02c8st\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259-\u02c8st\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caretaker",
      "guardian",
      "janitor",
      "keeper",
      "warden",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK",
      "served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new firm will run as a standalone team with its own CEO, and serve other gaming firms as a custodian in the future, Quaglini said. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Kevin Thomas, the evidence custodian at the Newton County sheriff's office, testified alongside Wheeler. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "Dawn Fitzpatrick, the custodian of billionaire George Soros\u2019 wealth, doesn't disagree with that\u2014for the most part. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Robles was a custodian at Roseville Community Schools, a coworker confirmed Tuesday. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022",
      "Palestinians and neighboring Jordan, the custodian of the site, accuse Israel of violating longstanding arrangements by allowing increasingly large numbers of Jews to visit the site under police escort. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Fashion\u2019s ultimate man-about-town, Derek Blasberg, served as host alongside Erik Torstensson, co-founder of Frame, and Camilla Fayed, custodian of the Ritz. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "In fighting for the lake, Thomas often exerted his willpower upon the St. Johns River Water Management District, the custodian of Lake Apopka and restoration efforts. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Jordan, the custodian of many important Muslim and Christian sites in the city, feels like it has been left with little choice than to issue statements of condemnation from Amman, less than 100 kilometers away. \u2014 Zeena Saifi, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185427"
  },
  "custom":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual",
      ": long-established practice considered as unwritten law",
      ": repeated practice",
      ": the whole body of usages, practices, or conventions that regulate social life",
      ": duties, tolls, or imposts imposed by the sovereign law of a country on imports or exports",
      ": the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such customs",
      ": business patronage (see patronage sense 4 )",
      ": usually habitual patrons : customers",
      ": made or performed according to personal order",
      ": specializing in custom work or operation",
      ": the usual way of doing things : the usual practice",
      ": duties or taxes paid on imports or exports",
      ": support given to a business by its customers",
      ": made or done to personal order",
      ": specializing in work done to personal order",
      ": a practice common to many or to a particular place or institution",
      ": a long-established practice that is generally recognized as having the force of law \u2014 see also section 1983 \u2014 compare usage",
      ": duties, tolls, or imposts imposed by the law of a country on imports or exports",
      ": the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such customs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259m",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fashion",
      "habit",
      "habitude",
      "pattern",
      "practice",
      "practise",
      "ritual",
      "second nature",
      "trick",
      "way",
      "wont"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bespoke",
      "bespoken",
      "custom-made",
      "custom-tailored",
      "customized",
      "made-to-order",
      "tailor-made",
      "tailored"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Military Submariner, or MilSub for short, was custom -made for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defense in the \u201870s, whose diving units needed a robust and reliable timepiece. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
      "Tell me about the collaboration with Prada, who custom -made several costumes for the characters of both Priscilla and Elvis. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
      "As the Uvalde families began burying their slain children, most opted for open caskets, with no visible injuries showing, or adorned the closed caskets \u2014 custom -made for each shooting victim \u2014 with photos from their children\u2019s lives. \u2014 Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "For her show-stopping performance at the Billboard Awards last month, Megan wore two looks custom -made for her by Mugler on both the red carpet, and for a performance of her new hit that brought the house down. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "The software, however, was custom -made for the station and is irreplaceable. \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The beds' metal frames are custom -made based on a design Lennox thought up. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
      "This Facebook group even sports custom shirts made by members Bijou Karman and Natalia Vaughns. \u2014 Danielle Broadway, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The floor-length gown, custom -made by Atelier Versace, was meant to honor New York City's history and architecture. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Throughout the towers, the condos come standard with 11-foot ceilings, custom European marble floors, Italian cabinetry, Wolf appliances and full-height wine refrigerators. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "SoCal custom -ish paint scheme keep the visuals fun. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Making anything custom to me these days definitely feels more ecological and more personal. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Enjoy everything from custom street tacos to funnel cakes and listen to music by Erick y su Grupo Massore and La Tropa Estrella. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Privateer could launch its own, custom Pono satellites in the years to come as needed, to fill in any blind spots, Fielding said. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Currently delighting onlookers with her outr\u00e9 maternity style, Rihanna went for the most daring incarnation of the trend arriving at a celebration for her Fenty beauty brands in a custom two-piece from The Attico. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "With Boa\u2019s lacing system to ratchet-in a semi- custom , comfortable and secure fit, the Terrex Two\u2019s new upper and outsole really shines, especially on challenging, sloppy terrain where the grippy outsole provides sure-footed control. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 5 June 2020",
      "After the first quarter, athletes including Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart were honored with custom letterman-style jackets, all of which featured patches highlighting their careers. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194421"
  },
  "custom-made":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made to individual specifications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259(m)-\u02c8m\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bespoke",
      "bespoken",
      "custom",
      "customized",
      "custom-tailored",
      "made-to-order",
      "tailored",
      "tailor-made"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mass-produced",
      "ready-made"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201431"
  },
  "custom-tailored":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to alter, plan, or build according to individual specifications or needs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259m-\u02c8t\u0101-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201749"
  },
  "customary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commonly practiced, used, or observed",
      ": based on or established by custom",
      ": usual in a particular situation or at a particular place or time",
      ": typical of a particular person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccme-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conventional",
      "current",
      "going",
      "popular",
      "prevailing",
      "prevalent",
      "standard",
      "stock",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonstandard",
      "unconventional",
      "unpopular",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He forgot the customary \u201cthank you.\u201d",
      "It is customary to hold the door open for someone who is entering a building behind you.",
      "She dressed in her customary fashion.",
      "He did the work with his customary efficiency.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That's likely to hurt dental practices, which generally get an allotment based on normal and customary use. \u2014 Darius Tahir, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s likely to hurt dental practices, which generally get an allotment based on normal and customary use. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "In the mad rush to get the shoot up and running by March, 1977, the studio placed fewer checks on Cimino than were customary for a big-budget film. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "As is customary in Cannes, Hathaway added some spectacular jewelry. \u2014 Vogue , 20 May 2022",
      "Musk didn't demand an inside look at Twitter's books Before signing the deal to purchase Twitter on April 25, Musk didn't require the right to conduct the due diligence that's customary in large acquisitions. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "That meant universal masking was still customary across large swaths of the state\u2019s most populated areas as the Omicron surge roared to life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "The law prohibits arbiters from considering doctors\u2019 usual and customary charges. \u2014 Bob Herman, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "As is customary , the Nov. 5 ceremony in L.A. will not be simulcast live. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see custom  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212518"
  },
  "cut":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument",
      ": to hurt the feelings of",
      ": to strike sharply with a cutting effect",
      ": to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin",
      ": to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum",
      ": to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body",
      ": trim , pare",
      ": to shorten by omissions",
      ": dilute , adulterate",
      ": to reduce in amount",
      ": to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program",
      ": mow , reap",
      ": to divide into parts with an edged tool",
      ": fell , hew",
      ": to separate or discharge from an organization",
      ": to single out and isolate",
      ": to turn sharply",
      ": to go or pass around or about : bypass",
      ": to divide into segments",
      ": intersect , cross",
      ": break , interrupt",
      ": to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions",
      ": to draw (a card) from the deck",
      ": to divide into shares : split",
      ": analyze , break down",
      ": to make by or as if by cutting: such as",
      ": carve",
      ": to shape by grinding",
      ": engrave",
      ": to shear or hollow out",
      ": to sing, play, or act for the recording of",
      ": to sing or play (a song, a track, etc.) for a studio recording",
      ": to type on a stencil",
      ": edit sense 1b",
      ": stop , cease",
      ": to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)",
      ": to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)",
      ": to stop (a motor) by opening a switch",
      ": to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)",
      ": to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)",
      ": to give the appearance or impression of",
      ": to be able to manage or handle",
      ": to yield or accord to another : give",
      ": to fill out and sign (a check)",
      ": to function as or as if as an edged tool",
      ": to undergo incision or severance",
      ": to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting",
      ": to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon",
      ": to wound feelings or sensibilities",
      ": to cause constriction or chafing",
      ": to be of effect, influence, or significance",
      ": to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet",
      ": to draw a card from the pack",
      ": to divide spoils : split",
      ": to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1 ) from a straight course",
      ": to move swiftly",
      ": to describe an oblique or diagonal line",
      ": to change sharply in direction : swerve",
      ": to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television",
      ": to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap",
      ": to stop photographing motion pictures",
      ": to advance by skipping or bypassing another",
      ": to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body",
      ": to negotiate an agreement",
      ": to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications",
      ": to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way",
      ": to be of importance",
      ": to cut the mustard",
      ": to free from control or restraint",
      ": to act without restraint",
      ": to learn, do, or perform as a beginning or at the start of one's career",
      ": to achieve the standard of performance necessary for success",
      ": to get to the point",
      ": a product of cutting: such as",
      ": an opening made with an edged instrument",
      ": a wound made by something sharp : gash",
      ": a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by natural action",
      ": a surface or outline left by cutting",
      ": a passage cut as a roadway",
      ": a grade or step especially in a social scale",
      ": a subset of a set such that when it is subtracted from the set the remainder is not connected",
      ": a pictorial illustration",
      ": track sense 2e(3)",
      ": the act or an instance of cutting: such as",
      ": a gesture or expression that hurts the feelings",
      ": a straight passage or course",
      ": a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool",
      ": a lash with or as if with a whip",
      ": the act of reducing or removing a part",
      ": an act or turn of cutting cards",
      ": the result of cutting",
      ": the elimination of part of a large field from further participation, consideration, or competition (as in a golf tournament)",
      ": something that is cut or cut off: such as",
      ": a length of cloth varying from 40 to 100 yards (36.6 to 91.4 meters)",
      ": the yield of products cut especially during one harvest",
      ": a segment or section of a meat carcass or a part of one",
      ": a group of animals selected from a herd",
      ": share",
      ": a voluntary absence from a class",
      ": a stroke that cuts a ball",
      ": the spin imparted by such a stroke",
      ": a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball",
      ": an exchange of captures in checkers",
      ": a result of editing: such as",
      ": an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television",
      ": an edited version of a film",
      ": the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made",
      ": pattern , type",
      ": haircut",
      ": appearance , style",
      ": marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature",
      ": to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool : cleave",
      ": to undergo shaping or penetrating with an edged tool",
      ": to divide into two or more parts",
      ": to shorten or remove with scissors, a knife, or clippers",
      ": to go by a short or direct path or course",
      ": to destroy the connection of",
      ": to intentionally not attend",
      ": to move quickly or suddenly",
      ": to make less",
      ": to experience the growth of through the gum",
      ": to stop or cause to stop",
      ": to cause painful feelings",
      ": to shape by carving or grinding",
      ": to remove (something) from a computer document in a way that allows you to move it to another part of the document or to another document",
      ": to use less or do less of",
      ": to reduce the size or amount of",
      ": to knock down and wound or kill",
      ": to reduce the size or amount of",
      "to use less or do less of",
      ": interrupt sense 1",
      ": to reduce the amount of",
      ": isolate",
      ": discontinue",
      ": to stop or interrupt while speaking",
      ": to form by removing with scissors, a knife, or a saw",
      ": to assign through necessity",
      ": to put an end to",
      ": something (as a gash or wound) produced by a sharp object",
      ": reduction sense 1",
      ": something resulting from shortening, division, or removal",
      ": share entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a sharp stroke or blow",
      ": the way in which a thing is styled, formed, or made",
      ": something done or said that hurts someone's feelings",
      ": to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument",
      ": to cut or operate on in surgery: as",
      ": to subject (a domestic animal) to castration",
      ": to perform lithotomy on",
      ": to experience the emergence of (a tooth) through the gum",
      ": to subject to trimming or paring",
      ": to function as or in the manner of an edged tool",
      ": to cut in surgery : operate",
      ": a product of cutting: as",
      ": an opening made with an edged instrument",
      ": a wound made by something sharp",
      ": a stroke or blow with the edge of a sharp implement (as a knife)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259t"
    ],
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      "gash",
      "incise",
      "rip",
      "shear",
      "slash",
      "slice",
      "slit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cutting",
      "slice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline crossed the $5 mark, a psychological threshold that could cut into summer vacation plans and likely will continue to ratchet up demand for electric vehicles \u2014 and ride sharing services. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "To serve a crowd, try the slab pie variation and cut into bars. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Some of those small businesses have long said the company pushes them to use extra services like logistics and advertising that cut into their profit. \u2014 Emily Chang, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Once the glaze has set, cut into 16 bars and serve. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Others expect Russia to adapt to the EU moves and be able to keep selling a similar quantity of oil in non-European markets, meaning the EU embargo ultimately does little to cut into Russia\u2019s cash flows. \u2014 Andrew Duehren, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Once cool, separate the buns and cut a slit into the side, keeping the ends together. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "The Pacers went on a 4-1 run toward the end of the period to cut into Jesuit\u2019s lead. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "When Curry was on the bench in the fourth, however, the Warriors didn\u2019t score while the Celtics went on a 7-0 run to cut into Golden State\u2019s double-digit lead. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These were often set into yellow gold but white metal seems to be making a comeback set with an expressive and imaginative mix of different fancy cut diamonds. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Some executives pushed to have the kiss cut , but it was later restored, according to people familiar with the matter. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Hopkinton\u2019s James Hervol, 24, made his US Open debut last year at Torrey Pines and missed the cut . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Those cut will receive 14 weeks of severance pay, plus two weeks for every year of employment with the company past one year. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Ladies must wear a hat with a minimum base of four inches (i.e. no fascinators) and dresses with a modest cut . \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "Before the high heat of summer weekends, and mixed among the morning birdsongs, the sweet smell of cut grass wafts though Indiana's neighborhoods. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "Some teammates not listed on the opening day or final rosters might have missed the cut . \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Despite a strong performance from Chase Sienkiewicz, who shot two-under-par on Sunday, Arizona missed the cut by six strokes and finished tied for 19th. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1990, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173848"
  },
  "cut back":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something cut back",
      ": reduction",
      ": to shorten by cutting : prune",
      ": to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented",
      ": cut down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bob",
      "clip",
      "crop",
      "cut",
      "dock",
      "lop (off)",
      "nip",
      "pare",
      "poll",
      "prune",
      "shave",
      "shear",
      "snip",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street",
      "cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those reservoirs in turn have shrunken to less than a quarter and a third of their respective capacities, leading federal water managers to call for an emergency cutback in releases to preserve hydropower-generating capacity at Glen Canyon Dam. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a cutback on TV-show spending would still mean plenty of new shows each year from the company, possibly with a little more emphasis on quality over quantity. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Officials hoped the severity of the surge would be blunted by rising vaccinations, but the cutback in indoor capacity restrictions and other mitigation measures made predictions difficult. \u2014 Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fox News launched it initially as a fill-in for the departure of the controversial Glenn Beck, whose program had come to an end amid a cutback in sponsorship. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett was 17-for-26 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns and Bulldogs ran for 140 years \u2013 67 of those on a cutback run by James Cook in the third quarter that led to the Georgia taking a 13-9 lead on a 1-yard run by Zamir White. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays. \u2014 Tom Canavan, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "In the first half, the Ravens were strong up front, especially tackles Calais Campbell, Brandon Williams and Justin Madubuike, but some of those cutback runs were devastating, especially late in the game. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Her training plan, while rigorous, also incorporates cutback weeks. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In addition to ensuring there are enough riders, cities can drive sustainability and cut back on greenhouse gas emissions by optimizing fleets and routes. \u2014 Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Almost 1,000 Western businesses have pledged to exit or cut back operations in Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine, according to Yale researchers. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Austin Jackson did a hell of a job opening up a running lane on one of Ahmed\u2019s cut back runs, which went for 20-ish yards. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Project Say Something held as many as 175 demonstrations at the monument in 2020 but cut back the following year because the city used its noise and parade permit ordinances to discourage them, the lawsuit said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Ford this week was forced to suspend or cut back production at eight North American assembly plants because of a lack of chips. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Retailers have had to cut back hours or services even as demand for goods has surged. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Nearly one in five therapists surveyed reported having had to cut back hours because of home and life demands during the pandemic. \u2014 Tara Parker-pope, Christina Caron And M\u00f3nica Cordero Sancho, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Grocery chain Harris Teeter cut back the hours of operation for its stores nationwide in September to alleviate staffing shortages and many local stores and restaurants across the U.S. are in similar straits. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211725"
  },
  "cut in":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an insoluble mixture containing waxes, fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material that forms a continuous layer on the outer epidermal wall of a plant",
      ": something cut in",
      ": to thrust oneself into a position between others or belonging to another",
      ": to join in something suddenly",
      ": to interrupt a dancing couple and take one as one's partner",
      ": to become automatically connected or started in operation",
      ": to mix with cutting motions",
      ": to introduce into a number, group, or sequence",
      ": to connect into an electrical circuit to a mechanical apparatus so as to permit operation",
      ": to include especially among those benefiting or favored"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccin"
    ],
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      "break in",
      "chime in",
      "chip in",
      "interpose",
      "interrupt",
      "intrude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Earth\u2019s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin , a waxy barrier against the elements. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
      "The scientists hypothesized that this new plastic-eating enzyme must have evolved from an older cutin -eating enzyme. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Woods hasn\u2019t had a top-five finish at a US Open since 2010, and has missed the cut in three of his last four attempts. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Four days after Stebbing made his first cut in High Bridge Park, he was done. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Weir, 51, has missed the cut in 10 of his last 12 Masters appearances after playing the weekend in 10 of his first 11 visits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Uzi came onstage 30 minutes after his scheduled start time Sunday and saw his sound cut in the middle of one of his bleary emo-rap songs \u2014 a demonstration that not every troublemaker enjoys the industry leeway that Tyler does. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "However, most people neglect their skin out of fear of their routine taking too much time out of their day and the dread of just another complex task to cut in between all the other chores that need to be done. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "If two seats were sold, the third one had to be cut in half to get the two out, Cochran said. \u2014 Dave Mcmillion, Baltimore Sun , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The economy is on track to be cut in half in the coming years. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The economy is on track to be cut in half in the coming years. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1872, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1883, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1612, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204057"
  },
  "cut off":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of cutting off",
      ": the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow",
      ": shortcut sense 1",
      ": a channel made to straighten a stream",
      ": a device for cutting off",
      ": something cut off",
      ": shorts originally made from jeans with the legs cut off at the knees or higher",
      ": the point, date, or period for a cutoff",
      ": to bring to an untimely end",
      ": to stop the passage of",
      ": shut off , bar",
      ": discontinue , terminate",
      ": separate , isolate",
      ": disinherit",
      ": to refuse to serve (someone) more alcohol",
      ": to stop the operation of : turn off",
      ": to stop or interrupt while in communication",
      ": to cease operating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
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      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closedown",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "can",
      "cease",
      "cut out",
      "desist (from)",
      "discontinue",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "give over",
      "halt",
      "knock off",
      "lay off",
      "leave off",
      "pack (up ",
      "quit",
      "shut off",
      "stop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cutoff of the water supply",
      "The cutoff for new applications is next Wednesday.",
      "Verb",
      "the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill",
      "the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major-league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "With days to go until the filing deadline \u2014 5 p.m. June 1 \u2014 candidates predicted a flurry of activity before the cutoff . \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The professionals should have no problem wrapping up their races before the cutoff . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "One of my favorite clips of all time is when Gunhild Swanson finished, like, four seconds before the cutoff at Western States. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the cutoff , 11 days before the election, according to elections data analyzed by CNN. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Grip it and rip it just before the 7300-rpm fuel cutoff . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "With about two weeks remaining before the legal cutoff , patients must have at least two separate doctor\u2019s appointments, occurring at least 24 hours apart, before the procedure. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once inside, the culprit cut off between 15 and 20 padlocks on animals' enclosures and also propped doors open, Sinden said. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Go down to Fantastic Sam's and get that thing cut off the back of your head. \u2014 Jim Krajewski, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Antoni began plying his trade in the mid 1980s, when apartheid and cultural boycotts meant South Africa was largely cut off from the world. \u2014 CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "In late summer, let the bulb go dormant, cut off the foliage, and don\u2019t water until November. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022",
      "The novel, which takes place in 2028, shows Russia cut off from the West and ruled by a tsar who oversees a ruthless band of oprichniki. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Harris ruled in 2018 that a court could cut off alimony payments if the recipient lives with someone else, Fox 13 reported. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Boeing said earlier Friday that teams concluded a drop in pressure caused the two thrusters to cut off . \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Taking Slovyansk would cut off Ukrainian fighters defending against an assault from Severodonetsk, Clark said. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194016"
  },
  "cut out":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "something cut out or off from something else",
      "the space or hole left after cutting",
      "one that cuts out",
      "an intermediary in a clandestine operation",
      "a record album no longer in production that is sold at a discount",
      "to form by erosion",
      "to determine or assign through necessity",
      "to take the place of supplant",
      "to put an end to desist from",
      "deprive , defraud",
      "to remove from a series or circuit disconnect",
      "to make inoperative",
      "to depart in haste",
      "to cease operating",
      "to swerve out of a traffic line",
      "naturally fitted or suited",
      "a shape or picture that is cut from some material (as cardboard or wood)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccau\u0307t",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break down",
      "conk (out)",
      "crash",
      "die",
      "fail",
      "give out",
      "stall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "start (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cardboard cutout of a famous actor",
      "Verb",
      "the engine abruptly cut out",
      "now cut that out , or I'm turning this car around!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The floor-length silhouette\u2019s main feature was a cutout at the stomach, drawing the eye to Lima\u2019s baby bump. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "The other is a circular cutout where the selfie camera will go. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "The singer totally rocked the major side cutout and lounged back to catch some rays. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "When you're done, hang it as art using the keyhole cutout on the back of the frame. \u2014 Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
      "The pill cutout will reportedly house the Face ID components, while the circular hole will cover the selfie camera. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 May 2022",
      "Upstairs in his old bedroom, a life-size cardboard cutout of a young Elijah beams from one corner, flashing a rare smile revealing his braces. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Beyond the stickers, a life-size cutout of DeSantis stood at one side of her shop, with Trump flanking the other. \u2014 Jill Colvin, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "For her 99th birthday, White was given a life-size cutout of the actor-director, Mikelas recently told PEOPLE. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Even without Patterson, Kentucky\u2019s defense has its work cut out for it. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Then the lights cut out , and everything fell into darkness. \u2014 Sheri Fink, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2017",
      "And in preparation for Sunday evening's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, Vargas had her work cut out for her. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 17 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "cut up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who clowns or acts boisterously",
      ": to cut into parts or pieces",
      ": to injure or damage by or as if by cutting : gash , slash",
      ": to subject to hostile criticism : censure",
      ": to undergo being cut up",
      ": to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown",
      ": a person who behaves in a silly way and tries to make other people laugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act up",
      "clown (around)",
      "fool around",
      "horse around",
      "hotdog",
      "monkey (around)",
      "showboat",
      "show off",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "In school he was always a cutup , telling jokes and acting silly.",
      "Verb",
      "high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Civilian Adele is a cutup , relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself. \u2014 Abby Aguirre, Vogue , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "One shoe, made from a cutup Audubon magazine, features fragmented images of flamingos. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
      "The sound bytes were so entertaining that McCartney made a cutup of all of them. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "According to Granofsky, the Ravens have a fan cutup of him for current games. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Among other topics Day covered during a Wednesday teleconference: \u2022 Day said his typical day begins with watching film, whether that is cutups from the three spring practices, watching NFL teams or studying one of OSU\u2019s 2020 opponents. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Once the cutup in all those pictures, Sandi now kept her arms pinned to her sides. \u2014 cleveland.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "There are video cutups of him training in the sand, going through his steps. \u2014 Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Shanahan tasked McVay with binding playbooks, making copies, scribbling out play sheets and organizing cutups of opposing defenses. \u2014 Greg Bishop, SI.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The last big success was a 2014 agreement billed as a boost to lower-income countries that cut up red tape on goods clearing borders. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "The rollup pack comes in six sizes measuring up to 5 by 131 feet and can be cut up for trees, shrubs, and bushes of all sizes. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "According to Marseille's bouillabaisse charter, in an attempt to standardize the ingredients and preparation of the classic dish, the soup must include at least four of six specific fish selections that are cut up in front of the diners. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The group cut up glycerine-type soap into small pieces and added them to a fuel mixture of gas and diesel to create a gel for the accelerant. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "His master cut up Luc's body and sold the parts for divination. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Billboard magazines are my favorite to read and to cut up and put on my vision boards. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "The girls in the apartment hung up party decorations, cut up shiny confetti to use as a prop in the music video, and even called some friends to come over. \u2014 Seventeen , 31 May 2022",
      "These work just as well as conventional sponges but can be cut up and tossed in with your compost at the end of their lifespan. \u2014 Lauren Krueger, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1843, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185438"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or done according to a plan, set procedure, or formula : routine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259t-\u1d4an-\u02c8dr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "average",
      "common",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "garden-variety",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "prosaic",
      "routine",
      "run-of-the-mill",
      "standard",
      "standard-issue",
      "unexceptional",
      "unremarkable",
      "usual",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abnormal",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinary",
      "odd",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "strange",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203644"
  },
  "cut-and-dry":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or done according to a plan, set procedure, or formula : routine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259t-\u1d4an-\u02c8dr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "average",
      "common",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "garden-variety",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "prosaic",
      "routine",
      "run-of-the-mill",
      "standard",
      "standard-issue",
      "unexceptional",
      "unremarkable",
      "usual",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abnormal",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinary",
      "odd",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "strange",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175225"
  },
  "cut-price":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": selling goods or services at very low prices : cut-rate",
      ": very low in price : cheap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02c8pr\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212128"
  },
  "cut-rate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, offering, or making use of a reduced rate or price",
      ": second-rate , cheap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02c8r\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215658"
  },
  "cutey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attractive person",
      ": a pretty girl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her boyfriend's a real cutie .",
      "in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jessica Simpson's daughter Birdie Mae is a cutie under her rainbow umbrella! \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This budget-friendly cutie -pie is ideal for small spaces like bathrooms and kitchens. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The author regularly and tragically applies cutie -pie neologisms to the remote past. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Mid-investigation, Knight swings by Kasie's (Diona Reasonover) lab and finds our favorite scientist playing video games with a glasses-wearing cutie named Piper. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Energetic and fun-loving, this senior cutie prefers to run around in the yard and would enjoy nothing more than a play session with her favorite humans each day. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is definitely the MVC (most valuable cutie ) of the NFL right now. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Interested adopters can view available pets, like cutie pie Cleo, and schedule an appointment online at azhumane.org/adopt. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Watch this little cutie find the courage to make friends for the first time. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cute + -ie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191953"
  },
  "cutie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attractive person",
      ": a pretty girl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her boyfriend's a real cutie .",
      "in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jessica Simpson's daughter Birdie Mae is a cutie under her rainbow umbrella! \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This budget-friendly cutie -pie is ideal for small spaces like bathrooms and kitchens. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The author regularly and tragically applies cutie -pie neologisms to the remote past. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Mid-investigation, Knight swings by Kasie's (Diona Reasonover) lab and finds our favorite scientist playing video games with a glasses-wearing cutie named Piper. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Energetic and fun-loving, this senior cutie prefers to run around in the yard and would enjoy nothing more than a play session with her favorite humans each day. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is definitely the MVC (most valuable cutie ) of the NFL right now. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Interested adopters can view available pets, like cutie pie Cleo, and schedule an appointment online at azhumane.org/adopt. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Watch this little cutie find the courage to make friends for the first time. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cute + -ie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223340"
  },
  "cutthroat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": killer , murderer",
      ": a cruel unprincipled person",
      ": murderous , cruel",
      ": marked by unprincipled practices : ruthless",
      ": characterized by each player playing independently rather than having a permanent partner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccthr\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assassin",
      "homicide",
      "killer",
      "manslayer",
      "murderer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "immoral",
      "Machiavellian",
      "unconscionable",
      "unethical",
      "unprincipled",
      "unscrupulous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves",
      "Adjective",
      "cutthroat business practices intended to drive competitors out of business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Contestants are dropping like flies, either via elimination or injury, so the game will only get more cutthroat from here with the best of the best still around. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "In a cutthroat and pricey market, aspiring homeowners now face a new challenge: rising interest rates. \u2014 Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Logan Canyon \u2022 Temple Fork is a beloved hiking area by many Cache Valley locals, home to one of the few sites where Bonneville cutthroat continue to thrive. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "In this cutthroat , zero-sum game of high finance, people are used to being yelled and cursed at. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Now early data and interviews across the industry suggest that many buyers have finally been exhausted by declining affordability and cutthroat competition, causing the gravity-defying pandemic housing market to start easing up. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with downward trends in growth and profitability, retailers may also be struggling with mounting operations costs, hampered productivity and cutthroat pricing. \u2014 Anita Raj, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Now Pearl will get to face off against his former assistant annually in a cutthroat SEC that placed six teams in the NCAA Tournament this year while six others made coaching changes to try to keep pace in the league. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Fishing for cutthroat in the Rio Hondo is up there, too. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fischer\u2019s adept character sketches bring to life dozens of people who played a role in the creation of motion pictures and help reveal the cutthroat world inhabited by late 19th-century inventors. \u2014 Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
      "In a story that breathes new life into a familiar notion of innocent youth in a cutthroat world, a dog named Vu\u010dko (Samba), a beloved pet to Faruk and his high-rise neighbors, infiltrates the dreams of more than one character. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The rom-com novelist's book focuses on cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens, who goes on vacation to North Carolina. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "The guys go first, and some are pretty cutthroat about getting their face in front of the tunnels and blocking other guys from seeing through it. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Disney once again beat Wall Street expectations last quarter in streaming, adding 7.9 million Disney+ subscribers, and suggesting that the company may be positioned to take a lead in what has become a cutthroat race to the top in streaming. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Our stories about environmental catastrophe used to be set in distant futures: the desolate endlessness of The Road, or the hopeless, cutthroat scrounging in the Parable of the Sower. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Disney is famously velvet glove, corporate, insular and cutthroat in its own ways. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Politics can be a very cutthroat business, so in my mind, that\u2019s where some of her protective nature comes from. \u2014 ELLE , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195926"
  },
  "cycle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed",
      ": a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point",
      ": one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process",
      ": a permutation of a set of ordered elements in which each element takes the place of the next and the last becomes first",
      ": a takeoff and landing of an airplane",
      ": a circular or spiral arrangement: such as",
      ": an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens",
      ": ring sense 10",
      ": a long period of time : age",
      ": a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme",
      ": a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary hero",
      ": bicycle",
      ": tricycle",
      ": motorcycle",
      ": the series of a single, double, triple, and home run hit in any order by one player during one baseball game",
      ": to pass through a cycle",
      ": to recur in cycles",
      ": to ride a cycle",
      ": bicycle",
      ": to cause to go through a cycle",
      ": a period of time taken up by a series of events or actions that repeat themselves again and again in the same order",
      ": a complete round or series",
      ": bicycle entry 1",
      ": motorcycle",
      ": to ride a bicycle or motorcycle",
      ": a recurring series of events: as",
      ": a series of stages through which an organism tends to pass once in a fixed order",
      ": a series of stages through which a population of organisms tends to pass more or less in synchrony",
      "\u2014 see life cycle",
      ": a series of physiological, biochemical, or psychological stages that recur in the same individual \u2014 see cardiac cycle , menstrual cycle \u2014 krebs cycle",
      ": one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process",
      ": a series of ecological stages through which a substance tends to pass and which usually but not always leads back to the starting point",
      ": ring sense 2",
      ": to undergo the estrous cycle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circle",
      "merry-go-round",
      "round",
      "wheel",
      "zodiac"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We have to wait for the dishwasher's wash and dry cycles to end.",
      "the spin cycle on a washing machine",
      "He rode his cycle into town.",
      "Verb",
      "The water is cycled back into the system after it has been used.",
      "The water cycles back into the system.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to ESPNCricinfo, the TV rights for each game for the next cycle are $7.37 million (Rs 57.5 crore) per game, while the digital broadcast rights were sold for Rs 48 crore ($ 6.15 million) per game. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Jared Walsh, fresh off hitting for the cycle the night before, lined a single to left, and Matt Duffy singled to right before Juan Lagares flied to center to end the inning. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Kalemba nearly hit for the cycle as Andrean needed just five innings to win 12-1 in the Class 3A Kokomo Semistate on Saturday afternoon. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Last week, Okey hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in Louisville's 11-3 win. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "An Arizona judge has denied a request from the state Republican Party to block most mail-in ballots for the 2022 election cycle . \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "For the second straight cycle , activists snubbed Galvin, who\u2019s seeking a historic eighth term, and turned instead to Sullivan, who won 62 percent of the delegate vote to claim the endorsement. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "That was a significant development for Kottaras, who wound up hitting for the cycle in the game. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "The latest is Fountain Lake, which voted 5-0 during a school board meeting last week to accept the move from the Class 4A-7 Conference and play 8-man football for the 2022-2023 cycle . \u2014 Rick Fires, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Without access to outpatient care, the sickest kids often cycle in and out of hospital beds, where providers focus on treating their most acute symptoms, not on addressing long-term behavioral problems. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "Many other trainees would cycle through the project in the years-long process of forming Blackpink, but somehow, fortuitously, the final four members were assigned to the same dorm in those early days. \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
      "First, the keyboard doubles as a trackpad of sorts\u2014swiping your thumb across the keyboard will cycle through the homescreen or scroll through articles. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Barnes will cycle to Juneau after taking a ferry from Canada. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Aspiring shock jocks can cycle through playlists and accept calls from others on the platform. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Riders often cycle on virtual versions of real racecourses, like the Tour de France. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The scientists let computers do the work to accurately determine just how long different batteries would continue to cycle . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "This control can be used to cycle through shortcuts, change the volume, and swap tools and tool settings in Adobe applications. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1842, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191222"
  },
  "cyclopean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops",
      ": huge , massive",
      ": of or relating to a style of stone construction marked typically by the use of large irregular blocks without mortar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u012b-kl\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259n",
      "s\u012b-\u02c8kl\u014d-p\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cyclopean granite statue that the dictator himself had commissioned"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174808"
  },
  "cynosure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the northern constellation Ursa Minor",
      ": north star",
      ": one that serves to direct or guide",
      ": a center of attraction or attention"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccshu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8si-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compass",
      "direction",
      "focus",
      "lodestar",
      "loadstar",
      "polestar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with an unwavering commitment to equal rights for all as his only cynosure",
      "that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Celtic cynosure in the 100-96 triumph, Tatum logged a team-best 26 points along with 10 rebounds and 6 assists while scoring 7 vital fourth-quarter points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
      "While the Sackler family, which owned Purdue, attracted intense national attention and became a cynosure of criticism after the company\u2019s introduction of its blockbuster pill OxyContin, the Mallinckrodt brand slipped under the radar. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s no dearth of claims for the value of having your company name mentioned incessantly on the air and connected with sports teams that are the cynosure of their local communities and sometimes the national marketplace. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Woods\u2019s future as a competitive golfer is unclear, and the Masters marches on without the person at the cynosure of the tournament\u2019s dominant narrative for nearly 25 years. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Long before Boston became a cynosure of American Catholicism, its inhabitants commemorated the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot on Nov. 5, 1605, as Pope\u2019s Day, a holiday of bonfires, bigotry and a little light rioting. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Taylor Swift: cynosure of the age, winner of a barn full of awards, incomprehensibly wealthy, beautiful, talented, young. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "United Breweries, the maker of Kingfisher beer, is sponsoring the home parties of some of its consumers on match days under the hashtag #KFHomeStadium to steal some of the cynosures from Bira 91, an official sponsor. \u2014 Jaideep Vaidya, Quartz India , 10 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French Cynosure \"Ursa Minor,\" borrowed from Latin Cynos\u016bra, borrowed from Greek Kyn\u00f3soura, from kyn\u00f3s, genitive of k\u00fd\u014dn \"dog\" + our\u00e1 \"tail\" \u2014 more at hound entry 1 , ass entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182641"
  },
  "czar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emperor",
      ": the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution",
      ": one having great power or authority",
      ": a male ruler of Russia before 1917"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baron",
      "captain",
      "king",
      "lion",
      "lord",
      "magnate",
      "mogul",
      "monarch",
      "Napoleon",
      "prince",
      "tycoon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There have been cries for a college commissioner, a czar , but good luck with that \u2014 bonne chance, getting back that chip on the table. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "The key turning point was a supportive message from a meeting of policy makers, chaired by China\u2019s economic czar , Liu He. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The most vocal inflation hawk over the past year is former Treasury Secretary and former Obama economic czar Larry Summers. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022",
      "Ashish Jha, President Biden\u2019s new Covid czar , told STAT. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Does the Covid czar think the Supreme Court should have been precluded from reviewing the CDC\u2019s rental eviction moratorium too? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "His own anticorruption czar , John Githongo, fled the country, fearing that his life was in danger. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Carbon czar John Kerry has been pushing a net-zero banking alliance, many members of which won\u2019t do business with fossil fuel producers. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden asked Harris to address the root causes of migration from Northern Triangle countries, and critics have tried to brand Harris as Biden's border czar - a claim Symone Sanders has loudly and repeatedly pushed back on. \u2014 Tyler Pager, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin czar , from Russian tsar' , from Old Russian ts\u012dsar\u012d , from Goth kaisar , from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar \u2014 more at caesar ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222454"
  },
  "codicil":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will",
      ": appendix , supplement",
      ": a formally executed document made after a will that adds to, subtracts from, or changes the will \u2014 see also republish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-s\u0259l",
      "-\u02ccsil",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-s\u0259l, -\u02ccsil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addendum",
      "afterword",
      "appendix",
      "excursus",
      "supplement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "foreword",
      "introduction",
      "preface",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a codicil to the treaty was necessary to clarify certain provisos that had proved to be ambiguous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The codicil \u2014 which is to be found in the same reality that gave rise to the concept of a casual restaurant \u2014 is not to disturb other diners. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "But there was a secret codicil : Kennedy agreed to withdraw Jupiter missiles from Turkey that could reach Moscow as quickly as Soviet missiles in Cuba could reach Washington. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English codicill , from Anglo-French *codicille , from Latin codicillus , diminutive of codic-, codex ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110418"
  },
  "chilled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering (as due to illness)",
      ": an intense shivery sensation : shiver , shudder",
      ": one caused by a strong emotion (such as fear)",
      ": a disagreeable sensation of coldness",
      ": a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold",
      ": a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling",
      ": moderately cold",
      ": cold , raw",
      ": affected by cold",
      ": distant , formal",
      ": depressing , dispiriting",
      ": having a laid-back style or easy demeanor",
      ": to become cold",
      ": to shiver or quake with or as if with cold",
      ": to become taken with a chill",
      ": chill out",
      ": hang sense 12",
      ": to make cold or chilly",
      ": to make cool especially without freezing",
      ": to affect as if with cold : dispirit",
      ": coldness that is unpleasant but not extreme",
      ": a feeling of coldness accompanied by shivering",
      ": a feeling of coldness caused by fear",
      ": unpleasantly cold : raw",
      ": not friendly",
      ": to make or become cold or chilly",
      ": to make cool especially without freezing",
      ": to cause to feel cold from fear",
      ": a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering",
      ": a disagreeable sensation of coldness",
      ": to become cold",
      ": to shiver or quake with or as if with cold",
      ": to become affected with a chill",
      ": to make cold or chilly",
      ": to discourage especially through fear of penalty : have a chilling effect on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chil",
      "\u02c8chil",
      "\u02c8chil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite",
      "bitterness",
      "bleakness",
      "chilliness",
      "nip",
      "nippiness",
      "rawness",
      "sharpness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antiseptic",
      "arctic",
      "brittle",
      "chilly",
      "clammy",
      "cold",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cold-eyed",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "frozen",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "hard-eyed",
      "icy",
      "uncordial",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The chill vibes of Ocho Rios can be summed up with the effortless crochet knit and shell embellishments on Zimmermann\u2019s two-piece swimsuit. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "Remember that fans cool people, not rooms, by creating a wind chill effect. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "The ReNew Air Pant keeps things chill and cozy, and the Wool Five-Panel Cap is a great way to polish a casual look. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "Made with no chill filtration, more alcohol (this bottle has 46% ABV), and aged in bourbon barrels, the whiskey employs the same methods used during Prohibition. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong And Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 June 2022",
      "The latest victim is City Acre Brewing, a beloved small brewery in north Houston whose backyard-style outdoor area served as a chill hangout spot as well as a venue for many weddings. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "The beer also contains terpenes commonly found in cannabis including limonene and linalool, which have been shown to inhibit inflammation and reduce anxiety, promoting a chill mindset. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Motown purists might have a variety of feelings about Sergio Trujillo\u2019s choreography, which is not the chill vibe of the real band. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "What makes this vote so hard is that Chaco and Birkenstock represent the purest duality: sweaty activities in the sun, and chill time for relaxation afterward. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And so maybe any aliens who are capable of interstellar travel will be equally chill ? \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Oh, nothing special, just a very chill $6 million in Bulgari diamonds. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Just six months after a deadly tragedy at his Astroworld music festival, Travis Scott appeared chill (or rather cold) during his first awards show performance since the incident, at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 May 2022",
      "Queen Valley Road, which begins just south of the Barker Dam Trailhead, is a relatively chill cruise that leads to the trailhead for Desert Queen Mine. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Pre-mix, decant into a bottle and super- chill to a velvety-cold, almost syrupy consistency, ready to pour the moment an order comes in. \u2014 Kara Newman, WSJ , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Iggy was remarkably chill , even at the festively loud cocktail party held by the Whiting Foundation and Bomb magazine. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The duo themselves had a relatively chill time in Texas. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "After an eventful end to the first stage, the second one was far more chill , as Truex scooped up his second stage win of the day. \u2014 Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Shake hard, 20 seconds, to chill and dilute, then strain into the glass, garnish with the lime wheel and serve. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Add some middleneck clams, blackened grouper tacos or a roasted beet and goat cheese salad and set your mood to chill . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite glittering blankets of snow that hush the region; despite warm, colorful hats that perhaps were holiday gifts; despite rugged, skid-proof boots ... these are months that chill us. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Listen to chill , downtempo beats on Groove Salad radio station while watching the sun gleam on the solid aluminum statue, created by world-renowned artist Robert Graham. \u2014 Amarachi Orie, CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Chickens are boiled whole, left to chill , then cut into 10 parts that are breaded and lightly fried till the meat is hot and juicy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "In a medium 3 qt bowl, combine blueberries, honey, and lemon juice, muddle together with the back of a Hydro Flask Solid Spoon, and set aside in a cooler to chill . \u2014 Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
      "Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Having a high-quality camping chair to chill in, of course. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-111329"
  },
  "cruise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sail about touching at a series of ports",
      ": to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly",
      ": to travel without destination or purpose",
      ": to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments",
      ": to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner",
      ": to fly at the most efficient operating speed",
      ": to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance",
      ": to cruise over or about",
      ": to inspect (land) with reference to possible lumber yield",
      ": to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner",
      ": to approach and suggest sexual relations to",
      ": to explore or search the offerings of",
      ": surf",
      ": an act or an instance of cruising",
      ": a tour by ship",
      ": to travel by ship often stopping at a series of ports",
      ": to travel at a steady pace",
      ": a trip on a ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bat",
      "drift",
      "float",
      "gad (about)",
      "gallivant",
      "galavant",
      "kick around",
      "knock (about)",
      "maunder",
      "meander",
      "mooch",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "roam",
      "rove",
      "traipse",
      "wander"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crossing",
      "passage",
      "sail",
      "voyage"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And then the hope for this year was, have a nice Olympics that, again, bolsters our international position and so on and then cruise our way to a Party Congress where I get crowned, so on. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Transport yourself back in time to the Y2K and cruise the Ohio River with Ernie Johnson From Detroit and Bunk News. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "Take a seat at one of the long picnic tables or settle in at the waterside railing and watch the boats cruise through Provincetown Harbor. \u2014 Rob Duca, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "At night, Sonny came awake and wanted to go out and cruise but wasn\u2019t allowed to. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "Pick up a bike and cruise down Worth Avenue and onto the scenic Palm Beach Lake Trail, which runs along the Western stretch of Palm Beach. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "The interior takes inspiration from Taiwan's natural environment, with wooden textures and black stones used to echo the mountains and rock formations along the shores of Taiwan -- where the train will cruise along. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 2 May 2022",
      "As always, pre-1974 cars are welcome to participate in the free event, whether to cruise Grand during the event or to park on sections of Broadway, Maple, Kalmia and Juniper that will be closed to traffic. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "The shipyard says the addition will allow seafarers to cruise longer distances at greater speeds. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Carnival, the largest cruise line operator, has seen its stock price decline by close to 41% over the last month, considerably underperforming the S&P 500, which was down by about 10% over the same period. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The announcement marks an expansion of the cruise line operator\u2019s sports betting offerings, after Princess Cruises began offering the activity last year via Ocean Sportsbook. \u2014 Nathan Diller, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "In the meantime, the cruise line operator Royal Caribbean is also asking the FCC to approve SpaceX's license to operate the Starlink dishes on vehicles in motion. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "The family\u2019s ordeal ended with a return home by sea rather than air after an organization advocating for people with an invisible disability coordinated their trip home with a cruise line. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Richard Branson's Virgin Voyages cruise line has delayed the launch of its third ship, Resilient Lady, until 2023. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "The new project for Grand Bahama Island, which will be located on the south side of the island, will be the first private destination dedicated to the cruise line in the Bahamas. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Lansky says the cruise line won\u2019t be installing hotspots anytime soon. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "New this year on the Great Lakes \u2013 Viking, the luxury cruise line best known for its European river cruises. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1651, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1696, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112041"
  },
  "curst":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being under or deserving a curse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "confounded",
      "cussed",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "doggone",
      "doggoned",
      "freaking",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Some people think the old house is cursed .",
      "a people cursed with famine",
      "His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again.",
      "I can't get this cursed radio to work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Robert Englund \u2014 who played Freddy Krueger in iconic Nightmare on Elm Street series \u2014 made a brief but deliciously creepy appearance as Victor Creel, a cursed patriarch with a terrible backstory that few characters believe. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The cursed rover may still be saved\u2014but at what cost? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "And like the Red Sox, Atlas saw its fortunes change with new ownership that challenged a long-standing culture of a cursed club that could never win. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Decades ago, one Halloween night, Windsor disappeared without a trace and ever since his cursed spirit is said to haunt the town each year on October 31 for one hour. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "However, Malenia and Miquella were both born cursed and unfit, while Ranni rejects her lineage. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "At times, Nikki seems to be trapped in a cycle of victimization that dates back to the tale of a cursed Polish woman from decades prior; at other times, the entire project just feels like a film-within-a-film that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "But Mormons were also taught that Blacks were the cursed descendants of Cain. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Then came cursed insults, which have a very great richness in the Ukrainian and Russian languages. \u2014 Yevgenia Belorusets, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112613"
  },
  "coordinated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to use more than one set of muscle movements to a single end",
      ": able to use more than one set of muscle movements to a single end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Committee aides have promised explosive new evidence that will show the attack was a coordinated and planned effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Hogan said the coordinated pop-up centers would help relieve pressure on hospitals, which were inundated with people seeking tests during the omicron surge. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "But if two popular bloggers were photographed together in seemingly fortuitous but highly coordinated outfits and both of them shared those images, they were seen by twice as many eyeballs. \u2014 Jacey Duprie, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "The $100,000 coordinated purchase from the DCCC was announced this weekend and ads began airing on Saturday, according to Patrick Svitek of the Texas Tribune. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "Establishing a coordinated resource exchange strategy between government facilities and local businesses can help strengthen the economy. \u2014 Garry Cooper, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Moreover, the swift and coordinated response from the US and its allies to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has likely alarmed Beijing, say experts, who suggest its leaders are watching Western reaction to Ukraine with Taiwan in mind. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113526"
  },
  "choler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": yellow bile",
      ": bile sense 1a",
      ": the quality or state of being bilious",
      ": ready disposition to irritation : irascibility",
      ": anger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anger",
      "angriness",
      "birse",
      "furor",
      "fury",
      "indignation",
      "irateness",
      "ire",
      "lividity",
      "lividness",
      "mad",
      "madness",
      "mood",
      "outrage",
      "rage",
      "spleen",
      "wrath",
      "wrathfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "pleasure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply",
      "the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coler , from Anglo-French colre, colere , from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113841"
  },
  "cock":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the adult male of the domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus ) : rooster",
      ": the male of birds other than the domestic chicken",
      ": woodcock",
      ": the crowing of a cock",
      ": cockcrow",
      ": weathercock",
      ": a device (such as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid",
      ": a chief person : leader",
      ": a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance",
      ": the hammer in the lock of a firearm",
      ": the cocked position of the hammer",
      ": penis",
      ": one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly",
      ": strut , swagger",
      ": to turn, tip, or stick up",
      ": to position the hammer (see hammer entry 1 sense 2b(2) ) of a firearm for firing",
      ": to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing",
      ": to set (the trigger) for firing",
      ": to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting",
      ": to set (a mechanism, such as a camera shutter) for tripping (see trip entry 1 sense transitive 3 )",
      ": to set erect",
      ": to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side",
      ": to turn up (something, such as a hat brim)",
      ": to thumb one's nose",
      ": tilt , slant",
      ": a small pile (as of hay)",
      ": to put (hay or something similar) into small piles",
      ": a male bird : rooster",
      ": a faucet or valve for controlling the flow of a liquid or a gas",
      ": to turn or tip upward or to one side",
      ": to set or draw back in readiness for some action",
      ": to draw back the hammer of (a gun) in readiness for firing",
      ": the act of tipping or turning at an angle : tilt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "faucet",
      "gate",
      "spigot",
      "stopcock",
      "tap",
      "valve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "cant",
      "heel",
      "incline",
      "lean",
      "list",
      "pitch",
      "slant",
      "slope",
      "tilt",
      "tip"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1717, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114915"
  },
  "charismatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having, exhibiting, or based on charisma or charism",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting charisma or charism",
      ": a member of a religious group or movement that stresses the seeking of direct divine inspiration and charisms (such as glossolalia or healing)",
      ": a person who possesses special traits that attract, inspire, or fascinate other people : a person possessing charisma"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-\u0259z-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259z-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He is a charismatic leader.",
      "the cult's charismatic leader had managed to persuade seemingly rational people to obey him blindly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As Catherine and Thomas, Raine and Cullen are immediately charismatic as a pair. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Wade Barrett compared Von Wagner to Antonio Brown, but Browns\u2019 meltdown was way more charismatic . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "These are natural comparisons, because Ballard is charismatic and physically imposing\u2014his extreme biceps, extreme blue eyes, and extreme bleach-blond hair represent a notable update of Walsh\u2019s furrowed brow and Joe Friday cadence. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The second of nine children, Mahinda was charismatic , loved crowds and stuck close to his younger brother, Basil, who is considered the family\u2019s political strategist. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "Maye is charismatic , creative, inventive and in possession of a back story, from Alabama to the military and Alaska, worthy of a TV movie. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The young rapper is charismatic , witty, and on a mission to carve out her own lane within the world of music. \u2014 Talia Smith, Allure , 9 May 2022",
      "There's some good here; Kumail Nanjiani is charismatic and funny as Kingo, an Eternal posing as a Bollywood movie star. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
      "The actors behind the Presidents are suitably charismatic as well, despite being laden with the requisite hairpieces and prosthetics that come with this current wave of true-life TV. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "A decade ago, China\u2019s leading man was a charismatic , America-loving tutor who gets Chinese kids into Ivy League schools. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Pop Smoke was a gnomic figure with a rich, booming voice; Fivio is less enigmatic but more entertaining, a charismatic and sometimes witty host who wants to keep everyone happy. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Satmar dynasty was founded by the charismatic and indefatigably quarrelsome Joel Teitelbaum, who was born in 1887 in a region of Eastern Europe that was, in the course of his life, traded between Hungary and Romania. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Imagine a brain like mine, filled with images of a charismatic but sometimes sick child, storing links between mutations and related diseases, gathering disappointment and sadness (but then joy) at every turn. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "The surrealist drama focuses on a bayou community outside the levee system, threatened by an impending storm, and the charismatic and the children who live there. \u2014 Essence , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Assita Kanko, a charismatic and up-and-coming Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, has been speaking out on television and social media for keeping all of Belgium\u2019s nuclear plants operating. \u2014 Michael Shellenberger, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "His charismatic \u2014 albeit one-dimensional \u2014 media trainer, Jack, tells him that the most successful stories are those without any real drama. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "In a 2018 paper, Courchamp worked to quantify the qualities that make an animal charismatic , awarding points for being beautiful, impressive, endangered, cute, dangerous and rare. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 7 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114928"
  },
  "canal":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct",
      ": channel , watercourse",
      ": an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land",
      ": any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be canals built by Martians",
      ": to construct a canal through or across",
      ": an artificial waterway for boats or for irrigation of land",
      ": a tubelike passage in the body",
      ": a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct \u2014 see alimentary canal , haversian canal , inguinal canal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nal",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nal",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nal"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aqueduct",
      "channel",
      "conduit",
      "course",
      "flume",
      "racecourse",
      "raceway",
      "watercourse",
      "waterway"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Thursday, Sotheby\u2019s will begin taking bids for a 4,628-square-foot penthouse on the scenic Rio Della Sensa canal . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "After the operation, Amy will need to use dilators for at least the first year to keep the vaginal canal open, with most patients needing to dilate once or twice a month for the rest of their lives. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Dense stands of invasive phragmites have sprung up along the district\u2019s current discharge canal . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Tables are perched alongside a little canal with a peaceful and secluded vibe. \u2014 Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The drainage canal is covered by cement, an unsightly legacy of a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The river where my brother and I swam now is a concrete canal . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Shaded paths wind beside a serpentine canal , grottoes and endemic and exotic plants, some more than a century old. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "With more cuts expected in coming years, Person said, the CAP is already envisioning moving non-Colorado River water through the canal , perhaps groundwater. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115140"
  },
  "conversationalist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who converses a great deal or who excels in conversation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-shn\u0259-list",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-ist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babbler",
      "blabber",
      "blabbermouth",
      "blowhard",
      "cackler",
      "chatterbox",
      "chatterer",
      "gabbler",
      "gasbag",
      "jabberer",
      "jay",
      "magpie",
      "motormouth",
      "prattler",
      "talker",
      "windbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She's not much of a conversationalist .",
      "she was known as a compulsive conversationalist , so much so that it was often impossible to stop her once she got going",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It should perhaps be noted that Charles proved to be a somewhat less robotic conversationalist than some regular human interviewees. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Roy was a very physical, animated conversationalist . \u2014 Nabil Ayers, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "Getting cornered by a boring conversationalist at an actual party. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "As a conversationalist , Fantano was easygoing, even a bit fawning. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Sorrentino has a brilliant mind and is a great conversationalist . \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Dunst, always a fun conversationalist , sat down with EW's The Awardist (via Zoom) to discuss working on the set of Campion's Western. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Much, much easier than replacing the conversationalist . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Exactly the type who would make an ideal conversationalist over a few drinks. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conversation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115157"
  },
  "combat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fight or contest between individuals or groups",
      ": conflict , controversy",
      ": active fighting in a war : action",
      ": to engage in combat : fight",
      ": to fight with : battle",
      ": to struggle against",
      ": to strive to reduce or eliminate",
      ": relating to combat",
      ": designed or destined for combat",
      ": a fight or contest between individuals or groups",
      ": active military fighting",
      ": to fight with : fight against : oppose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccbat",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8bat",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccba-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccbat",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccbat",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8bat",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccbat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "action",
      "battle",
      "field"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "clash (with)",
      "fight",
      "scrimmage (with)",
      "skirmish (with)",
      "war (against)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Nov, 18, 1952, Williams said he and three other Panther pilots were assigned to do combat air patrol along the Yalu River, which separated the North Korean and Soviet territories. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Kurpasi served 20 years in the Marine Corps, including three combat tours, and was awarded a Purple Heart, according to his service record provided to The Post. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "The massive ships are essentially a mobile airbase, allowing for the rapid, long-term deployment of aircraft and weaponry to a combat theater. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "During his 20 years of military service, Kurpasi took part in three combat tours in Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart, according to his service record provided to the Post. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Across the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, and the southern part of the Kharkiv region, Times photographers found Ukrainian troops in every imaginable phase of daily life in a combat zone. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Hillary Clinton visited a combat zone, stopping in Bosnia in 1996. \u2014 Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 May 2022",
      "Michelle Obama in 2015 traveled to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which has been designated a combat zone since 1991, to meet with troops. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 May 2022",
      "Hillary Clinton visited a combat zone, stopping in Bosnia in 1996. \u2014 Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And lawmakers too want to show that their biggest effort yet to combat China's alleged human rights abuses has teeth. \u2014 Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "To combat their spread, the Illinois Department of Agriculture is using small planes to apply a treatment called SPLAT that keeps the adult moths from reproducing by disrupting their mating. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Analysts say the turmoil isn\u2019t likely to end until investors see signs that inflation has begun to peak \u2014 or until the Fed begins to signal an end to its campaign to combat rising prices. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "As many as 200 American troops have been based at the al-Tanf garrison as part of the U.S. campaign to mentor local partners to combat Islamic State militants. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that aims to combat discriminatory laws and practices against the LGBTQ+ community. \u2014 Essence , 16 June 2022",
      "House cats were imported from Mexico to combat the city\u2019s rats. \u2014 Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "To combat this, the discounters are beginning to fully embrace the digitization of retail. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The board\u2019s plan was to combat school overcrowding and address inequities in the distribution of students by moving 2,827 elementary, 568 middle and 2,007 high school students. \u2014 Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Sadly, Bethesda's demo didn't include a VATS-like system that might emphasize loadout-specific tactics or give non- combat character archetypes a fighting chance. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 June 2022",
      "Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
      "Whether it was destroyed by Ukrainians or \u2014 less plausibly \u2014 sunk because of a non- combat onboard explosion of ammunition, the result is both a humiliation and a setback for Vladimir Putin's war efforts. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The New Power Party, the fourth-largest party in Taiwan that often sides with the Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party, also called for women to be included in non- combat training programs, particularly military logistics. \u2014 Eric Cheung And Wayne Chang, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In an interview with The Associated Press In December, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said that while U.S. forces in Iraq have shifted to a non- combat role, Iran and its proxies still want all American troops to leave the country. \u2014 Qassim Abdul-zahra, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "In an interview with The Associated Press in December, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said that while U.S. forces in Iraq have shifted to a non- combat role, Iran and its proxies still want all American troops to leave the country. \u2014 Oassim Abdul-zahra, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1564, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120101"
  },
  "cheapness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charging or obtainable at a low price",
      ": purchasable below the going price or the real value",
      ": depreciated in value (as by currency inflation)",
      ": of inferior quality or worth : tawdry , sleazy",
      ": stingy",
      ": contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities",
      ": gained or done with little effort",
      ": obtainable at a low rate of interest",
      ": for little cost : cheaply",
      ": bargain \u2014 see also for cheap , on the cheap",
      ": not costing much",
      ": charging low prices",
      ": worth little : of low quality",
      ": gained without much effort",
      ": having little self-respect",
      ": not willing to share or spend money : stingy",
      ": at low cost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.",
      "curtains made of cheap material",
      "He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.",
      "This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.",
      "Don't be cheap \u2014buy good quality tires for your car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That said, the company\u2019s stock appears cheap at the current price. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The last time a gallon was that cheap was in 1978, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The prospect of faster-than-expected Fed tightening has rattled Wall Street, dragging the S&P 500 deeper into bear territory and forcing investors to reassess a stock market that doesn\u2019t look cheap even after its dramatic selloff. \u2014 WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Arab oil embargo of 1973 and the oil crisis of 1979 drove gas prices up; the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 made airfare cheap . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "The region is renowned for importing cheap and indentured laborers from countries such as the Philippines and then violating their human rights. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Third, investors are obsessed with value right now \u2014 and stocks in China look very cheap . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "In the summer of 2020, though, he was inundated with requests for a similarly cheap but tough-to-get commodity: nitrile gloves. \u2014 J. David Mcswane, ProPublica , 3 June 2022",
      "That slightly below average multiple might make stocks look somewhat cheap . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adverb",
      "1569, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120252"
  },
  "conceal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prevent disclosure or recognition of",
      ": to place out of sight",
      ": to hide from sight",
      ": to keep secret",
      ": to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) especially in violation of a duty to disclose",
      ": to place out of sight",
      ": to prevent or hinder recognition, discovery, or recovery of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bury",
      "cache",
      "ensconce",
      "hide",
      "secrete"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "display",
      "exhibit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The sunglasses conceal her eyes.",
      "The controls are concealed behind a panel.",
      "The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.",
      "The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.",
      "She could barely conceal her anger.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then in June 2020, investigators uncovered her children\u2019s remains, and prosecutors brought new charges alleging Vallow and her husband had conspired to conceal or destroy their bodies. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Surveillance video showed a male suspect conceal the phone and then leave the store without paying. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Workplace relationships tend to become problematic when people either try to conceal or overtly flaunt them. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The new law allows people 21 or older, who are legally allowed to own a gun, permission to conceal that weapon without training or a permit. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
      "Its main characters are three women living in Brighton Hills, an exclusive community on the Oregon coast where sparkling surfaces conceal tragedy and heartbreak. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "At School 8, which Russian troops used as barracks between 1915 and 1918, teachers today give classes online and spend their breaks making camouflage nets to conceal Ukrainian army tanks. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "According to a criminal complaint, Driver kidnapped and shot Irion, then buried her body in an attempt to conceal his crime. \u2014 Paradise Afshar And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin conc\u0113l\u0101re, from con-  con- + c\u0113l\u0101re \"to hide, keep secret,\" probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal,\" whence Latin occulere \"to hide from view, keep secret\" (from *ob-cel- ), Old Irish ceilid \"(s/he) hides,\" Welsh celaf \"(I) hide,\" Germanic *hel-a- \"hide\" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan \"to hide, keep secret\")",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120847"
  },
  "copycat":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another",
      ": an imitative act or product",
      ": to act as a copycat",
      ": imitate",
      ": a person who imitates another person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02cckat",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02cckat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copyist",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp",
      "wannabe",
      "wannabee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clone",
      "copy",
      "duplicate",
      "imitate",
      "reduplicate",
      "render",
      "replicate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.",
      "every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats",
      "Verb",
      "asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine",
      "a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That didn\u2019t deter three copycat events on Veterans Day weekend the following year. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "On quite a frightening note, the department also noted that individuals online have praised the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas and even encouraged copycat attacks, AP adds. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "The Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese consortium, a body that fights to protect the authentic product, estimates the copycat market to be worth $2 billion \u2014 not far off the real one. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Lawmakers in a dozen other states proposed copycat laws. \u2014 Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Idaho's governor signed the first copycat measure in March, although it has been temporarily blocked by the state's Supreme Court. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
      "Idaho's governor signed the first copycat measure in March, although it has been temporarily blocked by the state's Supreme Court. \u2014 CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "Platforms will be powerless to regulate speech praising terrorists and those who engage in murderous campaigns, with horrendous potential ramifications if even a single person engages in copycat activity. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "But platform algorithms can have a harder time identifying a copycat video if someone has edited it. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, Chron , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Park mentioned the case of the Boston Marathon Bomber, in which social media led to misidentification of suspects, and possibly to copycat cases. \u2014 Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that\u2019s already unfair. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Not to copycat Pittsburgh, but reflect on its incremental success. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 July 2021",
      "Not surprisingly, copycat digital banks are cropping up in Brazil, and the old-line banks are investing more heavily in technology. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Speight compares the replicas to copycat Chanel bags. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "In the aftermath of the attack, some in El Paso feared that copycat anti-Latino shootings would strike the city. \u2014 Erin Coulehan, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Fangio believes other teams are going to copycat Jacksonville\u2019s gameplan for rushing success, one that Chargers coach Anthony Lynn knows begins with neutralizing the best Broncos player left on the field in the wake of Chubb\u2019s injury. \u2014 Kyle Newman, The Denver Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "The company responded to copycat complaints by pointing to a common beauty industry practice known as dupes \u2014 cheaper, comparable alternatives to more expensive makeup. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 7 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120900"
  },
  "clothing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": items (as of cloth ) designed to be worn to cover the body",
      ": coverings",
      ": the things people wear to cover their bodies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b",
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "attire",
      "clobber",
      "clothes",
      "costumery",
      "dress",
      "duds",
      "garments",
      "gear",
      "habiliment(s)",
      "habit",
      "rags",
      "raiment",
      "rig",
      "rigging",
      "threads",
      "toggery",
      "togs",
      "vestiary",
      "vestments",
      "vesture",
      "wear",
      "wearables",
      "weeds"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an expensive article of clothing",
      "We're collecting food and clothing for the poor.",
      "Only people wearing protective clothing may enter the room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cardigans went from unironic old-man garb to ultra-hip Kurt Cobain rock \u2018n\u2019 roll clothing to, today, a legit fashion choice for cats of all ages, and that means you. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "People should wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing and never leave children or pets alone in a car. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The boutiques will stock limited and exclusive merchandise alongside clothing , accessories and more merch from past tours and albums. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s more likely, the researchers suggested in the study, is that the plastics came from clothing , building materials or marker flagging at Scott Base and McMurdo Station, which are research stations on Ross Island. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The couple then spent the money to pay back earlier loans, and to finance a lavish lifestyle, including luxury cars, expensive clothing , real estate and travel, according to prosecutors. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Upstairs, one room contains children\u2019s clothing , toys and other items. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Fishing out hygiene items, food, and clothing that doesn\u2019t reek after miles of hiking in extreme conditions can quickly unravel what was initially considered a tidy packing experience. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 7 June 2022",
      "The ReoRia Scoop Neck Romper recently jumped 125 percent in sales, according to Amazon's Movers and Shakers fashion chart, which shows the most in-demand clothing , shoes, and accessories in real time. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120942"
  },
  "chance (upon)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to find (something) or meet (someone) by chance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121436"
  },
  "clement":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to be merciful : lenient",
      ": mild",
      "name of 14 popes: especially VII (",
      ") 1478\u20131534 (pope 1523\u201334)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8kle-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "equable",
      "genial",
      "gentle",
      "mild",
      "moderate",
      "soft",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "harsh",
      "inclement",
      "intemperate",
      "severe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate.",
      "his clement application of authority was a welcome change after years of managerial heavy-handedness"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin clement-, clemens ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122235"
  },
  "crepuscule":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": twilight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kri-\u02c8p\u0259-(\u02cc)sky\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dusk",
      "eve",
      "evenfall",
      "evening",
      "eventide",
      "gloaming",
      "night",
      "nightfall",
      "sundown",
      "sunset",
      "twilight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aurora",
      "cockcrow",
      "dawn",
      "dawning",
      "daybreak",
      "daylight",
      "morn",
      "morning",
      "sunrise",
      "sunup"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin crepusculum, from presumed earlier *krepos- \"twilight\" (of obscure origin) + -culum, probably after d\u012bl\u016bculum \"dawn, daybreak\" (from d\u012bl\u016bc\u0113re \"to be clear\" + -ulum, diminutive suffix)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122656"
  },
  "communicate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to convey knowledge of or information about : make known",
      ": to reveal by clear signs",
      ": to cause to pass from one to another",
      ": share",
      ": to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood",
      ": to open into each other : connect",
      ": to receive Communion",
      ": to get in touch",
      ": to make known",
      ": to pass (as a disease) from one to another : spread",
      ": to cause to pass from one to another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conduct",
      "convey",
      "give",
      "impart",
      "spread",
      "transfer",
      "transfuse",
      "transmit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Training ourselves to read and reread our material and edit to more directly communicate our value is so important. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Some communicate that the lockdown is a drill at the start of the exercise. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "But ultimately, problems in communication are just the tip of the iceberg that are really reflecting what people are trying to communicate about, which is difficult. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
      "Users communicate with individuals or groups in an encrypted format, which strips messages of identifying details. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Teslakee will communicate with any vehicle if it is told to. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "As in the film, the duo sometimes communicate across the room with a look. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Federal agents often didn\u2019t communicate adequately with victims\u2019 families and were frequently indifferent about investigations. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
      "Before reaching the point where layoffs are inevitable, companies should communicate to employees the factors leading to the decision and alternative approaches that were considered as a means to avoid layoffs. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin communicatus , past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common \u2014 more at mean ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123044"
  },
  "camp (out)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an occasion on which a group camps out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kamp-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "our annual campout in Vermont",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lakeside campout will introduce a new third stage, The Hideout, which will feature all night music and sunrise sets. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Our family is lucky enough to have uncrowded trails nearby, so on the day of our quarantine campout , my family set off on a three-mile loop. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Families can experience the hotel\u2019s urban campout package, which is a kid-friendly, in-room camping adventure. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Bring your tent, sleeping bag and gear for an Earth Day campout at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Fitz Roy puffy that doesn\u2019t really fit and got damaged by hot grease during a campout . \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The campout will be at the historic Harrison Serenity Ranch, a 67-acre ranch in the Cleveland National Forest that was once owned by Nate Harrison, one of the first African American homesteaders in San Diego County. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "An overnight family campout will be held from 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, to 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 at Seager Park, 1163 Plank Road. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "But don\u2019t head out to line up for the traditional First 100 customers campout and bash. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123743"
  },
  "correspond":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in conformity or agreement",
      ": to compare closely : match",
      ": to be equivalent or parallel",
      ": to communicate with a person by exchange of letters",
      ": to be alike : agree",
      ": to compare closely",
      ": to communicate with a person by exchanging letters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4nd",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "write"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "In some countries, the role of president corresponds to that of prime minister.",
      "the joints on a horse that correspond to the human knees",
      "Each number corresponds to a location on the map.",
      "We'll revise the schedule to correspond with the school calendar.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beneath them are black and white markers that correspond to the notes on a piano. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "To hopefully clarify the process, researchers are working to identify certain biomarkers that correspond to certain post-COVID conditions, like inflammation. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 30 May 2022",
      "Every now and then, the website swaps out the time for L!LV, which could correspond to 5:55 or Viva! \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
      "Look at the areas where effectiveness is missing by looking at the numbers that correspond to measurement. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "An attempt to lift his hand would coincide with one neural melody, for example, while trying to move his hand to the right would correspond to another. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The album \u2018Deja\u2019 is divided conceptually into four sections that correspond to the earth\u2019s four elements: Agua, Aire, Tierra, and Fuego. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 3 May 2022",
      "Cox recently infuriated Utah Republicans with a veto of a ban on transgender athletes competing in sports that correspond to their gender identity. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Lincoln also recently released some sketches of the interiors of Lincoln\u2019s EVs, although the sketches simply show a general design direction and do not directly correspond to the upcoming concept. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondre , from Medieval Latin correspond\u0113re , from Latin com- + respond\u0113re to respond",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-124902"
  },
  "commune":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": talk over , discuss",
      ": to receive Communion",
      ": to communicate intimately",
      ": the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe",
      ": commonalty sense 1a",
      ": community : such as",
      ": a medieval usually municipal corporation",
      ": mir",
      ": an often rural community organized on a communal basis",
      ": to be in close accord or communication with someone or something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccy\u00fcn",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcn",
      "k\u00e4-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "click",
      "relate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a psychic who communes with the dead",
      "after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature",
      "Noun",
      "He's living in a religious commune .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In time his home, set back from the ocean, became a yogi\u2019s mountaintop for artists, celebrities and passionate wine fans eager to commune with the master. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The winsome charm of Elizabeth Ito\u2019s City of Ghosts lies in its simple premise: to commune with haunting specters is not a scary prospect. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "In time his home, set back from the ocean, became a yogi\u2019s mountaintop for artists, celebrities and passionate wine fans eager to commune with the master. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Listening sessions can be an effective way to allow marginalized employees to commune with others with similar experiences. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Writings about gardening, including from those who tended prison gardens, are recited while the dancers commune with nature. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Showler describes her journey to Grasslands National Park, the darkest place in Canada, to commune with obscurity. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 3 May 2022",
      "And that opportunity to escape and commune with nature has been especially important during the COVID pandemic. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Hiking adventures here are a boon for bird-watchers or anyone seeking to commune with nature in peace and tranquility. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is the commune in Burgundy where Morgen Long worked harvests for Domaine de Montille in 2012 and 2013. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
      "The once-thriving community Together is now the world\u2019s smallest commune , consisting of just two people: G\u00f6ran and Klasse, played by Gustaf Hammarsten and Shanti Roney, who reprise their roles from the original film. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "After 10 weeks on the island, off to an Israeli commune . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Now hiding out in the Pynk Hotel, an-all female commune in the desert, Jane battles against being taken over by memories of her old life and the threat of being found by New Dawn. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Tucked away in a forest, the commune , complete with its own anti-tech pastor, grow their own vegetables, the uncoded, real kind. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Godzisz\u00f3w Mayor J\u00f3zef Zbytniewski of PiS notes that EU funds cover around half the commune \u2019s budget \u2013 with about $10 million spent in recent years \u2013 and that there is fierce competition among village elders to get projects off the ground. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "His San Francisco commune was known for its print shop and its newsletter, Kaliflower. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "By the end of the Sixties, Gunn\u2019s relationship with Kitay had expanded to include other men; their house had become something of a gay commune , and Gunn was amused when someone noted that the setup sounded like a French art-house movie. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125604"
  },
  "carping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captious",
      "caviling",
      "cavilling",
      "critical",
      "faultfinding",
      "hypercritical",
      "judgmental",
      "overcritical",
      "rejective"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncritical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-130637"
  },
  "coordinate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": equal in rank, quality, or significance",
      ": being of equal rank in a sentence",
      ": relating to or marked by coordination",
      ": being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses",
      ": being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university",
      ": of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms",
      ": to put in the same order or rank",
      ": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize",
      ": to attach so as to form a coordination complex",
      ": to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well",
      ": to combine by means of a coordinate bond",
      ": any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space",
      ": any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum",
      ": one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another",
      ": articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)",
      ": any of a set of numbers used to locate a point on a line or surface or in space",
      ": to work or cause to work together smoothly",
      ": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition",
      ": to function together in a concerted way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "attune",
      "conciliate",
      "conform",
      "harmonize",
      "key",
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coequal",
      "compeer",
      "counterpart",
      "equal",
      "equivalent",
      "fellow",
      "like",
      "match",
      "parallel",
      "peer",
      "rival"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Cedarburg City Administrator Mikko Hilvo said his Ozaukee County community has been hearing from citizens about the city's coordinate address system, too. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Doyle, who formerly served as the coordinate mayor of Cork County, Ireland, was due to visit for 2020's parade before its last-minute cancellation. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Today, almost 40% of the addresses in Waukesha County are coordinate addresses, said Jim Landwehr, land information systems supervisor in Waukesha County's Parks & Land Use Department. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But as there\u2019s no evidence that humans can actually influence a random coordinate generator with their intentions, a proportion of Randonautica users will continue to be disappointed. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Several impact moments from one another, indicating a coordinate attack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The district also removed some math topics that would be covered in a typical year, such as identifying symmetry and geometric patterns from the fourth grade standards, and work with coordinate planes in the fifth grade. \u2014 al , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Around any point in the coordinate plane there are infinitely many rational points close by. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 July 2021",
      "Given game or practice footage, Slants co-founder and Maryland native Omar Ajmeri explained in an interview, Slant\u2019s technology can identify players and derive coordinate positions on the field. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Its employees include licensed pharmacists that dispense drugs through the mail, and non-licensed personnel that coordinate insurance coverage with respect to prescriptions. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia signed an agreement to join Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine in the joint investigation team that will coordinate the probe of Russian atrocities through the European Union's Eurojust agency. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "In other words, ideas that don\u2019t coordinate well when everything is three-dimensional may work better together when things like black holes are instead calculated in two dimensions. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "There are all-new control algorithms for the computers that coordinate the engine mapping and that differential, plus the suspension damping and the traction and stability control systems. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The recent allegations against LAHSA come after the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted this month to create a new office or department that would coordinate the county\u2019s response to the homelessness crisis in the region. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "As a finishing touch, window coverings can add warmth and texture and coordinate with the upholstery. \u2014 Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Library Executive Director Dave Della Terza told the library board this week a construction manager would help budget and plan costs, supervise the day-to-day work and coordinate with the vendors to complete the project. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Saban also talked about collectives \u2014 entities created to offer or coordinate NIL deals with athletes for specific schools to support those programs. \u2014 Brett Greenberg, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Invent a coordinate system where the ship\u2019s bow\u2014the single most important reference point in this Seussian landscape\u2014serves as the axis around which everything else is oriented. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also a GPS coordinate that forecasters watch closely with nor'easters called the benchmark. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "In the paper, Sneppen says that photons orbiting above a certain radial coordinate circle the black hole outwards to infinity. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Defensive tackles coach Ricky Logo, assistant head coach and cornerback coach John Richardson, co-offensive coordinate and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann and offensive line coach Mark Weber were also fired, CBS Sports report. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Most ships are 200 yards to 400 yards long, and the Marine Exchange, which stays in touch with the captain during anchoring operations, gives ships a 100-yard leeway in hitting their coordinate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "And social media users, from every conceivable coordinate on the political spectrum, seek to cast inconvenient news as a psyop. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Inherent in the vector space approach is the idea that our coordinate system is based on straight lines, and the space is flat. \u2014 Ian Stewart, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-133433"
  },
  "cuff":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist",
      ": the turned-back hem of a trouser leg",
      ": handcuff",
      ": a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet",
      ": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer",
      ": without preparation : ad lib",
      ": on credit",
      ": to furnish with a cuff",
      ": handcuff",
      ": to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand : buffet",
      ": fight , scuffle",
      ": a blow with the hand especially when open : slap",
      ": a band or turned-over piece at the end of a sleeve",
      ": the turned-back hem of a pant leg",
      ": to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand : slap",
      ": slap entry 2 sense 1",
      ": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer",
      ": an anatomical structure shaped like a cuff",
      ": rotator cuff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259f",
      "\u02c8k\u0259f",
      "\u02c8k\u0259f"
    ],
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      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "band",
      "bind",
      "bond",
      "bracelet",
      "chain",
      "fetter",
      "handcuff(s)",
      "irons",
      "ligature",
      "manacle(s)",
      "shackle"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-140630"
  },
  "choreograph":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to compose the choreography of",
      ": to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of",
      ": to engage in choreography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "blueprint",
      "budget",
      "calculate",
      "chart",
      "design",
      "frame",
      "lay out",
      "map (out)",
      "organize",
      "plan",
      "prepare",
      "project",
      "scheme (out)",
      "shape",
      "strategize (about)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.",
      "the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Randy Duncan will choreograph a world premiere finale. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "And Meg Donnelly will guest star as Val, a confident and funny college student and longtime camper-turned-Counselor-in-Training, who is ready to choreograph the summer production of Frozen. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Struthers says Jason Mamoa, who works closely with his stunt double, was easy to choreograph for as the character Duncan Idaho. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Now New York City Ballet dancer, Bolden III had come back to SAB to choreograph a special performance featuring the students. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Los Angeles based choreographer Sadie Wilking, who trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance, will choreograph the film. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Kerrigan, who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic games and a silver in 1994, is executive producing and will choreograph select skating sequences for the film. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Monday began Bengals week at the dance school, and each class had the opportunity to pick a song and choreograph a special routine in celebration of Sunday's game. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Long and narrow, so that Del Toro could choreograph the actors, the space sports Rorschach wood veneer walls and real marble floors. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-140904"
  },
  "couple":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired",
      ": two persons paired together",
      ": pair , brace",
      ": something that joins or links two things together: such as",
      ": two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines",
      ": a pair of substances that in contact with an electrolyte (see electrolyte sense 1 ) participate in a transfer of electrons which causes an electric current to flow",
      ": an indefinite small number : few",
      ": to connect for consideration together",
      ": to join for combined effect",
      ": to fasten together : link",
      ": to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influence",
      ": to join in marriage or sexual union",
      ": to unite in sexual union",
      ": join",
      ": to unite chemically",
      ": two",
      ": few",
      ": two people who are married or in a romantic relationship",
      ": two people or things paired together",
      ": two things that are of the same kind or that are thought of together",
      ": to join or link together : connect",
      ": to join in pairs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-p\u0259l",
      "\"couple of\" is often",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-p\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259p-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "few",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "combine",
      "conjoin",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "fuse",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Counsell eventually completed the change, calling for Miguel S\u00e1nchez, then headed back for another couple words with De Jesus and crew chief Alfonso Marquez before hitting the showers. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "After having little to do in the first couple episodes, despite the series ostensibly being about her character, Von Rittberg finally gets to stretch her muscles as Elizabeth starts trying to wield her power and influence in her own way. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the reality TV couple was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Dead Texas couple 's missing baby found in Oklahoma 42 years later. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Alla Webster, co-chair of the PorchFest Committee, said the festival brought at least a couple thousand people, which is more than double the number of attendees from Newton\u2019s last PorchFest. \u2014 Antonia Quinn, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "The election had not even been called for Joseph R. Biden Jr., but as Mr. Kushner later told the story to aides and associates, the White House\u2019s young power couple felt no need to wait for the official results. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The front yard and backyard need landscaping and the principal bedroom hasn\u2019t, yet, been transformed into the en suite bedroom with walk-in closet the couple dream of. \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "California couple Mark Goff and Phillip Engel bought a rundown 48-room chateau in southwestern France. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It\u2019s the brands that can couple that data with a loyal base of clientele that will be able to pull ahead. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But the dare, the invitation to couple with the man who is your brother, still retains the charge of provocation. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "To Handle, Love Is Blind, The Circle, Selling Tampa, and other shows couple up and try to find the perfect match, hosted by Nick Lachey (of course). \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Such enhanced payouts couple up with a special mystery boost for all players. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In response, companies should couple employee engagement metrics with outcome analysis, bringing clarity and comfort to businesses navigating this transformational moment. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "This season, Jackson has added to his fan favoritism with plenty of sharpshooting to couple with his spectacular dunks. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Teachers should couple this effort with steps that help students perceive asking questions in front of others as normal, positive behaviors. \u2014 Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Mosby\u2019s Dollar House revival would couple $25,000 grants with the $1 purchase of a house. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kirkconnell publicly apologized for her past behavior, and guest host Emmanuel Acho led the then ex- couple (who later reconnected) into a conversation about race. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Lucas hit a pair of threes, and Glenn Taylor Jr. scored off a couple nice drives to fuel a 16-5 run and a 49-45 Beavers lead. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The park also has a couple new snowshoe trails, the Lake View Ridge Trail and Bluff/Canyon trail, on the northwest side of the lake, accessible off Highway 23 between Lake View Road and Pickerel Slough Road. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "These guys made one excellent album, then a few that had a couple nice tunes on them. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The interaction was captured by Hollywood Unlocked: Since gaining fame in TLC, Chilli has had a couple high-profile relationships. \u2014 Essence , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The contempt trial marked the latest turn in the ex- couple \u2019s turbulent split. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Webb is scheduled to take on a platterload of tacos \u2014 including a couple mega-picante ones \u2014 in Norwich later this week. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "At a recent meeting, President Carl DeForest (who just happens to the Brunswick City Manager) had a couple wonderful announcements. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-142131"
  },
  "coiling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": turmoil",
      ": trouble",
      ": everyday cares and worries",
      ": to wind into rings or spirals",
      ": to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil",
      ": to move in a circular or spiral course",
      ": to form or lie in a coil",
      ": a series of loops",
      ": spiral",
      ": a single loop of such a coil",
      ": a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil",
      ": induction coil",
      ": a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings",
      ": a roll of postage stamps",
      ": a stamp from such a roll",
      ": intrauterine device",
      ": a circle, a series of circles, or a spiral made by coiling",
      ": a long thin piece of material that is wound into circles",
      ": to wind into rings or a spiral",
      ": to form or lie in a coil",
      ": intrauterine device"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fil",
      "\u02c8k\u022fi(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "corkscrew",
      "curl",
      "entwine",
      "spiral",
      "twine",
      "twist",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
      "A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
      "The cat coiled up into a ball.",
      "The snake coiled around its prey."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151020"
  },
  "crestfallen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a drooping crest or hanging head",
      ": feeling shame or humiliation : dejected",
      ": feeling disappointment and loss of pride"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krest-\u02ccf\u022f-l\u0259n",
      "\u02c8krest-\u02ccf\u022f-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Addressing the nation from the White House on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden seemed crestfallen and exasperated. \u2014 Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "Brian said his kids were glued to the postgame for Milwaukee's game two nights later against Brooklyn \u2014 and the boys were crestfallen that even though Giannis told another dad joke, the book wasn't present. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dickens was crestfallen when she was originally written off the show in season 4. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "His crestfallen girlfriend, Nora, a German, agrees to join them in following him, as does Akash, a trans woman from India who falls in love with Knut. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "In all fairness, many Black people \u2014 myself included \u2014 can\u2019t differentiate between crestfallen whitefamous actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet (who might also be Scarlett Johansson). \u2014 Michael Harriot, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "In short, the program\u2019s 55,000 spots were significantly underused and many winners were left completely crestfallen . \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Even so, the decision to cancel a festival that celebrates the natural wonder of sedge warblers, ospreys, redwings and wigeons that are able to take to the skies carbon-free has left many fans crestfallen . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Rogen stated something about Father Christmas\u2019s nonexistence and took pleasure in the crestfallen look on Daley\u2019s face that followed. \u2014 Justin Caffier, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see crest  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151201"
  },
  "clear":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bright , luminous",
      ": cloudless",
      ": less than one-tenth covered",
      ": free from mist, haze, or dust",
      ": untroubled , serene",
      ": clean , pure : such as",
      ": free from blemishes",
      ": easily seen through : transparent",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": easily heard",
      ": easily visible : plain",
      ": free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : unmistakable",
      ": capable of sharp discernment : keen",
      ": free from doubt : sure",
      ": free from guile or guilt : innocent",
      ": unhampered by restriction or limitation: such as",
      ": free of debts or charges",
      ": net",
      ": unqualified , absolute",
      ": free from obstruction",
      ": emptied of contents or cargo",
      ": free from entanglement or contact",
      ": bare , denuded",
      ": in a clear manner",
      ": all the way",
      ": to make clear or translucent",
      ": to free from pollution or cloudiness",
      ": to free from accusation or blame : exonerate , vindicate",
      ": to give insight to : enlighten",
      ": to make intelligible : explain",
      ": to free from what obstructs or is unneeded: such as",
      ": open sense 1b",
      ": to remove unwanted growth or items from",
      ": to rid or make a rasping noise as if ridding (the throat) of phlegm",
      ": to erase stored or displayed data from (a device, such as a computer or calculator)",
      ": to empty of occupants",
      ": disentangle",
      ": to remove from an area or place",
      ": transmit , dispatch",
      ": to submit for approval",
      ": authorize , approve",
      ": such as",
      ": to certify as trustworthy",
      ": to permit (an aircraft) to proceed usually with a specified action",
      ": to free from obligation or encumbrance",
      ": settle , discharge",
      ": to free (a ship or shipment) by payment of duties or harbor fees",
      ": to pass through (customs)",
      ": to gain without deduction : net",
      ": to put through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go over, under, or by without touching",
      ": to move through successfully : pass",
      ": to become clear",
      ": to go away : vanish",
      ": sell",
      ": to obtain permission to discharge cargo",
      ": to conform to regulations or pay requisite fees prior to leaving port",
      ": to pass through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go to an authority (as for approval) before becoming effective",
      ": to remove elements of hostility, tension, confusion, or uncertainty",
      ": to make sweeping preparations for action",
      ": a clear space or part",
      ": a high arcing shot over an opponent's head in badminton",
      ": in inside measurement",
      ": free from guilt or suspicion",
      ": in plaintext : not in code or cipher",
      ": easily heard, seen, noticed, or understood",
      ": free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": free from feelings of guilt",
      ": easily seen through",
      ": free from doubt or confusion : sure",
      ": free of blemishes",
      ": not blocked",
      ": bright sense 1 , luminous",
      ": to free of things blocking",
      ": to make or become free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": to get rid of : remove",
      ": to go over or by without touching",
      ": to go away : disperse",
      ": explain sense 1",
      ": to free from blame",
      ": to approve or be approved by",
      ": to make as profit",
      ": in a way that is easy to hear",
      ": all the way",
      ": good in texture and color and without blemish or discoloration",
      ": of uniform shade without spotting",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": to render (a specimen for microscopic examination) transparent by the use of an agent (as an essential oil) that modifies the index of refraction",
      ": to rid (the throat) of phlegm or of something that makes the voice indistinct or husky",
      ": unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests",
      ": free from doubt or ambiguity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8kli(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crystal",
      "crystal clear",
      "crystalline",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "free",
      "open",
      "unblock"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Conversely, when organizations steer clear of major incidents over time, cybersecurity budgets tend to regress to the mean. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "But the skies above a third reactor there were unusually clear \u2014 its operations frozen after the worrisome discovery of cracks in the cooling system. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "And within that acceptance, crucially, is the possibility of further joy, and that her pleasure is connected to her spiritual wellbeing is very clear . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Overnight is clear with lows ranging through the 50s. \u2014 David Streit, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "How N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente plans for flight crews to perform beverage service, much less for passengers to quickly and effectively evacuate during an emergency, is not entirely clear at this point. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "The benefit is clear to rural voters, 53% of whom voted by mail in 2020. \u2014 Dylan Wells, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "And he's done this very masterfully in a very clear , stepwise campaign throughout his tenure so far in power. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The status of Keith\u2019s performances for the remainder of this year wasn\u2019t immediately clear . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Wachter thinks so, and called for individuals to take precautions\u2014masks, tests, steering clear of large indoor gatherings\u2014in places where the coronavirus is highly prevalent. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Venture capitalists are steering clear of high valuations and demanding that companies spend less and improve their margins\u2014an about-face after years of profitability taking a backseat to growth. \u2014 Heather Somerville, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "But unlike in previous waves, most local and state governments are steering clear of introducing new regulations to stem the spread of the virus, sticking instead to recommendations for people to mask up and get vaccinated. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "If only the people that surround her could deserve her genuine devotion, a trait that Agron sells convincingly in her understated performance, steering clear of clich\u00e9d sentimental outbursts. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "For a person with a type 1 allergy, steering clear of the allergen as much as possible is the only way to try to avoid a reaction. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But so far at least, Welcome to Flatch is steering clear of the civic-minded optimism of a Parks & Rec or the heart-tugging warmth of a Schitt\u2019s Creek. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But a Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey from last fall found that 64% of Americans prefer for the country to remain active in world affairs rather than steering clear of such involvement. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Dickens also aggressively courted Duncan, Gov. Brian Kemp and key legislative leaders \u2014 while steering clear of divisive partisan issues that would antagonize Republicans. \u2014 Greg Bluestein, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To replace Gulley, Hyde said, the quorum court will need to vote on a resolution declaring Gulley's seat vacant, which would clear the way for Gov. Asa Hutchinson to appoint someone to serve the remainder of Gulley's term, which ends Dec. 31. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "Marbley repeated in his dissent his April 20 position that the majority on the court created no incentive for the Ohio Redistricting Commission to work to submit maps that could clear Ohio Supreme Court muster. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "City Council takes final step required by Coastal Commission that will clear the way for a lottery for doling out vacation rental licenses citywide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Opponents felt the plan would encourage encampment sweeps that clear the streets of tents without advancing longer-term solutions to homelessness. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
      "Patron, a Jack Terrier in Ukraine, received a service medal Sunday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for helping the country\u2019s military to clear mines and explosive equipment. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 9 May 2022",
      "Keston Hiura was optioned to Nashville to clear room for Perdomo on the 26-man roster. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
      "The group wants Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to act immediately on the administrative law judge\u2019s recommendation, which if favorable to their case would clear another hurdle in their bid to strike Mrs. Greene\u2019s name from the ballot. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Thursday, the weather has calmed significantly, and the National Weather Service expects a high of 63 and clouds through mid-morning that will gradually clear . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What made his and Marcus\u2019s decision clear was the standard to which UVA\u2019s players are held. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Eagles coach Denise Wolf said adjustments designed to improve clears and get better looks off corners helped keep her team in strong contention, particularly in a back-and-forth first half. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Although the public health guidelines are clear - steer clear of others - these workers are putting in longer shifts and taking on bigger workloads. \u2014 Author: Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "But steer clear of buying this for gamers looking for a traditional Sonic or Mario platformers: This might be a loser for them. \u2014 Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Off the beaches, Spanish mackerel will turn on as soon as winds drop and water clears , and cobia are also in the area around markers and other structure. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Domagoj Vida had seven clears from the Croatian defense. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151751"
  },
  "catcall":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)",
      ": a loud, sexually suggestive call or comment directed at someone publicly (as on the street)",
      ": a sound like the cry of a cat or a noise expressing disapproval (as at a sports event)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02cck\u022fl",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02cck\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bird",
      "boo",
      "Bronx cheer",
      "hiss",
      "hoot",
      "jeer",
      "raspberry",
      "razz",
      "snort"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The pitcher heard angry catcalls as he walked off the field.",
      "the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was not a vulgar catcall \u2014I was swathed in more fabric than the Virgin Mary. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Meet the Fighting Irish opponents, dates and locations for 2020, along with a prominent returning opposing player Indianapolis Star SOUTH BEND \u2014 Brian Kelly hears the whispers, which sometimes probably feel more like catcalls . \u2014 Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Should the rare Dolphins touchdown bring cheers or catcalls ? \u2014 Jody Rosen, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "When the 43-year-old came to the stage here at a university student center in the Detroit suburbs, about half of the crowd gave her a standing ovation \u2013 and the other half unleashed a chorus of boos and catcalls . \u2014 Griff Witte, Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "There were catcalls from a disappointed Orediggers sideline, in an attempt to shout down the young Lions cornerback, who firmly stood his ground, wearing an unbeatable smile that\u2019s a blessing of his genes. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "Joseph drew a large crowd at her first court appearance this month, emerging handcuffed from a police vehicle to a burst of jeers and catcalls , schoolchildren in matching uniforms struggling to catch a glimpse of her through the crowd. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "This time, there was cursing, catcalls , cries for his job, jeers so intense that Chavez Ravine momentarily appeared to sag under their weight. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "CBS Chicago reports that during a hearing on Tuesday, Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy said Thurman grew angry that George was ignoring his catcalls and followed her into the garage. \u2014 Sophie Lewis, CBS News , 27 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151927"
  },
  "constitution":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it",
      ": a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization",
      ": the physical makeup of the individual especially with respect to the health, strength, and appearance of the body",
      ": the structure, composition, physical makeup, or nature of something",
      ": the mode in which a state or society is organized",
      ": the manner in which sovereign power is distributed",
      ": an established law or custom : ordinance",
      ": the act of establishing, making, or setting up",
      ": the physical makeup of an individual",
      ": the basic structure of something",
      ": the basic beliefs and laws of a nation, state, or social group by which the powers and duties of the government are established and certain rights are guaranteed to the people or a document that sets forth these beliefs and laws",
      ": the physical makeup of the individual comprising inherited qualities modified by environment",
      ": the structure of a compound as determined by the kind, number, and arrangement of atoms in its molecule",
      ": the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it",
      ": a written instrument containing the fundamental rules of a political or social organization",
      ": the U.S. Constitution \u2014 compare charter , declaration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "clay",
      "colors",
      "complexion",
      "genius",
      "nature",
      "personality",
      "self",
      "tone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When the proposal for a new constitution was put to a referendum, it was approved overwhelmingly, by seventy-eight per cent of voters. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Chile is on the verge of overhauling the economic and political structure of its free-market system with a new constitution that would scrap the Senate, scale back mining and give extensive power to indigenous groups. \u2014 Ryan Dube, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "One of the first things Aquino did was appoint a commission to write a new constitution , as Marcos had abolished the previous one in 1973 in order to stay in power. \u2014 Meera Senthilingam, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Months of protests and a brutal crackdown that roiled the country in 2019 resulted in a national referendum that elected a group of Chileans to write a new constitution , which could significantly alter Chile's water rights and lithium policy. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Boric\u2019s challenge: to govern The uprising of 2019, the vote for a new constitution , and Mr. Boric\u2019s election were all signs of deep dissatisfaction with the status quo, analysts say. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
      "With a lens on the uphill battle to achieve a semblance of peace amidst a global pandemic, a country makes an historic and eager leap towards progress, a new constitution and leader at the fore. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s announcement came with the NCAA in the midst of major reorganization of its governance structure that began with the approval of a new constitution in January. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Under this somewhat uneasy arrangement, a new constitution was approved in 2010, limiting some presidential powers and strengthening ethics provisions. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see constitute ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-163120"
  },
  "clothed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover with or as if with cloth or clothing : dress",
      ": to provide with clothes",
      ": to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch",
      ": to endow especially with power or a quality",
      ": to cover with or as if with clothing : dress",
      ": to provide with clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fh",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "array",
      "attire",
      "bedeck",
      "caparison",
      "costume",
      "deck (out)",
      "do up",
      "dress",
      "dress up",
      "enrobe",
      "garb",
      "garment",
      "get up",
      "gown",
      "habit",
      "invest",
      "rig (out)",
      "robe",
      "suit",
      "tog (up ",
      "toilet",
      "vesture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disarray",
      "disrobe",
      "strip",
      "unclothe",
      "undress",
      "untruss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the cost of feeding and clothing your children",
      "they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "As for the costumes, The Fifth Element team had to think of how to clothe Jovovich during her birth scene. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Her husband looks to her for help cutting costs to feed and clothe their 10-person household. \u2014 Rachel Wolfe, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "ABC News reporters on the ground say that volunteers across the region have been offering to house, feed, and clothe the many refugees. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Most black women have to work to help house, feed, and clothe their families. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "During Monday's Zoom proceeding, Minneapolis civil rights attorney Jordan Kushner painted Rice as a community activist who volunteers to feed and clothe the homeless and works as a carpenter. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Increasing the payments and extending them to more low-income parents made available an additional $77 billion to feed, clothe and provide for more than 61 million children, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said during a Senate hearing last month. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cl\u0101thian , from cl\u0101th ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181220"
  },
  "conterminous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a common boundary",
      ": coterminous",
      ": enclosed within one common boundary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259s",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abutting",
      "adjacent",
      "adjoining",
      "bordering",
      "contiguous",
      "flanking",
      "flush",
      "fringing",
      "joining",
      "juxtaposed",
      "neighboring",
      "skirting",
      "touching",
      "verging"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonadjacent",
      "noncontiguous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife",
      "the county and the school district are conterminous"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conterminus (from con-  con- + -terminus, adjective derivative of terminus \"boundary marker, limit\") + -ous \u2014 more at term entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182628"
  },
  "coryphaeus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the leader of a party or school of thought",
      ": the leader of a chorus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, leader, from Greek koryphaios , from koryph\u0113 summit",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182916"
  },
  "cost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price",
      ": the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object",
      ": loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something",
      ": expenses incurred in a judicial process",
      ": those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party",
      ": regardless of the cost or consequences",
      ": for the price of production",
      ": to require expenditure or payment",
      ": to require effort, suffering, or loss",
      ": to have a price of",
      ": to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something",
      ": to estimate or set the cost of",
      ": to have a price of",
      ": to cause the payment, spending, or loss of",
      ": the amount paid or charged for something : price",
      ": loss or penalty involved in gaining something",
      ": the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something",
      ": expenses incurred in litigation",
      ": those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fst",
      "\u02c8k\u022fst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "disbursement",
      "expenditure",
      "expense",
      "outgo",
      "outlay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bring",
      "fetch",
      "go (for)",
      "run",
      "sell (for)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Currently, Comcast\u2019s Xfinity X1 and Flex customers are eligible to get Peacock Premium with ads for no additional cost ; that\u2019s normally priced at $4.99/month. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "If Microsoft does end up buying Activision Blizzard, perhaps Overwatch 2 players will get the premium battle pass through Game Pass at no extra cost . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Two years later, Keith founded the Toby Keith Foundation to provide further support, including no- cost housing for kids with cancer. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The federal government pre-purchased vaccine doses, which will be provided at no cost to families. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "School meals have been available at no cost for all students nationwide\u2013regardless of family income\u2013since schools closed in spring 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Your wine may taste like kombucha and cost as much as fine burgundy. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Still, a grocery trip that once cost about $60 now costs $80 to $95 on average. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Last year at this time, Tait said a case of 800 pads cost $50; now the price is $75. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Now, more than ever, these companies need to find ways to manufacture more efficiently and cost effectively. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Each window in the cabin where the controllers work cost $35,000. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183340"
  },
  "colossally":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a colossus",
      ": of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible",
      ": of an exceptional or astonishing degree",
      ": very large : huge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a colossal statue of the town's founder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now that the colossal design project is finished, the couple is relieved to finally settle into the massive labor of love. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "This is because scent is a colossal business, and scammers are good at following the money. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "So, why not throw money at something that can withstand both the environment and colossal cranial dispositions? \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "To have reduced the building to rubble would have been a colossal tragedy, the late Jeff West, who once served as director of the museum, said in a 2000 interview. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Ambition seems to be at an all-time high as sellers across Southern California chase colossal profits and record-breaking prices. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Word had been getting around about the colossal shoot, its enormous footprint in the Northwest, its cost, and its delays. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "The colossal wildfire tearing through forests east of Santa Fe, N.M., is now the largest in New Mexico\u2019s history. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "If Griffith Public Schools Superintendent Leah Dumezich was concerned that Griffith residents wouldn\u2019t support its first-ever referendum, her belief in the colossal dedication of its parents for their kids was never a question. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see colossus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184214"
  },
  "consult":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have regard to : consider",
      ": to ask the advice or opinion of",
      ": to refer to",
      ": to consult an individual",
      ": to deliberate together : confer",
      ": to serve as a consultant",
      ": consultation",
      ": to seek the opinion or advice of",
      ": to seek information from",
      ": to talk something over",
      ": to ask the advice or opinion of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259lt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "confab",
      "confabulate",
      "confer",
      "counsel",
      "parley",
      "treat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consultation",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discussion",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The medication may not be for everyone: People with an ongoing infection, cancer or a history of heart attack or stroke should consult with the doctor before considering the medication, Garza said. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Be sure to consult your local municipality to be sure. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Consumers who ate the potentially affected berries in the last two weeks and have not been vaccinated against hepatitis A should immediately consult with a physician, the FDA said. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
      "Consumers who ate the potentially affected berries in the last two weeks and have not been vaccinated against hepatitis A should immediately consult with a physician, the FDA said. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chron , 30 May 2022",
      "Earlier this month, the White House moved the end of the transportation mask mandate to April 18 and said government agencies would consult with the CDC to determine if the mandate could expire sooner. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "For example, a 2020 survey found that 46% of millennials prefer to learn about finance via a website, and only 25% would consult an in-person expert. \u2014 Ron Gaver, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "What the jury is deciding As the trial came to an end, Judge Azcarate advised the jury that its verdict must be unanimous, and that jurors cannot consult anything outside the court's trial materials, including media coverage. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Families who are having trouble finding formula can consult their pediatrician and visit hhs.gov/formula for more resources. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 14 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Consider a consult with a dermatologist to explore these more advanced alternatives. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "Woohoo and Heartcount consult with psychologists and statisticians to ensure that their assessments focus on people\u2019s emotional, rather than logical, responses to their work. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The tool isn\u2019t meant to be used in isolation; teams would sit down with company DE&I staff to identify existing norms and then discuss, educate, consult , and collaborate on how a character\u2019s representation is expressed beyond those norms. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Interviews with 17 people who represent, consult and tweet for celebrities show that Twitter is viewed as a high-risk, low-reward platform for many A-list entertainers. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Weapons and military equipment can be clues as to what transpired; reporters consult with military experts on that. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Early on in the production process \u2014 aside from consulting with creator Dustin Lance Black, who grew up Mormon \u2014 the star went to Utah to meet with both current and former members of the church, as well as consult with Mormon police officers. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Sensory consult : Does your child have meltdowns during typical daily activities or bothered by noises, constantly spinning or crashing into things \u2013 even unable to wear certain clothing? \u2014 cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Roberts has said the nine consult that aspirational code in their own behavior. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1527, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1560, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184228"
  },
  "constriction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or product of constricting",
      ": the quality or state of being constricted",
      ": something that constricts",
      ": an act or instance of drawing together",
      ": an act or product of constricting",
      ": the quality or state of being constricted",
      ": something that constricts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strik-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8strik-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8strik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compacting",
      "compaction",
      "compression",
      "condensation",
      "condensing",
      "constricting",
      "contracting",
      "contraction",
      "squeeze",
      "squeezing",
      "telescoping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompression",
      "expansion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Somehow boas are able to keep breathing, even while their own lungs are tightly squeezed during constriction and unable to get air normally. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "But when Capano inflated the cuff around the ribs encircling the lung\u2019s upper half, mimicking the pressure of constriction , the snake\u2019s anatomical priorities shifted. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a physical sense of constriction , a lack of freedom, and horror overtones, which are confirmed by events. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Indeed, the government\u2019s purposeful constriction of natural-gas output will have a negative impact on gasoline as well as electricity. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Symptoms include constriction of the airways, swelling of the throat, a severe drop in blood pressure, rapid pulse, dizziness, lightheadedness, or loss of consciousness. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Symptoms for the condition include constriction of the airways, abdominal pain and cramping, rapid pulse, and shock, per the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "This blood constriction can also help make skin look tighter, firmer, and glowier. \u2014 Glamour , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Stories rebel against the constriction of the trauma plot with skepticism, comedy, critique, fantasy, and a prickly awareness of the genre and audience expectations. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184233"
  },
  "compulsory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mandatory , enforced",
      ": coercive , compelling",
      ": required by or as if by law",
      ": having the power of forcing someone to do something",
      ": required or compelled by law : mandatory , obligatory",
      ": required to be brought or asserted in a pleading because of having arisen from the transaction or occurrence that is the subject of litigation",
      "\u2014 compare elective , permissive",
      ": using compulsion : compelling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259ls-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8p\u0259l-s\u0259-",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259ls-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8p\u0259l-s\u0259-r\u0113",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259l-s\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "forced",
      "imperative",
      "incumbent",
      "involuntary",
      "mandatory",
      "necessary",
      "nonelective",
      "obligatory",
      "peremptory",
      "required"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "elective",
      "optional",
      "voluntary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "To free the mind and the heart from compulsory religious confession and observance was good for all three interested parties: the state, the church and the people. \u2014 Jon Meacham , Newsweek , 27 Jan. 2009",
      "So he wants a private life and no photographs and nobody to know his home address. I can dig it, I can relate to that (but, like he should try it when it's compulsory instead of a free-choice option). \u2014 Salman Rushdie , New York Times Book Review , 14 Jan. 1990",
      "He began to resent the compulsory attendance at the boring factory meetings. \u2014 James Reston, Jr. , Time , 28 Nov. 1988",
      "compulsory retirement at age 70",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Google Maps business are revolting against a compulsory return to office work in Seattle. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "And in a country where compulsory voting has been suppressing polarization since 1924, Australia\u2019s leaders chose to avoid partisanship. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Others have relied only on the compulsory criminal investigation for certain cases, and did not initiate an internal review process. \u2014 Sam Stecklow, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The city abandoned its indoor mask mandate Friday, just days after becoming the first U.S. metropolis to reimpose compulsory masking in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Unsurprisingly, the proposal went nowhere \u2014 compulsory voting is, and has long been, unpalatable to Americans. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "By 1880, free compulsory schooling had raised the literacy rate to nearly 40 percent. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Salt River Vaulters start their beginners with compulsory exercises including vault-on, flag, stand and flank, moves that can help the athletes\u2019 physical and mental growth. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French compulsorie \"compelling, coercive,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin compuls\u014drius, derivative, with -t\u014drius, deverbal adjective suffix (originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor ) of Latin compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)\" (with -s- from past participle compulsus ) \u2014 more at compel ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184401"
  },
  "comb":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hair",
      ": a structure resembling such a comb",
      ": any of several toothed devices used in handling or ordering textile fibers",
      ": currycomb",
      ": a fleshy crest on the head of the domestic chicken and other domestic birds",
      ": something (such as the ridge of a roof) resembling the comb of a cock",
      ": honeycomb",
      ": to draw a comb through for the purpose of arranging or cleaning",
      ": to pass across with a scraping or raking action",
      ": to eliminate (as with a comb) by a thorough going-over",
      ": to search or examine systematically",
      ": to use in a combing action",
      ": to roll over or break into foam",
      ": to make a thorough search",
      "combination ; combined ; combining",
      "combustion",
      ": a toothed implement used to smooth and arrange the hair or worn in the hair to hold it in place",
      ": a soft fleshy part on top of the head of a chicken or some related birds",
      ": honeycomb",
      ": to smooth, arrange, or untangle with a comb",
      ": to search over or through carefully"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dm",
      "\u02c8k\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dig (through)",
      "dredge",
      "hunt (through)",
      "rake",
      "ransack",
      "rifle",
      "rummage",
      "scour",
      "search",
      "sort (through)",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He combed back his hair.",
      "The wool is combed before being spun into yarn.",
      "We combed the beach for shells.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Inside, there are two mainplates, each of which holds a movement consisting of a mainspring, a cylinder, a comb and regulator. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "On the other hand, a new comb and brush could enhance your detangling and styling capabilities. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "With its red comb and wattles, and feathery brown coat, the seemingly curious chicken was eventually taken into custody by one of the league\u2019s staff members. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "For the test, dogs may wear buckle, slip, or martingale collars with leashes made of fabric webbing or leather, and owners supply a comb or brush. \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "Symptoms in infected birds include neurological symptoms, fatigue, swollen comb or wattles, difficulty walking, nasal discharge and decreased egg production. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "Balancing its foodie elements\u2014cocoa absolute, honey comb , and lemon sugar\u2014with heliotrope puts a new twist on a familiar treat. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "As the comb moved down and the tangles intensified, so did the stress on the scalp. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "The second season premiere included Maddy (Alexa Demie) showing up at the New Year's Eve party with what can best be described as, the most uncomfortable headband of our collective youth: the stretch comb . \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As investigators comb territory around Kyiv from which Russian forces withdrew in early April, mass civilian graves have been found in most towns. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In Bucha alone, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk said 403 bodies had been found and the toll could rise as minesweepers comb the area. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Searchers have been using hand tools, metal detectors, drones and sniffer dogs to comb the heavily forested and steep slopes. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Searchers had been using hand tools, drones and sniffer dogs under rainy conditions to comb the heavily forested slopes for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, as well as any human remains. \u2014 Ng Han Guan And Ken Moritsugu, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The young man is one of scores of volunteers who comb the neighborhoods for residents in need. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 Amy Taxin, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 Amy Taxin, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-185837"
  },
  "citizen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it",
      ": a member of a state",
      ": an inhabitant of a city or town",
      ": one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman",
      ": a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state",
      ": a person who lives in a particular place",
      ": a person who legally belongs to, gives allegiance to, and has the rights and protections of a country",
      ": a native or naturalized individual who owes allegiance to a government (as of a state or nation) and is entitled to the enjoyment of governmental protection and to the exercise of civil rights \u2014 see also Scott v. Sandford \u2014 compare resident",
      ": a resident of a town or state who is also a U.S. native or was naturalized in the U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
      "also",
      "\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "freeman",
      "national",
      "subject"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alien",
      "noncitizen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was a United States citizen but lived most of her life abroad.",
      "a group of Japanese citizens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Abu Akleh was an American citizen \u2014 how has the U.S. responded? \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "According to her campaign website, Young was born and raised in Italy before becoming an American citizen . \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The family of a wrongful detainee shouldn\u2019t be bearing the burden of persuading American government officials to act to secure the release of an American citizen wrongfully detained. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
      "Fadi Koria, a 21-year-old refugee from Baghdad who earlier this year became an American citizen , recalled how footage of that moment exploded across Chaldeans\u2019 Facebook and Instagram accounts. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Many people didn't know this about her, but Shireen was also an American citizen . \u2014 Dalia Hatuqa, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "According to Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Akleh \u2014 who was also an American citizen \u2014 was wearing a standard-issue protective press vest when she was shot in the back of the head while reporting in the town of Jenin. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
      "One of them was an American citizen born in Ghana and the other was a Ukrainian teenager released from U.S. government custody. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
      "Willy Joseph Cancel, an American citizen and U.S. Marine veteran fighting in Ukraine, was killed during the Russian invasion this week, according to his family. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English citizein , from Anglo-French citezein , alteration of citeien , from cit\u00e9 city",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190350"
  },
  "charm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation",
      ": a practice or expression believed to have magic power",
      ": something worn about the person to ward off evil or ensure good fortune : amulet",
      ": a trait that fascinates, allures, or delights",
      ": a physical grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3 ) or attraction",
      ": compelling attractiveness",
      ": a small ornament worn on a bracelet or chain",
      ": a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of +\u00b2/\u2083 and a measured energy of approximately 1.5 GeV",
      ": the flavor characterizing this particle",
      ": to affect by or as if by magic : compel",
      ": to please, soothe, or delight by compelling attraction",
      ": to endow with or as if with supernatural powers by means of charms",
      ": to protect by or as if by spells, charms, or supernatural influences",
      ": to control (an animal) typically by charms (such as the playing of music)",
      ": to practice magic and enchantment",
      ": to have the effect of a charm : fascinate",
      ": an action, word, or phrase believed to have magic powers",
      ": something believed to keep away evil and bring good luck",
      ": a small decorative object worn on a chain or bracelet",
      ": a quality that attracts and pleases",
      ": to affect or influence by or as if by a magic spell",
      ": fascinate sense 2 , delight",
      ": to attract by being graceful, beautiful, or welcoming",
      ": to protect by or as if by a charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rm",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amulet",
      "fetish",
      "fetich",
      "mascot",
      "mojo",
      "periapt",
      "phylactery",
      "talisman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The move-in ready, three-story is filled with elegant rustic charm , like burnished log beams, soaring ceilings, river rock accent walls, stone fireplaces, and hardwood floors.. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "That secondary subplot involves Maurice\u2019s twin sons, Gene and James, played with enormous charm , respectively, by twins Christian and Jonah Lees. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "Cabins vary in size and each brims with rustic charm and a celebration of Southwestern style. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Think of it as an effortless addition to your simple, summertime, daywear uniform with New England charm . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
      "Matthew McConaughey, Angela Bassett, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt \u2014 navigates the tensions between science and faith with charm and nuance. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "The town of Mexico Beach, Florida is a hidden gem on the Gulf of Mexico, with small-town charm and untouched sands. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "The royal accessorized her Michael Kors outfit with gold earrings that resembled a honeycomb with a bee charm . \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "The Turkish seaside town of Ka\u015f is an unspoiled corner of the Mediterranean with fishing village charm . \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Known for: Soulful voice, flamboyant style, eye-catching dance moves, ability to charm TV viewers and turn them into devoted fans. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The fact that this new take on an old chestnut is coming to a theater near you almost feels like an afterthought \u2014 it is specifically designed to be watched in a state of distraction and/or defenseless against its aggressive attempts to charm . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet, Fellowes manages to navigate \u2018Downton Abbey\u2019 to charm both reactionaries and revolutionaries, finagling a sequence that allows the staff to usurp the formal dining room while the rich serve themselves at a buffet. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Prashanth Neel\u2019s latest outing, KGF Chapter 2, continues to charm the audience and has surpassed the collections of the latest Hindi release in India - Jersey. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And Concord \u2014 historic home to authors Alcott, Emerson, and Thoreau \u2014 continues to charm with its walkable downtown and pastoral landscape. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite its copious grunt, the powertrain fails to charm . \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Does Mantzoukas make an appearance to charm the pants off of viewers as per uszh? \u2014 Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190946"
  },
  "celeb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": celebrity sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8leb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
      "cause celebre",
      "celebrity",
      "figure",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "light",
      "luminary",
      "megastar",
      "name",
      "notability",
      "notable",
      "notoriety",
      "personage",
      "personality",
      "somebody",
      "standout",
      "star",
      "superstar",
      "VIP"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nobody",
      "noncelebrity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a trendy restaurant much favored by Tinseltown celebs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Commencement season is in full swing, and Grownish star Yara Shahidi is the latest celeb to celebrate their big day. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 31 May 2022",
      "Pricey Remove peach fuzz with this celeb -loved razor that helps exfoliate skin while removing unwanted hairs on your face. \u2014 ELLE , 5 May 2022",
      "Look to this royal and celeb -approved style to gift to your family's matriarch. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Bella isn't the only celeb to share their fave beauty products on TikTok. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 May 2022",
      "The former Project Runway host isn't the only stylish celeb who has recently brought back the timeless outfit, though. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "This isn't the first time the Bravo celeb has been open about her cosmetic procedures. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "While the majority of us would probably stick to wearing these at home, Rae is yet another celeb to prove that Ugg slippers are more than just house shoes. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Strangely enough, the celeb who best exemplifies the interconnectivity of diet and fast-food culture isn\u2019t a pop star or an influencer. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191250"
  },
  "convalescence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness",
      ": to regain health and strength gradually after sickness or injury",
      ": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "come back",
      "gain",
      "heal",
      "mend",
      "pull round",
      "rally",
      "recoup",
      "recover",
      "recuperate",
      "snap back"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He is convalescing from his leg injuries.",
      "the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bow soon after entered Glendale Sanitarium to convalesce from the ordeal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Twenty critically endangered juvenile Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtles were flown from New England to the subtropical Florida Keys to convalesce at the Marathon Turtle Hospital after being rescued from Cape Cod Bay\u2019s frigid coastal waters. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "Finally, Tanajara was forced to leave the training facility in Riverside, California, and return to San Antonio to convalesce . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin convalescere , from com- + valescere to grow strong, from val\u0113re to be strong, be well \u2014 more at wield ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191303"
  },
  "counterincentive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that discourages or tends to discourage a particular action : an incentive to avoid doing something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-in-\u02c8sen-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192142"
  },
  "concerning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to : regarding",
      ": causing concern or worry : creating reason for concern : troubling",
      ": relating to : about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-ni\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "apropos",
      "apropos of",
      "as far as",
      "as for",
      "as regards",
      "as respects",
      "as to",
      "of",
      "on",
      "regarding",
      "respecting",
      "touching",
      "toward",
      "towards"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Preposition",
      "we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192455"
  },
  "charade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true , and shun )",
      ": a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak",
      ": an empty or deceptive act or pretense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act",
      "airs",
      "disguise",
      "facade",
      "fa\u00e7ade",
      "front",
      "guise",
      "masquerade",
      "playacting",
      "pose",
      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "put-on",
      "semblance",
      "show"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We've grown tired of your charades .",
      "put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea that offices are necessary to ensure that workers work has been exposed as a charade by the pandemic. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
      "This means taking the Privileges or Immunities Clause seriously and stopping the charade of tilting at the Due Process Clause, which protects only procedural rights. . . . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Everything else is a lie, an elaborate charade by which to entrap Henry \u2014 who isn\u2019t Henry at all, but a man named Peter Worley. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Don\u2019t make students pay for this political charade . \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Authorities eventually learned that the evaluation was never scheduled and was just a charade to allow Vicky White to sneak Casey White out of the jail without suspicion. \u2014 CBS News , 6 May 2022",
      "The charade : Fring has supposedly found Varga, and is turning him over to the Salamancas. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The entire charade can't help but remind us of the earlier scandal in July 2019, when Trump attempted to strong-arm Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating then-candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Your mother has created this character and this entertaining little charade because she is hurt. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Occitan charrado chat, from charr\u00e1 to chat, chatter",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192502"
  },
  "cussed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cursed",
      ": obstinate , cantankerous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-s\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "confounded",
      "cursed",
      "curst",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "doggone",
      "doggoned",
      "freaking",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that cussed cat once again woke us up last night"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193026"
  },
  "close out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clearing out by a sale usually at reduced prices of the whole remaining stock (as of a business)",
      ": an article offered or bought at a closeout",
      ": exclude",
      ": preclude",
      ": to dispose of a whole stock of by sale",
      ": to dispose of (a business)",
      ": sell",
      ": to put (an account) in order for disposal or transfer",
      ": to bring to an often rapid or abrupt conclusion",
      ": to discontinue operation of",
      ": to sell out a business",
      ": to buy or sell securities or commodities in order to terminate an account"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "complete",
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wrap up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "begin",
      "commence",
      "inaugurate",
      "open",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a store that sells closeouts",
      "Verb",
      "the team closed out the season with major losses",
      "don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At the same time, Game 6 of the NBA Finals could be a closeout game as the Golden State Warriors will look to hoist the Larry O\u2019Brien trophy at TD Garden on Thursday night. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "And then there was a closeout on Jaylen Brown on the very next possession. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "Very few people gave Dallas a chance before its series against Phoenix, but a 33-point closeout win was reminiscent of Dirk Nowitzki and company destroying the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 11 years ago. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "On the other hand, Amazon Outlet includes closeout , clearance, and overstock items. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Booker missed three games of the Pelicans series with a hamstring injury before returning in Game 6, scoring 13 points in the closeout win. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "The three-time All-Star returned Game 6 and scored 13 points with 11 coming in the second half of an 115-109 closeout victory. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "The New Orleans Pelicans were leading by double digits and their sellout crowd of 18,962 was dialed up to 110, but Chris Paul silenced them time and time again in leading the Suns to a 115-109 closeout win in Game 6, taking the series 4-2. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "And two closeout opportunities have already come and gone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Located in Key Colony Beach, this beach is an ideal spot to relax and close out another day in paradise. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "Eagles Landing had won four straight games to close out the regular season and reach the playoffs and then three straight before the loss to Bear Lakes. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Boston had Miami on the ropes in Game 6 but couldn\u2019t close out this plucky foe. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "In the first game of the night, the Wolves found themselves down to Chugiak 1-0 after the first two innings but would go on to score six unanswered runs to close out the game and punch their ticket to the next round with a 6-1 win. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The Celtics were up, 3-2, in the Eastern Conference finals in 2018 and couldn\u2019t close out LeBron James and the Cavaliers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "But Parry, with her rare one-handed backhand, still had to come up with the goods under duress to close out the match and secure her first victory over a top-50 player. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The series will continue on Friday at 4 p.m. and close out on Saturday at 12 p.m. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "Nadal then held at love to close out the first set and broke Isner\u2019s serve in the opening game of the second. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, ajc , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193759"
  },
  "ceremonial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, involved in, or belonging to ceremony : stressing careful attention to form and detail",
      ": having no real power or influence",
      ": a ceremonial act, action, or system",
      ": of, used in, or being a ceremony",
      ": a special ceremony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l",
      "\u02ccse-r\u0259-",
      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceremonious",
      "conventional",
      "formal",
      "orthodox",
      "regular",
      "routine"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ceremony",
      "form",
      "formality",
      "observance",
      "rite",
      "ritual",
      "solemnity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The tribe has different ceremonial masks for each ceremony.",
      "His new position is largely ceremonial because all the decisions are actually made by a committee.",
      "Noun",
      "a number of religious ceremonials",
      "the funeral of a pope is usually marked by rich pageantry and elaborate ceremonials",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "His half-brother, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was swiftly named the country's new president, but the change appears largely ceremonial since Mohamed began serving as de facto leader after Khalifa suffered a stroke in 2014. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "In a ceremonial move, the Blue House presidential compound opened to the public at the end of the inauguration. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "The biggest shell middens towered up to 30 feet (9 meters) and were important ceremonial , sacred and symbolic structures. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 3 May 2022",
      "The insurrection left lawmakers scrambling for safety and delayed for several hours the largely ceremonial , but constitutionally required, process. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Of course, the RNC cannot formally control who serves in Congress, so any potential resolution would not be binding but more ceremonial in nature. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Though an often- ceremonial position, the role is also imbued with enormous powers, especially in political crises \u2014 allowing the president to select prime ministers and the government, deny mandates to weak coalitions and dissolve Parliament. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "While Aldovia initially appears not to be a principality, with the first film introducing us to a prime minister, the sequel reveals that this role is largely ceremonial (if not an outright sham). \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Like a multi-step skincare routine, making coffee with these tools every morning feels ceremonial . \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are at least two reasons for this: adding the retail margin to boost profits and controlling the selling ceremonial in stores. \u2014 St\u00e9phane Jg Girod, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The park district in May held a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off the project and a construction fence, blocking entry to the park, was installed several days later. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "This process is in some respects ceremonial , because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "This process is in some respects ceremonial , because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "This process is in some respects ceremonial , because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "Speaking of experts and politicians, a Palm Beach County position that is typical thought of as ceremonial was anything but that for Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "This process is in some respects ceremonial , because by January the media has declared a winner and usually a concession speech has been given. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "Coming at the very pinnacle of Paris, the fashion ceremonial that is the Louis Vuitton show is always the grand finale, the last word, on the very last day, of a month of shows in four capitals. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 6 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1679, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-194444"
  },
  "ceinture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a belt or sash for the waist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sa\u207f(n)-\u02c8tyu\u0307r",
      "-\u02c8tu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8san-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt",
      "cincture",
      "cummerbund",
      "cumberbund",
      "girdle",
      "sash",
      "self-belt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the designer's dresses typically are accessorized with eye-catching ceintures"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English seynture , from Anglo-French ceinture , from Latin cinctura \u2014 more at cincture ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-194447"
  },
  "cooked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who prepares food for eating",
      ": a technical or industrial process comparable to cooking food",
      ": a substance so processed",
      ": to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process",
      ": concoct , fabricate",
      ": to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify , doctor",
      "\u2014 see also cook the books",
      ": to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire during preparation",
      ": to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat",
      ": to undergo the action of being cooked",
      ": occur , happen",
      ": to perform, do, or proceed well",
      ": to make one's failure or ruin certain",
      ": a person who prepares food for eating",
      ": to prepare food for eating by the use of heat",
      ": to go through the process of being heated in preparation for being eaten",
      ": to create through thought and imagination",
      "James 1728\u20131779 English navigator and explorer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chef",
      "cooker",
      "culinarian"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "distort",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist",
      "warp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tom Ye is a cook in his 20s at a nearby restaurant at Asiana Plaza. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
      "Bring the Jeff Ruby Experience to your homes with the cook -at-home Family Meal Kits. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Ditter, who was a line cook at Black Market and ran the kitchen at Rook after chef Carlos Salazar left, has gone with a Chinese takeout theme to complement the cocktail program. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
      "Shawnda Terrell, a cook at Sibley\u2019s Food and Fuel Store, also known as RKM, on nearby Alabama 20, said about 25% of the deli\u2019s business is tied to R.A. Hubbard. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Lorico was a cook at David Chang\u2019s Majordomo at the time and is now executive chef at Bakers & Baristas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Hess \u2013 who grew up in Geauga County - started as a dishwasher at age 14, was a cook at age 15, helped run mom-and-pop eateries at 18-19, then worked front-of-house duties at 21. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Gilberto Monroy, a longtime cook at Berkeley brunch classic Bette\u2019s Oceanview Diner, has branched off to open a Mexican restaurant. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Bill Thompson, a cook at a Burger King in Independence, Missouri, also doesn't have paid sick leave. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Who could resist a cute French chef teaching you how to cook ? \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to cook palmini noodles to your liking? \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
      "Cue the internet think pieces about whether or not Porowski even knew how to cook . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "Mackievicz-Cenci was 6 years old when her father began teaching her how to cook . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "At church bazaars, grandmothers and aunties cook beloved Taiwanese snacks, including sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, and oyster pancakes. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Without power, families cook meals on open fires in the streets. \u2014 Gabe Joselow, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "But my goodness, does so much of the space material still cook . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "That low of a temperature will slowly cook the meat without drying it out and will infuse it with a delicious layer of smoke flavor. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195349"
  },
  "collaborative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor",
      ": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force",
      ": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected",
      ": to work with others (as in writing a book)",
      ": to cooperate with an enemy force that has taken over a person's country",
      ": to work jointly with others in some endeavor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band (together)",
      "concert",
      "concur",
      "conjoin",
      "conspire",
      "cooperate",
      "join",
      "league",
      "team (up)",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
      "He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until recently, the region was typical of the disarray of the left at the national level, with each party refusing to collaborate and instead clinging to its strongholds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Until recently, the region was typical of the disarray of the left at the national level, with each party refusing to collaborate and instead clinging to its strongholds. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Two weeks ago, the City Council approved spending $1.5 million in federal funding to help build a new, one-stop building where homeless support organizations can collaborate and do assistance interviews. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "These interconnections are evident when a handful of partners collaborate and innovate to deliver a specific customer solution or value proposition. \u2014 Norma Watenpaugh, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Another popular dish on the menu \u2014 the biscuit and kare gravy \u2014 always left behind a labor-intensive biscuit trim, leading the chefs to collaborate with their team of cooks and brainstorm unique ways to repurpose it. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
      "But the permit passed on Thursday includes stipulations that will require Cruise to collaborate with the city on an ongoing basis and share data to monitor ongoing passenger safety. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "But to be able to come together and collaborate in that way and to finally find an answer \u2014 there\u2019s just no better or more fun style of filmmaking than that. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The deal will allow Fremantle and AWA Studios to collaborate and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on AWA\u2019s expanding IP library. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195434"
  },
  "contagious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person",
      "\u2014 see also contagious disease",
      ": bearing contagion",
      ": used for contagious diseases",
      ": exciting similar emotions or conduct in others",
      ": able to be passed from one individual to another through contact",
      ": having a sickness that can be passed to someone else",
      ": causing other people to feel or act a similar way",
      ": communicable by contact",
      ": bearing contagion",
      ": used for contagious diseases"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "-j\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catching",
      "communicable",
      "pestilent",
      "transmissible",
      "transmittable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncommunicable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "It's a highly contagious virus.",
      "I have a cold and I'm still contagious .",
      "I'm sick, but the doctor says I'm not contagious .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The syndrome itself is not contagious , but a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus could cause chickenpox in people who have not previously been vaccinated for it or had the condition. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "In the same way, stress and negativity are contagious , so is happiness. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The virus is highly contagious among some wild birds and can be deadly for bald eagles and vultures, the Park Service said. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Most importantly, Charlie\u2019s delight in the simple things was contagious . \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "The EA H5N1 strain of avian influenza is highly contagious and has also affected backyard and commercial poultry flocks, contributing to higher prices of meat and eggs. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Furch, who won a Clausura title under Orlegi at Santos Laguna, said the change in Guadalajara is contagious . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "People may or may not be contagious during this time. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 26 May 2022",
      "Once the scabs fall off, the person is no longer contagious , the CDC says. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"contaminating, communicable,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin cont\u0101gi\u014dsus, from Latin cont\u0101gi\u014d \"contact, contagion \" + -\u014dsus  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195628"
  },
  "coverlet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedspread",
      ": bedspread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-l\u0259t",
      "-(\u02cc)lid",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedcover",
      "bedcovering",
      "bedspread",
      "counterpane",
      "hap",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet , squirmed in his bassinet and yawned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
      "In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode\u2019s personal textile collection. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The coverlet on the king-sized bed looked like an untouched field of snow. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "This classic eight-piece set \u2014 which includes a comforter, shams, throw pillows, a coverlet and more \u2014 brings classic Americana style to any bedroom. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, CNN Underscored , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, alteration of coverlite , from Anglo-French coverlit , from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus \u2014 more at lie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201243"
  },
  "crust":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hardened exterior or surface part of bread",
      ": a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard",
      ": the pastry shell of a pie : piecrust",
      ": the bready layer that forms the foundation of a pizza",
      ": a hard or brittle external coat or covering: such as",
      ": a hard surface layer (as of soil or snow)",
      ": the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocks",
      ": a deposit built up on the interior surface of a wine bottle during long aging",
      ": an encrusting deposit (as of the eye) of dried secretions or exudate",
      ": scab",
      ": gall , nerve",
      ": the hardened outside surface of bread",
      ": a hard dry piece of bread",
      ": the pastry cover of a pie",
      ": a hard outer covering or surface layer",
      ": the outer part of the earth",
      ": scab sense 2",
      ": an encrusting deposit of serum, cellular debris, and bacteria present over or about lesions in some skin diseases (as impetigo or eczema)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259st",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259st",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "audaciousness",
      "audacity",
      "brashness",
      "brass",
      "brassiness",
      "brazenness",
      "cheek",
      "cheekiness",
      "chutzpah",
      "chutzpa",
      "hutzpah",
      "hutzpa",
      "effrontery",
      "face",
      "gall",
      "nerve",
      "nerviness",
      "pertness",
      "presumption",
      "presumptuousness",
      "sauce",
      "sauciness",
      "temerity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crust cut off.",
      "a pie with flaky crust",
      "He likes pizza with thin crust .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pears, grapes, cheese, bread, tins of sardines, bright pink radishes pickled in Nebeker\u2019s own kitchen, and a strawberry rhubarb pie with pansies baked into the criss-cross of the crust . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Originally, this delicate mix of cherries and chocolate with the texture of pie crust for good measure was on top of my list. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
      "The Sloosh Pizza Float serves up delicious-looking fun in a nearly 6-foot-long slice with 5 feet of crust . \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "Mmmmushy, cheesy spinach artichoke dip that\u2019s been precooked into a cupcake-size lump with a tragic lack of crust . \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
      "Mars lacks plate tectonics, the sliding of pieces of the crust that shapes the surface of our planet. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Think of the Martian crust as a single giant plate. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "About the size of an SUV, NASA\u2019s $4.25 billion mission dubbed \u2018Europa Clipper\u2019 will investigate the gamut \u2014- everything from the depth and salinity of the ocean to the thickness of the ice crust . \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The perfectly sweet-tart flavor of cherries is just amazing with every bite of flaky crust . \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crouste, cruste, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French cruste, crouste, going back to Latin crusta \"hard coating or surface layer, shell of an arthropod or crustacean, mineral flake, stone slab used in paneling,\" perhaps, if going back to *krus-to- \"something crushed or pounded into a hard layer,\" from a zero-grade nominal derivative of Indo-European *kreu\u032fs- \"beat, crush, pound,\" whence also Old English hruse \"earth, ground,\" Old High German roso, rosa \"crust, layer of ice\" (going back to Germanic *hrus\u014dn- ) \u2014 more at anacrusis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201450"
  },
  "calculate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to determine by mathematical processes",
      ": to reckon by exercise of practical judgment : estimate",
      ": to solve or probe the meaning of : figure out",
      ": to design or adapt for a purpose",
      ": to judge to be true or probable",
      ": intend",
      ": to make a calculation",
      ": to forecast consequences",
      ": count , rely",
      ": to find by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing : compute",
      ": estimate entry 1",
      ": to plan by careful thought : intend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cipher",
      "compute",
      "figure",
      "reckon",
      "work out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "calculate the volume of a cylinder",
      "I need to calculate how long it will take me to drive to Chicago.",
      "We calculated the cost of new carpeting for the whole house.",
      "We need to calculate our chances of success before we invest more money in the business.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taxpayers have the option of using a more complex method to calculate the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "There are tools online that elaborate and can help calculate this form of KPIs. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "It is recommended that average municipal incomes be considered to calculate water tariffs for different income groups. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "And efficacy against severe disease in children is expected to be very, very high for both brands of shots, though neither clinical trial reported enough COVID hospitalizations to properly calculate those stats. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "The Deloitte study\u2019s authors even expect to see an app that would calculate all forms of transport for the commuter to find out which combination of air taxis, trains, subways, buses and ground taxis would be fastest and least expensive. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "For those who are looking to just keep score, the ScoreBand will easily log your play on each hole and then calculate your score after nine and 18 holes. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the math involved in a blockchain has to have a very specific property: The solution must be difficult to calculate but easy to verify. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022",
      "The latter have to first identify a missile, then calculate a trajectory to intercept it, and finally launch and guide an interceptor (such as another missile) to destroy the incoming weapon. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin calculatus , past participle of calculare , from calculus pebble (used in reckoning), perhaps irregular diminutive of calc-, calx lime \u2014 more at chalk ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201941"
  },
  "constellate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to unite in a cluster",
      ": to set or adorn with or as if with constellations",
      ": cluster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "amass",
      "assemble",
      "bulk (up)",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "corral",
      "garner",
      "gather",
      "group",
      "lump",
      "pick up",
      "round up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dispel",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "scatter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204006"
  },
  "classical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": standard , classic",
      ": of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or ideals",
      ": versed in the classics",
      ": of or relating to music of the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by an emphasis on balance, clarity, and moderation",
      ": of, relating to, or being music in the educated European tradition that includes such forms as art song, chamber music, opera, and symphony as distinguished from folk or popular music or jazz",
      ": authoritative , traditional",
      ": of or relating to a form or system considered of first significance in earlier times",
      ": not involving relativity, wave mechanics, or quantum theory",
      ": conforming to a pattern of usage sanctioned by a body of literature rather than by everyday speech",
      ": concerned with or giving instruction in the humanities, the fine arts, and the broad aspects of science",
      ": of a kind that has long been considered great",
      ": of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its language and arts",
      ": relating to music in a European tradition that includes opera and symphony and that is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music",
      ": concerned with a general study of the arts and sciences"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-si-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kla-si-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conventional",
      "customary",
      "prescriptive",
      "traditional"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nontraditional",
      "unconventional",
      "uncustomary",
      "untraditional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the classical preparation of a ham for Easter",
      "a writer celebrated for his classical profiles of eminent Victorians",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mainly Mozart made national headlines in 2020 when the organization responded to the COVID-19 shutdown by introducing classical music drive-in concerts. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Take your pick of summer concerts from jazz to rock to classical music. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "The conductor reassesses classical music of the 20th century. \u2014 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The subject is clearly classical (the standing figure wears a laurel wreath). \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Dancers in the United States prefer a contemporary form of ballet, while Russian ballet is more classical , Tsembenhoi explained. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Prior to the 20th century, American education was almost universally classical in nature \u2014 great books, grammar and rhetoric, direct teacher guidance, a healthy patriotism. \u2014 Garion Frankel, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "June 23: Enjoy classical string music under the stars when the Dark Sky Quartet performs. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "But its spirit was nothing short of a roadmap for ensuring classical music\u2019s long future. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin classicus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204224"
  },
  "crotchet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small hook or hooked instrument",
      ": brooch",
      ": a highly individual and usually eccentric opinion or preference",
      ": a peculiar trick or device",
      ": quarter note"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ch\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curiosity",
      "eccentricity",
      "erraticism",
      "idiosyncrasy",
      "individualism",
      "kink",
      "mannerism",
      "oddity",
      "peculiarity",
      "quiddity",
      "quip",
      "quirk",
      "singularity",
      "tic",
      "trick",
      "twist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her one crotchet is a fondness for eating cookies while soaking in the tub"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crochet , from Anglo-French crochet, croket \u2014 more at crocket ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204858"
  },
  "cavalcade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a procession (see procession entry 1 sense 1 ) of riders or carriages",
      ": a procession of vehicles or ships",
      ": a dramatic sequence or procession : series",
      ": a procession especially of riders or carriages",
      ": a dramatic series (as of related events)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-v\u0259l-\u02c8k\u0101d",
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259l-\u02cck\u0101d",
      "\u02ccka-v\u0259l-\u02c8k\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "caravan",
      "fleet",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.",
      "a cavalcade of antique cars",
      "a cavalcade of natural disasters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Earth somehow will continue to orbit the sun as another postseason proceeds without the Cowboys, the third seed, whose cavalcade of clumsiness reached its apex as time expired in their 23-17 loss to the sixth-seeded San Francisco 49ers. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "On Moscow\u2019s Red Square, Putin, 69, is due to preside over a cavalcade of troops and tanks, rockets and long-range ballistic missiles. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
      "If the Windsors have weathered a cavalcade of misfortunes and scandals, credit their determined family manager: the Queen. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "As the cavalcade stopped, the district collector stepped out of one of the cars. \u2014 Supriya Sharma, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Throughout this three-day Nashville stint, a cavalcade of fellow artists have made surprise appearances, including Jimmie Allen, Eric Church, Ronnie Dunn and others. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Looking to get a feminist magazine off the ground, a young woman pitches her idea to a cavalcade of uninterested men. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The staffing uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus, in the second season played amid a pandemic, created a cavalcade of upsets that funneled into the postseason: Five of the last six games before Sunday were decided on the final play. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "News that's prompted a cavalcade of stories and posts all following up on the tip, heralding the return of what had been one of the chain's most popular menu items. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Italian cavalcata \"journey made by horse, group riding horseback, procession of riders accompanying a distinguished person, or formed on the occasion of a ceremony,\" from cavalcare \"to ride horseback\" (going back to Late Latin caballic\u0101re, from Latin caballus \"work horse, gelding\" + Late Latin -ic\u0101re, verb formative) + -ata, suffix of action and result; caballus, of obscure origin, perhaps a loanword from a language of the Balkans or Anatolia \u2014 more at -ade ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205132"
  },
  "crystalize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form",
      ": to cause to take a definite form",
      ": to coat with crystals especially of sugar",
      ": to become crystallized",
      ": to form or cause to form crystals or grains",
      ": to take or cause to take definite form",
      ": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form",
      ": to cause to form perfect or large crystals",
      ": to become crystallized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "form",
      "jell",
      "shape (up)",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "B Corp is a tool to crystallize even more of them in more concrete ways. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Off the court, the two are also close friends, a relationship that helped crystallize Thompson\u2019s decision to come to Chicago. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" crystal entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205648"
  },
  "congruency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congruence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "accordance",
      "agreement",
      "conformance",
      "conformity",
      "congruence",
      "congruity",
      "consonance",
      "harmony",
      "tune"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disagreement",
      "incongruence",
      "incongruity",
      "incongruousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at least he acts in congruency with his avowed beliefs and values"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210037"
  },
  "commandeering":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to compel to perform military service",
      ": to seize for military purposes",
      ": to take arbitrary or forcible possession of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8dir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hijack",
      "highjack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.",
      "an airliner commandeered by terrorists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vancouver\u2019s inaugural festival of crispy tortillas and yummy fillings will commandeer Esther Short Park this weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
      "For four years, Trump\u2019s Twitter feed offered real-time narration of his presidency, with missives that would commandeer the daily news cycle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This was just Biden\u2019s third prime-time White House address\u2014and the decision to try to commandeer the nation\u2019s attention at dinnertime had both its political and legislative components. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "Why would demons do this, try to commandeer humans? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Along with Hazmi, their team would later commandeer Flight 77 that slammed into the Pentagon. \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Something in the Water will commandeer three stages along Independence Avenue and adjacent streets June 17-19 \u2013 aka Juneteenth weekend. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Gu from Daxue Consulting says the disconnect is due, in part, to attempts by the Shanghai government to commandeer food distribution chains across the city instead of leaving them under the control of private companies like Meituan. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Freed from white rule, the plotters would commandeer a ship and escape to the black Republic of Haiti. \u2014 Marc M. Arkin, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Afrikaans kommandeer , from French commander to command, from Old French comander ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210333"
  },
  "corridor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open",
      ": a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making",
      ": a usually narrow passageway or route: such as",
      ": a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory",
      ": a restricted lane for air traffic",
      ": a land path used by migrating animals",
      ": a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities",
      ": an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose",
      ": a passage into which rooms open"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "-\u02ccd\u022fr",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt",
      "land",
      "neck",
      "part(s)",
      "region",
      "tract",
      "zone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.",
      "A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From golfing talk around the water cooler to practice swings in the corridor to the somewhat bizarre habit of estimating distances in terms of golf clubs. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The transit agency also will be operating the second phase of the Silver Line to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, which would be another option for commuters in the I-66 corridor . \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "New permits aimed at tamping down crowding in the Columbia River Gorge will begin Tuesday, joining a growing list of permits and parking passes required at trailheads and parks in the scenic river corridor . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "His first day in the gothic hallways, a man in a wormy mustache stands in the corridor and asks Paul his name. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Schedules shifted, and two people who discovered a mutual affinity for musical theater rarely passed one another in the corridor . \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022",
      "All four major intersections in the corridor are hot spots for fatalities and serious injuries. \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Norton, gathering his team in the basement corridor of Bartow Arena, asked his seniors and upperclassmen to visualize their former practice area before walking across 13 Street and past the retained and upgraded aquatics center. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The research, based partly on county-level data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, indicates Utah\u2019s open space losses from 1982 and 2017 were concentrated in the five-county corridor from Cache County to Utah County, at 427 square miles. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier \"covered passageway, path surrounding fortifications,\" borrowed from French, borrowed from regional Italian (by-form of Tuscan corridoio ), from correre \"to run\" (going back to Latin currere ) + -idore, going back to Latin -i-t\u014drium (from -i-  -i- + -t\u014drium, suffix of place, from neuter of -t\u014drius, adjective derivative of -t\u014dr-, -tor, agent suffix) \u2014 more at current entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210344"
  },
  "crumple":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple",
      ": to cause to collapse",
      ": to become crumpled",
      ": collapse",
      ": a wrinkle or crease made by crumpling",
      ": to press or crush out of shape",
      ": to become full of wrinkles",
      ": collapse entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-p\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crinkle",
      "rumple",
      "scrunch",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flatten",
      "iron out",
      "smooth",
      "smoothen",
      "uncrumple"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.",
      "The car's fender was crumpled in the accident.",
      "At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sorters could crumple films and tell\u2014by their sound\u2014their polymer lattices. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Fernando, crumple up that application to be a wild-animal trainer. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Now take just one of those sheets and crumple it up into a ball. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Barrett lofted a left-handed floater while also hitting his defender, Reggie Jackson, hard enough for Jackson to momentarily crumple . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The videos, which were also obtained by The Washington Post, show that Hall\u2019s hands remained up, with one of them holding the pellet gun, when two state troopers began firing at him, causing the teen to crumple to the ground almost immediately. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Pull the corners of the aluminum foil square together and crumple the square into a loose ball that is approximately six cm in diameter. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2012",
      "The seminar comes as the southern border continues to crumple under the compounding crisis. \u2014 Bill Melugin, Fox News , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Now crumple the ball a little more tightly, into one that is approximately five cm in diameter. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2012",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The crumple of a man unfolding a newspaper, and a pencil scribbling the answers to a crossword puzzle. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "Along the Gulf Coast, this is largely due to the extraction of oil and water, which makes the ground crumple like an empty plastic bottle. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The man was outside, on a mobile, his voice dipping in and out amid the ambient scratch and crumple of the elements. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Then came Osaka, a winner of the U.S. and Australian opens, acknowledging that athletes can publicly share vulnerability and truths about the types of pressure that would cause most to crumple . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "The frenetic music in the background, the melodramatic slaps, Sarah Jane\u2019s slow crumple to the asphalt. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Just like seat belts, crumple -zones and airbags increase the odds of surviving an accident, masks, physical distancing (and common sense) will lower the risk of catching this virus. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "Seat belts won\u2019t prevent all fatal car crashes, but cars also come with airbags and crumple zones. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "The cells flex to produce initial frictional forces, then cells crumple like a car bumper on impact. \u2014 Gregg Ellman Tribune News Service, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210805"
  },
  "control":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate",
      ": to have power over : rule",
      ": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels",
      ": to incorporate suitable controls in",
      "\u2014 see also controlled experiment",
      ": to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments",
      ": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study",
      ": an act or instance of controlling",
      ": power or authority to guide or manage",
      ": skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium",
      ": the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive",
      ": the ability of a baseball pitcher to control the location of a pitch within the strike zone",
      ": restraint , reserve",
      ": one that controls: such as",
      ": a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system",
      ": an organization that directs a spaceflight",
      ": control experiment",
      ": one (such as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control experiment and is used as a standard of comparison",
      ": a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium",
      ": control key",
      ": to have power over",
      ": to direct the actions or behavior of",
      ": to keep within bounds : restrain",
      ": to direct the function of",
      ": the power or authority to manage",
      ": ability to keep within bounds or direct the operation of",
      ": self-restraint",
      ": regulation sense 2",
      ": a device used to start, stop, or change the operation of a machine or system",
      ": something that is not treated or exposed to testing in an experiment in order to serve as a comparison to others that have undergone treatment or exposure",
      ": to incorporate suitable controls in",
      ": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels",
      ": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study",
      ": an act or instance of controlling something",
      ": one that is used in controlling something: as",
      ": an experiment in which the subjects are treated as in a parallel experiment except for omission of the procedure or agent under test and which is used as a standard of comparison in judging experimental effects",
      ": one (as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control",
      ": to exercise restraining or directing influence over especially by law",
      ": to have power or authority over",
      ": to have controlling interest in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bridle",
      "check",
      "constrain",
      "contain",
      "curb",
      "govern",
      "hold",
      "inhibit",
      "keep",
      "measure",
      "pull in",
      "regulate",
      "rein (in)",
      "restrain",
      "rule",
      "tame"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "controller",
      "regulator"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "Connect to WiFi to control from your phone or connect to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t give her license to control you or make her pain someone else\u2019s problem. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Parents can control the unit itself or via a convenient downloadable app on your smartphone. \u2014 Tiffany Leigh, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "As family planning activists have long known, the right to control fertility includes the right to plan for a healthy family, as well as the right to plan not to have a family. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "There is little doubt that the draft Supreme Court decision that would end the 50-year-old constitutional right to control a pregnancy has presented Democrats with a political opportunity in an otherwise bleak political landscape. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The Senate could save a woman\u2019s right to control her own body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The disclosure functions as an early sign to shareholders and companies that a significant investor could seek to control or influence a company. \u2014 Dave Michaels, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Neighboring Lysychansk, the only city in the Luhansk region that is still fully under Ukrainian control , is also the target of multiple airstrikes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
      "Syria\u2019s most sophisticated air defenses, its long-range S-300s delivered in 2018, are under Russian control . \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The fire was deemed under control at about 3:40 a.m. \u2014 Christine Condon And Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
      "Oakland firefighters brought a four-alarm fire under control early Sunday in the East Oakland hills. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control , the company said in a statement posted to its Chinese social media account. \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "In a Weibo post around 9 a.m., Sinopec Shanghai said the fire had effectively come under control . \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Authorities got the collapse under control just before 7:15 a.m. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "But the fires were largely under control on Monday after heavy rainfall, authorities said. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Noun",
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211034"
  },
  "chime in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to combine harmoniously",
      ": to break into a conversation or discussion especially to express an opinion",
      ": to remark while chiming in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "break in",
      "chip in",
      "cut in",
      "interpose",
      "interrupt",
      "intrude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cI don't like that show at all,\u201d my friend chimed in",
      "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With a writing team whose members may not always be privy to cultural norms, Watson was always able to chime in and provide feedback that would give a more accurate authentic slant to the language and communication used between parents and children. \u2014 Essence , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "But potential hosts chime in from Madrid to Berlin, Italian hamlets and small villages in the South of France. \u2014 Michaela Haas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Taylor Hicks kicks things off with a solo, and other voices chime in . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Kardashian's sister Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian and mother, Kris Jenner, also chime in . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Every time someone mentions this phenomenon, plenty of highly literate people chime in to tell of their own missteps. \u2014 James Harbeck, The Week , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Of course, fans were happy to chime in with their well wishes. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "The next person to chime in was Jasen Christiansen, an ECHO psychiatry and addiction medicine specialist and the medical director of the behavioral health integration department at the University of New Mexico. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 11 July 2021",
      "Netflix continues to ruffle feathers After the clip went viral, author Philip Pullman decided to chime in . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211347"
  },
  "consecrate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dedicated to a sacred purpose",
      ": to induct (a person) into a permanent office with a religious rite",
      ": to ordain to the office of bishop",
      ": to make or declare sacred",
      ": to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony",
      ": to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine)",
      ": to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication",
      ": to make inviolable or venerable",
      ": to declare to be sacred or holy : set apart for a sacred purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "consecrated",
      "hallowed",
      "holy",
      "sacral",
      "sacred",
      "sacrosanct",
      "sanctified"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allocate",
      "dedicate",
      "devote",
      "earmark",
      "give up (to)",
      "reserve",
      "save",
      "set by"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the consecrate gold tablets which Joseph Smith claimed to have found",
      "Verb",
      "a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes",
      "plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stories about soldiers finding ways to consecrate and celebrate their vows resonated with the team. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Cascading from the table\u2019s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The museum would help consecrate Kenya\u2019s place as both the ancient cradle of humankind and a leader in current wildlife-conservation efforts. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Let his countrymen consecrate the memory of the heroic general, the patriotic statesman, and the virtuous sage. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "In many cultures throughout history, people have stacked stones to mark paths, to consecrate sacred places or as meditative acts. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "An epiclesis is a prayer calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine used in the Eucharist. \u2014 al , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "An epiclesis is a prayer calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine used in the Eucharist. \u2014 al , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "This was a phalanx of protection, a way to consecrate and protect the place he was raised. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211614"
  },
  "commendation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of commending",
      ": something (such as a formal citation) that commends",
      ": compliment",
      ": praise entry 2 sense 1 , approval",
      ": an expression of approval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmen-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acknowledgment",
      "acknowledgement",
      "citation",
      "mention"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Their hard work deserves commendation .",
      "The President issued a commendation praising the volunteers for their exceptional work during the relief effort.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ian Chung is a model student worthy of commendation . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "The Peabody Board of Jurors also made a special commendation to journalists and filmmakers around the world who have risked their own personal safety to report the Russian invasion and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
      "But Hackett stressed that his endorsement wasn\u2019t just an obligatory commendation of a former colleague. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The team ranked second of seven earning a Meritorious commendation , placing them in the top 20 percent of the teams that competed worldwide. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "During an appearance Sunday on ABC's This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Cotton about Trump's commendation of Putin in recent days. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The mayor held up a plaque of commendation , her enthusiasm filling the gym. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Sewell, a member of the Regimental Support Squadron, received a commendation for her contributions on July 16. \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "In 2017, the Mount Tabor Indian Community successfully lobbied state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Republican who represents East Texas, to write a commendation recognizing Mount Tabor. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-213106"
  },
  "culprit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one accused of or charged with a crime",
      ": one guilty of a crime or a fault",
      ": the source or cause of a problem",
      ": a person accused of, charged with, or guilty of a crime or fault"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-pr\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccprit",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-pr\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "criminal",
      "crook",
      "lawbreaker",
      "malefactor",
      "miscreant",
      "offender"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The police eventually located the culprits .",
      "the police caught the culprit a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One culprit for the inventory piling up at many retailers is long lead times that are getting even longer. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The initial culprit was a strain known as BA.2.12.1. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "Philip Snyder, general manager of BPRunCo in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and a running-industry specialist for more than a decade, says midsole breakdown was the likely culprit for my ankle soreness. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
      "One significant culprit that continues to aggravate these feelings of loneliness is social media, said Brendel. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 28 May 2022",
      "One culprit was $285 million of higher feed costs as prices for ingredients like corn and soybeans shot up. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "One obvious culprit has been our overuse of antimicrobial drugs, which pressures populations of bacteria to evolve better defenses against them. \u2014 Allison Parshall, Scientific American , 16 May 2022",
      "The only culprit that can be conclusively ruled out is COVID vaccines, because kids under 5, who make up the bulk of the hepatitis cases, cannot yet be vaccinated. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "After sending a video to a friend, it was determined that an oil leak was the likely culprit . \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French cul. (abbreviation of culpable guilty) + prest, prit ready (i.e., to prove it), from Latin praestus \u2014 more at presto ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-213845"
  },
  "clich\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trite phrase or expression",
      ": the idea expressed by it",
      ": a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation",
      ": something (such as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u0113-\u02c8sh\u0101",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113-\u02ccsh\u0101",
      "kli-\u02c8sh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banality",
      "bromide",
      "chestnut",
      "commonplace",
      "groaner",
      "homily",
      "platitude",
      "shibboleth",
      "trope",
      "truism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The box was like this cliche of what prom is supposed to look like in the catalogues and movies. \u2014 Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Every ending is a new beginning, as the consoling cliche goes; but in this book, every mention of new beginnings is immediately qualified and drained of any potential for hope. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "But as the old cliche goes, fan is just short for fanatic. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Unfortunately, the great Rick Reilly went overboard with lame anti-fitness cliche humor to marginalize an incredibly impressive and legitimate sport. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "The cliche is that the storm is calmest at its center, and Kyiv had shown that, right up to the first day of the invasion. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The intersecting storylines hold enough interest to pull you through the odd cliche and the occasional thesis line. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "And there are some admittedly amusing verbal and sight gags, including a parody of the slow-motion-run-from-a-fireball cliche that is played for maximum awkwardness. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "That by itself increases scrutiny of the official who is, as the cliche goes, a heartbeat away. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-214707"
  },
  "cause celebre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal case that excites widespread interest",
      ": a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fz-s\u0259-\u02c8leb",
      "-\u02c8le-br\u0259",
      "\u02cck\u014dz-",
      "-\u02c8lebr\u1d4a"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "celeb",
      "celebrity",
      "figure",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "light",
      "luminary",
      "megastar",
      "name",
      "notability",
      "notable",
      "notoriety",
      "personage",
      "personality",
      "somebody",
      "standout",
      "star",
      "superstar",
      "VIP"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nobody",
      "noncelebrity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, celebrated case",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221458"
  },
  "contrariness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite",
      ": one of a pair of opposites",
      ": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true \u2014 compare subcontrary",
      ": either of two terms (such as good and evil ) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject",
      ": in a manner opposite to what is logical or expected",
      ": just the opposite",
      ": on the contrary",
      ": notwithstanding",
      ": being so different as to be at opposite extremes : opposite",
      ": being opposite to or in conflict with each other",
      ": being not in conformity with what is usual or expected",
      ": unfavorable",
      ": temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice",
      ": contrariwise , contrarily",
      ": something opposite",
      ": just the opposite : no",
      ": exactly opposite",
      ": being against what is usual or expected",
      ": not favorable",
      ": unwilling to accept control or advice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "sense 4 often",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antipode",
      "antithesis",
      "counter",
      "negative",
      "obverse",
      "opposite",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contradictory",
      "diametric",
      "diametrical",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To the contrary , art (including music) is a gift that forms and strengthens the spirit. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "McCarthy, to the contrary , said evasion would indicate respect. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Despite reports to the contrary , the couple did not receive any boos. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Despite promises to the contrary , the ice at CoreStates Center became an issue during the opener. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "To the contrary , restaurants need more empathy from guests, a sentiment that should be reflected in their tipping practices. \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
      "His new debut album, Hellscape Suburbia, is proof of the contrary . \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Trump lawsuits alleging the contrary were dismissed at state and federal levels. \u2014 Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Others might have more recent information on hand that claims the contrary . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "At a university, minds should be opened, not closed; new and contrary ideas should be embraced, not debased; and biases should be challenged, not confirmed. \u2014 WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2015, Jacobson wrote a paper for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showing that, on the contrary , wind and solar energy could keep the electric grid running. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Suggestions to the contrary reinforce the same gender stereotypes that the International Women\u2019s Day website claims to be against. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221711"
  },
  "cutlet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small slice of meat",
      ": a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish",
      ": a small thin slice of meat",
      ": meat, fish, or vegetables pressed into a flat piece, covered with bread crumbs, and fried in oil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cake",
      "croquette",
      "fritter",
      "galette",
      "patty",
      "pattie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, dredge each chicken cutlet in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess; then dip in the egg wash, letting the excess drip off; and finally dredge in the breadcrumb-pretzel mixture to coat. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The cutlet should be thin but not too thin, somewhere between a Milanese and a proper steak. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "If desired, place each cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "ChefShack with an a la carte menu of fried olives, oysters casino and cutlet sliders on May 14. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "But adding a tasty layer on the outside \u2014 to something like a lamb chop, a trout fillet or even a beef or chicken cutlet \u2014 adds a lot of flavor with minimal effort/ingredients (my two favorite things). \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Slide the cutlet onto a hearty roll for a chicken Parm sandwich? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The restaurant also serves zebra -- although in a more traditional cutlet -type format. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Place a chicken cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French c\u00f4telette , from Old French costelette , diminutive of coste rib, side, from Latin costa \u2014 more at coast ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221714"
  },
  "canary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira",
      ": a lively 16th century court dance",
      ": a small finch ( Serinus canarius synonym S. canaria ) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer",
      ": informer sense 2",
      ": a small usually yellow songbird often kept in a cage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "betrayer",
      "deep throat",
      "fink",
      "informant",
      "informer",
      "nark",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "snitch",
      "snitcher",
      "squealer",
      "stool pigeon",
      "stoolie",
      "talebearer",
      "tattler",
      "tattletale",
      "telltale",
      "whistle-blower"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If Bausch + Lomb is the canary in the coal mine, the IPO market is dead \u2014 so is the funding climate for startups. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Determining a person\u2019s gender is different from detecting or recognizing a face, but Dr. Buolamwini considered her findings a canary in a coal mine. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Wayfair has been called the canary in the coalmine of the home furnishings market. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "And with Wall Street unsure if the company is an outlier or a canary in the social media coal mine, shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Twitter and Alphabet all slumped alongside it. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why New York\u2019s war on energy should be a canary in the coal mine\u2014a warning to every American who yearns for prosperity, security and lower energy prices. \u2014 Claudia Tenney, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The border region has long been a canary in the reproductive rights coal mine. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the world of oceans, Hammerschlag says sharks are the canary in the coal mine. \u2014 Louise Schiavone, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Black folks have always been the canary in the coal mine in this nation. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French canarie , from Old Spanish canario , from Islas Canarias Canary Islands",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221927"
  },
  "cushioning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": protection against force or shock provided by a cushion",
      ": providing protection against force or shock : providing or serving as a cushion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-sh(\u0259-)ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222400"
  },
  "coven":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities",
      ": an assembly or band of usually 13 witches"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259n",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "bunch",
      "circle",
      "clan",
      "clique",
      "community",
      "coterie",
      "crowd",
      "fold",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Teenage angst goes supernatural when the new girl at school falls in with a coven of witches \u2014 and things go off the rails. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "In the next banquette, a coven of Italian fashion royalty (clad in Valentino pink, certo) take bets on Rihanna\u2019s due date. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "Where the witches in Coen\u2019s film are so economical they\u2019re all played by the same actress (Kathryn Hunter), Polanski gives us a massive coven of naked hags, mixing a truly vile-looking elixir. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "There were also talks about Prudence and Ambrose going off and starting their own coven . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "In the 1993 original, teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) accidentally resurrects a coven of evil witches known as the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy). \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Imagine the Roys as a coven of powerful vampires with Logan as their sire, not only leeching off the world in your standard-issue billionaire way but in a bloodsucking way too. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "With Budapest serving as high priestess, the coven grew. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "What inspired you to tell the story of a modern coven ? \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 19 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English covin agreement, confederacy, from Anglo-French covine , from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, from Latin convenire to agree \u2014 more at convenient ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-223031"
  },
  "char":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Salvelinus ) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots",
      ": to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat : burn",
      ": to burn slightly or partly : scorch",
      ": to become charred",
      ": a charred substance : charcoal",
      ": a combustible residue remaining after the destructive distillation of coal",
      ": a darkened crust produced on grilled food",
      ": to work as a cleaning woman",
      ": charwoman",
      ": to burn slightly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "scorch",
      "sear",
      "singe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "biddy",
      "charwoman",
      "handmaiden",
      "handmaid",
      "house girl",
      "housekeeper",
      "housemaid",
      "maid",
      "maidservant",
      "skivvy",
      "wench"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1662, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1679, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1732, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-223853"
  },
  "cove":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a recessed place : concavity : such as",
      ": an architectural member with a concave cross section",
      ": a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall",
      ": a small sheltered inlet or bay",
      ": a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain",
      ": a level area sheltered by hills or mountains",
      ": to make in a hollow concave form",
      ": man , fellow",
      ": a small sheltered inlet or bay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dv",
      "\u02c8k\u014dv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "bay",
      "bight",
      "creek",
      "embayment",
      "estuary",
      "firth",
      "fjord",
      "fiord",
      "gulf",
      "inlet",
      "loch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1756, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225546"
  },
  "contestation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": controversy , debate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccte-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disagreement",
      "disputation",
      "dispute",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first phase was embodied by the direct contestation of the Never Trump Republicans, of Mitt Romney and Bill Kristol and later Liz Cheney, who openly abhorred the former casino billionaire\u2019s authoritarianism. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Democracies have parliaments, judiciaries, parties, political contestation , civil societies, freedom of speech and assembly, and elections. \u2014 Alexander Motyl, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This contestation is manifested in the Native Land map. \u2014 Abby Levene, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "There is an unfortunate tendency in this book, and in liberal commentary in general, to overstate the uniqueness of the partisan contestation of election results in this country today. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The passionate rhetoric abandons any pretense to liberal ideals of reasoned deliberation and contestation within a shared constitutional framework. \u2014 Laura Field, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "And indeed, given the intense political contestation surrounding Covid-19, a memorial to Covid deaths might even draw vandalism, like the bust of George Floyd in New York City's Union Square. \u2014 Martha Lincoln, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The report highlighted the Arctic as one such likely zone of major international contestation as its ice caps continue to melt, as well as new battles forming over water and waves of climate migrants being forced to leave their homes. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "However, in a democratic society, the use of state power is itself a matter of public contestation . \u2014 Fred Bauer, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French, \"dispute, debate,\" earlier, \"joinder of issue in law,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan contestacion, borrowed from Latin contest\u0101ti\u014dn-, contest\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin ( l\u012btem ) contest\u0101r\u012b \"to join issue in a legal suit\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contest entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-231347"
  },
  "crossroad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads",
      ": the place of intersection of two or more roads",
      ": a small community located at such a crossroads",
      ": a central meeting place",
      ": a crucial point especially where a decision must be made",
      ": a place where roads run across each other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccr\u014dd",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccr\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carrefour",
      "corner",
      "crossing",
      "crossway(s)",
      "intersection",
      "junction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Traffic was stopped at the crossroad .",
      "We turned onto a crossroad .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But here at an international crossroad , changes are often driven by forces far away. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Little Miami Scenic Trail named one of best U.S. urban trails From the south, Old 3-C will be the last crossroad to exit the trail before the closure. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is one of those crossroad moments for an Alabama program in Year 3 under Nate Oats. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "This week, Ohio finds itself at a historic crossroad . \u2014 Staff Report, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "At each crossroad , the machine turned right by default. \u2014 Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Finally, the last incident involved a truck approaching from a crossroad and moving into the highway. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The Bears are nearing a crossroad for Nagy and a coaching staff that is hopeful extra time to self-scout will prove beneficial. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Drivers can expect temporary, overnight lane closures next week on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between I-55 and the Hinsdale Oasis and on Plainfield Road during bridge beam placement for reconstruction of the crossroad bridge over I-294. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 9 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-232459"
  },
  "college":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation",
      ": a building used for an educational or religious purpose",
      ": a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees",
      ": a preparatory or high school",
      ": an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree",
      ": a university division offering this",
      ": a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses",
      ": an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field",
      ": company , group",
      ": an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties",
      ": a group of persons considered by law to be a unit",
      ": a body of electors \u2014 compare electoral college",
      ": the faculty, students, or administration of a college",
      ": a school that offers more advanced classes than a high school"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-lij",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-lij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "association",
      "board",
      "brotherhood",
      "chamber",
      "club",
      "congress",
      "consortium",
      "council",
      "fellowship",
      "fraternity",
      "guild",
      "gild",
      "institute",
      "institution",
      "league",
      "order",
      "organization",
      "society",
      "sodality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andrew Benintendi, Kansas City Royals Much like Lavelle, Benintendi made a name for himself in college . \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "Kim, who played lacrosse in high school and field hockey in college , understood how to hit a ball at her feet, but was worried about being embarrassed. \u2014 Timothy J. Carroll, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Around the time Blackburn was in college , AWS had more than 250,000 students and chapters at universities across the country, Sartorius said. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Audiences also got a view of Crump\u2019s personal life, as the movie includes footage of the attorney early in his career, his days in college at Florida State University and how his work takes a toll on his family life due to his frequent traveling. \u2014 Clayton Gutzmore, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "All four earned All-State honors in high school and continued playing in college . \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
      "Research shows that the presence of just one African American teacher in grades 3-5 increases low-income, African American boys\u2019 interest in college by 29% and lowers the high school drop-out rate by 39%. \u2014 Marybeth Gasman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Unheralded coming out of high school, Williams hit a late growth spurt, adding around four inches while in college . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Lee never had a chance to win a title in college , though. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague \u2014 more at colleague ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-232700"
  },
  "concert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a public performance (as of music or dancing)",
      ": agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views",
      ": musical harmony : concord",
      ": together",
      ": to make a plan for",
      ": to settle or adjust by conferring and reaching an agreement",
      ": to act in harmony or conjunction",
      ": a musical performance by several voices or instruments or by both",
      ": together sense 5"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259rt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259rt",
      "-\u02ccs\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "musicale"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "bargain",
      "conclude",
      "negotiate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The orchestra will be giving a free concert .",
      "during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green",
      "Verb",
      "warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence",
      "the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The expo, along with a parade, bus tours of historic sites in Waukegan, North Chicago and Gurnee; a gospel concert ; a prayer breakfast and more are all part of a three-day celebration of Juneteenth Saturday, Sunday and Monday around the county. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Later, the schools\u2019 bands and the free Faith, Family & Football gospel concert with Grammy award-winning artist Fred Hammond will be held. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Many of these performers will also perform at the first Taylor Hawkins tribute concert , which will occur in London on September 3 at Wembley Stadium. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
      "The acoustic concert -- which offers a chance to see the musicians perform in the round, in an intimate setting -- is one of four events planned for Thursday-Sunday, June 16-19, in Rainsville and Fort Payne. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
      "Held at Pompano Community Park, the festival was highlighted by a lengthy concert featuring more than 10 artists, capped off by a performance from Black to end the celebration. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "Before those acts, from 4 to 5 p.m., will be a kids\u2019 concert by Sunny Train, at 59 Lyme St. makemusicday.org/southeasternct. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Hustle dance lessons, African dancers and drummers, poets, a jazz concert , comedy and more at the parking lot behind Puffer Red\u2019s, 107 Ferris St. in Ypsilanti. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "The concert \u2014 filmed in Los Angeles \u2014 deviates from the acoustic-only mandate of previous Unplugged shows but still manages to capture the intimacy of those lower-key performances as compared to the duo\u2019s bombastic arena concerts. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s sold-out May concert at The Shell \u2014 which drew a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd of 8,500 \u2014 was booked by Goldenvoice/AEG Presents. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Went to concert but will never go back to that stadium. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "The city borrows $183 million to build a hockey and concert arena near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue, in an area of farm fields. \u2014 Carrie Watters, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of Grand Dukes and Prussian officers, Schwerin Castle now houses the State Parliament, as well as a museum, porcelain collection, and concert venue. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Increases in the cost of food, electricity and shelter were expected to keep pushing inflation higher, along with everything from household furnishings to medical care to concert tickets. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The report examined each city's music events, venues, concert ticket affordability and more factors before listing them. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Tickets are on sale for the May 5 concert at feinsteinshc.com. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "However, table service will be available to concert attendees who purchase tickets for Terrace B seating. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1652, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233251"
  },
  "capricious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive , unpredictable",
      ": moved or controlled by a sudden desire",
      ": likely to change suddenly",
      ": governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as",
      ": lacking a rational basis",
      ": likely to change suddenly",
      ": not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8pr\u0113-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s, -\u02c8pr\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "fickle",
      "flickery",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "mutable",
      "skittish",
      "temperamental",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "variable",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "changeless",
      "constant",
      "immutable",
      "invariable",
      "predictable",
      "settled",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchangeable",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Texas, Republican lawmakers are courting large-scale cryptominers and hailing their arrival as enterprising businesses capable of fixing the state's infamously capricious power grid. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, death \u2014 grisly, capricious and cruel \u2014 is a constant presence at Fisher & Sons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Though their asylum cases might be strong, winning protection is not guaranteed even for the most compelling case in a system that is well-documented as capricious . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie: spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Another factor was the capricious nature of hiring decisions. \u2014 John Mcquaid, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The State Department has warned of the capricious and unpredictable nature of these policies. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The ranks of the unemployed technology workers are swelling, as China\u2019s once vibrant internet industry is hit by a harsh and capricious regulatory crackdown. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Like those shows, this NBC series features a bunch of functionaries striving for the approval of a capricious and often short-sighted leader. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French capricieux, borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio  caprice + -oso  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234021"
  },
  "concubine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: such as",
      ": one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife",
      ": mistress sense 4a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-kyu\u0307-\u02ccb\u012bn",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-",
      "-ky\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "mistress",
      "other woman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "spent an exorbitant sum on furnishing living quarters for his concubine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trixie\u2019s bold move backfires thanks to Seth, who (in a moment of petty, surly retribution over being kicked out of his own store by the lovebirds) tells Al that his concubine has been visiting Sol. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Or maybe the porcupine knows about the skunk and the concubine and just doesn\u2019t care? \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "So when the Arabian princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become Kisra\u2019s concubine , the stage is set for an epic confrontation. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "For Ferguson the masks, veils, and bejeweled finery that Jessica wears during the film\u2019s first half illustrate her position as a concubine , not a noble. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Ferguson even compares her character in Dune, concubine Lady Jessica, to her star-marking turn as Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen, noting the ways in which women wield power through alliances and behind doors dealing. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Duke Leto\u2019s official concubine , a wife in all but title, and mother of his only son. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Same with Chani, the Fremen who becomes his concubine . \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite rumors of having a male harem, Al-Hakam did marry a Basque concubine named Subh, but reportedly gave her the masculine nickname Jafar. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concubina , from com- + cubare to lie",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235411"
  },
  "complacency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies",
      ": an instance of usually unaware or uninformed self-satisfaction",
      ": a feeling of being satisfied with the way things are and not wanting to make them better"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some progressives worry that voters here do not yet understand what could be on the line after years of protection from Roe and a Democratic veto pen have left some voters with a sense of complacency . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "If this just sounds like an excuse for complacency , Swisher seemed to think so too. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Another reason for complacency is that the risk of outright collision remains fairly low for now. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Tye Brady, who has been on the scene since coming to BU to study aerospace engineering in the 1980s, talked about Boston\u2019s strength in robotics but also warned against complacency . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a lesson in the cyclical nature of certain challenges\u2014one against complacency and for readiness. \u2014 John Cunningham, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "One indication of our complacency : Even in a bad influenza season, close to half of American adults won\u2019t take the trouble to get a flu shot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The shattering reality of Misaki\u2019s tragic past forces Yusuke out of his own complacency . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The shock of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has shaken Europe\u2019s democracies out of their complacency about geopolitical dangers. \u2014 Marcus Walker, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see complacent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235459"
  },
  "cunning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end",
      ": characterized by wiliness and trickery",
      ": prettily appealing : cute",
      ": displaying keen insight",
      ": dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing)",
      ": craft , slyness",
      ": knowledge , learning",
      ": magic art",
      ": skillful and clever at using special knowledge or at getting something done",
      ": showing craftiness and trickery",
      ": skill sense 1 , dexterity",
      ": cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artfulness",
      "artifice",
      "caginess",
      "cageyness",
      "canniness",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "cunningness",
      "deviousness",
      "foxiness",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "slickness",
      "slyness",
      "sneakiness",
      "subtleness",
      "subtlety",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Coughlan does great work, balancing Penelope's outward character and the more cunning Whistledown within her. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Everything about this cunning story makes a mockery of its title. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Pugh is playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, while Butler is Feyd-Rautha, the cunning nephew of the baron who heads House Harkonnen and who is being groomed to rule Arrakis. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Did Kathleen Peterson die in a tragic fall \u2014 or did her novelist husband, Michael, script a cunning murder? \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "His John Mitchell is coarse and cunning , and in a fateful fight with Martha, terrifyingly ruthless. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Scheherazade is also President Vladimir Putin\u2019s $700-million superyacht, according to Russian investigative journalists\u2014and its ability to survive being seized by Western governments will require far more cunning than storytelling. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The new season features the debut of Bautista as Edo Voss, the estranged brother of Jason Momoa's Baba Voss and a powerful and cunning general. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 29 July 2021",
      "At least that's what was told to them by Marshall Applewhite, the cunning and charismatic leader of the group that called themselves Heaven's Gate. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That Boris Johnson survived Monday\u2019s snap no-confidence vote within his party is a testament to the British Prime Minister\u2019s charisma and cunning . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "To go in knowing little or nothing about the play may be the purest way to experience its dramatic cunning . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "There also isn\u2019t any record of their possessing any abilities more superhuman than cunning and charisma. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Barr was easily Trump\u2019s most effective and important Cabinet member, and showed far more competence and cunning than Trump\u2019s prior attorneys general, Jeff Sessions and the mercifully brief acting AG Matt Whitaker. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite framing his actions in terms of criminal cunning , Al has a visionary streak. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "This film is a lot like its titular beasts: big, splashy, and sometimes quite dumb on the surface, yet full of animal-like cunning and the ability to land massive blows at crucial moments. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000911"
  },
  "cageyness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hesitant about committing oneself",
      ": wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd",
      ": marked by cleverness",
      ": unwilling to act or speak in a direct or open way",
      ": clever in a tricky way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
      "when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
      "Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-001810"
  },
  "clock":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial",
      ": any periodic system by which time is measured",
      ": a registering device usually with a dial",
      ": odometer",
      ": time clock",
      ": a synchronizing device (as in a computer) that produces pulses at regular intervals",
      ": biological clock",
      ": with or within a time constraint",
      ": with clocked speed rather than the order of finish as the criterion for placement",
      ": continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation",
      ": without relaxation and heedless of time",
      ": to use up as much as possible of the playing time remaining in a game (such as football) while retaining possession of the ball or puck especially to protect a lead",
      ": to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device",
      ": to be timed at",
      ": to register on a mechanical recording device",
      ": to hit hard",
      ": attain , realize",
      ": to travel (a distance) over time",
      ": put in sense 3",
      ": to have a specified duration or speed",
      ": to have a specified measure or value",
      ": to register on a time sheet or time clock : punch",
      ": an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock",
      ": a device for measuring or telling the time and especially one not meant to be worn or carried by a person",
      ": at every hour of the day",
      ": to measure the amount of time it takes to do something",
      ": to show (as time or speed) on a recording device",
      ": biological clock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chronometer",
      "timekeeper",
      "timepiece",
      "timer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.",
      "His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.",
      "The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.",
      "I was so angry I wanted to clock him."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1883, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-001817"
  },
  "correctable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make or set right : amend",
      ": counteract , neutralize",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition",
      ": to discipline or punish (someone) for some fault or lapse",
      ": to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of",
      ": conforming to an approved or conventional standard",
      ": conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth",
      ": conforming to a set figure",
      ": conforming to the strict requirements of a specific ideology or set of beliefs or values",
      ": to make or set right",
      ": to change or adjust so as to bring to some standard or to a required condition",
      ": to punish in order to improve",
      ": to show how a thing can be improved or made right",
      ": free from mistakes : accurate",
      ": meeting or agreeing with some standard : appropriate",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amend",
      "debug",
      "emend",
      "rectify",
      "red-pencil",
      "reform",
      "remedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "dead-on",
      "exact",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "so",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The story has been updated to correct that Jourdanton is located southwest of Centerville, Texas. \u2014 Terry Wallace, Chron , 3 June 2022",
      "Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the pilot's past flying experience. \u2014 Karen Madden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "This post has been updated to correct the date the company first made reference to the CVE. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After The Wrap reported on the matter, a number of Penske Media articles were updated to correct the error. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "This article has been updated to correct the number of signatures the new petition has received. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Editor's note: This review has been updated to correct which sister is being harassed on the tennis court early in the movie. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "People leave their countries and seek refuge in America because of our opportunities, undocumented immigrants should be offered an opportunity to correct their wrongs and become documented through our prospective agencies. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "But, much like computers, supply chain operations also need to have the capability to detect faults or errors and be able to correct themselves, ideally autonomously. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Voyager 2 arrived when the solar wind was peaking, which, if the models were correct , should have pushed the heliopause farther out than 120 AU. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "Consequently, if the claims are correct , Apple could be about to blow the roof off fan expectations. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Putin is correct in his economic assessment, at least for now. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Many times, experts say, the IRS is correct in making the adjustments relating to the recovery rebate credit. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "Regardless of where the storms pass, a few factors suggest Kottlowski and others might be correct in predicting an active hurricane season. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "Smith is correct in pointing out that most magic tricks are based not on real miracles but deceptive tricks and little white lies, all of which carry the ultimate goal of dazzling the audience. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "But a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit found the state court was correct in determining Dixon is actually aware that the state is putting him to death for the murder of Bowdoin. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Mike is correct in noting that his high percentage of swings and misses drive up his pitch count. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-002807"
  },
  "caste":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes",
      ": a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race",
      ": the position conferred by caste standing : prestige",
      ": a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy , and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion",
      ": a specialized form (such as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular function in the colony",
      ": one of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were formerly divided",
      ": a division or class of society based on wealth, rank, or occupation",
      ": social rank : prestige"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "class",
      "estate",
      "folk",
      "gentry",
      "order",
      "stratum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was from a higher caste .",
      "a member of the upper caste",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The caste system has proved resilient not just in India but also in Indian diaspora groups in the United States and elsewhere. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "India\u2019s caste system divides Hindus into four groups, with Dalits, formerly known as untouchables, at the bottom. \u2014 Anant Gupta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Hegemony, as Gramsci would come to define it, was the means by which a leading caste or group in society secured its power. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "For two decades, a group of female reporters has overcome caste and gender biases to bring light and justice to India. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet Dominican players fear baseball\u2019s natural caste system \u2013 where elite players get greater bonuses, attention and development \u2013 will be exacerbated with a draft. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Elizabeth seems bred into the entrepreneur caste , surrounded by great fortune and potential failure. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Secondly, divides along caste and religious lines made a tough job even more difficult. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The politics of caste and religion are a big factor in Uttar Pradesh. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Portuguese casta \"breed, lineage, family, hereditary social class in India,\" of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003345"
  },
  "crisis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever",
      ": a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function",
      ": an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life",
      ": the decisive moment (as in a literary plot)",
      ": an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending",
      ": one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome",
      ": a situation that has reached a critical phase",
      ": a difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention",
      ": the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever",
      ": a sudden turn for the better (as sudden abatement in severity of symptoms or abrupt drop in temperature) \u2014 compare lysis sense 1",
      ": a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function",
      ": an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life",
      ": a psychological or social condition characterized by unusual instability caused by excessive stress and either endangering or felt to endanger the continuity of an individual or group",
      ": such a social condition requiring the transformation of cultural patterns and values"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012b-s\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kr\u012b-s\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kr\u012b-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "clutch",
      "conjuncture",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "crunch time",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "exigency",
      "extremity",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was dealing with a family crisis at the time.",
      "Most people blame the government for the country's worsening economic crisis .",
      "last year's state budget crisis",
      "In times of national crisis , we need strong leaders we can trust.",
      "A year ago, both companies were in crisis .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "John Paul Spode, who has worked 35 years in the travel industry and manages NewStilo, which rents planes from SKY for the flights, said Haiti is not the only place in crisis that offers an attractive market for the charter flight business. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "All three pharmacies argued that the chains played a small role in the crisis and that they shouldn\u2019t be forced to pay for the entire amount. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Members of civil society and advocates planning to participate in the summit in Los Angeles noticed a glaring omission for a hemisphere mired in crisis : migration. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Scharf agrees that the emergency room is not a good place for kids in crisis . \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "The meditative and affecting art installation in the modest gallery in the unremarkable building includes portraits of a community in crisis but one that\u2019s also defined by determination and care. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Red flag laws, also known as extreme risk laws, allow law enforcement or relatives to petition a court for an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "Every moment counts when a person in crisis or a family member calls for help. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "One pity is that NATO countries did not assert some dominance early in the crisis , say, by escrowing Russia\u2019s energy revenues contingent on a cease-fire. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crise, crisis , borrowed from Latin crisis \"judgment, critical stage,\" borrowed from Greek kr\u00edsis \"act of separating, decision, judgment, event, outcome, turning point, sudden change,\" from kri- , variant stem of kr\u012b\u0301nein \"to separate, choose, decide, judge\" + -sis , suffix forming nouns of action or process \u2014 more at certain entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003812"
  },
  "chuckle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to laugh inwardly or quietly",
      ": to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed (see suppress sense 5a ) mirth",
      ": to utter with a chuckle",
      ": to laugh in a quiet way",
      ": a low quiet laugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "cackle",
      "chortle",
      "crack up",
      "giggle",
      "hee-haw",
      "laugh",
      "roar",
      "scream",
      "snicker",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She chuckled at the memory of what he had said.",
      "everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shroff is diminutive and intense, and quick to chuckle at the Kafkaesque predicaments of this case. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "People chuckle nervously and back away from each other. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "Some spectators at the trial began to chuckle after his remark. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "On the day that he was named the new head football coach, Lee Guess could only chuckle when reminded that the past two bosses at Pinson Valley won state championships in their first year. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Thirty-five years later, de Lancie can\u2019t help but chuckle at the accuracy of the statement. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Maguire quickly bursts into a laugh, causing Garfield to also chuckle . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "One thrilling chase ends with a dead-end that screws over a villain, which said villain clarifies loudly so that the audience can chuckle . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Now, more than ever, make sure to take the time to chuckle at the silliness of it all. \u2014 Tony Nitti, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably frequentative of chuck entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-004159"
  },
  "complaint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction",
      ": something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry",
      ": a bodily ailment or disease",
      ": a formal allegation against a party",
      ": expression of grief, pain, or discontent",
      ": a cause or reason for expressing grief, pain, or discontent",
      ": a sickness or disease of the body",
      ": a charge of wrongdoing against a person",
      ": a bodily ailment or disease",
      ": the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff's demand for relief \u2014 see also prayer , process , well-pleaded complaint rule \u2014 compare answer",
      ": a document sworn to by a victim or police officer that sets forth a criminal violation and that serves as the charging instrument by which charges are filed and judicial proceedings commenced against a defendant in a magistrate's court \u2014 compare declaration , indictment , information",
      ": petition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101nt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101nt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Campaign Legal Center said in its complaint to the Federal Election Commission that\u2019s not permitted because Medical Place held multiple federal contracts at the time of the donations. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "These carriers do chase down robocallers that are generating many complaints, so your complaint can make a difference. \u2014 Jonathan Rosenberg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "My other complaint is that my phone still needs to be within Bluetooth range of the Venu 2S in order to share CGM data from the Dexcom app. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 9 June 2022",
      "His complaint claimed that his job was eliminated so the company could fill upper management roles with people of color. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Ferguson wrote a recent op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle alleging misconduct in her former legislative office and accusing the Workplace Conduct Unit of failing to properly handle her complaint . \u2014 Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Still, when the Colombian birth certificate was published in April, the news went viral, and, soon after, the Chilean federation filed its complaint . \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Our only minor complaint is the use of some bright metal trim that can cause annoying sun reflections. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
      "Manuel for his part can\u2019t even stump up 300 pesetas to register his complaint . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compleynte , from Anglo-French compleint , from compleindre \u2014 see complain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005928"
  },
  "casket":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small chest or box (as for jewels)",
      ": a usually fancy coffin",
      ": coffin",
      ": a small box for storage or safekeeping (as for jewels)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-sk\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ka-sk\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bier",
      "box",
      "coffin",
      "pall",
      "sarcophagus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died",
      "a small casket of jewels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hayden's casket , covered in an American flag, was met at the airport by other family members and a full serviceman's welcome from the Marines. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "And at the center of the arrangement, a casket of polished cherrywood. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "On stage, clad in hooded robes, the choir moved in unison and sang in rounds behind DMX\u2019s casket , which remained at the front of the stage for the duration of the service. \u2014 Ben Dandridge-lemco, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "On Wednesday his body lay in a white, open casket covered in red roses. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "The casket carrying the body of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last week at the age of 99, will be driven to its final resting place at Frogmore Gardens, on the grounds of Windsor Castle, in a custom Defender 130 Gun Bus, reports The Drive. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Frugal consumers should also note that a casket purchased through a major retailer, rather than a funeral home, will likely mean significant savings. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Clever lines drop down on these pages like flowers thrown on a casket . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "The open- casket viewing is being held in the Capitol Rotunda and is set to last six hours, from 2-8 p.m. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-010101"
  },
  "creature":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something created either animate or inanimate: such as",
      ": a lower animal",
      ": a farm animal",
      ": a human being",
      ": a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature",
      ": one that is the servile dependent or tool of another : instrument",
      ": a lower animal",
      ": person sense 1",
      ": an imaginary or strange being"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bird",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overall, Loire Valley Lodges brings a modern twist with creature comforts to nature lovers in a region that thrives on history. \u2014 Caren Osten Gerszberg, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "If the last few years were all about creature comforts as the pandemic raged outside our homes, this year is about a desire for being transported\u2014to a different era, to a different country, or even just to the outdoors. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
      "Yet while young urbanites crave fresh air and nature, many are unwilling to give up creature comforts like soft mattresses. \u2014 Ziyu Zhang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a new crop of restoration houses increasingly prize the Scout as a foundation for projects that marry potent performance with the modern creature comforts that clients have come to expect. \u2014 Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "The ships in turn are selected for quality of service and accommodations while offering single seating dining, plenty of open deck space, and desirable amenities from creature comforts to fitness facilities. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "After a day of adventures in the mountains, this vibrant city delivers on alfresco eats, nightlife, and creature comforts. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "The rare albino tortoise is out on exhibit, so zoo guests can meet the unique creature . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The Dragon of Death, as the creature is being called by most, was massive. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin cre\u0101t\u016bra \"act of bringing into being, something brought into being,\" from Latin cre\u0101tus, past participle of cre\u0101re \"to beget, give birth to, create entry 1 \" + -\u016bra ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-010454"
  },
  "customer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that purchases a commodity or service",
      ": an individual usually having some specified distinctive trait",
      ": a person who buys from or uses the services of a company especially regularly",
      ": a person or business that purchases a commodity or service",
      ": a person or entity having an account with a bank or on whose behalf the bank has agreed to collect items",
      ": a person or entity for whom an issuer issues a letter of credit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-m\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "client",
      "guest",
      "patron",
      "punter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She is one of our best customers .",
      "She's a pretty cool customer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Any customer who feels worried or unsafe should absolutely alert the bartender and/or security staff. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Any customer who feels worried or unsafe should absolutely alert the bartender and/or security staff. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "Any customer who feels worried or unsafe should absolutely alert the bartender and/or security staff. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Any customer who does not want to participate in the Clean Energy Alliance can opt out and continue to purchase electricity through SDG&E. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Oracle is a leader in database and customer relationship management software while Adobe's creative tools (PhotoShop, Acrobat and InDesign to name a few) are used by armies of business graphics designers. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "One customer had a vicious dog that had a code word to call off attacks. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Our experience at Opendoor taught us that huge customer problems are actually huge opportunities for innovation. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Any customer who feels worried or unsafe should absolutely alert the bartender and/or security staff. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English custumer , from custume \u2014 see custom  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011202"
  },
  "collage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface",
      ": a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements",
      ": the art of making collages",
      ": hodgepodge",
      ": a work (such as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions",
      ": a work of art made by gluing pieces of different materials to a flat surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4zh",
      "k\u022f-",
      "k\u014d-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4zh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We made collages in art class.",
      "an artist known for her use of collage",
      "The album is a collage of several musical styles.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His work reminds me of Robert Rauschenberg and his collage -like, silkscreen paintings from the 1960s\u2014large, complex juxtapositions of seemingly unrelated images. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is a collage of galaxies with growing black holes outlined in blue. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Last March, a digital collage by a South Carolina artist known as Beeple sold for $69 million \u2014 the third highest ever price for a work by a living artist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "NFTs made news last spring when a digital collage linked to an NFT was sold in a Christie\u2019s auction for more than $69 million. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The artist known as Beeple sells a digital collage at Christie\u2019s for $69 million, launching the art world\u2019s craze for nonfungible tokens. \u2014 WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Artist Mike Winkelmann, who works under the alias Beeple, sold a digital collage for $69 million through Christie\u2019s auction house in February. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 20 May 2021",
      "Morel, who also dabbles in music on his computer, sees a link between collage and hip-hop. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The show sprawled across the city and included sculptural rejoinders to Confederate monuments, a forty-foot multimedia collage , and the interment of a father\u2019s bracelet in a local mausoleum. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, gluing, from coller to glue, from colle glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla , from Greek kolla ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011216"
  },
  "charming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely pleasing or delightful : entrancing",
      ": very pleasing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-mi\u014b",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a charming little caf\u00e9 by the sea",
      "a charming man who had no problem winning women's hearts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lamplighter Community Theatre presents Michael Madden\u2019s new play about a woman with breast cancer embarking on a romance with a man who is both charming and awkwardly incapable of saying the right thing about her health battle. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The teen superhero origin story looks charming and fresh, with a promising newcomer in star Iman Vellani. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "What people dream of, gala-wise, is beauty, admiring and being admired, charming and being charmed, being selected as special and deserving. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Urrea\u2019s language is rhythmic and lively, and his details make a tale of impending death, gang violence, and family trauma charming and hilarious. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "To put it simply, French country kitchens are charming and chic. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Heights Bier Garten outdoor space is charming and full of large seating areas. \u2014 Shravanthi Chriss, Chron , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The royal blue pattern also reminds us of toile, giving it a charming and timeless vibe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Healdsburg is historically known as a charming and sleepy Wine Country town with little nightlife. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of charm entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-013521"
  },
  "culinarian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cook , chef"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chef",
      "cook",
      "cooker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a celebrated culinarian who started his own cooking school",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both Noto and Lankford say one of the most rewarding aspects of planning this dinner is creating a network of female culinarians in real time. \u2014 al , 13 Mar. 2019",
      "How can food writers and culinarians who want to see more chefs like Adjepong on TV and behind the stove continue the momentum and keep using that episode as a teachable moment? \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com , 21 June 2019",
      "DelSignore is purely Italian, though the influence of the French culinarians is inescapable in that part of the world (despite what the Italians will tell you otherwise). \u2014 Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
      "Cayden Fielder, the culinarian behind vegan Caycakes Bakery, said the 3-month-old dinner party provides a creative outlet for him. \u2014 Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 June 2018",
      "Each year, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience honors a local culinarian with the Ella Brennan Award. \u2014 Todd A. Price, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "There are some things most cooks and culinarians agree upon, though. \u2014 Katie Chang, Vogue , 20 Aug. 2017",
      "A cast-iron culinarian , Shelton gets back to basics using simple skillets. \u2014 Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity.com , 6 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-014140"
  },
  "criticize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to act as a critic",
      ": to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly : evaluate",
      ": to find fault with : point out the faults of",
      ": to examine and judge",
      ": to find fault with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kri-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blame",
      "censure",
      "condemn",
      "denounce",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "dispraise",
      "fault",
      "knock",
      "pan",
      "reprehend",
      "slag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "laud",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.",
      "The judge was widely criticized for his verdict.",
      "The editor criticized the author's work as trite.",
      "It seems as though all he ever does is criticize .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a new web ad, Republicans criticize Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman and accuse him of not being transparent about his health after his stroke last month. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "House Republicans criticize the investigation as illegitimate and partisan. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Some may inevitably criticize Futter for doing too little too slowly. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Others criticize the way fire crews heavily relied on backburning, a fire-suppression tactic that involves starting smaller fires to deprive a larger wildfire of fuel. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "Many economists also criticize short-term cash payments as temporary solutions that fail to address global supply shocks and other systemic issues. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "Republican Linda Lukacs and Democrat Joel Day aren\u2019t quite as vocally opposed to dense projects, but both criticize the city for not requiring developers to build the roads and other infrastructure needed to preserve quality of life. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "In the face of all this, U.S. officials, including the top U.S. diplomat for the region, Brian Nichols, have refused to criticize any of the Colombian presidential candidates for months now. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
      "Some reggae fans took to Twitter to criticize the Recording Academy for giving the award to a group led by White men over Jamaican artists. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" critic entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-024828"
  },
  "contemn":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to view or treat with contempt : scorn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "honor",
      "respect"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contempnen \"to slight, spurn,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contempner \"to despise, disdain,\" borrowed from Latin contemnere \"to look down on , show no respect for, despise,\" from con-  con- + temnere \"to scorn, despise,\" of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040317"
  },
  "confine":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as borders or walls) that encloses",
      ": something that restrains",
      ": scope sense 3",
      ": restriction",
      ": prison",
      ": border",
      ": to hold within a location",
      ": imprison",
      ": to keep within limits",
      ": to keep within limits",
      ": to shut up : imprison",
      ": to keep indoors",
      ": to keep from leaving accustomed quarters (as one's room or bed) under pressure of infirmity, childbirth, or detention",
      ": to hold within a location",
      ": imprison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012bn",
      "also",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "cap",
      "ceiling",
      "end",
      "extent",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap",
      "circumscribe",
      "hold down",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss",
      "the accused was confined until the trial could take place",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The lockdown of China\u2019s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine , control and hide the human breast! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Last season's schedule was constricted to intra-division games in an effort to confine teams geographically. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Humans could easily be the weak link in an effort to confine AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The works do not solely confine themselves to questions of gender but are also a celebration of creativity, openness, curiosity and the diversity of human existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Even those American trainers who manage multiple strings in various states typically confine their operations to the racetrack, too busy to bother with breeding, breaking horses, etc. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Actress and comedienne Jessica Williams, however, has never been one to confine herself to the tedium of convention. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "If the Taliban continue to restrict women\u2019s movement, the policies could effectively confine women to their homes, advocates say \u2014 a move reminiscent of the group\u2019s repressive rule in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Helen Carefoot, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040616"
  },
  "conformer":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord",
      ": to be similar or identical",
      ": to be in agreement or harmony",
      ": to be obedient or compliant",
      ": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs",
      ": to make or be like : agree , accord",
      ": comply",
      ": to be in accordance : correspond in character",
      ": to be in accordance with the provisions of a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
      "the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
      "Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
      "Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the outdoor spaces must conform to accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "Reality, however, doesn\u2019t always conform to our pie-in-the-sky calculations. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The eco-conscious shoes are designed to minimize odors and conform to your feet, thanks to the carbon-negative foam outsole made from Brazilian sugarcane and an insole made from castor bean oil and ZQ Merino wool. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041758"
  },
  "curiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by desire to investigate and learn",
      ": marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosy",
      ": exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : odd",
      ": made carefully",
      ": precisely accurate",
      ": abstruse",
      ": eager to learn : inquisitive",
      ": showing an eagerness to learn",
      ": attracting attention by being strange or unusual : odd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "inquisitive",
      "nosy",
      "nosey",
      "prying",
      "snoopy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incurious",
      "uncurious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Oscar winner generally doesn\u2019t have much trouble when curious friends and acquaintances probe him for details on a Peele movie, because the filmmaker\u2019s mysterious movies genuinely defy simple synopsis. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Today, Villa San Michele is a destination for tourists curious to see the idyll Munthe once inhabited. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Charles laughs at the curious baby, while Kate, Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall look on with smiles. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Reed\u2019s archive will continue to be available to curious minds once the exhibition wraps. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "This is a no-nonsense guide for casual home cooks, curious market shoppers, novice fruit fanatics and anyone else who just wants to learn a new, delicious skill that\u2019s more fun and rewarding than making your 100th loaf of sourdough. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Read to a horse: For some young readers, reading out loud can be intimidating, but sharing a book with a curious , non-judgmental horse friend could be a lot of fun. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Like all efforts to brand the modern GOP as populist or even populism- curious , arguing that the party has abandoned the core of its last half-century of politics requires credulous and contorted readings of statements intended as mere rhetoric. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Still, the Gaming PC Finder site could be a handy resource for novice consumers curious about buying a desktop gaming rig. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French curios , from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-063627"
  },
  "canister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an often cylindrical container for holding a usually specified object or substance",
      ": encased shot for close-range artillery fire",
      ": a perforated metal box for gas masks with material to adsorb, filter, or detoxify airborne poisons and irritants",
      ": a small box or can for holding a dry product"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "can",
      "drum",
      "tin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the video, which has no audio, the suspect can be seen holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray before deploying it. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "By 2020, alarmed by rising violent crime rates across the country, the protection Lognion had at home - her dog, a canister of mace, an alarm system - no longer felt like enough. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "The process normally takes five years or more, but Holtec sped it up by building a fuel canister the company says can accommodate nuclear waste at hotter temperatures. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Much like a traditional vacuum, robotic pool cleaners suck up dirt and debris, storing it in an attached filter bag or canister that can be emptied after each use. \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Overall, ice cream makers that used a combination of ice and rock salt to freeze were not as easy to use as ones that use a frozen canister or a compressor, and noise levels varied greatly. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Surveillance video from inside the Wellspring Health Access clinic shows the suspect, whose face is covered with a surgical mask most of the time, carrying a red gas canister . \u2014 Amanda Musa, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why my family is excited to have an Ignik Firecan in our arsenal: when restrictions prevent you from having a real fire, this canister still delivers. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin canistrum basket, from Greek kanastron wicker basket, from kanna reed \u2014 more at cane ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090319"
  },
  "clerkly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk",
      ": scholarly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259r-kl\u0113",
      "British usually"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clerical",
      "ministerial",
      "pastoral",
      "priestly",
      "sacerdotal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lay",
      "nonclerical",
      "secular",
      "temporal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091425"
  },
  "corsair":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pirate",
      ": a privateer of the Barbary Coast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02ccser",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8ser"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buccaneer",
      "freebooter",
      "pirate",
      "rover"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French corsaire pirate, from Old Occitan corsari , from Old Italian corsaro , from Medieval Latin cursarius , from Latin cursus course \u2014 more at course ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-112028"
  },
  "cooled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moderately cold : lacking in warmth",
      ": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control",
      ": lacking ardor or friendliness",
      ": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint",
      ": free from tensions or violence",
      ": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion",
      ": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat",
      ": producing an impression of being cool",
      ": of a hue in the range violet through blue to green",
      ": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )",
      ": very good : excellent",
      ": all right",
      ": fashionable , hip",
      ": to become cool : lose heat or warmth",
      ": to lose ardor or passion",
      ": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to",
      ": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm",
      ": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of",
      ": to calm down : go easy",
      ": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy",
      ": a cool time, place, or situation",
      ": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment",
      ": poise , composure",
      ": hipness",
      ": in a casual and nonchalant manner",
      ": somewhat cold : not warm",
      ": not letting or keeping in heat",
      ": calm entry 3 sense 2",
      ": not interested or friendly",
      ": fashionable, stylish, or attractive in a way that is widely approved of",
      ": very good excellent",
      ": to make or become less warm",
      ": a time or place that is not warm",
      ": a calm state of mind",
      ": to lose passion : become calm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aloof",
      "antisocial",
      "asocial",
      "buttoned-up",
      "cold",
      "cold-eyed",
      "detached",
      "distant",
      "dry",
      "frosty",
      "offish",
      "remote",
      "standoff",
      "standoffish",
      "unbending",
      "unclubbable",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "refrigerate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The Fed lifts rates to curb borrowing, cool off an overheated economy and fend off inflation spikes. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The following morning, sunny but unusually cool and breezy for mid-August even in Moscow, Red Square was bustling. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Jay-Z looked cool and casual in a matching all-black fit consisting of a black T-shirt, black joggers, and white sneakers. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Read on for our 11 best picks, and get ready for a cool \u2014and active\u2014summer! \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Beau looks a little like Emily, with his deep black hair and armor of icy cool ; Dawn\u2019s best friend, Steph, also a lesbian Leo and a party girl, forgives her infractions over and over again. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "To be a part of that culture is a pretty, pretty cool thing. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "So for these girls who are just on the cusp of becoming teenagers and then adults, to see where your life ends up is a really cool thing. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So instead of cutting rates to encourage growth, the Fed is now trying to reverse course and cool the economy. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The Fed rate increases are intended to cool the economy and slow the runaway growth in prices. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool the economy and contain price hikes, which rose by 8.6% over the past year. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "The quick pace of inflation increases the odds that the Fed, which is already trying to cool the economy by raising borrowing costs, will have to move more aggressively and inflict some pain to temper consumer and business demand. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "In an attempt at taming rising prices without triggering an economic downturn, the Federal Reserve has been working fastidiously to cool the economy, most notably by raising interest rates. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "So higher rates can help cool off an overheating economy. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains maintained their impressive run in May, even as government policymakers took steps to cool the economy and ease inflation. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Now that the central bank is pumping the brakes in an effort to cool off the economy, businesses won\u2019t find it as easy to borrow money and fuel ongoing growth. \u2014 Christopher Hurn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Yes, even celebrities lose their cool in the presence of other celebrities. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Ingles can\u2019t lose his cool to that extent in a situation where the Jazz need to rely on him. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Whether or not the changing hiring and retention practices of tech companies this year mean that the wider job market is poised for a cool -off is unclear. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "What it's made of: A cool -to-the-touch cover encases the mattress and features handles on the side and a non-skid bottom. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
      "When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "And the factors used to adjust industrial production anticipate a cooling in manufacturing activity, but manufacturing didn\u2019t cool much at all. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-112043"
  },
  "conflagrant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burning , blazing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u0101-gr\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ablaze",
      "afire",
      "aflame",
      "alight",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "combusting",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "ignited",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "kindled",
      "lit",
      "lighted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conflagrant-, conflagrans , present participle of conflagrare to burn, from com- + flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113140"
  },
  "cart":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight",
      ": a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog",
      ": a small wheeled vehicle \u2014 see golf cart , grocery cart , shopping cart sense 1",
      ": a table with wheels that is used especially for serving food",
      ": a temporary record of items selected for purchase from an online vendor : shopping cart sense 2",
      ": to carry or convey in or as if in a cart",
      ": to take or drag away without ceremony or by force",
      ": a heavy vehicle with two wheels usually drawn by horses and used for hauling",
      ": a light vehicle pushed or pulled by hand",
      ": to carry in a cart",
      ": carry sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "wagon",
      "wain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bear",
      "carry",
      "convey",
      "ferry",
      "haul",
      "lug",
      "pack",
      "tote",
      "transport"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cart piled up with hay",
      "Verb",
      "We carted some dirt to the garden.",
      "I carted all the books home.",
      "He carted the bags away.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "April\u2019s restaurant closures include Randy\u2019s Best Ice Cream, an Albany pop-up by a former chef who started scooping out of a retro ice cream cart , and Oliveto, the farm-to-table Cal-Italian institution in Oakland\u2019s Rockridge neighborhood. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
      "But Maguire differs from most fashion lovers by channeling her passion for good finds into a professional outlet (instead of an infinite online cart ). \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The scramble format allowed for the use of a cart , and Woods walked with a limp and struggled on some drives to push off with his right leg. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Aguilar doubles back to get his phone out of the cart , followed by one of the deputies, in the video. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Gomez went back to the aisle to grab a larger eight-inch knife and returned to the family, prosecutors said, attacking the two young children, who were 2 and 6 years old and seated in the front basket of a shopping cart . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Moodley then approached the mother in the parking lot and pulled her child out of the cart . \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "On top of the cart is a repurposed dog kennel filled with pots and pans, blankets, tarps, and other items. \u2014 Lex Treinen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The driver of the golf cart lost control and flipped the cart on its side, said Cal Fire spokesman Frank LoCoco. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Add to cart , check out, and say hello to brighter undereyes. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
      "To cart your luggage to the trailers, the camp provides little red wagons. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "With a few hundred pounds extra to cart around compared to the convertible, the Jensen GT was slightly less spry but still boasted a top speed of well over 100 mph. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "For Those Concerned With Wrinkles Those already privy to the transformative prowess of the NuFace Trinity should certainly consider adding its Wrinkle Reducer Attachment to cart . \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Embrace the look by adding the picks below to cart . \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "After Ridgway and other team members meticulously extracted each object, other conservators would then cart the pieces to the back of the lab for further study and cataloging. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "As of this writing, nearly every single color of the KN95s, from the classic black to the poppy pink, can be added to cart . \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Shop the full range here, or scroll down to add my go-to shade, Memoir, to cart . \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113150"
  },
  "cake":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened",
      ": a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder)",
      ": a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried",
      ": a block of compacted or congealed matter",
      ": a hard or brittle layer or deposit",
      ": something easily done",
      ": encrust",
      ": to fill (a space) with a packed mass",
      ": to form or harden into a mass",
      ": a baked food made from a sweet batter or dough",
      ": a usually flat round piece of food that is baked or fried",
      ": a substance hardened or molded into a solid piece",
      ": encrust",
      ": to become dry and hard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101k",
      "\u02c8k\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "croquette",
      "cutlet",
      "fritter",
      "galette",
      "patty",
      "pattie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crust",
      "encrust",
      "incrust",
      "rime"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I made three cakes for the party.",
      "He blew out the candles on his birthday cake .",
      "a slice of chocolate cake",
      "Verb",
      "The mud had caked on his boots.",
      "shoes caked with dried mud",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bouquet was put together by Westwood Flower Garden, and the cake was from Karma Baker, which specializes in vegan and gluten-free goodies. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
      "Flan con mezcal and tres leches cake are dessert options. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "Carrot cake graces many an Easter spread, but this carrot cake is extra special thanks to that decadent brown butter-cream cheese frosting. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Like pineapples and Adirondack chairs, cake is another symbol linked to CNM: a nod to having it and eating it too. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition to pancakes and p\u0105czkis, the king cake is a traditional Mardi Gras dessert that's just as anticipated as the beads. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Fudge cake is among the changing dessert offerings. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The cake was for someone seated behind them who was celebrating her ninth birthday. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "When Jenner pulled back it was revealed that the cake was just the skirt of a massive edible gown belonging to a Barbie doll, surrounded by even more containers of candy. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Since 2019, Reuters reports, Mona Lisa\u2019s enigmatic smile has been protected from disgruntled museumgoers\u2014and now, cake \u2014with high-tech, bulletproof, ultra-transparent glass. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
      "As more dust continues to cake on, the InSight Mars lander is dying, its power supply slowly petering out. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 May 2022",
      "Swirls of brown mud cake the lower walls of the home and tree roots infest the foundation of Brian Redfern\u2019s evocative and foreboding set. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The ice that caked the Polar Sea came from heavy freezing spray kicked up from turbulent water on a chilly day. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 29 Aug. 2017",
      "Arnold (Francis Guinan), Isaac\u2019s 58-year-old father, is caked in makeup and wearing a dress, topped with a clown\u2019s wig. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 July 2017",
      "It is caked with mud and grime, but an ornate design is nevertheless visible. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 26 June 2017",
      "When the Industrial Revolution caked British cities with soot, peppered moths\u2019 light, speckled wings made them easy targets for predators. \u2014 Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine , 15 Dec. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114003"
  },
  "cooker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that cooks : such as",
      ": a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking",
      ": a person who tends a cooking process : cook",
      ": stove"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cookstove",
      "range"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips",
      "Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plus, the sous vide cooker is highly versatile, and can be used to make anything from meat and fish to yogurt. \u2014 Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "According to Richie, the pressure- cooker of the competition can be too much for many artists to handle. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Lin\u2019s departure was months in the making and offers a glimpse into the kind of high pressure- cooker environment that the movie series, now almost 21 years old, has become. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "The rigid boundaries of identity are blurred as the ensemble fleshes out the stories tumbling out of Usher\u2019s pressure- cooker mind. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "One is psychological: top players are more likely to choke in the pressure- cooker environment of the playoffs, perhaps because their teams are relying on them more heavily and their success or failure has greater consequences. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This 6-quart pressure cooker has 4.7 stars and serves as eight kitchen appliances in one: Pressure cooker , slow cooker, rice cooker, yogurt maker, cake maker, Saute pan, steamer and warmer. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The general ratio of water to rice in a rice cooker is 1:1. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The proof-of-concept design, described in npj Science of Food, combines a multiwavelength laser cooker , roughly the size of five smartphones stacked together, with a microwave-oven-sized food printer. \u2014 Huanjia Zhang, Scientific American , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1780, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114419"
  },
  "clear-cut":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sharply outlined : distinct",
      ": free from ambiguity or uncertainty : unambiguous",
      ": an area of forest in which all the trees have been cut down",
      ": clear-cutting",
      ": to cut down all the trees in (an area of forest)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir-\u02c8k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8klir-\u02cck\u0259t",
      "\u02c8klir-\u02cck\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparent",
      "bald",
      "bald-faced",
      "barefaced",
      "bright-line",
      "broad",
      "clear",
      "crystal clear",
      "decided",
      "distinct",
      "evident",
      "lucid",
      "luculent",
      "luminous",
      "manifest",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "open-and-shut",
      "palpable",
      "patent",
      "pellucid",
      "perspicuous",
      "plain",
      "ringing",
      "straightforward",
      "transparent",
      "unambiguous",
      "unambivalent",
      "unequivocal",
      "unmistakable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "clouded",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "indistinct",
      "mysterious",
      "nonobvious",
      "obfuscated",
      "obscure",
      "unapparent",
      "unclarified",
      "unclear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1958, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114831"
  },
  "curious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by desire to investigate and learn",
      ": marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosy",
      ": exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : odd",
      ": made carefully",
      ": precisely accurate",
      ": abstruse",
      ": eager to learn : inquisitive",
      ": showing an eagerness to learn",
      ": attracting attention by being strange or unusual : odd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "inquisitive",
      "nosy",
      "nosey",
      "prying",
      "snoopy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incurious",
      "uncurious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Oscar winner generally doesn\u2019t have much trouble when curious friends and acquaintances probe him for details on a Peele movie, because the filmmaker\u2019s mysterious movies genuinely defy simple synopsis. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Today, Villa San Michele is a destination for tourists curious to see the idyll Munthe once inhabited. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Charles laughs at the curious baby, while Kate, Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall look on with smiles. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Reed\u2019s archive will continue to be available to curious minds once the exhibition wraps. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "This is a no-nonsense guide for casual home cooks, curious market shoppers, novice fruit fanatics and anyone else who just wants to learn a new, delicious skill that\u2019s more fun and rewarding than making your 100th loaf of sourdough. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Read to a horse: For some young readers, reading out loud can be intimidating, but sharing a book with a curious , non-judgmental horse friend could be a lot of fun. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Like all efforts to brand the modern GOP as populist or even populism- curious , arguing that the party has abandoned the core of its last half-century of politics requires credulous and contorted readings of statements intended as mere rhetoric. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Still, the Gaming PC Finder site could be a handy resource for novice consumers curious about buying a desktop gaming rig. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French curios , from Latin curiosus careful, inquisitive, from cura cure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115601"
  },
  "crazed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make insane or as if insane",
      ": to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of",
      ": break , shatter",
      ": to become insane",
      ": to develop a mesh of fine cracks",
      ": shatter , break",
      ": an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania",
      ": a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)",
      ": something that is very popular for a short while"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101z",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crack",
      "derange",
      "frenzy",
      "loco",
      "madden",
      "unbalance",
      "unhinge",
      "unstring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fad",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "soldiers who had been crazed by months of combat and chaos in the countryside",
      "Noun",
      "if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ford, which started the high-performance truck craze a decade ago with the F-150 Raptor, confirmed that a Raptor R version with even more power and torque will soon go into production. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
      "The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "Anderson is one of a select few managers from whom La Russa learned, although that was supplemented by his interest in statistics well before the sabermetrics craze . \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "Meantime, in Arizona Territory in 1893, a frontierswoman named Nora is beginning to grow crazed with want \u2014 for thirst. \u2014 John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "In this movement, the hopeful, major-key passage that arrives unexpectedly near the end was hurried, if crazed , almost like a mad scene for plunging, again, to gloomy melodrama. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Fashion insiders fly all across the world to craze over a city that is filled with different cultures which whip up a whirlwind of fashion. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "That pairing was extremely appealing to tennis fans in a nation that rapidly was becoming sports- crazed . \u2014 Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com , 2 Mar. 2018",
      "Robert Mann, an airline consultant and former American Airlines executive, said windows are periodically polished to remove crazing , the formation of cracks in the acrylic windows from exposure to chemicals and the sun's rays. \u2014 Kathleen Joyce, Fox News , 2 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ice cream was one of its kind, igniting an entire category of low-calorie and high protein products where top companies even launched copycat competitors to get in on the craze . \u2014 Dave Knox, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The government, in an effort to capitalize on the global coffee craze , plans to localize production. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Abeer Salman, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The pickleball paddle may have started out as one used for table tennis, but companies such as Joola are looking to cash in on the pickleball craze with paddles specific to the sport. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Girard-Perregaux wants in on the vintage craze too. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The country made bitcoin legal tender last September and now is aiming to raise $1 billion to fund expansive economic policies by cashing in on the crypto craze . \u2014 WSJ , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Kinostar was quick to capitalize on the K-pop craze . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "One of the most iconic of his career, the Rich Man's Frug scene in 1969's Sweet Charity not only offered up three different interpretations of the Frug dance craze , but put the power ponytail on the map to extraordinary effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The duo feel left out of the new viral dance craze but learn that it\u2019s a monster-in-disguise. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120309"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having striking colors",
      ": full of variety or interest",
      ": rude , offensive",
      ": having bright colors",
      ": full of variety or interest"
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      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-f\u0259l"
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      "motley",
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      "multihued",
      "polychromatic",
      "polychrome",
      "prismatic",
      "rainbow",
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      "variegated",
      "various"
    ],
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      "colorless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I wore a colorful outfit.",
      "He gave a colorful account of his travels.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Victorian-era buildings are decorated with colorful murals, and the main drag is lined with cycle shops, running stores, and art galleries. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
      "After a few deep breaths and a round of encouragement, Amaya Murphy, Sentha Wright and Oumie Hydara stepped onto a small stage Saturday afternoon, each wearing colorful and boldly patterned African wear. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "Io's colorful appearance was completely unexpected. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "The invasive bugs, which evolve into colorful moth-like insects, can ravage plants and trees \u2013 and could eventually threaten the U.S. wine industry. \u2014 Mike Snider And Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Lug's colorful bags feature multiple pockets and compartments to store a variety of everyday essentials like phones, laptops, cosmetics, water bottles, wallets, keys, and clothes. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Champagne, colorful ribbons, water cannons and smoke were used to celebrate the warship\u2019s launch and official naming at a ceremony at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, state media reported. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, many of the colorful murals of Floyd that once dotted the city have been painted over. \u2014 Tess Allen, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Kardashian shared the sweet package, which included various lip products and colorful balms, on her Instagram Story. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" color entry 1 + -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121306"
  },
  "coexistent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exist together or at the same time",
      ": to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
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      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "co-occur",
      "coincide",
      "concur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The species coexist in the same environment.",
      "Can the two countries peacefully coexist ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday's game offered a glimpse of not only how these two players can coexist offensively but also how their skillsets can work cohesively, amplifying each other's strengths. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Case reports from 2016 found that Parkinson's and epilepsy can coexist \u2014either by predating a Parkinson's diagnosis, or developing after one. \u2014 Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But shark awareness, and learning to coexist with sharks, is becoming a way of life on the Cape. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The sixth and final episode of Marvel's Moon Knight found reconciliation for Marc Spector and Steven Grant (both played by Oscar Isaac), as the two alter egos finally learned to coexist and helped defeat Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and Ammit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "That means learning to coexist with it using tools like vaccines, masks and restrictions as needed. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Before that fateful day, the records show that English colonists had hoped to coexist with Indigenous Americans around Chesapeake Bay. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Preventive measures like these can limit the ballooning losses from wildfires, including devastating air quality due to wildfire smoke, while also allowing humans to more safely coexist with natural fires. \u2014 Alexandra Konings, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The companies will continue to coexist as stand-alone brands. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122455"
  },
  "colorized":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
      "-l\u0259r-\u02cc\u012bz"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ticket buyers will choose a time to colorize their lives: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. Oct. 17. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Denis Shiryaev uses algorithms to colorize and sharpen old movies, bumping them up to a smooth 60 frames per second. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "And Christie knew just what to do with them, bringing out Rimsky\u2019s lurid textures as though newly colorized . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "One journalist, Ars Technica\u2019s Timothy B. Lee, noted that commercially-available machine learning apps could also be used to colorize old film footage. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "An obvious next step would be to colorize the video. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "Whatever his reasons, Bong is now part of a mini-trend of filmmakers de- colorizing their films. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Given hundreds of hours of footage of World War I from Britain\u2019s Imperial War Museum, Jackson and his team masterfully restored and colorized the material. \u2014 Susan King, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "Illinois, for example, is colorized politically by Chicago with its overwhelmingly Democratic populace, most of whom are just as poor and unhealthy as any rural Republican voters, and more likely to have their lives terminated by gun violence. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" color entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123249"
  },
  "chatterer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct",
      ": to talk idly, incessantly, or fast",
      ": to click repeatedly or uncontrollably",
      ": to vibrate rapidly in cutting",
      ": to vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping",
      ": to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly",
      ": the action or sound of chattering",
      ": idle talk : prattle",
      ": electronic and especially radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity",
      ": such chatter regarding future hostile activities",
      ": a person who participates in online chat",
      ": to talk fast without thinking or without stopping",
      ": to make quick sounds that suggest speech but lack meaning",
      ": to make clicking sounds by hitting together again and again",
      ": the act or sound of chattering",
      ": quick or unimportant talk"
    ],
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      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r"
    ],
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      "babble",
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      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Children chattered in the middle of the playground.",
      "My teeth were chattering from the cold.",
      "Birds chattered in the trees.",
      "Noun",
      "heard the chatter of squirrels",
      "pleasant chatter over morning coffee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The time on the range was extended by Billy Horschel, who came over for a big hug and began to chatter away. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "In the United States, there were 6.8 million fewer golfers in 2018 versus 2003 and 800 courses closed in the past decade, leading to chatter about how to repurpose the open spaces. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "Note when your brain starts to chatter with anxiety and bring your focus back to your body. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
      "She\u2019s not one to chatter on about her woes to a customer. \u2014 Liz Balmaseda, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Fashion fans frequently congregate on forums and Facebook groups to chatter about their favorite brands. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "That translates to an overly rigid ride that\u2019s prone to chatter and reduced edge hold. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Indeed, right up until the nose starts to chatter off line, Subaru's new coupe is gifted with exceptional balance and clairvoyant reflexes. \u2014 Car and Driver , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "But with fewer opportunities in physical work spaces to idly chatter , being an office busybody requires more effort. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sources tell Variety there is no truth to the chatter about Netflix potentially buying Roku. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "In the months after Sammy died, Amy Cohen learned that other people in her co-op could handle the recycling pickup for the building, that long walks helped, that chatter about other children\u2019s high-school-admissions anxieties didn\u2019t. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "The picture of the then-scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s likely the reason why Facebook is making these hate speech policy changes in specific countries, where the chatter about the Russia-Ukraine war is increasing. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "And National Review, its pages filled with stylish reactionary chatter well to the right of the Republican mainstream, remained a relatively parochial concern. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "No surprise, casual social-media chatter about the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been unhinged. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "And with the city packed for Super Bowl weekend, one of the biggest days of the year for sportsbooks, there were plenty of people to fill the air with chatter . \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123456"
  },
  "curvy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having curves",
      ": having an attractively curved feminine figure : curvaceous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curvaceous",
      "curvacious",
      "pneumatic",
      "shapely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1623, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-124130"
  },
  "concordant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consonant , agreeing",
      ": similar with respect to one or more particular characters \u2014 compare discordant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ant",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "coherent",
      "compatible",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consistent",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflicting",
      "conflictive",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inharmonious",
      "noncompatible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "All three tests have concordant results.",
      "the movie's opening-weekend gross was fairly concordant with box-office returns for that genre"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concordant-, concordans ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-124408"
  },
  "cacophonous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka-\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-n\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8k\u022f-",
      "also"
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    "synonyms":[
      "discordant",
      "dissonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "harmonious",
      "harmonizing",
      "melodious",
      "musical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the hearings were also television, fighting for attention in a cacophonous media environment. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "As a place to be, the Elizabeth Line is nothing like the Tube, which is brisk, hot, cacophonous \u2014a realm of unsolicited bodily intimacy, bottlenecks, and sudden winds. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "Given how often solitude figured as a theme in Bowie\u2019s lyrics, the haunting loneliness of that character provides a welcome moment of reflection in a film more often consumed with a nonstop, cacophonous churn of sound and images. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "But in the Met\u2019s much larger theater, Neil Armfield\u2019s intimate production receded while Mr. Dean\u2019s cacophonous orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Carter, expanded into a barrage of sound. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "The early political work, crowded with cacophonous forms, is uneven but can be sensationally good. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "Bay specializes in making brash, cacophonous , high-calorie, low-nutrition fast-food cinema. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Her voice had been swallowed by the cacophonous babble of the roughly 17,000 people who \u2014 like us \u2014 had dropped by the Buc-ee\u2019s in Leeds, Alabama, at that particular moment on that particular day. \u2014 al , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "She was interviewed at an aid station for displaced civilians where a continuous, cacophonous rumble of explosions could be heard from the fighting nearby. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin cacoph\u014dnus (borrowed from Greek kak\u00f3ph\u014dnos \"disagreeable-sounding,\" from kako-  caco- + -ph\u014dnos \"having a sound [of the kind specified],\" adjective derivative of ph\u014dn\u1e17 \"sound made by something living, voice, speech\") + -ous \u2014 more at phono- ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1782, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-125552"
  },
  "corn-fed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fed or fattened on grain (such as corn)",
      ": looking well-fed : plump",
      ": rustically wholesome or corny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccfed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cornball",
      "cornpone",
      "corny",
      "hokey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-125750"
  },
  "contrived":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial , labored"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bvd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affected",
      "artificial",
      "assumed",
      "bogus",
      "factitious",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "feigned",
      "forced",
      "mechanical",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "plastic",
      "pretended",
      "pseudo",
      "put-on",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "spurious",
      "strained",
      "unnatural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "genuine",
      "natural",
      "spontaneous",
      "unaffected",
      "uncontrived",
      "unfeigned",
      "unforced"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 it may remind readers of Christopher Nolan's ingeniously contrived mystery film \"Memento\" \u2026 \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2005",
      "The music industry has become far more image conscious and contrived since her first album affected me so profoundly \u2026 \u2014 Lisa Marie Presley , Time , 18 Apr. 2005",
      "There are some who scorn that sterling art form, the afternoon soap opera, alleging that its characters are unbelievable, its plots contrived and its action negligible. \u2014 Lydel Sims , Assignment: Memphis , 1982",
      "The movie's contrived ending was a big disappointment.",
      "The results of the test seemed somewhat contrived .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the end of the day, all the contrived bits and prewritten one-offs in the world are no substitute for an actual human being present onstage, particularly one who\u2019s blessed with good comic timing. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Maisie gets to the root of the problem, but this particular subplot, which also has tentacles reaching into other parts of this story, concludes with a revelation that feels a bit too contrived . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Turning Red is spectacularly unlike those last four contrived and misshapen movies because it is grounded in the real world and derives comic energy from legitimate questions about the kinds of problems contemporary families are dealing with. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "It is constantly re- contrived generation after generation. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Had grander life aspirations than throwing out stupid opinions about half naked people in a contrived game for a prize that used to literally be a trunk of cash sitting there on a Tribal Council set? \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Although the presence of Offset, who signed with Reservoir in 2017, and a very pregnant Cardi B may have looked like a contrived photo op, Khosrowshahi says the Migos member had asked to attend the ceremony. \u2014 Kristin Robinson, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Team Fetterman\u2019s message began with an air of contrived disappointment. \u2014 Michael Sokolove, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The story of the end of Phat Tuesdays is nebulously told at best and the contrived reconciliation between the Torrys doesn\u2019t feel convincing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contrive ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130037"
  },
  "commandant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commanding officer",
      ": an officer who is in charge of a group of soldiers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
      "-\u02ccdant",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccdant",
      "-\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captain",
      "commander",
      "commanding officer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the commandant of a naval district",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fagan is coming off serving as the Coast Guard's vice commandant -- the first female four-star admiral to serve as a branch's second-in-command -- and previously served as the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area from June 2018 to June 2021. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Nevertheless, Danilchenko replied, Zalizetskaya should meet with the Russian commandant , who wanted to see her. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Fagan currently serves as vice commandant of the Coast Guard, the second highest role in the military branch, and would be the first woman to lead both the Coast Guard and a U.S. armed service. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The current commandant , Adm. Karl Schultz, will retire on May 31, and the committee oversees and confirms all Coast Guard promotions. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "State-run Khabar 24 also reported the bodies of two officers were found beheaded, citing the commandant 's office of Almaty. \u2014 Katharina Krebs, Tara John And Anna Chernova, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The Marine Corps, for its part, should continue the reforms of its commandant , General David Berger. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The requests were then forwarded to to a three-member religious accommodation review board, health services and the service\u2019s legal office before landing on the desk of a deputy commandant for final approval. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The chairman, Army Gen. Mark Milley, and the Marine commandant , Gen. David Berger were among the latest to have positive tests. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, ajc , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1687, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130522"
  },
  "clad":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being covered or clothed",
      ": consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal",
      ": sheathe , face",
      ": to cover (a metal) with another metal by bonding",
      ": a composite material formed by cladding",
      ": a clad coin",
      ": cladding",
      ": the outer layer of a clad coin",
      ": slip : sprout",
      ": being covered",
      ": being dressed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klad",
      "\u02c8klad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "face",
      "sheathe",
      "sheath"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This is due, in no small part, to the vast army of high-vis clad cleaners who seem to gather on every corner. \u2014 Tom Bouchier Hayes, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Surveillance footage shows the suspect clad head to toe in black, reaching into shattered display cases and swiping necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "The flat clad bottom works to evenly heat the canner on gas or induction ranges. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
      "The next morning a railroad worker spotted the girl\u2019s partly clad body in a bramble of ivy. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2020",
      "Cherfitness The Cherfitness oeuvre, which includes A New Attitude from 1991 and Body Confidence from 1992, is an odd, highly specific and black- clad universe. \u2014 Marisa Meltzer, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "On March 23, Kylie reposted a post encouraging everyone to stay home, then followed it up with two snaps of herself, totally makeup-free and clad in comfy in sweats and a black hoodie. \u2014 Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "From the backdrop of their classes (the NYC skyline is often featured), to the upbeat and spandex clad instructors, these classes give the most realistic vibe of what an actual group fitness class feels like. \u2014 Kate Mccarthy, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "During the evening, elegantly clad partygoers enjoyed posing on a red carpet with their furry friends, bidding on silent and live auction items and dancing to two live bands, Maggie Speaks and Spoken Four. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On this September 2021 day, Andre's class is still clad in masks. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Of course, all rooms come with ensuites and the owner\u2019s bathroom is clad in marble. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "Every encounter has the air of a furtive conspiracy, and the hero, Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), is often clad in black robes, with his face half masked. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "The low-slung welcome center, which opens on July 1, is clad in muted Minnesota granite that comes alive with vibrant purple-and-black striations when wet. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The home is clad in shou sugi ban wood from Delta Millworks. \u2014 Pilar Viladas, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "The Showhouse boutique will be in the garage, which eventually will be clad in stone found buried on the property. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "Pooh Bear has swapped the little red t-shirt for a lumberjack suit and Piglet is clad in black. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "But photographs can be deceiving, and in person, the hotel, which is clad in deep red and terracotta Japanese cement boards, looks innovative rather than out-of-place. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As a result, Efergan, an easygoing 48-year-old clad in a V-neck undershirt, jeans and sneakers, is toiling full days and often manning the register. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA Today , 23 June 2021",
      "Varied actors have been accused of exacerbating the unrest, from police officers filmed brutalizing people who had their hands raised in surrender to a 20-year-old clad in the insignia of a militant movement for veganism attacking a police vehicle. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2020",
      "Only a few months later, Hong Kong\u2019s frontline protesters showed up clad in standard-issue global protester gear: respirators, helmets, and long sleeves. \u2014 Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic , 4 June 2020",
      "Waving American flags, black- clad protesters marched to the US Consulate to thank Trump for signing into law last week legislation supporting their cause and urged him to swiftly sanction Lam and other officials for suppressing human rights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "That last one is just for Pittsburgh Pirates, a very specific type of black-and-gold clad pirate averse to rings and trophies. \u2014 Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "Young, black- clad and wearing face masks, these non-uniformed officers fit right in on the barricades before springing into action to make arrests. \u2014 Time , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Amy, in her early 20s, and her dozen friends have been among the many black- clad , masked young protesters who are part of Hong Kong\u2019s biggest political movement since the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy protests. \u2014 Vivienne Chow, Quartz , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "Meanwhile black clad , helmet and face-mask wearing anti-fascist protesters also were on the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1939, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130924"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": responsibility for wrongdoing or failure : the quality or state of being culpable"
    ],
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      "\u02cck\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
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      "blame",
      "fault",
      "guilt",
      "onus",
      "rap"
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      "blamelessness",
      "faultlessness",
      "guiltlessness",
      "innocence"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130939"
  },
  "cold-blooded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency",
      ": matter-of-fact , emotionless",
      ": having cold blood",
      ": having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment",
      ": of mixed or inferior breeding",
      ": noticeably sensitive to cold",
      ": having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment",
      ": lacking or showing a lack of normal human feelings",
      ": having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment : poikilothermic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0259d"
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      "affectless",
      "callous",
      "case-hardened",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
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      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
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      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-132947"
  },
  "credentials":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warranting credit or confidence",
      ": something that gives a title to credit or confidence",
      ": qualification sense 3a",
      ": testimonials or certified documents showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power",
      ": certificate , diploma",
      ": to furnish with credentials"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kri-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capability",
      "goods",
      "qualification",
      "stuff"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "My experience as a manager is my strongest credential .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Someone who has gained access to an account may be able to leverage that username and password for credential stuffing. \u2014 Ari Jacoby, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The rate was even higher \u2014 75 percent didn\u2019t earn a credential \u2014 at private, for-profit institutions. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The state\u2019s Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to test an identity-verifying credential stored on your smartphone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Another protection is encrypting the credential sent by the phone. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "Gutierrez Reed had no formal training or credential \u2014 nor was she required to have any. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "In educational attainment, the greatest job growth is expected to be for those requiring no formal educational credential , 11.2%. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
      "There have been several programs at the state level \u2014 including Future for Frontliners and Michigan Reconnect \u2014 aimed at helping adults earn some sort of credential or degree past high school. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Colleges, continuing education training providers, and even employers now offer an array of short-term credential programs. \u2014 Lindsay Daugherty, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The financial firm is the issuer of the Mastercard payment credential that\u2019s used to complete Apple Pay Later purchases. \u2014 Mark Gurman, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Asi says that he was also placed on probation by the BBC and by his newspaper, Al Quds Al Arabi, and was forced to pay for his own credential to attend the Cannes Film Festival. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 May 2022",
      "The same credential can also be stored on a device running Android or Windows. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "The Nursing Support Program II has a statewide goal to increase the number of full-time faculty with the CNE credential to 300 by 2025, according to a news release from the commission. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The San Ysidro union that represents classified workers like Rios \u2014 employees who work in school positions that don\u2019t require a teaching credential \u2014 has been rallying the school district over the past few months, calling for better wages. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "All motorcycles found without the appropriate credential will be impounded. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "To obtain the credential , a person must earn a bachelor\u2019s degree (majoring in nutrition or a related field), complete 900 hours of supervised practice, pass an exam, and pay fees. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Flaherty, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The rest go out into the world with the gleaming Goldman credential . \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Mary Sandy at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing said the agency must credential about 20,000 teachers a year to keep up with the staffing needs of districts across the state. \u2014 Joe Hong, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "As attendees began lining up on the stairs lined with black candles by 10 p.m., the crowds were promptly credentialed and let inside. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Billboard , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "TruNews was also credentialed for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in June. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "The only constant is that a reporter or credentialed expert will authoritatively assert a theory as a fact and demonize those who disagree \u2014 only to be proven wrong tomorrow. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "The problem with the raid, however, was that the department sought the warrants without fully informing the judge that Carmody was a reporter even though he had been credentialed by the San Francisco Fire Department for 16 years. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "Only lawmakers, staff, credentialed members of the press and those with official business are permitted to access the facilities. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Employees, authorized visitors and credentialed Capitol Hill staff will continue to have access to the facilities, the library said. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "In addition, attendance at all UO home athletic events will be restricted primarily to participating student-athletes, essential personnel and credentialed media. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133504"
  },
  "crudeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity",
      ": existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing",
      ": rough or inexpert in plan or execution",
      ": lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious",
      ": tabulated without being broken down into classes",
      ": unripe , immature",
      ": a substance in its natural unprocessed state",
      ": unrefined petroleum",
      ": in a natural state and not changed by special treatment : raw",
      ": planned or done in a rough or unskilled way",
      ": not having or showing good manners : vulgar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "native",
      "natural",
      "raw",
      "rude",
      "undressed",
      "unprocessed",
      "unrefined",
      "untreated"
    ],
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      "dressed",
      "processed",
      "refined",
      "treated"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They built a crude shelter out of branches.",
      "a crude summary of the country's history",
      "She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Russia has also benefited from higher crude prices. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "One way to change that is use the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) to put a floor on US crude prices, so that American producers can invest without worrying that OPEC price wars will leave them bankrupt. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
      "The recovery from the global pandemic and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has sent global oil prices soaring, with Brent crude prices hitting a 14-year high of about $139 a barrel in March. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile the crack spread \u2014 the difference between crude oil prices and the price of gas and diesel \u2014 is well above historic averages. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Even though all sectors were lower, a 1.5% increase in crude oil prices gave some support to energy, which was down less than 1% for the week and remains far-and-away the best performing sector for the year, up 61.3%. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "But in the short-term, such bans are hurting Western consumers more since the embargoes push crude oil prices even higher. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "And crude oil prices have remained high, at $119 per barrel Tuesday. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "But even as crude oil prices have fallen some, prices at the gas station remain elevated. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Oil prices gained a bit Tuesday, but the benchmark Brent crude now sits about $10 below its recent highs. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James, noted that Russian oil is selling for $35 per barrel less than Brent crude , the international benchmark, reflecting the discount buyers demand for doing business with the nation. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "The Indian government has asked state oil companies to scoop up huge volumes of cheap crude from Russia, according to industry executives, strengthening commercial ties with the country even as the West tightens sanctions on Moscow. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "New pipelines from the North Dakota Bakken region and the Permian Basin in Texas had begun pumping crude directly to Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "Moscow was compelled to slash prices as European sanctions dried up demand for its crude in Germany and other countries. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "New pipelines from the North Dakota Bakken region and the Permian Basin in Texas had begun pumping crude directly to Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "India, for example, has increased its share of Russia\u2019s total crude exports from 1% to 18% since the invasion, according to the BBC. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "However, Chee said the oil found bubbling up on Thursday did not resemble the thick, black crude oil found at wells but was instead watery and thin. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133748"
  },
  "curled":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form into coils or ringlets",
      ": to form into a curved shape : twist",
      ": to furnish with curls",
      ": to grow in coils or spirals",
      ": to form ripples or crinkles",
      ": to move or progress in curves or spirals : wind",
      ": twist , contort",
      ": to play the game of curling",
      ": a lock of hair that coils : ringlet",
      ": something having a spiral or winding form : coil",
      ": the action of curling : the state of being curled",
      ": a curved or spiral marking in the grain of wood",
      ": a hollow arch of water formed when the crest of a breaking wave spills forward",
      ": a usually short pass pattern in football in which a receiver runs downfield and then curves back toward the line of scrimmage",
      ": a body-building exercise in which a weight held with the palms facing up is raised and lowered by flexing only the wrists or elbows",
      ": to twist or form into ringlets",
      ": to take or move in a curved form",
      ": to arrange the body into a ball",
      ": a lock of hair that coils : ringlet",
      ": something having a spiral or winding form : coil",
      "Robert Floyd 1933\u2013 American chemist"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
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      "coil",
      "corkscrew",
      "entwine",
      "spiral",
      "twine",
      "twist",
      "wind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frizz",
      "frizzle",
      "ringlet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Maui and Lanai, roads heave up hillsides, curl around cliffs and sail above thundering bays. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Now bend your elbows to curl the weight up to your shoulders. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
      "Henry slid into a tackle and swiftly got up to collect the ball, cut inside, and curl a 30-yard shot into the top right corner. \u2014 Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Fine hair is fragile and can be difficult to curl for fear of breakage as well as its tendency to fall flat. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Brody used the inside of his right foot to curl the ball into the back of the net. \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "There's thin golden rods that flow from the back of her head connecting to the clear-and-white, sharp abstract pieces that curl out from the sides of her head. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
      "Though that's hardly for lack of investment: Like the first two installments in the franchise, the latest comes overstuffed with A-list names \u2014 can anything be wholly bad when Mads Mikkelsen is there to curl his lip? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Full Frontal Mascara is a do-it-all mascara that's supposed to volumize, lift, length, and curl your lashes all at once, thanks to its innovative flat-to-fat brush. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Meador finished off the cut by massaging hair tonic into his scalp and working curling cream through the strands, painstakingly shaping each curl with her fingers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "For those with curly hair, this shampoo is formulated for all curl types: wavy (2A-2C), curly (3A-3C), and coily (4A-4C). \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Lastly, Better Not Younger includes a curl reviving 5-plant butter + oil blend. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "By launching this curl store concept locally, the ultimate goal is to allow curly girls in Singapore to experience curly hair products from around the world,'' Nathan and Karthigeyan tell Allure in a joint statement. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 23 May 2022",
      "For instance, naturally soft-wave textures can be encouraged with styling products (like salt sprays, texturizing sprays and curl creams) to emphasize the pretty shape further. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 21 May 2022",
      "The curls form at a much shorter length, typically between half an inch and one inch for a full curl . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Furthering this idea was his hair: a mullet styled in a Jheri curl , a few wavy locks skimming his collarbone. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "At the top of the curl make sure to get a strong biceps squeeze. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133941"
  },
  "character assassination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the slandering of a person usually with the intention of destroying public confidence in that person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "aspersing",
      "blackening",
      "calumniation",
      "calumny",
      "defamation",
      "defaming",
      "libel",
      "libeling",
      "libelling",
      "maligning",
      "slander",
      "smearing",
      "traducing",
      "vilification",
      "vilifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "None of those rumors are true. She's been the victim of character assassination .",
      "the actor's lawyers charge that the tabloid engaged in a deliberate campaign of character assassination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The impression Princeton is creating is that elite institutions are now moving into punishing dissent from the leftist catechism by veering off into character assassination . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 23 May 2022",
      "Three months after Omarova withdrew her nomination, Sarah Bloom Raskin endured a similar character assassination . \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "But such hopes ignore the corrosive impact of recent nomination fights -- which ended with Democrats accusing the GOP of stealing seats and conservatives claiming nominees endured character assassination . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The Bronson administration has called the accusations false and an attempt at character assassination . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "But how many of those barbs were simply attempts at character assassination isn\u2019t clear. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "In February 2021, Timberlake publicly apologized for his involvement in Spears's character assassination in the 2000s. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Is this campy fun or inadvertent character assassination ? \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "If your teen comes to you beforehand worried about how to approach the breakup, Solomon advises parents to do a role-play or brainstorm a script that avoids finger-pointing and character assassination . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134950"
  },
  "circulate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in a circle , circuit , or orbit",
      ": to follow a course that returns to the starting point",
      ": to pass from person to person or place to place: such as",
      ": to flow without obstruction",
      ": to become well-known or widespread",
      ": to go from group to group at a social gathering",
      ": to come into the hands of readers",
      ": to become sold or distributed",
      ": to cause to circulate",
      ": to move around in a course",
      ": to pass or be passed from place to place or from person to person",
      ": to flow or be propelled naturally through a closed system of channels (as blood vessels)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broadcast",
      "disseminate",
      "propagate",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Tumblr, Depp supporters continue to circulate the debunked claim that Heard plagiarized part of her opening statement from Patricia Highsmith\u2019s The Talented Mr. Ripley. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Some places that have avoided the worst of the pandemic, including Puerto Rico and northern New England states, are coping with elevated Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations as the latest highly contagious iterations of the virus circulate . \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "And while some of those circulate with pristine sound thanks to expert tapers, the videos are almost universally dreadful. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2021",
      "Proper ventilation helps circulate air as sustainably and efficiently as possible. \u2014 Roei Friedberg, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The top level of Intel\u2019s factories, which are about 70 feet tall, have giant fans to help circulate air to the clean room directly below. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "These tubes open and close regularly to adjust the air pressure in your middle ear, remove natural fluids from your middle ear, and circulate new air inside your ear, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But within days, doubts about whether Smollett was telling the truth began to circulate on social media. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Anderson said he and his friends were detained overnight, as video of the incident began to circulate on social media. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 15 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circulatus , past participle of circulare , from circulus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135504"
  },
  "crosswise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the form of a cross",
      ": so as to cross something : across",
      ": transverse , crossing",
      ": involved in conflict or disagreement",
      ": so as to cross something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccw\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02ccw\u012bz"
    ],
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      "athwart",
      "bias",
      "cornerways",
      "cornerwise",
      "crossways",
      "diagonally",
      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Cut the potato crosswise rather than lengthwise into thin slices.",
      "first cut the sandwiches crosswise and then trim the crusts",
      "Adjective",
      "He got crosswise with his boss and nearly lost his job."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140409"
  },
  "coalition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of coalescing : union",
      ": a body formed by the coalescing of originally distinct elements : combination",
      ": a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "body",
      "faction",
      "party",
      "sect",
      "set",
      "side",
      "wing"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The groups united to form a coalition .",
      "A multiparty coalition ruled the country.",
      "The group is working in coalition with other environmental groups.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the broadening of their coalition , to include conservatives and businessmen, is starting to echo the debate over the Pebble prospect in Southwest Alaska. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Other party leaders worry that shunning progressive policies on crime could fracture their coalition , angering progressive activists and younger liberals. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Lawmaking is less prone to gridlock than in the United States, but it\u2019s not seamless, either: The prime minister must negotiate among the parties of their coalition . \u2014 Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Our coalition is engaged with the two largest majority-minority census tracts in the state. \u2014 Michael Zakaras, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Instead, the election is shaping up as a referendum on Morrison and his Liberal-National coalition , which has been in power for almost a decade. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The incident inspired mass marches by women across Australia, which Prime Minister Morrison refused to attend, and began a shift in women's voting intentions away from his ruling Liberal-National coalition as captured by polls. \u2014 Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "The German government broke with tradition to supply arms to Ukraine, but the chancellor faced criticism from the opposition and parts of his own coalition for initially hesitating to send heavy weapons and for sometimes appearing indecisive. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 17 May 2022",
      "None of the questions submitted on April 14th by our coalition to Council concerning Mr. Wondolowski\u2019s role in the municipal election cycle have been addressed. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Latin coalescere \u2014 see coalesce ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140919"
  },
  "cold shoulder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "brush-off",
      "rebuff",
      "repulse",
      "silent treatment",
      "snub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "open arms"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four progressive Democrats last year proposed increasing that to 13, but most Democrats, including President Biden, gave the idea the cold shoulder . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 9 May 2022",
      "Pyongyang has given the Biden administration the cold shoulder , and Mr. Kim didn\u2019t mention the U.S. in a year-end speech. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "That means the judgment that Republican voters render on Tuesday will go a long way to show whether even conservative candidates like Mr. Mandel and Mr. Gibbons can overcome a cold shoulder from Mar-a-Lago. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The young woman didn\u2019t get the kind of public reception many autistic and otherwise disabled children get \u2014 awkwardness, a cold shoulder , even irritation. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In a recorded Democratic response, Sen. William C. Smith Jr. countered the governor\u2019s narrative of progress, alleging instead that Hogan has not focused on key areas of government and given a cold shoulder to lawmakers who want to work with him. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "President Barack Obama gives a cold shoulder to Russian President Vladimir Putin pat on the back in Beijing, Nov. 11, 2014. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Shade Room recently posted a video of Khlo\u00e9 grinding on Tristan on the dance floor, while Tristan straight up gives her the cold shoulder . \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140933"
  },
  "closemouthed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cautious in speaking : uncommunicative",
      ": secretive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz-\u02ccmau\u0307tht",
      "-\u02c8mau\u0307tht",
      "also",
      "-\u02c8mau\u0307t\u035fhd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "dark",
      "reticent",
      "secretive",
      "tight-mouthed",
      "uncommunicative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "communicative",
      "open"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he remained closemouthed about their activities",
      "encourage the closemouthed children to speak up and not be shy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141302"
  },
  "curvaceous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure",
      ": having a smoothly curving shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curvy",
      "pneumatic",
      "shapely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though fashion has only recently begun to embrace curvaceous figures, and diversity and inclusion in its many forms, those things have always been important to Smith. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Fun curvaceous bottle has a celebratory feel to it. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar\u2019s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor\u2019s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
      "Growing up in the 2000s, Bailey recalls a time when body positive images of Black women were hard to come by, in contrast to the current social media era that boosts curvaceous , hourglass figures. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "Like so many of its predecessors, Weissman\u2019s latest open-top creation features a curvaceous and heavily British-inspired exterior. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Intimate dinners at Sokasi\u2014the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan\u2014are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure , 16 July 2021",
      "The curvaceous body of this particular LaFerrari Aperta is finished in a glorious coat of the brand\u2019s trademark Rosso Corsa with a thin line white piping traveling from its nose to its rear wing. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Its curvaceous body, widened arches and removable targa top are all finished in a beautiful coat of attractive Rosso Cordoba, Ferrari\u2019s version of burgundy. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141520"
  },
  "complacence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one's lot : self-satisfaction",
      ": complaisance",
      ": unconcern"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the complacence of some of the rich kids at the exclusive private school",
      "someone who displayed a startling complacence toward his own financial plight",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the rise and fall of Japan's chipmakers suggests that leaders of the industry today have no room for complacence . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 June 2021",
      "His complacence is more nauseating than his weakness. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
      "There's been a lot of years of complacence from a lot of people who thought everything was OK but weren't really listening to what was going on and what wasn't OK. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "That sort of complacence doesn't cut it with consumers in China, where the big three telecom providers are expected to roll out 5G networks in most major cities by the end of this year. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "The Declaration of Indulgence, also called the Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, pushed the complacence of James\u2019s Protestant opponents to its absolute limits. \u2014 Declan Leary, National Review , 19 July 2019",
      "The greatest danger facing American democracy is complacence . \u2014 Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2017",
      "One reason is complacence , because Russia's greenhouse gas emissions have already plummeted since the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Angelina Davydova, Science | AAAS , 21 Sep. 2017",
      "Trump saw complacence , laxity, and perhaps even decadence as the crisis of the West. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 11 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142038"
  },
  "catalog":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": list , register",
      ": a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details",
      ": a pamphlet or book that contains such a list",
      ": material in such a list",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog",
      ": to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively",
      ": to make or work on a catalog",
      ": to become listed in a catalog at a specified price",
      ": a book containing brief descriptions of things that can be purchased or signed up for",
      ": a list of names, titles, or articles arranged by some system",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "checklist",
      "list",
      "listing",
      "menu",
      "register",
      "registry",
      "roll",
      "roll call",
      "roster",
      "schedule",
      "table"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "schedule",
      "slate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.",
      "a catalog of music album titles",
      "Verb",
      "They use the computer to catalog books.",
      "The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Last week, McIlroy, who has been outspoken in his disdain for the LIV Golf venture, was dismissive of the catalog of players entered in the tournament to begin Thursday at the Centurion Club. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "So spectacular are the jewels that Christie\u2019s placed one, the c. 1991 parrot tulip brooch, on the cover of the sale catalog . \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "The team is now working on using more recent CHIME data to construct a stand-alone map, without the aid of the eBOSS catalog . \u2014 Ben Brubaker, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
      "Rutgers University historian Camilla Townsend reports in an illuminating exhibition catalog essay about the ways in which depictions of Malinche evolved over the course of the 16th century. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "The near-entirety of Davis\u2019 musical catalog was recorded between 1964 and 1975, but her impact was felt for decades that followed. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Guetta told Billboard of this catalog sale in October. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Unlike Treina, who looks great in anything Spandex and sparkly, Sarah Jo favors frumpy-sweet cardigan-and-skirt combos straight out of the sister-wife catalog . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Per Spotify, Bush\u2019s full catalog has seen a 1,600% uptick in global streams since the Stranger Things premiere. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "The report goes on to catalog the data these apps were able to harvest. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Internationally, the Global Virome Project is the most robust example: a massive research project that aims to catalog every virus that could threaten humans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Lightfoot officials recently said it would be completed by the end of this month, but the administration is still working on the project, which is meant to catalog the city\u2019s public monuments and make suggestions for new exhibits. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143840"
  },
  "croquette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried",
      ": a roll or ball of hashed meat, fish, or vegetables fried in deep fat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u014d-\u02c8ket",
      "kr\u014d-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cake",
      "cutlet",
      "fritter",
      "galette",
      "patty",
      "pattie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The dish is a Japanese iteration of the French croquette : a patty of mashed potatoes, simmered vegetables and protein. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The croquette is a classic Japanese potato version, breaded in panko and fried. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "The first tasting menu will start out with a trio of small dishes: sashimi, a croquette and a pancake. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Since 2014, the shop has been serving other savory foods like salmon croquette sandwiches, Amish chicken wings, and black-eyed peas and collard green soup. \u2014 Andrea Kramar, USA TODAY , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "On the menu are ham croquettes , Segovian-style suckling-pig empanadas, seafood fritters, octopus and filet mignon. \u2014 Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Commuters passing by on their way to the California Green Line stop should be on the lookout for pastries and salmon croquettes . \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "What to expect: The Mardis Gras happy hour and reverse happy hour menus include choices such as fried frog legs, short rib gorditas and redfish croquettes for $9-$15. \u2014 Melissa Yeager, azcentral , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Transfer the fried croquettes to a platter lined with paper towels. \u2014 Wolfgang Puck, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from croquer to crunch, from Middle French, to strike, break, cause to crack, of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1706, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143856"
  },
  "combined":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a skiing competition combining two separate events (such as a downhill race and a slalom race)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bnd"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144021"
  },
  "counterweight":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "canceler",
      "canceller",
      "corrective",
      "counter",
      "counteraction",
      "counterbalance",
      "counterforce",
      "counterpoise",
      "equipoise",
      "neutralizer",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.",
      "hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "Biden was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and their counterparts from India and Australia for the Quad, an Indo-Pacific security and economic coalition meant as a counterweight to China\u2019s growing influence in the region. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "His comments Tuesday came during a meeting of the Quad, a partnership of influential Indo-Pacific democracies widely seen as a counterweight to China. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "The Quad has increasingly been seen as a counterweight to China\u2019s growing reach in the region, with all four nations experiencing turbulent relations with Beijing over the past few years. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "The cryptocurrency market, pitched as a counterweight to traditional stocks, is sinking. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Robinson views it as a counterweight to the environmental degradation and poverty that has so often afflicted Richmond, one of the poorest communities in the Bay Area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Its appeal as a counterweight to Tesla, highly regarded investors and 12-year buildup to production haven't been enough to protect its stock price from a downturn hitting nearly all electric vehicles companies. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Five years ago on Earth Day, the Smithsonian convened the first-ever global Earth Optimism Summit as a counterweight to what seemed like overwhelmingly bad news about species and ecosystem decline and climate catastrophe. \u2014 Ruth Anna Stolk, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1693, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144430"
  },
  "circumfuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surround sense 1"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bosom",
      "bower",
      "cocoon",
      "embosom",
      "embower",
      "embrace",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "encompass",
      "enfold",
      "enshroud",
      "enswathe",
      "envelop",
      "enwrap",
      "invest",
      "involve",
      "lap",
      "mantle",
      "muffle",
      "shroud",
      "swathe",
      "veil",
      "wrap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circumfusus , past participle of circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour \u2014 more at found ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145417"
  },
  "chapter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a main division of a book",
      ": something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit",
      ": a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house",
      ": the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church",
      ": a local branch of an organization",
      ": a main division of a book or story",
      ": a local branch of a club or organization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chap-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8chap-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliate",
      "branch",
      "cell",
      "council",
      "local"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Chapter three deals with the country's economy.",
      "Please read the first two chapters of your textbook for our next class.",
      "Becoming a parent opened up a whole new chapter in my life.",
      "a difficult chapter in European history",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Layoffs are the latest chapter in Coinbase's recent struggles. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The disappearances are a particularly dark chapter in the recent bloody history of the Amazon. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Getting waived by the Washington Mystics near the end of this season\u2019s training camp was just another chapter in her professional journey. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "This is another really sad chapter in the, in the Jackson family story. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "On February 17, the Duffer Brothers announced that season 5 will be the final chapter for Stranger Things, the sci-fi series that\u2019s sustained global phenomenon status throughout its record-breaking run on Netflix. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 8 June 2022",
      "Director James Gunn has previously teased that Vol. 3 will be the final chapter in this journey. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "The Old Glory Knights are a Klan chapter that appeared sometime last year, said Lydia Bates, a senior research analyst with the Southern Poverty Law Center. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "This is a chapter of my upcoming book Dissecting the Metaverse (Fall 22) from Quintess. \u2014 Charlie Fink, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chapitre , from Anglo-French chapitre, chapitle , from Late Latin capitulum division of a book & Medieval Latin, meeting place of canons, from Latin, diminutive of capit-, caput head \u2014 more at head ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145434"
  },
  "cap":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a head covering especially with a visor and no brim",
      ": a distinctive head covering emblematic of a position or office: such as",
      ": a cardinal's biretta",
      ": mortarboard",
      ": a natural cover or top: such as",
      ": an overlying rock layer that is usually hard to penetrate",
      ": pileus",
      ": calyptra",
      ": the top of a bird's head or a patch of distinctively colored feathers in this area",
      ": something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end",
      ": a fitting for closing the end of a tube",
      ": cervical cap",
      ": an artificial crown for a tooth",
      ": an overlaying or covering structure",
      ": a paper or metal container holding an explosive charge (as for a toy pistol)",
      ": an upper limit (as on expenditures) : ceiling",
      ": the symbol \u2229 indicating the intersection of two sets \u2014 compare cup sense 9",
      ": a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule",
      ": in a respectful, humble, or sometimes fearful manner",
      ": to provide or protect with a cap",
      ": to give a cap to as a symbol of honor, rank, or achievement",
      ": to form a cap over : crown",
      ": to follow with something more noticeable or more significant : outdo",
      ": to bring to a climax or conclusion",
      ": to form a chemical cap on",
      ": to prevent from growing or spreading : set an upper limit on",
      ": to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crown",
      ": to form or produce a chemical cap",
      ": a small amount of an illegal or legally regulated drug",
      ": a small amount of a drug enclosed in a capsule",
      ": capitalization sense 1d",
      ": a capital letter",
      "capacity",
      "capital",
      "capitalize; capitalized",
      "Civil Air Patrol",
      "combat air patrol",
      ": a head covering and especially one having a visor and no brim",
      ": something that serves as a cover or protection for something",
      ": a part that forms the top of something",
      ": an upper limit",
      ": a paper or metal container holding a small explosive charge",
      ": to cover or provide with a top or cover",
      ": to bring to a high point or end",
      ": to match or follow with something equal or better",
      ": to put an upper limit on",
      "capital",
      "capitalize",
      "capitalized",
      ": a natural cover or top: as",
      ": pileus",
      ": patella , kneecap",
      ": something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end (as of a tooth)",
      ": cervical cap",
      ": a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule",
      ": to invest (a student nurse) with a cap as an indication of completion of a probationary period of study",
      ": to cover (a diseased or exposed part of a tooth) with a protective substance",
      ": to form a chemical cap on",
      ": to form or produce a chemical cap",
      "capacity",
      "capsule",
      ": an upper limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap",
      "\u02c8kap",
      "\u02c8kap",
      "\u02c8kap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chapeau",
      "hat",
      "headdress",
      "headgear",
      "headpiece",
      "lid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circumscribe",
      "confine",
      "hold down",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1942, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145619"
  },
  "corker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that corks containers (such as bottles)",
      ": one that is excellent or remarkable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Last week's episode was good, but this one is a real corker !",
      "that last race was a real corker !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Avalanche and Blues played a corker of a Game 5 Wednesday night in Denver. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The espionage plot is a real corker , packed with twists and turns and satisfying reveals, even if some moments are easier to foresee than others. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Race 7 5 \u2013 Social Dilemma \u2013 First race was a corker . \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "Like much of Angell\u2019s work, this piece is a corker \u2014soaring with crackling energy and verve. \u2014 Erin Overbey, The New Yorker , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "Mickie\u2019s talk is interrupted by a young woman named Andrea (Paloma Nozicka), a wild card and corker who has crashed his class before. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "The Israeli company Monkey Business is known for useful products with playful designs \u2014 an orange peeler shaped like a leaf, animal wine bottle corkers , little monkeys that act as kitchen hooks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2019",
      "One corker of a courtroom exchange is such a stunner that readers will be left astonished. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-150023"
  },
  "costumery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": articles of costume",
      ": the art of costuming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccst\u00fc-m\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02ccsty\u00fc-",
      "also",
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8st(y)\u00fc",
      "k\u00e4s-\u02c8ch\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "attire",
      "clobber",
      "clothes",
      "clothing",
      "dress",
      "duds",
      "garments",
      "gear",
      "habiliment(s)",
      "habit",
      "rags",
      "raiment",
      "rig",
      "rigging",
      "threads",
      "toggery",
      "togs",
      "vestiary",
      "vestments",
      "vesture",
      "wear",
      "wearables",
      "weeds"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a museum exhibit devoted to the costumery of women since the classical period"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-150150"
  },
  "confection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of confecting",
      ": something confected : such as",
      ": a fancy dish or sweetmeat",
      ": a sweet food",
      ": a medicinal preparation usually made with sugar, syrup, or honey",
      ": a work of fine or elaborate craftsmanship",
      ": a light but entertaining theatrical, cinematic, or literary work",
      ": a very fancy and usually sweet food",
      ": a medicinal preparation usually made with sugar, syrup, or honey"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "sweet",
      "sweetmeat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an assortment of delicious cakes and other confections",
      "following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ditch the white wedding gown in favor of a soft pink or a baby blue confection . \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
      "As the party raged on, the Russian Doll star made one last outfit change, opting for a lacy bridal confection by Mugler's Casey Cadwallader. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
      "Who needs steak when there\u2019s a confection as metaphorically meaty as the Baked Alaska for Two? \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The surface of the pleasantly grainy confection pops with crimson pomegranate seeds. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "The custom Prabal Gurung confection was inspired by a dress worn by Diahann Carroll in 1968, which seemed fitting as this is in the same decade in which the play is set. \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Vanner\u2019s novel about the Rasks is the sort of faux-Whartonian confection that relies heavily on descriptions of polished wood and unpolished manners: snobbery and snubbery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Girl Scouts\u2019 newest cookie, a brownie-adjacent confection dubbed Adventurefuls that scouts are selling this cookie season alongside stalwarts like Thin Mints and Samoas, is in short supply in the Washington area. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "But a young person out of North Carolina took a lemon and made it into a frothy lemon confection big enough to share with a new community of fans interested in science, technology, engineering and math. \u2014 Janine Maclachlan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confeccioun \"preparation by mixing ingredients, something prepared by mixing, as a medicine or dish of food,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confectiun, confeccion, borrowed from Medieval Latin confecti\u014dn-, confecti\u014d, going back to Latin, \"making ready for use, preparation,\" from conficere \"to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confect ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-150846"
  },
  "condonable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy ) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless",
      ": to treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless",
      ": to pardon or overlook voluntarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "discount",
      "disregard",
      "excuse",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\"I don't condone violence, and I think 'gangsta rap' should be outlawed,\" says [designer Tommy] Hilfiger \u2026 \u2014 Joshua Levine , Forbes , 21 Apr. 1997",
      "Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
      "And then she told him all\u2014told him the truth word by word, without attempting to shield herself or condone her error. \u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs , Tarzan of the Apes , 1912",
      "a government that has been accused of condoning racism",
      "he is too quick to condone his friend's faults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the flip side, Almeida does not condone players or parents berating referees. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "And to be clear, most don't condone it on the left or right. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "San Jose police Chief Anthony Mata said his department does not condone drug use and is cooperating with the Milpitas investigation. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "On Sunday, the Academy released a statement saying the organization does not condone violence. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "My wife does not condone my reasons for finding our guest's statement irritating. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But for one of the NFL\u2019s marquee headliners, a man who has almost always presented himself as a class act, to suddenly condone violence was so tacky. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Department leaders often condone these reprisals or pile on by launching internal investigations to discredit those who expose wrongdoing. \u2014 Gina Barton, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donare to give \u2014 more at donation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-150853"
  },
  "context":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning",
      ": the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment , setting",
      ": the words that are used with a certain word in writing or speaking",
      ": the situation in which something happens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctekst",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctekst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambient",
      "atmosphere",
      "climate",
      "clime",
      "contexture",
      "environment",
      "environs",
      "medium",
      "milieu",
      "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
      "setting",
      "surround",
      "surroundings",
      "terrain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the context for their program, and its execution, is not. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Her context made the Buccellati pieces\u2014from the Tahiti set in this case\u2014feel lighthearted and playful. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 15 June 2022",
      "The second context , identified by the art historian Alexandra Munroe, is Japanese. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s because context \u2014the who, where, why, and when of it all\u2014matters. \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The first gallery offers a wide-ranging history of the statue and its context , narrated in part by Angelina Jolie. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "But nostalgia is a volatile thing, and sometimes removing a dish from its usual context means losing some of the magic. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Contemporary North African atmospheres rendered through a surrealistic aesthetic, bodies embraced by clothes set against desert landscapes, and Western brands isolated from their usual context or, by contrast, reimagined in mesmerizing patterns. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Our calls for proposals asked Rwandan researchers to independently determine the themes and methods of their research, reflecting their deep knowledge of the political, social, cultural, historical, and linguistic context . \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contexte \"text, composition,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin contextus \"sequence, connection, setting,\" going back to Latin, \"action of weaving, connection, coherence, ordered scheme, structure,\" from contexere \"to weave together, connect (words), compose, combine\" (from con-  con- + texere \"to weave, construct\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at technical entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151253"
  },
  "come across (as)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to seem to be"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153951"
  },
  "coquet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man who indulges in coquetry",
      ": coquette",
      ": characteristic of a coquette : coquettish",
      ": to play the coquette : flirt",
      ": to deal with something playfully rather than seriously"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ket",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dally",
      "flirt",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "at the country club she would often brazenly coquet with the husbands of the women to whom she was giving golf lessons"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1697, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154020"
  },
  "coincidently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of similar nature : harmonious",
      ": occupying the same space or time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccdent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompanying",
      "attendant",
      "attending",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coincidental",
      "concomitant",
      "concurrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
      "a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
      "Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
      "The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154310"
  },
  "cumulus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heap , accumulation",
      ": a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain \u2014 see cloud illustration",
      ": a massive cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain",
      ": the projecting mass of granulosa cells that bears the developing ovum in a graafian follicle",
      "[New Latin, from Latin]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accretion",
      "accumulation",
      "assemblage",
      "collection",
      "cumulation",
      "gathering",
      "lodgment",
      "lodgement",
      "pileup"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the cumulus of sundry things that fill up one's attic and somehow sum up a lifetime of experiences",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The alto cumulus clouds that are streaming across San Diego County will absorb and reflect light in a way that will produce a spectacular sunset at 8 p.m. on Tueday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "The similarly epic title track swells up into cumulus -range falsettos and pauses to spotlight a taut, tasty bassline worthy of Tortoise\u2019s Doug McCombs. \u2014 Raymond Cummings, SPIN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Space Launch Delta 45\u2032s weather squadron predicts a 90% chance for good weather with the only concerns being cumulus clouds. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The forecast calls for 80% chance of favorable weather conditions with the primary concern being cumulus clouds, according to a forecast from Space Launch Delta 45\u2032s Weather Squadron. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Participants will learn how to make their own cumulus clouds with cleaning expert Brandi Smith. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Sandler added that the reason the NWS did not issue a tornado warning is because the fire tornado is essentially chained to the heat from the fire and the cumulus clouds above. \u2014 Joe Siess, oregonlive , 28 July 2021",
      "The satellite loop below shows some building cumulus clouds which eventually could produce a couple of showers and a rumble or two of thunder is not out of the question. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2021",
      "On our second day, the smoke scattered in the midsummer breeze and high cumulus clouds, and the air was clearer. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155008"
  },
  "cup":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel",
      ": a drinking vessel and its contents",
      ": the consecrated wine of the Communion",
      ": something that falls to one's lot",
      ": an ornamental cup offered as a prize (as in a championship)",
      ": something resembling a cup: such as",
      ": a cup-shaped plant organ",
      ": an athletic supporter reinforced usually with plastic to provide extra protection to the wearer",
      ": either of two parts of a brassiere that are shaped like and fit over the breasts",
      ": the metal case inside a hole in golf",
      ": the hole itself",
      ": a usually iced beverage resembling punch but served from a pitcher rather than a bowl",
      ": a half pint : eight fluid ounces",
      ": a food served in a cup-shaped usually footed vessel",
      ": the symbol \u222a indicating the union of two sets \u2014 compare cap sense 7",
      ": drunk",
      ": to treat by cupping",
      ": to curve into the shape of a cup",
      ": to place in or as if in a cup",
      ": a container to drink out of in the shape of a small bowl usually with a handle",
      ": the contents of a small drinking container : cupful",
      ": a unit of measure that equals half a pint or eight fluid ounces",
      ": a trophy in the shape of a cup with two handles",
      ": something like a small bowl in shape or use",
      ": to curve the hand or hands into the shape of a small bowl",
      ": to put the hands in a curved shape around",
      ": a usually open bowl-shaped drinking vessel often having a handle and a stem and base and sometimes a lid",
      ": a drinking vessel and its contents : the beverage or food contained in a cup",
      ": something resembling a cup",
      ": as",
      ": an athletic supporter reinforced for providing extra protection to the wearer in certain strenuous sports (as boxing, hockey, or football)",
      ": either of the two parts of a brassiere that are shaped like and fit over the breasts",
      ": a small bell-shaped glass formerly used in cupping",
      ": a cap of metal or plastic shaped like the femoral head and used in plastic reconstruction of the hip joint",
      ": to treat by cupping",
      ": to undergo or perform cupping"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259p",
      "\u02c8k\u0259p",
      "\u02c8k\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mug"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But, if a Starbucks cup can find its way into Winterfell, surely Snow can figure something out. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "One Twitter user joked about being arrested for going over the extra tea cup limit. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Each size container is color-coded and has engraved cup sizes for each, including 5-cup, 3-cup and \u00bd-cup versions, great for portioning during meal prep. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Pakistan is the world\u2019s largest tea importer (the U.S. is second) and the idea is that drinking a cup or two less per day would mean the government has to borrow less to finance chai imports. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Whether putting on an indoor green that conveniently returns the ball or sinking a three-footer into a coffee cup on the carpet, indoor golf can provide a welcome distraction from the hurly-burly of commerce and industry. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Tickets are $55 or $60 on event day atbit.ly/3GSrDVS, and include unlimited 3-ounce tastings and a souvenir cup . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Each steam mop comes with a measuring cup and reusable microfiber pads that can be tossed into the washing machine. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "ThirdLove, the intimates company made famous for inventing half- cup bra sizes, has opened up several shops in California. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To cup two, add one tablespoon of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution. \u2014 Svenja Lohner, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016",
      "Simply cup your hands around the lock and blow into it for a few minutes. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Instead, butterfly wings bend, which researchers suspected might cup air between them to strengthen their downstroke. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The Headphone Table, imagined in 1978 and recreated in 2017, invites visitors to sit and cup their hands to their ears, with elbows on the table, to hear\u2014or be part of\u2014a humming that rumbles through the heavy table. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Working with one piece at a time, cup your hand over the dough, keeping the sides of your palm on the work surface. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "My hands grip his unruly brown hair, his hands cup my face. \u2014 Anastasia Garcia, Glamour , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "After all, these sneaky chemicals can infiltrate foods and beverages at any point in their journey from farm to fork or from manufacturing plant to cup or bottle. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Strike your match and immediately cup it in your hands to protect it from rain and wind. \u2014 Jim Baird, Field & Stream , 1 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155203"
  },
  "convivial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8viv-y\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8vi-v\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pat was direct, didn\u2019t mince words, was convivial at times and gruff, when necessary. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "The entire floor converses with the animated and inanimate elements that surround it, while a play of steps moves the circulation flow on the platform and turns it into a convivial place that relates to its surroundings. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The mood at the service was convivial but also thoughtful. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Such as raclette, the cheese that's melted in a communal, convivial setting \u2014 among friends and family at home, or served in a restaurant. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial , a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "The following period of the Jazz Age, with its convivial attitude, ushered in an unstuffier age of fashion. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin convivialis , from Latin convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live \u2014 more at quick entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1668, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155218"
  },
  "cackle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying",
      ": to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner",
      ": chatter",
      ": to make the noise or cry a hen makes especially after laying an egg",
      ": to laugh or chatter noisily",
      ": a sound made by a hen or like that made by a hen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The hens were cackling in the henhouse.",
      "Geese cackled by the pond in the park.",
      "I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most important, Rogen understands the value of the unexpected laugh, when a sentence takes such a startling turn that the reader can only cackle . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2021",
      "Amalia\u2019s serial killer is a deranged Touched woman named Maladie (Amy Manson), who has mysterious plans and turns up occasionally to cackle and grimace. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "As the camera rolls, and his wife asks him to hold back, the father transforms into a goofy monster that dives face first into the cake, destroying it, while his daughters cackle in glee. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln\u2019s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential\u2014never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. \u2014 Edward Achorn, Time , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Ever since the emperor first cackled in the trailer, fans have been wondering how Palpatine managed to return. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "That brings us to the film\u2019s depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (played as an inhuman, cackling harpie by Olivia Wilde), whose stories were among the earliest to name Jewell as a suspect. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Then give them something to cackle about at this year\u2019s Witches of Delray Bike Ride from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 through downtown Delray Beach guided by the Delray Beach Police Department. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "Matt Talansky, an exiled Mets fan living in Los Angeles, practically cackled at Mr. Brady\u2019s legal fumble. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cakelen , of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160232"
  },
  "cuteness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner",
      ": impertinent , smart-alecky",
      ": attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way",
      ": obviously straining for effect",
      ": the quality or state of being cute or cutesy",
      ": an instance of cuteness or cutesiness",
      ": attractive in looks or actions",
      ": clever sense 2",
      ": clever in a way that annoys"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants",
      "we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And while the dress with the sprinkles and the chocolate sauce is cute and clever, the hat literally is the cherry on top. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "Resort vacations, lakehouse getaways, and beach trips all require one thing: a cute and comfortable swimsuit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Adorable Daisy is as cute as her name suggests and an even bigger goofball than her picture shows. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "This cute and bright flower pot makes a great 4th of July decoration for your porch. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "Even before her divorce, Kelly thought Jeff was cute and kind. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "But there's also cute and creepy cakes, spooky cocktails, and savory pastry dishes that all scream Halloween. \u2014 Leah Rocketto And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
      "While many of us know someone who will just stack a huge pile of wood in their backyard and call it a day, others love the idea of a cute and quaint fire pit for those calm summer evenings. \u2014 al , 23 May 2022",
      "Who says ghost stories can't be cute and heartwarming? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dependent upon snowfall for insulation in a place where the snowpack has been reduced by 41 percent over the past 30 years, the cute -as-a-bunny pika (which has already vanished from a large section of the Sierra Nevada) may be in trouble here, too. \u2014 Jon Waterman, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
      "Cut the cute from your play and keep everything direct and simple in your game in the manner interim coach Andrew Burnette talks. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Calpak, the cute -yet-practical luggage brand that makes work totes, lunch bags, suitcases and more, has released a collection of travel bags with Taco Bell. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the cute snap, True blew a kiss at the camera while rocking purple glittery eyeshadow and bright red lipstick. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Pictures of the cute -- but potentially dangerous -- creature first popped up on social media on Monday. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161156"
  },
  "cliche":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trite phrase or expression",
      ": the idea expressed by it",
      ": a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation",
      ": something (such as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u0113-\u02c8sh\u0101",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113-\u02ccsh\u0101",
      "kli-\u02c8sh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banality",
      "bromide",
      "chestnut",
      "commonplace",
      "groaner",
      "homily",
      "platitude",
      "shibboleth",
      "trope",
      "truism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The box was like this cliche of what prom is supposed to look like in the catalogues and movies. \u2014 Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Every ending is a new beginning, as the consoling cliche goes; but in this book, every mention of new beginnings is immediately qualified and drained of any potential for hope. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "But as the old cliche goes, fan is just short for fanatic. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Unfortunately, the great Rick Reilly went overboard with lame anti-fitness cliche humor to marginalize an incredibly impressive and legitimate sport. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "The cliche is that the storm is calmest at its center, and Kyiv had shown that, right up to the first day of the invasion. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The intersecting storylines hold enough interest to pull you through the odd cliche and the occasional thesis line. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "And there are some admittedly amusing verbal and sight gags, including a parody of the slow-motion-run-from-a-fireball cliche that is played for maximum awkwardness. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "That by itself increases scrutiny of the official who is, as the cliche goes, a heartbeat away. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162245"
  },
  "chucklesome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to laugh inwardly or quietly",
      ": to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed (see suppress sense 5a ) mirth",
      ": to utter with a chuckle",
      ": to laugh in a quiet way",
      ": a low quiet laugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "cackle",
      "chortle",
      "crack up",
      "giggle",
      "hee-haw",
      "laugh",
      "roar",
      "scream",
      "snicker",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She chuckled at the memory of what he had said.",
      "everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shroff is diminutive and intense, and quick to chuckle at the Kafkaesque predicaments of this case. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "People chuckle nervously and back away from each other. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "Some spectators at the trial began to chuckle after his remark. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "On the day that he was named the new head football coach, Lee Guess could only chuckle when reminded that the past two bosses at Pinson Valley won state championships in their first year. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Thirty-five years later, de Lancie can\u2019t help but chuckle at the accuracy of the statement. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Maguire quickly bursts into a laugh, causing Garfield to also chuckle . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "One thrilling chase ends with a dead-end that screws over a villain, which said villain clarifies loudly so that the audience can chuckle . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Now, more than ever, make sure to take the time to chuckle at the silliness of it all. \u2014 Tony Nitti, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably frequentative of chuck entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170251"
  },
  "clench":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clinch sense 2",
      ": to hold fast : clutch",
      ": to set or close tightly",
      ": to hold tightly : clutch",
      ": to set or close tightly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klench",
      "\u02c8klench"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cling (to)",
      "clutch",
      "grip",
      "hold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This step creates a lot of pressure in the entire vaginal area, which doesn\u2019t necessarily feel great for most people but can be particularly uncomfortable or painful for people who feel tense or anxious and clench their muscles. \u2014 Jessica Toscano, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Robbins \u2014 a former NFL defensive star who helped the New York Giants clench a 2008 victory in Super Bowl XLII \u2014 is associated with the game of football and known for his days playing on the field. \u2014 Colin Warren-hicks, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "And people who are feeling stress may unknowingly tense their pelvic floor muscles \u2014 similar to people who clench their teeth in response to stress. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "Collin Morikawa then ultimately sank a clutch birdie putt at the 17th hole to earn a half point in his match that ended in a tie, allowing the Americans to clench with still seven matches to go. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Fuzzy black-and-brown striped caterpillars clench long strings and inch up race boards. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "Leaders would often clench their fists while arguing that there is such a thing as too much data. \u2014 Gary Shiffman, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "The cards requested us to clench our fists slowly and then unfurl them at the same pace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2021",
      "The Ride attraction by adding a 22-foot-tall Indominus dinosaur that can blink her eyes, flex her arms and claws and clench her jaw. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English -clencan ; akin to Old English clingan to cling",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170631"
  },
  "carry on":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carrying-on",
      ": a piece of luggage suitable for being carried aboard an airplane by a passenger",
      ": carried or suitable for being carried aboard",
      ": to continue doing, pursuing, or operating",
      ": to continue especially in spite of hindrance or discouragement",
      ": to behave or speak in a foolish, excited, or improper manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02cc\u022fn",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carryall",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "holdall",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag",
      "wallet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act out",
      "act up",
      "misbehave"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a toddler crying and carrying on in the store",
      "she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The story of Simba\u2019s rise from a spirited young cub to an assertive King ready to carry on the rich legacy of his father is told through dialogue, song, dance, and live percussion, steeped in African folklore traditions. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "Western officials and analysts expect Mr. Putin to use Monday\u2019s event to address the war in Ukraine, possibly declaring victory or, in what some see as a more likely scenario, pledging to carry on the fight. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Yet individual Tunisians continue to carry on the tradition themselves, insisting that waqf is above the dividing lines of politics and religion. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her wool coat, small enough to carry on her walks around her peaceful neighborhood with her dog. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Kim Berryman, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Hall said the group had grounds to sue \u2014 since it has been deprived of the opportunity to carry on with its wreath laying ceremony at the base of the statue. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Not that a toddler should be expected to carry on long conversations at the pediatrician\u2019s office, but my tendency to speak up for my daughter has extended into her elementary school years. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "That international piece is something Sean plans to carry on at Xavier. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "While Terri said the family still misses Steve everyday, their mission is to carry on his legacy and passion for conservation. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1967, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1638, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170854"
  },
  "counterpoise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": counterbalance",
      ": counterbalance",
      ": an equivalent power or force acting in opposition",
      ": a state of balance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u022fiz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annul",
      "cancel (out)",
      "compensate (for)",
      "correct",
      "counteract",
      "counterbalance",
      "make up (for)",
      "negative",
      "neutralize",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balance",
      "equilibration",
      "equilibrium",
      "equipoise",
      "poise",
      "stasis"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection",
      "Noun",
      "a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages",
      "the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170911"
  },
  "crew":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band or force of armed men",
      ": a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests",
      ": gang sense 1a",
      ": a company of people working on one job or under one foreman or operating a machine",
      ": the whole company belonging to a ship sometimes including the officers and master",
      ": one who assists the skipper of a sailboat",
      ": the persons who have duties on an aircraft in flight",
      ": the rowers and coxswain of a racing shell",
      ": rowing",
      ": to act as a member of a crew",
      ": to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)",
      ": to supply (something) with people (as for service)",
      ": the group of people who operate a ship, train, or airplane",
      ": a group of people working together",
      ": a gathering of people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cabal",
      "conspiracy",
      "gang",
      "Mafia",
      "mob",
      "ring",
      "syndicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This live-action version of everyone's favorite mystery-solving crew takes place on Spooky Island, where a magical force threatens to put a spell over everyone on Earth. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "My first year out of college, I was hired to be on a firefighting engine crew . \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "The ship, which was built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, is the fifth in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, with a capacity of 4,000 passengers and 1,555 crew . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "There's a surprisingly useful bench crew on this Pacers team as well. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
      "Jammcard could also be appealing in the post-Covid touring environment in which many musicians and road crew members stopped touring altogether or found a new line of work, leaving artists needing to find new people to tour with. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Moving planes and crew around during massive disruptions takes time. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "The watch travelled to space in April, worn by a crew member on a space mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, conducted by Axiom Space. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "That would imply most of the Black Panther 2 cast and crew have no knowledge of the scene. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That was enough to make many involved in the production understandably unwilling or unable to perform or crew the show. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "The Oregonian/OregonLive obtained the information sheet that was distributed to crew working for ESPN in front of the Oregon-WSU game. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Though the Seawolf-class submarine suffered some injuries to crew members and some damage, the Navy said the nuclear propulsion plant was not damaged in the accident. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The producing company for the film, Rust Movie Productions LLC, in a statement called safety of cast and crew its top priority. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "There were not enough firefighters to crew the long hoses, so citizens jumped in to help. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Service on the line is attentive and personal; the generous passenger to crew ratio aboard the new ship will be 1:1.38. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "And then there\u2019s the question of who will crew the vessels. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Strechay believes the fictional world of See has real-world lessons for everyone, from the actors to crew to audiences at home. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1900, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173616"
  },
  "countenance":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": look , expression",
      ": mental composure",
      ": calm expression",
      ": face , visage",
      ": the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character",
      ": bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support",
      ": aspect , semblance",
      ": pretense",
      ": bearing , demeanor",
      ": to extend approval or toleration to : sanction",
      ": the human face or its expression",
      ": to give approval or tolerance to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307nt-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "expression",
      "face",
      "look",
      "visage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accept",
      "approve (of)",
      "care (for)",
      "favor",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "subscribe (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Can an actor consciously use his countenance in a performance? \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "My paintbrush application of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers can quickly rejuvenate the entire face and bring you back to a youthful relaxed and replenished countenance . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "The Burgman\u2019s nose and tail, too, now blend their Burgmanesque countenance with full LED function to give a (slightly) festive appearance, and the dual headlights have integrated position lights. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "This wasn\u2019t the first time Krouse\u2019s countenance had elicited an immediate connection, a familiarity that led to a confession. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "At the sight of her bright smile and studied countenance . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "That face \u2014 timeless, weathered but capable of expressing such humanity \u2014 is a welcome sight for Buddy, who finds in his countenance a comfort during difficult times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Striding inside the ropes between holes, the younger Woods maintained a stoic countenance and gazed ahead as fans shouted his name. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The United States has refused to countenance removing these barriers for treatments, insisting that a waiver cover only vaccines. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "Down in the basement were others, most of them pensioners too poor or too old to countenance the idea of going anywhere. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But privately British officials say that for any attempt to take back areas such as Crimea, Ukraine and the West must be willing to countenance a much greater threat of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Miss Manners cannot countenance condemning those who follow such explicit instructions. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Thus, the language in the opinion would seem to countenance a new OSHA vaccine-or-test-and-mask emergency rule targeted to particular workplace-specific risks. \u2014 Simon Lazarus, The New Republic , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "With reference to Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico, Appiah suggests that few archaeologists would countenance the views of art historian Esther Pasztory about the city\u2019s political structure. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "What one does not countenance , except in this rare case, is the authoritative woman generalist. \u2014 Kerry Howley, Vulture , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "But Republicans began shedding their fears of default a long time ago\u2014and transformed into a party willing to countenance a debt limit breach. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 18 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
      "Verb",
      "1568, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173636"
  },
  "charwoman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cleaning woman especially in a large building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "biddy",
      "char",
      "handmaiden",
      "handmaid",
      "house girl",
      "housekeeper",
      "housemaid",
      "maid",
      "maidservant",
      "skivvy",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the couple finally hired a charwoman as they were just too busy to clean"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chare + woman ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173857"
  },
  "confederation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance",
      ": league"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccfe-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alliance",
      "axis",
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "coalition",
      "combination",
      "combine",
      "confederacy",
      "federation",
      "league",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense",
      "the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This occurred as the pirate confederation was showing cracks in solidarity: the leader of the Black Flag Fleet, Guo Podai, openly fought Bao in late 1808 and surrendered to Chinese authorities shortly thereafter. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The FIFA Bureau was set to only require the six regional confederation presidents to confirm the decision in writing. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "During a royal visit in 2017 to mark the sesquicentennial of Canadian confederation , Charles and Camilla drew criticism for bursting into laughter during a performance by Inuit throat singers in Iqaluit. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "The unanimous ruling by the FIFA Bureau, featuring the six regional football confederation presidents, was also that the Russian flag and anthem can\u2019t be associated with the team. \u2014 Rob Harris, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Magee is a member of a small but staunch confederation of hostel owners along the Southern half of the Appalachian Trail who have rebelled against conventional coronavirus wisdom. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 May 2020",
      "When Zheng Yi died in November 1807 at age 42\u2014he fell overboard during a gale, which seems an ignominious end for a pirate\u2014Madame Ching took over the entire confederation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Madame Ching proved to be a valuable asset, using her diplomatic skills to help her husband consolidate the various pirate fleets into a loose confederation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "By then a respected producer, his arrival on the West Coast had been noted by a rising confederation of admirers. \u2014 Randall Roberts Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174004"
  },
  "chasing":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hunting of wild animals",
      ": the act of chasing : pursuit",
      ": an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired",
      ": something pursued : quarry",
      ": a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve",
      ": steeplechase sense 1",
      ": a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another",
      ": to follow rapidly : pursue",
      ": hunt",
      ": to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring",
      ": harass",
      ": to seek out",
      ": to cause to depart or flee : drive",
      ": to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally",
      ": to swing at (a baseball pitched out of the strike zone)",
      ": to chase an animal, person, or thing",
      ": rush , hasten",
      ": to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge",
      ": to make by such indentation",
      ": to set with gems",
      ": groove , indent",
      ": to cut (a thread) with a chaser",
      ": groove , furrow",
      ": the bore of a cannon",
      ": trench",
      ": a channel (as in a wall) for something to lie in or pass through",
      ": a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)",
      ": the act of following quickly in order to capture or catch up with : pursuit",
      ": to follow quickly in order to catch up with or capture",
      ": to drive away or out",
      "Mary Ellen 1887\u20131973 American educator and author",
      "Portland 1808\u20131873 American statesman; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1864\u201373)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101s",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101s",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "prey",
      "quarry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "bounce",
      "cast out",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "expel",
      "extrude",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
      "rout",
      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174240"
  },
  "contracting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties",
      ": one legally enforceable",
      ": a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price",
      ": the act of marriage or an agreement to marry",
      ": a document describing the terms of a contract",
      ": the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge",
      ": an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone",
      ": to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : incur",
      ": to become affected with",
      ": to establish or undertake by contract",
      ": betroth",
      ": to establish (a marriage) formally",
      ": to hire by contract",
      ": to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis",
      ": limit , restrict",
      ": knit , wrinkle",
      ": to draw together : concentrate",
      ": to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together",
      ": to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters",
      ": to make a contract",
      ": to draw together so as to become diminished in size",
      ": to become less in compass, duration, or length",
      ": hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a )",
      ": a legal agreement",
      ": a written document that shows the terms and conditions of a legal agreement",
      ": to agree by contract",
      ": to become sick with : catch",
      ": to draw together and make shorter and broader",
      ": to make or become smaller : shrink",
      ": to make (as a word) shorter by dropping sounds or letters",
      ": to become affected with",
      ": to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or drawing together",
      ": to cause to undergo contraction",
      ": to cause to shorten and thicken",
      ": to draw together so as to become diminished in size",
      ": to undergo contraction",
      ": to shorten and thicken",
      ": an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty",
      ": a document embodying such an agreement \u2014 see also accept , bargain entry 2 , breach , cause sense 4 , consent , consideration , duty , meeting of the minds , obligation , offer , performance , promise , rescind , social contract , subcontract , Uniform Commercial Code",
      ": a contract (as a security agreement) made to secure the performance of another obligation \u2014 compare principal contract in this entry",
      ": contract of adhesion in this entry",
      ": a contract in which either party's performance is dependent on an uncertain event",
      ": a contract in which both parties have promised to perform \u2014 compare unilateral contract in this entry",
      ": a contract in which the obligations of the parties to perform are equal to each other in value",
      ": quasi contract in this entry",
      ": land installment contract in this entry",
      ": implied contract in this entry",
      ": quasi contract in this entry",
      ": a contract that is not negotiated by the parties and that is usually embodied in a standardized form prepared by the dominant party",
      ": a contract that does not require consideration in order to be binding but that must be sealed, delivered, and show a clear intention of the parties to create a contract under seal",
      ": a contract for goods stipulating that the seller assumes the risk of loss from damage to the goods until they arrive at the destination specified in the contract \u2014 compare shipment contract in this entry",
      ": one of two contracts made by the same parties with regard to the same transaction",
      ": one of two contracts made with regard to the sale of real estate of which one states an inaccurately high price for the purpose of defrauding a lender into providing a larger loan",
      ": a contract that sets forth promises that are not yet performed",
      ": a contract created by the explicit language of the parties \u2014 compare implied contract in this entry",
      ": a contract made binding by the observance of required formalities regardless of the giving of consideration",
      ": a contract that is a contract under seal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or a negotiable instrument",
      ": a privately negotiated investment contract in which a buyer commits to purchase something (as a quantity of a commodity, security, or currency) at a predetermined price on a set future date",
      ": a contract purchased or sold on an exchange in which a party agrees to buy or sell a quantity of a commodity on a specified future date at a set price : future",
      ": a contract in which one party promises to do something without receiving anything in return \u2014 compare onerous contract in this entry",
      ": an investment contract under which an institutional investor deposits a lump sum of money (as a pension fund) with an insurance company that guarantees the return of principal and a specific amount of interest at the end of the contract term",
      ": such a contract considered as an investment",
      ": a contract in which at least one party makes an illusory promise",
      ": a contract that a court infers to exist from the words and conduct of the parties",
      ": quasi contract in this entry",
      ": quasi contract in this entry",
      ": any contract that is not a formal contract",
      ": a contract that is given no special designation as to its purpose \u2014 compare nominate contract in this entry",
      ": a contract in which performance is tendered in installments (as by separate periodic delivery of goods)",
      ": an agreement or transaction in which a party invests money in a common enterprise the profits from which are derived from the efforts of others",
      ": a contract between an employer and a labor union reached through and containing the results of collective bargaining : collective bargaining agreement",
      ": a contract for the purchase of real property in which the seller retains the deed to the property or otherwise continues to have an interest in it until the buyer makes payments in installments equal to the full purchase price or as much of the purchase price as agreed upon",
      ": a contract directly relating to the navigation, business, or commerce of the high seas or other navigable waters and falling within the jurisdiction of the admiralty court",
      ": a contract given a special designation (as sale, insurance, or lease) \u2014 compare innominate contract in this entry",
      ": a contract in which each party obligates himself or herself in exchange for the promise of the other \u2014 compare gratuitous contract in this entry",
      ": a contract in which a time period is specified within which an offer must be accepted",
      ": a contract in which the buyer agrees to buy and the seller agrees to sell all of a kind of goods that the seller produces",
      ": a contract from which a secured obligation arises \u2014 compare accessory contract in this entry",
      ": an obligation that is not created by a contract but that is imposed by law to prevent the unjust enrichment of one party from the acts of another party",
      ": a lawful and voluntary act that benefits another for which the law imposes an obligation on the beneficiary or a third party to compensate the actor \u2014 compare offense sense 2",
      ": a contract in which the seller agrees to sell and the buyer agrees to buy all of a kind of goods that the buyer requires",
      ": a contract in which the seller bears the risk of loss from damage to the goods only until they are brought to the place of shipment \u2014 compare destination contract in this entry",
      ": informal contract in this entry",
      ": a contract containing provisions and stipulations not ordinarily found in contracts of its kind",
      ": formal contract in this entry",
      ": a contract between parties to a prior contract that takes the place of and discharges the obligations under the prior contract \u2014 compare accord sense 3 , novation",
      ": bilateral contract in this entry",
      ": a contract in which only one party is obligated to perform \u2014 compare bilateral contract in this entry",
      ": an illegal employment contract in which a worker disavows membership in and agrees not to join a labor union in order to get a job",
      ": an insurance policy",
      ": the study of the law regarding contracts",
      ": to undertake or establish by a contract",
      ": to purchase (as goods or services) on a contract basis",
      ": to make a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
      "transitive verb sense 2a and intransitive verb sense 1 usually",
      "other senses usually",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
      "",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "covenant",
      "deal",
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty",
      "surety",
      "warranty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "catch",
      "come down (with)",
      "get",
      "go down (with)",
      "sicken (with)",
      "take"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The city of Portage has agreed to a three-year contract with its police union, providing pay increases of 4% this year, 6% in 2023 and 8% percent in 2024. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Vadim Shatrov signed a three-month contract in mid-May and was assigned to the 138th motorized rifle brigade in the Belgorod region. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why Walton literally bought his way into a contract with the basketball-bouncing heartbeat of Boston. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The league has a contract with Fox Sports, with the network\u2019s Fox Sports 2 cable channel airing AUDL games on Saturday nights and showing replays on Wednesday nights. \u2014 Tim Casey, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Platini signed a contract in August 1999 to be paid 300,000 Swiss francs ($300,000) annually. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel appeared in the Arizona Complex League for the first time on Monday after signing a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks last week. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Wardynski, a widower, left after a romantic relationship developed with Karen Lee, CEO of Pinnacle Schools \u2013 which held a contract with the Huntsville school system. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "The other safety opening left by Qwynnterrio Cole, who signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, is up for grabs. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The bank now forecasts the economy to contract 0.3 percent in the second quarter, instead of growing slightly. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "All told, the IIF expects the Russian economy to contract by 15% this year, followed by a further 3% decline in 2023, wiping out economic gains of roughly 15 years. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Similar problems can be found across the country\u2019s economy, which the World Bank has projected will contract by 45 percent this year due to the war. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "Last week, forecasters at Germany\u2019s top economic institutes projected that a full European ban on Russian energy imports would cause German output to contract 2.2 percent next year and push inflation up to 7.3 percent, a record for postwar Germany. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "While Russia\u2019s currency has recovered some ground after its post-invasion collapse, the World Bank forecasts that the Russian economy may contract 11.2 percent this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The World Bank predicts Ukraine\u2019s economy may contract by as much as 45% in the aftermath of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The Fed has an uneven track record of raising rates to cool down the economy just enough - many economists point only to 1994, when the Fed managed to hike interest rates and slow growth without causing the economy to contract altogether. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine will cause that country\u2019s economy to contract by almost half -- or 45.1% -- this year, while Russia\u2019s will shrink by 11.2%, according to the World Bank. \u2014 Michael Winfrey, Bloomberg.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "According to multiple publications, Ball Corporation will now require that non- contract customers order no fewer than five truckloads (roughly one million cans) per each of their beverages starting on January 1. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1 million award in May in a case brought by another ex- contract worker that was similar to Diaz\u2019s. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Throughout the pre- contract process, Pareja said Mueller maintained a professional attitude and a respect for his current club. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
      "Mueller was eyeing a potential midseason transfer to a Belgian team according to a report from the Athletic, but ultimately settled on the pre- contract process. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 July 2021",
      "That might sound like a lot of work to put in for a business that\u2019s still only a potential client, but a few hours spent during the pre- contract process would have saved me six months of frustration in the long run. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Township trustees set aside a pool of up to $155,518 for the 2021 raises, which represents about 3.5% of the $5.4 million payroll for non- contract employees. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Also, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said that Kristaps Porzingis was medically cleared to take part in 5-on-0 work and non- contract defensive work on Friday. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The response comes after revelations from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS detailed how contract workers in the country sometimes listen to sensitive audio captured by Google Assistant on accident. \u2014 Nick Statt, The Verge , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-183107"
  },
  "congruence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent",
      ": a statement that two numbers or geometric figures are congruent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "accordance",
      "agreement",
      "conformance",
      "conformity",
      "congruency",
      "congruity",
      "consonance",
      "harmony",
      "tune"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disagreement",
      "incongruence",
      "incongruity",
      "incongruousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "little apparent congruence between her professed concern for the poor and her own extravagant lifestyle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The story of our evolutionary congruence with primates is perhaps our most powerful collective origin myth. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "One of the most important factors for success is complete congruence between you and your company\u2019s mission. \u2014 Ross Franklin, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The poll found a surprising congruence of views between residents of the two states on most issues. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The first solution of the first congruence is 3, because 5 goes into 3 zero times and leaves a remainder of 3. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Such congruence is likely meaningful to MacDonnell, a meditation teacher whose show is unified by visual style and local musician Mark Cisneros\u2019s ambient score. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
      "Wealth is a congruence between your health, financial prosperity, and fulfillment throughout all facets of your life, and deserves to be treated as such. \u2014 Celinne Da Costa, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "Jenq says the best possible surgical outcome is based on finding aesthetic and functional congruence in the patient\u2019s preferences. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
      "The new segment had virtually no congruence with the rest of the company, and as a result, that lack of integration caused the initiative to languish despite large investments. \u2014 Omri Kohl, Forbes , 22 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190207"
  },
  "crack up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crash , wreck",
      ": a mental collapse : nervous breakdown",
      ": collapse , breakdown",
      ": praise , tout sense 1",
      ": to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing",
      ": to cause to laugh out loud",
      ": to damage or destroy a vehicle (as by losing control)",
      ": to laugh out loud",
      ": breakdown sense 2",
      ": crash entry 2 sense 3 , wreck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krak-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8krak-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breakdown",
      "nervous breakdown",
      "tailspin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "accredit",
      "applaud",
      "cheer",
      "hail",
      "laud",
      "praise",
      "salute",
      "tout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be",
      "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kieran Culkin made Succession co-star Jeremy Strong crack up on the Bemelmans Bar steps. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 3 May 2022",
      "So there\u2019s nothing self-conscious about it, just a couple of bored friends making a racket to crack up each other and piss off the world. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Even with a quick resolution, however, much of the crack up is unlikely to be reversed. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "With that, the couple both crack up in a way that only two people who are already in on the joke would. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Watching Snoop rolling a joint and attempting not to crack up during a Haddish tale \u2014 and at least once exploding in laughter mid-inhale \u2014 is tremendous entertainment. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The houses were so close together that the families would tape happy birthday messages for each other in their facing kitchen windows, and Bill Cullen would crack up the Soloves\u2019 kids by dancing most mornings in their backyard. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Using rocks, farmers could crack up to 2.5 metric tons of nuts a week to get a decent purity level. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "In an exclusive clip from the special, which airs on Netflix Nov. 23, Legend serenades Nick, Joe, and Kevin as their respective partners \u2014 Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner, and Danielle Jonas \u2014 look on (and crack up ). \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190304"
  },
  "curvacious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure",
      ": having a smoothly curving shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curvy",
      "pneumatic",
      "shapely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though fashion has only recently begun to embrace curvaceous figures, and diversity and inclusion in its many forms, those things have always been important to Smith. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Fun curvaceous bottle has a celebratory feel to it. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar\u2019s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor\u2019s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
      "Growing up in the 2000s, Bailey recalls a time when body positive images of Black women were hard to come by, in contrast to the current social media era that boosts curvaceous , hourglass figures. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "Like so many of its predecessors, Weissman\u2019s latest open-top creation features a curvaceous and heavily British-inspired exterior. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Intimate dinners at Sokasi\u2014the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan\u2014are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure , 16 July 2021",
      "The curvaceous body of this particular LaFerrari Aperta is finished in a glorious coat of the brand\u2019s trademark Rosso Corsa with a thin line white piping traveling from its nose to its rear wing. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Its curvaceous body, widened arches and removable targa top are all finished in a beautiful coat of attractive Rosso Cordoba, Ferrari\u2019s version of burgundy. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190313"
  },
  "cooperation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the actions of someone who is being helpful by doing what is wanted or asked for : common effort",
      ": association of persons for common benefit",
      ": the act or process of working together to get something done"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliation",
      "alliance",
      "association",
      "collaboration",
      "confederation",
      "connection",
      "hookup",
      "liaison",
      "linkup",
      "partnership",
      "relation",
      "relationship",
      "tie-up",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disaffiliation",
      "dissociation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The report cited a lack of cooperation between state and local officials.",
      "Thank you for your cooperation .",
      "We are asking for your full cooperation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Twitter\u2019s cooperation was necessary to secure the debt financing that banks have committed to fund the deal, the letter said. \u2014 Mike Isaac, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Swain, who is also the UNESCO chair on International Water Cooperation, says that countries in the basin will eventually realise that sub-basin cooperation is the only option. \u2014 Athar Parvaiz, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Erdogan recently announced the return of Syrian refugees living in Turkey back to their country, and Russia\u2019s cooperation is necessary for this due to its strong presence in the Syrian Arab Republic, noted Karasik. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
      "Such cooperation will be critical as the United States wrestles with the problem of high numbers of migrants arriving at its southern border. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Solis\u2019 cooperation , meanwhile, is at the center of pending motions by Burke\u2019s attorneys to have evidence gleaned from the wiretaps on Burke\u2019s cellphone and City Hall offices thrown out of court. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The cooperation among these competitive creators is still hard to get your head around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "This communal cooperation was critical, because Chinese crews were routinely marginalized, subjected to poor treatment, racist oversight and negligible support from their employers. \u2014 Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "At the moment, Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine casts doubt that greater global cooperation is in the cards. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cooperate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190325"
  },
  "chef":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a skilled professional cook",
      ": one who is in charge of a professional kitchen",
      ": cook",
      ": a professional cook who is usually in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant",
      ": cook entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shef",
      "\u02c8shef"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cook",
      "cooker",
      "culinarian"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The hotel's chef trained at the finest culinary institutes in Europe.",
      "He's the head chef at a five-star restaurant.",
      "a celebrity chef with her own TV show",
      "My friend is an excellent chef .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the chef didn't start making these intricate tortillas for clicks and likes. \u2014 Andrea Aliseda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 June 2022",
      "The celebrity chef put contenders through a series of challenges to test their personality and business acumen for eight weeks, including branding challenges, cooking challenges and more. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "When in doubt, always get what the chef recommends. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "The chef at Milwaukee's Birch is now the restaurant's owner. \u2014 Brooke Eberle, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "New Grand Hotel, upon the head chef Shigetada Irie\u2019s attempts to emulate a meal of spaghetti and ketchup). \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In the past, the chef has also operated acclaimed restaurants B-Spot Burgers, Lola Bistro, Lolita and more. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Another highlight comes in the chef \u2019s kitchen, where a rounded wall of picture windows takes in views of the water. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Over 100 members of the Television Academy were eager to sit in on the panel discussion with the legendary chef Wolfgang Puck and director David Gelb. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, short for chef de cuisine head of the kitchen",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190410"
  },
  "conjoint":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": united , conjoined",
      ": related to, made up of, or carried on by two or more in combination : joint",
      ": joint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u022fint",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "collective",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "concerted",
      "conjunct",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "only through the conjoint effort of the entire department could we have finished this project on time"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, past participle of conjoinen , from Anglo-French, past participle of conjoindre ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190509"
  },
  "conceited":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ingeniously contrived : fanciful",
      ": having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself",
      ": vain sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assured",
      "biggety",
      "biggity",
      "bigheaded",
      "complacent",
      "consequential",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "important",
      "overweening",
      "pompous",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "self-conceited",
      "self-important",
      "self-opinionated",
      "self-satisfied",
      "smug",
      "stuck-up",
      "swellheaded",
      "vain",
      "vainglorious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "egoless",
      "humble",
      "modest",
      "uncomplacent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overall, the talk-show clips suggest an amiably conceited artist who, for instance, refused to let others perform before or after him because his own act was more than enough. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Now Emma shows a sassy, if slightly conceited , side to her personality. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite her impressive talents, Kruger is never boastful or conceited . \u2014 Greg Wolff, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Because at some point, caring about someone who doesn\u2019t care about you (or who is too conceited to admit caring about you) gets a little sad. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, CNN , 2 July 2019",
      "Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another\u2019s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. \u2014 Colin Covert, kansascity , 18 Jan. 2018",
      "The masher, young or old, was described as arrogant and conceited , overconfident in his flirting abilities. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" conceit entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190523"
  },
  "capacity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": legal competency (see competence sense 1 ) or fitness",
      ": the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating",
      ": the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated",
      "\u2014 see Metric System Table , Weights and Measures Table",
      ": an individual's mental or physical ability : aptitude , skill",
      ": the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating",
      ": duty , position , role",
      ": the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : capability",
      ": maximum output",
      ": capacitance",
      ": the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions",
      ": equaling maximum capacity",
      ": ability to contain or deal with something",
      ": mental or physical power",
      ": volume sense 3",
      ": role sense 1 , status",
      ": the ability to hold, receive, store, or accommodate",
      ": a measure of content : the measured ability to contain : volume",
      "\u2014 see vital capacity",
      ": capacitance",
      ": the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions",
      ": legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness",
      ": power to grasp and analyze ideas and cope with problems",
      ": blended power, strength, and ability",
      ": a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law",
      ": an individual's ability or aptitude",
      ": mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a crime (as murder) \u2014 see also diminished capacity \u2014 compare competency , incapacity , insanity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8pa-st\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pas-\u0259t-\u0113, -\u02c8pas-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complement",
      "cubage",
      "real estate",
      "volume"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Robert Yawger, an analyst at Mizuho, said U.S. fuel exports are affecting domestic prices as refiners and traders seek out higher prices for their products overseas but lack the capacity to keep U.S. inventories at normal levels. \u2014 Collin Eaton, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Although as many as 15% of current public safety officers suffer from PTSD, the group said many law enforcement agencies lack the capacity , funding or local access to mental health professionals to support their officers. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Juvederm Volux will be the thickest and strongest of all the hyaluronic acid gel fillers with the highest lifting capacity . \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "Barr only found his voice and the capacity to speak his truth in public once the klieg lights of the Trump show had sufficiently dimmed. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "This is worrisome, given that the premise behind NWSS is that resources provided to state agencies will trickle down to increase the capacity of those at the local level. \u2014 Aparna Keshaviah, STAT , 13 June 2022",
      "The evil of the human being comes from this, from this capacity of self-destruction and of conquest and of wanting to conquer new territories and economic interests. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Colleges and universities in the state lack the capacity to meet both the industry\u2019s workforce needs and students\u2019 level of interest. \u2014 Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "Did the counterparty that provides the renewable capacity only sell these energy credits once to Verizon as opposed to someone else as well, given that PPAs are settled in dollars and not by the exchange of real electricity. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190553"
  },
  "cheerfully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of good spirits : merry",
      ": ungrudging",
      ": conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry",
      ": feeling or showing happiness",
      ": causing good feelings or happiness",
      ": pleasantly bright"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chir-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a cheerful outlook on life.",
      "He seems a little more cheerful today.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My brand is for the fashion girl, but in a cheerful , happy, approachable way. \u2014 Karin Eldor, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Serious comedy in which a cheerful woman rejoins the world after 18 years in prison. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Shea Cobb, in a cheerful pink T-shirt, stands between her daughter Zion and her mother, Ren\u00e9e. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The anesthetist makes cheerful small talk in broken English about being a Liverpool football fan. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Ellie was laid to rest at Hillcrest Cemetery following a funeral mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where relatives remembered the cheerful 9-year-old girl who loved dancing, cheerleading, Encanto, and the color purple. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Harini Logan, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history on June 2, 2022. \u2014 Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "And like the center itself, and the exhibition making its debut inside, these cheerful fluff balls pack a big message into one small, potent package. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cheer  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190634"
  },
  "chaffer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a haggling about price",
      ": haggle",
      ": to exchange small talk : chatter",
      ": exchange , barter",
      ": to bargain for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bargain",
      "deal",
      "dicker",
      "haggle",
      "horse-trade",
      "negotiate",
      "palter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar",
      "just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190643"
  },
  "compacting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": predominantly formed or filled : composed , made",
      ": having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined",
      ": not diffuse or verbose",
      ": occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space",
      ": short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh",
      ": being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it",
      ": to make up by connecting or combining : compose",
      ": to knit or draw together : combine",
      ": to press together : compress",
      ": to become compacted",
      ": something that is compact or compacted :",
      ": a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)",
      ": an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact",
      ": an agreement or covenant between two or more parties",
      ": closely united or packed",
      ": arranged so as to save space",
      ": to draw together : combine",
      ": to press together tightly",
      ": a small case for cosmetics",
      ": a somewhat small automobile",
      ": agreement sense 3",
      ": having a dense structure without small cavities or cells",
      "\u2014 compare cancellous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "rigid",
      "solid",
      "stiff",
      "unyielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1601, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190650"
  },
  "captured":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of capturing: such as",
      ": an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile",
      ": a move in a board game (such as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece",
      ": the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission",
      ": the act of recording in a permanent file",
      ": one that has been taken (such as a prize ship)",
      ": to take captive",
      ": to gain control of especially by force",
      ": to gain or win especially through effort",
      ": to emphasize, represent, or preserve (something, such as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form",
      ": to record in a permanent file (as in a computer)",
      ": to captivate and hold the interest of",
      ": to take according to the rules of a game",
      ": to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)",
      ": to draw into the gravitational influence of a larger body",
      ": to take and hold especially by force",
      ": to win or get through effort",
      ": to get and hold",
      ": to put into a lasting form",
      ": the act of taking and holding especially by force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r",
      "-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captive",
      "internee",
      "prisoner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquire",
      "attain",
      "bag",
      "bring in",
      "carry",
      "come by",
      "draw",
      "earn",
      "gain",
      "garner",
      "get",
      "knock down",
      "land",
      "make",
      "obtain",
      "procure",
      "pull down",
      "realize",
      "reap",
      "secure",
      "win"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most Wanted Fugitives List and officials issued a $50,000 reward for his capture . \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Casey White and Vicky White, who were not related, were on the run together for 11 days before their capture in Evansville, Ind., on May 9. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Now in ruins, the port city was constantly barraged by Russian forces in a nearly three-month siege that ended last week when Russia claimed its capture . \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
      "Forest preserve officials brought in Loose Cattle Caught to help with her capture , and she was found early Wednesday and tranquilized enough to slow her, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The weapons\u2019 use highlighted the pyrrhic victories Russia was achieving with the artillery-heavy tactics as its ground forces pushed into cities already reduced to rubble by the artillery support needed for their capture . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fumed at Russia\u2019s apparent weaponization of food supplies and blockade of Ukrainian ports, as well as its capture of vast stores of Ukrainian grain. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Casey White, 38, and 56-year-old Vicky White had allegedly been holed up in the Evansville, Indiana, Motel 41 for days before their capture on May 9. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
      "Andr\u00e9 was so admired, by the British and the Americans alike, that the government felt the need to publish a document justifying its capture and execution of a high-ranking enemy officer. \u2014 Claire Bellerjeau And Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But that doesn't capture all hybrid vehicles, Edmunds.com analyst Ivan Drury said. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Quested and his crew did not capture any audio of the exchange between the two far-right leaders. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "But ultimately, this doesn\u2019t capture the complex and real reasons people stay on or exit. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "But waterways don\u2019t capture the imagination the way jungles do. \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "The public channel for EMS did not capture the transmissions for all law enforcement at the scene but indicated when information was relayed to local EMS crews. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "The region\u2019s reputation as an aerie of Range Rovers, seersucker and privilege is on point, but that doesn\u2019t capture its serene beauty. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Of those, 1,973 had shown up back in the child welfare system by 2020, a count that does not capture kids whose adoptions may have failed after their families moved to another state. \u2014 Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Clancy argued that the report did not fully capture the cost savings the department is expected to see. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190701"
  },
  "carp":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun combining form",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to find fault or complain querulously",
      ": complaint",
      ": a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish ( Cyprinus carpio ) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. waters",
      ": any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)",
      ": a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp",
      ": fruit",
      ": part of a fruit",
      ": fruit",
      ": to complain in an annoying way",
      ": a freshwater fish that lives a long time and is often used for food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rp",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "complaint",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He's always carping about his boss.",
      "He's tired of always being carped at by his critics."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190744"
  },
  "confident":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of conviction : certain",
      ": having or showing assurance and self-reliance",
      ": trustful , confiding",
      ": having or showing sureness and optimism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccdent",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assured",
      "secure",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-assured",
      "self-confident"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diffident",
      "insecure",
      "self-distrustful",
      "self-doubting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I am confident about my ability to do the job.",
      "The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.",
      "He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.",
      "They have a confident air about them.",
      "We are confident that conditions will improve soon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andrew Wyatt, Cosby\u2019s spokesperson, says Cosby and his team feel confident in their case. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "Might people be interested in bulk purchases or a subscription, given enough information to feel confident with such a choice? \u2014 David Rose, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Of course, Kiplagat has every reason to feel confident . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 11 June 2022",
      "The Virginia native is drawn to men who are well dressed, confident , ambitious and tall. \u2014 Vijai Nathan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "These are confident , creative and fun dudes who would surely accept a first-class upgrade in dating you. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "There was a time when the Miami Heat were relaxed, confident , with enough leeway to exhale and savor. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "China is different now\u2014more self- confident , more intransigent, and probably more militarily competent as well. \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Aggressive and self- confident philanthropic activity has, inevitably, generated a backlash. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdent-, conf\u012bdens \"trusting in oneself, assured, presumptuous,\" from present participle of conf\u012bdere \"to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure\" \u2014 more at confide ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190816"
  },
  "cavern":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cave",
      ": one of large or indefinite extent",
      ": to place in or as if in a cavern",
      ": to form a cavern of : hollow",
      ": a cave often of large or unknown size",
      ": a cavity (as in the lung) caused by disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259rn",
      "also",
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259rn",
      "\u02c8kav-\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antre",
      "cave",
      "delve",
      "grot",
      "grotto"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cavern with beautiful stalactites",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The afternoon progressed quickly: in the engineering room, a dark cavern full of pipes and machines, Sammie and a group of children in white and brown robes studied the schematics of the ship. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "One of the main anchors had been a 200,000 square foot Sears \u2014 now a dark, empty cavern waiting to be repurposed. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "The shot of him training in a mossy cavern next to a giant skeleton gives off major Luke-on-Dagobah vibes. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Jeffrey fled his enslaver in the early 1800s and hid for about a month in a cavern notched into a shoreline cliff. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There were four seconds remaining when Slater stroked into it, riding backside down the elevator-steep drop and into a massive cavern . \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The 30-minute drive through the winding cavern includes over 40 themed displays, nine mapping projections, approximately 900 Christmas light displays and over 4 million points of light. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Park patrons strap themselves into cotton overalls and helmets, descend into a mountain by train, and step into an expansive two-chambered cavern to start the experience. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 3 July 2014",
      "The bathhouse\u2014a cool cavern with a simple skylight\u2014was designed to feel like a cenote, another nod to the landscape of the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the hunt, scientists have erected detectors in a South Dakota cavern a mile underground, at the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia, under a mountain in Japan, and on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190818"
  },
  "cusp":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": point , apex : such as",
      ": a point of transition (as from one historical period to the next) : turning point",
      ": edge , verge",
      ": either horn of a crescent moon",
      ": a fixed point on a mathematical curve at which a point tracing the curve would exactly reverse its direction of motion",
      ": an ornamental pointed projection formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs or foils (see foil entry 2 sense 4 )",
      ": a point on the grinding surface of a tooth",
      ": a fold or flap of a cardiac valve",
      ": a point or pointed end",
      ": a point on the grinding surface of a tooth",
      ": a fold or flap of a cardiac valve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259sp",
      "\u02c8k\u0259sp",
      "\u02c8k\u0259sp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brink",
      "edge",
      "point",
      "threshold",
      "verge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the cusp of a tooth",
      "medical researchers who are on the cusp of a major breakthrough",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just when the world seems to be on the cusp of much cheaper access to space \u2014- with more and more rocket launches projected to take place in the next two decades, a new study reminds us that such progress often comes at a price. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, many emerging markets are on the cusp of default, as higher US interest rates cause capital to be repatriated out of their economies, which is putting real pressure on their currencies. \u2014 Desmond Lachman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Bird turns 42 in October and was on the cusp of stepping away a year ago. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
      "Dangerous, record-setting heat had nearly one-third of the U.S. population in its grip Tuesday \u2013 from the Upper Midwest to the Southeast \u2013 on the cusp of summer\u2019s official arrival. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Are humans on the cusp of creating an artificial life form? \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "When the show began, the Sony Walkman was the hottest new invention and a former Hollywood star was on the cusp of becoming president. \u2014 Kelly Garrity, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "So for these girls who are just on the cusp of becoming teenagers and then adults, to see where your life ends up is a really cool thing. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The ruling came on the cusp of the high court\u2019s ideological transition. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cuspis point",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190827"
  },
  "credence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mental acceptance as true or real",
      ": credibility sense 1",
      ": credentials",
      ": a Renaissance sideboard used chiefly for valuable plate",
      ": a small table where the bread and wine rest before consecration",
      "[Middle French, from Old Italian credenza ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-d\u1d4an(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confidence",
      "faith",
      "stock",
      "trust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "mistrust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The theory is gaining credence among scientists.",
      "I'm afraid I don't put much credence in common gossip.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Chris Low\u2019s recent espn.com story on Spencer Rattler, who transferred from Oklahoma to South Carolina, gives credence to the theories. \u2014 Berry Tramel, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The finding gives further credence to Apple\u2019s claims that a software update can fix the camera experience on the Studio Display. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This consensus gives credence to the idea, which perpetuates the societal belief of the model minority, and generalizes college hopefuls from Sri Lanka and Japan under a singular, undesired bracket. \u2014 WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The loss gives skeptics more credence that Coastal Carolina had played a weak schedule and was overrated in the polls. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "What a manager wants from an employee begins with the job description and gains credence when the person is hired, and the job is explained. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Syria has largely prevailed against the rebels, and Russia\u2019s false-flags claims gained credence among Moscow\u2019s allies and sowed confusion elsewhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "And even India\u2019s 2020 figures gave additional credence to the W.H.O. estimates, said Dr. Jha, who has also studied excess deaths in India. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "These moments gave more credence to the nudity in the finale. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin credentia , from Latin credent-, credens , present participle of credere to believe, trust \u2014 more at creed ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190832"
  },
  "check":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively",
      ": to compare with a source, original, or authority : verify",
      ": to look at (something) to obtain information",
      ": to look or reach into (something) to find what is there",
      ": to access (email, voice mail, etc.) to find out if there are messages",
      ": to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory",
      ": to slow or bring to a stop : brake",
      ": to block the progress of (someone, such as a hockey player)",
      ": to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom",
      ": to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket",
      ": to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment",
      ": to restrain or diminish the action or force of : control",
      ": to slack or ease off (a rope) and then belay again",
      ": to mark into squares : checker",
      ": to put (a chess king) in check",
      ": to make checks or chinks : cause to crack",
      ": rebuke , reprimand",
      ": to investigate conditions",
      ": to prove to be consistent or truthful",
      ": to look at or in something to see or find what is there",
      ": to stop in a chase especially when scent is lost",
      ": to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear : stop",
      ": to draw a check on a bank",
      ": to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker",
      ": crack , split",
      ": to check in at",
      ": investigate",
      ": investigate",
      ": examination",
      ": the act of testing or verifying",
      ": the sample or unit used for testing or verifying",
      ": inspection , investigation",
      ": a standard for testing and evaluation : criterion",
      ": a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed : draft",
      ": one that arrests, limits, or restrains : restraint",
      ": a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress : arrest",
      ": a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey)",
      ": a sudden pause or break in a progression",
      ": a slip indicating the amount due : bill",
      ": a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made",
      ": a counter in various games",
      ": a mark typically \u2713 placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified",
      ": exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety",
      ": a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard",
      ": a fabric woven or printed with such a design",
      ": crack , break",
      ": reprimand , rebuke",
      ": under restraint or control",
      ": a sudden stopping of progress : pause",
      ": something that delays, stops, or holds back",
      ": examination sense 1 , investigation",
      ": a written order telling a bank to pay out money from a person's account to the one named on the order",
      ": a ticket or token showing a person's ownership, identity, or claim to something",
      ": a slip of paper showing the amount due",
      ": a pattern in squares",
      ": a mark \u2713 typically placed beside a written or printed item to show that something has been specially noted",
      ": an act of hitting or stopping a player in hockey",
      ": a situation in chess in which a player's king can be captured on the opponent's next turn",
      ": under control",
      ": to slow or bring to a stop",
      ": to hold back or under control",
      ": to make sure that something is correct or satisfactory",
      ": to get information by examining",
      ": to mark with a check",
      ": to leave or accept for safekeeping or for shipment",
      ": to stop or hit (a player) in hockey",
      ": to look at",
      ": to borrow from a library",
      ": to pay for purchases",
      ": something that limits or restrains \u2014 see also checks and balances",
      ": a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand \u2014 see also negotiable instrument \u2014 compare draft",
      ": a check drawn by a bank on its deposits in another bank",
      ": a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier or another bank official",
      ": a check certified to be good by the bank upon which it is drawn by the signature of usually the cashier or paying teller with the word certified or accepted across the face of the check",
      ": a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds from which to make payment",
      "[Middle English chek , short for cheker checker]",
      "N ot S ufficient F unds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek",
      "\u02c8chek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bill",
      "tab"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But work continues on several projects this summer so drivers should check ahead for potential lane issues and work areas. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Teach them not to click on unknown email links and to always double- check the URL domain before entering login details. \u2014 Oleh Svet, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The nurses give Raczkowski showers, check his blood pressure and vitals, and keep him company. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Keagan Rothrock can check another item off her high school softball to-do list: Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "At one point, Ira and Vika had to crawl, commando-style, along a road to check that the route was safe. \u2014 Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Ask your primary care doctor or check with your insurance provider for information on local group therapy services. \u2014 Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Stay cool and hydrated and be sure to check the back seat for your children and pets! \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "And make sure to check back here soon\u2014we\u2019ll update you as soon as Amazon announces more Prime Day details. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Koepka\u2019s younger brother, Chase, has already committed to playing for LIV Golf and tied for 33rd a few weeks ago at the debut event in London, walking away with a check for $150,000. \u2014 Riley Hamel And Adam Woodard, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "There is no shortage of investors who are willing to write a check to a promising founder or company, but only a few can provide the level of support and critical feedback that can help turn a startup into a breakout industry leader. \u2014 Suzanne Fletcher, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Altamonte Springs Police Department and the Seminole County Fire Department responded to a well-being check at around 8:49 a.m., according to an ASPD press release. \u2014 Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "During her trip to the pet food drive, the singer visited with adoptable dogs and delivered a $3,000 check for the pet food pantry to Best Friends' chief mission officer Holly Sizemore. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The shooting and chase occurred after officers attempted a vehicle check on the 15 Freeway at Sierra Avenue, according to KABC-TV Channel 7. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Under this measure, a longer background check process would be required for those under 21 years old and would include calls to local authorities to see if the young adult is in crisis. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "The study involved 1,702 people ages 51 to 75 living in Brazil, who were asked to balance unsupported on one leg during an initial check . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Authorities said a records check showed that the two men were prohibited from possessing and owning firearms. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 7",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8",
      "Interjection",
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190902"
  },
  "cottony":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling cotton in appearance or character: such as",
      ": covered with hairs or pubescence",
      ": soft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4t-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "fleecy",
      "furred",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The toys are stuffed with a cottony material.",
      "The flowers are small and cottony ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190913"
  },
  "captious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections",
      ": calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carping",
      "caviling",
      "cavilling",
      "critical",
      "faultfinding",
      "hypercritical",
      "judgmental",
      "overcritical",
      "rejective"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncritical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English capcious , from Middle French or Latin; Middle French captieux , from Latin captiosus , from captio deception, verbal quibble, from capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190918"
  },
  "counteract":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence",
      ": to make (something) have less of an effect or no effect at all",
      ": to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8akt",
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8akt",
      "\u02cckau\u0307nt-\u0259-\u02c8rakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annul",
      "cancel (out)",
      "compensate (for)",
      "correct",
      "counterbalance",
      "counterpoise",
      "make up (for)",
      "negative",
      "neutralize",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The drug will counteract the poison.",
      "this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of these pronouncements directly contradict the Special Olympics\u2019 own efforts to counteract myths and misstatements about the vaccines. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In 2011, the United States imposed duties on Chinese products to counteract subsidies and unfairly low prices. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The bill, introduced on Tuesday, is the latest GOP effort to counteract the Biden administration\u2019s vaccine requirement for service members. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "The move is part of the U.S. effort to counteract Russian propaganda surrounding the conflict, which the U.S. expects to see from the Kremlin on May 9, another U.S. official tells CBS News. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, David Martin, CBS News , 8 May 2022",
      "The spa gift set also nicely includes a bar of skin-loving, ultra-moisturizing hand soap to counteract a hard day\u2019s efforts. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Clippers, who finished four games behind the Wolves, have measurably more postseason experience to counteract the home-court advantage. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The use of hair-trigger stimulus to counteract signs of economic weakness would be diminished, making recessions and therefore shorter cycles more likely. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s genius is in writing scenes that fill you with joy and sorrow at once, and this will give you a pre-emptive smile to counteract the tears bound to come. \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190923"
  },
  "closet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an apartment or small room for privacy",
      ": a monarch's or official's private chamber",
      ": a cabinet or recess for especially china, household utensils, or clothing",
      ": a place of retreat or privacy",
      ": water closet",
      ": a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity",
      ": to shut up in or as if in a closet",
      ": to take into a closet for a secret interview",
      ": closely private",
      ": working in or suited to the closet as the place of seclusion or study : theoretical",
      ": being so in private",
      ": a small room for clothing or for supplies for the house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kl\u022f-",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4-z\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cuddy",
      "cupboard",
      "pantry",
      "press"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "box (in)",
      "cage",
      "coop (up)",
      "corral",
      "encage",
      "encase",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "envelop",
      "fence (in)",
      "hedge",
      "hem (in)",
      "house",
      "immure",
      "include",
      "mew (up)",
      "pen",
      "wall (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The sheets and blankets are in the hall closet .",
      "He has a closet full of new clothes.",
      "Verb",
      "He closeted himself in his apartment for several days.",
      "he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper",
      "Adjective",
      "Some people think he's a closet homosexual.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jacob was in the library at the time and locked 19 students in a closet to keep them safe. \u2014 Meghan Mistry, ABC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Walker recalls a scare in which someone shot into her school from a passing car, the bullet went through a window, prompting a Code Red alert that forced them to hide in a closet . \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "One survivor, Dalgleish said, was found locked in a closet . \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "They are intended to be placed out in the open, not tucked away in a closet somewhere. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Six years before Hogg, Mary Ann Jacobs also hid in a closet -- during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "His bed is a mattress pad in the theater, in a closet of puppet dolls. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Investigators stored them as evidence, diapers and all, in a closet in the lieutenants\u2019 office. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The primary suite comes with its own bathroom, walk-in closet and a balcony with more of those lakefront views. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For example, when a chic, closet staple brand puts some of their most beloved and coveted styles and shades on sale with serious discounts. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Electric vehicles are no longer some weird damp closet the AV team hides in anymore. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Anyone interested in donating can contact their school\u2019s clothes closet representative for additional information. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Pay for certain specialized finishing contractors \u2014 folks who install items from draperies to closet organizers \u2014 is up 17 percent this year, to $1,075 a week. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2021",
      "As the pestilence spreads, people grow fearful of one another; families closet themselves in their houses. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "The list includes everything from a doorman and a super to closet space and a dishwasher. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Supernatural exists in a world where angels rock trench coats, demons roam freely, and that thing in your kids closet ? \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "The asteroid \u2013 2020 SW \u2013 will be closet to Earth around 7:18 a.m. EDTaccording to EarthSky. \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Blue Note club, offering up his own perspective on the post- closet experience by coming out about coming out. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190958"
  },
  "colt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foal",
      ": a male foal",
      ": a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)",
      ": a young untried person",
      ": a young male horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dlt",
      "\u02c8k\u014dlt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "apprentice",
      "babe",
      "beginner",
      "cub",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Harry has managed to buy his own freedom but is still saving to pay for his son's, and is excited when his boss, Dr. Elisha Warfield, promises him an interest in the bay colt in lieu of a year's wages. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "The colt ran at the tail of the field for most of the race before closing to a sixth-place finish. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "Using all their best data and intuition, the trainer and owner had guessed Baltimore would be the place to strike with their fast, tough, inexperienced colt , Early Voting. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
      "Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America\u2019s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt , his team and that this may be his time. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "Early Voting is a talented and well-bred colt from the Chad Brown barn who finished second by just a neck in the Wood Memorial on April 9 in only his third career race. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
      "On Saturday, Brown returns to Pimlico Race Course hoping to find similar success with Early Voting, a colt that shares similarities with the 2017 Preakness champion. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
      "Bluegrass Wise Man \u2122: Messier looks like a big colt . \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "The colt settled into second passing the finish line for the first time and calmly stalked from that spot until reaching the stretch run. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Swedish dialect kult half-grown pig",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190959"
  },
  "conversant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having knowledge or experience",
      ": having frequent or familiar association",
      ": concerned , occupied"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u1d4ant",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abreast",
      "acquainted",
      "au courant",
      "familiar",
      "informed",
      "knowledgeable",
      "up",
      "up-to-date",
      "versed",
      "well-informed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ignorant",
      "unacquainted",
      "unfamiliar",
      "uninformed",
      "unknowledgeable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She's conversant in several languages.",
      "a world traveler who is highly conversant with the customs of foreign cultures",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those stories are all self-enclosed, with conversant themes and beats but no overlapping characters. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Al Qaeda was a relatively minor threat magnified into an existential menace, including by intellectuals conversant in fatuous historical analogies. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Pretty much any woman conversant in American history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Through her editorial work, Yanagihara, who is forty-seven, has become conversant with hundreds of creative people and their work. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Popular perception in the developed world remains that crypto is at best the domain of meme- conversant Wolf of Wall Street-like figures and at worst of drug dealers. \u2014 Boaz Sobrado, Wired , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Hines, like Witt, is Ivy League-educated and focuses his pitch on populist themes but is equally conversant in GOP culture wars. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Executives are conversant with financial risk, competitive risk, and human capital risk\u2014but data risk? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "And that Obama's ability to be conversant on pop culture, not to mention his sarcastic sense of humor, was a good fit for the shows. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see converse  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191110"
  },
  "chaperon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety sense 2 ) accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company",
      ": an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior",
      ": one delegated to ensure proper behavior",
      ": any of a class of proteins (such as heat-shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins",
      ": escort",
      ": to act as chaperone to or for",
      ": to act as a chaperone",
      ": a person who goes with and is responsible for a group of young people",
      ": to go with and supervise a group of young people : act as a chaperone",
      ": any of a class of proteins (such as heat shock proteins and chaperonins ) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sha-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn",
      "\u02c8shap-\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "companion",
      "company",
      "convoy",
      "escort",
      "see",
      "squire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I was a chaperone on one of my son's school trips.",
      "Verb",
      "Two parents chaperoned the children.",
      "My mom always chaperoned the school dances.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children and the fourth victim was their chaperone , Jones said. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne And Christopher Weber, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Since the reinstatement of Taliban rule in 2021, women and girls over the age of 12 have been banned from schools, required to travel outside the home with a male chaperone , and restricted from visiting parks with men. \u2014 Olivia Peluso, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Players had to come with a chaperone , which in most cases was a parent, and a coach, giving IMG the chance to build relationships.. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "The exclusivity of requiring a chaperon who had herself been presented meant that some girls with great wealth but more modest family backgrounds would hire a professional chaperone to shepherd them through the season. \u2014 Julia Kelly, Town & Country , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Rod Grassman told CBS Sacramento the other person killed was a chaperone of the children and was with them for a supervised visit with their father, who was the subject off a restraining order by his estranged wife. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children, and a fourth victim, an adult, was the chaperone . \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The other victim is believed to have been the chaperone . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Women are no longer allowed to travel more than 45 kilometers without a male chaperone . \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The field trip has happened for a decade, but went largely unnoticed until this week, when Leonardi posted photos on social media saying she was honored to chaperone it. \u2014 Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Some people would rather chaperone the Zombie Prom than ask for a bump in pay. \u2014 Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities , 26 Oct. 2019",
      "Attendees must be 22 or younger, although parents may chaperone their teens. \u2014 Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "King was prepared to chaperone the trip and carry her daughter the whole way, but someone reached out with a suggestion. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Students came to us and asked us to chaperone them to Europe for six weeks. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 20 July 2019",
      "Fleury Drive resident Cameron Drew expressed concerns about how well Black might be able to chaperone a group of teenagers. \u2014 Annie Gentile, courant.com , 19 July 2019",
      "Tena\u2019s older sister, who lives near Sacramento, would drive two-and-a-half hours south to Salinas to pick her up, take her to the meetings, then chaperone her home again\u2014eight hours of driving each time. \u2014 Lauren Smiley, The Atlantic , 23 May 2018",
      "Through this program, volunteers can chaperone a trip and lead a small group of students through exhibits. \u2014 Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago , 2 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191138"
  },
  "collegial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": collegiate sense 2",
      ": marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues",
      ": characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by Roman Catholic bishops",
      ": marked by camaraderie among colleagues"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j(\u0113-)\u0259l",
      "especially for sense 2a also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amicable",
      "bonhomous",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "companionable",
      "comradely",
      "cordial",
      "friendly",
      "genial",
      "hail-fellow",
      "hail-fellow-well-met",
      "hearty",
      "matey",
      "neighborly",
      "palsy",
      "palsy-walsy",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonistic",
      "hostile",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "company luncheons that are designed to instill a collegial spirit among coworkers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The show\u2019s shrewd theme\u2014that grubby but collegial favor-trading might preserve democracy better than ideological purity\u2014was about to get stomped on by history. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "While they can be categorized as big-name auteurs with filmographies that make them out as writer-director-producers, the reality is more collegial . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 May 2022",
      "Our office is a collegial , collaborative environment. \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
      "But the place is filled with many terrific people who are smart and collegial . \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Be collegial and professional but otherwise, don\u2019t give her a second thought. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Her testimony before Ohio\u2019s House Government Oversight Committee remained collegial through most of Wednesday\u2019s hearing, although lawmakers\u2019 passions flared while discussing her bill\u2019s lack of a rape exception. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "More than two hours into the 94th Academy Awards, the show was running long, but the atmosphere was congenial and collegial . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Perhaps Emeryville\u2019s most distinctive feature is its collegial City Council, Vice Mayor Ally Medina suggested. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see college ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191302"
  },
  "comp":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a complimentary ticket",
      ": something provided free of charge",
      ": to provide (someone) with something free",
      ": to provide (something) free of charge",
      ": to punctuate and support a jazz solo with irregularly spaced chords",
      "comparative ; compare",
      "compensation ; compensatory",
      "compiled ; compiler",
      "composition ; compositor",
      "compound",
      "comprehensive",
      "comptroller",
      "comparative ; compare",
      "composition",
      "compound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp",
      "\u02c8k\u0259mp",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bestowal",
      "donation",
      "donative",
      "fairing",
      "freebie",
      "freebee",
      "gift",
      "giveaway",
      "handsel",
      "lagniappe",
      "largesse",
      "largess",
      "present",
      "presentation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "this hotel offers its guests more comps , including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ware said local merchants cover the costs for the evening or provide donations, including food, while Tony Salerno's Windy City Amusement comps the rides for the night. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 15 Aug. 2017",
      "Full disclosure: The two races were comped by Reebok. \u2014 Leslie Green, SELF , 31 July 2017",
      "A 20-page softcover costs you $10 with 35-cents per extra page, while hardcover runs $20, with extras comping in at 65-cents a shot. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 31 July 2017",
      "During their stay, the pair is comped a car by rental agency, KMFUN, just one of many investors covering the movie\u2019s $1 million price tag. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, Orange County Register , 22 May 2017",
      "In the meantime, Steppenwolf will retain its policy related to comping critics for our productions. \u2014 Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader , 23 June 2017",
      "The club probably comped everything in exchange for having him show up. \u2014 Dan Gartland, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2017",
      "President Donald Trump's second eldest son told the magazine that use of the golf course was free, and much of the merchandise, drinks and entertainment was comped . \u2014 Betsy Klein, CNN , 7 June 2017",
      "Wharton\u2019s publisher, Charles Scribner, assented enthusiastically to the idea, pledging to comp all advertising and commission fees. \u2014 Anne Trubek, Smithsonian , 30 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1961, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191308"
  },
  "crescendo":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gradual increase",
      ": a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage",
      ": the peak of a gradual increase : climax",
      ": a crescendo musical passage",
      ": with an increase in volume",
      ": a gradual increase in the loudness of music"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8shen-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "kri-\u02c8shen-d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acme",
      "apex",
      "apogee",
      "capstone",
      "climax",
      "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":[
      "Noun",
      "The noise rose to a crescendo .",
      "their divorce was merely the formal crescendo of a long period of marital stress and estrangement",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Prosecutors drilled down into the amnesia defense, missing gun barrel and the emotional temperament of Nancy Crampton Brophy as the Oregon romance writer\u2019s trial in the killing of her chef husband reached a crescendo Tuesday. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Stamitz came up with the idea of the crescendo : music building and getting louder in order to excite the audience. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The only thing more life-affirming than that lyric is the soaring guitar lead that brings the song to a glorious crescendo . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "The song reached its rock crescendo as the siblings jammed out onstage above the aforementioned set, joined by a full drum kit. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "An excellent rendition, and the first of many jolts. Starting a show with what would ordinarily be your crescendo \u2014 your top hit, the name of the album, the name of this tour \u2014 would seem like a setup for letdown. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Zaritska\u2019s set at SXSW reached its crescendo when local legend Charlie Sexton, a guitarist who served as Bob Dylan\u2019s regular lieutenant since the dawn of the 21st Century, joined the singer for a pointed finale. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "By the aughts, pop culture was awash in a yearning for the \u201980s\u2014an epoch that saw, perhaps, its final crescendo with the debut of Stranger Things in 2016. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Matters come to a head when God tells Abraham to take his son to Moriah \u2013 the place where the covenantal promise reaches its crescendo (Genesis 22:2). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191338"
  },
  "commission":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties",
      ": a certificate conferring military rank and authority",
      ": the rank and authority so conferred",
      ": an authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts : charge",
      ": a formal request to produce something (especially an artistic work) in exchange for payment",
      ": a work produced by commission",
      ": authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another",
      ": a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another",
      ": a group of persons directed to perform some duty",
      ": a government agency having administrative, legislative, or judicial powers",
      ": a city council having legislative and executive functions",
      ": an act of committing something",
      ": a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service",
      ": a percentage of the money received from a total paid to the agent responsible for the business",
      ": an act of entrusting or giving authority",
      ": under the authority of commissioners",
      ": ready for active service",
      ": in use or in condition for use",
      ": with commission serving as partial or full pay for work done",
      ": out of active service or use",
      ": out of working order",
      ": to furnish with a commission : such as",
      ": to confer a formal commission on",
      ": to appoint or assign to a task or function",
      ": to order to be made",
      ": to put (a ship) in commission",
      ": an order granting the power to perform various acts or duties : the right or duty to be performed",
      ": a certificate that gives military or naval rank and authority : the rank and authority given",
      ": authority to act as agent for another : a task or piece of business entrusted to an agent",
      ": a group of persons given orders and authority to perform specified duties",
      ": an act of doing something wrong",
      ": a fee paid to an agent for taking care of a piece of business",
      ": to give a commission to",
      ": to put (a ship) into service",
      ": a formal written authorization to perform various acts and duties",
      ": authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another",
      ": a task or matter entrusted to one as the agent for another",
      ": a group of persons directed to perform a duty",
      ": a government agency",
      "\u2014 see also agency",
      ": a city council having legislative and executive functions",
      ": an act of committing something",
      ": a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service",
      ": a percentage of the money received paid to the agent responsible for the business"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accreditation",
      "authorization",
      "delegation",
      "empowerment",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "mandate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delegate",
      "depute",
      "deputize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The funding still has to get through the Bond Commission, but the commission cannot stall a project by inaction. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The safety commission said Metro repeatedly does not follow safety guidelines that protect workers from electrocution. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The county commission will consider an intergovernmental agreement with cities next month and anticipates issuing a call in August for the November referendum, Hendrickson said. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "The plan commission recommended the adoption of the zoning map and held a public hearing March 23 with the public allowed to inspect the map. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The commission outlined a series of recommendations Thursday to start changing that fact. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "The commission has documented growing numbers of assault cases but estimates that only one-third of crimes are reported. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "The commission granted clearance last month for a similar study of an offshore wind area near Eureka. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The commission voted unanimously to approve the project. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Abrams emphasized the significance of collaborating with musicians such as Prieto and Negr\u00f3n, as opportunities to commission new work from such highly accomplished artists don\u2019t happen often. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "She was asked by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, where her husband was chairman, to steer the effort to commission a portrait. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "TikTok decided to officially commission their very first musical ever, which is kind of crazy. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "His classmates included Allen Ginsberg, John Hollander and Robert Gottlieb, who, as an editor at Simon & Schuster, would later commission him to translate the second and third volumes of de Gaulle\u2019s war memoirs. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "His autobiography is a thoughtful contemplation of the role of design; a serious examination of the practice of architecture that simultaneously offers dishy takes on some of the most important people who commission , practice, and critique it. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "And so Gallastegui decided to commission a special piece of music for the band to play. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "What better tribute, Jared thought, than to commission an instrument built from the very wood his father had so lovingly kept safe all those years? \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The Chamber of Commerce had even gone so far as to commission a painting by local artist David Swing. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191443"
  },
  "conscribe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": limit , circumscribe",
      ": conscript"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conscript",
      "draft",
      "levy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conscribere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191456"
  },
  "commitment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an agreement or pledge to do something in the future",
      ": an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date",
      ": something pledged",
      ": the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled",
      ": an act of committing to a charge or trust: such as",
      ": a consignment to a penal or mental institution",
      ": an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee",
      ": mittimus",
      ": a consignment to a penal or mental institution",
      ": an act of committing: as",
      ": placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital",
      "\u2014 compare incompetent , interdiction",
      ": an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee",
      ": a warrant committing someone to a prison",
      ": an agreement or promise to do something in the future",
      ": a promise to assume a financial obligation at a future date"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mit-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mit-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhesion",
      "allegiance",
      "attachment",
      "constancy",
      "dedication",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fastness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "piety",
      "steadfastness",
      "troth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These ads have attacked our candidate\u2019s integrity, character, and questioned her commitment to our city and our children. \u2014 Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "San Antonio would need to say goodbye to its 2018 free agents and cut additional salary, reversing course somewhat after its recent commitments to LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol. \u2014 Ben Golliver, SI.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "But The Times promises to continue its commitment to education. \u2014 Jane Karr, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Eder, 30, extends his commitment to the Nerazzurri through 2021, after joining in January of 2016 on an 18-month loan deal from Sampdoria. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "Jaden Johnson, a consensus three-star quarterback prospect from Kirby High School in Memphis, Tennessee, announced his commitment to Louisville via Twitter. \u2014 Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal , 1 Nov. 2017",
      "As part of Thursday's announcement, Branson highlighted his ongoing commitment to Western values. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "Kelly later expressed her commitment to not talking politics on her new NBC show\u2014or even, as Meyers suggested, making scones with Anthony Weiner. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "Their Wild Boar Burger is all about testing your commitment to excess: bacon, boar, pimento cheese, BBQ sauce, and jalape\u00f1o. \u2014 Oset Babur, GQ , 22 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" commit + -ment ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191501"
  },
  "circumnavigate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go completely around especially by water",
      ": to go around instead of through : bypass",
      ": to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8na-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8na-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circle",
      "circuit",
      "circumvent",
      "compass",
      "encircle",
      "girdle",
      "orbit",
      "ring",
      "round"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The ship circumnavigated the world.",
      "the first ship to circumnavigate the globe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Having hiked more than 18,000 miles over 15 years on a mission to circumnavigate the globe on foot, 46-year-old Karl Bushby was approached in 2013 by a pair of filmmakers with a crazy proposal: walk 3,600 miles in the wrong direction. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
      "The Carnegie was the first expedition to circumnavigate the continent in a record-setting four months, the same year Earnest Shackleton attempted to traverse the region. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In doing so, Rutherford, the daughter of two pilots, broke two Guinness World Records: one for being the youngest woman to make the journey, and another for being the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight aircraft. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Great Circle tells the story of a fictional female pilot, Marian Graves, and her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, by plane, from north to south. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Nearly four years after setting out from Buenos Aires, German paddler Freya Hoffmeister became the first person to circumnavigate South America in a kayak. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 1 May 2015",
      "Britain, which advocates a robust response that includes arming the Ukrainian military, is unhappy that its planes must circumnavigate Germany to do so, said Tobias Ellwood, who heads the defense committee in Britain\u2019s Parliament. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "His plan is to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe from east to west and pole to pole without the help of motors, sails, or solar energy. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 17 Nov. 2014",
      "The 19-year-old British-Belgian aviator used her gap year after high school to break two Guinness World records, becoming the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight aircraft and the youngest woman to make such a journey. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circumnavigatus , past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to navigate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191510"
  },
  "cleared":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bright , luminous",
      ": cloudless",
      ": less than one-tenth covered",
      ": free from mist, haze, or dust",
      ": untroubled , serene",
      ": clean , pure : such as",
      ": free from blemishes",
      ": easily seen through : transparent",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": easily heard",
      ": easily visible : plain",
      ": free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : unmistakable",
      ": capable of sharp discernment : keen",
      ": free from doubt : sure",
      ": free from guile or guilt : innocent",
      ": unhampered by restriction or limitation: such as",
      ": free of debts or charges",
      ": net",
      ": unqualified , absolute",
      ": free from obstruction",
      ": emptied of contents or cargo",
      ": free from entanglement or contact",
      ": bare , denuded",
      ": in a clear manner",
      ": all the way",
      ": to make clear or translucent",
      ": to free from pollution or cloudiness",
      ": to free from accusation or blame : exonerate , vindicate",
      ": to give insight to : enlighten",
      ": to make intelligible : explain",
      ": to free from what obstructs or is unneeded: such as",
      ": open sense 1b",
      ": to remove unwanted growth or items from",
      ": to rid or make a rasping noise as if ridding (the throat) of phlegm",
      ": to erase stored or displayed data from (a device, such as a computer or calculator)",
      ": to empty of occupants",
      ": disentangle",
      ": to remove from an area or place",
      ": transmit , dispatch",
      ": to submit for approval",
      ": authorize , approve",
      ": such as",
      ": to certify as trustworthy",
      ": to permit (an aircraft) to proceed usually with a specified action",
      ": to free from obligation or encumbrance",
      ": settle , discharge",
      ": to free (a ship or shipment) by payment of duties or harbor fees",
      ": to pass through (customs)",
      ": to gain without deduction : net",
      ": to put through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go over, under, or by without touching",
      ": to move through successfully : pass",
      ": to become clear",
      ": to go away : vanish",
      ": sell",
      ": to obtain permission to discharge cargo",
      ": to conform to regulations or pay requisite fees prior to leaving port",
      ": to pass through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go to an authority (as for approval) before becoming effective",
      ": to remove elements of hostility, tension, confusion, or uncertainty",
      ": to make sweeping preparations for action",
      ": a clear space or part",
      ": a high arcing shot over an opponent's head in badminton",
      ": in inside measurement",
      ": free from guilt or suspicion",
      ": in plaintext : not in code or cipher",
      ": easily heard, seen, noticed, or understood",
      ": free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": free from feelings of guilt",
      ": easily seen through",
      ": free from doubt or confusion : sure",
      ": free of blemishes",
      ": not blocked",
      ": bright sense 1 , luminous",
      ": to free of things blocking",
      ": to make or become free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": to get rid of : remove",
      ": to go over or by without touching",
      ": to go away : disperse",
      ": explain sense 1",
      ": to free from blame",
      ": to approve or be approved by",
      ": to make as profit",
      ": in a way that is easy to hear",
      ": all the way",
      ": good in texture and color and without blemish or discoloration",
      ": of uniform shade without spotting",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": to render (a specimen for microscopic examination) transparent by the use of an agent (as an essential oil) that modifies the index of refraction",
      ": to rid (the throat) of phlegm or of something that makes the voice indistinct or husky",
      ": unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests",
      ": free from doubt or ambiguity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8kli(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crystal",
      "crystal clear",
      "crystalline",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "free",
      "open",
      "unblock"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Conversely, when organizations steer clear of major incidents over time, cybersecurity budgets tend to regress to the mean. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "But the skies above a third reactor there were unusually clear \u2014 its operations frozen after the worrisome discovery of cracks in the cooling system. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "And within that acceptance, crucially, is the possibility of further joy, and that her pleasure is connected to her spiritual wellbeing is very clear . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Overnight is clear with lows ranging through the 50s. \u2014 David Streit, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "How N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente plans for flight crews to perform beverage service, much less for passengers to quickly and effectively evacuate during an emergency, is not entirely clear at this point. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "The benefit is clear to rural voters, 53% of whom voted by mail in 2020. \u2014 Dylan Wells, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "And he's done this very masterfully in a very clear , stepwise campaign throughout his tenure so far in power. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The status of Keith\u2019s performances for the remainder of this year wasn\u2019t immediately clear . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The fact that Uncle Jack is secretive and not always clear -thinking makes her task even more difficult. \u2014 Abby Mcganney Nolan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Other accessories included gold hoop earrings from Jennifer Fisher and clear -framed sunglasses. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 May 2022",
      "In most states, there are no clear older age restrictions about a driver\u2019s license. \u2014 Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The natural AHAs and BHAs clear away skin concerns and stop breakouts in their tracks. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "His wife, Hall of Famer Cammi Granato, is assistant GM with Vancouver, and every so often a hockey pundit wonders whether Ferraro is meant to apply his hockey IQ, clear -thinking and communication skills to running a franchise. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
      "That was not the case when gates reopened after a delay of a little over two hours: With the weather outlook now clear , thousands of fans lined up to get in. \u2014 al , 21 May 2022",
      "The US Senate passes a resolution condemning bin Salman for Khashoggi\u2019s murder, but the Trump administration steers clear of assigning blame. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That could change if the murky international politics\u2014and future price trajectory\u2014of Russian oil clear up a bit. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To replace Gulley, Hyde said, the quorum court will need to vote on a resolution declaring Gulley's seat vacant, which would clear the way for Gov. Asa Hutchinson to appoint someone to serve the remainder of Gulley's term, which ends Dec. 31. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "Marbley repeated in his dissent his April 20 position that the majority on the court created no incentive for the Ohio Redistricting Commission to work to submit maps that could clear Ohio Supreme Court muster. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "City Council takes final step required by Coastal Commission that will clear the way for a lottery for doling out vacation rental licenses citywide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Opponents felt the plan would encourage encampment sweeps that clear the streets of tents without advancing longer-term solutions to homelessness. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
      "Patron, a Jack Terrier in Ukraine, received a service medal Sunday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for helping the country\u2019s military to clear mines and explosive equipment. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 9 May 2022",
      "Keston Hiura was optioned to Nashville to clear room for Perdomo on the 26-man roster. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
      "The group wants Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to act immediately on the administrative law judge\u2019s recommendation, which if favorable to their case would clear another hurdle in their bid to strike Mrs. Greene\u2019s name from the ballot. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Thursday, the weather has calmed significantly, and the National Weather Service expects a high of 63 and clouds through mid-morning that will gradually clear . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What made his and Marcus\u2019s decision clear was the standard to which UVA\u2019s players are held. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Eagles coach Denise Wolf said adjustments designed to improve clears and get better looks off corners helped keep her team in strong contention, particularly in a back-and-forth first half. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Although the public health guidelines are clear - steer clear of others - these workers are putting in longer shifts and taking on bigger workloads. \u2014 Author: Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "But steer clear of buying this for gamers looking for a traditional Sonic or Mario platformers: This might be a loser for them. \u2014 Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Off the beaches, Spanish mackerel will turn on as soon as winds drop and water clears , and cobia are also in the area around markers and other structure. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Domagoj Vida had seven clears from the Croatian defense. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191515"
  },
  "conjuror":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that practices magic arts : wizard",
      ": one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion : magician , juggler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charmer",
      "enchanter",
      "mage",
      "Magian",
      "magician",
      "magus",
      "necromancer",
      "sorcerer",
      "voodoo",
      "voodooist",
      "witch",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman",
      "a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn\u2019t sit around and think \u2018does this contradict Christianity?\u2019 says Coleman. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "While Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, that conjurer of literary magic, lay dying, a freshly deceased bird was discovered precisely at the spot on the sofa where the Nobel Prize winner always sat in his Mexico City home. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "His dog was more than a conjurer of great anecdotes, though. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "As these examples show, Smil is a conjurer with numbers. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "With a conjurer \u2019s legerdemain, Swift slides Jack into the shadows and pushes Ronnie into the spotlight. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "It has been suggested that as a conjurer of mental images, Mabuse was a sort of alter ego for the domineering director. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
      "Born in New York in 1861, Robinson modeled his persona after Ching Ling Foo, a conjurer who did in fact hail from China. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191522"
  },
  "castaway":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thrown away : rejected",
      ": cast adrift or ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck",
      ": thrown out or left without friends or resources",
      ": thrown away",
      ": cast adrift or ashore",
      ": a person who is stranded in a place where there are no other people (as because of a shipwreck)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191524"
  },
  "considered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": matured by extended deliberative thought",
      ": viewed with respect or esteem"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advised",
      "calculated",
      "deliberate",
      "knowing",
      "measured",
      "reasoned",
      "studied",
      "thought-out",
      "thoughtful",
      "weighed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "casual",
      "unadvised",
      "uncalculated",
      "unconsidered",
      "unstudied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "It's my considered opinion that she was not guilty of the crime.",
      "Their actions were a considered response to the violence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, for most companies, this is a costly endeavor that results in losing market share to one of their more considered rivals. \u2014 Mike Bugembe, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "If anything, the upcycling of materials is the most considered , rational choice for us. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Polarized reactions at festival screenings have since given way to more considered debate upon the movie's general release. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "In a comparative historical sense, the work is being done in a more regulated \u2014 and probably more considered \u2014 manner. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "That may be why this season\u2019s homage to the \u201980s feels less like costume and more like a considered reassessment of the era\u2019s sartorial contributions. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Art works by a number of upcoming British artists add to the considered and hand-crafted feel. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "If the answers to these three questions are clear, considered and valid, the financial and strategic elements of a business plan will also hold water. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The varied points of reference make for a considered , cohesive and iconic experience, but the true goal of the space is to make anyone who enters\u2014regardless of their background\u2014entirely welcome. \u2014 Camille Okhio, Vogue , 17 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191608"
  },
  "conforming":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord",
      ": to be similar or identical",
      ": to be in agreement or harmony",
      ": to be obedient or compliant",
      ": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs",
      ": to make or be like : agree , accord",
      ": comply",
      ": to be in accordance : correspond in character",
      ": to be in accordance with the provisions of a contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
      "the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
      "Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
      "Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the outdoor spaces must conform to accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "Reality, however, doesn\u2019t always conform to our pie-in-the-sky calculations. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 14 May 2022",
      "The eco-conscious shoes are designed to minimize odors and conform to your feet, thanks to the carbon-negative foam outsole made from Brazilian sugarcane and an insole made from castor bean oil and ZQ Merino wool. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191620"
  },
  "cunningness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end",
      ": characterized by wiliness and trickery",
      ": prettily appealing : cute",
      ": displaying keen insight",
      ": dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing)",
      ": craft , slyness",
      ": knowledge , learning",
      ": magic art",
      ": skillful and clever at using special knowledge or at getting something done",
      ": showing craftiness and trickery",
      ": skill sense 1 , dexterity",
      ": cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artfulness",
      "artifice",
      "caginess",
      "cageyness",
      "canniness",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "cunningness",
      "deviousness",
      "foxiness",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "slickness",
      "slyness",
      "sneakiness",
      "subtleness",
      "subtlety",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Coughlan does great work, balancing Penelope's outward character and the more cunning Whistledown within her. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Everything about this cunning story makes a mockery of its title. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Pugh is playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, while Butler is Feyd-Rautha, the cunning nephew of the baron who heads House Harkonnen and who is being groomed to rule Arrakis. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Did Kathleen Peterson die in a tragic fall \u2014 or did her novelist husband, Michael, script a cunning murder? \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "His John Mitchell is coarse and cunning , and in a fateful fight with Martha, terrifyingly ruthless. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Scheherazade is also President Vladimir Putin\u2019s $700-million superyacht, according to Russian investigative journalists\u2014and its ability to survive being seized by Western governments will require far more cunning than storytelling. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The new season features the debut of Bautista as Edo Voss, the estranged brother of Jason Momoa's Baba Voss and a powerful and cunning general. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 29 July 2021",
      "At least that's what was told to them by Marshall Applewhite, the cunning and charismatic leader of the group that called themselves Heaven's Gate. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That Boris Johnson survived Monday\u2019s snap no-confidence vote within his party is a testament to the British Prime Minister\u2019s charisma and cunning . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "To go in knowing little or nothing about the play may be the purest way to experience its dramatic cunning . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "There also isn\u2019t any record of their possessing any abilities more superhuman than cunning and charisma. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Barr was easily Trump\u2019s most effective and important Cabinet member, and showed far more competence and cunning than Trump\u2019s prior attorneys general, Jeff Sessions and the mercifully brief acting AG Matt Whitaker. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite framing his actions in terms of criminal cunning , Al has a visionary streak. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "This film is a lot like its titular beasts: big, splashy, and sometimes quite dumb on the surface, yet full of animal-like cunning and the ability to land massive blows at crucial moments. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191743"
  },
  "continental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent",
      ": of or relating to the continent of Europe excluding the British Isles",
      ": of, relating to, or being a cuisine derived from the classic dishes of Europe and especially France",
      ": of or relating to the colonies later forming the U.S.",
      ": being the part of the U.S. on the North American continent",
      ": being the part of the U.S. comprising the lower 48 states",
      ": an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army",
      ": a piece of Continental paper currency",
      ": the least bit",
      ": an inhabitant of a continent and especially the continent of Europe",
      ": being the mainland part and not including islands",
      ": of the colonies later forming the United States"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8nen-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8nen-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly",
      "diddly-squat",
      "doodley-squat",
      "doodly-squat",
      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They will be touring Continental Europe.",
      "differences between Britain and its Continental neighbors",
      "The hotel combines American comfort with continental elegance.",
      "Noun",
      "complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Entry into the continental bloc is hardly a fait accompli. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "And the agreement that declared Hawaii the 50th state was written by continental Americans in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The cratons of our modern continents - the continental cores with the oldest and thickest crust - formed more than 3.2 billion years ago. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Companies that import goods from the continental bloc have complained that extra red tape is increasing their costs, while economists at the London School of Economics say the divorce with the European Union has pushed food prices up 6 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Though the firm is based in London, Moschino brought international influence and continental flair to Nicholas Haslam. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "During summer in the northern hemisphere, the Tropic of Cancer receives direct rays from the sun, and the continental landmasses in this hemisphere heat up considerably more than the oceans, creating a low-pressure zone over India and Central Asia. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
      "Sustainable seafood company Luke\u2019s Lobster is shipping their popular lobster roll kits straight from the source in Maine to anywhere in the continental United States. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "Green Chef delivers almost everywhere in the continental United States. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hosted by enthusiastic young continentals , songs are scored by a combination of dial-in votes from viewers and jurists representing the participating countries. \u2014 Amy Thomson, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "Kenyatta rejected concerns that a free trade deal with the United States would undermine a new continental free trade agreement in Africa aimed at creating the world\u2019s largest common market. \u2014 Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross- continental , travel. \u2014 Wired , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra- continental , short-haul flights, which are not included here. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 July 2018",
      "Organizers of the Asian Games\u2014a pan- continental , multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia\u2014have confirmed eSports will be a demonstration event later this year. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 June 2018",
      "Goals, fame and second-tier continental , as well as league success, came to the Brazilian, who became only the second man to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday. \u2014 SI.com , 27 May 2018",
      "But the most fun part is spinning the globe itself and watching the unfamiliar continental and oceanic formations of times past. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2018",
      "The Confederations Cup is a trophy competed for by the seven current reigning continental or world champions and a host nation, in every odd year following a round of continental tournaments. \u2014 SI.com , 2 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191745"
  },
  "correspondence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": communication by letters or email",
      ": the letters or emails exchanged",
      ": the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical",
      ": the agreement of things with one another",
      ": a particular similarity",
      ": a relation between sets in which each member of one set is associated with one or more members of the other \u2014 compare function sense 5a",
      ": communication by means of letters or email : the letters or email exchanged",
      ": agreement between certain things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common denominator",
      "commonality",
      "congruity",
      "parallel",
      "resemblance",
      "similarity",
      "similitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissimilarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Post reported Wednesday that the committee has obtained email correspondence between Thomas and Eastman. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The system works differently for EITC filers subject to a correspondence audit. \u2014 Amber Gray-fenner, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "But the mayor stayed on the island and took university correspondence courses to put herself through business school and learn about public administration. \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
      "Email correspondence reviewed by The Times through public records shows that Grassley\u2019s investigators in recent weeks contacted several top staffers in Garcetti\u2019s office, including advisor Ana Guerrero, seeking to interview them for the report. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "More than half of correspondence audits initiated by the IRS last year involved the EITC, TRAC found. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This may explain my insufferable decision, made around the same time, to conduct all personal email correspondence exclusively in lowercase type. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Many had worked around the clock in dangerous conditions at Kabul airport gates processing Afghans trying to get in, according to interviews and email correspondence with members of the team reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Jessica Donati, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Gascon's office did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment on the email correspondence . \u2014 Fox News , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see correspond ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191810"
  },
  "chorale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hymn or psalm sung to a traditional or composed melody in church",
      ": a harmonization of a chorale melody",
      ": chorus , choir",
      ": a hymn sung by the choir or congregation at a church service",
      ": chorus sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ral",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ral"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anthem",
      "canticle",
      "carol",
      "hymn",
      "psalm",
      "spiritual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "practiced a chorale to perform in church",
      "a chorale that is regarded as being among the best in the state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "About 100 students will rehearse and perform alongside 55 singers from the chorale . \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The chorale will be accompanied by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
      "The Mozart Mass and Grammy come on the heels of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Music Director Grant Gershon, who has made the chorale the finest-by-far major chorus in America and one able to serve exceptionally wide needs. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Five of those went to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an all-male chorale group formed in the 1960s that sings in indigenous South African styles. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Expect to hear some of the most beloved chorale numbers from operas that Manahan led during his tenure. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Bring or rent a score and join chorale members to sing Handel\u2019s masterpiece. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Clark had a model in mind for how the song crests with that chorale , even if her song ends up being a bit warmer and more hopeful than its classic-rock template. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The chorale is replacing the event with a free outdoor sing-along on the Music Center\u2019s plaza on Dec. 20. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"German Choral , short for Choralgesang choral song",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191856"
  },
  "champ":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chomp",
      ": mash , trample",
      ": to make biting or gnashing movements",
      ": to show impatience of delay or restraint",
      ": champion",
      ": to bite and chew noisily",
      ": waiting in an impatient way",
      ": champion entry 1 sense 2",
      ": champion entry 1 sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8champ",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4mp",
      "\u02c8ch\u022fmp",
      "\u02c8champ",
      "\u02c8champ"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (on)",
      "chaw",
      "chew",
      "chomp (on)",
      "crunch (on)",
      "gnaw (on)",
      "masticate",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "champion",
      "titleholder",
      "titlist",
      "victor",
      "winner"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He champed his pipe angrily.",
      "The horse was champing its bit.",
      "He champed on his pipe angrily.",
      "Noun",
      "this year's national basketball champs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Team to beat: Oak Ridge (21-9) lost to 7A champ Miramar in an overtime state semifinal last season and brought back the house. \u2014 Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "That type of talent has Scott and his coach champing at the bit to get back on the field while much of the country remains dormant during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 5 May 2020",
      "Will any lessons from these countries be learned in the West, where countries are several weeks behind in their outbreaks, but many governments are already champing at the bit to relax lockdowns, despite sky-high infection rates? \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 11 May 2020",
      "And the hallowed golf immortals\u2014like U.S. Open champs Nicklaus, Watson and Woods\u2014that shadow your every shot? \u2014 David Weiss, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "But all of this comes as secondary to the real story, the one people are champing at the bit to hear...what does his social media tell us? \u2014 SI.com , 29 July 2019",
      "The former vice president then emphasized that President Trump is champing at the bit to label the Democrats as socialists. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "However, the New England Patriots were 4.5 favorites against Tennessee and that didn't stop Mike Vrabel's squad from handing the defending Super Bowl champs a resounding defeat. \u2014 Adam Renuart, CNN , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "Like Rantanen, Burakovsky (6-foot-3, 201 pounds) and Nichushkin (6-4, 210) are large left-shooting right-wingers who are champing at the bit to play on a line with Nathan MacKinnon and Gabe Landeskog. \u2014 Mike Chambers, The Denver Post , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv and also a former heavyweight champ , was inducted in 2018. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
      "In February, former boxing champ Floyd Mayweather became an owner with the Money Team Racing. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Garrison, 74, was a Marion County deputy prosecutor in the 1990s, leading the rape conviction of former boxing champ Mike Tyson, but since then has hosted a conservative radio show on WIBC for 20 years and been in private practice. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, video has emerged that appears to show former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson hitting a fellow airplane passenger. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Sterling had no plans for a trilogy fight with Yan, instead calling out former bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw for his next bout. \u2014 Mark Long, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Eastern, on a 21-game winning streak, advances to play defending national champ Salisbury in a best-of-three series starting Tuesday. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "Brownsburg's show-choir singing hurdles champ is both. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 5 June 2022",
      "Women's World Cup champ shared a series of photos featuring Kealia cradling her baby bump under a brown bodycon dress. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1868, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191901"
  },
  "contempt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain",
      ": lack of respect or reverence for something",
      ": the state of being despised",
      ": willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body",
      ": a feeling of disrespect or disapproval of something or someone",
      ": the state of being despised",
      ": lack of proper respect for a judge or court",
      ": willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's orders",
      ": the offense of contempt",
      ": contempt that consists of disobedience to a court order in favor of the opposing party",
      ": indirect contempt in this entry",
      ": contempt consisting of conduct that disrupts or opposes the proceedings or power of the court",
      ": contempt committed in the presence of the court or in a location close enough to disrupt the court's proceedings",
      ": contempt (as disobedience of a court order) that occurs outside of the presence of the court",
      ": willful disobedience to a lawful order of or willful obstruction of a legislative body in the course of exercising its powers",
      ": in the state of having been found guilty of contempt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tempt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tempt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contemptuousness",
      "despisement",
      "despite",
      "despitefulness",
      "disdain",
      "misprision",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admiration",
      "esteem",
      "estimation",
      "favor",
      "regard",
      "respect"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The House voted in April to hold Navarro in contempt over his refusal to cooperate with the Jan. 6 probe. \u2014 Ali Dukakis, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Navarro, 72, faces up to one year in prison if convicted of the two contempt counts, one involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents to the committee in response to a subpoena. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Another Trump adviser, Steve Bannon, has also been indicted on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the Committee. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
      "Navarro, 72, faces up to one year in prison if convicted of the two contempt counts, one involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents to the committee in response to a subpoena. \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "By noting the contempt that greets her, the book captures the times. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "He was also served with an outstanding contempt of court warrant through the Fairfield Municipal Court. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "Leaphorn as a longtime city dweller with deep skepticism, if not contempt , regarding the more supernatural parts of Navajo culture, and Chee as a believer training to be a traditional Navajo healer. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "Bannon was indicted last year on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a subpoena from the committee. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin contemptus, from contemnere \"to look down on, show no respect for, despise\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns (with loss of n and intrusive p ) \u2014 more at contemn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191942"
  },
  "confederate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": united in a league : allied",
      ": of or relating to the Confederate States of America",
      ": ally , accomplice",
      ": an adherent of the Confederate States of America or their cause",
      ": to unite in a confederacy",
      ": to band together",
      ": united in a league",
      ": of or relating to the southern Confederacy",
      ": a member of a league of persons, parties, or states",
      ": accomplice",
      ": a soldier of or a person who sided with the southern Confederacy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abettor",
      "abetter",
      "accessory",
      "accessary",
      "accomplice",
      "cohort"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ally",
      "associate",
      "band (together)",
      "club",
      "coalesce",
      "cohere",
      "conjoin",
      "cooperate",
      "federate",
      "league",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the Yankees and the Confederates",
      "the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking",
      "Verb",
      "the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Crews at Dixie State University installed a new bigger-than-life statue of a bison on campus, right in the spot where a controversial statue depicting confederate soldiers once stood, the Spectrum reported. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The Black Lives Matter movement's resurgence raised awareness of police brutality in the US, inspired legislation at federal and state levels and initiated confederate monument removals. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden And Kaanita Iyer, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The Lafayette County Sheriff\u2019s office is defending an employee who wore a confederate flag dress to her senior prom. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this Capitol, the confederate flag that symbolizes the cause to destroy America, to rip us apart. \u2014 Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "City council approved the name change from Stonewall Jackson Road \u2014 a confederate general \u2014 to Roberto Clemente Road, following a decision by the school board last year to make the same change to the school. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Jan. 2021",
      "Ross was a Texas governor and A&M president who served as a confederate general in the Civil War. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 June 2020",
      "In July, a bust was removed from the Tennessee Capitol and relocated to a nearby museum after years of debate, part of a long stream of confederate memorabilia and monuments that have fallen in recent years. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Billy proves quick on the draw when Sid and his confederate Twigs (Jay Pickett) show up to retrieve the runaway bride. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "How much time will a chief confederate of the criminal former Cleveland city councilman Ken Johnson serve in prison? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "Set slightly before that moment and focusing on the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the series follows a former confederate soldier turned leader of a cross continental voyage. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley\u2019s Marcellus, Hill\u2019s confederate , is made to appear a witless errand boy. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Summer-blooming confederate rose plants are not a rose at all but a member of the hibiscus genus. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "The Taliban proclaimed the return of its Islamic confederate - meaning that the militants who harbored the terrorists who planned the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will be back in control on the 20th anniversary of that event. \u2014 Author: Anne Gearan, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "One theory is that the gunmen mistook V\u00e1zquez for a confederate of the dismembered victim. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Timberlake is one of many celebrities weighing on the controversial confederate symbol, which has been slammed by critics as racist and hailed by supporters as a part of their heritage. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 8 July 2020",
      "He is also noted by the TSHA to have contributed to the confederate a safe passage of Texas cotton along the Rio Grande to Matamoros during the Union Occupation of Brownsville in 1864. \u2014 Christian Alejandro Ocampo, Houston Chronicle , 13 July 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The holiday celebrates confederate soldiers such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021",
      "Early Thursday, the administration became aware of racist and confederate symbols of hate through a flag near a stairwell and defacing of a sidewalk, Principal David Travis said. \u2014 Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com , 13 May 2021",
      "As other cities have taken down monuments to confederate leaders, debate has arisen about what McKinney should do with the Throckmorton statue. \u2014 Jon Arnold, Dallas News , 29 July 2020",
      "By Tuesday morning, the cornerstone of the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument was removed, punctuating the city\u2019s long legal fight to remove a monument dedicated to confederate veterans. \u2014 al , 3 June 2020",
      "Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered a monument to confederate veterans covered in August 2017. \u2014 Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Should confederate monuments be preserved or destroyed? \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 4 Sep. 2017",
      "The Warren County monument is one of four memorials to confederate soldiers in Ohio. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 22 Aug. 2017",
      "The jury would not be allowed to know about Tensing\u2019s Great Smoky Mountains confederate flag T-shirt. \u2014 Brandon Harris, New Republic , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192048"
  },
  "cooperative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cooperation",
      ": marked by a willingness and ability to work with others",
      ": of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative",
      ": relating to or comprising a program of combined liberal arts and technical studies at different schools",
      ": an enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services",
      ": willing to work with others",
      ": relating to an organization owned and operated by the people who work there or use its services",
      ": an organization owned and operated by the people who work there or use its services",
      ": of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative",
      ": an enterprise or organization (as for banking and credit services or the ownership of residential property) that is owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "collective",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "concerted",
      "conjoint",
      "conjunct",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The witness was very cooperative .",
      "a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The truck driver remained on scene and was cooperative with investigators, the statement said. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Light says that, despite Blanche\u2019s deep trust in Judith, this plan to keep her descent into blindness is not one that Blanche is going to be incredibly cooperative with. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Cawthorn stated that the firearm was his and that Cawthorn was cooperative with officers. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The North Carolina Republican was cooperative with the officers, according to a statement released Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Former President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both recently met voluntarily with investigators and reportedly were cooperative with questioning. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995 and China's entry into it in 2001 were milestones of this period, illustrative of the larger, cooperative fabric that bound the global landscape and prevented major conflict. \u2014 B\u00f8rge Brende For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "The man, 25, was somewhat, but not fully cooperative . \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
      "In order to solve food insecurity in Black neighborhoods like Masten Park, Taylor said the city needs to work with Black members of the community and corporations to develop cooperative supermarkets. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In this future scenario, there is a regional cooperative between employers in the region and all of those producing learners, or potential employees. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The largest of those entities, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, uses most of the energy generated, with the rest going to other members of the cooperative or sold to other power cooperatives. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The story of the Bbindauko Banakazi cooperative started off as the opportunity of a lifetime. \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In the eastern Chinese city of Tai\u2019an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that raises wheat and corn said fertilizer prices have jumped 40% since the start of the year. \u2014 Geoffrey Kaviti, Chinedu Asadu And Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In the eastern Chinese city of Tai\u2019an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that raises wheat and corn said fertilizer prices have jumped 40% since the start of the year. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The cooperative is currently hosting info sessions for those interested in learning more. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "The tinny scrapes of metal shovels on concrete echo outside the Vincent Og\u00e9 coffee cooperative . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "All are welcome at the art centers owned and operated by the cooperative . \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192054"
  },
  "closing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a concluding part (as of a speech)",
      ": a closable gap (as in an article of clothing)",
      ": a meeting of parties to a real-estate deal for formally transferring title",
      ": the fulfillment or performance of a contract especially for the sale of real estate",
      ": a meeting at which the closing of a contract takes place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-zi\u014b",
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the closing of the local school",
      "We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After hearing closing arguments Monday morning, the jury deliberated less than two hours before convicting Mario Giannini, 60, on 14 counts of wire fraud at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Thursday\u2019s opening statements by Chairman Bennie Johnson and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney were more like prosecutors\u2019 closing arguments than introductions to a fact-finding inquiry. \u2014 Ted Van Dyk, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "The jury deliberated for three hours after four full days of testimony and a day of closing arguments and instructions. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "Additionally, Bredehoft mentioned in her closing arguments last week that Heard, 36, had so far paid more than $6 million in legal costs for the trial. \u2014 Eric Andersson And Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Check out the live stream: The seven-person civil jury heard closing arguments Friday and deliberated for about two hours before leaving for the long Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "In 2021, Heard countersued her ex-husband for $100 million, an amount that Heard\u2019s closing arguments revealed to be about sending a message. \u2014 Christie D\u2019zurilla, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Read the closing arguments:Johnny Depp, Amber Heard's libel case is in jurors' hands. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "With closing arguments set to begin on Thursday, the San Diego federal jury will likely begin deliberations early next week. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192141"
  },
  "call girl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prostitute with whom an appointment may be made by telephone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "cocotte",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The show is adapted from the 1990 Julia Roberts/ Richard Gere movie about a call girl whose life changes when a wealthy man hires her to be arm candy for a few days. \u2014 Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The mysterious killer next targets Diana, who happens to be a call girl herself, catering to a wealthy older man in his high-class lair. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Connor attracts whispers for bringing Willa, who most seem to know as a call girl and aspiring playwright making the exceedingly awkward transition into being his girlfriend. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Wiry and watchful, Fonda earned her first Oscar for her startling portrayal of a shaggy-haired call girl in Alan J. Pakula\u2019s chilling mystery. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Hoskins again, this time as an ex-con who\u2019s hired by a gangster (Michael Caine) to be the driver and bodyguard of a high-class call girl (Cathy Tyson). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The thread narrates King's days-long, chaotic adventure with an elusive, over-the-top call girl named Jessica\u2014in the film, her name is changed to Stefani\u2014which sees them road-trip through South Florida's strip clubs, a casual drug bust, and more. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2021",
      "Fonda continued her pivot to more socially conscious filmmaking and earned her first Oscar for her portrayal of call girl Bree in this tense psychological thriller. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "The Starz series, based on Stephen Soderbergh\u2019s film of the same name, explores the life of a call girl , played by Riley Keough. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 20 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1912, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192246"
  },
  "commit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate",
      ": obligate , bind",
      ": to pledge or assign to some particular course or use",
      ": to reveal the views of",
      ": to put into charge or trust : entrust",
      ": to place in a prison or mental institution",
      ": to consign or record for preservation",
      ": to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping",
      ": to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report",
      ": to obligate or pledge oneself",
      ": to perpetrate an offense",
      ": to bring about : perform",
      ": to make secure or put in safekeeping : entrust",
      ": to place in or send to a prison or mental hospital",
      ": to pledge to do some particular thing",
      ": to place in a prison or mental institution",
      ": to put into another's charge or trust : entrust , consign",
      ": to place in a prison or mental hospital especially by judicial order",
      "\u2014 compare institutionalize , interdict",
      ": to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report",
      ": to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate",
      ": obligate , bind",
      ": to obligate or bind oneself"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mit",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mit",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplish",
      "achieve",
      "bring off",
      "carry off",
      "carry out",
      "compass",
      "do",
      "execute",
      "follow through (with)",
      "fulfill",
      "fulfil",
      "make",
      "negotiate",
      "perform",
      "perpetrate",
      "prosecute",
      "pull off",
      "put through"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The massacre was committed by the rebel army.",
      "The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall.",
      "He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself .",
      "They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He's also charged with using a firearm to commit murder during a crime of violence. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "The federal charges include 10 counts each of hate crimes and use of firearms to commit murder, one for each of the people killed in the attack. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Alexander, who lives in England, is charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Police arrested Frederick Moore, 40, of Portland on suspicion of second-degree murder and attempt to commit murder among other charges on the morning after the June 6 crash. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Devon Vaughn, 23, of Racine, pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to commit arson. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Harry Johannes Knoesen, 61, a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, was on Monday found guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violent attacks, and recruiting people to commit attacks. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "Shor had been the final of Alabama\u2019s 18 scholarship players to enter the transfer portal since last season who had yet to commit to a new school. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
      "In the past, some police urged the use of artificial intelligence software to comb through school records, gun purchases and other data to flag youth who might have a propensity to commit violence. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Meghan Hoyer And Tim Meko, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English committen \"to give in trust (to), delegate authority (to), engage in,\" borrowed from Anglo-French committer, commettre, going back to Latin committere \"to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about, carry out (a crime),\" from com-  com- + mittere \"to release, let go, send (for a purpose)\" \u2014 more at admit ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192322"
  },
  "come along":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet",
      ": to accompany someone who leads the way",
      ": to make progress",
      ": to make an appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u0259-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "come",
      "do",
      "fare",
      "forge",
      "get along",
      "get on",
      "go",
      "go along",
      "go off",
      "march",
      "pace",
      "proceed",
      "progress"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "remain",
      "stand",
      "stay",
      "stop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "our backyard makeover is coming along nicely"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1891, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192440"
  },
  "contingency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a contingent event or condition: such as",
      ": an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur",
      ": something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else",
      ": the quality or state of being contingent",
      ": the quality or state of being contingent",
      ": a contingent event or condition: as",
      ": an event that may but is not certain to occur",
      ": something likely to come about as an adjunct to or result of something else",
      ": contingency fee at fee 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "contingence",
      "contingent",
      "event",
      "eventuality",
      "possibility"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision, for any contingency . \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Review of Books , 1 Apr. 2001",
      "It is difficult to distinguish all the legitimate and illegitimate kinds and uses of information. Writing laws to regulate all contingencies is like trying to capture broth in a colander. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 2 Mar. 1987",
      "Was it merely the expression of her displeasure at Miss Bart's neglect, or had disquieting rumours reached her? The latter contingency seemed improbable, yet Lily was not without a sense of uneasiness. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
      "In making our business plans, we tried to prepare for any contingency that might hurt sales.",
      "agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Concerned that China\u2019s strict zero-COVID-19 controls will further encroach on basic freedoms and lead to economic and social stagnation, Carol and many of her peers are exploring contingency plans to move overseas. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Event organizers behind the Special Olympics and Silver Spurs Rodeo are monitoring the forecast and discussing contingency plans in case of inclement weather. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "There needed to be more rescue skis, more reliable contingency plans. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "So his budget includes $10 million for the city's contingency fund and $15 million to cover future budget shortfalls. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The project was originally supposed to be complete by the end of 2018 for a cost of up to $25 million, which included a roughly $4 million contingency fund for cost overruns. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "In their draft measure, Senate Democrats declined to put extra defense money into a contingency fund that had been relied on for more than a decade for military spending that exceeded limits in omnibus spending bills. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The bill would also require that formula manufacturers have contingency plans for protecting against disruptions in supply in the event of a recall. \u2014 Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "Companies have been forced to respond with contingency plans in the shortage. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" conting(ence) + -ency ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192545"
  },
  "castle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large fortified building or set of buildings",
      ": a massive or imposing house",
      ": a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion",
      ": rook entry 3",
      ": to establish in a castle",
      ": to move (the chess king) in castling",
      ": to move a chess king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king",
      ": a large building or group of buildings usually having high walls with towers that was built in the past to protect against attack",
      ": a large or impressive house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastion",
      "citadel",
      "fastness",
      "fort",
      "fortification",
      "fortress",
      "hold",
      "redoubt",
      "stronghold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Millionaires built their castles along the lake.",
      "the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At sixty, Casanova was forced by destitution to accept a modest sinecure as the librarian of a castle in Bohemia, owned by a noble admirer who was rarely in residence. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The prestigious Knight Grand Cross was bestowed upon the 96-year-old broadcaster, and he was pictured beaming in the grounds of the castle after the event. \u2014 Max Foster And Rob Picheta, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "And the performances will wrap at 7 p.m. U.K.-time, allowing the audience to then watch the Platinum Party at the Palace on big screens set up on the grounds of the castle . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The ancient portion of the castle is thought to have been constructed around 400 AD for use as a Roman fortress. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 23 May 2022",
      "The grounds of the castle were a popular spot throughout the day, as were the waterfront bars and restaurants on Aker Brygge. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Rebuild your castle and convert humans into loyal servants in a quest to raise your vampire empire. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Hundreds more families in Mi\u2019ilya have funded a villagewide project to restore part of its crumbling Crusader castle . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors or engage in a seasonal ritual \u2014 uncluttering your castle . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand- castling , and sunning. \u2014 Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine , 14 May 2018",
      "This is the real point of the combination as now Black will not be able to castle and White can pretty much at his leisure, build up an attack. \u2014 Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2018",
      "After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand- castling , and sunning. \u2014 Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine , 14 May 2018",
      "Now Black cannot castle kingside after Be3 and Qd2.) \u2014 Michael Ciamarra, AL.com , 11 June 2017",
      "Jasper Hall of Fame Classic Lake Central 15, Castle 2 Castle 100 01 \u2014 2 6 2 Lake Central 058 2x \u2014 15 7 0 WP: Zack Dobbs 5 IP, 5 SO. Lake Central 10, Jasper 3 Lake Central 204 102 1 \u2014 10 8 2 Jasper 011 010 0 \u2014 3 6 3 WP: Jason Lamont 5 IP, 4 SO. \u2014 Post-Tribune , 13 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192707"
  },
  "commingle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole",
      ": to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock",
      ": to become commingled",
      ": to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock",
      ": to become commingled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l",
      "k\u00e4-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l, k\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amalgamate",
      "blend",
      "combine",
      "comingle",
      "commix",
      "composite",
      "concrete",
      "conflate",
      "fuse",
      "homogenize",
      "immingle",
      "immix",
      "incorporate",
      "integrate",
      "interfuse",
      "intermingle",
      "intermix",
      "meld",
      "merge",
      "mingle",
      "mix"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break down",
      "break up",
      "separate",
      "unmix"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Fact and fiction commingle in the story.",
      "He commingled his personal funds with money from the business.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Throughout the record, lush, Quiet Storm grooves collide and commingle with bass-y drums and subtle electronic flourishes. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
      "The Convoy Corridor, which follows Convoy Street from Ronson Road to Ostrow Street, is to be refashioned in the style of Little Italy, where residential towers commingle with ground-floor shops, plazas and paseos to create a vibrant atmosphere. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Maternal instruction and after-chores merriment transition into songs in which Argentine sounds commingle with good ol\u2019 theater music. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "The pros here commingle Lib\u00e9lula Joven Tequila with Ancho Reyes Verde Liqueur (made with Poblano peppers), then let green Thai chilies steep in the mixture for between two and four hours before batching it into bottles that go into the well. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Ghosts commingle in the mail, and all the while actual correspondents remain painfully out of touch. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
      "An administrator should never commingle the estate property with his or her own funds or business interests. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 May 2021",
      "Exhilaration and trepidation often commingle when entrepreneurs map out the future of their passion. \u2014 Afshin Doust, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Only men and women aspire to lifelong loyalty to friends whose bodies do not commingle with their own. \u2014 Herbert Gold, Harpers Magazine , 5 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" com- + mingle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192724"
  },
  "confutation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of confuting : refutation",
      ": something (such as an argument or statement) that confutes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-fyu\u0307-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-fy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disconfirmation",
      "disproof",
      "rebuttal",
      "refutation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "proof"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192820"
  },
  "convoluted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having convolutions",
      ": involved , intricate",
      ": folded in curved or tortuous windings",
      ": having convolutions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fc-t\u0259d",
      "-\u02ccl\u00fc-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complex",
      "complicate",
      "complicated",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncomplex",
      "noncomplicated",
      "plain",
      "simple",
      "uncomplicated"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "At base stands a profound respect for the integrity of history and the complex and convoluted relationship between present and the past. \u2014 Ira Berlin , New York Times Book Review , 9 Sept. 2001",
      "They are pictures of convoluted tree trunks on an island of pink wave-smoothed stone \u2026 \u2014 Margaret Atwood , Harper's , August 1990",
      "\u2026 she has been fashioning sequences of plans too convoluted to materialize \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
      "To therapists, stepfamilies may present convoluted psychological dilemmas \u2026 \u2014 Letty Cottin Pogrebin , Family Politics , 1983",
      "a convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Students must rely on peers, professors, and career centers to support them through the convoluted recruiting process to overcome these barriers. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Merging Companies High performance and effective cybersecurity culture become even more convoluted when merging two companies. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Over time, as was probably inevitable given the constant turnover, the series became more and more convoluted , introducing new mythology and complications that never quite gelled. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "So, who knows \u2014 maybe that will guarantee a fifth installment even more convoluted than this one. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Still, Zhao\u2019s delicate examination of her characters outshines Eternals\u2019 duller and more convoluted moments. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "From Milwaukee's point of view the trade worked out well, but in a more convoluted sense, as about six weeks after Arcia departed the Brewers traded for Willy Adames. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "This has to be the most convoluted and cockamamie apology on the books for Stalin\u2019s mass murder. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite the former President\u2019s convoluted and faulty logic, he and his supporters might be forgiven for invoking the E.C.A. in contradictory ways. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of convolute ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192853"
  },
  "champaign":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expanse of level open country : plain",
      ": battlefield",
      "city in east central Illinois adjoining the city of Urbana population 81,055"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sham-\u02c8p\u0101n",
      "sham-\u02c8p\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "campo",
      "down(s)",
      "grassland",
      "heath",
      "lea",
      "ley",
      "llano",
      "moor",
      "pampa",
      "plain",
      "prairie",
      "savanna",
      "savannah",
      "steppe",
      "tundra",
      "veld",
      "veldt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English champaine , from Anglo-French champaigne , from Late Latin campania \u2014 more at campaign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192903"
  },
  "chafing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": irritate , vex",
      ": to warm by rubbing especially with the hands",
      ": to rub so as to wear away : abrade",
      ": to make sore by or as if by rubbing",
      ": to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience : fret",
      ": to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation",
      ": a state of vexation : rage",
      ": injury or wear caused by friction",
      ": friction , rubbing",
      ": to become irritated or impatient",
      ": to rub so as to wear away or make sore",
      ": to irritate or make sore by or as if by rubbing",
      ": injury caused by friction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "excoriate",
      "fret",
      "gall",
      "irritate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "When the strap is too tight, it chafes the baby's skin.",
      "If my boots aren't laced up tight they chafe .",
      "The baby's skin will chafe if the strap is too tight.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long spandex shorts are great for runners who tend to chafe or just want extra protection. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Ray Hughes, Runner\u2019s World, 1973 NOW: Let\u2019s all take a moment to be grateful for moisture-wicking technical tees that do not chafe . \u2014 Susan Lacke, Outside Online , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Many messenger bags feature straps that start to chafe and irritate your shoulder area. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 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",
      "More recently, the performer who had such exquisite control over his own instrument seemed to chafe at any other restrictions, griping about vaccine mandates and mask requirements. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The cable has a sawtooth design with ribbing that helps stop annoying microphonic when the cables chafe . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Many Kazakhs also chafe at the dominance of the ruling party, which holds more than 80% of the seats in parliament. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Many Kazakhs also chafe at the dominance of the ruling party, which holds more than 80% of the seats in parliament. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Simply rub in the cream to any areas that may rub and glide through the world chafe -free. \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "Other musts: chafe -free seams, zero wedgies, and comfortable fabrics. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, SELF , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The chamois is equal to any top-level insert and has kept me comfy and chafe -free for rides as long as 10 hours. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2014",
      "Anyway, to get back to the subject, the definitions for chafe are broad and grumpy: to irritate and vex, to abrade, to rub so as to wear away, to make sore, to feel irritation, discontent or impatience. \u2014 Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2021",
      "Plus, these shorts are available in sizes XXS to 3X. With a five-inch inseam, these classic running shorts provide plenty of coverage and chafe -free wear. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2021",
      "Judges who are supposed to be neutral chafe at having to elicit testimony. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Setting aside the attachment to childhood and to the suburbs in which the Butlers\u2019 own childhoods took place, this song has Chassagne chafe at and ultimately reject the strictures of suburban life. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "Its highly breathable mesh fabric upper keeps feet cool, dry, and chafe -free, while the ComforDry sockliner provides cushion and drainage. \u2014 Janna Irons, Popular Mechanics , 26 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192912"
  },
  "cotton (to)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to like (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193008"
  },
  "catch-as-catch-can":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": using any available means or method : hit-or-miss"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u0259z-\u02c8kach-\u02c8kan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aimless",
      "arbitrary",
      "desultory",
      "erratic",
      "haphazard",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hit-or-miss",
      "random",
      "scattered",
      "slapdash",
      "stray"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "methodical",
      "methodic",
      "nonrandom",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "regular",
      "systematic",
      "systematized"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193015"
  },
  "countersign":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another",
      ": a sign given in reply to another",
      ": a military secret signal that must be given by one wishing to pass a guard",
      ": a secret signal that must be given by a person wishing to pass a guard : password",
      ": a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bn",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bn",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "password",
      "watchword",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the guard demanded the countersign"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193016"
  },
  "cranny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small break or slit : crevice",
      ": an obscure nook or corner",
      ": a small break or slit (as in a cliff)",
      ": a place that is not generally known or noticed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8kra-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "chink",
      "cleft",
      "crack",
      "crevice",
      "fissure",
      "rift",
      "split"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We saw strange, colorful creatures in the crannies of the reef while scuba diving.",
      "We explored every cranny of the old castle.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keeping current levels from going any higher means getting carbon out of every nook and cranny of the global economy, including aviation. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Sit on the piece to check it for comfort and the condition of coil springs, Make sure there aren't any lingering odors or stains, and inspect every nook and cranny for bed bugs. \u2014 Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Inspectors don\u2019t always go over every nook and cranny of a home\u2019s appliances. \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
      "Inspectors don\u2019t always go over every nook and cranny of a home\u2019s appliances. \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
      "Inspectors don\u2019t always go over every nook and cranny of a home\u2019s appliances. \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
      "Inspectors don\u2019t always go over every nook and cranny of a home\u2019s appliances. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "The Masters patrons filled in every nook and cranny around the 18th green, awaiting the appearance of the man in red. \u2014 Paul Newberry, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "But those moments felt overshadowed by the celebrities filling every nook and cranny of the show \u2014 the slap heard around the world aside. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crany , from Middle French cren, cran notch",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193102"
  },
  "concordance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts",
      ": concord , agreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4an(t)s",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There is little concordance between the two studies.",
      "a concordance of Shakespeare's plays",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Placing the two books side by side displays an arching concordance . \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Four decades ago, Gordon suggested a way to compare two knots by complexity, based on concordance . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "The second is the concordance , which also dates from the 13th century and is a listing of all the occurrences of individual words in a text\u2014originally the text of the Bible. \u2014 Ben Yagoda, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "When the vaccines were first introduced in December, studies demonstrated that racial/ethnic concordance led Black patients to seek more information about the vaccine. \u2014 David E. Velasquez, Scientific American , 30 June 2021",
      "In truth, that\u2019s a payoff for Nelson, who imposes no unifying aesthetic beyond a general concordance with modernism. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021",
      "The concordance shows the old result was neither a statistical fluke nor the product of some undetected flaw in the experiment, says Chris Polly, a Fermilab physicist and co-spokesperson for the g-2 team. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Additionally, racial concordance in clinician-patient interactions has been shown to improve health outcomes, particularly among black patients. \u2014 Uche Blackstock, Twin Cities , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "This concordance between the visual and the electrical in graphene almost seems to be an example of life imitating art right down to the quantum level. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin concordantia , from Latin concordant-, concordans , present participle of concordare to agree, from concord-, concors ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193153"
  },
  "contaminated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association",
      ": made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterate",
      "adulterated",
      "alloyed",
      "dilute",
      "diluted",
      "impure",
      "polluted",
      "tainted",
      "thinned",
      "weakened"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fine",
      "pure",
      "ultrapure",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "uncontaminated",
      "uncut",
      "undiluted",
      "unmixed",
      "unpolluted",
      "untainted"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of contaminate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193442"
  },
  "checkup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a general examination of someone's or something's condition",
      ": a periodic medical or dental examination",
      ": inspection , examination",
      ": a general physical examination made by a doctor or veterinarian",
      ": examination",
      ": a general physical examination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8chek-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8chek-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "audit",
      "check",
      "examination",
      "going-over",
      "inspection",
      "look-see",
      "review",
      "scan",
      "scrutiny",
      "survey",
      "view"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She goes for a checkup every year.",
      "The doctor gave me a checkup .",
      "She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jha did also task Kumari with taking Anjali to the local hospital every other week for a checkup , so that at she is regularly attended to by a medical professional, even if they are not trained to handle mental health issues specifically. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "If your documents are more than a couple of years old, get a checkup . \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Please get that checkup and make sure your internal is right. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
      "When 24 year old Hayley Salmons was pregnant with her second child and went for a regular checkup , she was advised by the doctors to abort the pregnancy. \u2014 Vogue , 8 May 2022",
      "The most heavily affected areas tend to be farther from hospitals, and adult residents are less likely to have visited a doctor for a routine checkup within the past year. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "One New York family recently affected by an exclusion was that of Gabrielle Chaplin, whose 2-year-old daughter was found to have five times the threshold for elevated lead after a checkup in September 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "His pediatrician picked up on some of them at his 18-month checkup . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Edison had his checkup at Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado medical center before this run. \u2014 John Kissane, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193544"
  },
  "conscionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conscientious",
      ": guided by conscience : characterized by fairness and justice \u2014 compare unconscionable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conscientious",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "honorable",
      "just",
      "moral",
      "principled",
      "scrupulous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cutthroat",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "immoral",
      "unconscionable",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unscrupulous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "rejecting the title of hero, he insisted that any conscionable person would have done the same thing"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"irregular from conscience ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193853"
  },
  "coffers":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chest",
      ": strongbox",
      ": treasury , funds",
      ": a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit",
      ": to store or hoard up in a coffer",
      ": to form (something, such as a ceiling) with recessed panels",
      ": a box used especially for holding money and valuables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "safe",
      "safe-deposit box",
      "strongbox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "kept the jewels in a locked coffer",
      "let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means the community as a whole doesn't see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt is retired. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike Disney or WarnerMedia, which have decades\u2019 worth of material, or Netflix\u2014which has been aggressive in its production of original content, to say the least\u2014Amazon Prime Video doesn\u2019t have a massive coffer of exclusives. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Ainge was a master at keeping the Celtics\u2019 coffer of draft picks jam-packed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
      "An anonymous donor kicked in another $50,000, and a growing group of Orange County businesspeople \u2014 including Bill Skeffington of Watson\u2019s Soda Fountain and Cafe in Orange \u2014 have added to the coffer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021",
      "Spending on police claimed about 10% of the general fund coffer during the past few years. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 13 June 2020",
      "For 2018-2019, the U.S. voluntarily added some $656 million to the WHO\u2019s coffers , nearly twice as much as any other country. \u2014 Elijah Wolfson, Time , 4 June 2020",
      "Fewer fill-ups means fewer gas tax dollars flowing to state and federal coffers . \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
      "Fans texting in donations added to the charity coffers . \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Must-see rooms include the family room, with its coffered ceiling, hardwood floors, and fireplace-- one of five in the house. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Among the luxury features: golf course lots, coffered ceilings and a waterfall spa. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The 5,643-square-foot house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and comes with a front courtyard, coffered ceilings and wide-plank white oak flooring. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "The home has about 6,800 square feet of living space, coffered ceilings, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "The ceilings are bolstered by beams of palm and eucalyptus, or geometrically coffered with wood strips in a traditional south Moroccan technique called tataoui or in one room gaily painted in the colorful Berber style. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2018",
      "Features include Carrara marble floors, a gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room and coffered ceilings. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Daily Pilot , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193931"
  },
  "currently":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at the present time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259nt-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259nt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anymore",
      "now",
      "nowadays",
      "presently",
      "right now",
      "today"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "before",
      "formerly",
      "long",
      "once",
      "then"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" current entry 1 + -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194231"
  },
  "certifiably":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being certified",
      ": genuine , authentic",
      ": fit to be certified as insane : crazy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02c8f\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "authentic",
      "bona fide",
      "certified",
      "dinkum",
      "echt",
      "genuine",
      "honest",
      "pukka",
      "pucka",
      "real",
      "right",
      "sure-enough",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bogus",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pseudo",
      "sham",
      "spurious",
      "suppositious",
      "supposititious",
      "unauthentic",
      "unreal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Anyone who would run in front of a car like that is certifiable .",
      "We called in a certifiable expert on legal issues.",
      "A handful of cinema's certifiable masterpieces are in need of restoration.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plenty of research has shown that attractive people are heavily rewarded in all aspects of life; beauty is a certifiable privilege. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "In the most basic terms, an NFT is a token that represents certifiable ownership of a specific, unique digital asset. \u2014 Alison Mccauley, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Investing in electric vehicles or EVs is an example of hoping to profit from a certifiable trend, fueled by reactions to climate change and rising gasoline prices. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "The Mexican actor-writer-director-producer, 59, is a certifiable superstar, having achieved a level of personal popularity, television ubiquity, and reliably boffo box-office appeal in Mexico on a par with Kevin Hart\u2019s in the U.S. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Nikola Jokic have made big men fashionable again by promptly establishing themselves as certifiable candidates for the Most Valuable Player Award with their player-of-the-month-winning performances in January. \u2014 Marc Stein, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "This would be especially true for a Knicks team that doesn\u2019t have anything close to a certifiable franchise player at the moment. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "This year especially, which will go down in the history books as a certifiable dumpster fire, nails are proving to be more of a delight than ever. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "While Indianapolis doesn\u2019t have as many Art Deco buildings as certifiable Art Deco cities such as Cincinnati, Miami and Chicago, Ryan said the style has still shaped Indianapolis architecture today. \u2014 Christine Fernando, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194313"
  },
  "city slicker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": slicker sense 2b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "cosmopolite",
      "metropolitan",
      "slicker",
      "sophisticate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bumpkin",
      "hick",
      "provincial",
      "rustic",
      "yokel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "city slickers who've never seen a real farm",
      "with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet despite this, rural Africans are more likely to vote than city slickers , by 77% to 67%. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Feb. 2020",
      "Another big Texas ranch has traded but the buyer isn\u2019t the usually city slicker or wannabe cowboy. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Metal-head friends Wayne and Garth sell their basement cable-access TV show to a city slicker . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "More than one city slicker has been awestruck when gazing up at thousands of twinkling lights. 15. \u2014 Ginger Dingus, USA TODAY , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Metal-head friends Wayne and Garth sell their basement cable-access TV show to a city slicker . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "The ace gunfighter Tom Doniphon, played by John Wayne, scoffs at him for being a city slicker who doesn\u2019t understand how things work out here on the frontier, and advises him to get a gun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Pat Tyler\u2019s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "Next to the country bumpkin, the city slicker comes up short. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194430"
  },
  "commonplace":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commonly found or seen : ordinary , unremarkable",
      ": an obvious or trite comment : truism",
      ": something commonly found",
      ": a striking passage entered in a commonplace book",
      ": often seen or met with : ordinary",
      ": something that is often seen or met with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccpl\u0101s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "average",
      "common",
      "cut-and-dried",
      "cut-and-dry",
      "everyday",
      "garden-variety",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "prosaic",
      "routine",
      "run-of-the-mill",
      "standard",
      "standard-issue",
      "unexceptional",
      "unremarkable",
      "usual",
      "workaday"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banality",
      "bromide",
      "chestnut",
      "clich\u00e9",
      "cliche",
      "groaner",
      "homily",
      "platitude",
      "shibboleth",
      "trope",
      "truism"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.",
      "He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.",
      "Noun",
      "It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.",
      "We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Folk magic and fortune-telling were commonplace , and the line blurred between what society deemed acceptable vs. occult. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "Past examples of universal design that are now commonplace include bendable straws, the remote control, and OXO\u2019s Good Grips line. \u2014 Katie Becker, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "The attack, on a route that the authorities boasted was a safe alternative to a highway where kidnappings by bandits are commonplace , angered many Nigerians who blamed Mr. Buhari for his inability to stem the surge of violence. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Many trace their fortunes to investments made on the mainland at a time where bribery and corruption were commonplace . \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "The rhymes themselves could be commonplace , because the act of rhyming was not. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Big swings such as the one seen Friday have been commonplace . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Such acts of generosity have been commonplace here, as residents hastened to help the millions uprooted by conflict. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "While rookie holdouts used to be commonplace , the rookie wage scale has essentially eliminated that problem, although there are a handful of rookies who have held out over specific language in the contract. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Discussions of race, inclusion and social justice have become more commonplace in arts institutions everywhere. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "This typically can be our last stretch of such days before heat and humidity become more commonplace by midsummer. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "In the nineteen-tens, when cars were becoming commonplace in the United States, their right to dominate the road was fiercely contested. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "While commonplace , the arrangement has not gone without scrutiny. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 24 May 2022",
      "For less frenetic moments, there are the now- commonplace driver assists such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, forward-collision warning, and blind-spot monitoring. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Although the term comes from mathematical logic, Chomsky uses it informally to refer to something commonplace : our ability to put words together to form sentences of arbitrary length. \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "As the War for Talent rages on, fertility benefits are becoming more commonplace in an effort to attract top tier employees. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Causing a rare moment of silence from a boisterous crowd of over 50,000 punters, though, Pedri took the bull by the horns and lived up to his nickname in Spain with a piece of genius that is starting to become commonplace for the 19-year-old. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1616, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194507"
  },
  "campaigner":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war",
      ": a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result",
      ": to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign",
      ": to enter (something, such as a horse or boat) in competition",
      ": a series of activities meant to produce a particular result",
      ": a series of military operations in a certain area or for a certain purpose",
      ": to take part in a series of activities meant to produce a particular result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)kam-\u02c8p\u0101n",
      "kam-\u02c8p\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bandwagon",
      "blitz",
      "cause",
      "crusade",
      "drive",
      "juggernaut",
      "movement",
      "push"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The whole campaign , it\u2019s about doing yoga, taking time for yourself, feeling good, the inhale and exhale. \u2014 Jeff Conway, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Brown and Target also tapped 10 trailblazing women to front the campaign , including a Marine veteran and actress, pediatric neurosurgeon, leaders in the nonprofit world, a vegan chef, a baker, social workers, a DJ and a production assistant. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Bailey, from Downstate Xenia, is running a populist, evangelical conservative campaign . \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "To address this, the coalition has started the One Million Acres for the Future campaign , which calls for Congress to invest $2.5 billion in the 2023 Farm Bill to facilitate equitable access to land. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "London, her friends and children are photographed for the campaign (by Danny Williams). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 9 June 2022",
      "The recall campaign against Los Angeles County Dist. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "There's still much uncertainty about a fall booster campaign \u2014including what boosters will be offered and to whom. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Moscow\u2019s troops continued their painstaking, inch-by-inch campaign for the Donbas region with heavy fighting in and around Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of 100,000. \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9 And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier in May, as an extremist emissary of sorts, Republican Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers flew hundreds of miles to Idaho to campaign for Idaho Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin\u2019s gubernatorial run. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The Bard of Barking once addressed the British parliament wearing a Clash t-shirt and in 1985 helped establish Red Wedge, the loose umbrella organization which brought together like-minded artists to campaign for the election of a Labour government. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
      "Testimony in a 2006 federal corruption trial involving top Daley administration officials described how party bosses ordered city workers to campaign for Stone\u2019s opponent, the sitting alderman. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 25 May 2022",
      "Sanders is in San Antonio to campaign for Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration attorney challenging moderate U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
      "The Atlanta Journal Constitution first reported the former vice president would campaign for Kemp. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "For Teresita Zaragoza, 71, the prospect of another Marcos presidency prompted her to fly back to Manila from San Francisco to campaign for Robredo. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 8 May 2022",
      "NARAL Pro-Choice America, which has sent organizers to Laredo to campaign for Ms. Cisneros. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "In it, 20-something protagonist Alana Kane (played by Alana Haim) is searching for direction in her life and decides to campaign for an earnest, young and closeted gay city councilman who is running for mayor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1692, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194559"
  },
  "concurrency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concurrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259n(t)-",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coexistence",
      "coincidence",
      "concurrence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center",
      "there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads). \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And Tennessee is actually favorable to concurrency . \u2014 Tasha Lemley, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Suppose your company\u2019s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Air Force intentionally introduced concurrency with the F-35 fighter to make planes available to pilots sooner, with the idea that the service would eventually update the early production jets to match the final hardware and software standard. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2021",
      "The service is concerned that speeding things up could introduce concurrency issues. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2021",
      "Under a concept known as concurrency , Lockheed Martin started producing planes prior to the design being finalized in order to get them into the hands of pilots faster. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Under a system known as concurrency , Lockheed Martin and the U.S. military agreed to order smaller batches of jets while still finalizing the design. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "Tina Landau \u2014 who directed the show on Broadway, on tour and on-screen with seasoned awards show helmer Glenn Weiss \u2014 is OK with the concurrency , as long as the show is being seen in some way. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194611"
  },
  "constituent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a constituency",
      ": an essential part : component , element",
      ": one who authorizes another to act as agent : principal",
      ": a structural unit of a definable syntactic, semantic, or phonological category that consists of one or more linguistic elements (such as words, morphemes, or features) and that can occur as a component of a larger construction",
      ": serving to form, compose, or make up a unit or whole : component",
      ": having the power to create a government or frame or amend a constitution",
      ": one of the parts or materials of which something is made : element , ingredient",
      ": any of the voters who elect a person to represent them",
      ": forming part of a whole",
      ": one who authorizes another to act as agent : principal",
      ": a member of a constituency",
      ": having the power to create a government or to frame or amend a constitution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8stich-w\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8sti-ch\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-w\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-w\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "building block",
      "component",
      "element",
      "factor",
      "ingredient",
      "member"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "whole"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She's pledged to help her elderly constituents .",
      "Many senators have received calls from constituents who want them to vote in favor of the law.",
      "the chemical constituents of the liquid",
      "Adjective",
      "The company can be separated into several constituent parts.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Cawthorn also proved terrible\u2014negligent, his critics said\u2014at constituent service. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "As political civility wanes, congressional staffers and interns answering constituent calls in congressional offices find themselves on the front lines of public anger. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "These function by splitting water molecules into their constituent atoms using electricity. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The table shows that, through Tuesday June 8th, all Asbury 6 constituent metrics are positive (green). \u2014 John Kosar, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Council staff arrived at the new base salary by calculating the average amount that peer city councilors across the country are paid per constituent , with cost-of-living adjustments. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
      "Jackson, who was a constituent of Valadao\u2019s before the recent redistricting, is among the fierce critics who live in deep-red pockets that border Valadao\u2019s district. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Carbon is a primary constituent of organisms on Earth. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This word exists as a name for what the Russians did to the Ukrainians in 1932\u201333, when Ukraine was a not-entirely willing constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The world\u2019s northernmost capital, sort of Greenland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark with a home rule government based in Nuuk. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Lawmakers said a tremendous amount of work has gone into drafting the bill and engaging with a broad array of constituent groups over the last year. \u2014 Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Societies and nations, like their constituent citizens, also have physical needs such as heating, food and water. \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The islands are a constituent country of the Netherlands, part of the EU. \u2014 Max Colchester And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The modern Belarusian state is a creature of 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved into constituent parts. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Wang and his colleagues use a very similar process\u2014but instead of completely breaking the battery down to its constituent chemical elements, their technique keeps some of the old cathode\u2019s crucial composition intact. \u2014 Jordan Wilkerson, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "One senses the priority of the public and collective aspects of religion in the pavilion, so that the two buildings present a logical division of spiritual practice into its constituent parts. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In the days and weeks after the coup plotters were rousted and Gorbachev returned to power, the constituent republics of the Soviet Union each moved toward independence \u2014 the death of the USSR. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194808"
  },
  "capriciousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive , unpredictable",
      ": moved or controlled by a sudden desire",
      ": likely to change suddenly",
      ": governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as",
      ": lacking a rational basis",
      ": likely to change suddenly",
      ": not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8pr\u0113-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s, -\u02c8pr\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "fickle",
      "flickery",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "mutable",
      "skittish",
      "temperamental",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "variable",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "changeless",
      "constant",
      "immutable",
      "invariable",
      "predictable",
      "settled",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchangeable",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Texas, Republican lawmakers are courting large-scale cryptominers and hailing their arrival as enterprising businesses capable of fixing the state's infamously capricious power grid. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, death \u2014 grisly, capricious and cruel \u2014 is a constant presence at Fisher & Sons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Though their asylum cases might be strong, winning protection is not guaranteed even for the most compelling case in a system that is well-documented as capricious . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie: spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Another factor was the capricious nature of hiring decisions. \u2014 John Mcquaid, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The State Department has warned of the capricious and unpredictable nature of these policies. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The ranks of the unemployed technology workers are swelling, as China\u2019s once vibrant internet industry is hit by a harsh and capricious regulatory crackdown. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Like those shows, this NBC series features a bunch of functionaries striving for the approval of a capricious and often short-sighted leader. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French capricieux, borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio  caprice + -oso  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194916"
  },
  "circumscribe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to constrict (see constrict sense 1 ) the range or activity of definitely and clearly",
      ": to define or mark off carefully",
      ": to draw a line around",
      ": to surround by or as if by a boundary",
      ": to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccskr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "confine",
      "hold down",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exceed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The circle is circumscribed by a square.",
      "circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since January of last year, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other action that would circumscribe teaching on these sensitive subjects, according to a database maintained by Education Week. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "This record is unsurprising given the Supreme Court\u2019s 1980 opinion in Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute, which held that Congress originally intended to narrowly circumscribe the authority to issue ETSs. \u2014 Joel Zinberg, National Review , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "All those very much circumscribe their ability to thrive. \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Still, the careful effort to circumscribe the retaliatory operation risks leaving the impression that Biden opted for a political strike rather than a substantive punishment. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "This is the effect of her books, too, in which vast, inhuman forces circumscribe her characters\u2019 most personal experiences. \u2014 Alice Gregory, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "SuperBalls became the darlings of physics professors, who took them to classes and circumscribed their bounces in equations and matrices at just the moment when cheap Zectron knockoffs were hitting gumball machines worldwide. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Contempt for Congress flourishes alongside an increasingly common belief among both Republicans and Democrats that the presidency is the main engine of government, rather than an office whose power was deliberately circumscribed by the Constitution. \u2014 Fergus M. Bordewich, Time , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "The election results will also affect the make-up of the committees, tightly circumscribed by Beijing, which every five years choose the chief executive. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English circumscriven , from Latin circumscribere , from circum- + scribere to write, draw \u2014 more at scribe ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194930"
  },
  "custodianship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that guards and protects or maintains",
      ": one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates",
      ": a person who guards and protects or takes care of",
      ": an individual entrusted with guarding and keeping property or having custody of a person: as",
      ": the warden of a prison",
      ": a person given custody of a child by court order",
      ": a person named to manage a child's property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act",
      ": a person or entity appointed by a bankruptcy court to take charge of the debtor's property for purposes of administration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-\u02c8st\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259-\u02c8st\u014d-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caretaker",
      "guardian",
      "janitor",
      "keeper",
      "warden",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK",
      "served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new firm will run as a standalone team with its own CEO, and serve other gaming firms as a custodian in the future, Quaglini said. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Kevin Thomas, the evidence custodian at the Newton County sheriff's office, testified alongside Wheeler. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "Dawn Fitzpatrick, the custodian of billionaire George Soros\u2019 wealth, doesn't disagree with that\u2014for the most part. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Robles was a custodian at Roseville Community Schools, a coworker confirmed Tuesday. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022",
      "Palestinians and neighboring Jordan, the custodian of the site, accuse Israel of violating longstanding arrangements by allowing increasingly large numbers of Jews to visit the site under police escort. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Fashion\u2019s ultimate man-about-town, Derek Blasberg, served as host alongside Erik Torstensson, co-founder of Frame, and Camilla Fayed, custodian of the Ritz. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "In fighting for the lake, Thomas often exerted his willpower upon the St. Johns River Water Management District, the custodian of Lake Apopka and restoration efforts. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Jordan, the custodian of many important Muslim and Christian sites in the city, feels like it has been left with little choice than to issue statements of condemnation from Amman, less than 100 kilometers away. \u2014 Zeena Saifi, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195038"
  },
  "crane":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Gruidae of the order Gruiformes) of tall wading birds superficially resembling the herons but structurally more nearly related to the rails",
      ": any of several herons",
      ": an often horizontal projection swinging about a vertical axis: such as",
      ": a machine for raising, shifting, and lowering heavy weights by means of a projecting swinging arm or with the hoisting apparatus supported on an overhead track",
      ": an iron arm in a fireplace for supporting kettles",
      ": a boom for holding a motion-picture or television camera",
      ": to raise or lift by or as if by a crane",
      ": to stretch toward an object of attention",
      ": to stretch one's neck toward an object of attention",
      ": hesitate",
      ": a large tall wading bird with a long neck, bill, and legs",
      ": a machine with a swinging arm for lifting and carrying heavy weights",
      ": to stretch the neck to see better",
      "(Harold) Hart 1899\u20131932 American poet",
      "Stephen 1871\u20131900 American writer",
      "Walter 1845\u20131915 English artist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101n",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101n",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boost",
      "elevate",
      "heave",
      "heft",
      "heighten",
      "hike",
      "hoist",
      "jack (up)",
      "lift",
      "perk (up)",
      "pick up",
      "raise",
      "take up",
      "up",
      "uphold",
      "uplift",
      "upraise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drop",
      "lower"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We craned our necks toward the stage.",
      "craned her head to see the roof",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Russian forces also took on a gradually obsessive mission to shoot down a Ukrainian flag planted on another crane but failed to do so for weeks, Chmut said. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Russian forces also took on a gradually obsessive mission to shoot down a Ukrainian flag planted on another crane but failed to do so for weeks, Chmut said. \u2014 Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The 13 people hurt in the fiery crash included the Caltrain engineer and the contractor on the crane , officials said. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "As the installation nears completion, DiPietro crouches by a piece of her steel heart and signs the back of it before it\u2019s raised on a crane and affixed to the concrete. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The result is like the deus ex machina moment in an ancient Greek play, when a hopeless situation is resolved by the sudden appearance of a god on a crane . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "At approximately 10:06 am, the two individuals located on the crane were taken into custody as well. \u2014 Julia Cherner, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Working from a barge topped with a crane , divers felt their way through murky water to determine the condition of the ship's wreckage, which was an unidentified hazard on navigation charts before being identified as Clotilda in 2019. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
      "Keeping the vessel moving often comes down to executing out-of-the-boat tasks \u2014 like moving a power source with a crane , sawing a piece of wood, or heating up the engine to generate electrical power that can be used in different situations. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Don\u2019t crane your neck watching those Atlanta receivers. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "She\u2019s usually the one who forces necks to crane upwards. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The ceiling pieces are also angled so that viewers don\u2019t need to crane their necks to view them. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Proceedings were slowed by the need to carry building materials up a spiral staircase or crane them in through a window. \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "This whimsical park will especially captivate the attention of young visitors, who may crane their necks to discover the magic on this trail. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The images force you to crane your neck to decipher them, or bring the page closer to your face, as if receiving a secret. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "In museums, people in portraits crane their necks to look at her. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "After several minutes of technical sound issues, Paffrath stepped off the stage with microphone in hand and moved in front of the crowd, prompting dozens of attendees to crane their necks and lean closer. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1570, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195152"
  },
  "cudgel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short heavy club",
      ": to beat with or as if with a cudgel",
      ": to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)",
      ": a short heavy club",
      ": to beat with or as if with a short heavy club"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-j\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastinado",
      "bastinade",
      "bat",
      "baton",
      "billy",
      "billy club",
      "bludgeon",
      "cane",
      "club",
      "nightstick",
      "rod",
      "rung",
      "sap",
      "shillelagh",
      "shillalah",
      "staff",
      "truncheon",
      "waddy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Accusations of grooming are being used as a cudgel against those raising questions about such legislation and critics of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some Democrats have privately expressed concern that Republicans may use any hike in gas prices as a political cudgel against them ahead of the midterm elections. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "L\u00f3pez Obrador could also use the results of the vote as a cudgel to prod lawmakers to approve some of the most sweeping legislation of his presidency. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "For years, there have been calls to revise the landmark California Environmental Quality Act to keep it from being used as a legal cudgel to block housing projects. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Now, that said, that performance\u2014to be used as a wedge against or as a cudgel against Latino and Black students in New York City\u2014is so deeply racially problematic. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "But with Russian troops massing at Ukraine\u2019s border, Scholz is under enormous pressure from European allies to use the pipeline as a cudgel against Putin. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The Hong Kong authorities have used the law as a cudgel against those participating in protests, political campaigns and expressions of opinion, a dramatic change for a city that has long had some of the strongest protections for speech in Asia. \u2014 New York Times , 27 July 2021",
      "That mythical time in San Francisco\u2019s past has been celebrated \u2014 and used as a cudgel to attack the present \u2014 since the Gold Rush. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Yet doing away with the government\u2019s critic- cudgelling arsenal should be a much higher priority. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2019",
      "In the winter of 1775-76, Dunbar didn\u2019t stand a chance against the 40 patriots in Farmington, Conn., who cudgeled him nearly to death near his home. \u2014 Caitlin Fitz, WSJ , 11 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195155"
  },
  "comical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to comedy",
      ": causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact",
      ": funny entry 1 sense 1 , ridiculous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comic",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humorless",
      "lame",
      "unamusing",
      "uncomic",
      "unfunny",
      "unhumorous",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I must have looked comical in that big hat.",
      "The way they argue is almost comical .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Superhero garb is always a costuming risk; these outfits are, by their nature, comical . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
      "The steps leading to that prove alternately comical and outlandish, such as the organizers staring intently at someone who just might pass, in a photo, for their corpse. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The show is strange, comical , and embodies the quintessential pre-pandemic New York City. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Cut to 2022, and the idea that a SaaS company could secure venture funding without investors digging deep into retention metrics seems comical , if not reckless. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the ways Egan re-creates the sensorium of the internet is through huge, almost comical time jumps that reflect the bizarre processes of reconnection that digital life facilitates. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s almost comical the efforts the administration is suddenly taking to find more international oil. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "In a gruesome but darkly comical scene, Alexia performs homemade facial reconstruction a la a bathroom sink, the results of which look nothing like the Adrien from the missing poster. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Caught in an infinite loop, Yang repeats the same movement over and over, an act that appears comical at first but quickly turns grotesque. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195203"
  },
  "compleat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having all necessary or desired elements or skills : complete",
      ": classic , quintessential"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplished",
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crack",
      "crackerjack",
      "educated",
      "experienced",
      "expert",
      "good",
      "great",
      "master",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "professed",
      "proficient",
      "skilled",
      "skillful",
      "versed",
      "veteran",
      "virtuoso"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "amateurish",
      "inexperienced",
      "inexpert",
      "jackleg",
      "unprofessional",
      "unseasoned",
      "unskilled",
      "unskillful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight",
      "an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"archaic variant of complete in The Compleat Angler (1653) by Izaak Walton",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195347"
  },
  "check (out)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or an instance of checking out",
      ": the time at which a lodger must vacate a room (as in a hotel) or be charged for retaining it",
      ": a counter or area in a store where goods are checked out",
      ": the action of examining and testing something for performance, suitability, or readiness",
      ": the action of familiarizing oneself with the operation of a mechanical thing (such as an airplane)",
      ": to vacate and pay for one's lodging (as at a hotel)",
      ": die",
      ": to have the cost of purchases totaled and pay the cost",
      ": to satisfy all requirements in taking away",
      ": to itemize and total the cost of and receive payment for (outgoing merchandise) especially in a self-service store",
      ": to have the cost totaled and pay for (purchases) at a checkout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conk (out)",
      "croak",
      "decease",
      "demise",
      "depart",
      "die",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "exit",
      "expire",
      "fall",
      "flatline",
      "go",
      "kick in",
      "kick off",
      "part",
      "pass (on)",
      "pass away",
      "peg out",
      "perish",
      "pop off",
      "step out",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breathe",
      "live"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She paid for the room at checkout .",
      "There was a long line at the checkout .",
      "Verb",
      "check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying",
      "there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Merchants benefit from faster transaction times and shorter checkout lines, and the system is compatible with retailers' loyalty programs, according to Mastercard. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "Designed to shorten checkout lines, these allow shoppers to get their products and leave without interacting with staff. \u2014 Bagrat Safaryan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Undercover reporters for state media also expose and scold bad behavior, such as a recent television news report that filmed unaware Beijingers panic-buying fruits and vegetables and jamming together in checkout lines. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "Miss Manners keeps getting mail about altercations taking place in the aisles or checkout lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Over the weekend, some articles showing photos of bare grocery store shelves and long checkout lines were censored. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most stores have done away with those large stickers on the floor that spaced customers six feet apart in checkout lines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Notably, the survey suggests slow checkout lines rank among the most frustrating parts of the grocery shopping experience. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Michiganders working in elementary school classrooms, at grocery store checkout lines, driving city buses and serving in any number of other vital jobs amid the ongoing pandemic may be in line for a payday. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Also, be sure and check out Apple\u2019s preview page for iOS 16. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 18 June 2022",
      "Submit questions or share your own tips in the next conversation, or check out some of our past discussions. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Stay tuned for more details on the best products to shop during Target Deal Days 2022, and check out more of this year\u2019s Amazon Prime Day alternative sales here. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Definitely consult the service manual or check out a YouTube video in advance to see how involved the process will be. \u2014 Joseph Moran, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
      "Sign up for Hulu ahead of Bonnaroo 2022 Hulu, and check out the full livestream schedule below. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "Darwin\u2019s Theory is setting up the beer garden on G Street, so grab a beverage and check out the live music, food trucks, local vendors and more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The man wants to fly to Mars, but check out the government\u2019s red tape. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Flip through the socials and check out a little news. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1921, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195512"
  },
  "crouch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs",
      ": to lie close to the ground with the legs bent",
      ": to bend or bow servilely : cringe",
      ": to stand at a low height",
      ": to bow especially in humility or fear : bend",
      ": to stoop or bend low with the arms and legs close to the body",
      ": the position of stooping with the arms and legs close to the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307ch",
      "\u02c8krau\u0307ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "couch",
      "huddle",
      "hunch",
      "hunker (down)",
      "scrunch",
      "squat",
      "squinch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She crouched down, trying to get a closer look at the spider.",
      "The lion crouched in the tall grass, waiting to attack the gazelle.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Land with soft knees (this marks one repetition) and immediately crouch again to repeat the process. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Then, have the kids mix themselves up and crouch down. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
      "This means whoever created the art had to crouch or crawl through the chamber -- and the drawings can only be viewed by lying on the cave floor. \u2014 CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Japanese tits, which nest in tree cavities, have one call that causes their chicks to crouch down to avoid being pulled out of the nest by crows, and another call for tree snakes that sends the chicks jumping out of the nest entirely. \u2014 Betsy Mason, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Land softly like a ninja, crouch down, swing your arms back and jump back toward the left. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "Stand on your left leg and crouch down while swinging your arms behind you. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "As Williams and other deputies crouch behind vehicles parked in front of the home, the helicopter crew again radios with a warning that the man is armed with a rifle. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The guests and the employees crouch and circle one another like animals in a cage. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195519"
  },
  "corollary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 1c ) inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof",
      ": something that naturally follows : result",
      ": something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "-le-r\u0113",
      "British"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aftereffect",
      "aftermath",
      "backwash",
      "child",
      "conclusion",
      "consequence",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "fruit",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "precipitate",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming",
      "increased taxes\u2014or expanding deficits\u2014are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s an interesting corollary to these findings about optic flow, as Parry explained to Runner\u2019s World\u2019s Scott Douglas back in 2012. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
      "The Leontovych Society had found a corollary in the Association for Contemporary Music, an organization based in Moscow that sought to merge modernist idioms with revolutionary ideals. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "And its corollary : Always associate yourself with winners. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Yuz was just one of hundreds of museums to open in China over the last decade, a corollary of sorts to the country\u2019s rapid (and some say unsustainable) real estate boom. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The corollary is that if their plans fail to pass, unreasonable obstruction must be to blame. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Hartline\u2019s promotion, while deserved, may also be a corollary to the pending hire of an offensive line coach to replace Greg Studrawa. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The corollary of giving your own hooks is to ask questions that bring out the hooks in others. \u2014 Alisa Cohn, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "As to how this could play out, Malone sees a corollary in California's 2015 implementation of a law that required hens to have more room in their enclosures. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 17 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English correlary, corolarie, borrowed from Late Latin cor\u014dll\u0101rium, going back to Latin, \"garland (given as a reward), unsolicited payment, gratuity,\" from cor\u014dlla \"small wreath of flowers\" + -\u0101rium  -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at corolla ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195537"
  },
  "condensation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of condensing : such as",
      ": a chemical reaction involving union between molecules often with elimination of a simple molecule (such as water) to form a new more complex compound of often greater molecular weight",
      ": the conversion of a substance (such as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor",
      ": compression of a written or spoken work into more concise form",
      ": the quality or state of being condensed",
      ": a product of condensing",
      ": the act or process of making more compact or concise",
      ": something that has been made more compact or concise",
      ": the conversion of a vapor to a liquid (as by cooling)",
      ": the act or process of condensing : as",
      ": a chemical reaction involving union between molecules often with elimination of a simple molecule (as water) to form a new more complex compound of often greater molecular weight",
      ": the conversion of a substance (as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor",
      ": representation of several apparently discrete ideas by a single symbol especially in dreams",
      ": an abnormal hardening of an organ or tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccden-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-d\u0259n-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccden-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-d\u0259n-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccden-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n, -d\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abridgment",
      "abridgement",
      "bowdlerization",
      "digest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "When we heat the house in the winter, condensation forms on the windows.",
      "Condensation dripped from the air conditioner.",
      "the processes of evaporation and condensation",
      "The editor found condensation of the play very difficult.",
      "a condensation of one of Shakespeare's plays",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
      "This is a perfect condensation of what\u2019s wrong with the immigration conversation in our country because the truth is that the border itself was drawn after a war of aggression. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Take condensation trails, or contrails, for example. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
      "That can be in a P-trap under a drain, a condensation pan under a refrigerator or even a saucer under a houseplant that\u2019s watered frequently. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "There was also a lot of moisture in the atmosphere on Thursday morning, which can lead to condensation trails developing, Zingone said. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "These calculations also do not factor in the warming effect of other greenhouse gas emissions or the flights' condensation trains. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Hertz designed them to funnel rainwater and condensation into underground cisterns that double as foundations, providing a stylish way for the buildings to collect their own water. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "That texture provides a surface that will stay wet for longer periods of time from rain, condensation , mist. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see condense ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195758"
  },
  "crackerjack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person or thing of marked excellence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-k\u0259r-\u02ccjak",
      "\u02c8kra-k\u0259r-\u02ccjak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "artist",
      "authority",
      "cognoscente",
      "connoisseur",
      "dab",
      "dab hand",
      "expert",
      "fiend",
      "geek",
      "guru",
      "hand",
      "hotshot",
      "maestro",
      "master",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "meister",
      "past master",
      "proficient",
      "scholar",
      "shark",
      "sharp",
      "virtuoso",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "inexpert",
      "nonexpert"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond",
      "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When sober, Sheean was a fearless crackerjack reporter. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This crackerjack of a novel, published on 195 pages of poor-quality paper\u2014in conformity with the pinched standards of postwar Britain\u2014was an instant bestseller. \u2014 Rachel Johnson, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Forbes put its crackerjack team of fictional wealth investigators to the task of calculating Logan Roy\u2019s net worth, estimated at roughly $18 billion. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "And a crackerjack team that mixes new and familiar faces. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Criminals hijack a New York City subway train and hold its passengers for a million-dollar ransom in director Joseph Sargent\u2019s crackerjack 1974 thriller starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Director Kari Ringer, who also musical directed, has assembled a crackerjack cast; not easy when her performers have to act, sing, proficiently play their instruments and essentially impersonate iconic figures \u2014 but not in a cheesy or ironic way. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "All of the four lead actors in King\u2019s crackerjack ensemble get multiple chances to feast on such brilliant dialogue, and all of them make the most of it. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "Teenage Bounty Hunters is also propelled by excellent comic performances by Phillips and Fellini, who don't look all that similar but do share a fizzy chemistry, especially in their crackerjack -timed quips and clairvoyant communications. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195938"
  },
  "commerce":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments",
      ": the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place",
      ": sexual intercourse",
      ": commune",
      ": the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places : trade",
      ": the exchange or buying and selling of goods, commodities, property, or services especially on a large scale and involving transportation from place to place : trade sense 2 \u2014 see also commerce clause , Fair Labor Standards Act",
      ": the act of engaging in sexual intercourse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)m\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)m\u0259rs",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259rs",
      "-\u02ccm\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "business",
      "marketplace",
      "trade",
      "traffic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the Secretary of Commerce under the last President.",
      "a government agency in charge of regulating interstate commerce",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The June cutback announcements expand the cost-cutting trend that took hold last month and included layoffs at e- commerce company Thrasio and AI software company DataRobot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The e- commerce company was slapped with a $2.8 billion antitrust fine in April 2021. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Stitch Fix is the latest e- commerce company to grapple with changes in consumer habits as a result of everything from persistent inflation to shifts toward spending on services instead of goods. \u2014 Bowdeya Tweh, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The brand is a $275 million private e- commerce company that designs and manufactures more than 11k products all in the storage, decor, and furniture categories. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Thousands of Etsy sellers put their shops on vacation mode Monday to protest a number of the e- commerce company\u2019s policies, effectively going on strike until April 18 with the goal of forming a union to negotiate with management. \u2014 Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Since then, Smalls has become one of the most vocal advocates for Amazon workers\u2019 rights \u2014 and a thorn in the side of the massive e- commerce company. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Home-fitness equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc. has slumped 20% and electronic signature solutions provider DocuSign Inc. is down 29%, while e- commerce company Etsy and online payments firm PayPal have declined 39% and 37% respectively. \u2014 Subrat Patnaik, Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The 25-year-old, who is based in New Jersey, said she was burned out from working 10- to 12-hour days, and started a new role at an e- commerce company days later. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200120"
  },
  "concerned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anxious , worried",
      ": interested",
      ": interestedly engaged",
      ": culpably involved : implicated",
      ": feeling interest and worry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rnd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The school's decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents.",
      "Her family was very concerned for her safety.",
      "Voters are deeply concerned about the economy.",
      "a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned",
      "The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In contrast, pioneer-prophet Brigham Young reportedly loved the tunes that originated with the art form, only growing concerned when church members began performing them in blackface. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The incident left me concerned , and not just for my kids. \u2014 Theresa Vargas, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Oblique griping aside, the larger issue has some artists very concerned about being commoditized. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "Lastly, parental burnout was strongly associated with parents who were concerned that one or more of their children were suffering from an undiagnosed mental health disorder. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 June 2022",
      "Ukrainian officials are concerned that Russia\u2019s protracted war in the country \u2013 now entering its fourth month \u2013 could make Western allies tire of their steadfast support. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
      "In particular, Mary\u2019s struggle to reconcile her love for her brother with that for her Catholic faith eventually gives Garai more to do than cry with frustration, especially with the introduction of Pedro (Ekow Quartey), a concerned Spanish envoy. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Beyond the legal implications, there has been a clear moral failing by school administrators who appear more concerned with their own image than with the well-being of their students. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "The answer should matter to anyone concerned with the viability of American democracy. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see concern  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200638"
  },
  "crookedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not straight",
      ": dishonest",
      ": having bends and curves",
      ": not set or placed straight",
      ": dishonest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307-k\u0259d",
      "\u02c8kru\u0307-k\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bending",
      "crazy",
      "curled",
      "curling",
      "curved",
      "curving",
      "curvy",
      "devious",
      "serpentine",
      "sinuous",
      "tortuous",
      "twisted",
      "twisting",
      "winding",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "straight",
      "straightaway"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth",
      "the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Belle Isle Rumrunning Scandal, also called the Police Rum Scandal, involved elite Detroiters at a private club, crooked cops, a drunken zookeeper and the James Scott fountain on Belle Isle. \u2014 Mickey Lyons, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "His mouth twisted into a crooked smile and his eyes twinkled, an expression reserved only for moments of pure joy. \u2014 Asonta Benetti, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "When the filmmakers find Leclerc, the climber proves to be a sweet guy with curly hair, a crooked smile and zero interest in self-promotion. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Mila, a Namibian, has the most crooked husband \u2014 and the hottest takes on American exceptionalism. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 8 July 2021",
      "The 26-year-old accountant had spent her teen years wearing varying combinations of braces and retainers only to have her teeth go slightly crooked again in young adulthood. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 5 May 2021",
      "Family pictures hung crooked on walls coated with a brown film from thousands of cigarettes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Quinto's George is practically pickled, the tilt of his crooked grin dragging itself downward with each drink and palpable hit at his competitors. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Bad Guys, about a wickedly smart group of crooked animals, grossed $8 million on Friday from 4,009 theaters after receiving an A CinemaScore. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see crook  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200724"
  },
  "convexity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being convex",
      ": a convex surface or part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vek-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "projection",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance",
      "swell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concave",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hollow",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the convexity of the lens",
      "the convexities along the surface",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stirrer bars can tolerate some eccentricity and convexity in the bottom of a container. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 5 July 2019",
      "Exploiting mispricing in the 21st century will depend more on understanding the convexity of outcomes not yet visible. \u2014 Jeff Henriksen, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Add to that a wave of convexity hedgers, and unwinding by big trend-following investors -- such as commodity trading advisers. \u2014 Fortune , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Many singled out one in particular: holders\u2019 effort to protect their investments in mortgage bonds against the climb in yields, a practice known in industry parlance as convexity hedging. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "Our octagon exploration exposes the interplay between polygons, convexity , right angles and angle sums. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "A regime shift in volatility will be best captured with long- convexity exposure combined with tactical shorts rather than tail-risk strategies betting on mean-reverting volatility spikes. \u2014 Tanvir Sandhu, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2017",
      "His Convexity Capital Management LP has lost $1 billion of its clients\u2019 money over the past few years as once reliable options trades backfired. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200926"
  },
  "composite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made up of distinct parts or elements",
      ": such as",
      ": relating to or being a modification of the Corinthian order combining angular Ionic volutes with the acanthus -circled bell of the Corinthian",
      ": of or relating to a very large family ( Compositae synonym Asteraceae ) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees often considered to be the most highly evolved plants and characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers",
      ": factorable into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself",
      ": combining the typical or essential characteristics of individuals making up a group",
      ": specifying a range of values for one or more statistical parameters \u2014 compare simple sense 10",
      ": having two signal components (such as chrominance and luminance ) combined in a single channel",
      "\u2014 compare component entry 2 sense 2",
      ": something composite : compound",
      ": a composite (see composite entry 1 sense 1b ) plant",
      ": composite function",
      ": a solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole",
      ": a structural material made of plastic within which a fibrous material (such as silicon carbide) is embedded",
      ": an artist's sketch or digitally generated image of a criminal suspect usually created from witnesses' descriptions and used to help police identify and apprehend the suspect",
      ": to make composite or into something composite",
      ": made up of different parts or elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-",
      "especially British",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amalgamated",
      "compound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "combination",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the movie's special effects included the use of many composite photographs",
      "Noun",
      "a composite of diverse communities",
      "He spotted a man who resembled the police composite .",
      "Verb",
      "wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Also worth seeing its yesterday\u2019s Astronomy Picture of the Day, which featured a composite image of 48 photos of the Moon in different colors taken by astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Most composite decks don't require a sealant or staining. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
      "The market composite index - a measure of total loan application volume - increased 6.6% from a week earlier, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Bell ranks as the No. 2 player in the Spartans\u2019 class according to 247Sports\u2019 composite gradings, just behind Depaepe. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "Interspersed in a narrative that shifts between centuries to illuminate the stench of ongoing racial inequality, Horse also features a host of composite 21st-century characters with details heavily researched at the Smithsonian. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "For that reason, a custom quartz- composite tabletop (also featured in the kitchen) is a no-fail choice. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The Nasdaq composite stock index has slumped into a bear market, while corporate bond spreads have widened to reflect a growing risk of recession. \u2014 Rich Miller, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Where the birdies are Curious where the most action may be on TCC\u2019s new composite championship course? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% higher. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher after swinging between a gain of 0.9% and a loss of 0.3%. \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 741 points, or 2.4%, at 30,651 as of 3:05 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 4% lower. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 282 points, or 0.9%, at 32,967 as of 2:37 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.3% lower. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
      "At the close of trading, the Dow had eked out a small gain, but the broader S. & P. 500 index was down nearly one per cent, and the Nasdaq composite was down more than two per cent. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Andrews is the No. 5 IOL and the No. 95 overall prospect in the 2024 class, according to the 247sports.com composite . \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1% to 34,707.94 and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.9% to 14,191.84. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, ajc , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say that today a creator can create a graphic or animation with their phone and composite it into a video with better resolution than what the creators of the 1990s TV show Babylon 5 could do. \u2014 Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Of the 21 Tide players ranked within the top 50 by 247 Sports\u2019 industry composite the past three classes (2020-22), six have been outside linebackers -- two more than any other position group. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq composite all plunged more than 7% on Monday. \u2014 Sean Higgins, Washington Examiner , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "The Dow Jones industrial average climbed more than 480 points and the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite each hit an all-time high. \u2014 Alex Veiga, SFChronicle.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "The senior linebacker also moved up to a four-star prospect in the 247Sports composite ranking. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 31 July 2019",
      "Google This feature also taps into a burst of multiple images, and then uses Google\u2019s Pixel Visual Core chip to composite a blur-free photo. \u2014 Jon Phillips, PCWorld , 9 Oct. 2018",
      "Smart marvels at the hype around Georgia\u2019s most recent recruiting class, which snapped Alabama\u2019s seven-year stranglehold on the top spot in the 247Sports composite ranking. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Facebook's issues have hurt the Nasdaq composite the most. \u2014 Adam Shell, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201252"
  },
  "contravention":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of contravening : violation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breach",
      "infraction",
      "infringement",
      "transgression",
      "trespass",
      "violation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noninfringement",
      "observance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While Trump was in office the North Koreans continued producing fissile material and tested short range ballistic missiles in contravention of UN Security Council prohibitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "The order also allows DOI\u2019s agencies to direct LWCF funds in accordance with a budget established by the president, not Congress, in contravention of how the GAOA is written. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "Life imprisonment is the prescribed punishment for murder or contravention of the Aviation Security Act 1982. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Fund managers and financial institutions have relatively specific departmental needs, strict, clearly defined governance requirements and business models that would be decimated by contravention of these. \u2014 Francois Botha, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "That continues to amass nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them in contravention of its global treaty obligations. \u2014 Danielle Pletka, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The Serbian government has been asked to submit comments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by tomorrow, after extraditing dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali to Bahrain in contravention of an earlier order by the court. \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The executive had visited the Wimbledon tennis finals in London during that month, in contravention of U.K. COVID regulations at the time, Reuters reported. \u2014 Marion Halftermeyer, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Turkey will continue to assert its interests aggressively, usually in contravention of Russia\u2019s, unless the U.S. gives it a reason to prioritize other issues. \u2014 Ric Grenell And Andrew L. Peek, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Late Latin contravenire ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201337"
  },
  "clattering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a rattling sound",
      ": to talk noisily or rapidly",
      ": to move or go with a clatter",
      ": to cause to clatter",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together)",
      ": commotion",
      ": noisy chatter",
      ": to make or cause to make a rattling sound",
      ": to move or go with a rattling sound",
      ": a rattling sound (as of hard objects striking together)",
      ": commotion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kla-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clack",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The shutters clattered against the house.",
      "He heard dishes clattering in the kitchen.",
      "The box dropped and dozens of marbles clattered across the floor.",
      "The wagon clattered down the road.",
      "Noun",
      "the clatter of a crowded cafeteria",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each time a player shakes the grid, the dice clatter around and settle into a new arrangement of letters. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The Avengers Campus offers plenty of the superheroes' souvenirs, from apparel and figurines to the Spider-Bots, which clatter around on eight legs at the flick of remote control. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 2 June 2021",
      "In that part of the world, both governments and their opponents know that mass protest is rarely polite; when anger boils over, people clatter over walls, break things, fight cops. \u2014 Star Tribune , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "In Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, thousands of tailors usually work from tiny studios tucked between barber shops and corner stores, or in clattering rows in the fabric section of markets. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2020",
      "Subway trains clattered along their tracks, their doors squealing open to disgorge crowds of passengers. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "At a section of uneven sidewalk, the robot paused, as if in thought, before clattering over the break. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Like his predecessors for nearly 200 years, General Kelley and his wife lived in elegance in a historic Washington residence with high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, a reputed ghost and a view of parade grounds clattering with ceremonial drills. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Gizmo clattered up to him with his favorite toy, a velvet bone, and Hendrix chuckled. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Unlike knights of old, however, there is little clatter from the chassis. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In Japanese houses, the sound was an unrelenting clatter of metal and glass. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
      "Who had inspired this scene from which arose such a clatter ? \u2014 Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The phone, with its old-school clatter , rang again. \u2014 Greg Borowski, jsonline.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The service itself, punctuated by the occasional siren and clatter of delivery trucks, drew a crowd of roughly 150 mourners, including pastors, nonprofit workers, homeless advocates, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Sheriff John Mina. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Photograph courtesy Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory With an alarming clatter , the printer came to life, and a single continuous sheet, striped in light-green and white, unspooled to the floor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "But what a glorious sound and clatter -bang wallop of emotions and feelings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201550"
  },
  "craze":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make insane or as if insane",
      ": to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of",
      ": break , shatter",
      ": to become insane",
      ": to develop a mesh of fine cracks",
      ": shatter , break",
      ": an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania",
      ": a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)",
      ": something that is very popular for a short while"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101z",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crack",
      "derange",
      "frenzy",
      "loco",
      "madden",
      "unbalance",
      "unhinge",
      "unstring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fad",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "soldiers who had been crazed by months of combat and chaos in the countryside",
      "Noun",
      "if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ford, which started the high-performance truck craze a decade ago with the F-150 Raptor, confirmed that a Raptor R version with even more power and torque will soon go into production. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
      "The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "Anderson is one of a select few managers from whom La Russa learned, although that was supplemented by his interest in statistics well before the sabermetrics craze . \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "Meantime, in Arizona Territory in 1893, a frontierswoman named Nora is beginning to grow crazed with want \u2014 for thirst. \u2014 John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "In this movement, the hopeful, major-key passage that arrives unexpectedly near the end was hurried, if crazed , almost like a mad scene for plunging, again, to gloomy melodrama. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Fashion insiders fly all across the world to craze over a city that is filled with different cultures which whip up a whirlwind of fashion. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "That pairing was extremely appealing to tennis fans in a nation that rapidly was becoming sports- crazed . \u2014 Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com , 2 Mar. 2018",
      "Robert Mann, an airline consultant and former American Airlines executive, said windows are periodically polished to remove crazing , the formation of cracks in the acrylic windows from exposure to chemicals and the sun's rays. \u2014 Kathleen Joyce, Fox News , 2 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ice cream was one of its kind, igniting an entire category of low-calorie and high protein products where top companies even launched copycat competitors to get in on the craze . \u2014 Dave Knox, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The government, in an effort to capitalize on the global coffee craze , plans to localize production. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Abeer Salman, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The pickleball paddle may have started out as one used for table tennis, but companies such as Joola are looking to cash in on the pickleball craze with paddles specific to the sport. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Girard-Perregaux wants in on the vintage craze too. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The country made bitcoin legal tender last September and now is aiming to raise $1 billion to fund expansive economic policies by cashing in on the crypto craze . \u2014 WSJ , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Kinostar was quick to capitalize on the K-pop craze . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "One of the most iconic of his career, the Rich Man's Frug scene in 1969's Sweet Charity not only offered up three different interpretations of the Frug dance craze , but put the power ponytail on the map to extraordinary effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The duo feel left out of the new viral dance craze but learn that it\u2019s a monster-in-disguise. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201557"
  },
  "configuration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relative arrangement of parts or elements: such as",
      ": shape",
      ": contour of land",
      ": functional arrangement",
      ": something (such as a figure, contour, pattern, or apparatus) that results from a particular arrangement of parts or components",
      ": the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms",
      ": gestalt",
      ": relative arrangement of parts or elements",
      ": the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms",
      ": gestalt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccfi-gy\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-",
      "-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccfig-(y)\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02cck\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "architecture",
      "armature",
      "cadre",
      "edifice",
      "fabric",
      "frame",
      "framework",
      "framing",
      "infrastructure",
      "shell",
      "skeleton",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We'll have to change the configuration of the system to accommodate the new server.",
      "the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Metro has installed machines for that purpose, but further testing and configuration of that system is required, the agency said. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "DevOps, together with the service provider, must pay attention to protocol protection, private and public network configuration and VPN for remote access to critical resources. \u2014 Oleh Svet, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "First class has an interesting one-by-two seating configuration . \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Only available in hardcore Competition spec, and only with the xDrive all-wheel-drive configuration and eight-speed automatic transmission (there\u2019s no manual, so don\u2019t ask), this M car will be offered in teeny numbers. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "Depending on the size (up to an eight-seater) and configuration , the Angara/Angara Maximus runs $6,499-$18,999. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Near the entry, ancient ceramic vessels show squatting figures seated on them, a configuration that turns up in other clay pieces in the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The road\u2019s configuration will change to create 10-foot sidewalks, although details of those changes will be developed in future plans. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "This 1989 Honda Pilot FL400R is a throwback off-roader with racy bodywork, a roll cage, and a single-seat configuration . \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier, \"relative position of the planets,\" borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, \"form, relative position of the planets,\" borrowed from Late Latin config\u016br\u0101ti\u014dn-, config\u016br\u0101ti\u014d \"comparison, shaping,\" from Latin config\u016br\u0101re \"to shape, mold\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at configure ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201642"
  },
  "consume":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do away with completely : destroy",
      ": to spend wastefully : squander",
      ": use up",
      ": to eat or drink especially in great quantity",
      ": to enjoy avidly : devour",
      ": to engage fully : engross",
      ": to utilize as a customer",
      ": to waste or burn away : perish",
      ": to utilize economic goods",
      ": to destroy by or as if by fire",
      ": to eat or drink up",
      ": to use up",
      ": to take up the interest or attention of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fcm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devour",
      "eat (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new lights consume less electricity.",
      "She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.",
      "Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s the poster child for high-quality probiotics because to its commitment to delivering the optimal quantity of probiotic bacteria in a simple-to- consume capsule. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The mass shootings are the latest crisis to consume the White House, which has spent the last year-and-a-half dealing with a pandemic, inflation and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Consumers are armed with technology that provides on-demand ability to consume content, skip or avoid ads, engage with the world, and search for information. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The all-at-once release model that Netflix pioneered gave users the freedom to consume TV at their own pace. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The passengers, two men and a woman, were told they weren't allowed to consume alcohol by a flight attendant, according to an account of the incident from the Houston Police Department, and were advised to finish their beverages. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "A few days ago, the US Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert warning buyers not to consume certain Euro Food salame sticks. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Beijing cut China\u2019s Caixin Media from the government\u2019s list of news outlets that can be circulated by third party platforms, such as Sina or Toutiao\u2014aggregators that many Chinese use to consume news. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "That public is not limited to those who sell or consume alcohol, Clason said. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consumer , from Latin consumere , from com- + sumere to take up, take, from sub- up + emere to take \u2014 more at sub- , redeem ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202120"
  },
  "crusader":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who engages in a crusade : such as",
      ": a person who participated in any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims",
      ": a person who makes an impassioned and sustained effort to bring about social or political change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u00fc-\u02c8s\u0101-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fanatic",
      "ideologue",
      "idealogue",
      "militant",
      "partisan",
      "partizan",
      "red hot",
      "true believer",
      "zealot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonmilitant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1742, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202309"
  },
  "contriver":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": devise , plan",
      ": to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner",
      ": to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage",
      ": to make schemes",
      ": plan entry 2 sense 1 , plot",
      ": to form or make in some skillful or clever way",
      ": to manage to bring about or do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concoct",
      "construct",
      "cook (up)",
      "devise",
      "drum up",
      "excogitate",
      "fabricate",
      "invent",
      "make up",
      "manufacture",
      "think (up)",
      "trump up",
      "vamp (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The prisoners contrived a way to escape.",
      "He contrived a meeting with the president.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The House may even contrive a reason to impeach the President, if only for the fun of it. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive , as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Unless the Russians contrive a clever reason to desist, the next stage will likely involve the broad deployment of heavy artillery and the beginning of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "This time, though, there\u2019s no theme to contrive to fit; just look at the headlines about events and trends of the current day. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "Craving heroes, the filmmakers contrive a celebrities-of-color fantasy that\u2019s woke \u2014 and dull. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "That sounds like just the kind of deep strategy \u00b5Zero and Artu\u00b5 would contrive . \u2014 Dr. Will Roper, Popular Mechanics , 19 Jan. 2021",
      "If any of her work were turned into a screenplay, there would be no need to contrive sets or costumes. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "And one of these is the capacity to contrive a unique and dynamic atmospheric security blanket that keeps the system intact. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English controven, contreven , from Anglo-French controver, contrever , from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin com- + Vulgar Latin *tropare to compose, find \u2014 more at troubadour ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202723"
  },
  "country mile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "afar",
      "far cry",
      "long haul",
      "mile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hair",
      "inch",
      "step",
      "stone's throw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He lives a country mile from the nearest store.",
      "She beat the other swimmers by a country mile .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The werewolf movie may be a horror staple, but the sad reality is that compared with vampires, our furry, fanged friends lag in popularity by a moonlit country mile . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "China leads the global EV market by a country mile with 3.2 million units sold last year, equivalent to 14% of total Chinese car sales\u2014high for its level of economic development. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Needless to say, the music business was a country mile from that when Lavender Country started in 1971. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 11 June 2021",
      "Under his early guidance, the club quickly telegraphed its intent to part with Stafford, the Lions' all-time leader in every significant passing category \u2013 and by a country mile \u2013 but a man who didn't produce any postseason success in 12 seasons. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2021",
      "Serving as the face and leader of the largest and most respected organization of physicians in the United States\u2014during the COVID-19 crisis, no less\u2014was a country mile from watching a television show and dreaming in Bluefield, West Virginia. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2020",
      "These things cast a country mile , leave a wake of bubbles on the water, and can be especially fun to fish around structure on a moonlit night. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 1 June 2020",
      "Sir Keir has led by a country mile in every stage of the contest from nominations by MPs to support from trade unions and local constituencies. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Among vinifera\u2014the species of grape that includes all the well-known, traditional, winemaking varieties\u2014Riesling leads by a country mile , so the Finger Lakes looks like a definitive white wine area. \u2014 Fortune , 31 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202727"
  },
  "cohere":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass",
      ": stick , adhere",
      ": to display cohesion of plant parts",
      ": to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere",
      ": to become united in principles, relationships, or interests",
      ": to be logically or aesthetically consistent",
      ": to cause (parts or components) to cohere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8hir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "dovetail",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle",
      "beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Families cohere by keeping histories and telling stories \u2014 and conveying what the English have called heirlooms. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father\u2014which wasn\u2019t at all pretty. \u2014 John Paul Newport, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don\u2019t cohere . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "With considerable skill, Davies tries to weave these together with various transitional devices \u2014 musical, visual, verbal \u2014 but the sections don\u2019t cohere . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "These details don\u2019t quite cohere into a whole, and the sons (Dane DeHaan and Patrick Schwarzenegger), especially, are thinly drawn. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "During the almost yearlong recording process, this notoriously fractious gang of four were able to put aside their differences, their competitiveness, and cohere better than ever. \u2014 Alan Light, SPIN , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The screenplay may not cohere in ways designed to please the dream-logic-averse, but its wit is neatly matched by the wit of the visual landscapes. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "And as long as the rules are not interpreted rigidly, and morality is not understood strictly, rules and morality can cohere . \u2014 Andrew Stark, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin cohaer\u0113re \"to stick together, be in contact with, be connected,\" from co-  co- + haer\u0113re \"to be closely attached, stick,\" going back to a stem *hais- , of obscure origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203037"
  },
  "chime(s)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the edge or rim of a cask or drum",
      ": to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound",
      ": to make the sounds of a chime",
      ": to be or act in accord",
      ": to cause to sound musically by striking",
      ": to produce by chiming",
      ": to call or indicate by chiming",
      ": to utter repetitively : din sense 2",
      ": an apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells",
      ": a musically tuned set of bells",
      ": one of a set of objects giving a bell-like sound when struck",
      ": the sound of a set of bells",
      ": a musical sound suggesting that of bells",
      ": accord , harmony",
      ": to make sounds like a bell",
      ": to call or indicate by chiming",
      ": to interrupt or join in a conversation",
      ": a set of bells tuned to play music",
      ": the sound from a set of bells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bm",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agree",
      "assort",
      "blend",
      "chime in",
      "conform",
      "consort",
      "coordinate",
      "groove",
      "harmonize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "jingle",
      "tinkle",
      "tintinnabulation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The music and the mood chimed well together.",
      "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203219"
  },
  "chine":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": backbone , spine",
      ": a cut of meat including all or part of the backbone",
      ": the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat",
      ": to cut through the backbone of (as in butchering)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backbone",
      "spinal column",
      "spine",
      "vertebral column"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "uncovered the chine of some animal while digging in the backyard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The vessel sports a second-generation Dual Mode hull that ensures stability even in tough seas while also reducing fuel consumption by 15 percent compared to a traditional hard- chine planing hull. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The hull\u2019s hard chine by naval architect, Andrew Lea of Norson Design is striking while the lightweight, low-drag aluminum hull with carbon fiber reinforced superstructure offers high top-speeds. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The use of dual vertical tails canted inward on the engine nacelles took advantage of the chine vortex in such a way that the directional stability improved as the angle of attack of the aircraft increased. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "As for performance, Rex sports a significant hull chine and sharp bow for improved fuel efficiency and smoother sailing on rough seas. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "To account for the effect of the fuselage chine airflow, the inlets were pointed slightly down and in toward the fuselage. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Substantial efforts went into optimizing chine design and conical camber of the wing leading edge. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Verdon Winkler employs multiple techniques, notably drypoint and chine coll\u00e9, to produce gauzier, almost painterly images in what might be called a rainbow of grays. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
      "Dinner will include traditional favorites as chine of roast pork, pottage of cabbage, leeks and onions, and Indian pudding. \u2014 courant.com , 31 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203716"
  },
  "candidate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award",
      ": one likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for something specified",
      ": a student in the process of meeting final requirements for a degree",
      ": a person who is trying to be elected",
      ": a person who is being considered for a position or honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-",
      "-d\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "aspirant",
      "campaigner",
      "contender",
      "expectant",
      "hopeful",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncandidate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Candidates can apply in person or send a resume.",
      "a Ph.D. candidate in linguistics",
      "The program has several doctoral candidates .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, her adversary, Mr. M., subverted the democratic process in order to advance his candidate , a jock from a well-off family. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "In that race, his preferred candidate , Tanya Ortiz Frankly, ultimately prevailed. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Trump stars in a new ad for his endorsed candidate , former journalist Kari Lake. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Here are some things to consider as your candidate moves through the interview process. \u2014 Kevin Coker, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Petro, who has received death threats, has been under intense security, along with his vice-presidential candidate Francia M\u00e1rquez, a human rights lawyer and environmental activist, who would make history as Colombia's first Black vice president. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
      "Other than the high-profile election contest in Georgia, Pence has avoided direct my- candidate -versus-yours showdowns with Trump -- while inching away from the former president and toward the traditional GOP establishment. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "The former president entered the primary season on a high after JD Vance, his endorsed candidate in Ohio\u2019s hypercompetitive GOP Senate contest, shot from third to first. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "That spending helped Trump notch a 58-1 winning streak for his endorsed candidate this cycle. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin candidatus , from candidatus clothed in white, from candidus white; from the white toga worn by candidates for office in ancient Rome",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204039"
  },
  "comestible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": edible",
      ": food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8me-st\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eatable",
      "eating",
      "edible",
      "esculent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bread",
      "chow",
      "chuck",
      "eatables",
      "eats",
      "edibles",
      "fare",
      "food",
      "foodstuffs",
      "grub",
      "meat",
      "provender",
      "provisions",
      "table",
      "tucker",
      "viands",
      "victuals",
      "vittles"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "some mushrooms are comfortably comestible , but others are decidedly poisonous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At the end of a catering event, what\u2019s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY , 19 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Throughout this in vino veritas revel, every sip of Jack Daniels and every comestible gives the partiers sustenance. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Fast-food companies have long attempted to stave off disposability by piggybacking on broader cultural moments, hoping to extend their reach beyond the comestible into the permanently tangible. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "Three hours later, Dragon and its cheesy comestible returned safely to Earth. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 June 2020",
      "That same approach will hold you in good stead when tipping the folks who are delivering groceries to your door through services such as Yummy.com, Amazon Fresh or Instacart, some of whom are also plucking your comestibles off the shelves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2020",
      "The pregnancy apps Ovia, The Bump and What to Expect all compare them to comestibles . \u2014 Alex Van Buren, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "For Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, the geographic-specific comestible protected by the European Commission, head to Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 2 July 2019",
      "Master chef Silvio Giavedoni provided the scrumptious comestibles . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 21 May 2019",
      "Some of the price is for the soft drinks, craft beer, wine, premium liquor and food, which includes grill stations that offer freshly made artisan pizzas and other comestibles . \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1799, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204425"
  },
  "complexity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something complex",
      ": the quality or state of being complex",
      ": the quality or condition of being difficult to understand or of lacking simplicity",
      ": something difficult to understand or lacking simplicity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u00e4m-",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complexness",
      "complicacy",
      "complicatedness",
      "complication",
      "elaborateness",
      "intricacy",
      "intricateness",
      "involution",
      "knottiness",
      "sophistication"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "plainness",
      "simpleness",
      "simplicity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was impressed by the complexity of the music.",
      "The diagram illustrates the complexity of the cell's structure.",
      "He doesn't grasp the complexity of the situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the fall, those cool conditions lengthen harvest, giving winemakers the chance to let the fruit hang, developing complexity and mature tannins without losing critical acidity. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
      "Every new compliance mandate has created more complexity because of wide-ranging requirements with broad or organizational reach and potential negative impact on corporate efficiency. \u2014 Rod Simmons, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "But in Kandalaft\u2019s experience, Hickam\u2019s complexity often fit better. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The World Bank said putting Article 6 into operation could eventually push up demand from countries for carbon credits, which for now are mostly being acquired by companies, but could also introduce more complexity . \u2014 Ed Ballard, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "As complexity increases, a focus on the users is more important than ever. \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "Then his 2017 album, Damn, earned a historic Pulitzer by conveying mastery: Lamar\u2019s voice was at its squeaky-sharpest, his musings were entirely mind-melting, and his songs achieved catchy complexity . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "Geologic complexity produced a patchwork of local ecologies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Four decades ago, Gordon suggested a way to compare two knots by complexity , based on concordance. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see complex  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204453"
  },
  "corporal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant",
      ": of, relating to, or affecting the body",
      ": corporeal , physical",
      ": a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed",
      ": of or relating to the body",
      ": a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private in the army or above a lance corporal in the marine corps",
      ": of, relating to, or affecting the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-pr\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animal",
      "bodily",
      "carnal",
      "corporeal",
      "fleshly",
      "material",
      "physical",
      "somatic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonmaterial",
      "nonphysical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204643"
  },
  "cad":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bus conductor",
      ": a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights",
      "computer-aided design",
      "coronary artery disease",
      "coronary artery disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is a cad , not a gentleman.",
      "he's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every girl who's ever dumped him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Clare learns to love his chaos while renovating him into a nicer cad . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Amid a flurry of explosions that sounded like gunfire, several black- cad youths in balaclavas are seen shooting fireworks out of a tube and hauling off filming equipment including several black cases and a boom mic. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Quaid is a charming cad , but Erskine is the real star, never letting Alice become an easy stereotype of the 20-something sad sack looking to have it all. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Herbert had a reputation as a patron of the arts and was something of a cad . \u2014 V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Scovel, too, is just right, a cad who is a reckless little boy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
      "Tony Stark actually was a cad - 2021 would cancel his 2008 self - and Far From Home sanitizes his memory. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 June 2021",
      "Even casually substituting a zinc- or cad -plated bolt or washer for an unplated one calls for, respectively, a 15 or 25 percent reduction in applied torque, because the plating acts as a lubricant. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
      "In the film, which was directed by Elaine May with a screenplay by Neil Simon, Mr. Grodin played a cad who, while on his honeymoon, falls in love with another woman, played by Cybill Shepherd. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204713"
  },
  "consonant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord",
      ": marked by musical consonances",
      ": having similar sounds",
      ": relating to or exhibiting consonance : resonant",
      ": one of a class of speech sounds (such as \\p\\, \\g\\, \\n\\, \\l\\, \\s\\, \\r\\) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel",
      ": a letter representing a consonant",
      ": a letter in the English alphabet other than a, e, i, o , or u",
      ": a speech sound (as \\p\\, \\n\\, or \\s\\) produced by partly or completely stopping the flow of air breathed out of the mouth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "congruous",
      "eurythmic",
      "eurhythmic",
      "harmonic",
      "harmonious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disharmonic",
      "disharmonious",
      "incongruous",
      "inharmonic",
      "inharmonious",
      "unbalanced"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history",
      "his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But if streaming has facilitated the use of the F-word, with its punchy hard- consonant ending, why are artists and listeners increasingly drawn to it in the first place? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But some languages use abjads instead, which are basically consonant alphabets. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The outlawing and expulsion of those who disagree is completely consonant with his concept of freedom. . . . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "That was consonant with a 24-fold increase in prescriptions at retail pharmacies, to 88,000 in the week ended Aug. 13 from an average of 3,600 per week in the pre-pandemic period through February 2020. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In ordinary tonal speech, the vocal cords make the pitch modulations that form the tones while the front of the mouth forms much of the vowel and consonant sounds. \u2014 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Surely accompanied by violinist Byungchan Lee, Peterson\u2019s understated language of consonant chords put together in unexpected ways suggested short stories told in a spare style, hiding turbulent emotions beneath. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "This is also consonant with data from the United Kingdom, which, because of its National Health Service, has better data than exists in the U.S. \u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "P\u00e4rt, the spiritually esthetic 85-year-old Estonian composer, happens to be the holiest of the Holy Minimalists, as those Eastern European composers who get to consonant essentials are sometimes called. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Early players couldn't ascertain how those letters might connect to each other (i.e., trying common consonant and vowel combinations). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In Dutch, it is pronounced Hakhar, using a palatal consonant that exists in Hebrew (though not in the name Hagar) and in Dutch. \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Instead, the contestant in control of the wheel at the time will spin to determine the amount each consonant is worth during the speed up round. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Dr. Chang\u2019s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
      "The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Chang\u2019s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 July 2021",
      "Ryan Ramczyk has signed a $96 million extension, or a little more than $10 million per consonant . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
      "Their performances, full of squishy, immature consonant sounds and a child\u2019s sometimes-halting speech patterns, help communicate the show\u2019s larger intent: These are real children. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
      "The family tried therapy, tongue depressors; Gorman exiled words that used the consonant . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205120"
  },
  "clashing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a clash",
      ": to come into conflict",
      ": to be incompatible",
      ": to cause to clash",
      ": a noisy usually metallic sound of collision",
      ": a hostile encounter : skirmish",
      ": a sharp conflict",
      ": to make or cause to make the loud sound of metal objects hitting",
      ": to come into conflict",
      ": to not go together well",
      ": a loud sharp sound usually of metal striking metal",
      ": a struggle or strong disagreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klash",
      "\u02c8klash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "conflict",
      "contest",
      "dustup",
      "fight",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "hassle",
      "scrap",
      "scrimmage",
      "scrum",
      "scuffle",
      "skirmish",
      "struggle",
      "tussle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Police and protesters clashed yesterday.",
      "The sofa and the chair clash .",
      "She ended the song by clashing the cymbals.",
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds were killed in ethnic clashes in the region last month.",
      "a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When the Bengals and Rams clash on Sunday, about 100,000 fans will cram into SoFi \u2014 nearly the population of Inglewood, the city that surrounds it. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Avoid being too headstrong in June, when you may be inconsiderate or clash with a competitor. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 22 May 2021",
      "The East\u2019s No. 7 seed will then be on the line when the Boston Celtics clash with the Washington Wizards later in the night. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "Berman\u2019s central thesis\u2014that the implicit values of economics clash with and crowd out progressive aims\u2014is more familiar. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Showrunner and cocreator John Hoffman also teased that Alice will clash with old-fashioned Charles and Oliver. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 May 2022",
      "The company\u2019s clash with Florida is the latest example of how speaking out on social and political issues can put corporations in conflict with some lawmakers. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has spoken on the feeling of being 'robbed' by Frankfurt and their fans in the Europa League ahead of his team's La Liga clash with Cadiz on Monday. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of the face washes on the market carry a light scent that won\u2019t overpower or clash with your cologne or body spray. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This clash carried over into record spending and mudslinging in school board races fueled by charter advocates on one side and the teachers union on the other. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Take the points in case this clash comes down to the wire, but the C's are the smart play against the spread in Game 2. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "In the first real test of this clash , Russia\u2019s Gazprom this morning suspended gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria, sending European gas prices soaring. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In this clash , Mr. Putin had armed himself with cultural and religious reinforcements. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Raging through the Cold War, this clash revolved around capitalism\u2019s role in shaping our desires, and the possibility of overcoming social hierarchies. \u2014 Udi Greenberg, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The celebrated highlight of this back-and-forth clash came when wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone for the winning score in the game's final minute. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "This clash speaks to the strangeness of the distinctions of Bib versus Michelin star. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "After all, a global audience might not be enthused by a clash between Northern Ireland and Albania, but in both of those nations, the game can be hugely significant. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205424"
  },
  "covet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wish for earnestly",
      ": to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably",
      ": to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another",
      ": to wish for greatly or with envy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "crave",
      "desiderate",
      "desire",
      "die (for)",
      "hanker (for ",
      "hunger (for)",
      "itch (for)",
      "jones (for)",
      "long (for)",
      "lust (for ",
      "pant (after)",
      "pine (for)",
      "repine (for)",
      "salivate (for)",
      "sigh (for)",
      "thirst (for)",
      "want",
      "wish (for)",
      "yearn (for)",
      "yen (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted . \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
      "The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't. \u2014 Lewis Grizzard , Reader's Digest , January 1992",
      "He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it\u2014namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
      "His religion warns against coveting material goods.",
      "I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "With his abundant athleticism and relentless motor, Hutchinson seems like exactly the kind of prospect that coach Dan Campbell would covet . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For this reason, this generation is being targeted by companies who covet their purchasing power. \u2014 Daniel Berman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Surely, the Alliance isn\u2019t na\u00efve enough to think Oklahoma and Texas are the only universities that covet SEC membership. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Price declines make current shareholders disinclined to unload slugs of stocks, leaving fewer opportunities for banks and the enthusiastic buyers who covet the offerings. \u2014 Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The initiative is an economic development coup for Broward County and both airports, which all covet the development of new commercial aviation businesses as generators of jobs, visibility and new services for travelers. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English coveiten , from Anglo-French coveiter , from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare , from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205813"
  },
  "corrupted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions",
      ": bribe",
      ": to degrade with unsound principles or moral values",
      ": rot , spoil",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood",
      ": to alter from the original or correct form or version",
      ": to become tainted or rotten",
      ": to become morally debased",
      ": to cause disintegration or ruin",
      ": morally degenerate and perverted : depraved",
      ": characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)",
      ": putrid , tainted",
      ": adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition",
      ": to change (as in morals, manners, or actions) from good to bad",
      ": to influence a public official in an improper way (as by a bribe)",
      ": behaving in a bad or improper way : doing wrong",
      ": morally bad : evil",
      ": having an unlawful or evil motive",
      ": characterized by improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another (as by taking or giving bribes)",
      ": to change from good to bad in principles or moral values",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "disintegrate",
      "fester",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Other states have been able to put limitations after being called the most corrupt in the country. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The government is seen to be, by Moscow, hopelessly corrupt . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In July, he was blacklisted along with about 50 other officials and businesspeople from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador deemed by the State Department to be too corrupt to work with or allow into the United States. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205841"
  },
  "cheery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cheerfulness or good spirits",
      ": causing or suggesting cheerfulness",
      ": merry and bright in manner or effect : cheerful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheerful",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party",
      "a cheery , unexpected compliment can really make another person's day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep scrolling to shop bright and cheery bikinis, tankinis, and one-pieces below that are all under $38. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The bright and cheery design is sure to grab kids\u2019 attention for endless jumping and splashing in the sprinklers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Despite the hour, the 42-year-old actress was bright and cheery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The coffeehouse has cheery baristas and a pastry chef who prepares java-friendly snacks such as vegan, keto and gluten-free muffins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "By spring, Shenandoah's cheery flora bounces back in full force. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "They were greeted by cheery staff members, handing out bags of Cheetos, seating Scouts and taking song requests. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But the village\u2019s dehumanizing rules and inhospitable conditions create anything but a safe and secure environment, and no amount of whimsy \u2014 in the form of colorful, cheery murals \u2014 can hide the carceral nature of the camp. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Her cheery shop contains a brightly colored assortment of yarns made by area BIPOC and LGBTQIA artisans. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205925"
  },
  "chancer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a scheming opportunist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chan(t)-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acrobat",
      "chameleon",
      "opportunist",
      "temporizer",
      "timeserver",
      "trimmer",
      "weathercock"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a two-faced chancer , he doesn't hesitate to dump people when they are no longer of any use",
      "betrayed by a chancer who, she mistakenly thought, was her friend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer , Eddie. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Included was a tuneup against a no- chancer named Avni Yildirim. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205945"
  },
  "cavil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to raise trivial and frivolous objection",
      ": to raise trivial objections to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carp",
      "fuss",
      "niggle",
      "nitpick",
      "quibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
      "A customer caviled about the price."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive \u2014 more at calumny ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210130"
  },
  "chestnut":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Castanea ) of trees or shrubs of the beech family",
      ": an American tree ( C. dentata ) that was formerly a dominant or codominant member of many deciduous forests of the eastern U.S. but has now been largely eliminated by the chestnut blight and seldom grows beyond the shrub or sapling stage",
      ": the edible nut of a chestnut",
      ": the wood of a chestnut",
      ": a grayish to reddish brown",
      ": horse chestnut",
      ": a chestnut-colored animal",
      ": a horse having a body color of any shade of pure or reddish brown with mane, tail, and points of the same or a lighter shade \u2014 compare bay entry 2 sense 1 , sorrel entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a callosity on the inner side of the leg of the horse \u2014 see horse illustration",
      ": an old joke or story",
      ": something (such as a musical piece or a saying) repeated to the point of staleness",
      ": of the color chestnut",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a chestnut",
      ": a sweet edible nut that grows in burs on a tree related to the beech",
      ": a reddish brown",
      ": a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea ( C. dentata ) that is found in eastern North America and the leaf of which was formerly used to prepare an infusion for the treatment of whooping cough",
      ": the edible nut of a chestnut",
      ": a callosity on the inner side of the leg of the horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ches(t)-(\u02cc)n\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ches-\u02ccn\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ches-(\u02cc)n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banality",
      "bromide",
      "clich\u00e9",
      "cliche",
      "commonplace",
      "groaner",
      "homily",
      "platitude",
      "shibboleth",
      "trope",
      "truism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an op-ed piece that's offers nothing but warmed-over chestnuts for solving the city's financial woes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Her burnished chestnut hair was piled atop her head in the intricate pompadour of a Gibson Girl, adding several inches to her 5-foot-10 stature. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "This warm and spicy fragrance combines orange flower, clove oil, and chestnut atop a comforting vanilla base to recreate a childhood memory of the warmth and coziness of roaring fire on a cool, winter day. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The thoroughbred chestnut colt was foaled on April 25, 2019. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
      "Circa 1987, a five-year-old Kate Middleton has her signature chestnut brown hair pulled up with the makings of framing bangs. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Every face turned her way as the former Alaska governor took the stand in the trial for her blockbuster libel suit against the New York Times, her chestnut hair fixed in the same classic updo that Tina Fey copied for her celebrated impersonation. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Shayna Jacobs And Elahe Izadi, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Every face turned her way as the former Alaska governor took the stand in the trial for her blockbuster libel suit against the New York Times, her chestnut hair fixed in the same classic updo that Tina Fey copied for her celebrated impersonation. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "As spring would arrive in Kyiv and chestnut trees start blooming, my friends and I would take long strolls after busy days in our media start-ups, IT companies and NGOs. \u2014 Daryna Shevchenko, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Along the way, there are also churches that date to the 17th century, forests of cork, oak and chestnut trees, and more cyclists \u2014 speaking German, French, Catalan, Spanish, Swedish and English with an Australian accent \u2014 than cars. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adjective",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210159"
  },
  "contriteness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming",
      ": feeling or showing sorrow for having done something bad or wrong : repentant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apologetic",
      "compunctious",
      "penitent",
      "regretful",
      "remorseful",
      "repentant",
      "rueful",
      "sorry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impenitent",
      "remorseless",
      "unapologetic",
      "unrepentant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Allbaugh apologized, though it was clear he was hardly contrite . \u2014 Christopher Cooper &Robert Block , Disaster , 2006",
      "\u2026 Teddy was immediately contrite . \"That was stupid of me. Forgive me.\" \u2014 Jack Higgins , The President's Daughter , 1998",
      "At the airport, the meter registers nine pounds, and of course he had said six or seven. I have a sense now of his feeling somewhat contrite , or perhaps only abashed. \u2014 Renata Adler , Pitch Dark , 1983",
      "\u2026 for days afterward, afraid of himself and worried about his sanity, he would be contrite and terribly ashamed. \u2014 John Nichols , The Milagro Beanfield War , 1974",
      "being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is more contrite than last week, when the IRS said a lack of funds and rampant identity theft left it no choice but to embrace biometrics. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Yarrow told me that the past outcries have prompted him to become more introspective, contrite , and make a concerted effort to model better behavior. \u2014 Mike Koshmrl, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "In the Financial Times interview, Neumann is reflective though not contrite . \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But Zucker appeared to be neither surprised nor contrite . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Google executives disclosed the removal of the app in an internal email whose contrite tone suggests that the decision was not popular with some employees. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In August 2020, after an independent review of the allegations against Philbert, Schlissel was contrite in a statement to the Michigan community. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "After facing public backlash, Mr. Johnson, who had previously not admitted his presence at the gathering, issued a contrite apology for attending the event. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "By October, a newly semi- contrite HFPA added 21 new members with immediate voting rights; six are Black, six are Latinx, five are Asian, four are Middle Eastern/North African, and 10 are women. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contrit , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin contritus , from Latin, past participle of conterere to grind, bruise, from com- + terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210251"
  },
  "coolish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moderately cold : lacking in warmth",
      ": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control",
      ": lacking ardor or friendliness",
      ": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint",
      ": free from tensions or violence",
      ": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion",
      ": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat",
      ": producing an impression of being cool",
      ": of a hue in the range violet through blue to green",
      ": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )",
      ": very good : excellent",
      ": all right",
      ": fashionable , hip",
      ": to become cool : lose heat or warmth",
      ": to lose ardor or passion",
      ": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to",
      ": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm",
      ": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of",
      ": to calm down : go easy",
      ": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy",
      ": a cool time, place, or situation",
      ": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment",
      ": poise , composure",
      ": hipness",
      ": in a casual and nonchalant manner",
      ": somewhat cold : not warm",
      ": not letting or keeping in heat",
      ": calm entry 3 sense 2",
      ": not interested or friendly",
      ": fashionable, stylish, or attractive in a way that is widely approved of",
      ": very good excellent",
      ": to make or become less warm",
      ": a time or place that is not warm",
      ": a calm state of mind",
      ": to lose passion : become calm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aloof",
      "antisocial",
      "asocial",
      "buttoned-up",
      "cold",
      "cold-eyed",
      "detached",
      "distant",
      "dry",
      "frosty",
      "offish",
      "remote",
      "standoff",
      "standoffish",
      "unbending",
      "unclubbable",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "refrigerate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The Fed lifts rates to curb borrowing, cool off an overheated economy and fend off inflation spikes. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The following morning, sunny but unusually cool and breezy for mid-August even in Moscow, Red Square was bustling. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Jay-Z looked cool and casual in a matching all-black fit consisting of a black T-shirt, black joggers, and white sneakers. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Read on for our 11 best picks, and get ready for a cool \u2014and active\u2014summer! \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Beau looks a little like Emily, with his deep black hair and armor of icy cool ; Dawn\u2019s best friend, Steph, also a lesbian Leo and a party girl, forgives her infractions over and over again. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "To be a part of that culture is a pretty, pretty cool thing. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "So for these girls who are just on the cusp of becoming teenagers and then adults, to see where your life ends up is a really cool thing. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So instead of cutting rates to encourage growth, the Fed is now trying to reverse course and cool the economy. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The Fed rate increases are intended to cool the economy and slow the runaway growth in prices. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool the economy and contain price hikes, which rose by 8.6% over the past year. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "The quick pace of inflation increases the odds that the Fed, which is already trying to cool the economy by raising borrowing costs, will have to move more aggressively and inflict some pain to temper consumer and business demand. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "In an attempt at taming rising prices without triggering an economic downturn, the Federal Reserve has been working fastidiously to cool the economy, most notably by raising interest rates. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "So higher rates can help cool off an overheating economy. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains maintained their impressive run in May, even as government policymakers took steps to cool the economy and ease inflation. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Now that the central bank is pumping the brakes in an effort to cool off the economy, businesses won\u2019t find it as easy to borrow money and fuel ongoing growth. \u2014 Christopher Hurn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Yes, even celebrities lose their cool in the presence of other celebrities. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Ingles can\u2019t lose his cool to that extent in a situation where the Jazz need to rely on him. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Whether or not the changing hiring and retention practices of tech companies this year mean that the wider job market is poised for a cool -off is unclear. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "What it's made of: A cool -to-the-touch cover encases the mattress and features handles on the side and a non-skid bottom. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
      "When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "And the factors used to adjust industrial production anticipate a cooling in manufacturing activity, but manufacturing didn\u2019t cool much at all. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210311"
  },
  "comic strip":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of cartoons in narrative sequence",
      ": a series of cartoons that tell a story or part of a story"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cartoon",
      "comic",
      "funny",
      "strip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Created by cartoonist Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "Visitors to the rare book display in April saw a collection of the characters\u2019 adventures from the 1985 to 1995 newspaper comic strip by Bill Watterson. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "His beloved syndicated comic strip ran for decades in the Detroit Free Press, and many in Michigan had at least one of his funny, often-inscrutable comics pasted on their wall or refrigerator \u2014 or at least knew someone who did. \u2014 Patty Lanoue Stearns, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Seventy-two years after the launch of Peanuts and more than 20 years after cartoonist Charles Schulz\u2019s death in 2000, his beloved comic strip has become a full-on fashion powerhouse. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1963, he was tapped to voice Charlie Brown as Charles Schulz began to adapt his Peanuts comic strip into a cartoon. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Readers curious about how plastic recycling works can learn more in a comic strip -style afterword. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Addams Family first emerged as a comic strip in The New Yorker in the late 1930s. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The clever lighting design by Anshuman Bhatia eschews spotlights for square blocks of light, which give a panel-by-panel comic strip feel to the narrative. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210316"
  },
  "congruous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence",
      ": conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation : appropriate",
      ": marked or enhanced by harmonious agreement among constituent elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "consonant",
      "eurythmic",
      "eurhythmic",
      "harmonic",
      "harmonious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disharmonic",
      "disharmonious",
      "incongruous",
      "inharmonic",
      "inharmonious",
      "unbalanced"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the congruous layout of the mansion's formal gardens conveys a sense of both grandeur and intimacy",
      "when performing his official duties, the president must be dressed in clothes that are congruous with his high position",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To speak of the Los Angeles riots, therefore, is to speak of dozens of events involving multiple cities and counties, an overlapping but not always congruous set of memories and perspectives that do not neatly map onto one another. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "These capabilities may have served those departments well in the moment, but not in a congruous way with other parts of the organization. \u2014 Omri Kohl, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "To be fully embedded in the DNA and fabric of the organization, the tone at the top must be consistent and congruous with what is going on in the rest of the organization. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "This describes a state in which everyone is following the strategy and moving as one congruous unit. \u2014 Ira Gostin, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
      "Vattamala suspects that many Asian Americans vote on specific issues like health care, education and immigration, casting votes for the candidate congruous with their needs and concerns, rather than remaining with one party. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "The point is that the incentives for the persons involved in the decision were not necessarily congruous . \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 17 June 2019",
      "This complicated arrangement placed Panthers officials and Richardson in positions that may not have been entirely congruous . \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 26 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin congruus , from congruere to come together, agree",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210605"
  },
  "concentration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated",
      ": direction of attention to a single object",
      ": an academic major or area of focus within a major",
      ": a concentrated mass or thing",
      ": the amount of a component in a given area or volume",
      ": close attention to or thought about a subject",
      ": the ability to pay close attention",
      ": a large amount of something or a large number of people in one place",
      ": the act or action of concentrating : as",
      ": a directing of the attention or of the mental faculties toward a single object",
      ": an increasing of strength (as of a solute or a gas in a mixture) or a purifying by partial or total removal of diluents, solvents, admixed gases, extraneous material, or waste (as by evaporation or diffusion)",
      ": a crude active principle of a vegetable especially for pharmaceutical use in the form of a powder or resin",
      ": the relative content of a component (as dissolved or dispersed material) of a solution, mixture, or dispersion that may be expressed in percentage by weight or by volume, in parts per million, or in grams per liter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsen-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccsen-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absorption",
      "attention",
      "engrossment",
      "enthrallment",
      "immersion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inattention"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The largest concentration of hoodoos (columns of rock jutting out of the ground) can be found in Bryce Canyon National Park. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
      "This potent cleanser does double duty thanks to its high concentration of alpha hydroxy acids, including lactic, glycolic, citric and malic acids, as well as salicylic acid, a beta-hydroxy acid that helps exfoliate skin and clear clogged pores. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "These very real and sometimes debilitating experiences include difficulties with concentration and focus, forgetfulness, restlessness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, which show up in very different ways for different people. \u2014 Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a significant concentration , and most professional investment managers would suggest it\u2019s a pretty bad idea from a diversification standpoint. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "California is home to about 6.8 million Asian Americans, the largest concentration in the nation, and about 332,000 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. \u2014 Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "This site is home to the greatest concentration of Roman projectiles found in Britain, a testament to the firepower that these legions carried with them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Additionally, the supplements provide a high concentration of DHA and EPA, two important omega-3 fatty acids that are known to promote brain health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "These investments will include building support for the new NAISI faculty director and the Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies undergraduate concentration , which will be a new offering as of the Fall 2022 semester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see concentrate  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211251"
  },
  "cataclysmic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flood , deluge",
      ": catastrophe sense 3a",
      ": a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition",
      ": an event that brings great changes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02cckli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms",
      "The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.",
      "The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Politics in Berlin has undergone a political cataclysm that no one saw coming. \u2014 Noah Barkin, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "An Everest-size comet is hurtling toward Earth, and in exactly six months and 14 days, the planet will be shattered to pieces, leaving every living creature to perish in a cataclysm of fire and flood. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "In fact, another 1940s global cataclysm seems far more apt for Americans confronting the sad-eyed fate of Ukraine. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "If, as has been suggested, the trials of the pandemic are ultimately just a grim overture to our looming ecological cataclysm , the current moment is a reminder that focusing our energy on small local projects is one way to stave off despair. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Edwardian Britain is often portrayed as a period of early-20th-century civility before the cataclysm of world war. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The daytime images of Shanghai streets, emptied of all human life, are a vision of life on earth after a civilization-destroying cataclysm . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This was, in short, a cataclysm aimed directly at our democracy. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "And perhaps the best way to learn how to survive cataclysm while retaining your humanity is by listening to the stories of those who have already been doing it for centuries. \u2014 David L. Pike, The Conversation , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cataclysme , from Latin cataclysmos , from Greek kataklysmos , from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash \u2014 more at clyster ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211305"
  },
  "cheese":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey",
      ": an often cylindrical cake of this food",
      ": something resembling cheese in shape or consistency",
      ": something cheap or shabby : cheesy material",
      ": to put an end to : stop",
      ": someone important",
      ": the curd of milk pressed for use as food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113z",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crapola",
      "dreck",
      "drek",
      "junk",
      "muck",
      "rubbish",
      "sleaze",
      "slop",
      "slush",
      "trash",
      "tripe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1811, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211522"
  },
  "channelize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": channel sense 1",
      ": channel sense 2",
      ": to straighten by means of a channel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canalize",
      "channel",
      "conduct",
      "direct",
      "funnel",
      "pipe",
      "siphon",
      "syphon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "channelized all of his resources into winning that state's crucial primary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the world figures a way to address the inequality, then everyone can channelize their resources to fight other issues such as climate change and terrorism. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "The India Crypto Relief Fund, set up in April this year, aims to channelize money from across the world towards India\u2019s Covid-19 battle. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Here\u2019s the oversimplified explanation of the problem: The river has been channelized , which prevents enough freshwater from reaching the marsh. \u2014 Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Like many urban American rivers, the Menomonee had been polluted, dammed and channelized over the last 200 years. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "The creek was channelized in the 1930s, using boulders, and the woody debris that fell naturally into the creek, creating the pools, was removed. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "For half a mile the whole watercourse was de- channelized , so that the spring water could bend through the park, alternating slow curves and fast runs with rippling currents. \u2014 Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "The fountains were feeding channelized lava flows down to the coast. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fox News , 24 May 2018",
      "The fountains were feeding channelized lava flows down to the coast. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211616"
  },
  "commissary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office",
      ": a store for equipment and provisions",
      ": a supermarket for military personnel",
      ": food supplies",
      ": a lunchroom especially in a motion-picture studio"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccser-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccse-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agent",
      "assignee",
      "attorney",
      "delegate",
      "deputy",
      "envoy",
      "factor",
      "minister",
      "procurator",
      "proxy",
      "rep",
      "representative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The commissary pulled in $2.8 million on 518,991 bags between Jan. 1, 2020 and April 12, 2022. \u2014 Ryan Serpico, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "Ninety percent of commissary -eligible shoppers live off-base, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Colon said Hernandez has been held in solitary confinement and has not been permitted to communicate with his family or receive access to the jail\u2019s commissary since he was extradited three weeks ago to face charges. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, ajc , 10 May 2022",
      "What's more, court records also show Jennifer has asked that $200,000 from Jamie's estate be put into her prison commissary account. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Many of those old veterans walking a bit unsteadily into a commissary to save a few bucks on groceries were keeping the Russian bear out of Western Europe in the \u201950s and \u201960s. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Ashley Maddox, a 31-year-old mother of two from San Diego, started a Facebook group on Wednesday after failing to find formula for her 5-month-old son, Cole, at the commissary on the Navy base. \u2014 Josh Boak And Pat Eaton-robb, Chron , 13 May 2022",
      "Families can purchase a special holiday package for the inmate through the commissary . \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Ghost kitchens are usually found in one of two places: inside an existing restaurant anywhere in Dallas-Fort Worth; or inside a commissary or commercial kitchen outside of the high-rent hotspots in town. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 27 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English commissarie, borrowed from Anglo-French commissaire, commissarie, borrowed from Medieval Latin commiss\u0101rius, from Latin commissus (past participle of committere \"to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about\") + -\u0101rius  -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at commit ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212137"
  },
  "choosing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select freely and after consideration",
      ": to decide on especially by vote : elect",
      ": to have a preference for",
      ": decide",
      ": to make a selection",
      ": to take an alternative",
      ": to select freely and after careful thought",
      ": to decide what to do",
      ": to see fit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-pick",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "select",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decline",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "turn down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the sports, choose from aerobics, biking, hiking, softball, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and swimming in the camp's lakes. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "Just choose the plan that\u2019s right for you and submit eligible claims for reimbursement. \u2014 Elizabeth Sheldon, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Christian Gill, Grace Yek, Len Bleh and Tony Ferrari choose the winners. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "Given the outrageous cost of traditional four-year schools, some of them will choose an online education. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa could choose to block the legislation again or to send it once more to the Constitutional Court for vetting. \u2014 Barry Hatton, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Swedish royal Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) must choose between duty and love in the heartfelt coming-of-age drama Young Royals. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Pick a restaurant, choose your current craving, confirm your order, and you're done. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "People with wide feet, for example, should choose walking sneakers with a wide toe box. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212424"
  },
  "callousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being hardened and thickened",
      ": having calluses",
      ": feeling no emotion",
      ": feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted",
      ": to make callous",
      ": feeling or showing no sympathy for others",
      ": being hardened and thickened",
      ": having calluses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kal-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affectless",
      "case-hardened",
      "cold-blooded",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "\u2026 under Orton's own companionable charm there was something hard and callous , the result no doubt of a loveless upbringing \u2026 \u2014 Benedict Nightingale , New York Times Book Review , 10 May 1987",
      "\u2026 the scenes involving the snotty, callous dean ring false right from the start \u2026 \u2014 Pauline Kael , New Yorker , 8 Apr. 1985",
      "Patient, cold and callous , our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. \u2014 Dylan Thomas , \"A Child's Christmas in Wales,\" in Quite Early One Morning , 1954",
      "a selfish and callous young man",
      "a callous refusal to help the poor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Just like in the show, The Duke and I centers around the amiable debutante Daphne Bridgerton and the handsome, yet callous , Duke of Hastings (also called Simon Basset). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Where Michael is sometimes thoughtlessly callous , his lawyer, David Rudolf (a softly oppressive Michael Stuhlbarg), is oily and calculating, instructing one of the loyal daughters, for instance, to change her hair color for the sake of optics. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "The controversy is reminiscent of a similar move at Better.com by CEO Vishal Garg, criticized widely at the time for being needlessly callous . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "That popularity opens up an opportunity for Democrats to paint Republicans as callous about the needs of everyday Americans during a pandemic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Unable to forgo an opportunity to boast of his strategic genius, Mickelson affirmed with callous indifference the approach shared by his fellow travelers in the locker room, most of whom have not yet been flushed from the shadows. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "At the very least, Djokovic\u2019s approach suggested insensitivity, although his critics, whose numbers are growing by the hour, are more inclined to see it as callous indifference. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The defendant's cold, callous , cruel treatment of Floyd was evident in his demeanor during the killing. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
      "But the terrible scenes should not shock anyone familiar with Putin\u2019s brutal tactics and the reality of a callous land war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His hands are raw, his feet are calloused , but Monday was a new day, a new challenge, inspiring new hope. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1769, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213039"
  },
  "confused":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being perplexed or disconcerted",
      ": disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity",
      ": indistinguishable",
      ": being disordered or mixed up",
      ": affected with mental confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fczd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fczd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaotic",
      "cluttered",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disheveled",
      "dishevelled",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've never been so confused .",
      "We're confused about what to do next.",
      "He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heinz said voters are often confused about the difference between municipal and statewide elections, especially when the two are held in quick succession. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Many people are confused about the two and for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Vaid was so confused that the man had to repeat his claim. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "Because of its symptoms, monkeypox can sometimes get confused with chickenpox, syphilis or herpes. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "People might tend to get confused , or maybe overthink the right order in which to watch these movies; when the chronological order is all jumbled, that's pretty natural. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
      "Anyone who has trouble keeping the late-night Jimmys straight is about to get even more confused . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Politicians and policymakers in Utah, and elsewhere, sometimes get confused about this. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Many people get confused about how gift taxes work. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English \u2014 more at confuse ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213328"
  },
  "clear off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go away : depart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrive",
      "come",
      "show up",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1722, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213357"
  },
  "comingle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commingle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amalgamate",
      "blend",
      "combine",
      "commingle",
      "commix",
      "composite",
      "concrete",
      "conflate",
      "fuse",
      "homogenize",
      "immingle",
      "immix",
      "incorporate",
      "integrate",
      "interfuse",
      "intermingle",
      "intermix",
      "meld",
      "merge",
      "mingle",
      "mix"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break down",
      "break up",
      "separate",
      "unmix"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the chemicals, when comingled , will spontaneously ignite"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213518"
  },
  "canceller":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time",
      ": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul",
      ": to match in force or effect : offset",
      ": to bring to nothingness : destroy",
      ": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media",
      "\u2014 see also cancel culture",
      ": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse",
      ": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator",
      ": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account",
      ": to mark or strike out for deletion",
      ": omit , delete",
      ": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance",
      ": cancellation",
      ": a deleted part or passage",
      ": a leaf containing matter to be deleted",
      ": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed",
      ": to take back : stop from being in effect",
      ": to cause to not happen",
      ": to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect",
      ": to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation",
      ": to cross out or strike out with a line",
      ": to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again",
      ": to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as",
      ": to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of \u2014 compare revoke",
      ": to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of",
      ": to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank",
      ": to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit)",
      ": to put an end to (a contract): as",
      ": to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed",
      ": to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached \u2014 compare rescind , terminate",
      ": to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party",
      ": to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "abort",
      "call",
      "call off",
      "cry off",
      "drop",
      "recall",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "revoke",
      "scrap",
      "scrub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "keep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "New subscribers can cancel anytime before the trial ends. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "In that case, a few states could cancel their primaries if not enough challengers qualify for the ballot. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "Also cancel culture, all the big, big problems that are around. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2022",
      "Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city cannot cancel its agreement with the NRA, citing contractual obligations. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Lee discussed the impact of \u2018 cancel culture\u2019 on society today. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Did Ordinance 51 cancel the conflicting sections of Ordinance 17, as might seem logical? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "More:Is this the way to sidestep ' cancel culture' and be friends with everyone? \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "As if the Republicans are railing against cancel culture. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The authors noted the rise of cancel culture, which was due in part to the emergence of the #metoo movement and the start of the Trump presidency. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214202"
  },
  "consistence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consistency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "consistency",
      "density",
      "thickness",
      "viscidity",
      "viscosity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the mixture should have the consistence of pancake batter"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier, \"permanence of form, solidity, mature state before aging begins,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, \"permanence, stability,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin consistentia \"(of matter) soundness, durability, (of a narrative) consistency,\" going back to Late Latin, \"substance,\" noun derivative of Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at {mat|consist:1}",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214259"
  },
  "churlish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar",
      ": marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly",
      ": difficult to work with or deal with : intractable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r-lish"
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    "synonyms":[
      "boorish",
      "classless",
      "cloddish",
      "clownish",
      "loutish",
      "uncouth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It would be churlish not to congratulate him.",
      "it would be churlish for any dinner guest to express anything but gratitude for his host's generous hospitality",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s a standard liberal hope, of course, against the grain of our incurably churlish country. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Wham, the churlish AI wipes us all out, not even waiting for the meteor to do so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith acquiesces to contemporary platitudes that stereotype the black male work ethic as churlish and autocratic, confusing those traits with strength. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Apparently, many voters used that clause to leave the churlish Bonds off their ballots. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "West\u2019s collaborators weren\u2019t the only ones who were churlish with Donda\u2018s release; West himself expressed dissatisfaction with the rollout. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "That said, it must also be stipulated that people seem to like Little Island, including some ordinarily churlish critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "These boys are churlish and brusque, with chapped rosy cheeks Duveneck has masterfully captured. \u2014 Leyla Shokoohe, The Enquirer , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Logic may seem like a churlish thing to wish for in a movie that deliberately operates in such a heightened state of unreality. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cherlyssh \"of churls, rustic, uncouth,\" going back to Old English ceorlisc, cyrlisc, from ceorl \"male person, countryman, member of the lowest class of free men\" + -isc  -ish \u2014 more at churl ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214819"
  },
  "coffin":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a box or chest for burying a corpse \u2014 compare casket",
      ": to enclose in or as if in a coffin",
      ": a box or case to hold a dead body for burial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bier",
      "box",
      "casket",
      "pall",
      "sarcophagus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The final nail in the coffin has been the insidious rise and rise of inflation. \u2014 Mitali Mukherjee, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
      "And given Young's remarkable track record, this looks like the final nail in the coffin for technology which has become both popular and ubiquitous in mid-to-high-end Android smartphones in recent years. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Manchin\u2019s opposition may have been the final nail in the coffin for Raskin\u2019s nomination, but that was after 50 Republicans also opposed it. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Slow adoption of e-commerce put the final nail in the coffin for Kmart, as shoppers increasingly turned online for their needs. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "When her lover Henrietta Moraes died, Hambling drew her in her coffin . \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
      "Gill\u2019s family displayed some of her cross-stitch pieces at her funeral, the article said, including one depicting the Last Supper, next to her coffin . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Courier-Journal , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Gill\u2019s family displayed some of her cross-stitch pieces at her funeral, the article said, including one depicting the Last Supper, next to her coffin . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Gill\u2019s family displayed some of her cross-stitch pieces at her funeral, the article said, including one depicting the Last Supper, next to her coffin . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stanley Cup drought could be hours from ending, the team tried to avoid the topic, keep its focus and prepare the final nail for the Flyers\u2019 coffin . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "Galella was born in New York City on Jan. 10, 1931 to a piano and coffin manufacturer father and a mother who worked as a crochet beader. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 2 May 2022",
      "For those who want to give their fingers a more elongated shape as the leaves start to fall, coffin fall nail designs are a great option. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "A week later, at her funeral, my sister and I stood next to her coffin the entire time. \u2014 Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Lee recommends coffin nails for those who aren't afraid of a bold look and says the trend looks amazing on slender fingers with acrylic nails. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "The researchers plan on testing how attractive the scent compounds are to coffin flies to confirm if A. microstoma is the flies' only source for pollination, Science Alert reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2021",
      "At her funeral, Harry, along with his brother William, walked behind her coffin down the Mall. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 21 May 2021",
      "The intimate private funeral was dwarfed in scale by the 200,000 citizen mourners who would file past her mother\u2019s coffin a few weeks later. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1525, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1564, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215056"
  },
  "coop (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space especially for a long period of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215802"
  },
  "callous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being hardened and thickened",
      ": having calluses",
      ": feeling no emotion",
      ": feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted",
      ": to make callous",
      ": feeling or showing no sympathy for others",
      ": being hardened and thickened",
      ": having calluses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kal-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affectless",
      "case-hardened",
      "cold-blooded",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "\u2026 under Orton's own companionable charm there was something hard and callous , the result no doubt of a loveless upbringing \u2026 \u2014 Benedict Nightingale , New York Times Book Review , 10 May 1987",
      "\u2026 the scenes involving the snotty, callous dean ring false right from the start \u2026 \u2014 Pauline Kael , New Yorker , 8 Apr. 1985",
      "Patient, cold and callous , our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. \u2014 Dylan Thomas , \"A Child's Christmas in Wales,\" in Quite Early One Morning , 1954",
      "a selfish and callous young man",
      "a callous refusal to help the poor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Just like in the show, The Duke and I centers around the amiable debutante Daphne Bridgerton and the handsome, yet callous , Duke of Hastings (also called Simon Basset). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Where Michael is sometimes thoughtlessly callous , his lawyer, David Rudolf (a softly oppressive Michael Stuhlbarg), is oily and calculating, instructing one of the loyal daughters, for instance, to change her hair color for the sake of optics. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "The controversy is reminiscent of a similar move at Better.com by CEO Vishal Garg, criticized widely at the time for being needlessly callous . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "That popularity opens up an opportunity for Democrats to paint Republicans as callous about the needs of everyday Americans during a pandemic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Unable to forgo an opportunity to boast of his strategic genius, Mickelson affirmed with callous indifference the approach shared by his fellow travelers in the locker room, most of whom have not yet been flushed from the shadows. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "At the very least, Djokovic\u2019s approach suggested insensitivity, although his critics, whose numbers are growing by the hour, are more inclined to see it as callous indifference. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The defendant's cold, callous , cruel treatment of Floyd was evident in his demeanor during the killing. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
      "But the terrible scenes should not shock anyone familiar with Putin\u2019s brutal tactics and the reality of a callous land war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His hands are raw, his feet are calloused , but Monday was a new day, a new challenge, inspiring new hope. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
      "His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1769, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220230"
  },
  "cong\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a formal permission to depart",
      ": dismissal",
      ": a ceremonious bow",
      ": farewell",
      ": an architectural molding of concave profile \u2014 see molding illustration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u207f-\u02c8zh\u0101",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cczh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adieu",
      "au revoir",
      "ave",
      "bon voyage",
      "farewell",
      "Godspeed",
      "good-bye",
      "good-by"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hello"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of earlier congee, congie , from Middle English conge , from Anglo-French cung\u00e9 , from Latin commeatus going back and forth, leave, from commeare to go back and forth, from com- + meare to go \u2014 more at permeate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-221709"
  },
  "cannister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an often cylindrical container for holding a usually specified object or substance",
      ": encased shot for close-range artillery fire",
      ": a perforated metal box for gas masks with material to adsorb, filter, or detoxify airborne poisons and irritants",
      ": a small box or can for holding a dry product"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "can",
      "drum",
      "tin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the video, which has no audio, the suspect can be seen holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray before deploying it. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "By 2020, alarmed by rising violent crime rates across the country, the protection Lognion had at home - her dog, a canister of mace, an alarm system - no longer felt like enough. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "The process normally takes five years or more, but Holtec sped it up by building a fuel canister the company says can accommodate nuclear waste at hotter temperatures. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Much like a traditional vacuum, robotic pool cleaners suck up dirt and debris, storing it in an attached filter bag or canister that can be emptied after each use. \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Overall, ice cream makers that used a combination of ice and rock salt to freeze were not as easy to use as ones that use a frozen canister or a compressor, and noise levels varied greatly. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Surveillance video from inside the Wellspring Health Access clinic shows the suspect, whose face is covered with a surgical mask most of the time, carrying a red gas canister . \u2014 Amanda Musa, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why my family is excited to have an Ignik Firecan in our arsenal: when restrictions prevent you from having a real fire, this canister still delivers. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin canistrum basket, from Greek kanastron wicker basket, from kanna reed \u2014 more at cane ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222104"
  },
  "cloudburst":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden copious rainfall",
      ": a sudden outpouring : deluge",
      ": a sudden heavy rainfall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d-\u02ccb\u0259rst",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d-\u02ccb\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deluge",
      "downfall",
      "downpour",
      "rain",
      "rainfall",
      "rainstorm",
      "storm",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A cloudburst caused the river to flood.",
      "the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In making his allegations, Louis Angelos recounts anecdotes \u2014 for example, about stormy encounters and a years-long rift between John and his father \u2014 that unleash a cloudburst of family drama. \u2014 Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "This wasn\u2019t an isolated cloudburst ; this was a massive storm system that would drop 12 inches of rain on the region in less than 24 hours. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
      "Why work so hard to verify a cloudburst of butterflies migrating so long ago through the busiest part of one of the busiest cities on Earth? \u2014 Longreads , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "As the cloudburst raged, water sluiced down the slope. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "The rain culminated in the record-setting cloudburst on July 20. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Because of exceptional levels of moisture in the atmosphere, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Saturday evening ahead of the cloudburst . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Initially, international attention to transportation safety risks from extreme weather focused on drownings in a subway tunnel that filled with water during the same cloudburst in Zhengzhou, in central China\u2019s Henan province. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2021",
      "Initially, international attention to transportation safety risks from extreme weather focused on drownings in a subway tunnel that filled with water during the same cloudburst in Zhengzhou, in central China\u2019s Henan Province. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 24 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223038"
  },
  "canopy":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cloth covering suspended over a bed",
      ": a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object : baldachin",
      ": a protective covering: such as",
      ": the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest",
      ": awning , marquee",
      ": an ornamental rooflike structure",
      ": the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpit",
      ": the fabric part of a parachute that catches the air",
      ": to cover with or as if with a canopy",
      ": a covering fixed over a bed or throne or carried on poles (as over a person of high rank)",
      ": something that hangs over and shades or shelters something else",
      ": the uppermost spreading layer of a forest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awning",
      "ceiling",
      "cover",
      "roof",
      "tent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A canopy hung over the altar.",
      "trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ability to see through a clear canopy (as well as remove it) inspired the car\u2019s name: Cielo is Italian for sky. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022",
      "The real estate the plants seek is in the cloud-forest canopy , some 25 to 70 feet off the ground. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The frame of the canopy bed mimics the clean, dark lines of the metal window frames. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "This is a meditative stroll\u2014not a hike or run\u2014under the canopy of trees in the woods near my house. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "To me, Washington seemed like one of the states with the worst cell reception; when my partner would ride his bike under a thick canopy of ancient trees, I\u2019d be left with my phone in hand, helpless and unable to pinpoint his exact location. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The iron canopy bed from RH helps humanize the scale of the room. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Other top features include an adjustable sunshade canopy , a side pocket to stash your phone, sunglasses, and snacks, and five reclining positions \u2014 including fully flat. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "The city\u2019s plan would double tree canopy over the next six years in the city\u2019s areas of highest need\u2014namely low-income communities and communities of color that are disproportionately affected by climate change. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The village would also attempt to solicit greater public involvement in the maintenance of the tree canopy through a multiyear arrangement with the TreeKeepers program, maintained by Illinois conservation not-for-profit Openlands. \u2014 Joshua Irvine, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2016, Sia was offered $1 million for a backyard event in St. Barts, for which the host was prepared to build a dance floor and canopy with a clear roof. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Interactive experiences have popped up at airports all over the world, like at Singapore's Jewel at Changi Airport, which features everything from sky nets to a hedge maze and canopy bridge to pass the time before a flight. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Cottonwood trees canopy the water and turn golden in the waning fall days. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021",
      "Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021",
      "Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223354"
  },
  "cognizance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)",
      ": knowledge , awareness",
      ": notice , acknowledgment",
      ": jurisdiction , responsibility",
      ": jurisdiction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advertence",
      "advertency",
      "attention",
      "awareness",
      "consciousness",
      "ear",
      "eye",
      "heed",
      "knowledge",
      "mindfulness",
      "note",
      "notice",
      "observance",
      "observation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They seemed to have no cognizance of the crime.",
      "take cognizance of what is happening",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Democrats, who control both chambers of the legislature, dismissed the idea, saying that the already existing committees of cognizance should look into the various aspects of school construction. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "According to Deloitte\u2019s Principal & Chief Inclusion Officer Dr. Terri Cooper, leadership traits to strive for are: commitment, courage, cognizance of bias, curiosity, cultural intelligence and collaboration. \u2014 Julia Wuench, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Though there wasn't exactly an apology in Moreno's statement, the tweets do include her cognizance of the Afro-Latinx community's valid feelings on the matter at hand. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 June 2021",
      "And equity is, essentially, the cognizance of every individual\u2019s uniqueness and needs by promoting justice and impartiality within the practices, processes and systematic distribution of resources. \u2014 Madhukar Govindaraju, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "The Defense Department announced the establishment of a UFO task force in August, saying the group would be led by the Navy under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Morrison is the first pop artist to show cognizance of COVID reality. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Still, an inchoate anxiety lurked behind the mania, a fleeting cognizance that for all their demands of more, nothing could ever match this. \u2014 Elaina Plott, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "And seemingly no cognizance that on that very day, fires were consuming vast swaths of California and Oregon. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cognisaunce , latinization (after cogn\u014dscere and its derivatives) of conissaunce, conoisance \"knowledge, understanding, distinguishing mark (as on a shield),\" borrowed from Anglo-French conoisance, conisance , from conis ant, conoiss ant \"aware, mindful\" (from present participle of conoistre \"to know, be aware of,\" going back to Latin cogn\u014dscere \"to get to know, acquire knowledge of\") + -ance  -ance \u2014 more at cognition ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223623"
  },
  "coherence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of cohering : such as",
      ": systematic or logical connection or consistency",
      ": integration of diverse elements, relationships, or values",
      ": the property of being coherent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8hir-\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8her-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "concinnity",
      "consonance",
      "consonancy",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "proportion",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During his tenure, the chief justice has built a track record \u2013 though not a flawless one \u2013 of coherence and consensus. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
      "The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "Under all the fog (and there is a lot of it), there isn\u2019t much substance in this production, which clearly prioritizes an aesthetic and a mood over acting, coherence and Shakespeare\u2019s text. \u2014 Christian Lewis, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The exhibition gives due respect to both artist and object, uniting them with coherence and sparkle. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Psychologists call these three things coherence , purpose and existential mattering. \u2014 Joshua Hicks, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "After all, the obligation to political and ethical coherence stops at the moment love starts. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The entries are judged by their sincerity, originality, Alaska inspiration, and the quality and coherence of the writing. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Open debate about options by many voices hasn\u2019t weakened the coherence of the response to Russian aggression. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" coher(ent) + -ence , after Latin cohaerentia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223806"
  },
  "convalesce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness",
      ": to regain health and strength gradually after sickness or injury",
      ": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "come back",
      "gain",
      "heal",
      "mend",
      "pull round",
      "rally",
      "recoup",
      "recover",
      "recuperate",
      "snap back"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He is convalescing from his leg injuries.",
      "the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bow soon after entered Glendale Sanitarium to convalesce from the ordeal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Twenty critically endangered juvenile Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtles were flown from New England to the subtropical Florida Keys to convalesce at the Marathon Turtle Hospital after being rescued from Cape Cod Bay\u2019s frigid coastal waters. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "Finally, Tanajara was forced to leave the training facility in Riverside, California, and return to San Antonio to convalesce . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin convalescere , from com- + valescere to grow strong, from val\u0113re to be strong, be well \u2014 more at wield ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224235"
  },
  "clash":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a clash",
      ": to come into conflict",
      ": to be incompatible",
      ": to cause to clash",
      ": a noisy usually metallic sound of collision",
      ": a hostile encounter : skirmish",
      ": a sharp conflict",
      ": to make or cause to make the loud sound of metal objects hitting",
      ": to come into conflict",
      ": to not go together well",
      ": a loud sharp sound usually of metal striking metal",
      ": a struggle or strong disagreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klash",
      "\u02c8klash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "conflict",
      "contest",
      "dustup",
      "fight",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "hassle",
      "scrap",
      "scrimmage",
      "scrum",
      "scuffle",
      "skirmish",
      "struggle",
      "tussle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Police and protesters clashed yesterday.",
      "The sofa and the chair clash .",
      "She ended the song by clashing the cymbals.",
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds were killed in ethnic clashes in the region last month.",
      "a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When the Bengals and Rams clash on Sunday, about 100,000 fans will cram into SoFi \u2014 nearly the population of Inglewood, the city that surrounds it. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Avoid being too headstrong in June, when you may be inconsiderate or clash with a competitor. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 22 May 2021",
      "The East\u2019s No. 7 seed will then be on the line when the Boston Celtics clash with the Washington Wizards later in the night. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "Berman\u2019s central thesis\u2014that the implicit values of economics clash with and crowd out progressive aims\u2014is more familiar. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Showrunner and cocreator John Hoffman also teased that Alice will clash with old-fashioned Charles and Oliver. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 May 2022",
      "The company\u2019s clash with Florida is the latest example of how speaking out on social and political issues can put corporations in conflict with some lawmakers. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has spoken on the feeling of being 'robbed' by Frankfurt and their fans in the Europa League ahead of his team's La Liga clash with Cadiz on Monday. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of the face washes on the market carry a light scent that won\u2019t overpower or clash with your cologne or body spray. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This clash carried over into record spending and mudslinging in school board races fueled by charter advocates on one side and the teachers union on the other. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Take the points in case this clash comes down to the wire, but the C's are the smart play against the spread in Game 2. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "In the first real test of this clash , Russia\u2019s Gazprom this morning suspended gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria, sending European gas prices soaring. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In this clash , Mr. Putin had armed himself with cultural and religious reinforcements. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Raging through the Cold War, this clash revolved around capitalism\u2019s role in shaping our desires, and the possibility of overcoming social hierarchies. \u2014 Udi Greenberg, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The celebrated highlight of this back-and-forth clash came when wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone for the winning score in the game's final minute. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "This clash speaks to the strangeness of the distinctions of Bib versus Michelin star. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "After all, a global audience might not be enthused by a clash between Northern Ireland and Albania, but in both of those nations, the game can be hugely significant. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224455"
  },
  "cookie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small flat or slightly raised cake",
      ": an attractive woman",
      ": person , guy",
      ": a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)",
      ": a small sweet cake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "This recipe makes about two dozen cookies .",
      "She put a batch of cookies into the oven.",
      "Don't worry about her\u2014she's a tough cookie .",
      "You are one smart cookie .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each meals serves four or five and comes with a salad, side, cookie and bread. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "The Duet Bites are the perfect combination of madeleines and brownies\u2014think black and white cookie but cakey-brownie. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Davis\u2019s boyfriend recently quit his $10-an-hour job at a cookie factory after the 80-minute daily commute became untenable. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to savory bites, guests can also enjoy sweets such as Oat Shakes blended with Oatly oat milk, and vegan soft serve topped with sprinkles, waffles fries, cookie crumbles, or vegan bacon bits. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Popular custard flavors include black raspberry, blue moon and thin mint cookie . \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "In 2019, Verena Bahlsen, the 26-year-old inheritor of Germany\u2019s most famous cookie company, gave a speech at a conference in Hamburg. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Cookies for ice cream- cookie sandwiches are made by Lyubov Davydova, who also bakes for Dom\u2019s Coffee. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
      "Specialty varieties, like cookie cones, account for just 4 percent of revenue. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch koekje , diminutive of koek cake",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224938"
  },
  "clepe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": name , call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baptize",
      "call",
      "christen",
      "denominate",
      "designate",
      "dub",
      "entitle",
      "label",
      "name",
      "nominate",
      "style",
      "term",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English clipian to speak, call; akin to Old Frisian kleppa to ring",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-225616"
  },
  "catatonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, marked by, or affected with catatonia",
      ": characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression",
      ": of, relating to, marked by, or affected with catatonia",
      ": a catatonic individual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik",
      "\u02cckat-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blank",
      "deadpan",
      "empty",
      "expressionless",
      "impassive",
      "inexpressive",
      "numb",
      "stolid",
      "vacant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demonstrative",
      "expressive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sarah Connolly played Gertrude like a woman nearly catatonic with repressed guilt; William Burden made Polonius forthright and proper rather than comical; David Butt Philip was an aggressive Laertes. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Hermosillo then became nearly catatonic and believed herself a danger to her other children, the Register reported. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Tears and catatonic poses in the Ravens\u2019 postgame locker room told the story of what occurred on that climactic play. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "But at that moment, those few sentences sent me spiraling into what felt like an almost catatonic state. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Gideon is overwhelmed with new choices, forcing her into a catatonic state; Astra and Spooner combine powers to get into Gideon\u2019s mindscape and find a virus. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see catatonia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-225636"
  },
  "craving":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing",
      ": a great desire or longing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-vi\u014b",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-vi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appetency",
      "appetite",
      "desire",
      "drive",
      "hankering",
      "hunger",
      "itch",
      "jones",
      "letch",
      "longing",
      "lust",
      "passion",
      "pining",
      "thirst",
      "thirstiness",
      "urge",
      "yearning",
      "yen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I had a sudden craving for french fries, so I pulled into the nearest fast-food restaurant.",
      "a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This life-long craving for better-tasting, gluten-free snacks and a proclivity for business, led the 26-year-old entrepreneur to start her own snack company called Chasin\u2019 Dreams Farms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "This was that crucial phase of the Renaissance when a craving to imitate antiquity dovetailed with fresh ideas about nature and the human body and a new awareness of time and space. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "And while one person's go-to hamburger snack might be another's katsu sando or chivito, there's hardly a country on the planet that doesn't turn to some type of bread with something stuffed inside it to cure a craving . \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "Acute isolation causes social craving , similar to the way fasting causes hunger. \u2014 Ryan Jenkins, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "This variety snack box is chock full of salty, sweet and crunchy munchies that will satisfy just about any craving . \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "After a lot of use, that kettle can get full of white salt-like scales and just won\u2019t boil water fast enough to satisfy that tea craving . \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated, even in 2017, only electrified the hype machine in a sport craving excitement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Designed with both the face and undereye area in mind, this flexible concealer satisfies the craving for coverage, while imparting a healthy, natural finish to the skin regardless of your skin type! \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see crave ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230153"
  },
  "complimentary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expressing praise or admiration : expressing or containing a compliment",
      ": favorable",
      ": given free as a courtesy or favor",
      ": expressing or containing praise, approval, respect, or admiration",
      ": given free as a courtesy or favor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8men-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8men-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approbatory",
      "approving",
      "commendatory",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "positive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derogatory",
      "disapproving",
      "inappreciative",
      "negative",
      "unappreciative",
      "uncomplimentary",
      "unfavorable",
      "unflattering",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amenities include parking your car at your campsite, Porto pots (with hand washing stations), water bottle filling locations, a complimentary breakfast bar, and showers. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
      "Finish in Covent Garden piazza, with a complimentary glass of bubbles from Floral By Lima and sushi rolls from Sushisamba. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "Tickets: $50 (general admission unreserved seating), $100 (premium seating) per concert and includes a complimentary glass of wine for each attendee over the age of 21. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Each meal comes with a complimentary glass of rose bubbles. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Tickets are $135 per couple and include a complimentary glass of champagne. \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "For New Year\u2019s Eve, the Italian eatery is offering a decadent seven course truffle menu for $175 a person which includes a complimentary glass of champagne. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "After the tasting, guests will receive a complimentary glass of their favorite wine from the tasting series. \u2014 al , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The restaurant and bar offers a complimentary glass of Champagne and carnations for moms during its dine-in brunch May 9. \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see compliment  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230226"
  },
  "cobwebby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled or covered with cobwebs",
      ": gossamer",
      ": musty , well-worn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4b-\u02ccwe-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "filmy",
      "flimsy",
      "frothy",
      "gauzy",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "insubstantial",
      "sleazy",
      "unsubstantial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sturdy",
      "substantial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "wore a gown of cobwebby georgette",
      "cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230847"
  },
  "charmingly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely pleasing or delightful : entrancing",
      ": very pleasing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-mi\u014b",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a charming little caf\u00e9 by the sea",
      "a charming man who had no problem winning women's hearts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lamplighter Community Theatre presents Michael Madden\u2019s new play about a woman with breast cancer embarking on a romance with a man who is both charming and awkwardly incapable of saying the right thing about her health battle. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The teen superhero origin story looks charming and fresh, with a promising newcomer in star Iman Vellani. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "What people dream of, gala-wise, is beauty, admiring and being admired, charming and being charmed, being selected as special and deserving. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Urrea\u2019s language is rhythmic and lively, and his details make a tale of impending death, gang violence, and family trauma charming and hilarious. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "To put it simply, French country kitchens are charming and chic. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Heights Bier Garten outdoor space is charming and full of large seating areas. \u2014 Shravanthi Chriss, Chron , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The royal blue pattern also reminds us of toile, giving it a charming and timeless vibe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Healdsburg is historically known as a charming and sleepy Wine Country town with little nightlife. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of charm entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231335"
  },
  "checkmate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to arrest, thwart, or counter completely",
      ": to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible",
      ": the act of checkmating",
      ": the situation of a checkmated king",
      ": a complete check",
      ": a situation in chess in which a player loses because the player's king is in a position from which it cannot escape capture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek-\u02ccm\u0101t",
      "\u02c8chek-\u02ccm\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baffle",
      "balk",
      "beat",
      "discomfit",
      "foil",
      "frustrate",
      "thwart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "foster",
      "further",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio",
      "Noun",
      "a brilliant move that resulted in checkmate",
      "The challenger can force a checkmate with his next move.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Frye likened Lue as a coach to a chess player sacrificing a lesser piece to edge closer to checkmate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But Icahn saw that plan as an opening to checkmate his opponent. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "And with Russia supplying some 40% of the European Union's gas imports, the Kremlin has already shown its ability to checkmate the West's harshest sanctions by limiting production and potentially triggering rolling blackouts across the continent. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "In fact, that's the only way to win a game of quantum chess, since there is no check or checkmate possible. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "But in a category packed with word-of-mouth sensations, the addictive Queen's Gambit should simultaneously checkmate all four opponents. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "The object of the game is to checkmate your opponent's king by surrounding him with pieces that limit his movements. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Winning Florida would effectively checkmate Trump in his bid to win 270 Electoral College votes, the amount needed for another term. \u2014 Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "The schedule includes no Texan with a solo speaking slot, and no signs of any focus on a state where a Democratic win would amount to checkmate in the Electoral College. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What is missing is the recognition that Russia has been quietly engineering an energy checkmate that will culminate in the coming winter. \u2014 Steve Cicala, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "But if the Rams (14-5) don\u2019t overcome the 49ers\u2019 maddening mastery over them, all their big moves will end in checkmate . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Anya Taylor-Joy Leave it to Anya Taylor-Joy to wear the fashion equivalent of a checkmate . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Putin\u2019s Ankara checkmate against the U.S. in Eurasia and the Middle East. \u2014 Peter Metzger, National Review , 12 June 2021",
      "Beth Harmon makes every checkmate feel as thrilling as a final touchdown at the Super Bowl. \u2014 Vogue , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "This is easily what put Joe Biden over the top here, the checkmate state. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Lakers coach Frank Vogel put the Heat in check, but James appreciates checkmate remains no given with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "Strength in numbers is the ultimate checkmate , giving us a distinct advantage. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 19 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232114"
  },
  "concinnity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": harmony or elegance of design especially of literary style in adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-n\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "coherence",
      "consonance",
      "consonancy",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "proportion",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a choral work admired for its seamless concinnity of music and dance"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concinnitas , from concinnus skillfully put together",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232451"
  },
  "conflictive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fight , battle , war",
      ": competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)",
      ": mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands",
      ": the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction",
      ": to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord",
      ": to contend in warfare",
      ": an extended struggle : battle",
      ": a clashing disagreement (as between ideas or interests)",
      ": to be in opposition",
      ": mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8flikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8flikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clash",
      "collide",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Congress may also be more willing to foot the bill, because, more broadly, the White House\u2019s moves should be understood as part of a bipartisan willingness to prepare the U.S. economy for economic conflict with China. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "Lower courts have broadly allowed good-cause permitting but those are in conflict with a DC case where a court overturned the district's good-cause requirement. \u2014 Peter Nickeas And Mark Morales, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The talent that creates an empire is often in conflict with the skills that preserve it. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Russia continued its deadly assault in Ukraine's east Saturday as the war stretched past the 100-day mark and experts warned of a grinding conflict with no end in sight. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "That runs into conflict with U.S. copyright laws, which allow companies and nonprofit organizations to commoditize their work product \u2014 including pieces of a shared language. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska spoke about the state of the ongoing conflict with Russia and where the Ukrainian people currently stand as a country. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "That has brought the iPhone maker into conflict with the Justice Department over messaging privacy. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
      "There was conflict with the teachers\u2026and people were not understanding. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Astute viewers might note this will likely conflict with red carpet arrivals, as that show will be airing live on ABC concurrently with the categories being pre-recorded. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "However, the chemistry between the two leads appears to conflict with the expectations of Kendall\u2019s mother, Emma, who has worked hard to protect her daughter from things like heartbreak. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Seven Members have been found by the Defendants themselves to hold genuine religious beliefs, practices, or observances within the meaning of state and federal law which conflict with vaccination. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Equally, opinions can differ on the relative weightings to be given to E, S, and G, and there are occasions where, say, the E and the S may conflict . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Also, some Bay Area users have had trouble finding their properties or noted that the results seem to conflict with their experience of wildfire risk in their area. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Vance reportedly owns a nearly $1 million home in Washington, D.C. that may conflict with his residence in Ohio. \u2014 Fox News , 8 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, leaders in Europe and the United States have taken short-term measures to lower fuel prices and boost oil and gas supplies that conflict with their lofty, long-term climate aspirations. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "For years, the company resisted changes to its content rules that would seemingly conflict with that value, often declining to remove threats, and racist and sexist tweets from the platform. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232503"
  },
  "cataclysm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flood , deluge",
      ": catastrophe sense 3a",
      ": a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition",
      ": an event that brings great changes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02cckli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms",
      "The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.",
      "The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Politics in Berlin has undergone a political cataclysm that no one saw coming. \u2014 Noah Barkin, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "An Everest-size comet is hurtling toward Earth, and in exactly six months and 14 days, the planet will be shattered to pieces, leaving every living creature to perish in a cataclysm of fire and flood. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "In fact, another 1940s global cataclysm seems far more apt for Americans confronting the sad-eyed fate of Ukraine. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "If, as has been suggested, the trials of the pandemic are ultimately just a grim overture to our looming ecological cataclysm , the current moment is a reminder that focusing our energy on small local projects is one way to stave off despair. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Edwardian Britain is often portrayed as a period of early-20th-century civility before the cataclysm of world war. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The daytime images of Shanghai streets, emptied of all human life, are a vision of life on earth after a civilization-destroying cataclysm . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This was, in short, a cataclysm aimed directly at our democracy. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "And perhaps the best way to learn how to survive cataclysm while retaining your humanity is by listening to the stories of those who have already been doing it for centuries. \u2014 David L. Pike, The Conversation , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cataclysme , from Latin cataclysmos , from Greek kataklysmos , from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash \u2014 more at clyster ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233404"
  },
  "cockamamie":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ridiculous , incredible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "comical",
      "derisive",
      "derisory",
      "farcical",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "pathetic",
      "preposterous",
      "ridiculous",
      "risible",
      "silly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of decalcomania ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234052"
  },
  "cross fire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": firing (as in combat) from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross",
      ": a situation wherein the forces of opposing factions meet, cross, or clash",
      ": rapid or heated exchange of words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercation",
      "argle-bargle",
      "argument",
      "argy-bargy",
      "battle royal",
      "bicker",
      "brawl",
      "contretemps",
      "controversy",
      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
      "donnybrook",
      "falling-out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "imbroglio",
      "kickup",
      "misunderstanding",
      "quarrel",
      "rhubarb",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "set-to",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "viewers tune in to witness the weekly cross fire between the liberal and conservative commentators",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The market has indiscriminately penalized tech stocks across the board and cybersecurity stocks are simply caught in the cross fire . \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Lester said 70 to 80 people were in the vicinity of the gunfire and many were caught in the cross fire . \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
      "Expect more of this cross fire over how to carve up the state\u2019s gambling turf. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Just on Monday night, two young residents were killed in the cross fire near Mr. Alim\u2019s watermelon stand. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
      "The ferocious media blitzkrieg that arose when both stories became public led to Allen and Farrow being maligned in the press, with their friends and family flinging accusations into the cross fire . \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Caught in the cross fire of these combative tackles was Lo Celso, who picked up a groin injury following a stamp from Chile's Charles Aranguiz. \u2014 SI.com , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "As the federal government prepares to roll out $16 billion to help farmers caught in the cross fire of Trump\u2019s trade wars, Democratic congressmen want fishermen included in the deal. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "The youngsters caught in a political cross fire have been robbed of their childhood \u2014 robbed of the music of family. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com , 27 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235516"
  },
  "credulous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence",
      ": proceeding from credulity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-j\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like all efforts to brand the modern GOP as populist or even populism-curious, arguing that the party has abandoned the core of its last half-century of politics requires credulous and contorted readings of statements intended as mere rhetoric. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Even credulous reporters will think twice before running with another Fusion lead. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Like the Afghanistan debacle, Theranos is a horror story of wishful thinking, credulous media, and celebrity impunity. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "The series features Judy Greer as the prosecutor who targeted Russ, Josh Duhamel as Russ\u2019 credulous defense attorney, Sean Bridgers as Pam\u2019s husband, Mark, and Celia Weston as Pam\u2019s mother. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Second, spreading overheated rumors about miracle drugs before the evidence is in will lead credulous people to take it without knowledge of proper dosage or considering toxic interactions. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Reporters, often explicitly recalling credulous reporting of Bush administration claims of intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq War, have pressed officials to provide evidence backing up the releases. \u2014 Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand And Kylie Atwood, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The tweet is a typical Yangism \u2014 tone deaf, credulous , but broadly appealing to people who don\u2019t want to do any critical thinking about a subject. \u2014 Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Unlike the efforts of Republican Never Trumpers, such as the Lincoln Project, which released a series of videos during the 2020 election season that delighted in making fun of the President and his minions, the tone is earnest, often credulous . \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin credulus , from credere to believe, entrust \u2014 more at creed ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000117"
  },
  "contumacy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stubborn resistance to authority",
      ": willful contempt of court",
      ": willful disobedience of a court order"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259-s\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u00fc-",
      "-ty\u00fc-",
      "-ch\u0259-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259-s\u0113, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-; \u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-m\u0259-s\u0113, -ty\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balkiness",
      "contrariness",
      "defiance",
      "disobedience",
      "frowardness",
      "insubordination",
      "intractability",
      "obstreperousness",
      "rebellion",
      "rebelliousness",
      "recalcitrance",
      "refractoriness",
      "unruliness",
      "waywardness",
      "willfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compliance",
      "obedience",
      "submission",
      "subordinateness",
      "subordination",
      "tractability",
      "tractableness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a rogue archbishop who was excommunicated on grounds of contumacy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contumacie , from Anglo-French, from Latin contumacia , from contumac-, contumax rebellious",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000358"
  },
  "cornucopian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance",
      ": an inexhaustible store : abundance",
      ": a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone",
      ": a container in the shape of a horn overflowing with fruits and flowers used as a symbol of plenty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259",
      "-ny\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259",
      "-ny\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argosy",
      "gold mine",
      "mine",
      "mother lode",
      "treasure trove",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.",
      "The book includes a cornucopia of wonderful stories.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those lakefront neighborhoods offered culture-vultures and foodies a cornucopia of trendy restaurants, theaters and pub-crawls. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Anyone who grew up loving horses, anyone who dearly loves an animal, will find a cornucopia of riches in this novel. \u2014 Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Designed by Kelly Wearstler, the eminent woman worked with local, emerging artists to create vibrant and modern spaces with contrasting textures and a cornucopia of hues. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "But the sheer number of sellers ready to try their hand at Harborplace allowed for a mind-boggling cornucopia . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
      "In Jerusalem the style is dominated by athleisure, running shoes and a cornucopia of brand names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Just like the fractional result, the Kahn-Kalai conjecture, now proved true, automatically implies a cornucopia of related conjectures. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This 50-50 blend of grenache and cinsault, two common red grapes in southern France, yields an expressively aromatic ros\u00e9, with wildflowers and herbs, followed on the palate by a cornucopia of citrus, melons and berries. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The flavor brings a cornucopia of red fruits and zippy grapefruit with a whiff of florals that will transport you right to the Italian coast. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001100"
  },
  "convenience":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fitness or suitability for performing an action or fulfilling a requirement",
      ": something (such as an appliance, device, or service) conducive to comfort or ease",
      ": toilet sense 1",
      ": a suitable or convenient time",
      ": freedom from discomfort : ease",
      ": designed for quick and easy preparation or use",
      ": the quality or state of being available, easy to use, useful, or helpful",
      ": personal comfort",
      ": opportunity sense 1",
      ": something that gives comfort or advantage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n-y\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodation",
      "amenity",
      "comfort",
      "creature comfort",
      "luxury",
      "mod con",
      "nicety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burden",
      "millstone",
      "weight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One shopper raved about their convenience for gardening. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
      "For all their convenience , passenger carrying floatplanes don\u2019t fly from the water at night or in a variety of weather conditions (wind/wave, fog, icing limits). \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "This mouth-watering floatie also has four raft connectors and two cup holders for your leisurely convenience . \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "This couch comes in multiple boxes and is ideal for anyone that moves a lot, has tight spaces to fit through or simply wants to set up their sofa at their own convenience . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "How can social-media companies gain our trust in their ability to moderate, much less shadowban, for the public good and not their own convenience ? \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For your convenience , keep your own personal medical records. \u2014 Nantale Muwonge, Essence , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Matinicus Island Library has no librarian and is solely run by volunteers who work at their convenience , Murray tells the news site. \u2014 Emily Williams, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "For decades, flushing a toilet and making wastewater disappear was a convenience that didn\u2019t warrant a second thought. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Mercury Retail is Russia's largest ultra- convenience retailer, operating a vast network of approximately 13,500 neighborhood stores nationwide. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001459"
  },
  "cooler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that cools : such as",
      ": a container for cooling liquids",
      ": refrigerator",
      ": lockup , jail",
      ": a cell for violent or unmanageable prisoners",
      ": an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base",
      ": a container for keeping food or drinks cool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "calaboose",
      "can",
      "clink",
      "coop",
      "guardroom",
      "hock",
      "hold",
      "hoosegow",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The sodas are in the cooler .",
      "plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Who\u2019s going to lug an entire cooler halfway up a mountain on a hike or drown it in water on the river? \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "But reusable containers are allowed as is one cooler of 30 quarts or less per person. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace, as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Additionally, an open-air cooler is inside to sell a rotation of tomatillos, jalapenos and other ingredients to allow people to make their own salsa. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "Send all items in the mail via an igloo cooler with the items inside properly wrapped in bubble wrap. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "After a hot start over the holiday weekend, things will be a bit cooler on Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "The place to be a bit cooler appears to be the southeastern Connecticut shoreline where high temperatures will be in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "This time of the year, the water is still so cold that any eastern trajectory of coastal breeze is going to keep Logan Airport and the coast much cooler . \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cool entry 2 + -er entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001735"
  },
  "consciousness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself",
      ": the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact",
      ": awareness",
      ": concern for some social or political cause",
      ": the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought : mind",
      ": the totality of conscious states of an individual",
      ": the normal state of conscious life",
      ": the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes",
      ": the condition of being mentally awake and active",
      ": the part of the mind involving thought and awareness",
      ": knowledge of something specified",
      ": the totality in psychology of sensations, perceptions, ideas, attitudes, and feelings of which an individual or a group is aware at any given time or within a given time span",
      ": waking life (as that to which one returns after sleep, trance, or fever) in which one's normal mental powers are present",
      ": the upper part of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259-sn\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advertence",
      "advertency",
      "attention",
      "awareness",
      "cognizance",
      "ear",
      "eye",
      "heed",
      "knowledge",
      "mindfulness",
      "note",
      "notice",
      "observance",
      "observation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The medication caused her to enter an altered state of consciousness .",
      "The events have become part of the national consciousness .",
      "He hopes that he can raise public consciousness of the disease.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Psychedelic experiences increase the share of people who attribute consciousness to fungi from 21 percent to 56 percent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "So, no, Google does not have an artificial consciousness . \u2014 Stephen Marche, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
      "The result is a narrative that lives in a precise kind of now, that feels like the active unfolding of a consciousness . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "More than 200 miles away from the Fellowship\u2019s base in Oregon House, Calif., the religious sect, which believes a higher consciousness can be achieved by embracing fine arts and culture, has also gained a foothold inside a business unit at Google. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Supplying a fresh social consciousness is Lily Chu, one of the student reps, who lost the class presidency to the other rep, Nate, by twenty-seven votes. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The fiction abounds in gift-shop-quality illustrations representing cosmic consciousness . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Heatstroke symptoms include throbbing headache, not sweating, a body temperature above 103 degrees, losing consciousness , red, hot and dry skin and a rapid, strong pulse. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
      "The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conscious  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002631"
  },
  "crimson":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several deep purplish reds",
      ": of the color crimson",
      ": to make crimson",
      ": to become crimson",
      ": blush",
      ": a deep purplish red"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krim-z\u0259n",
      "\u02c8krim-z\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blush",
      "color",
      "flush",
      "glow",
      "redden"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jacob's character, Kane, debuted as a crimson , masked and mute demon who was half-brothers with fan-favorite superstar The Undertaker. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "Amrit wore a couture crimson Lehenga by Shyamal & Bhumika, paying homage to the traditional red shades worn by an Indian bride. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "Set in pearlescent medallions against a blue-green field coiled with gold and crimson filigree, the angels held harps, guitars and violins in their hands, their Baroque lips curved into smiles \u2014 an image of heaven filled with music, order and joy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Panjin Red Beach, China Come autumn in the northeastern province of Liaoning, miles of Suaeda heteroptera plants bloom crimson in this vast seaside marsh, making the beach as red as the Chinese flag. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Strout still has the nylon windbreaker, which time has faded from royal blue and crimson to a drab navy and maroon. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The excellent, though cooler, weather continues for several weeks as the foliage turns crimson , gold, and orange, reaching its peak in early to mid-October. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The hoodies in particular were sold in a rainbow of six dynamic shades such as eggplant and crimson . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Others, like graduate students Dawson Pressel and Addison Paxton, were draped in cream and crimson \u2014 Oklahoma\u2019s colors. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The crimson beauty features a gray leather interior, Recaro bucket seats with four-point racing harnesses and 18-inch alloys shod in Michelin tires. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
      "But the deep crimson walls hint that this will not be an ideal place for recovery and relaxation. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "Strong colors bring intensity to Ms. Gravier\u2019s seasonal tableaux: peonies and hydrangeas in a family garden; a shimmering beetle on a hollow log; crimson strawberries amid a profusion of green leaves. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The area is known for U.F.O. sightings, and its arid terrain, dotted with crimson sandstone outcroppings, has often been likened to Mars. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Barefoot and wearing the most perfectly bellowing crimson dress, Welch kicked off the concert with a pair of new songs. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2022",
      "But between the smart styling and the gown\u2019s subdued crimson color, this look transformed into one of the most intriguing on the red carpet. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "Succulent crimson -red strawberries in the depth of winter? \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The crimson outfit was complete with a dramatic train. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003455"
  },
  "creature comfort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as food, warmth, or special accommodations) that gives bodily comfort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodation",
      "amenity",
      "comfort",
      "convenience",
      "luxury",
      "mod con",
      "nicety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burden",
      "millstone",
      "weight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she's too addicted to creature comforts to enjoy roughing it, even for a few days",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Phase 3, creature comfort projects, will be finished in 2023. \u2014 Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "In a nod to Disney, the film did show her indulging in the creature comfort of a hot spring bath. \u2014 Martin Tsai, Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "The Car and Driver Editors' Choice award winner starts at $34,695, giving me plenty of room to add to the creature comforts that come standard, which include a 9.0-inch infotainment screen, lane-keeping assist, and automatic windshield wipers. \u2014 Car and Driver , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Plus, the elderly couple next to me was already so bewildered at my high-maintenance setup that one more creature comfort was definitively not surprising. \u2014 Jenny Earnest, Outside Online , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "The plan was to cover lots of ground by bike during our seven-night visit but return every evening to the same gulet, or wooden Turkish yacht, fitted with creature comforts like hot showers and Wi-Fi. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 14 May 2020",
      "The vagabonds do miss some creature comforts : no beer for Ted as alcohol is currently banned in the town. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Any creature comforts in the room are limited to one furry creature \u2014 Otis, a 2-month old Labradoodle. \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "As low-density suburbs arose on the edge of every city, low-cost houses with abundant space and creature comforts became a singular symbol of progress and proof that the American way was winning. \u2014 Conor Dougherty, Time , 18 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003634"
  },
  "clearly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a clear manner",
      ": it is clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "assuredly",
      "certainly",
      "definitely",
      "doubtless",
      "easily",
      "forsooth",
      "hands down",
      "inarguably",
      "incontestably",
      "incontrovertibly",
      "indeed",
      "indisputably",
      "plainly",
      "really",
      "so",
      "sure",
      "surely",
      "truly",
      "unarguably",
      "undeniably",
      "undoubtedly",
      "unquestionably"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You should try to speak more clearly .",
      "The mountain was clearly visible in the distance.",
      "The problem is very clearly getting worse.",
      "\u201cA new approach is needed.\u201d \u201c Clearly .\u201d",
      "\u201cThe current method isn't working.\u201d \u201c Clearly not.\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "China clearly is the pacing challenge, but a direct conflict isn\u2019t our singular challenge in an increasingly dangerous world. \u2014 WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "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",
      "The person at the Guardians game was clearly against such a decision. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "And Minnelli is clearly aware of the force of her performance, creating long takes that serve as a sort of proscenium as well as urgent closeups that burst with her tremulous power. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "The sweet spot, therefore, of maritime AI is clearly in the application of solving repeatable problems on a global scale that affect a large number of organizations in making day-to-day decisions. \u2014 Ami Daniel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The spirit of Andy Dwyer is clearly alive and well. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "Halloween is celebrated much differently these days (which is clearly great news for all of us), but this history explains why there are so many black and orange items linked to the holiday. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "The Cubs have taken a file-and-trial approach to arbitration in past years, but this clearly was a different circumstance. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003819"
  },
  "creed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief authoritative formula of religious belief",
      ": a set of fundamental beliefs",
      ": a guiding principle",
      ": a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith",
      ": a set of guiding rules or beliefs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113d",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "credo",
      "doctrine",
      "dogma",
      "gospel",
      "ideology",
      "idealogy",
      "philosophy",
      "testament"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right",
      "the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed , should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the 18 years of publishing my literature and music website Largehearted Boy, that has always been my creed . \u2014 David Gutowski, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "But there exists a politico-economic creed called neoliberalism that, despite its name, is incompatible with both of these conceptualizations. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But a man does not scream into the void for 19 months only to abandon his creed when a politician makes a promise. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Over the 18 years of publishing my literature and music website Largehearted Boy, that has always been my creed . \u2014 David Gutowski, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "For Vance, the story of the past few decades is that the social permissiveness of the left fused with the free-market creed of the right to create the soulless ethic known as neoliberalism. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "For Vance, the story of the past few decades is that the social permissiveness of the left fused with the free-market creed of the right to create the soulless ethic known as neoliberalism. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Religious institutions were secularized or supplanted by rivals that lacked their commitment to a theological creed . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English crede , from Old English cr\u0113da , from Latin credo (first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, Sanskrit \u015brad-dadh\u0101ti ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-004330"
  },
  "cutoff":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of cutting off",
      ": the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow",
      ": shortcut sense 1",
      ": a channel made to straighten a stream",
      ": a device for cutting off",
      ": something cut off",
      ": shorts originally made from jeans with the legs cut off at the knees or higher",
      ": the point, date, or period for a cutoff",
      ": to bring to an untimely end",
      ": to stop the passage of",
      ": shut off , bar",
      ": discontinue , terminate",
      ": separate , isolate",
      ": disinherit",
      ": to refuse to serve (someone) more alcohol",
      ": to stop the operation of : turn off",
      ": to stop or interrupt while in communication",
      ": to cease operating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closedown",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "discontinuance",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "can",
      "cease",
      "cut out",
      "desist (from)",
      "discontinue",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "give over",
      "halt",
      "knock off",
      "lay off",
      "leave off",
      "pack (up ",
      "quit",
      "shut off",
      "stop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cutoff of the water supply",
      "The cutoff for new applications is next Wednesday.",
      "Verb",
      "the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill",
      "the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major-league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "With days to go until the filing deadline \u2014 5 p.m. June 1 \u2014 candidates predicted a flurry of activity before the cutoff . \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The professionals should have no problem wrapping up their races before the cutoff . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "One of my favorite clips of all time is when Gunhild Swanson finished, like, four seconds before the cutoff at Western States. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the cutoff , 11 days before the election, according to elections data analyzed by CNN. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Grip it and rip it just before the 7300-rpm fuel cutoff . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "With about two weeks remaining before the legal cutoff , patients must have at least two separate doctor\u2019s appointments, occurring at least 24 hours apart, before the procedure. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With a reciprocating saw, a thief can crawl under a car, cut off the converter, and split in under 10 minutes. \u2014 Simon Levien, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "On Friday, the infants Romulus and Remus remain, but the she-wolf has been cut off at the ankles and taken. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "The flooding then led to washed out roads, collapsed bridges, and cut off electricity. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "Emergency crews scrambled on Tuesday to reopen roads and restore utilities in rural communities of Montana and Wyoming cut off by historic floods in the first natural disaster to force a summertime closure of Yellowstone National Park in 30 years. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "The raging river destroyed roads and bridges, cut off electricity in nearby towns, and caused 10,000 tourists to be evacuated. \u2014 Priya Shukla, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, with Severodonetsk, a besieged city central to the Kremlin\u2019s goal of capturing eastern Ukraine, effectively cut off after the last bridge was destroyed. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The floods also stranded visitors in the Montana town of Gardiner, and the park gateway community was cut off after floods closed U.S. Highway 89, officials said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The flooding triggered evacuations, cut off electricity and forced Yellowstone officials to close all entrances indefinitely, just as the summer tourist season was ramping up. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012600"
  },
  "civilian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a specialist in Roman or modern civil law",
      ": one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force",
      ": outsider sense 1",
      ": of, relating to, or made up of civilians",
      ": having the status of a civilian",
      ": operated or controlled by civilians",
      ": possessed by or vested in civilians",
      ": intended or suited for use or consumption by civilians",
      ": a person who is not a member of a military, police, or firefighting force",
      ": of or relating to people who are not members of a military, police, or firefighting force",
      ": a specialist in Roman or modern civil law",
      ": of or relating to civil law as distinguished from common law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8vil-y\u0259n",
      "also",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8vil-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The bomb injured 12 civilians .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One firefighter and one civilian suffered minor injuries, and both were transported for medical attention, fire officials said. \u2014 Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "In Lysychansk, Russian forces fired on a bakery and several administrative and residential buildings, Haidai said on Monday, adding one civilian had been wounded. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Twelve soldiers and one civilian were killed and dozens injured when Army psychiatrist Maj. \u2014 John Santucci, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
      "Donetsk: Russian strikes killed one civilian and injured a dozen others, the region\u2019s governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said Friday. \u2014 Tobi Raji, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere, the governor of a Russian region near Ukraine said at least one civilian was killed and six wounded by Ukrainian shelling in the village of Solokhi, near the border. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
      "Another civilian was killed and two others were wounded and hospitalized. \u2014 Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "However, during cross-examination, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Wasserman pointed to an email from another former officer who went on to work for Francis as a civilian . \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Instead, Washington chose to govern as a civilian and step down at the end of two terms, ensuring the transition to a new administration without military intervention. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012819"
  },
  "conflict":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fight , battle , war",
      ": competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)",
      ": mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands",
      ": the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction",
      ": to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord",
      ": to contend in warfare",
      ": an extended struggle : battle",
      ": a clashing disagreement (as between ideas or interests)",
      ": to be in opposition",
      ": mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8flikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8flikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt"
    ],
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      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
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      "clash",
      "collide",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "jar"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Congress may also be more willing to foot the bill, because, more broadly, the White House\u2019s moves should be understood as part of a bipartisan willingness to prepare the U.S. economy for economic conflict with China. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "Lower courts have broadly allowed good-cause permitting but those are in conflict with a DC case where a court overturned the district's good-cause requirement. \u2014 Peter Nickeas And Mark Morales, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The talent that creates an empire is often in conflict with the skills that preserve it. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Russia continued its deadly assault in Ukraine's east Saturday as the war stretched past the 100-day mark and experts warned of a grinding conflict with no end in sight. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "That runs into conflict with U.S. copyright laws, which allow companies and nonprofit organizations to commoditize their work product \u2014 including pieces of a shared language. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska spoke about the state of the ongoing conflict with Russia and where the Ukrainian people currently stand as a country. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "That has brought the iPhone maker into conflict with the Justice Department over messaging privacy. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
      "There was conflict with the teachers\u2026and people were not understanding. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Astute viewers might note this will likely conflict with red carpet arrivals, as that show will be airing live on ABC concurrently with the categories being pre-recorded. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "However, the chemistry between the two leads appears to conflict with the expectations of Kendall\u2019s mother, Emma, who has worked hard to protect her daughter from things like heartbreak. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Seven Members have been found by the Defendants themselves to hold genuine religious beliefs, practices, or observances within the meaning of state and federal law which conflict with vaccination. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Equally, opinions can differ on the relative weightings to be given to E, S, and G, and there are occasions where, say, the E and the S may conflict . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Also, some Bay Area users have had trouble finding their properties or noted that the results seem to conflict with their experience of wildfire risk in their area. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Vance reportedly owns a nearly $1 million home in Washington, D.C. that may conflict with his residence in Ohio. \u2014 Fox News , 8 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, leaders in Europe and the United States have taken short-term measures to lower fuel prices and boost oil and gas supplies that conflict with their lofty, long-term climate aspirations. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "For years, the company resisted changes to its content rules that would seemingly conflict with that value, often declining to remove threats, and racist and sexist tweets from the platform. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013136"
  },
  "circus":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats on three or all four sides and used especially for sports or spectacles (such as athletic contests, exhibitions of horsemanship, or in ancient times chariot racing)",
      ": a public spectacle",
      ": an arena often covered by a tent and used for variety shows usually including feats of physical skill, wild animal acts, and performances by clowns",
      ": a circus performance",
      ": the physical plant, livestock, and personnel of such a circus",
      ": something suggestive of a circus (as in frenzied activity, sensationalism, theatricality, or razzle-dazzle)",
      ": circle , ring",
      ": a usually circular area at an intersection of streets",
      ": a traveling show that often takes place under a tent and that usually includes acts performed by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl",
      "coliseum",
      "colosseum",
      "stadium"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He worked for a small circus .",
      "We're going to the circus .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "In the big top heyday of the \u201950s and \u201960s, circus animals were viewed as exciting and glamorous. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 11 June 2021",
      "Various circus animals were featured on product packaging and in ads while a lion became the symbol for the company. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2021",
      "Many animal lovers have followed the debate over performing circus animals for years. \u2014 Skyler Kardell, National Geographic , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "His fellow cast of talking animals includes other circus animals, including Ruby the elephant, Henrietta the chicken, Bob the dog, Murphy the rabbit and Frankie the seal. \u2014 Katey Clifford, al , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "But like Gamergate, which took an obscure gaming-community controversy and inflated it into an internet-wide anti-feminist harassment campaign and a broader right-wing movement, this nihilistic circus is a potentially radicalizing event. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The sketch goes on to mock the trial\u2019s circus -like atmosphere. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "But the company, to its credit, has managed to thrive in spite of the often circus -like atmosphere surrounding Musk. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin, circle, circus \u2014 more at circle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013143"
  },
  "compare":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to represent as similar : liken",
      ": to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences",
      ": to view in relation to",
      ": to inflect or modify (an adjective or adverb) according to the degrees of comparison : state the positive, comparative , and superlative forms of",
      ": to bear being compared",
      ": to make comparisons",
      ": to be equal or alike",
      ": the possibility of comparing",
      ": something with which to be compared",
      ": to point out as similar : liken",
      ": to examine for similarity or differences",
      ": to appear in relation to others",
      ": to state the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8per",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8per"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analogize",
      "assimilate",
      "bracket",
      "equate",
      "liken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contrast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The singer's voice has been compared to that of Elvis.",
      "We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.",
      "I compared several bicycles before buying one.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Though that journey doesn't compare to what his parents faced to make it in time. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "If there isn\u2019t a match, staff manually compare the signatures. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "And, even though the results were great, none of them can compare to this new technology, which allows Silva to express his ideas and thoughts with incredible accuracy and beauty. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Walking barefoot across cold stone tiles or hard wooden planks just can't compare to the feel of the soft, cushiony fibers of various types of carpet underfoot. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 15 June 2022",
      "Hot Pockets can't compare to these homemade bundles of cheesy chicken goodness. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
      "Researchers compare the surprising find to coming across missing puzzle pieces. \u2014 Michael Hill, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
      "Researchers compare the surprising find to coming across missing puzzle pieces. \u2014 Michael Hill, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "How does Twitch's response compare to other platforms? \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "How does Tinja\u2019s mothering of the hatchling compare to her own mother\u2019s mothering of her? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Hundreds of Sleep Number owners told us the comfort was beyond compare . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "How does your travel for business compare to pre-pandemic levels? \u2014 Allison Pohle And Lauren Weber, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Shoulder-to-shoulder astonishments, presented in compare -and-contrast pairs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "So in your case, how does making a Jackass movie in the present compare to the past? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "How does Gonzaga men\u2019s basketball coach Mark Few compare to Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But how does this ongoing drought compare to the past? \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1589, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013640"
  },
  "canard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a false or unfounded report or story",
      ": a fabricated report",
      ": a groundless rumor or belief",
      ": an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces",
      ": a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that can increase the aircraft's performance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4rd",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "story",
      "tale",
      "whisper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The book repeats some of history's oldest canards .",
      "the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A few days later, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in an interview on Italian television, repeated the same canard about anti-Semitic Jews, adding that Hitler was part-Jewish. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "That canard is on a par with claims that disinfectants cure COVID. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "Such allegations are the standard political canard Washington Democrats consistently default to throwing out whenever gas prices go up during an election year. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Fear of this right-wing canard may have contributed to the Biden administration\u2019s hesitancy to begin processing special immigrant visa applications earlier, despite bipartisan pleas from members of Congress. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from Middle French vendre des canards \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 to cheat, literally, to half-sell ducks",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013842"
  },
  "confederacy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest : league , alliance",
      ": a group of people working together for unlawful purposes : conspiracy",
      ": an entity (see entity sense 3 ) formed by a confederacy of nations, states, etc.",
      ": the 11 southern states of the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and later also the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia) during their secession from the United States between 1860 and 1865",
      ": a league of persons, parties, or states",
      ": the eleven southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861 to form their own government"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d(\u0259-)r\u0259-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-r\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alliance",
      "axis",
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "coalition",
      "combination",
      "combine",
      "confederation",
      "federation",
      "league",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a confederacy of native tribes",
      "the last state to join the Confederacy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For Rose, monuments and reenactments honoring the confederacy are not a way to represent history. \u2014 Steve Osunsami, ABC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "By definition, support of the confederacy is anti-American. \u2014 Essence , 1 Aug. 2017",
      "Control of the Powhatan confederacy passed to his brother Opitchapam (also known as Itoyhatin), who worked closely with another brother, Opechancanough. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "When the Georgia Historical Society took over the marker program from the state in 1998, Groce said 2,000 markers were already up, most of them connected to the confederacy and the Civil War. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Despite campaign promises to heal the deep political divisions in the country, President Biden went on the attack this week, comparing those opposing his voting rights bill to segregationists and icons of the confederacy . \u2014 ABC News , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "During the Post-Classic Period (900 to 1540 C.E.), Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1 joined the cities of Uxmal and Mayap\u00e1n in a confederacy called the League of Mayap\u00e1n. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "This year\u2019s exhibition features 47 artists and collectives, and the boundaries extend to the Haudenosaunee, the confederacy of Native American nations that encompasses what is now New York State. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "There is strength in numbers and a confederacy of these agencies would provide drug manufacturers with a formidable opponent at the negotiating table. \u2014 Jeffrey R. Lewis, STAT , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-015652"
  },
  "cyclopedic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": encyclopedia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u012b-kl\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1728, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-020241"
  },
  "conjurer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that practices magic arts : wizard",
      ": one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion : magician , juggler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charmer",
      "enchanter",
      "mage",
      "Magian",
      "magician",
      "magus",
      "necromancer",
      "sorcerer",
      "voodoo",
      "voodooist",
      "witch",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman",
      "a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn\u2019t sit around and think \u2018does this contradict Christianity?\u2019 says Coleman. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "While Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, that conjurer of literary magic, lay dying, a freshly deceased bird was discovered precisely at the spot on the sofa where the Nobel Prize winner always sat in his Mexico City home. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "His dog was more than a conjurer of great anecdotes, though. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "As these examples show, Smil is a conjurer with numbers. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "With a conjurer \u2019s legerdemain, Swift slides Jack into the shadows and pushes Ronnie into the spotlight. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "It has been suggested that as a conjurer of mental images, Mabuse was a sort of alter ego for the domineering director. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
      "Born in New York in 1861, Robinson modeled his persona after Ching Ling Foo, a conjurer who did in fact hail from China. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-020749"
  },
  "campaign":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war",
      ": a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result",
      ": to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign",
      ": to enter (something, such as a horse or boat) in competition",
      ": a series of activities meant to produce a particular result",
      ": a series of military operations in a certain area or for a certain purpose",
      ": to take part in a series of activities meant to produce a particular result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)kam-\u02c8p\u0101n",
      "kam-\u02c8p\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bandwagon",
      "blitz",
      "cause",
      "crusade",
      "drive",
      "juggernaut",
      "movement",
      "push"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The whole campaign , it\u2019s about doing yoga, taking time for yourself, feeling good, the inhale and exhale. \u2014 Jeff Conway, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Brown and Target also tapped 10 trailblazing women to front the campaign , including a Marine veteran and actress, pediatric neurosurgeon, leaders in the nonprofit world, a vegan chef, a baker, social workers, a DJ and a production assistant. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Bailey, from Downstate Xenia, is running a populist, evangelical conservative campaign . \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "To address this, the coalition has started the One Million Acres for the Future campaign , which calls for Congress to invest $2.5 billion in the 2023 Farm Bill to facilitate equitable access to land. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "London, her friends and children are photographed for the campaign (by Danny Williams). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 9 June 2022",
      "The recall campaign against Los Angeles County Dist. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "There's still much uncertainty about a fall booster campaign \u2014including what boosters will be offered and to whom. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Moscow\u2019s troops continued their painstaking, inch-by-inch campaign for the Donbas region with heavy fighting in and around Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of 100,000. \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9 And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier in May, as an extremist emissary of sorts, Republican Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers flew hundreds of miles to Idaho to campaign for Idaho Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin\u2019s gubernatorial run. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The Bard of Barking once addressed the British parliament wearing a Clash t-shirt and in 1985 helped establish Red Wedge, the loose umbrella organization which brought together like-minded artists to campaign for the election of a Labour government. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
      "Testimony in a 2006 federal corruption trial involving top Daley administration officials described how party bosses ordered city workers to campaign for Stone\u2019s opponent, the sitting alderman. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 25 May 2022",
      "Sanders is in San Antonio to campaign for Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration attorney challenging moderate U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
      "The Atlanta Journal Constitution first reported the former vice president would campaign for Kemp. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "For Teresita Zaragoza, 71, the prospect of another Marcos presidency prompted her to fly back to Manila from San Francisco to campaign for Robredo. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 8 May 2022",
      "NARAL Pro-Choice America, which has sent organizers to Laredo to campaign for Ms. Cisneros. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "In it, 20-something protagonist Alana Kane (played by Alana Haim) is searching for direction in her life and decides to campaign for an earnest, young and closeted gay city councilman who is running for mayor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1692, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-021129"
  },
  "component":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a constituent part : ingredient",
      ": any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant",
      ": a coordinate of a vector",
      ": either member of an ordered pair of numbers",
      ": serving or helping to constitute : constituent",
      ": split into multiple channels each carrying one particular set of data (such as one channel for black and white and one for color)",
      "\u2014 compare composite entry 1 sense 4",
      ": one of the parts or units of a combination, mixture, or system",
      ": a constituent part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014d-",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8p\u014d-",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt, \u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc, k\u00e4m-\u02c8"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "building block",
      "constituent",
      "element",
      "factor",
      "ingredient",
      "member"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "whole"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the components of an electric circuit",
      "He sells spare computer components .",
      "The interview is a key component in the hiring process.",
      "Hard work has been a major component of his success.",
      "Adjective",
      "the component parts of a machine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Batteries are perhaps the single most integral component to the electrification of vehicles and movement away from fossil fuel dependence. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Of course, there's often a celebrity component to these proceedings. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Along with wife Tracy Pollan, Fox said humor has been a key component to dealing with challenges. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Town officials argue that redeveloping the haggard and mostly empty plaza and its roughly 20 acres is a key component to reviving the entire Silver Lane corridor. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "There was another component to what the Reds lost, which Reds first baseman Joey Votto stressed the day the Reds traded Winker and Su\u00e1rez to the Seattle Mariners. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022",
      "Much of how and why SIDS occurs is still unknown, but a new piece of research, published last week in eBioMedicine, found clues suggesting that there might be a biological component to it. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
      "The media operations are an essential component to sustaining the global campaign, both for ISIS and for al-Qaeda. \u2014 CBS News , 11 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s also an ethical and behavioral component to fasting in Ramadan that stretches beyond the dietary. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The layout by Oakland design studio Open Daily is clean; even more complicated recipes, like Henry Hsu\u2019s multi- component cornerstone rice cakes, are easy to follow. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "By the '70s, motorists could buy component parts to convert older models into unique classics. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Once Cerar stepped down as prime minister earlier this year and the squabbling of coalition partners disappeared from the headlines, his image as a decent and component prime minister returned. \u2014 Tim Haughton, Washington Post , 5 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-021746"
  },
  "coincidental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resulting from a coincidence",
      ": occurring or existing at the same time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02ccin(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8den-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coetaneous",
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental .",
      "the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many online were also confused after noticing that Terraform Labs Korea was dissolved just days before the crash, but Kwon and Terraform Labs claim the company had longstanding plans to incorporate in Singapore, saying the timing was coincidental . \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "But Kreiss-Tomkins said that was purely coincidental ; it had been scheduled for a vote Tuesday. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The timing of his visit was purely coincidental , said Marc Short, who served as Pence\u2019s chief of staff. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Sheh affirmed that the voice match was purely coincidental . \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "And Just Like That\u2026 in December 2021, so the parallel plotlines are purely coincidental . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The timing seemed hardly coincidental as Biden was visiting Warsaw. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The coincidental timing underlines the gravity of each Supreme Court confirmation. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The Sauk County Historical Society, which was planning a presentation on the 100-year-old storm Tuesday, produced a flyer that started to go viral thanks to the coincidental timing of the ice storm. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" coincident + -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-022650"
  },
  "counterbalance":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weight that balances another",
      ": a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force",
      ": to oppose or balance with an equal weight or force",
      ": to equip with counterbalances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccba-l\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8ba-",
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8ba-l\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccba-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "canceler",
      "canceller",
      "corrective",
      "counter",
      "counteraction",
      "counterforce",
      "counterpoise",
      "counterweight",
      "equipoise",
      "neutralizer",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "annul",
      "cancel (out)",
      "compensate (for)",
      "correct",
      "counteract",
      "counterpoise",
      "make up (for)",
      "negative",
      "neutralize",
      "offset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "charitable giving is usually a good counterbalance to the self-indulgent commercialism of the Christmas season",
      "Verb",
      "The author's wry humor counterbalances the book's serious subject matter.",
      "a hearty dinner might counterbalance missing lunch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And finally, the influence of voters and interest groups acts as a counterbalance to popular opinion. \u2014 Matt Williams, The Conversation , 25 May 2022",
      "No Democrat, the Marquette professor said using a convenient Wisconsin example, will vote for conservative Ron Johnson to somehow counterbalance Joe Biden. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "These narratives\u2014which are tender and humane\u2014often provide a counterbalance to Animal Collective\u2019s far-out instrumentation. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "European leaders, many of whom once saw China as a counterbalance to the U.S. and Russia, now see it as more of a rival and potential threat. \u2014 WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Although the movie takes its title from the champions\u2019 father, Smith\u2019s flamboyant Richard Williams, the mother is the counterbalance . \u2014 Thelma Adams, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Technology will march on, but \u2014 for many reasons, but not least as a counterbalance to unbridled faith in the latest gadget \u2014 the nation desperately needs somebody to approach war as the Marines traditionally have. \u2014 John F. Schmitt, National Review , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Spread the floor and use the weight as a counterbalance to find your center at the bottom. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 7 May 2020",
      "China may be able to play a useful role at the negotiating table by serving as a constructive counterbalance to perceptions of US bias. \u2014 Nick Dowling, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But following a diplomatic conflict between Beijing and Moscow in the 1960s -- known as the Sino-Soviet split -- relations between the PRC and the US began to thaw to counterbalance the Soviet Union. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "The series, which isn\u2019t shy about featuring full-frontal male nudity, is part of a female-focused roster of originals at the streamer that helps counterbalance the often male-leaning roster of HBO comedies and dramas. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
      "The lip oils' signature fragrances include 8 percent precious sandalwood, which is used to counterbalance their otherwise fruity notes. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Policymakers could exert other levers to counterbalance any oil shortages, but analysts warn that no single country could replace the volume of oil Russia ships to Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Generally a company sets a goal of shrinking its carbon footprint to neutral in the future, by reducing emissions and using tools such as carbon offsets to counterbalance those that continue. \u2014 Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "But was that feeling enough to counterbalance all the disadvantages? \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, Oldman\u2019s best scenes come down to his prickly energy opposite the able costars, who counterbalance the acidic Lamb and end up shouldering more of the show\u2019s emotional weight. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "None of these measures would be enough to counterbalance the sanctions against Russia, which have included cutting off Russia\u2019s biggest banks from the global financial system and a ban on oil and gas imports by the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-023221"
  },
  "chattel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate and things (such as buildings) connected with real property",
      ": an enslaved person held as the legal property of another : bondman",
      "\u2014 see also chattel slavery",
      ": an item of tangible or intangible personal property",
      ": chattel personal in this entry",
      ": an item of tangible movable personal property (as livestock or an automobile) that is not permanently connected with real estate",
      ": an interest (as a leasehold or profit a prendre) in an item of immovable property (as land or a building) that is less than a freehold estate \u2014 compare fixture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8chat-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bondman",
      "bondsman",
      "slave",
      "thrall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "freeman"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at one time, the children of black slaves were also considered chattel",
      "packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The federal government offered to pay slave owners close to market rates for each of their human chattel , thereby bring slavery to an end without a resort to armed conflict. \u2014 William Darity, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2021",
      "Silver coins found previously in the area have mostly been Arab dirhams, used by Muslim merchants to pay for human chattel . \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 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",
      "Vanessa Claire Stewart, who plays Dora, a rich Southern belle infatuated with George, and Ratts, the captain of a steamer open to buying some human chattel , works her costumes to funny effects. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
      "This virtual event will feature a special storytelling-hour featuring Mr. Delbert Richardson about the resistance of his ancestors during the periods of American chattel slavery and Jim Crow. \u2014 D'shonda Brown, Essence , 10 June 2021",
      "While a site of a major chattel slavery market, Alexandria also was home to generations of free and proud Black Americans and continues to be an integrated\u2014while gentrifying\u2014 source of community. \u2014 Kristen Jeffers, House Beautiful , 4 June 2021",
      "Other moments, it's devastatingly marked by the vicious anti-Black brutality that American chattel slavery is best known for. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 25 May 2021",
      "Wouldn't Jenkins' next announced project being something involving American chattel slavery feel like a regression to some? \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 14 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chatel \"movable possession,\" often in plural chateles, chateus, borrowed from Anglo-French chatel \"property, goods, wealth\" (also continental Old French), going back to Medieval Latin capit\u0101le \"movable property, riches,\" noun derivative from neuter of capit\u0101lis \"of the head, chief, principal\" \u2014 more at capital entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-025452"
  },
  "changeableness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of change : such as",
      ": able or apt to vary",
      ": subject to change : alterable",
      ": fickle",
      ": able or likely to become different"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "elastic",
      "flexible",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The terms of this contract are easily changeable .",
      "an easily changeable color scheme for the nursery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company said the legal agreements are not easily changeable . \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
      "Trump's changeable stance on the Fifth Amendment reflects a man who will take whatever position best suits his needs in that moment. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, all but the cheapest economy-class tickets are changeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The floor cleaning task had a side effect related to Baltimore\u2019s changeable spring weather. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In Chicago, with its changeable weather, a temporary warm spell in late winter or early spring may cause the top layer of soil to warm up too soon. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The changeable Moon in Gemini starts us off with a sextile to the independent Sun in Aries, highlighting our sense of self. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "This chamber holds about a cubic foot of food waste and comes with a changeable carbon filter in the lid. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Their intricate melodies, blazing-fast lyrics, changeable tempos and multilayered harmonies are devilishly difficult work for singers, musicians and directors to pull off. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-025957"
  },
  "cockamamy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ridiculous , incredible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "comical",
      "derisive",
      "derisory",
      "farcical",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "pathetic",
      "preposterous",
      "ridiculous",
      "risible",
      "silly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of decalcomania ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-030336"
  },
  "competency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": competence : such as",
      ": possession of sufficient knowledge or skill",
      ": legal authority, ability, or admissibility",
      ": a specific area of competence",
      ": competence",
      ": the quality or state of being mentally competent \u2014 compare capacity , incompetence , insanity",
      ": the quality or state of being legally qualified or adequate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "-\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ability",
      "capability",
      "capableness",
      "capacity",
      "competence",
      "faculty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disability",
      "inability",
      "incapability",
      "incapableness",
      "incapacity",
      "incompetence",
      "incompetency",
      "ineptitude",
      "ineptness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Critics have questioned the director's competency .",
      "she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Creighton Horton, who prosecuted Ron in the 1996 retrial (after the first trial was thrown out due to a question of mental competency ), does not believe that Ron was a religious zealot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "The organization created the Education Conference where professional development is provided annually to thousands of educators and administrators across the country in the area of cultural competency under Mckinzie\u2019s leadership. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "To do this is to give AI the deep wisdom of Know Thyself, not by making AI literally self-aware, but by providing it with an insentient mechanism for detecting its own limit of competency . \u2014 Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, the party must also hope that the damage to Biden's image as a straight-shooter and reputation of competency , suffered during a brutal political period that included the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, will not linger. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The permit exempts entertainment armorers from certain gun control laws \u2014 like a 10-day waiting period and a limit on purchases \u2014 but does not require proof of competency with firearms. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "In general, unless driven by major technology or competency gaps, a stakeholder\u2019s inability to support a new operating model can be overcome with relative ease \u2014 like a speed bump. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Questions were raised about Hernandez\u2019s mental competency at various points, and prosecutors\u2019 initial pursuit of the death penalty also added extra hurdles, Hanisee said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "It couldn\u2019t be determined when the trial, which was postponed during the competency battle, will begin. \u2014 Mark Maremont, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see competent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-031139"
  },
  "corrode":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing",
      ": to wear away gradually usually by chemical action",
      ": to weaken or destroy gradually : undermine",
      ": to undergo corrosion",
      ": to wear away little by little (as by rust or acid)",
      ": to gradually destroy or weaken",
      ": to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing",
      ": to wear away gradually usually by chemical action",
      ": to undergo corrosion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dd",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dd",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (at)",
      "eat",
      "erode",
      "fret",
      "gnaw",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Rainwater may corrode the steel containers.",
      "Over time, the pipes become corroded and need to be replaced.",
      "After a few weeks in the ocean, the boat began to corrode .",
      "Years of lies and secrets had corroded their relationship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Neither process is very efficient, however, as smelting is energy-intensive and acid baths can corrode and damage the metal. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "The documents say the electrical contacts on a wiring harness in either of the front doors can corrode , interrupting electrical connections. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The oceans where rocket boosters are usually sent to land can corrode the metal that the boosters are made of. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 May 2022",
      "The documents say the electrical contacts on a wiring harness in either of the front doors can corrode , interrupting electrical connections. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Wood framing can rot, for example, and metal hardware can corrode . \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Exposure to certain environmental conditions, such as high temperatures, high humidity, and salt air can cause the brake pedal bumper to corrode and separate from the brake pedal. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Explosives dating back to the 19th century are relatively rare, as the iron tends to corrode \u2014though in 2021, a metal detecting enthusiast discovered a live explosive cannonball near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The documents say the electrical contacts on a wiring harness in either of the front doors can corrode , interrupting electrical connections. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corroden, borrowed from Latin corr\u014ddere \"to gnaw, chew up,\" from cor-, variant before r of com-  com- + r\u014ddere \"to gnaw, nibble, eat away\" \u2014 more at rodent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-031709"
  },
  "construct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build",
      ": contrive , devise",
      ": to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions",
      ": to set in logical order",
      ": something constructed by the mind: such as",
      ": a theoretical entity",
      ": a working hypothesis or concept",
      ": a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances",
      ": to make or form by combining parts",
      ": something constructed especially by mental synthesis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccstr\u0259kt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccstr\u0259kt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concoct",
      "contrive",
      "cook (up)",
      "devise",
      "drum up",
      "excogitate",
      "fabricate",
      "invent",
      "make up",
      "manufacture",
      "think (up)",
      "trump up",
      "vamp (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They plan to construct a barn behind the house.",
      "The author constructs all the stories around one theme.",
      "Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.",
      "Noun",
      "He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Shiplap originally referred to the horizontal boards or planks used to construct boats. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
      "Without clinical trial data, the outside experts could not evaluate the methods used to construct the ear in detail. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Unlike the nearby ancient Incan culture, which often used andesite rock or sandstone to construct its monuments, Casarabe architecture was made from dirt, sand and silt that builders tamped down. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "In a December interview with the Journal Sentinel, Plant stressed that no SVOG funds would be used to construct a new Milwaukee venue. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "The eBOSS team then used this catalog to construct a map that covers about 15 percent of the sky and stretches back more than 11 billion years. \u2014 Ben Brubaker, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
      "Dr Barrios and her collaborators used these data to construct a phylogenetic tree, or a family genetics tree. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Durable shiplap painted white was used to construct the six bunks, while the bunk steps received a contrasting stain. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Nespresso capsules were used to construct a sheath dress \u2014 in a memorable, Instagram-ready design feat. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gender used to be viewed as a binary social construct \u2014 male and female \u2014 but most scientists now understand gender as more of a spectrum, said Jacquelyn Smith, a pediatric psychologist at the Gender Health Clinic at Children\u2019s Wisconsin. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Cultural construct of luxury is a litmus test for the achievements and concerns of a society. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "What questions can be asked, and what things can be seen, beyond the shadow of an entrenched construct ? \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Produced by his mother and his manager, the result is an awkward construct that doesn't overlook his violent behavior but occasionally downplays it. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The idea that Ukrainians aren\u2019t a real people and that Ukrainian nationhood is an artificial construct has long been mainstream in Russian culture, literature and politics\u2014including among liberal luminaries like Brodsky, who died in 1996. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "What is time, anyway, other than an arbitrary human construct that happened to, in this instance, align in a way that\u2019s appealing to the pattern-recognition parts of our brains? \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "As the investment in the traditional four- or five-nights-a-week construct seems less certain while younger viewers migrate to streaming video, more networks are trying their hand at weekly showcases. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "In the current construct there is insufficient incentive to share data. \u2014 Philipp Sandner, Forbes , 6 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035415"
  },
  "close (off)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to not allow (something) to be used for a period of time : close"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-040819"
  },
  "circle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ring , halo",
      ": a closed plane (see plane entry 6 sense 2b ) curve every point of which is equidistant (see equidistant sense 1 ) from a fixed point within the curve",
      ": the plane surface bounded by such a curve",
      ": the orbit of a celestial body",
      ": something in the form of a circle or section of a circle: such as",
      ": diadem",
      ": an instrument of astronomical observation the graduated (see graduated sense 2a ) limb of which consists of an entire circle",
      ": a balcony or tier of seats in a theater",
      ": a circle formed on the surface of a sphere by the intersection of a plane that passes through it",
      ": rotary sense 2",
      ": an area of action or influence : realm",
      ": cycle , round",
      ": fallacious reasoning in which something to be demonstrated is covertly assumed",
      ": a group of persons sharing a common interest or revolving about a common center",
      ": a territorial or administrative division or district",
      ": a curving side street",
      ": a circular course or path",
      ": to enclose in or as if in a circle",
      ": to move or revolve around",
      ": to move in or as if in a circle",
      ": circulate",
      ": to circle around before making an attack",
      ": to describe or extend in a circle",
      ": a line that is curved so that its ends meet and every point on the line is the same distance from the center",
      ": something in the form of a circle or part of a circle",
      ": cycle entry 1 sense 2 , round",
      ": a group of people sharing a common interest",
      ": to form or draw a circle around",
      ": to move or revolve around",
      ": to move in or as if in a circle",
      ": a closed plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within the curve",
      ": the plane surface bounded by such a curve",
      ": something (as an anatomical part) in the form of a circle or section of a circle",
      "\u2014 see circle of willis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cirque",
      "ring",
      "round",
      "roundel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compass",
      "embrace",
      "encircle",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "encompass",
      "environ",
      "gird",
      "girdle",
      "ring",
      "surround",
      "wreathe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As seen in shots shared to Project Fearless' Instagram page, the duchess brainstormed ideas on a poster board with teens, sat and stood with the students in a circle and smiled in the middle of a celebratory group photo. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The three gossiping figures at the right, their homespun dresses echoing the colors of the rocks, are grounded in a circle of friendship and community. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Katherine Goldstein, 38, started a Lean In circle with friends in 2013. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The attendees stood in a circle , with Rachael and Anthony in the middle. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Craig Carton didn't belong around the dozen faces finding chairs in a circle around him. \u2014 Kelly Powers, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "One by one, some of the 15 RV dwellers in a circle at San Francisco State University on Wednesday evening shared their experiences and needs for a safe place to park with the head of the city\u2019s homeless services department. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
      "The Super-Villain Swing resembles the carnival staple, in which people sit in a swing that rises above the ground and then is spun in a circle . \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "The dishwasher racks are rectangular, but the wash arms spin in a circle , so the corners of the top rack get the least amount of water. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Remember that, because that's going to circle back later on in the season. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The list of names for the 2022 season will circle around again in 2028. \u2014 Mallory Nicholls, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "Bloomberg News first reported in February that potential buyers were starting to circle Chelsea, which is owned by Roman Abramovich. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Tech companies should not be incentivized to circle their wagons to defend the past but rather to look ahead and embrace their responsibility to keep children safe whatever the nature of the service or the technology used. \u2014 Jonathan Haidt, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
      "Investors took the disruptions as an opportunity to regroup, circle the wagons and figure out the next steps. \u2014 Umesh Sachdev, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "When someone is harassed, the first instinct is to circle the wagons and protect the company. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "McStay got a hold of George\u2019s head and attempted to circle around him. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041230"
  },
  "collectively":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole",
      ": formed by collecting : aggregated",
      ": multiple",
      ": of, relating to, or being a group of individuals",
      ": involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals",
      ": marked by similarity among or with the members of a group",
      ": collectivized or characterized by collectivism",
      ": shared or assumed by all members of the group",
      ": a collective body : group",
      ": a cooperative unit or organization",
      ": collective farm",
      ": a helicopter control system governing lift",
      ": having to do with a number of persons or things thought of as a whole",
      ": done or shared by a number of persons as a group",
      ": involving all members of a group as distinct from individual members"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "concerted",
      "conjoint",
      "conjunct",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "We made a collective decision to go on strike.",
      "The incident became part of our collective memory.",
      "the collective wisdom of generations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "What should people understand about secondary trauma or collective trauma? \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "In January, the union and NWSL reached the league\u2019s first-ever collective -bargaining agreement, which increased minimum pay and average total compensation. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "The collective trauma of those tragedies lives in all of us. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "The Buffalo shooting is our collective , modern-day trauma; the one that is the responsibility of people who are alive right now. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Our collective trauma is unmasked by our exaggerated responses to an ephemera of minor outbreaks of non-pandemic illnesses - like Monkeypox - which have triggered paroxysmal shocks of post-traumatic anxiety at the thought of Covid-19: Part 2. \u2014 David Walcott, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Studies have shown that exposure to media coverage following a collective trauma for several hours daily can lead to stress. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Smalls and the rest of the A.L.U. organizing committee are now focussed on winning the union vote at LDJ5 and, very soon, negotiating a first collective -bargaining agreement at both warehouses. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Daily collective miner revenue has fallen by about 56% since November, the research firm Glassnode estimates, to about $27 million from $62 million. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kalina Trifonova, an astrologer at Nebula, says that the time after this Mercury retrograde will be a major growth period for the collective . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Currently, D\u2019Amelio has contacted multiple brands that are interested in working with the collective . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
      "But Catlett\u2019s association with the left-leaning Taller print collective , would raise concerns back home. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Posting their songs and experimental, low-fi music videos online, their after-school hobby led them to a fortuitous crossover with another famed Stockholm collective , Yung Lean\u2019s now-prolific Sad Boys. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The story follows best friends Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls who live on Jeju and start working in the sea with the diving collective , through the Japanese occupation of Korea, through World War II, the Korean War, and beyond. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The Athletic recently reported that one five-star quarterback in the class of 2023 had signed an NIL agreement with a recruiting collective that could pay him up to $8 million by his junior year at the school. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "So FQHCs that would have been too small to qualify for those contracts are now eligible, because the company negotiates for the collective . \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "At 26-54, the worst record in the American League, things haven\u2019t gone well often for the collective . \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 30 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041945"
  },
  "creator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": someone that invents or produces",
      ": god sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "begetter",
      "establisher",
      "father",
      "founder",
      "founding father",
      "generator",
      "inaugurator",
      "initiator",
      "instituter",
      "institutor",
      "originator",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the creator of the popular television show",
      "although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some Mad Men fans even speculated that the character of Don Draper was in fact supposed to be D.B. Cooper, though the show's creator , Matthew Weiner, ultimately debunked that theory. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "During this time, Hall also had a memorable guest role on a Season Three episode of Seinfeld, and a decade or so later, the show\u2019s co- creator , Larry David, cast him on Curb Your Enthusiasm. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with Druckmann, Craig Mazin serves as co- creator , executive producer, writer and director. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Haizlip, the documentary\u2019s producer, writer and director, dedicated the award to her uncle, Ellis Haizlip, who was the original show\u2019s creator , producer and host. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
      "The creator , writer and EP has spoken about how losing his mother and not having the opportunity to say goodbye to her has helped shape Rebecca\u2019s journey with her children. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "My neighbors are thoughtful and supportive of my ways of showing gratitude to the creator , which include waving flags and burning incense. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Digital creator , Steph Hui teamed naturally wavy hair with cute baby braids framing her face. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 21 May 2022",
      "Delaney-Smith gave the girls a brief explanation of Title IX\u2019s content and credited its creator , Patsy Mink, the first Asian-American congresswoman. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English creatour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French criator, creator, borrowed from Latin cre\u0101tor \"one who begets or brings into being,\" from cre\u0101re \"to beget, give birth to, create entry 1 \" + -tor, agent suffix",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-044433"
  },
  "curtly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sparing of words : terse",
      ": marked by rude or peremptory (see peremptory sense 3 ) shortness : brusque",
      ": shortened in linear dimension",
      ": rudely brief in language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrupt",
      "bluff",
      "blunt",
      "brusque",
      "brusk",
      "crusty",
      "downright",
      "short",
      "short-spoken",
      "snippy",
      "unceremonious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "mealymouthed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He gave only a curt reply to the question.",
      "she was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In hindsight, Albright\u2019s curt dismissal of Russia\u2019s security concerns might seem to have been ill-judged. \u2014 Peter Harris, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There follows a curt , violent Scherzo\u2014an apotheosis of unthinking force. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There was simply no way that Facebook would send me an curt email threatening to lock my account. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Then Maryland\u2019s three-decade relationship with the Leningrad region dissolved with a curt letter. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Fielding a question on the controversy on Tuesday, Representative Elise Stefanik, who replaced Cheney as the third-ranking House Republican last year, offered a curt response. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Tough Love, its title alone suggesting paradigms in conflict, can also be curt in its compassions. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Raman, dressed in a sweatshirt and jeans, smoked a cigar and gave curt commands. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The dismissal is curt and callous: clearly, Trump\u2019s victory provoked some of his opponents to double down on their hostility toward his supporters. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed \u2014 more at shear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-044444"
  },
  "cute":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner",
      ": impertinent , smart-alecky",
      ": attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way",
      ": obviously straining for effect",
      ": the quality or state of being cute or cutesy",
      ": an instance of cuteness or cutesiness",
      ": attractive in looks or actions",
      ": clever sense 2",
      ": clever in a way that annoys"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants",
      "we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And while the dress with the sprinkles and the chocolate sauce is cute and clever, the hat literally is the cherry on top. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "Resort vacations, lakehouse getaways, and beach trips all require one thing: a cute and comfortable swimsuit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Adorable Daisy is as cute as her name suggests and an even bigger goofball than her picture shows. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "This cute and bright flower pot makes a great 4th of July decoration for your porch. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "Even before her divorce, Kelly thought Jeff was cute and kind. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "But there's also cute and creepy cakes, spooky cocktails, and savory pastry dishes that all scream Halloween. \u2014 Leah Rocketto And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
      "While many of us know someone who will just stack a huge pile of wood in their backyard and call it a day, others love the idea of a cute and quaint fire pit for those calm summer evenings. \u2014 al , 23 May 2022",
      "Who says ghost stories can't be cute and heartwarming? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dependent upon snowfall for insulation in a place where the snowpack has been reduced by 41 percent over the past 30 years, the cute -as-a-bunny pika (which has already vanished from a large section of the Sierra Nevada) may be in trouble here, too. \u2014 Jon Waterman, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
      "Cut the cute from your play and keep everything direct and simple in your game in the manner interim coach Andrew Burnette talks. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Calpak, the cute -yet-practical luggage brand that makes work totes, lunch bags, suitcases and more, has released a collection of travel bags with Taco Bell. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the cute snap, True blew a kiss at the camera while rocking purple glittery eyeshadow and bright red lipstick. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Pictures of the cute -- but potentially dangerous -- creature first popped up on social media on Monday. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-045802"
  },
  "conjunct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": united , joined",
      ": joint",
      ": relating to melodic progression by intervals of no more than a major second \u2014 compare disjunct",
      ": something joined or associated with another",
      ": one of the components of a conjunction",
      ": an adverb or adverbial (such as so, in addition, however, secondly ) that indicates the speaker's or writer's assessment of the connection between linguistic units (such as clauses)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)t",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "collective",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "concerted",
      "conjoint",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the supreme commander of the conjunct operations of the allied armies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This Moon is conjunct with rebellious Uranus in retrograde, creating electric energy. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "Finally, the Sun is conjunct with Mercury retrograde in sentimental Cancer, which may imbue the day with a sense of nostalgia. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 28 June 2020",
      "Speaking of advantageous conjunctions, Markle's Pluto is conjunct Prince Harry's Venus. \u2014 refinery29.com , 14 May 2018",
      "Tripp notes that Prince Harry's sun and Markle's Venus are conjunct , or located in the same sign. \u2014 refinery29.com , 14 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Another date to look out for is 3rd March, when Mars, Venus, and Pluto conjunct in Capricorn. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The pensive Moon and tenacious Mars conjunct in your 2nd House of Income this afternoon to create some powerful energy. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "This opposition is followed by two more in- conjunct aspects, Mars in Leo quincunx Pluto in Capricorn and Sun in Leo quincunx Jupiter in Pisces. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 July 2021",
      "Also on Sunday, practical Saturn conjuncts with transformative Pluto, allowing us to see what no longer serves us. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "The gaseous Jupiter and Earth\u2019s red neighbor Mars conjunct in the morning heavens this weekend. \u2014 Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2018",
      "The gaseous Jupiter and Earth\u2019s red neighbor Mars conjunct in the morning heavens this weekend. \u2014 Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2018",
      "These planetary companions conjunct within the first few days of March. \u2014 Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2018",
      "Venus and Jupiter conjunct Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. \u2014 Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-050231"
  },
  "comradely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intimate friend or associate : companion",
      ": a fellow soldier",
      ": communist",
      ": companion sense 1",
      "[from its use as a form of address by communists]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
      "-r\u0259d",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
      "-r\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "cohort",
      "companion",
      "compatriot",
      "compeer",
      "crony",
      "fellow",
      "hobnobber",
      "mate",
      "running mate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades .",
      "the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades , are wanted for questioning by the police",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buchanan and a comrade , John Heise, were standing just a few feet apart inside the building, Heise later told a reporter. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Their target, known as Cruxy O\u2019Connor, was a former comrade who switched sides repeatedly in Ireland\u2019s fight for independence from Britain. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "In the film, due to release on Apr. 29, Chiranjeevi plays a social reformer who fights against corruption while Ram Charan plays a new comrade who looks up to him. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "As logic and a developing taste for blood demand, Macbeth now kills his comrade Banquo (Amber Gray). \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "On each of the firetrucks parked at the high school, a black line, signaling the death of a comrade , sat symbolically on each vehicle's crest. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1926, Mussolini had his old comrade Gramsci arrested at his lodgings in Rome. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Kolumbet, wearing camouflage, spoke into his walkie-talkie to a comrade in the Ukrainian army\u2019s 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Task Force Coyote. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "As in that 1973 movie, a semi-functional military man must reluctantly turn over an outcast comrade to the Man, but not without some partying along the way. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada , from c\u00e1mara room, from Late Latin camera, camara \u2014 more at chamber ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-051929"
  },
  "co-occur":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to occur at the same time or in the same place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "coexist",
      "coincide",
      "concur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-053836"
  },
  "chewy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to crush, grind, or gnaw (something, such as food) with or as if with the teeth : masticate",
      ": to injure, destroy, or consume as if by chewing",
      ": to chew something",
      ": to chew tobacco",
      ": to think about : ponder",
      ": to make friendly familiar conversation : chat",
      ": the act of chewing",
      ": something for chewing",
      ": to crush or grind with the teeth",
      ": the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth",
      ": something that a person or animal chews"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (on)",
      "champ",
      "chaw",
      "chomp (on)",
      "crunch (on)",
      "gnaw (on)",
      "masticate",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We were taught to chew our food thoroughly before swallowing.",
      "He chews with his mouth open.",
      "You're not allowed to chew gum in class.",
      "A mouse chewed through the cord.",
      "The dog chewed a hole in the rug.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The process is not without its stresses, especially for first-time dog parents navigating the world of training, shots, and chew toys. \u2014 Elizabeth Sheldon, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s so frustrating but brilliant to play with and chew on. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s so much to chew into and bite into as an actor. \u2014 Kai Grady, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Alessandro Michele is all about maximalism, and his latest collection for Gucci bit off about as much as a person can possibly chew . \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "Crouch says the goats will chew on honeysuckle and weeds that are keeping native plants from growing. \u2014 Ashley Smith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
      "After hatching, larvae will develop into adults and will chew through the cell partition and emerge in late summer. \u2014 Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al , 16 May 2022",
      "For the month of April, from sunrise to sundown, Jafar, a junior, doesn't eat and drink, or even chew gum, and doesn't run. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t let your kids or your pets chew the houseplants. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The rise of the dog chew market has also increased the incentive for people to try to find and sell sheds. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Shirataki will take on the flavors of the broths without losing their chew . \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
      "The delectable, understated but sweet pop has a satisfying chew . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Each chew felt like strumming an entirely new set of chords: velvety and heartening, heightened by its directness. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Crispy bacon lovers should opt for thinner slices, while those that want some chew are better off with thicker cuts. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "These chews offer relaxation and feature a blend of agave, lemon and melatonin, known for its lulling and peaceful effects, with 4.5mg of THC per chew . \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Jensen is a big fan of sourdough, especially loaves made with some whole wheat, so that the bran rehydrates and soaks up more of the oil for optimal flavor and a slight chew . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "People have been lining up for fresh mochi doughnuts, which get their signature chew from rice flour, in flavors like hojicha and mango. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-055822"
  },
  "conspire":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": plot , contrive",
      ": to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement",
      ": scheme",
      ": to act in harmony toward a common end",
      ": to make an agreement with others especially in secret to do an unlawful act",
      ": to act together",
      ": to join in a conspiracy \u2014 compare solicit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012br",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012br"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collude",
      "compass",
      "connive",
      "contrive",
      "intrigue",
      "machinate",
      "plot",
      "put up",
      "scheme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced",
      "foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or will Ken conspire against Barbie and become the villain of her story? \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "The proportions of your limbs, the stiffness of your tendons, and your movement history all conspire to make your knees unique. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "The second edition of Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest takes over the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Saturday, where lovers of top-shelf cigars and whiskies will conspire amid a cloud of pricy aromas. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "They\u2019re set to conspire to deliver us a mid-March snow event and a wild ride to get there. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "So our locations team and our construction team had to conspire with Jim Powers, our line producer, and figure out how to get rid of that with the property owner. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
      "Marlene was remembering those evenings when Charlotte had gone round to conspire with the doctor in his bedsit, then come home and let herself into the flat so late, with such a guilty, heated, angry, happy face. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The change led the seven to conspire to kill members of Mexican Mafia and the Sure\u00f1os, according to the indictment. \u2014 Chron , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "On the eve of our first full weekend of spring, all the elements, the everyday and the transient, seemed to conspire Friday to create scenes of environmental pleasure. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conspirer , from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, conspire, from com- + spirare to breathe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-061216"
  },
  "consigliere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who serves as an adviser or counselor to the leader of a criminal organization",
      ": someone (such as a powerful political consultant) who is being likened in some way to such an adviser"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014dn-(\u02cc)sil-\u02c8ye-re",
      "-\u02c8yer-\u0113",
      "k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)si-gl\u0113-\u02c8ye-r\u0101",
      "-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8yer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adviser",
      "advisor",
      "consultant",
      "counsel",
      "counselor",
      "counsellor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the President's trusted consigliere and chief political strategist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That adrenaline boost from the critical American marketplace was accompanied by savvy programming picks from Asia, a special interest of the late, long-behind-the-Cannes scenes film pro/cinema consigliere Pierre Rissient. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022",
      "Hilary, their eldest daughter, is a food influencer, and Geoffrey, previously the family\u2019s butler, is now a mysterious consigliere to Uncle Phil. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Sandra Yi Sencindiver joins as Enjoiner Rue, a former courtesan who became the politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "THE NEXT FEW years may be hard for Willy, my friend and street-motorsport consigliere . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "His work over the course of the Trump presidency, though dressed in the trappings of cable news, was indistinguishable from that of a White House consigliere or propagandist. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Soon enough Maurizio is back in the mix, with Patrizia as his loyal consigliere and Lady Macbeth. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The best attorneys are not only your legal eagle, but also your consigliere . \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "When Steven Van Zandt played Tony\u2019s consigliere , Silvio Dante, on the original series, the costume department fitted him with a towering, shiny pompadour. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian, from consiglio advice, counsel, from Latin consilium \u2014 more at counsel ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1963, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-064441"
  },
  "culminate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reach its highest altitude",
      ": to be directly overhead",
      ": to rise to or form a summit",
      ": to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point",
      ": to bring to a head or to the highest point",
      ": to reach the end or the final result of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap (off)",
      "climax",
      "crown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A bitter feud culminated months of tension.",
      "culminated the school year with a trip to New York",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The parade will be led by the Gold State Carriage and culminate with a performance by Ed Sheeran. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "March Madness is coming to an end, and the tournaments will culminate with the women\u2019s and men\u2019s national championship games on April 3 and April 4, respectively. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "March Madness is in full swing with conference tournaments and will culminate Sunday with the announcements of the 68-team fields for both the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The parade will be led by the Gold State Carriage and culminate with a performance by Ed Sheeran. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The South Windsor Community Band will perform and the evening will culminate in a fireworks display. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
      "Such a decision by the court would successfully culminate a decades-long movement by conservatives who argue that life begins at conception and that Roe invented a right that did not exist in the Constitution. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Finland will release an official assessment Wednesday of how Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has changed its security environment, beginning a process that is expected to culminate in a request to join NATO. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But years of entreaties failed to culminate in a meeting. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin culminatus , past participle of culminare , from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top \u2014 more at hill ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-064657"
  },
  "cluck":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a cluck",
      ": to make a clicking sound with the tongue",
      ": to express interest or concern",
      ": to call with a cluck",
      ": to express with interest or concern",
      ": the characteristic sound made by a hen especially in calling her chicks",
      ": a stupid or naive person",
      ": to make the low sound of or like a hen",
      ": the sound made by a hen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259k",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hen clucked at her chicks.",
      "The driver clucked at the horses to get them moving.",
      "Commentators have been clucking over his lack of experience.",
      "Noun",
      "Don't be such a dumb cluck .",
      "stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Laughter usually had a 50 percent participation rate; whatever made two of us laugh usually made the other two roll their eyes or cluck their tongues. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "There are some people that just can't dance, some people that can't sing (even in the shower), and some people that can't cluck , cut, and yelp like a turkey. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "For Gen Xers staring down middle-aged obsolescence, the Williams twins\u2019 video provides a satisfying twofer: a chance to cluck their tongues at clueless youths while confirming the supremacy of their own touchstones. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Each day the tawny redheads mingle and cluck , drink water and peck at their food. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "On a recent day Lein stood in one of her barns as a contented chorus of 9,400 chickens clucked and murmured. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The latest iteration is Fifth Macroyan, a cluster of 18-story apartment towers now under construction, featuring balconies and large windows on a flat lot populated by clucking chickens. \u2014 David Zucchino, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Your role here isn\u2019t to cluck your tongue, but to find a safe and quick route past. \u2014 Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "August clucked his tongue and the cat came sidling up, arching its back, rubbing against August\u2019s boot. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Flat Rock has two chicken options, but with so many other food trucks dedicated to it, this isn\u2019t destination-worthy cluck for your buck. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Eating raw chicken can bring a cluck -load of other risks. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 3 July 2021",
      "And never utter so much as a cluck without a setup tree and shooting lane in mind. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "With the pandemic raging, an encounter that days earlier might have ended in a friendly apology or a cluck of sympathy quickly turned ugly. \u2014 Melissa Chan, Time , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "That set off some cluck -clucking among the neighbors. \u2014 Russ Mitchell Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "Once the first bird begins recalling with a yelp, cluck , or kee-kee, the game is on. \u2014 Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "More calcium with every peck means more cluck for your buck. \u2014 Dallas News , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "But Maggie is one of those somewhat sainted free spirits who light up everyday dreariness (at least in the movies), stirring things up while inspiring clucks of disapproval and censure. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-070533"
  },
  "compactly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": predominantly formed or filled : composed , made",
      ": having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined",
      ": not diffuse or verbose",
      ": occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space",
      ": short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh",
      ": being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it",
      ": to make up by connecting or combining : compose",
      ": to knit or draw together : combine",
      ": to press together : compress",
      ": to become compacted",
      ": something that is compact or compacted :",
      ": a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)",
      ": an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact",
      ": an agreement or covenant between two or more parties",
      ": closely united or packed",
      ": arranged so as to save space",
      ": to draw together : combine",
      ": to press together tightly",
      ": a small case for cosmetics",
      ": a somewhat small automobile",
      ": agreement sense 3",
      ": having a dense structure without small cavities or cells",
      "\u2014 compare cancellous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "rigid",
      "solid",
      "stiff",
      "unyielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1601, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-070804"
  },
  "cackler":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying",
      ": to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner",
      ": chatter",
      ": to make the noise or cry a hen makes especially after laying an egg",
      ": to laugh or chatter noisily",
      ": a sound made by a hen or like that made by a hen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ka-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The hens were cackling in the henhouse.",
      "Geese cackled by the pond in the park.",
      "I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most important, Rogen understands the value of the unexpected laugh, when a sentence takes such a startling turn that the reader can only cackle . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2021",
      "Amalia\u2019s serial killer is a deranged Touched woman named Maladie (Amy Manson), who has mysterious plans and turns up occasionally to cackle and grimace. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "As the camera rolls, and his wife asks him to hold back, the father transforms into a goofy monster that dives face first into the cake, destroying it, while his daughters cackle in glee. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln\u2019s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential\u2014never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. \u2014 Edward Achorn, Time , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Ever since the emperor first cackled in the trailer, fans have been wondering how Palpatine managed to return. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "That brings us to the film\u2019s depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (played as an inhuman, cackling harpie by Olivia Wilde), whose stories were among the earliest to name Jewell as a suspect. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Then give them something to cackle about at this year\u2019s Witches of Delray Bike Ride from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 through downtown Delray Beach guided by the Delray Beach Police Department. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "Matt Talansky, an exiled Mets fan living in Los Angeles, practically cackled at Mr. Brady\u2019s legal fumble. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cakelen , of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-070808"
  },
  "cuss":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": curse sense 1",
      ": curse sense 2",
      ": fellow sense 4c",
      ": curse",
      ": curse",
      ": swear sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curse",
      "cussword",
      "dirty word",
      "expletive",
      "four-letter word",
      "obscenity",
      "profanity",
      "swear",
      "swearword",
      "vulgarism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blaspheme",
      "curse",
      "swear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a man who has never uttered a single cuss",
      "Verb",
      "She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.",
      "the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An image of Bender, DiMaggio's alcohol-binging, cigar-smoking, cuss -slinging robot, was used by Hulu to promote the news of the revival \u2014 but DiMaggio's name was not mentioned among the returning cast. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "There was no way that after almost 20 years, the gun-toting, muumuu-wearing, glad-to- cuss -everybody-out elderly woman would leave so quietly. \u2014 Essence , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The cuss bucket became a national story when NPR mentioned it on the air at the time. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "As if coaches needed another reason to use cuss words. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "The new version has SZA singing in Spanish for the first time, and, of course, our girl went right for the cuss words. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The 13th sign of the zodiac is Ophiuchus (pronoucned or-phew- cuss ), a summer constellation well known to stargazers but ignored by traditional astrology. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "But there\u2019s more fighting to be had when Hughie and Corey briefly cuss at each other and bump chests before neatly making up. \u2014 Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Yet, my familiarity with the language extends to greetings and cuss words. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier this month, Rico Nasty had to stop a set to cuss out an audience while opening for Playboi Carti. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Not only do some fans teach their young children to cuss at you and throw middle fingers at their opponent, the teams' buses are escorted into the Cotton Bowl by law enforcement \u2026 just because. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "There\u2019s something special about the moment a pop star takes the opportunity to cuss in key. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "But now you're forced to let people get right up here and scream at you and cuss you. \u2014 Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "So when your opponent spikes the only card in the deck to beat you, don\u2019t kick over your computer, throw your mouse across the room and cuss out your best friend of 30 years. \u2014 Murray Valeriano, WSJ , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "The cool-headed and sometimes cussed contrarianism of libertarians is an important balm or check on public hysteria. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "This was just this morning after cussing me out all week. \u2014 Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Real Jamaican working people bargaining, cussing and laughing. \u2014 Dasun Imanuel, Essence , 10 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1768, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-074221"
  },
  "crown jewel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia",
      ": the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "boast",
      "credit",
      "glory",
      "honor",
      "jewel",
      "pride",
      "treasure",
      "trophy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.",
      "one of the company's crown jewels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trump notoriously tried to snatch the crown jewel of Helmsley\u2019s property portfolio, the Empire State building. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The mission was a high-stakes race to save a Pentagon crown jewel from the extreme depths, with their frigid temperatures and crushing pressure. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022",
      "On top of that, the game is taking place in the league\u2019s crown jewel of a stadium. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "This season's collection highlights the crown jewel of the French countryside in autumn. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Harrison Eidsgaard has just unveiled the crown jewel of expedition yachts. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "In the rest of the city, people said an eerie calm had taken over the streets after the storm that saw the militants take the crown jewel of Afghan cities. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Located on the border between France and Switzerland, the LHC is the crown jewel ofCERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The crown jewel of the football calendar \u2013 at least the portion that doesn't contain any actual football \u2013 is the NFL draft. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-075724"
  },
  "crapshoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krap-\u02ccsh\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adventure",
      "chance",
      "enterprise",
      "flier",
      "flyer",
      "flutter",
      "gamble",
      "speculation",
      "throw",
      "venture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sure thing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "there are almost no sure bets in the movie business\u2014almost everything is a crapshoot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lamppa\u2019s believes that the phenom's prospects are somewhat of a crapshoot . \u2014 Duncan Larkin, Outside Online , 15 May 2015",
      "What if the future is one big crapshoot and we're all doomed to make mistakes? \u2014 Ira Wolfe, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "While in a sense the post-season is a crapshoot , the A\u2019s have come up snake eyes for fully one third of a century. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Oftentimes, the postseason is a crapshoot ; that\u2019s simply the nature of a win-or-go-home format. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Seth Richardson reports that how much Ohio is losing out on betting action is \u2013 to borrow a phrase \u2013 something of a crapshoot . \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Most Parlays \u2014 Gambling on MMA fights is always a bit of a crapshoot even compared to other sports betting. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "No individual team has proved a consistently elite product, which makes ordering the top of the NFL Power Rankings a relative crapshoot . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "So the Americans can\u2019t afford to take anything for granted, particularly when Concacaf road games are a crapshoot . \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-082211"
  },
  "changeful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": notably variable : uncertain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeable",
      "fickle",
      "flickery",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "mutable",
      "skittish",
      "temperamental",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "variable",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "changeless",
      "constant",
      "immutable",
      "invariable",
      "predictable",
      "settled",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchangeable",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a confusingly changeful attitude toward his so-called best friend"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-083224"
  },
  "conscientious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": meticulous , careful",
      ": governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience : scrupulous",
      ": guided by or agreeing with a sense of doing what is right",
      ": using or done with care"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-sh\u0113-\u02c8en-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conscionable",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "honorable",
      "just",
      "moral",
      "principled",
      "scrupulous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cutthroat",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "immoral",
      "unconscionable",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unscrupulous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was a good friend to his comrades, a conscientious leader mindful of his men's needs; an upright family man with strong, bright, proud children \u2026 \u2014 Tom Clancy , Without Remorse , 1994",
      "Because Puckett was a conscientious lieutenant \u2026 his men did not have to stint on their fire. He had made sure that every man was carrying a basic load of ammunition and then some to spare \u2026 \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
      "He was shifty about money matters, not conscientious about returning advances, fulfilling contracts, reading manuscripts. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
      "She has always been a very conscientious worker.",
      "He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This might include the research indicating that sons of working mothers are more conscientious , while daughters of working mothers are more likely to build higher-achieving careers of their own. \u2014 Lydia Vargo, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable, and more conscientious . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Hughes urged pet owners to be conscientious when deciding whether to buy one of these creatures. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "So Riles often told those battling drug and alcohol dependency about the wonders of Minnesota, a state that long prided itself on being conscientious and progressive. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Given reasonable conditions and plenty of love, there are many ways in which kids can have happy childhoods and emerge as healthy, conscientious , successful adults. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "That was always my mum\u2019s advice to me, her overly conscientious child. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 8 May 2022",
      "However, a culture of diligence makes employees become conscientious about work. \u2014 Steve Taplin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Call me conscientious , call me ridiculous, but these were my thoughts and feelings. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conscience ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-084019"
  },
  "collectedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gathered together",
      ": possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort",
      ": performed slowly and restrainedly with the animal's center of gravity toward the hindquarters \u2014 compare extended",
      ": calm entry 3 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the collected works of Shakespeare",
      "She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of collect entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-085027"
  },
  "commanding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drawing attention or priority",
      ": difficult to overcome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8man-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chief",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "head",
      "high",
      "lead",
      "leading",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "presiding",
      "primary",
      "prime",
      "principal",
      "supereminent",
      "supreme",
      "top"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a very commanding voice.",
      "She holds a commanding lead in the polls.",
      "Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.",
      "The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.",
      "The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite falling in a 14-2 hole early on in the game, Golden State went on a 21-0 run during the first half, taking a commanding 54-39 lead over the Celtics entering halftime. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Warriors compiled a 303 on Friday to take a commanding nine-stroke lead over the Eagles before finishing with a 306 in Round 2. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s campaign released internal polling numbers showing him with a commanding lead over Badger and Cannon ahead of the June 28 primary election. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Polling conducted in February showed Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong with a commanding lead over the other five Republicans competing to replace Brooks. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 24 May 2022",
      "Christina Stephenson, a Democrat, has held a commanding lead since election night eight days ago. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
      "Tonight, the Celtics will look to even up the Eastern Conference Finals on their home court, while the Heat will look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "The Presidents\u2019 Trophy winners have three goals in three games against the Lightning, who have a commanding 3-0 series lead and are within one victory of advancing to the conference final for the sixth time in eight years. \u2014 Fred Goodall, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
      "In the Georgia Senate race, Republican Herschel Walker \u2013 a former NFL football player and the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Georgia \u2013 holds a commanding lead in the polling and has Trump\u2019s backing. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-090032"
  },
  "cloddish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lump or mass especially of earth or clay",
      ": soil , earth",
      ": oaf , dolt",
      ": a lump or mass especially of earth or clay",
      ": a clumsy or stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clodhopper",
      "gawk",
      "hulk",
      "lout",
      "lubber",
      "lug",
      "lump",
      "Neanderthal",
      "oaf",
      "palooka"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her husband's such a clod .",
      "despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nelly Korda, competing in her first event since early February after being sidelined with a blood clod that required surgery, finished with a 73 to tie for eighth. \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "That elusive will-o'-the-wisp season, lauded by poets in countless lyrics and appreciated by the dullest clod , will be ushered in officially at 12:45 o\u2019clock this afternoon. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This strongly supported the hypothesis (proposed nearly fifteen years ago) that ball lightning is basically a dirt clod dislodged and heated to incandescence by a cloud-to-ground lightning strike. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The third movement dripped with sardonic pathos, with its several disparate melodies on a collision course toward a series of timpani thuds that sounded as final as a clod of dirt falling into the grave. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "My daughter right now is really into dirt clods and rocks, too. \u2014 Bryn Elise Sandberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Maintain Dig in blood and bone meal along with compost once the soil dries out a little (to prevent clods ); wait for weed sprouts to follow, then hoe them in. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Two, blasting mud clods is a good way to pass the time when the fish aren\u2019t biting. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The idea of Ram\u2019s birthplace is also introduced into the plot, where Ram is carrying around a clod of earth from his janmabhumi (birthplace)\u2014even when wandering in the forest for 14 years. \u2014 Sanaya Chandar, Quartz India , 8 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clodde , from Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-090054"
  },
  "convulsive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": constituting or producing a convulsion",
      ": caused by or affected with convulsions",
      ": resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic",
      ": causing or marked by violent, frantic, or jerky movement",
      ": constituting or producing a convulsion",
      ": caused by or affected with convulsions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259l-siv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259l-siv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259l-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cataclysmal",
      "cataclysmic",
      "stormy",
      "tempestuous",
      "tumultuous",
      "turbulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s",
      "after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The convulsive and taboo-busting comic has transformed over time into a still bitingly funny and progressive feminist voice. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "McCartney has performed here before, of course, with the Beatles before a convulsive crowd at what was then called the Civic Center in 1964. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In truth, a fractious, convulsive Ethiopia would have a massive impact on the entire continent, and the accompanying reverberations have the potential to set off a chain reaction that could impact us all. \u2014 Isha Sesay, Masai Ujiri, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "On the heels of a humbling year, the Oscars \u2014 usually a frothy night of self-congratulation \u2014 this year may feel more like a therapeutic rally for an industry in the midst of convulsive change. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "There are multiple period thrillers, as projects wrestle with key issues \u2013 identity, peace, high-tech, big business, sacrifice, survival \u2013 crucial to these convulsive times. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "This has been true since last March, and the convulsive spread of the delta variant shows that deciding how to navigate the social landscape is as volatile as ever. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "On the heels of a humbling year, the Oscars \u2014 usually a frothy night of self-congratulation \u2014 this year may feel more like a therapeutic rally for an industry in the midst of convulsive change. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "Nonetheless, the transition between the electric motor and gas engine is convulsive , and there's occasional lag when shifting. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 24 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-091137"
  },
  "calibre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": degree of mental capacity or moral quality",
      ": degree of excellence or importance",
      ": the diameter of a bullet or other projectile",
      ": the diameter of a bore of a gun usually expressed in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and typically written as a decimal fraction",
      ": the diameter of a round or cylindrical body",
      ": the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder",
      ": level of excellence, skill, or importance",
      ": the diameter of a bullet or of the hole in the barrel of a gun",
      ": the diameter of a round or cylindrical body",
      ": the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-b\u0259r",
      "British also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "class",
      "grade",
      "quality",
      "rate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.",
      "musicians of the highest caliber perform at that concert hall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The watch uses one of the brand\u2019s elite mechanical movements, the caliber 1120 QP, the same one that drives men\u2019s tourbillons in the Overseas and Patrimony collections. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Portland\u2019s injury report for the final game of the first half against Miami included eight players, four of them starting caliber . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "With a hitter of Stephenson\u2019s caliber behind Votto, opposing pitchers have thrown more strikes to Votto to prevent putting another runner on base for Stephenson. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "However, that highest caliber has only been bestowed on 13 restaurants in the US: six in California, five in New York and one each in Chicago and Washington, D.C. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "After the call, Haynes and Briscoe met with the inmate\u2019s brother, who gave Haynes a .45 caliber firearm. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "While investigating Monday, detectives found a small- caliber projectile was lodged into pipe insulation at Maloney, according to a release from the Meriden Police Department. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "The man currently being sought is believed to have fired a .40 caliber weapon that killed 24-year-old Alexis Quinn, who police believe was one of two innocent bystanders killed in the shooting. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Rapid fire from the large- caliber guns on armored personnel carriers, sounding like a jackhammer at work, echoed around the area. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French calibre \"internal diameter of a cylindrical object, displacement of a gun,\" borrowed (by uncertain mediation) from Arabic q\u0101lab, q\u0101lib \"mold for casting metal, shoemaker's last,\" borrowed from Greek kalapod-, kal\u00e1pous, kal\u00f3pous \"shoemaker's last,\" from k\u00e2la (plural) \"wood, timber\" (of uncertain origin) + -a- (perhaps after tetr\u00e1pous \"four-footed\") or -o-  -o- + po\u00fas \"foot\" \u2014 more at foot entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-093023"
  },
  "citadel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fortress that commands (see command entry 1 sense 2c ) a city",
      ": stronghold",
      ": a fortress that sits high above a city"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-t\u0259-d\u1d4al",
      "-\u02ccdel",
      "\u02c8si-t\u0259-d\u1d4al",
      "-\u02ccdel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastion",
      "castle",
      "fastness",
      "fort",
      "fortification",
      "fortress",
      "hold",
      "redoubt",
      "stronghold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We visited a medieval citadel in Italy.",
      "a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unfortunately, the ancient hall was built over the citadel \u2019s latrines. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Nestled in the Andes between the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu and the Incan capital Cusco, this eco-friendly resort sits amid one of the world's most spectacular landscapes. \u2014 CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "At this moment in history, the UAE is working hard to establish itself as a citadel of tolerance in the Islamic world. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "But in times like these, a rabid fox spreading terror in the citadel of US democracy is the kind of Washington metaphor that writes itself. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "This special-purpose computer acts as a type of AI confinement citadel . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "On the far side of the citadel , a mysterious trench bisects a field of bedrock. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Work on the citadel will include extensive restorations, as well as the creation of a new museum. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "No sources before 1912 refer to the citadel as Machu Picchu. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French citadelle , from Old Italian cittadella , diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas \u2014 more at city ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-101345"
  },
  "consultant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who consults another",
      ": one who gives professional advice or services : expert",
      ": a person who gives professional advice or services",
      ": one (as a physician, surgeon, or psychologist) called in for professional advice or services"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u1d4ant",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u1d4ant",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt-\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adviser",
      "advisor",
      "consigliere",
      "counsel",
      "counselor",
      "counsellor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They've hired a computer consultant to assess how the company can upgrade its system.",
      "a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jodi Daniels is a privacy consultant and Founder/CEO of Red Clover Advisors, one of the few Women\u2019s Business Enterprises focused on privacy. \u2014 Jodi Daniels, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Should documentaries have some sort of on-set consultant or advisor with counseling credentials \u2014 not an intimacy coordinator, but a kind of documentary equivalent? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "For the ultimate fan of The Crown, this official companion book contains tons of historical background and archival photos from the early part of the Queen's reign by the show\u2019s historical consultant , royal biographer Robert Lacey. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
      "Barkhordarian, a parent of two with an engineering background, said her experience as a business consultant , language skills and immigrant background provide a solid basis for board service. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The godfather of modern CEO pay was a McKinsey consultant named Arch Patton, who in 1951 published the first multi-industry survey on executive compensation. \u2014 Maria Aspan, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Strategy design partners and city planning consultant , August Fluker. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Kurima is a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune Community Advisory Board, a management consultant , and president of the board of directors of the SDJACL, a social justice nonprofit established in 1932. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Political consultant , policy writer, legislative director. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-113546"
  },
  "conflicting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in conflict , collision, or opposition : incompatible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8flik-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clashing",
      "disagreeing",
      "discordant",
      "discrepant",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconsonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "mutually exclusive",
      "repugnant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "agreeing",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consistent",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now a big part of my work revolves around helping people reconcile conflicting feelings about their cultural identities. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 22 June 2022",
      "The city said the move is designed to save time and money \u2014 and to avoid potentially conflicting decisions. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Belying its claims of de-escalation, Russia increased bomb and artillery attacks in Ukraine on Wednesday and sent conflicting signals about the prospects for peace, suggesting new tensions in the Kremlin hierarchy about the course of the war. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 policies, particularly its conflicting guidance on quarantine, came under fire in a Senate hearing on Tuesday. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkorn Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The girl was taken to a hospital for a swollen lip, but neither were charged due to conflicting statements. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "While the two parties had conflicting stories, a witness did say the aggressive dog was unleashed. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "In The Afterparty, Danner, whom Haddish invests with equal parts weariness and zeal, channels the upshot of the Rashomon-style narrative: the disorientation of looking for truth among conflicting stories. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Applegate also acknowledged the conflicting feelings people may have been experiencing that day. \u2014 al , 27 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of conflict entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-120556"
  },
  "cheating":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud",
      ": to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice",
      ": to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting",
      ": to practice fraud or trickery",
      ": to violate rules dishonestly",
      ": to be sexually unfaithful",
      ": to position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area",
      ": the act or an instance of fraudulently deceiving : deception , fraud",
      ": a code (such as a button combination or password) that activates a hidden feature or capability in a computer or video game",
      ": one that cheats : pretender , deceiver",
      ": chess sense 1",
      ": cheatgrass",
      ": the obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth",
      ": to use unfair or dishonest methods to gain an advantage",
      ": to take something away from or keep from having something by dishonest tricks",
      ": a dishonest person",
      "[probably from a deceptive resemblance to grain]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113t",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicane",
      "finagle",
      "fudge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The players were accused of cheating .",
      "I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle.",
      "The store cheats its customers through false advertising.",
      "They cheated him out of a fair deal.",
      "a heroin addict who has cheated death many times",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As a gambling film, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels succeeds at finding the humor in people trying to cheat their way into money, only to twist their lives around to wiggle their way out of debt. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But beneath its simplicity is a stark warning over the way we are secretly tracked across the internet\u2014one that is immediately exposed by this very simple yet very effective way to cheat without getting caught. \u2014 Zak Doffman, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The former Gold Glove center fielder has five DRS, and his presence allows Hern\u00e1ndez to cheat a step or two into the left field gap on certain batters. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Burnett claimed the man was asleep for every test, allowing everyone to cheat with their books open. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Hill asked in surprise, because Floyd was not known to cheat people out of money. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "How did Lance Armstrong use erythropoietin to cheat ? \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The result: an immensely talented cornerback with the ability to lock down the opposing team\u2019s top receiver so tightly, safeties were free to cheat toward other receivers. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Prices decline; cut quotas; comply; prices increase; cheat \u2026repeat. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sibilly\u2019s storyline can get somewhat lost, and a sequence in which Brodie has various revelations while on mushrooms feels like the writers using a cheat code, fast-forwarding to get where conversation might have organically brought them. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "There is no cheat code for greatness, but Apple TV\u2019s Greatness Code feature digestibly short episodes centered around some of the world\u2019s best athletes telling untold stories of moments that defined their careers. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s no cheat code that will allow Democrats to sneak climate policy past Republicans. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "The embrace of the multiverse also satisfies studio business imperatives, offering Hollywood a new cheat code of sorts. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This amounts to a kind of malpractice in the editing room, transforming the actors\u2019 brave and devoted exertions into a seeming cheat , an ersatz experience that might as well have been created with C.G.I. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
      "Frances is a liar and a cheat , an aspiring writer who doesn\u2019t know how to communicate. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
      "And in 2019, GTA Online cheat maker Jhonny Perez was ordered to pay $150,000 over similar copyright claims. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "The ones who lie and cheat are a tiny minority of successful people. \u2014 Sun Yi, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-125810"
  },
  "capitalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals",
      ": to convert into capital",
      ": to treat as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets rather than as an ordinary operating expense to be charged against revenue for the period in which it is incurred",
      ": to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time)",
      ": to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum",
      ": to supply capital for",
      ": to gain by turning something to advantage",
      ": to write with a beginning capital letter or in all capital letters",
      ": to provide money needed to start or develop (a business)",
      ": to gain by turning something to advantage",
      ": to convert into capital",
      ": to treat as a capital expenditure rather than an ordinary and necessary expense",
      ": to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time) \u2014 compare amortize",
      ": to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum",
      ": to supply capital for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8ka-p\u0259t-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "endow",
      "finance",
      "fund",
      "stake",
      "subsidize",
      "underwrite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defund"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Remember to capitalize the I in Internet .",
      "Capitalize the first word of your sentence.",
      "She rarely capitalizes her name when she signs her e-mails.",
      "The venture was capitalized with a loan of one million dollars.",
      "You can capitalize your investment at any time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the July 4th also around the corner, this time of year offers a variety of different sales to peruse to capitalize on all the traffic Prime Day will be generating. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 22 June 2022",
      "As global exhibitors look to capitalize on the public\u2019s appetite for four-quadrant blockbusters, many have turned to premium formats as a way to juice premium fees. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a lot riding on the regulations for patients and doctors as well as a wave of tech startups that has risen in the past two years hoping to capitalize on the convenience of remote visits. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
      "Eldredge was unable to capitalize on the rapturous reviews with touring, nor did his singles \u2014 plucked from an album that is greater than the sum of its parts \u2014 do well on radio. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "However, as the use cases for Web3 continue to grow, awareness will likely increase, especially amongst enterprises seeking to capitalize on the benefits of this new technology. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Instead, banks tend to capitalize on a higher-rate environment to try to increase their profits. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "And there\u2019s another byproduct of Fed rate hikes: The dollar will likely rise as investors buy U.S. Treasuries to capitalize on higher yields. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "Facing the Chicago White Sox, the Tigers' offense \u2014 worst in baseball, averaging 2.75 runs per game \u2014 once again failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities in Tuesday's 5-1 loss in the second of three games at Comerica Park. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"(sense 1) capital entry 2 (sense 2) + -ize ; (senses 2-4) borrowed from French capitaliser, from capital  capital entry 2 + -iser  -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-135307"
  },
  "chew":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to crush, grind, or gnaw (something, such as food) with or as if with the teeth : masticate",
      ": to injure, destroy, or consume as if by chewing",
      ": to chew something",
      ": to chew tobacco",
      ": to think about : ponder",
      ": to make friendly familiar conversation : chat",
      ": the act of chewing",
      ": something for chewing",
      ": to crush or grind with the teeth",
      ": the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth",
      ": something that a person or animal chews"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (on)",
      "champ",
      "chaw",
      "chomp (on)",
      "crunch (on)",
      "gnaw (on)",
      "masticate",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We were taught to chew our food thoroughly before swallowing.",
      "He chews with his mouth open.",
      "You're not allowed to chew gum in class.",
      "A mouse chewed through the cord.",
      "The dog chewed a hole in the rug.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The process is not without its stresses, especially for first-time dog parents navigating the world of training, shots, and chew toys. \u2014 Elizabeth Sheldon, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s so frustrating but brilliant to play with and chew on. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s so much to chew into and bite into as an actor. \u2014 Kai Grady, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Alessandro Michele is all about maximalism, and his latest collection for Gucci bit off about as much as a person can possibly chew . \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "Crouch says the goats will chew on honeysuckle and weeds that are keeping native plants from growing. \u2014 Ashley Smith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
      "After hatching, larvae will develop into adults and will chew through the cell partition and emerge in late summer. \u2014 Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al , 16 May 2022",
      "For the month of April, from sunrise to sundown, Jafar, a junior, doesn't eat and drink, or even chew gum, and doesn't run. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t let your kids or your pets chew the houseplants. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The rise of the dog chew market has also increased the incentive for people to try to find and sell sheds. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Shirataki will take on the flavors of the broths without losing their chew . \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
      "The delectable, understated but sweet pop has a satisfying chew . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Each chew felt like strumming an entirely new set of chords: velvety and heartening, heightened by its directness. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Crispy bacon lovers should opt for thinner slices, while those that want some chew are better off with thicker cuts. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "These chews offer relaxation and feature a blend of agave, lemon and melatonin, known for its lulling and peaceful effects, with 4.5mg of THC per chew . \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Jensen is a big fan of sourdough, especially loaves made with some whole wheat, so that the bran rehydrates and soaks up more of the oil for optimal flavor and a slight chew . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "People have been lining up for fresh mochi doughnuts, which get their signature chew from rice flour, in flavors like hojicha and mango. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-135323"
  },
  "cockcrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dawn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cckr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aurora",
      "dawn",
      "dawning",
      "day",
      "daybreak",
      "daylight",
      "light",
      "morn",
      "morning",
      "sun",
      "sunrise",
      "sunup"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nightfall",
      "sundown",
      "sunset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143628"
  },
  "couth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sophisticated , polished",
      ": polish , refinement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplished",
      "civilized",
      "cultivated",
      "cultured",
      "genteel",
      "polished",
      "refined"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "civilization",
      "cultivation",
      "culture",
      "polish",
      "refinement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "he's remarkably couth for someone who grew up in a small town with limited cultural opportunities",
      "Noun",
      "their future son-in-law's lack of couth was of some concern to this patrician couple"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1896, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143904"
  },
  "consistently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction",
      ": marked by agreement : compatible",
      ": showing steady conformity to character, profession , belief, or custom",
      ": tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large",
      ": possessing firmness or coherence",
      ": always the same",
      ": being in harmony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "coherent",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflicting",
      "conflictive",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inharmonious",
      "noncompatible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In rookie ball in 2019, Ashcraft had a 4.53 ERA and wasn\u2019t getting consistent results with his fastball, even in catch play. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
      "Talk about doing things the right way, being consistent , buying into your role, having an impact on winning for a prolonged period of time. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Rainfall totals will generally be around a tenth, or two, of an inch, where rain is consistent . \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Human studies on apple cider vinegar for weight loss have not demonstrated consistent or convincing results. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The company has faced difficulties delivering consistent financial results and increasing its numbers of users. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Even repeated stops from 100 mph elicited consistent results and more than 1.0 g of deceleration. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
      "Only consistent results, particularly through tougher times, will prove that Mercedes is becoming a quality company as well as a quality brand. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Use the wood pellet grill for easy temperature control and consistent results. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at consist entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-154159"
  },
  "caution":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warning , admonishment",
      ": precaution",
      ": prudent forethought to minimize risk",
      ": one that astonishes or commands attention",
      ": to advise caution to : warn",
      ": care taken to avoid trouble or danger : precaution",
      ": warning",
      ": to warn about danger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alertness",
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "cautiousness",
      "chariness",
      "circumspection",
      "gingerliness",
      "guardedness",
      "heedfulness",
      "prudence",
      "wariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "forewarn",
      "wake",
      "warn"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness released a graphic on Twitter urging people to take extra caution and reminding parents not to leave children or pets unattended in a car. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Oceanside police said residents on Wala Drive, Rimhurst Court and the northern end of Shadow Tree Drive were asked to evacuate out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "But to Baer, such endorsements were words of caution , not selling points. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The tests did not show that any seafood was actually contaminated, but Irvington Seafood issued a recall out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Even with access to background checks, Tinder users are urged to take caution when meeting somebody new. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The bison roam the plains, so take caution when driving, and do not approach them. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But safety experts caution that Tesla\u2019s analysis compares apples to oranges, as most Autopilot driving takes place on highways, where crash rates per mile are much lower than all driving. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Although the majority of new monkeypox cases have been seen in gay or bisexual men, experts caution that anyone is at potential risk. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
      "Be careful with stacking pillows for sleep, our experts caution . \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
      "Health experts caution that the real COVID-19 tally is likely larger due to unrecorded home tests. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Oz, experts caution , should be viewed not as a doctor who sometimes stumbles into accurate advice, but as a broader pushback against mainstream science and medicine. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 14 May 2022",
      "But even then, experts caution that many of the industrywide issues will continue to restrain supplies. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "But even then, experts caution that many of the industrywide issues will continue to restrain supplies. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "But legal experts caution that Biden\u2019s options are limited. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1683, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-154234"
  },
  "continence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily",
      ": self-restraint",
      ": a refraining from sexual intercourse",
      ": self-restraint in refraining from sexual intercourse",
      ": the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nt-\u1d4an-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstinence",
      "celibacy",
      "chasteness",
      "chastity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "argued for a pregnancy-prevention program that did not put so much faith in the continence of teenagers",
      "experiencing a moment of unusual continence , I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contynence, contenence \"moderation, restraint, abstinence (from sexual intercourse),\" borrowed from Anglo-French continence, borrowed from Medieval Latin continentia, going back to Latin, \"restraint, self-control,\" derivative of continent-, continens \"restrained, not indulging in excesses\" \u2014 more at continent entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-154611"
  },
  "cell":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent",
      ": a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (such as a hermit)",
      ": a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person",
      ": a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space: such as",
      ": one of the compartments of a honeycomb",
      ": a membranous area bounded by veins in the wing of an insect",
      ": a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently",
      ": a receptacle containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis",
      ": fuel cell",
      ": a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiation (see radiation sense 1 )",
      ": a unit in a statistical array (see array entry 2 sense 5 ) (such as a spreadsheet) formed by the intersection of a column and a row",
      ": a basic and usually small unit of an organization or movement",
      ": a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit",
      ": any of the small sections of a geographic area of a cellular (see cellular entry 1 sense 3 ) telephone system",
      ": cell phone",
      ": a very small room (as in a prison or a monastery)",
      ": the basic structural unit of living things that is made up of cytoplasm enclosed by a membrane and that typically includes a nucleus and other smaller parts (as mitochondria or chloroplasts) which perform specific functions necessary for life",
      ": a small enclosed part or division (as in a honeycomb)",
      ": a container with substances which can produce an electric current by chemical action",
      ": a device that converts light (as sunlight) that falls on it into electrical energy that is used as a power source",
      ": cell phone",
      ": a small compartment or bounded space",
      ": a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various nonliving products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel",
      "\u02c8sel",
      "\u02c8sel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apartment",
      "chamber",
      "closet",
      "room"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.",
      "his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other notable ingredients included in the body treatment peel include the retinol alternative bakuchiol and squalane, which is naturally produced in the skin's sebaceous (oil) glands to help keep skin moisturized during the cell turnover process. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "So, from 1,200 miles apart, as the first hearing played on TV last week, Petersen was on his phone in Orlando, while Harris, in her den in Tulsa, had her cell on speaker. \u2014 Andrea Eger Canfield, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Before lunchtime Wednesday, Harris was found dead in his jail cell , Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer told WPMI. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "The case stems from southwest Ohio, where Bonita Stewart filed a lawsuit after her 30-year-old son Justin hanged himself with a sheet in his cell at the Warren County Jail. \u2014 Titus Wu, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "For years, the innocent but incarcerated Dufresne scrapes away at a wall in his prison cell with quiet determination before making an intrepid bid for freedom. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "Retinol boosts cell turnover, helping to fight signs of aging such as wrinkles and fine lines. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "That's because these ingredients, both derivatives of vitamin A, speed up skin cell turnover, as SELF has previously reported. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 2 June 2022",
      "For glowing skin, brightening acids (like glycolic, lactic and azelaic), retinol, vitamin C and niacinamide will help stimulate skin cell turnover, promoting radiance. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English, religious house and Anglo-French celle hermit's cell, from Latin cella small room; akin to Latin celare to conceal \u2014 more at hell ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-180727"
  },
  "cheerlessly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking qualities that cheer : bleak , joyless",
      ": offering no happiness or cheer : gloomy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8chir-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "disconsolate",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The room was surprisingly bare and cheerless .",
      "a dank and cheerless castle that was once the site of unspeakable horrors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all his gloom, Mann was not entirely cheerless . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
      "Lawrence\u2019s was among the last, with a green campus full of trees, but a gray, cheerless interior and food that, in his words, looked regurgitated. \u2014 Sarah Enelow-snyder, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Bishop spent a cold childhood raised by cheerless Calvinist grandparents (her official guardian, Uncle Jack, was reputedly something of a bully), and quickly learned that intense emotional attachments led to distress. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Nothing like signifyin\u2019 in the Henry Louis Gates Jr. sense, with its necessarily intelligent playfulness, but something essentially post-literate and cheerless . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 11 July 2019",
      "But a future predicated on product development alone, with little to offer the human heart, is a cheerless future indeed. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019",
      "Just ahead awaits a peculiar Southern California landscape of palm trees and barbed wire, and then a cheerless , pitiless site: Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution. \u2014 James Andrew Miller, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The visit draws a strangely dutiful, cheerless local crowd. \u2014 Holland Cotter, New York Times , 13 Sep. 2017",
      "Long before any news outlet formally declared Ms. Handel\u2019s victory, CNN and MSNBC regulars disclosed the outcome with their funereal tones and cheerless visages. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-182907"
  },
  "cash":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ready money",
      ": money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery",
      ": being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid \u2014 compare accrual",
      ": to pay or obtain cash for",
      ": to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)",
      ": any of various coins of small value in China and southern India",
      ": a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center",
      ": a unit of value equivalent to one cash",
      ": money in the form of coins or bills",
      ": money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods at the time of purchase or delivery",
      ": to give or get cash for",
      ": ready money",
      ": money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery",
      ": a sight draft in exchange for a bill of lading"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kash",
      "\u02c8kash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "currency",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender",
      "wampum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The store wouldn't cash the check.",
      "He cashed his paycheck at the bank."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1622, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-195942"
  },
  "coil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": turmoil",
      ": trouble",
      ": everyday cares and worries",
      ": to wind into rings or spirals",
      ": to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil",
      ": to move in a circular or spiral course",
      ": to form or lie in a coil",
      ": a series of loops",
      ": spiral",
      ": a single loop of such a coil",
      ": a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil",
      ": induction coil",
      ": a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings",
      ": a roll of postage stamps",
      ": a stamp from such a roll",
      ": intrauterine device",
      ": a circle, a series of circles, or a spiral made by coiling",
      ": a long thin piece of material that is wound into circles",
      ": to wind into rings or a spiral",
      ": to form or lie in a coil",
      ": intrauterine device"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fil",
      "\u02c8k\u022fi(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "corkscrew",
      "curl",
      "entwine",
      "spiral",
      "twine",
      "twist",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
      "A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
      "The cat coiled up into a ball.",
      "The snake coiled around its prey."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-195952"
  },
  "cacodemonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": demon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demon",
      "daemon",
      "devil",
      "fiend",
      "ghost",
      "ghoul",
      "ghoulie",
      "imp",
      "shaitan"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin cacodaem\u014dn \"calamitous,\" borrowed from Greek kakoda\u00edm\u014dn \"possessed by a malevolent spirit, ill-fated, (as noun) malevolent spirit,\" from kako-  caco- + da\u00edm\u014dn \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual\" \u2014 more at demon ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-205913"
  },
  "correspondent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corresponding",
      ": fitting , conforming",
      ": one who communicates with another by letter",
      ": one who has regular commercial relations with another",
      ": one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (such as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place",
      ": something that corresponds",
      ": a person with whom another person communicates by letter or email",
      ": a person who sends news stories or comment to a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting company especially from a distant place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259nt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "cognate",
      "comparable",
      "connate",
      "corresponding",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "intelligencer",
      "journalist",
      "newshound",
      "newsman",
      "newsperson",
      "pressman",
      "reporter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "reading and writing are actually correspondent activities",
      "Noun",
      "When writing to business correspondents , use a formal tone.",
      "a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "McLaughlin told CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca that he was last briefed by DPS on the morning of May 25, one day after the shooting. \u2014 Omar Villafranca, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "Your humble correspondent is still wondering if anyone can name a great civilization built by progressive leftists. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Senior National Affairs correspondent shared special moments on social media from the exciting day. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Apparently the Grizzlies could be looking for Morant\u2019s future running mate, according to NBA correspondent Marc Stein. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "Among them was Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American television correspondent . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Special correspondent Abbott reported in Guatemala City, and staff writer Linthicum reported in Mexico City. \u2014 Jeff Abbott, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Prior to signing her contract, the legal correspondent remembers Sherri Shepherd, a previous co-host on the ABC daytime talk show, sharing her salary history. \u2014 Haniyah Philogene, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Criminal justice correspondent Tami Abdollah has the details. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-214922"
  },
  "complement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that fills up, completes , or makes better or perfect",
      ": the full quantity, number, or assortment needed or included",
      ": the whole force or personnel of a ship",
      ": one of two mutually completing parts : counterpart",
      ": an added word or expression by which a predication is made complete (such as president in \"they elected him president\" and beautiful in \"he thought her beautiful\")",
      ": the angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals a right angle in measure",
      ": the set of all elements that do not belong to a given set and are contained in a particular mathematical set containing the given set",
      ": a number that when added to a certain number of the same sign yields a number with the digit 1 as the significant digit farthest to the left and the digit 0 in every other digit place",
      ": the musical interval required with a given interval to complete the octave",
      ": the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction especially of particulate antigens (such as bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles)",
      ": to complete or enhance by providing something additional : to be complementary to",
      ": compliment",
      ": to exchange formal courtesies",
      ": something that makes whole or better",
      ": the number or quantity of something that is needed or used",
      ": to serve as something necessary to make whole or better",
      ": a group or set (as of chromosomes or DNA) that is typical of the complete organism or one of its parts \u2014 see chromosome complement",
      ": a complementary color",
      ": the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction especially of particulate antigens (as bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "correlate",
      "supplement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complete",
      "round (off "
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This braided egg-rich sweet bread is served throughout the year as a complement to any meal, but is traditionally served during Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
      "Governments would benefit from developing national strategies for equitably expanding virtual health and care and integrating it into the health care system as a complement to in-person care. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Vibrant, cerulean-colored walls make the perfect complement to a tapestry-like room divider in this sophisticated living room by New York City designer Nick Olsen. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Beta Fiction Spain will be the fictional complement to Beta Entertainment Spain, Beta Group\u2019s unscripted operation, led by Javier P\u00e9rez de Silva, whose main focus is the creation and adaptation of international unscripted entertainment formats. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "This is due to the fact that other components in the hemp plant complement CBD\u2019s effects and offer additional anxiety and mood-boosting benefits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Nathan and his wife Clara often visited and paid the sisters the ultimate complement \u2014 their eggs were better than his. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "To that end, Smith is the best complement to Green (and Sengun) available in this draft. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The arena-like overtones of the in-the-round staging and spare set complement such conflict. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The flavors of the chocolates and the coffee are designed to perfectly complement each other. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "Additionally, the opening coincides with the launch of a new \u2018Tokyo to Lima cocktail\u2019 menu, inspired by the evolution of Nikkei cuisine and designed to complement the unique flavours of the dishes. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The arrangements were simple but canny, and well designed to complement the band leader\u2019s remarkable voice, which is as complex as her Turkish, Irish and Afro-Caribbean heritage. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "This conditioner is perfectly designed to complement the brand\u2019s dandruff-fighting shampoo and contains pyrithione zinc. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The neckline was designed to complement the jewelry Umber wore on her wedding day. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Webb is designed to complement Hubble, which is orbiting Earth after being launched in 1990 on what was planned to be a 15-year mission. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Thurmond is quick to complement the Chandler Hamilton High School alumnus for his leadership, dedication to the ASU program and poise on the course. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Colorado residents, for example, may get a chance to complement the aforementioned property tax relief with a state income tax cut that will appear on the November ballot. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-220652"
  },
  "captivate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal",
      ": seize , capture",
      ": to fascinate by some special charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The play has been captivating audiences for years.",
      "the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Use these tips and strategies to build a reputation as a prolific speaker who can captivate audiences and make a difference in your area of expertise! \u2014 Dr. April Willis, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Twenty-eight years ago, on a Friday just like today, a police pursuit began that would captivate the nation. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The potential remuneration for his name, imagine and likeness didn\u2019t captivate him. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "In addition to all the district's Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, and Zoo, there\u2019s the National Museum of Natural History with the Q?rius interactive learning space for tweens and teens, and the Butterfly Pavilion to captivate kids of all ages. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
      "How does enterprise agility captivate the workforce? \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth, Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Not every speech will captivate those at home, but DeBose and Kotsur, in their concise, beautifully delivered comments, showed the potential of an unaltered acceptance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see captive  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-220708"
  },
  "cadet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a younger brother or son",
      ": youngest son",
      ": a younger branch of a family or a member of it",
      ": one in training for a military or naval commission",
      ": a student in a service academy",
      ": a student at a police academy : a person who is in training to become a police officer",
      ": pimp",
      ": a student in a military school or college"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8det",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8det"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fancy man",
      "pander",
      "pimp",
      "procurer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paredes, 42, started his law enforcement career as a cadet with the El Monte Police Department and was sworn in as a full-time officer in the summer of 2000. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Paredes began his law enforcement career as a police cadet with the department and served in the police force for 22 years. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Prince Edward previously trained as a cadet in the Royal Marines and worked as a theater and TV producer. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "The venture pulls from each of his past experiences: as a football player, coach, Air Force cadet , and General Manager. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Council Secretary Mindy Moore said at the meeting the fire cadet program was recommended in last year\u2019s budget but denied until a feasible plan was in place and was brought to council for appropriation. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
      "The pressured circumstances of being a cadet , being a football player, and later being a Lieutenant in Berlin, Germany. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Santa Fe interim police Chief Paul Joye said Duran joined the force as a cadet in 2015. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Young people participating in programs run by the prince\u2019s Duke of Edinburgh charity and youth cadet associations lined the steps of the abbey to greet guests for the service. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Gascon (15th-century) capdet \"chief, captain\" (Old Occitan capdel ), going back to Vulgar Latin *capitellus \"leader,\" from Latin capit-, caput \"head\" + -ellus, diminutive suffix, originally from noun stems ending in -ul-, -r- and -n- \u2014 more at head entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-231035"
  },
  "conjuration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of conjuring : incantation",
      ": an expression or trick used in conjuring",
      ": a solemn appeal : adjuration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-ju\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259n-",
      "-j\u0259r-\u02c8\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abracadabra",
      "bewitchment",
      "charm",
      "enchantment",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "hex",
      "incantation",
      "invocation",
      "spell",
      "whammy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration",
      "a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-013216"
  },
  "comedian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a writer of comedies",
      ": an actor who plays comic roles",
      ": a comical individual",
      ": a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing",
      ": a performer who makes people laugh",
      ": an amusing person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "card",
      "comic",
      "droll",
      "farceur",
      "funnyman",
      "gagger",
      "gagman",
      "gagster",
      "humorist",
      "jester",
      "joker",
      "jokester",
      "wag",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian .",
      "struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His latest viral success is a link-up with Nick Cannon for Father's Day, which sees the rapper/ comedian whip up an Aviation cocktail dubbed the \u2018Vasectomy\u2019. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
      "The Pro-Am teed off on Wednesday without UConn women\u2019s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and comedian Bill Murray, both of whom were feeling under the weather. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
      "The show stars the comedian as a bumbling father named Trevor who lands a new job as a house-sitter at a luxurious mansion filled with priceless artwork, classic cars and a dog called Cupcake. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "Kardashian added that the comedian put his beauty knowledge into action. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "In a surprise move, comedian Dave Chappelle announced that the student theater at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest Washington will not bear his name. \u2014 Amanda Andrade-rhoades, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "During his show on Monday, Colbert explained that Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who is voiced and operated by comedian Robert Smigel, was filming a special featuring interviews with several people at the Capitol building for two days. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "The Cheech, as the Riverside facility has inevitably been nicknamed, given its celebrity origin in the art collection assembled over 30 years and donated by comedian -actor Cheech Marin, is a first. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "After feuding with Netflix, Lee Daniels, Oprah and Tyler Perry, her latest quarrel is with fellow comedian D.L. Hughley. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-044956"
  },
  "caravanserai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night",
      ": hotel , inn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8van(t)-s\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "hospice",
      "hostel",
      "hostelry",
      "hotel",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Persian k\u0101rv\u0101nsar\u0101\u012b , from k\u0101rv\u0101n caravan + sar\u0101\u012b palace, inn",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-054802"
  },
  "curve":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bent or formed into a curve",
      ": to have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity",
      ": to cause to curve",
      ": to throw a curveball to (a batter)",
      ": to grade (something, such as an examination) on a curve",
      ": a line especially when curved : such as",
      ": the path of a moving point",
      ": a line defined by an equation so that the coordinates of its points are functions of a single independent variable or parameter",
      ": the graph of a variable \u2014 see also epidemic curve , learning curve , normal curve , simple closed curve , sine curve",
      ": something curved: such as",
      ": a curving line of the human body",
      ": parenthesis",
      ": curveball",
      ": trick , deception",
      ": a distribution indicating the relative performance of individuals measured against each other that is used especially in assigning good, medium, or poor grades to usually predetermined proportions of students rather than in assigning grades based on predetermined standards of achievement",
      ": trend",
      ": a prevalent trend or rate of progress",
      ": to turn or cause to turn from a straight line or course",
      ": a smooth rounded line or surface",
      ": something having a somewhat round shape",
      ": a ball thrown so that it moves away from a straight course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "fall off",
      "hook",
      "round",
      "sweep",
      "swerve",
      "trend",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curvature",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By Thursday, the storm will most likely begin to curve more north-northeast, riding along the coast and impacting Odisha. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "While there aren\u2019t tree species that curve to this extent in nature, the eastern redbud tree is an example of a tree that has a weird shape that is naturally occurring. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Second, my large toe was starting to curve inward toward its neighbors due to a bunion, a common condition called hallux valgus. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The trees\u2019 trunks take a sharp, 90-degree turn and then curve to form a shape resembling the letter J. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Places where the stone might curve left or fade right a little too much. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The company is using flexible OLED panels, which allow the screen to seamlessly curve over the exercise bike. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Your legs do not need to straighten fully; a microbend in the knees will allow the spine to naturally curve and reduce strain in the lower back. \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
      "Murphy said the accident location is west of the intersection of Huntsville Road and Hunt Lane where Huntsville Road begins to curve to the northwest. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gary Cohn, former president of Goldman Sachs, formerly Trump economic adviser, said the Fed was clearly behind the curve , clearly late in raising rates, and now the runway for a soft landing is now much shorter and narrower. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
      "What is so striking regarding the rise in inflation is what a slow yet inexorable process this has been, with the Federal Reserve and White House consistently behind the curve . \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Critics say the Fed was behind the curve last year as inflation picked up pace, stoked by stimulus spending and rock-bottom borrowing costs. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "There's a possibility that the Fed may be too far behind the curve to be able to ease inflation without inflicting economic hardship on Americans. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "So that, alone, would have put me behind the curve . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This Fed, however, has been behind the curve and is really late to the party. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But the sad cycle of energy and commodity price increases accompanied by wage and salary demands will continue to drive inflation and leave the Fed hopelessly behind the curve in fighting it. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Her purple patterned bodycon dress hugged every curve , and opened in a slit up the skirt that was then detailed with a series of buttons. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-091540"
  },
  "cherry-picked":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select the best or most desirable",
      ": to select as being the best or most desirable",
      ": to select the best or most desirable from"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u0113-\u02ccpik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choose",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "select",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decline",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "turn down"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104731"
  },
  "cope":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties",
      ": to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success",
      ": meet , encounter",
      ": strike , fight",
      ": to meet in combat",
      ": to come in contact with",
      ": match",
      ": a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment",
      ": something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering)",
      ": coping",
      ": to cover or furnish with a cope",
      ": to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member",
      ": notch",
      ": to deal with and try to find solutions for problems",
      ": to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties",
      "chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dp",
      "\u02c8k\u014dp",
      "\u02c8k\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "do",
      "fare",
      "get along",
      "get by",
      "get on",
      "make out",
      "manage",
      "shift"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (3)",
      "circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104803"
  },
  "chow":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": food , victuals",
      ": eat",
      ": chow chow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feed",
      "meal",
      "menu",
      "mess",
      "refection",
      "repast",
      "table"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1856, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105140"
  },
  "coincide":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to occupy the same place in space or time",
      ": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series",
      ": to correspond in nature, character, or function",
      ": to be in accord or agreement : concur",
      ": to happen at the same time",
      ": to agree exactly",
      ": to occupy the same space"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "coexist",
      "concur",
      "co-occur",
      "synchronize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The goals of the business partners coincide .",
      "the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The recent births coincide with the launch of the Zoo Babies program, supported by Norton Children's Hospital. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Record-breaking heatwaves often coincide with drought, as the dry ground heats up even more without the cooling effect of evaporation. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
      "In many jurisdictions, like mine, local elections coincide with the midterms, and groups like 3.14 Action have helped fund, recruit and train STEM professionals for political office. \u2014 Jared Decoste, Scientific American , 20 May 2022",
      "After all, the popular host\u2019s text messages with Meadows coincide with one of the most troublesome periods in U.S. history. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Complementary audio and visual elements coincide with the dance for blind and deaf audience members. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Do their current practices and investment models coincide with the overall customer strategy? \u2014 Jeb Dasteel, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "These changes coincide with attempts in several conservative states to limit the rights of transgender minors to participate in school sports and to access gender-affirming medical care. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Attacks on Russian servers and websites coincide perfectly with Anonymous' hacking timeline. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co-  co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105157"
  },
  "concoction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients",
      ": the act of process of concocting something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4k-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brainchild",
      "coinage",
      "contrivance",
      "creation",
      "innovation",
      "invention",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105208"
  },
  "caff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": caf\u00e9 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kaf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beanery",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "diner",
      "eatery",
      "grill",
      "restaurant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a simple East End caff that serves fish-and-chips and the like to a largely working-class clientele"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105357"
  },
  "cross (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105405"
  },
  "childish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a child or childhood",
      ": marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise",
      ": lacking complexity : simple",
      ": deteriorated with age especially in mind : senile",
      ": of, like, or thought to be suitable to children",
      ": showing the less pleasing qualities (as silliness) often thought to be those of children"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)l-dish",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bl-dish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adolescent",
      "babyish",
      "immature",
      "infantile",
      "jejune",
      "juvenile",
      "kiddish",
      "puerile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adult",
      "grown-up",
      "mature"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a childish face.",
      "a letter written in childish scrawl",
      "He opened the gifts with childish delight.",
      "We're tired of their childish games.",
      "I find his humor very childish .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "When his family is murdered, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 9 May 2022",
      "This plot device leads to a series of episodes in which Carmela\u2019s wishes come to life on stage \u2014 ranging from childish visions of candy to deeply held dreams of a better life for her family. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Native's deodorants are a popular pick among adults, and teenagers who want to avoid childish scents and branding will love the vast array of scents available, from coconut and vanilla to lavender rose. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Who wants a self-important, meddling agitator with childish , oversimplistic, unnecessary opinions? \u2014 The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
      "To try to escape those things was childish and anti\u2010novelistic. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "These images alternate with confessions of childish schemes such as a habit of defrauding the tooth fairy by placing fake teeth under her pillow. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Guaranteed to inspire childish delight and endless selfies. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see child ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105455"
  },
  "consequence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conclusion derived through logic : inference",
      ": something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions",
      ": importance with respect to power to produce an effect",
      ": social importance",
      ": the appearance of importance",
      ": self-importance",
      ": as a result",
      ": something produced by a cause or following from a condition",
      ": real importance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckwen(t)s",
      "-kw\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckwens"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aftereffect",
      "aftermath",
      "backwash",
      "child",
      "conclusion",
      "corollary",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "fruit",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "precipitate",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These types of infrastructure measures reduce instances of human error, experts say, which decreases the risk of a tragic consequence for anyone using the road. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Few accidents were reported, and those of no consequence . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also widespread belief that substantial roster change is necessary, but with the aforementioned shortage of both draft assets and cap space, the only viable route to that change is for Ainge and Zanik to trade away players of consequence . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "On Thursday night, a political hearing may prove to be as big a draw as a major sports event or series finale \u2014 even if what\u2019s at stake is of more consequence than either of those two types of programming. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "To me, the high-wire act is that all of these things are of personal consequence to me, and the urgency is there because of that. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "On paper, the U.S. men's national team's Wednesday match at TQL Stadium is billed as a friendly, meaning the final score won't be of much consequence . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
      "The interaction feels cosmically charged, a technological mishap of great consequence , but what\u2019s the point of it? \u2014 Sophie Haigney, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
      "Now, the society says there are only about 12 left in the wild -- which is why this newborn announcement is of such consequence . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consequent  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105652"
  },
  "cornerstone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall",
      ": such a stone laid at a formal ceremony",
      ": a basic element : foundation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccst\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp",
      "warp and woof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.",
      "Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Roses are the cornerstone of many of the best fragrances, featured in some 75 percent of scents marketed to women. \u2014 Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Their images were synonymous with big cats \u2014 the white tigers that were the cornerstone of their act. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Relationships are the cornerstone of long-term successful client relations as well. \u2014 Sam Kaufman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Strong workplace relationships are the cornerstone of any thriving company. \u2014 Bilal Aijazi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Trump's anti-immigration platform -- punctuated by a call to build a wall on the border of the U.S.-Mexico border -- was the cornerstone of his 2016 campaign. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 16 May 2022",
      "On the flipside, Zac Gallen is Arizona\u2019s ace in my opinion and is going to be the cornerstone of that pitching rotation for years to come. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Zurbar\u00e1n's Jacob and sons series is the cornerstone of the Spanish Gallery at Auckland Castle. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Ever since the Old Globe was founded in Balboa Park in 1937, producing the plays of William Shakespeare has been the cornerstone of its mission. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105842"
  },
  "car":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vehicle moving on wheels: such as",
      ": carriage , chariot",
      ": a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)",
      ": automobile",
      ": the passenger compartment of an elevator",
      ": the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo",
      "civil air regulations",
      ": a vehicle that moves on wheels",
      ": a separate section of a train",
      ": the part of an elevator that holds passengers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r",
      "dialectal also",
      "\u02c8ky\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auto",
      "automobile",
      "bus",
      "horseless carriage",
      "machine",
      "motor",
      "motorcar",
      "motor vehicle",
      "wheels"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I'll wait in the car .",
      "He got into the car and drove away.",
      "She bought a new car .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Nineteen\u2019s girlfriend docked her phone and instructed the car to play what is called Adult Contemporary through its six standard speakers. \u2014 Eugene Marten, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Once the car stopped, officers blocked it, troopers said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "The new car is slightly heavier than the M4 coupe and M3 sedan, although BMW hasn\u2019t confirmed by quite how much. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "The new Orange Line car was not in service at the time of the incident early Monday morning in the Wellington Yard, according to T spokeswoman Lisa Battiston. \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The car crossed the center line and hit a 2020 Ford Fusion driven by Meagan Wilson of Batavia, who was northbound on Ohio 222, the release said. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
      "After a long and successful race career, the car disappeared for many years and lost some of its parts. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
      "An initial investigation found the driver of a Honda Accord lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road before the car rolled over, officials said. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Inside the car were David Russell, 50, and Jeffery Russell, 46, who identified themselves as sovereign citizens. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110002"
  },
  "captivating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charmingly or irresistibly appealing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1675, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110234"
  },
  "crispy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": appealingly crunchy : crisp sense 1b",
      ": crisp sense 3",
      ": pleasantly thin, dry, and crunchy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-sp\u0113",
      "\u02c8kri-sp\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Fry the potatoes until they are brown and crispy .",
      "the crispy potato chips snapped satisfyingly in my mouth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The irregular rice patties were crispy with a soft middle, something Sayavong said comes from her use of Japanese rice. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "With the correct cooking process, cauliflower wings are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. \u2014 Jessica Hickam & Jais Tollette, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Add corn kernels and stir fry until corn is crispy throughout, about 5-6 minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "These crispy , golden potatoes provide the perfect base for any (and every) vegan topping! \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Look for the croutons to be crispy and golden, though Jensen looks for a bit char for a range of flavors and textures. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Mother\u2019s Ruin opened Friday in Avondale and offers creative slushy cocktails and hearty food, like hot and crispy waffle fries, with a simplified approach: Everything is ordered at the bar. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The shell is almond icing, while what looks like farmyard straw is actually crispy kataifi dough. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "It is always served with crispy French bread for dipping in the rich sauce. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110306"
  },
  "calumny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation",
      ": the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259m-n\u0113",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aspersing",
      "blackening",
      "calumniation",
      "character assassination",
      "defamation",
      "defaming",
      "libel",
      "libeling",
      "libelling",
      "maligning",
      "slander",
      "smearing",
      "traducing",
      "vilification",
      "vilifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They uttered calumnies against him.",
      "He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The truth exploded a few years into the pontificate of Francis, who, disastrously, chose to believe his bishops over the abused, even accusing victims of calumny . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Miller has waved off that claim as calumny , even though Richardson served as Miller\u2019s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Rumors circulated that during a prerelease screening in California, the couple declared the film a calumny . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Contrary to the calumnies offered by both progressives and populists, Trump isn\u2019t just a blunter version of previous Republican presidents and conservative leaders. \u2014 John Hood, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "To be sure, its taboos have helped keep the most horrific slurs and calumnies out of the public sphere. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The Post still has an engaged readership, but so too do many publications, and social media feeds, that spread calumny and discord instead of facts. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Time , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "As these parties are forced to work together across traditional political cleavages, this old calumny is increasingly turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 24 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English calumnye , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie , from Latin calumnia , from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English h\u014dlian to slander, Greek k\u0113lein to beguile",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110627"
  },
  "chime":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the edge or rim of a cask or drum",
      ": to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound",
      ": to make the sounds of a chime",
      ": to be or act in accord",
      ": to cause to sound musically by striking",
      ": to produce by chiming",
      ": to call or indicate by chiming",
      ": to utter repetitively : din sense 2",
      ": an apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells",
      ": a musically tuned set of bells",
      ": one of a set of objects giving a bell-like sound when struck",
      ": the sound of a set of bells",
      ": a musical sound suggesting that of bells",
      ": accord , harmony",
      ": to make sounds like a bell",
      ": to call or indicate by chiming",
      ": to interrupt or join in a conversation",
      ": a set of bells tuned to play music",
      ": the sound from a set of bells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bm",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agree",
      "assort",
      "blend",
      "chime in",
      "conform",
      "consort",
      "coordinate",
      "groove",
      "harmonize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "jingle",
      "tinkle",
      "tintinnabulation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The music and the mood chimed well together.",
      "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111101"
  },
  "concealment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prevent disclosure or recognition of",
      ": to place out of sight",
      ": to hide from sight",
      ": to keep secret",
      ": to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) especially in violation of a duty to disclose",
      ": to place out of sight",
      ": to prevent or hinder recognition, discovery, or recovery of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bury",
      "cache",
      "ensconce",
      "hide",
      "secrete"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "display",
      "exhibit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The sunglasses conceal her eyes.",
      "The controls are concealed behind a panel.",
      "The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.",
      "The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.",
      "She could barely conceal her anger.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then in June 2020, investigators uncovered her children\u2019s remains, and prosecutors brought new charges alleging Vallow and her husband had conspired to conceal or destroy their bodies. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Surveillance video showed a male suspect conceal the phone and then leave the store without paying. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Workplace relationships tend to become problematic when people either try to conceal or overtly flaunt them. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The new law allows people 21 or older, who are legally allowed to own a gun, permission to conceal that weapon without training or a permit. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
      "Its main characters are three women living in Brighton Hills, an exclusive community on the Oregon coast where sparkling surfaces conceal tragedy and heartbreak. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "At School 8, which Russian troops used as barracks between 1915 and 1918, teachers today give classes online and spend their breaks making camouflage nets to conceal Ukrainian army tanks. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "According to a criminal complaint, Driver kidnapped and shot Irion, then buried her body in an attempt to conceal his crime. \u2014 Paradise Afshar And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin conc\u0113l\u0101re, from con-  con- + c\u0113l\u0101re \"to hide, keep secret,\" probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal,\" whence Latin occulere \"to hide from view, keep secret\" (from *ob-cel- ), Old Irish ceilid \"(s/he) hides,\" Welsh celaf \"(I) hide,\" Germanic *hel-a- \"hide\" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan \"to hide, keep secret\")",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111540"
  },
  "chutzpah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": supreme self-confidence : nerve , gall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307t-sp\u0259",
      "\u02c8\u1e35u\u0307t-",
      "-(\u02cc)sp\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "audaciousness",
      "audacity",
      "brashness",
      "brass",
      "brassiness",
      "brazenness",
      "cheek",
      "cheekiness",
      "crust",
      "effrontery",
      "face",
      "gall",
      "nerve",
      "nerviness",
      "pertness",
      "presumption",
      "presumptuousness",
      "sauce",
      "sauciness",
      "temerity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even the most robust encryption is no match for thieves with enough resources, patience and chutzpah . \u2014 James Beecham, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But Grainger\u2019s wedding night, which outraged some for its audacity and vulgarity and delighted others for its sheer chutzpah and exceptional music-making, is the Hollywood Bowl in a nutshell. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight. \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "This opens the floor to everyone who has ideas \u2014 not just those with the loudest voices or the chutzpah to buttonhole leaders in passing to pitch their ideas. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Possessed of seemingly boundless networking chutzpah , Holmes touted Theranos blood-testing technology as a breakthrough that could scan for hundreds of medical conditions using just a few drops of blood. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, USA TODAY , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "That a person like this could exist in that time: Someone who seems to shine, to have such a lightness about them, this cheekiness, this chutzpah . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The entertainment industry gave them the stage and the chutzpah to build careers and a relationship everyone else predicted would fail. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The audience\u2019s laughter expressed appreciation less for Rather\u2019s wit than for his chutzpah . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Yiddish khutspe , from Late Hebrew \u1e25u\u1e63p\u0101h ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111624"
  },
  "category":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong",
      ": a division within a system of classification",
      ": a basic division or grouping of things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccg\u022fr-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccg\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bracket",
      "class",
      "classification",
      "division",
      "family",
      "genus",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "kind",
      "league",
      "order",
      "rank(s)",
      "rubric",
      "set",
      "species",
      "tier",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The cars belong to the same category .",
      "Taxpayers fall into one of several categories .",
      "She competed for the award in her age category .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This summer, Frangipani Beach Resort invites guests to extend their Caribbean getaway by taking advantage of the Endless Summer Special, offering 15% off a ten-night stay or more in any suite category with prices starting at $725/night. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "If your job was reclassified or shifted to a different division within the company, the salary range for the new category may be different than the previous one. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Shorter, wider kayaks tend to fall into the recreational kayak category and are made for paddlers roaming calm waters. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "The website provides some information on clinics listed by category . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "The 78,000 figure, though, is still based on the larger category that includes establishments other than restaurants and bars. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Wright's version increased the sum for the downtown category to $1.5 million. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
      "Opponents said that male puberty created an irreversible advantage over other swimmers in the women\u2019s category that undermined the original reasons for its creation. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The organization is considering creating an open category for swimmers who may be affected by the changes. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin categoria , from Greek kat\u0113goria predication, category, from kat\u0113gorein to accuse, affirm, predicate, from kata- + agora public assembly, from ageirein to gather",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111655"
  },
  "clone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by or from a single progenitor cell or organism",
      ": an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it",
      ": a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA",
      ": one that appears to be a copy of an original form : duplicate",
      ": to propagate a clone from",
      ": to make a copy of",
      ": to produce a clone",
      ": the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism",
      ": an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it",
      ": a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA",
      ": to propagate a clone from",
      ": to produce a clone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dn",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carbon",
      "carbon copy",
      "copy",
      "dummy",
      "dupe",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
      "imitation",
      "mock",
      "reduplication",
      "replica",
      "replication",
      "reproduction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "copy",
      "copycat",
      "duplicate",
      "imitate",
      "reduplicate",
      "render",
      "replicate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the clone of an adult female sheep",
      "the car is a clone under a different brand name\u2014it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin",
      "Verb",
      "Do you think scientists should clone humans?",
      "a plant produced by cloning",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These feel timely given the hype surrounding Warner Bros\u2019 upcoming brawler MultiVersus this summer, a Smash Bros clone that features all your favorite Warner Bros characters, from Scooby Doo to Harley Quinn. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Wakayama had been galvanized by news of Dolly\u2019s birth, and spent free time in the lab to try to create a mouse clone . \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
      "Trump Media & Technology Group recently launched Truth Social, a Twitter clone aimed at conservatives whom Trump claims Twitter has silenced. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "By law, Sarah and her clone must eventually fight each other to the death. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 15 May 2022",
      "With everything under the sun getting some sort of Wordle clone , why not Fortnite? \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "John Legend is embracing the fact that his son might truly be his clone . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Eventually, all three reached some kind of detente with the Empire after being decommissioned along with the rest of the aging clone army. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "In a world that didn't necessarily need another Smash Bros. clone , the devs at Player First Games have seemingly cracked the code\u2014and made something that could neatly coexist with Nintendo's massive hit, if not surpass it. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The plant is able to clone itself by creating genetically identical offshoots. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Scientists used a bacterium to clone each piece of the genome, and then studied them in smaller groups. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "To confirm this suspicion the virus was isolated from infected patient nasopharyngeal tissue, saliva, stool, and blood samples to clone the viral genome. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 25 years after the controversial Dolly the sheep case, Anderson is part of a growing group of people paying a small fortune to clone their pets. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "That same love has prompted others, including singer Barbra Streisand, to clone their pets. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "All that these kind billionaires are looking for in this world is a little kindness and understanding and the ability to never pay taxes and possibly clone a servant or three. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "DeepZen uses in-house speech synthesis technology to clone the voice of professional narrators, with results clients can then put to work. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Far too often, Apple lets developers have free reign to clone popular apps and games to their heart's content. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1930, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111911"
  },
  "clothe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover with or as if with cloth or clothing : dress",
      ": to provide with clothes",
      ": to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch",
      ": to endow especially with power or a quality",
      ": to cover with or as if with clothing : dress",
      ": to provide with clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fh",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "array",
      "attire",
      "bedeck",
      "caparison",
      "costume",
      "deck (out)",
      "do up",
      "dress",
      "dress up",
      "enrobe",
      "garb",
      "garment",
      "get up",
      "gown",
      "habit",
      "invest",
      "rig (out)",
      "robe",
      "suit",
      "tog (up ",
      "toilet",
      "vesture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disarray",
      "disrobe",
      "strip",
      "unclothe",
      "undress",
      "untruss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the cost of feeding and clothing your children",
      "they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "At a price of 71 cents a pound, Ms. Lira was on her way to collecting a haul big enough to clothe most of her 13 grandchildren at Ludy\u2019s Ropa Usada in downtown McAllen. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s that mixture of brine, fish, digestion, rancid oil, and Death \u2014 an aggressive smell that will clothe me for weeks after. \u2014 Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "As for the costumes, The Fifth Element team had to think of how to clothe Jovovich during her birth scene. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit also helps neighboring Assistance League chapters clothe children of military families at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Her husband looks to her for help cutting costs to feed and clothe their 10-person household. \u2014 Rachel Wolfe, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "ABC News reporters on the ground say that volunteers across the region have been offering to house, feed, and clothe the many refugees. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cl\u0101thian , from cl\u0101th ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112457"
  },
  "cutting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something cut or cut off or out: such as",
      ": a plant section originating from stem, leaf, or root and capable of developing into a new plant",
      ": harvest",
      ": something made by cutting",
      ": record sense 4",
      ": self-harm in which a person purposely cuts or scratches the skin",
      ": given to or designed for cutting",
      ": sharp , edged",
      ": marked by sharp piercing cold",
      ": inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness",
      ": intense , piercing",
      ": a part (as a shoot) of a plant able to grow into a whole new plant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cut",
      "slice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "biting",
      "bitter",
      "keen",
      "penetrating",
      "piercing",
      "raw",
      "sharp",
      "shrewd",
      "smarting",
      "stinging"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Take some cuttings from the plant and put them in water.",
      "a bag full of grass cuttings",
      "Adjective",
      "He made a cutting remark about my family, and I haven't spoken to him since.",
      "a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Companies can buy the most cutting -edge technologies, but those technologies will not be worth the investment without reliable data and proper data management tools and practices in place. \u2014 Anupam Nandwana, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Subsequent benchmarks were accompanied by technological breakthroughs, exemplifying the venue\u2019s commitment to the most cutting -edge presentation possible. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Deliberately, director Gareth Edwards' effort is rough around the edges, hectic in its cross- cutting but increasingly effective as kinetic cinema. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Jackson's boosters say the endorsement by former clerks of conservative justices corroborates a cross- cutting appeal. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "That is why Alaskans push tirelessly to ensure that energy companies drilling for oil do so with the most cutting -edge carbon-reducing technology. \u2014 Harry Brower Jr. And Josiah Patkotak, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Intel will make some of its most cutting -edge processors at the new site, Mr. Gelsinger said in an interview. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2020, the California company delayed the launch of its most cutting -edge chipset by two years, losing ground to competition. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "In the reception room known as the Grand Salon, objects by some of the world\u2019s most cutting -edge designers are juxtaposed with moldings, paneled walls and other elaborate woodwork. \u2014 Ted Loos, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113832"
  },
  "civility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": civilized conduct",
      ": courtesy , politeness",
      ": a polite act or expression",
      ": training in the humanities",
      ": polite behavior",
      ": a polite act or thing to say"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8vi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8vi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenity",
      "attention",
      "courtesy",
      "formality",
      "gesture",
      "pleasantry",
      "politeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They greeted each other with the usual exchange of civilities .",
      "after the usual civilities , the parents and the principal had a serious talk about the boy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While that is happening, calls for civility are not changing the demonstrators\u2019 minds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Of course, some are chiming in with calls for civility . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
      "As political civility wanes, congressional staffers and interns answering constituent calls in congressional offices find themselves on the front lines of public anger. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "The barn is ablaze, civility is asunder, and once-sacred cows are noisily clunking around the yard. MOOOOOOOOO! \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The four hours are divided into four segments, two in a lecture style and two where participants will practice their civility skills. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Its knobbier tires may dull its ultimate dynamic performance a bit, but the wide-ranging enhancements made to the entire Grand Cherokee lineup ensure that its on-road manners and general civility are thoroughly agreeable. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 9 May 2022",
      "People often complain about civility in response to punching up. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 6 May 2022",
      "In these challenging times maintaining civility in public discourse is critical. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see civil ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113836"
  },
  "catechize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to instruct systematically especially by questions, answers, and explanations and corrections",
      ": to give religious instruction in such a manner",
      ": to question systematically or searchingly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02cck\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ask",
      "grill",
      "inquire (of)",
      "interrogate",
      "query",
      "question",
      "quiz"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "answer",
      "reply",
      "respond"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her roommates catechized her about every detail of her date with her new boyfriend",
      "applicants are rigorously cathechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin catechizare , from Greek kat\u0113chein to teach, literally, to din into, from kata- cata- + \u0113chein to resound, from \u0113ch\u0113 sound \u2014 more at echo ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113945"
  },
  "canvass":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments",
      ": to examine in detail",
      ": to examine (votes) officially for authenticity",
      ": discuss , debate",
      ": to toss in a canvas sheet in sport or punishment",
      ": to seek orders or votes : solicit",
      ": the act or an instance of canvassing",
      ": a personal solicitation of votes or survey of public opinion",
      ": to go to (people) to ask for votes, contributions, or orders for goods or to determine public opinion",
      ": to examine in detail",
      ": to examine (votes) officially for authenticity",
      ": to make the subject of discussion or debate",
      ": to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments",
      ": to seek or solicit orders or votes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-v\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kan-v\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "interview",
      "poll",
      "solicit",
      "survey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A team of volunteers is canvassing the city for the Republican Party.",
      "We go to every house to canvass voters.",
      "She is canvassing for one of the presidential candidates this year.",
      "The group has been canvassing neighborhoods to ask people to vote for him.",
      "The company canvassed several sites for a new factory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Under the plan, community health workers canvass the region to inform residents about the benefit of the vaccine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Police canvass the streets in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after a vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade hitting more than 20 people Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Rangers currently canvass trails by bike \u2014 helping to clear vegetation while reporting maintenance problems \u2014 only during the spring and summer. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
      "Although unable to find them immediately, officers noted that the car and driver were affiliated with the Ohio Citizen Action educational PAC and permitted to canvass in the village. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The union gathered their executive subcommittee together and informed the player representatives to canvass their teammates for a vote. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The 1950 census was the last time that enumerators went door to door, visiting people in person, to canvass the entire country. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The endorsement comes with some manpower: DPSFV volunteers will canvass and organize virtual phone and text banking for De Le\u00f3n. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Police officers will form teams with outreach workers and clinicians that will canvass stations and trains to steer homeless and mentally ill people out of the transit system and toward help, bringing people to hospitals when warranted. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With the canvass complete, the results are official, and as of now, Bosch will join Judy Justice, Dorian Cromartie and Veronica McLaurin-Brown as the Democratic candidates in the general election for school board in November. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Deputies broadcast a description of the individuals and their vehicle and began an area canvass . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
      "So promoters canvass Oglethorpe County for property that could become a quarry\u2014and then recruit high-income investors who claim big tax deductions for promising not to build a quarry. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "The city canvass board began meeting Wednesday morning to check and tally the remaining ballots. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The commission, in partnership with local leaders, recruited, hired and trained the canvass workers, who are at least 18 years old. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2021",
      "Democrats will need all hands on deck from right now until the midterms, working the campaign trail to canvass , organize and register voters to facilitate turnout at levels that might potentially soften the blow that looms on the horizon. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "Messer compared Ford's September announcement to a heavyweight punch that staggered Michigan but did not send the state to the canvass . \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Law enforcement officials learned that Swendiman had traveled from Alaska to Truckee and coordinated a canvass of the area involving multiple agencies, including Truckee police. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1508, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114219"
  },
  "carnal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites",
      ": marked by sexuality",
      ": bodily , corporeal",
      ": temporal",
      ": worldly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "earthborn",
      "earthbound",
      "earthly",
      "fleshly",
      "material",
      "mundane",
      "sublunary",
      "temporal",
      "terrene",
      "terrestrial",
      "worldly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavenly",
      "nontemporal",
      "unearthly",
      "unworldly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven",
      "a missionary who tends to the carnal needs of the people as well as to their spiritual concerns",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The notion of surrender is at the heart of Mike Hadreas\u2019s carnal and sensual new album, Ugly Season. \u2014 Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "For the next hour, the 26-year-old performer rapped about her bisexuality, carnal pleasures and doing drugs, all over speaker-frying dembow and trap beats. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Any warfare here is purely of the emotional and carnal variety. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "There is a similar case for all the small disciplines, unimportant in themselves; imagine maintaining any kind of swoon, commiserative or carnal , in a cold shower. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
      "Kate and Anthony may not have the burning carnal connection of Daphne and Simon in season one, but their story scratches a different, almost equally satisfying itch. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The former is taut and carnal , while the latter is loose and unbothered. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In touch with her own carnal desires, Farah repeatedly tries to free Ahmed from the emotional blockage imposed by patriarchal norms. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Often naked and slathered in thick fake gore on stage or dressed in Victorian gowns and putting on an equally performative display of diva-grade peevishness off stage, Mohamed has a carnal magnetism throughout. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French carnel, charnel , from Late Latin carnalis , from Latin carn-, caro flesh; akin to Greek keirein to cut \u2014 more at shear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114608"
  },
  "clutter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to run in disorder",
      ": to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness",
      ": a crowded or confused mass or collection",
      ": things that clutter a place",
      ": interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target",
      ": disturbance , hubbub",
      ": to fill or cover with scattered things",
      ": a collection of scattered things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The garage was cluttered with tools.",
      "Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.",
      "Noun",
      "There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.",
      "a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "College students looking to de- clutter their dorm rooms unload gently used casual wear and shoes, as well as men and women\u2019s formal wear. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 27 May 2022",
      "Vintage dolls, hats, figurines, masks, purses, toys, lanterns and framed photographs clutter every surface. \u2014 Suzanne Van Atten, ajc , 12 Oct. 2013",
      "Erickson warned that wind turbines would clutter the landscape, disrupt the hunting and outdoor recreation economy, and provide scant financial returns. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Keeping your underwear and bras organized is a different kind of struggle since undergarments can quickly clutter up a dresser drawer. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t clutter your presentation slides with text, words, and bullet points since your audience can\u2019t read and listen attentively to your story at the same time. \u2014 Carmine Gallo, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "All those monthly users interacting with all the ads that choke Facebook\u2019s timeline and clutter its margins and blunder unbidden into every available space generate a lot of money for the company. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Manipulated by both the actor and by others, the combination ought to clutter the stage picture, but with James Cousins\u2019 movement and Hytner\u2019s skill with actors in big spaces, the focus is forever clear. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Condiments Having too many condiments can clutter up your fridge quickly. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the San Diego region is considered a model for strict and successful billboard regulations thanks to community leaders four decades ago focusing on ridding the local landscape of visual clutter . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "How does a 16-year-old find Elvis amid the cultural clutter ? \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Another round of translating was undertaken, but, eventually, owing to the visual clutter on the menu, the Vietnamese listings were omitted. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "The rise of home organization influencers, companies, and TV shows signify genuine American interest to remove clutter . \u2014 Stuf, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The views, unobstructed by city clutter , go on forever. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when cash can help. Kim Rose, of Topeka, Kan., is among a growing number of home dwellers turning clutter into cash. \u2014 Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Check out the following storage solutions for LEGO blocks to prevent clutter in your home and your feet from feeling the pain. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "Smart speakers and air fryers replaced crystal stemware and formal china; clutter -averse newlyweds have started asking for cash gifts, such as contributions toward a honeymoon or a down payment on a house. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114701"
  },
  "constantly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without variation, deviation, or change : always",
      ": with regular occurrence : incessantly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259nt-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "again and again",
      "continually",
      "frequently",
      "hourly",
      "much",
      "oft",
      "often",
      "oftentimes",
      "ofttimes",
      "over and over",
      "repeatedly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrequently",
      "little",
      "rarely",
      "seldom"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114819"
  },
  "chauvinist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex",
      ": behavior expressive of such an attitude",
      ": undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged",
      ": excessive or blind patriotism \u2014 compare jingoism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jingoism",
      "nationalism",
      "superpatriotism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kawakami\u2019s furious takedown of chauvinism in Japan is eventful enough, and the poetic exactitude of her sentences provides a lively, spiraling sort of momentum. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Class struggle, permanent revolution, and the cult of Chairman Mao replaced outward signs of nationalism and Han chauvinism , which Mao continued to dismiss as bourgeois thinking. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The findings are also a warning against cultural chauvinism . \u2014 Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "De Saulcy set the tone of most subsequent efforts: wild ambition, wild exaggeration, wild protests\u2014and hardheaded chauvinism . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Our execution problems are many because American sanctions are almost always applied for reasons of domestic politics and chauvinism , not hard-nosed foreign policy. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Not much of a role model, and certainly not a new culture worthy of replacing the male chauvinism , which still reigns and rages against those who dare to simply report their discomfort. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "In theory at least, Mao was critical of Han chauvinism . \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this necessary corrective for uncritical chauvinism combined with Progressive economic determinism to discourage scholarly interpretation of the American founding as either unique or \u2014 that dread word! \u2014 good. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French chauvinisme , from Nicolas Chauvin , character noted for his excessive patriotism and devotion to Napoleon in Th\u00e9odore and Hippolyte Cogniard's play La Cocarde tricolore (1831)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114833"
  },
  "conducive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to promote or assist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-siv",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "facilitative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The layout is not conducive to adaptive reuse for offices or apartments, said Bobbi Reichtell, a former director of Campus District Inc., who tried three times between 2012 and 2018 to market the property. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "While the economic conditions over the last few years have been conducive to creating a seller\u2019s market, rising interest rates may provide a challenge for investors considering selling their properties right now. \u2014 David Wieland, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "This surface, when placed over a blowtorchlike backpacking stove, was not conducive to producing breakfast delicacies. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
      "La Ni\u00f1a, a climactic pattern that has been in place on and off since 2020, and is expected to persist through the entire hurricane season, maintaining conditions conducive to hurricane formation. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "The modeling also incorporates how climate change is driving weather conditions conducive to dirty air, for example, increasing air stagnation and smoke transport. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Much as ambitious executives are motivated by advancement, success often spawns opportunities to continue climbing under conditions more conducive to work/life balance. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Record warm temperatures in the 70s and 80s combined with low humidity will lay the conditions conducive to wildfires. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "African countries are undeniably blessed with friendlier climates and conducive economic conditions to be a breadbasket for the cannabis industry, much like Zimbabwe was for Tobacco, Kenya for flowers, and Ethiopia for coffee. \u2014 Yaw Okyere Thompson, Quartz , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" conduce + -ive ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114926"
  },
  "courteously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court",
      ": marked by respect for and consideration of others",
      ": showing respect and consideration for others : polite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "civil",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discourteous",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "mannerless",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncivil",
      "ungenteel",
      "ungracious",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
      "\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
      "He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
      "The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
      "their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During meetings, for example, leaders should behave in a courteous and respectful way toward employees to show what kind of professional behavior is expected. \u2014 Sean Thompson, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
      "What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115021"
  },
  "contentious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": likely to cause disagreement or argument",
      ": exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stickers, the photos or animations that flash across the messaging service WhatsApp, have become the language of Colombia\u2019s highly contentious elections this year. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Supreme Court confirmation hearings: The often- contentious Brett Kavanaugh hearings in September 2018 included testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "And the arguments from those inside and outside of the crypto community will only grow louder and more contentious , especially if the crypto economy continues to slide. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "The fifth starting lineup spot is perhaps the most contentious . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "That question is possibly the most contentious of the summit thus far, considering invitations were only recently sent out and notably excluded Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 6 June 2022",
      "People cross the tracks illegally south of there in many places, an issue that\u2019s become more contentious now that the transit district plans to install a safety fence along the right-of-way. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "More recently, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) by Martin Scorsese was so contentious that a fundamentalist Catholic group led a terror attack on a movie theater showing the film in Paris. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
      "Biden spent 17 years serving as either the chairman or vice chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, overseeing thousands of nominations, including two of the most contentious in history. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contenciose \"quarrelsome,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contencieux \"subject to disagreement,\" borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dsus \"persistent, obstinate, argumentative, quarrelsome,\" from contenti \u014d \"exertion, competition, contention \" + -\u014dsus -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115054"
  },
  "christen":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": baptize sense 1",
      ": to name at baptism",
      ": to name or dedicate (something, such as a ship) by a ceremony that often involves breaking a bottle of champagne",
      ": name sense 1",
      ": to use for the first time",
      ": baptize sense 1",
      ": to name at baptism",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to name or dedicate (as a ship) in a ceremony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8kri-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baptize",
      "call",
      "clepe",
      "denominate",
      "designate",
      "dub",
      "entitle",
      "label",
      "name",
      "nominate",
      "style",
      "term",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was christened when he was three months old.",
      "They christened the baby Anna.",
      "The politician was chosen to christen a new ship.",
      "The newspaper has christened her as the reigning Queen of Tennis.",
      "They christened the new ball park with a win.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Emerald Cruises christens first super yacht this month Later this month, Emerald Cruises will christen its new, 100-passenger superyacht in Venice with godmother Sarah Wikevand, managing director of ROL Cruise in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "Some have even gone so far as to christen the city the new (old) art capital of Europe. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s what the Hollywood characters who go on the safari christen themselves before leaving California for the Serengeti. \u2014 Denise Davidsonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "About six months from now, Carr will be among the first Longhorns to christen the Moody Center, the glamorous new $388 million on-campus arena. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022",
      "Many of us christen the items\u2014cars, wheelchairs, sewing machines, insulin pumps, vibrators\u2014that fill meaningful roles in our lives, enabling freedom, creativity, health, or pleasure. \u2014 Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Shortly after SoFi Stadium was to open its doors for the first time in summer 2020, Real Madrid was scheduled to play Barcelona in a soccer game to help christen the $5-billion venue. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Santos will officially christen the ship on May 2 in Monte Carlo. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In full Shure Shot form, the duo will christen the release of their beer with a release party. \u2014 al , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cristnen , from Old English cristnian , from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115508"
  },
  "combativeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by eagerness to fight or contend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8ba-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative .",
      "channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Set largely among kids, and also in the home of Paul\u2019s scruffy and combative Jewish family, the movie is bustling, personable, anecdotal \u2014 and also something that Gray hardly ever is, which is funny. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "In a ministerial career marked by ups and downs in the U.S.-Russia relationship, he has been known as sarcastic and combative , occasionally humorous and strictly committed to talking points that tend to center on Russian greatness and U.S. smugness. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Former President Donald Trump wasn't on the ballot in Nebraska's crowded and combative Republican gubernatorial primary. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
      "As another hurricane season approaches, Florida property owners would be well served to prepare for what has unfortunately become an increasingly vicious and combative relationship with insurance companies. \u2014 Kevin Jean, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "School board races have always been politicized but in recent years have become more polarized and openly combative . \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Bearded and intense, Dr. Bito was a formidable and sometimes combative figure who loved a good verbal sparring match. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "That shift allowed conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, whose message was far more conservative and combative , to leapfrog Faulconer and fellow San Diego recall candidate John Cox in polls this summer. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "His background in the world of pro-Beijing tabloids ushered in the use of a more confrontational and combative style of writing and reporting, the former longtime staffer told me. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120140"
  },
  "compassionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it",
      ": pity for and a desire to help someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commiseration",
      "feeling",
      "sympathy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "callousness",
      "coldheartedness",
      "hard-heartedness",
      "heartlessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Swiss study used questionnaires to assess five potential psychological factors including mental toughness and self- compassion . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
      "Interestingly, a new term was coined recently to describe how the pandemic affects those in supporting roles: compassion fatigue. \u2014 Kelly Kubicek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Amid high violence toward Indigenous women and girls in Canada, the volunteer Bear Clan Patrol is taking to the streets of Winnipeg to keep the peace and show compassion to at-risk locals. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "The statement said the bishops support compassion for the victims of crimes, but also called for prayers for the soul of Clarence Dixon. \u2014 Perry Vandell, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The statement said the bishops support compassion for the victims of crimes, but also called for prayers for the soul of Clarence Dixon. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Practicing self- compassion can buffer against perfectionist tendencies. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Nurses have compassion fatigue, fatigue fatigue and alarm fatigue, becoming desensitized to the beeps of monitors. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But Pedersen said to start, people need to be open and have self- compassion . \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compassion-, compassio , from compati to sympathize, from Latin com- + pati to bear, suffer \u2014 more at patient ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120308"
  },
  "cane":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hollow or pithy, usually slender, and often flexible jointed stem (as of a reed or bamboo)",
      ": any of various slender woody stems",
      ": an elongated flowering or fruiting stem (as of a rose) usually arising directly from the ground",
      ": any of various tall woody grasses or reeds: such as",
      ": any of a genus ( Arundinaria ) of bamboo",
      ": sugarcane",
      ": sorghum",
      ": rattan sense 2b",
      ": split rattan for wickerwork or basketwork",
      ": a stick typically of wood or metal with a usually curved handle at one end that is grasped to provide stability in walking or standing",
      ": a rod or stick used for flogging",
      ": a tiny glass rod used in decorative glasswork (as in millefiori and paperweights)",
      ": to beat with a cane",
      ": to weave or furnish with cane",
      ": an often hollow, slender, and somewhat flexible plant stem",
      ": a tall woody grass or reed (as sugarcane)",
      ": a rod made especially of wood or metal that often has a curved handle and is used to help someone walk",
      ": a rod for beating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101n",
      "\u02c8k\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastinado",
      "bastinade",
      "bat",
      "baton",
      "billy",
      "billy club",
      "bludgeon",
      "club",
      "cudgel",
      "nightstick",
      "rod",
      "rung",
      "sap",
      "shillelagh",
      "shillalah",
      "staff",
      "truncheon",
      "waddy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "In the past, some teachers would resort to the cane when students misbehaved.",
      "The chair seat is made of cane .",
      "Verb",
      "In the past, some teachers would cane students who misbehaved.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But he may be forced to cut down his trees and switch to sugar cane or wheat if there are a few more years of bad harvests. \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The stranger also grabbed the victim\u2019s cane and used it to beat her head and face, police said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "So this body wash is full of high-quality ingredients, including green tea and sugar cane . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The initial lawsuit described the object used to assault Smith as a heavy cane or crowbar; it has recently been amended to include photos from Smith\u2019s body camera, which the suit says shows the officer being hit with his own baton. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Getting to the lodge, a 3.5-hour drive from Quito, requires navigating narrow, winding roads that pass small villages, dramatic valleys, and sugar cane plantations. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Environmental groups are urging companies to switch to safer alternatives such as uncoated paper, bamboo or plastic derived from corn starch or sugar cane \u2014 and alternative coatings including bio-wax or clay. \u2014 Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "The set comes with a mouse ears headband, a tail, and a cane that breaks down into two pieces. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "And it\u2019s been used widely in agriculture, to burn away sugar cane and clear tomato fields. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Cane \u2019s marinates never-frozen chicken tenderloins for 24 hours before dropping it in the fryer. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 30 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120327"
  },
  "crick":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)",
      ": to cause a crick in",
      ": to turn or twist (something, such as one's head) especially into a strained position",
      ": creek sense 1",
      ": a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)",
      ": to cause a crick in (as the neck)",
      "Francis Harry Compton 1916\u20132004 British biophysicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krik",
      "\u02c8krik",
      "\u02c8krik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charley horse",
      "cramp",
      "kink",
      "spasm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up",
      "Verb",
      "He cricked his back sleeping on the sofa.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One of my favorite distinctions is when Steve described the difference between calling a particular stream a creek or a crick . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Old, lumpy pillows that give you a crick in your neck won't do you any favors when trying to fall asleep. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "If watching from your sofa or bed gives you a crick in your neck? \u2014 Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Yet most of us reach a day when merely sleeping in the wrong position on a pillow that\u2019s too soft or too flat brings on a crick in the neck that sticks around for days. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 10 June 2020",
      "So massage that crick in your neck, put on your blue-light glasses and settle down with these digital offerings. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "The hunters cruise slowly and look for them out the windows, and get cricks in their necks from it. \u2014 Gena Steffens, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
      "Pirates fans got a crick in their necks, from trying to avoid looking at their future, which looks like their past, which was mostly terrible. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "His neck was stiff, as if there were a crick on both sides. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That nagging ache in your lower back, sharp pain in your wrist, or crick in your neck means something. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The gear selector for the standard six-speed manual gearbox also is a mite too far back in the cabin, cricking elbows during shifts into the even-numbered ratios. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 23 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1608, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120903"
  },
  "categorize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into a category : classify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-ti-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.",
      "Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.",
      "Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being able to categorize groups and track the movement of multiple factors enables decision-makers to better see and predict how various business aspects interact and affect one another. \u2014 Olga V. Mack, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Rather than assigning the entire photo one color to categorize it, the satellite dissects each pixel of the photo and assigns each one its most appropriate color on the spectrum. \u2014 Danya Gainor, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In terms of recruitment, AI will auto-screen resumes and categorize them based on each position. \u2014 Heidi Lynne Kurter, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "To drive value, systems need to gather and categorize data efficiently while simplifying the addition process. \u2014 Josh Dunham, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The platforms feature drop-down lists attempting to capture and categorize the immense diversity of South Asia, offering check boxes for Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi (the list goes on). \u2014 Anumita Kaurstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Some ads are tough to categorize and slip through the cracks, Hennessy said \u2014 someone who blocks ads about alcohol might still see an ad for an airline with a flight attendant holding a glass of champagne, for example. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Some ads are tough to categorize and slip through the cracks, Hennessy said - someone who blocks ads about alcohol might still see an ad for an airline with a flight attendant holding a glass of champagne, for example. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Both of these films also underscored how insufficient language is as a lens through which to judge, categorize , and enjoy art. \u2014 Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see category ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122045"
  },
  "corrosive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending or having the power to corrode",
      ": bitingly sarcastic",
      ": tending or able to destroy, weaken, or wear away little by little",
      ": tending or having the power to corrode",
      ": a substance that corrodes : caustic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "-\u02c8r\u014d-siv, -ziv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acerb",
      "acerbic",
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "acrid",
      "barbed",
      "biting",
      "caustic",
      "cutting",
      "mordant",
      "pungent",
      "sarcastic",
      "sardonic",
      "satiric",
      "satirical",
      "scalding",
      "scathing",
      "sharp",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-mouthed",
      "snarky",
      "tart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.",
      "a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mistrust of government, at stratospheric levels in the wake of Watergate, has grown more corrosive still. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Once a missile appears to be fueled, analysts assume it will be launched within three to four days because a corrosive oxidizing agent in the fuel could cause a leak if the delay exceeds that. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Disparities like this help widen the country\u2019s corrosive wealth gap, which leaders like Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates\u2014not exactly a Bernie Bro socialist\u2014are increasingly calling out as a threat to our social fabric. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Or when interactions with men ascend into various forms of violation: the quiet kind (an unwanted hand on her knee; the corrosive skepticism of a man who doesn\u2019t believe she\u2019s being stalked) or its very loud opposite (a fist). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Manata told NBC New York the corrosive police culture began when he was sworn into office. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Their corrosive interchanges, crackling with long-standing mutual resentments, set the tone for this fatalistic, socially conscious noir. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
      "That city has far less corrosive piping that makes up less than 1% of its distribution system. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 11 May 2022",
      "Against this backdrop, a corrosive vision of primate life grew more vivid: Front and center was a portrait of male tyranny, aggression, antagonism. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corrosif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin corr\u014ds\u012bvus, from Latin corr\u014dsus, past participle of corr\u014ddere \"to gnaw, corrode \" + -\u012bvus  -ive ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122633"
  },
  "cirque":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": circus",
      ": circle , circlet",
      ": a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circle",
      "ring",
      "round",
      "roundel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Go ultra early to avoid swarms of people, and enjoy an easy stroll through a dense pine forest that spits you out at the foot of Hallett Peak\u2019s impressive alpine cirque . \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "Situated along the main scenic drive in Great Basin National Park, this viewpoint gazes out at a craggy alpine cirque , ancient bristlecone forests, and, of course, the summit proper. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "From Holiday in the Park at Six Flags to a holiday cirque show, there is plenty to do this season. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The lake, a glacial tarn called Roopkund, was more than sixteen thousand feet above sea level, an arduous five-day trek from human habitation, in a mountain cirque surrounded by snowfields and battered by storms. \u2014 Douglas Preston, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The 24-hour cirque du ol\u00e9 of Mi Tierra Cafe y Panader\u00eda downtown is a Tex-Mex touchstone. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Featuring cirque artists and theatrical talent, this show is jam-packed with seasonal spirit. \u2014 al , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and cirque artists, accompanied by holiday music. \u2014 Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "For those who can handle the terrain in the cirque formed by Union Peak, Jacque Peak and Tucker Mountain, the rewards go beyond taming the steeps: The views back there are phenomenal. \u2014 John Meyer, The Know , 20 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Latin circus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122805"
  },
  "chauvinistic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex",
      ": behavior expressive of such an attitude",
      ": undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged",
      ": excessive or blind patriotism \u2014 compare jingoism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jingoism",
      "nationalism",
      "superpatriotism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kawakami\u2019s furious takedown of chauvinism in Japan is eventful enough, and the poetic exactitude of her sentences provides a lively, spiraling sort of momentum. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Class struggle, permanent revolution, and the cult of Chairman Mao replaced outward signs of nationalism and Han chauvinism , which Mao continued to dismiss as bourgeois thinking. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The findings are also a warning against cultural chauvinism . \u2014 Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "De Saulcy set the tone of most subsequent efforts: wild ambition, wild exaggeration, wild protests\u2014and hardheaded chauvinism . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Our execution problems are many because American sanctions are almost always applied for reasons of domestic politics and chauvinism , not hard-nosed foreign policy. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Not much of a role model, and certainly not a new culture worthy of replacing the male chauvinism , which still reigns and rages against those who dare to simply report their discomfort. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "In theory at least, Mao was critical of Han chauvinism . \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this necessary corrective for uncritical chauvinism combined with Progressive economic determinism to discourage scholarly interpretation of the American founding as either unique or \u2014 that dread word! \u2014 good. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French chauvinisme , from Nicolas Chauvin , character noted for his excessive patriotism and devotion to Napoleon in Th\u00e9odore and Hippolyte Cogniard's play La Cocarde tricolore (1831)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123327"
  },
  "chirr":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the short vibrant or trilled sound characteristic of an insect (such as a grasshopper or cicada)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "churr",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "purr",
      "thrum",
      "whir",
      "whirr",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"imitative",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123755"
  },
  "charley horse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a muscular pain, cramping, or stiffness especially of the quadriceps that results from a strain or bruise",
      ": a painful cramp in a muscle (as of the leg)",
      ": a muscular pain, cramping, or stiffness especially of the quadriceps that results from a strain or bruise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113-\u02cch\u022frs",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113-\u02cch\u022frs",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-l\u0113-\u02cch\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cramp",
      "crick",
      "kink",
      "spasm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "had to stop and rest because of a charley horse in his leg"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from Charley , nickname for Charles ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123810"
  },
  "concoct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prepare by combining raw materials",
      ": devise , fabricate",
      ": to prepare (as food) by putting several different things together",
      ": to make up : devise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4kt",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4kt",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "construct",
      "contrive",
      "cook (up)",
      "devise",
      "drum up",
      "excogitate",
      "fabricate",
      "invent",
      "make up",
      "manufacture",
      "think (up)",
      "trump up",
      "vamp (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.",
      "She concocted a stew from the leftovers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unfettered by the weight of the symbolism embedded in Juneteenth, creative imaginations can concoct a million ways to commodify and monetize its recent arrival on the federal calendar. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Exact plot details for the sequel weren\u2019t given, though Reiner, McKean, Shearer, and Guest will concoct the story together. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The chefs concoct salty-and-sweet desserts that could serve as the basis of a Talenti gelato flavor, and use the lives of the most influential women in Texas history to inspire their elimination challenge dishes. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Romy and Michelle\u2019s High School Reunion \u2013 Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool\u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The filings also included emails from Jacob to Eastman in which Jacob slammed the attorney for trying to concoct ways for Pence to overturn the election on January 6. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a concatenation of digital effects dedicated to the proposition that Newton got his laws of motion all wrong, and that physical objects, including human beings, can perform whatever gyrations a computer can concoct . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "After her grandmother dies, a woman struggles to run her bakery and concoct the secret recipe for the titular cake, but a visit from a celebrity chef sparks inspiration and romance. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concoctus , past participle of concoquere to cook together, from com- + coquere to cook \u2014 more at cook ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123821"
  },
  "commute":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": change , alter",
      ": to give in exchange for another : exchange",
      ": to convert (something, such as a payment) into another form",
      ": to change (a penalty) to another less severe",
      ": commutate",
      ": make up , compensate",
      ": to pay in gross (see gross entry 3 sense 1 )",
      ": to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)",
      ": to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order",
      ": an act or an instance of commuting",
      ": the distance covered in commuting",
      ": to travel back and forth regularly",
      ": to change (as a penalty) to something less severe",
      ": to convert (as a payment) into another form",
      ": to change (a penalty) to one less severe especially out of clemency \u2014 compare pardon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fct",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fct",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "change",
      "exchange",
      "shift",
      "substitute",
      "swap",
      "switch",
      "trade"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He commutes to work every day by train.",
      "She commutes 400 miles a week.",
      "The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The ludicrousness of asking employees to commute in from great distances would also become difficult to ignore under such a policy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
      "Without the need to commute , people set alarm clocks to place grocery orders. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has the sole authority to grant or deny clemency, commute Presnell\u2019s execution or issue a stay of up to 90 days. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 14 May 2022",
      "Litigants and defendants were able to participate in their court hearings without being forced to take off work, commute or find transportation to the courthouse, or pay for child care. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The Chicago Water Taxi will again operate on a limited schedule this summer, as fewer office workers are downtown to commute by boat along the Chicago River, an executive said. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Nevertheless, for some workers, their productivity working remotely improved and not having to commute to work every day is a big attraction to remote work. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "But there\u2019s broad agreement that if it isn\u2019t resolved, San Diego is headed toward a split society of haves and have-nots \u2014 with increasing numbers of the latter having to commute from farther away. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Others are seeking more work-life balance that comes with not having to commute and sit through interminable meetings. \u2014 Laura Alamery, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Niche used several factors in its ranking, including quality of schools, affordable cost of living, low crime rates and overall satisfaction from residents, as well as commute rates, diversity and health and fitness. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "Her hour-long roundtrip commute guzzles gas, which is now averaging $4.50 a gallon across Mississippi. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Working from home offers many benefits: privacy, no commute , easy access to snacks. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Back in South Texas, Alaniz said fuel prices have forced changes in his commute and college plans. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "That will change this season, with Cincinnati being a much closer and easier commute from Ontario, Canada, than Hawaii. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "The long, exhausting, soul-sucking and expensive commute , along with random acts of terrifying violence, are keeping workers from returning to their offices. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Before the pandemic, Maz Karimian\u2019s commute to Lower Manhattan was like that of many New Yorkers\u2019: an often miserable 30-minute journey on two subway lines that were usually crammed or delayed. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Losing the commute has left many with an extra 30 minutes to three hours a day to eat out, shop and relax closer to home, along with more money saved on gas, parking and transit fare. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124605"
  },
  "clod":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lump or mass especially of earth or clay",
      ": soil , earth",
      ": oaf , dolt",
      ": a lump or mass especially of earth or clay",
      ": a clumsy or stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d",
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clodhopper",
      "gawk",
      "hulk",
      "lout",
      "lubber",
      "lug",
      "lump",
      "Neanderthal",
      "oaf",
      "palooka"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her husband's such a clod .",
      "despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nelly Korda, competing in her first event since early February after being sidelined with a blood clod that required surgery, finished with a 73 to tie for eighth. \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "That elusive will-o'-the-wisp season, lauded by poets in countless lyrics and appreciated by the dullest clod , will be ushered in officially at 12:45 o\u2019clock this afternoon. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This strongly supported the hypothesis (proposed nearly fifteen years ago) that ball lightning is basically a dirt clod dislodged and heated to incandescence by a cloud-to-ground lightning strike. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The third movement dripped with sardonic pathos, with its several disparate melodies on a collision course toward a series of timpani thuds that sounded as final as a clod of dirt falling into the grave. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "My daughter right now is really into dirt clods and rocks, too. \u2014 Bryn Elise Sandberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Maintain Dig in blood and bone meal along with compost once the soil dries out a little (to prevent clods ); wait for weed sprouts to follow, then hoe them in. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Two, blasting mud clods is a good way to pass the time when the fish aren\u2019t biting. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The idea of Ram\u2019s birthplace is also introduced into the plot, where Ram is carrying around a clod of earth from his janmabhumi (birthplace)\u2014even when wandering in the forest for 14 years. \u2014 Sanaya Chandar, Quartz India , 8 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clodde , from Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124905"
  },
  "comfort station":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": restroom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "cloakroom",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "washroom",
      "water closet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The outdoor comfort station \u2014 sheathed in wood that\u2019s painted a pleasing celadon \u2014 is not far from the entrance to the 33-acre nature preserve. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "And that\u2019s the only surviving Chicago comfort station besides Logan Square\u2019s, though the Columbus Park structure has been dormant for decades. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 14 July 2021",
      "Sitting on the lawn the other night, with the projector throwing a bizarre procession of historical oddities on a pop-up screen, the presence of the comfort station building barely registered. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 14 July 2021",
      "Orion, at Orion Avenue and Strata Street, features two children\u2019s play areas, a dog park, shaded picnic tables, lawn areas, plazas and a comfort station . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2021",
      "The boat launch joins several recent Village Park upgrades like the Port Washington State Bank River Stage, a new playground, comfort station and entryway feature. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "The building served decades ago as a comfort station for a series of courts where residents played roque, an American version of croquet, Strean said. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 16 Aug. 2020",
      "However, on March 24, the park announced on its official Facebook page that both visitor centers as well as the front country restrooms and comfort stations are closing temporarily. \u2014 Lyndsey Matthews, Good Housekeeping , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "The Houghton\u2019s Pond Recreation Area offers five picnic sites featuring grills and picnic tables, ball fields, a swimming beach, bathhouse, comfort station , and seasonal concession pavilion. \u2014 Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125414"
  },
  "chiseller":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)",
      ": to cut or work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end",
      ": to obtain by such practices",
      ": to work with or as if with a chisel",
      ": to employ shrewd or unfair practices",
      ": to thrust oneself : intrude",
      ": a metal tool with a sharp edge at the end of a usually flat piece used to chip away stone, wood, or metal",
      ": to cut, shape, or carve with a chisel",
      ": a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade",
      ": one used in dentistry (as for cutting or shaping enamel)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-z\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8chi-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8chiz-\u0259l"
    ],
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      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He chiseled off a corner of the block.",
      "Letters were chiseled into a wall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Versatile artists like Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Antonio Canova based their immense artistic authority on their skill with the lowly chisel . \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "If Durant is a painter with a palette of fine watercolors, Antetokounmpo is a sculptor wielding a mallet and a chisel . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Being a brown-haired, chisel -jawed, 25-year-old model who comfortably fits within longstanding beauty standards helps. \u2014 Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers used a hammer and chisel to harmlessly remove tiny pieces of coral from reefs at several sites near Oahu and installed that coral into the tank. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditionally t\u0101 moko artists used a chisel to scar and mark the skin while the modern tool is a tattoo machine. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "For a homeowner, chipping out the old mortar with a brick hammer and a pointing chisel , rather than tackling the job with a power grinder, minimizes the risk of damaging the brick. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The 1986 paper was the equivalent of a sculptor\u2019s cutting down a statue\u2019s raw form from a mammoth block of marble, and the papers Rozin published in its aftermath were the chisel -maneuvering that revealed a detailed anatomy underneath. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Apprentices, however, required numerous chisel strikes. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Try this workout\u2014Reeves\u2019 original\u2014and chisel your own legendary physique. \u2014 Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The Trojans trailed 49-42 with 6:45 to go, but USC would chisel that down to two on a three-pointer from Tera Reed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Creating the seven courses there required extensive blasting to chisel ski runs out of gray cliffs near the Great Wall. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Since then, there's been a campaign to chisel away at the truth of what really went down. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Players have 10 minutes to chisel out the shape from the treat or be shot to death. \u2014 Hahna Yoon, Wired , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Johnson worked out with Montgomery every day during the pandemic, and helped chisel his frame into rock-hard muscle. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Heck, someone might just try to chisel it into the Soldier Field facade. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Ella Emhoff continues to chisel away at the fashion world\u2019s rigid beauty standards. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125425"
  },
  "cop":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": police officer",
      ": to get hold of : catch , capture",
      ": purchase",
      ": steal , swipe",
      ": adopt sense 2",
      ": admit sense 2b",
      ": to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid standing trial for a more serious one",
      ": to admit fault and plead for mercy",
      ": top , crest",
      ": a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube",
      ": a quill or tube upon which it is wound",
      "copper",
      "copulative",
      "copy",
      "copyright",
      ": police officer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bobby",
      "bull",
      "constable",
      "copper",
      "flatfoot",
      "fuzz",
      "gendarme",
      "lawman",
      "officer",
      "police officer",
      "policeman",
      "shamus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "buy",
      "pick up",
      "purchase",
      "take"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I managed to cop an invitation.",
      "He copped the idea from me.",
      "They expected me to cop all the blame!",
      "He copped the full force of the blow."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1859, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1704, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125552"
  },
  "cry down":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disparage , depreciate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "belittle",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "diminish",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125558"
  },
  "chthonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the underworld : infernal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u00e4-nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek chthon-, chth\u014dn earth \u2014 more at humble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130226"
  },
  "congruity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being congruent or congruous",
      ": a point of agreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common denominator",
      "commonality",
      "correspondence",
      "parallel",
      "resemblance",
      "similarity",
      "similitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissimilarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated",
      "there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Uncanny forms\u2014semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat\u2014assumed an unlikely congruity . \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn\u2019t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Women still have to work harder to overcome role- congruity bias. \u2014 Shaheena Janjuha-jivraj, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
      "Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values. \u2014 Ross Levin, Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety \u2014 the treatments weren\u2019t working. \u2014 Tr\u00e9sor Prijs, Teen Vogue , 1 June 2018",
      "At the time, there weren\u2019t a ton of slam-dunk options, especially for a league that has historically had a high standard of basketball and values geographic congruity . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale \u2014 proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions. \u2014 Anna Hezel, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017",
      "This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety \u2014 the treatments weren\u2019t working. \u2014 Tr\u00e9sor Prijs, Teen Vogue , 13 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130519"
  },
  "controversial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or arousing controversy",
      ": given to controversy : disputatious",
      ": relating to or causing disagreement or argument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-sh\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0113-\u0259l",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argumentative",
      "contentious",
      "disputatious",
      "hot-button",
      "polemical",
      "polemic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncontroversial",
      "safe",
      "uncontroversial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Abortion is a highly controversial subject.",
      "a decision that remains controversial",
      "He is a controversial author.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Large language models are also controversial because such systems can be unpredictable and hard to control, often spewing toxic language or factually incorrect information in response to questions, or generating nonsensical text. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Although Zelenskyy has inspired much of the world with his wartime leadership, his preparation for the invasion -- or lack thereof -- has been controversial . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
      "India\u2019s government was forced to respond to the controversy after clips of Sharma\u2019s controversial comments were widely shared on social media and triggered a diplomatic response from several Middle Eastern nations. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "In his new ad, Booker referenced a handful of controversial comments Paul previously has made. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Is a Joke festival event, but Chappelle made jokes about his past material, which has included controversial comments about the LGBTQ community, in addition to making jokes about homelessness. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "Mickelson also may miss Brookline after skipping the first two majors this year after making controversial comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi royal family. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Cheryl James-Ward, who was recently placed on leave after making controversial comments about Asian students. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Mickelson has largely disappeared from public view since receiving backlash for his controversial comments. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see controversy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132330"
  },
  "congruent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congruous",
      ": superposable so as to be coincident throughout",
      ": having the difference divisible by a given modulus",
      ": having the same size and shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259-w\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "coherent",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruous",
      "consistent",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflicting",
      "conflictive",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inharmonious",
      "noncompatible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Their goals are not congruent with the goals of the team.",
      "a theory congruent with the known facts of the case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The metric to track is how often your leaders are planning team-building events that are congruent with your company\u2019s core values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Regardless of the reporting structure for social media teams in an organization, there needs to be a congruent approach between marketing, communications and sales teams to tie it all together. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Local school boards within the state and across the country are wrestling with how to format instruction related to race and gender that is both age-appropriate and congruent with family values. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In ways congruent with this accident of geography, the two have slightly different sympathies. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Others noted that 38 Republicans in the Senate supported, and Trump himself signed, the First Step Act in 2018, a criminal justice reform bill that included reductions in sentencing guidelines broadly congruent with Jackson's actions on the bench. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Being congruent also shows a brand\u2019s long-term authenticity. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "If companies, because of cost constraints and internal capabilities, don\u2019t integrate their cloud systems, the result is often redundant master data islands and costly challenges in maintaining systems and keeping them congruent . \u2014 Richard Simone, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "For this response to pack a punch, the senses have to be flawlessly congruent , says Jackson. \u2014 Lucy Alexander, Robb Report , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin congruent-, congruens , present participle of congruere \u2014 see congruous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132614"
  },
  "charmer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation",
      ": a practice or expression believed to have magic power",
      ": something worn about the person to ward off evil or ensure good fortune : amulet",
      ": a trait that fascinates, allures, or delights",
      ": a physical grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3 ) or attraction",
      ": compelling attractiveness",
      ": a small ornament worn on a bracelet or chain",
      ": a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of +\u00b2/\u2083 and a measured energy of approximately 1.5 GeV",
      ": the flavor characterizing this particle",
      ": to affect by or as if by magic : compel",
      ": to please, soothe, or delight by compelling attraction",
      ": to endow with or as if with supernatural powers by means of charms",
      ": to protect by or as if by spells, charms, or supernatural influences",
      ": to control (an animal) typically by charms (such as the playing of music)",
      ": to practice magic and enchantment",
      ": to have the effect of a charm : fascinate",
      ": an action, word, or phrase believed to have magic powers",
      ": something believed to keep away evil and bring good luck",
      ": a small decorative object worn on a chain or bracelet",
      ": a quality that attracts and pleases",
      ": to affect or influence by or as if by a magic spell",
      ": fascinate sense 2 , delight",
      ": to attract by being graceful, beautiful, or welcoming",
      ": to protect by or as if by a charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rm",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amulet",
      "fetish",
      "fetich",
      "mascot",
      "mojo",
      "periapt",
      "phylactery",
      "talisman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The move-in ready, three-story is filled with elegant rustic charm , like burnished log beams, soaring ceilings, river rock accent walls, stone fireplaces, and hardwood floors.. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "That secondary subplot involves Maurice\u2019s twin sons, Gene and James, played with enormous charm , respectively, by twins Christian and Jonah Lees. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "Cabins vary in size and each brims with rustic charm and a celebration of Southwestern style. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Think of it as an effortless addition to your simple, summertime, daywear uniform with New England charm . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
      "Matthew McConaughey, Angela Bassett, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt \u2014 navigates the tensions between science and faith with charm and nuance. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "The town of Mexico Beach, Florida is a hidden gem on the Gulf of Mexico, with small-town charm and untouched sands. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "The royal accessorized her Michael Kors outfit with gold earrings that resembled a honeycomb with a bee charm . \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "The Turkish seaside town of Ka\u015f is an unspoiled corner of the Mediterranean with fishing village charm . \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Known for: Soulful voice, flamboyant style, eye-catching dance moves, ability to charm TV viewers and turn them into devoted fans. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The fact that this new take on an old chestnut is coming to a theater near you almost feels like an afterthought \u2014 it is specifically designed to be watched in a state of distraction and/or defenseless against its aggressive attempts to charm . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet, Fellowes manages to navigate \u2018Downton Abbey\u2019 to charm both reactionaries and revolutionaries, finagling a sequence that allows the staff to usurp the formal dining room while the rich serve themselves at a buffet. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Prashanth Neel\u2019s latest outing, KGF Chapter 2, continues to charm the audience and has surpassed the collections of the latest Hindi release in India - Jersey. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And Concord \u2014 historic home to authors Alcott, Emerson, and Thoreau \u2014 continues to charm with its walkable downtown and pastoral landscape. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite its copious grunt, the powertrain fails to charm . \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Does Mantzoukas make an appearance to charm the pants off of viewers as per uszh? \u2014 Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135118"
  },
  "confront":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to face especially in challenge : oppose",
      ": to cause to meet : bring face-to-face",
      ": to meet face-to-face : encounter",
      ": to face especially in challenge : oppose",
      ": to cause to face or meet",
      ": to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging especially through cross-examination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fr\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fr\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fr\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beard",
      "brave",
      "brazen",
      "breast",
      "dare",
      "defy",
      "face",
      "outbrave",
      "outface"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dodge",
      "duck",
      "funk",
      "shirk",
      "sidestep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They confronted the invaders at the shore.",
      "She confronted him about his smoking.",
      "The country is reluctant to confront its violent past.",
      "The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty.",
      "I confronted her with the evidence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Businesses must prepare by investing in the technology and infrastructure needed to confront them. \u2014 Jake Medwell, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "One thing is for sure, scientists say: The heat waves of the past two decades are not good predictors of the risks that will confront us in the decades to come. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The things missing in our leaders today are a recognition of evil, the resolve to confront it, and the courage to act. \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Here are 8 steps to confront it, Newt Gingrich writes. \u2014 Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "The idea was to be as close as possible to the actors\u2019 bodies and to confront them with the reality of a rugged territory, scorched by the summer and enveloped in the electric atmosphere before a huge storm. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Grouped together, these films represented a hinge moment in American film history, from the old to the new, from artifice to authenticity, from hiding from issues like race and sexuality to beginning to confront them head-on. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "But to not take Republicans seriously, to be unprepared to confront them strongly and precisely on their lies, feels reckless to me. \u2014 Meredith Shiner, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
      "If the fear is just within you, this is a good opportunity to confront it safely! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135138"
  },
  "conception":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both",
      ": embryo , fetus",
      ": beginning",
      ": the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols",
      ": a general idea : concept",
      ": a complex product of abstract or reflective thinking",
      ": the sum of a person's ideas and beliefs concerning something",
      ": the originating of something in the mind",
      ": the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both",
      ": embryo , fetus",
      ": the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols",
      ": a general idea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concept",
      "generality",
      "generalization",
      "notion",
      "stereotype"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He directed the project from conception to production.",
      "the conception of a new device",
      "They have a clear conception of how the process works.",
      "a child's conception of responsibility",
      "They have very different conceptions of the proper role of government.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The notion simply didn\u2019t accord with Angelyne\u2019s conception of herself. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Ono\u2019s conception of the audience for her work changed, too. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The Michigan Supreme Court ultimately rejected that conception . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "But a narrow and linear conception of a career, where an employee works their way from the shop floor to the C-suite, endures. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
      "When used in conjunction with misoprostol, mifepristone ends early pregnancies (up to 10 weeks following conception ). \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "These influences allow for an intersectional conception of trauma, one that can guide designers when developing trauma-responsive protocols for diverse workforces. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Franklin Sioux Bob, the film about two boys growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota took seven years from conception to post-production. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Lots of Republican voters are pro-life, yet do most or nearly all favor banning the procedure from conception and without exceptions? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concepcioun , from Anglo-French concepcion , from Latin conception-, conceptio , from concipere \u2014 see concept  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135406"
  },
  "catastrophic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin",
      ": utter failure : fiasco",
      ": a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth",
      ": a violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova)",
      ": the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy",
      ": a sudden disaster",
      ": complete failure : fiasco",
      ": death (as from an inexplicable cause) before, during, or after an operation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ta-str\u0259-(\u02cc)f\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ta-str\u0259-f\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8tas-tr\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apocalypse",
      "calamity",
      "cataclysm",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "tragedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe .",
      "Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon.",
      "an area on the brink of catastrophe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For Russia, a mission kill on a few radars or other sensor is a real catastrophe . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Was Covid an unprecedented catastrophe , as many people portrayed it? \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "What Putin has done is an economic catastrophe for Russia. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The United Nations and European countries proved unequal to the task, and the result was catastrophe . \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The storming of the capital, Grozny, in 1994 was a catastrophe , with soldiers in armored vehicles getting lost and lacking air support and working radios. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But Putin still believes in his heart that that was a catastrophe . \u2014 CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a catastrophe , and the U.S. should do its part both to ease the suffering and to help relieve NATO allies like Poland. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The result of all this was a political catastrophe for Wilson\u2019s party. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek katastroph\u0113 , from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135945"
  },
  "crisply":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily crumbled : brittle",
      ": desirably firm and crunchy",
      ": notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear",
      ": concise and to the point",
      ": noticeably neat",
      ": briskly cold",
      ": fresh , invigorating",
      ": deftly and powerfully executed",
      ": brisk , lively",
      ": curly , wavy",
      ": having close stiff or wiry curls or waves",
      ": something crisp or brittle",
      ": potato chip",
      ": a baked dessert of fruit with crumb topping",
      ": to make or keep crisp",
      ": curl , crimp",
      ": to cause to ripple : wrinkle",
      ": to become crisp",
      ": curl",
      ": ripple",
      ": being thin, hard, and easily crumbled",
      ": pleasantly firm and fresh",
      ": being clear and brief",
      ": pleasantly cool and invigorating : brisk",
      ": having clear details",
      ": to make or keep something crispy or fresh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krisp",
      "\u02c8krisp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I put on a crisp shirt and tie.",
      "The stereo's sound is crisp and clear.",
      "Verb",
      "Crisp the celery in ice water.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nothing tastes like summer more than a crisp , juicy, refreshing slice of watermelon. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022",
      "Then proceed with baking as instructed, leaving you with a pristine, crisp crust for all of your pie and tart needs. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "And since the nearest source of industrial pollution is located more than 850 miles away on Portugal\u2019s mainland, the air is crisp , clear, and fragrant. \u2014 Laura Neilson, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "But for our testers, the crisp crust and even cooking job was well worth the wait. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "When ready to serve, allow the rice to sit in the wok without tossing to create a crisp crust underneath, about 1 minute. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This lightbulb is made specifically to provide indoor plants with their daily dose of light without burning them to a crisp . \u2014 Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The commercial follows the life-long journey of one devoted Pringles fan, who gets his hand trapped at a college party while reaching for the last delicious crisp . \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "This will ensure all your vegetables come out tender- crisp and perfectly browned. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Cook, tossing occasionally, until well browned and tender- crisp , about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The fish had been caught from a skiff on the shore of Lake Victoria and only an hour or two later dredged in flour, fried to a golden crisp in a vat of vegetable oil over a wood fire, and served to me with lime and piri-piri sauce. \u2014 Torrey Peters, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "An air fryer is one of the fastest, easiest and least messy way of sizzling chicken wings to a crisp . \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Reduced to a crisp by a March 1942 British bombing raid, the World War II\u2013era dessert still features shriveled swirls of icing carefully applied by a baker. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As the cost of bacon and other goods sizzles, more people want to protect their savings from getting burnt to a crisp by inflation. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The garlic slices used to infuse the butter crisp up when cooled and add a textural crunch against the silky smooth potatoes. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "First, slice the shallots evenly, as thinner slices will brown before thicker slices are able to crisp . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Just bring along a paring knife and a spoon to prep the avocados, then crisp up the bread and garnish with edible leaves, like those plucked from a marigold. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "An elongated shape maximizes the contrast in texture, from the tender interior to crisp , brown tips. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet and add the chorizo, cooking and stirring constantly until the chorizo begins to crisp . \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Between these dramatic scenes, Gammell and Keough treat viewers to crisp and mesmerizing shots of the landscapes surrounding Pine Ridge. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Let soak to crisp up, at least 10 minutes, then drain, dry and transfer to a large mixing bowl. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "Air fryers can crisp up food in minutes and provide a healthier alternative to traditional frying. \u2014 Dwyer Frame, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135950"
  },
  "coarseness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common",
      ": composed of relatively large parts or particles",
      ": loose or rough in texture",
      ": adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work",
      ": not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination",
      ": crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language",
      ": harsh, raucous , or rough in tone",
      ": of or relating to coarse fish",
      ": having a harsh or rough quality",
      ": made up of large particles",
      ": crude in taste, manners, or language",
      ": of poor or ordinary quality",
      ": visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope",
      ": of wide excursion",
      ": harsh, raucous, or rough in tone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grained",
      "grainy",
      "granular",
      "granulated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dusty",
      "fine",
      "floury",
      "powdery",
      "superfine",
      "ultrafine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Contains strong disturbing violent content and grisly images, graphic nudity and some coarse language. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "For medium and coarse hair types, nourishing creams and oils can tame unruly strands, make hair shinier and keep frizz at bay. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Chop 1/2 cup of the oats into coarse bits or grind coarsely in a food processor. \u2014 Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Note: Chopping the olives by hand for the tapenade makes for a coarse and interesting texture. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "These are coarse , thick waves, sometimes called deep waves. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Our country is moving back toward its nakedly racist past, fueled by shameless politicians, coarse public dialogue and fictional social media conspiracies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Transfer to a spice grinder or food processor and process to a coarse blend. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "The ride has shaken off its previous flintiness, and coarse road noise is no longer an ever-present nuisance. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cors , perhaps from course , noun \u2014 see course  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140218"
  },
  "chink":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun or adjective",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small cleft, slit, or fissure",
      ": a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable",
      ": a narrow beam of light shining through a chink",
      ": to fill the chinks of (as by caulking)",
      ": coin , money",
      ": a short sharp sound",
      ": to make a slight sharp metallic sound",
      ": to cause to make a chink",
      ": a narrow slit or crack (as in a wall)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8chi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8chi\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Achilles' heel",
      "back",
      "jugular",
      "soft spot",
      "underbelly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clink",
      "jingle",
      "tingle",
      "tinkle"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1609, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun or adjective",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140537"
  },
  "calm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water",
      ": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table",
      ": a state of tranquility",
      ": to become calm",
      ": to make calm",
      ": marked by calm : still",
      ": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance",
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storm, wind, or rough water",
      ": a quiet and peaceful state",
      ": to make or become less active or disturbed",
      ": not stormy or windy",
      ": not excited or upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm",
      "\u02c8kam",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calmness",
      "hush",
      "peace",
      "peacefulness",
      "placidity",
      "quiet",
      "quietness",
      "quietude",
      "repose",
      "restfulness",
      "sereneness",
      "serenity",
      "still",
      "stillness",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becalm",
      "compose",
      "lull",
      "lullaby",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "salve",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "still",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Fortunately, there was plenty of warm water \u2013 and relaxing calm \u2013 at St. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Atwood calm , witnesses say The execution team began the process of preparing for execution shortly before 9:40 a.m., which took about 30 minutes, according to Arizona Department of Corrections Deputy Director Frank Strada. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The vocalists maintained a breathless calm in the face of pain and challenge, instilling deliveries with a hushed urgency. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The fight between him and Vader at the end of A New Hope has a calm to it. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "And a calm -inducing white noise generator, right there in your phone. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Health care workers were accused of being foot soldiers for a political agenda; struggled to calm belligerent visitors; and faced heightened exposure to disease when people with COVID-19 refused to cover their faces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Smith\u2019s group and other neighborhood activists worked to calm tensions between police and residents in 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the police shooting of Latrell Allen, which sparked an uproar and was linked to downtown looting. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "These products can help calm scalp irritation, remove buildup, balance sebum levels, and treat conditions such as dandruff and psoriasis. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "Triptans\u2014medications that calm nerves and block pain signals in the brain\u2014can help right away with migraine attacks, as they are meant to be taken at the first sign of an attack to help reduce symptoms. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
      "Satisfying your customers can help calm anger, promote goodwill and encourage a more positive reputation. \u2014 Matthew Earle, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve, empowered to fight inflation by setting interest rates, is aiming to calm inflation with seven hikes this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Applying turmeric to your face can help calm skin rashes, lighten dark spots and hyperpigmentation, treat acne and brighten skin tone, just to name a few of its benefits. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
      "This year, Israel has lifted restrictions and taken other steps to try and calm tensions, but the attacks and the military raids are fueling another cycle of unrest. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Outside the eastern city of Kramatorsk, what began as a calm Tuesday morning was interrupted by the distant roar of a pair of surface-to-air missiles, their contrails streaking across the blue sky. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "This vanity in particular adds a wonderful pop of color to a calm all-white bathroom. \u2014 Anna Logan, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
      "The hopes and excitement around MIkhail Gorbachev's glasnost in the late 1980s gave way to a calm , even attitude in the 1990s, and then wariness in the 2000s. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "And after a calm Sunday, the threat may return Sunday night. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Callion told the Miami Herald/FLKeysNews.com that the weather around 5 p.m., right before the crash, was calm , but that a storm was approaching. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140748"
  },
  "cloakroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room in which outdoor clothing may be placed during one's stay",
      ": checkroom",
      ": an anteroom of a legislative chamber where members may relax and confer with colleagues",
      ": lavatory sense 2",
      ": a room (as in a school) in which coats and hats may be kept"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dk-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307m",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dk-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "comfort station",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "washroom",
      "water closet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We left our things in the cloakroom .",
      "the lady discreetly whispered that she would be ready after a moment in the cloakroom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sables, mink, and ermines checked at the cloakroom could have carpeted the chateau ballroom wall to wall. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Moran also reportedly voted from the cloakroom , though its unclear if that was due to dress code. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "For the Joneses, the cloakroom discussions and cable news debates playing out on television only seem to spotlight the gulf between their family and policymakers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "About 10 minutes later, Crenshaw also sidestepped security and entered the Republican cloakroom without being cleared by Capitol Police, according to the memo. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The vast apartment-style space, comes with a lounge, cloakroom , walk-in wardrobe, bathroom, bedroom and outdoor terrace which overlooks the roof-tops of Brown Hart Gardens. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "According to Patrick, here's what happened: Called back to Washington this week, Huizenga went through the detector leading onto the House floor on Monday, when his son \u2014 who works for another member \u2014 called to him from the neighboring cloakroom . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "After Tuesday\u2019s overwhelming vote in the Senate, the president called each of the 10 senators personally, reaching Sinema in the Senate cloakroom . \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "After Tuesday\u2019s overwhelming vote in the Senate, the president called Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and each of the 10 senators personally, reaching Sinema in the Senate cloakroom . \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141004"
  },
  "chickenhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": timid , cowardly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-k\u0259n-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chicken-livered",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "too chickenhearted to speak up, even though she knew a terrible injustice was being committed"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1629, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141153"
  },
  "clingy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the quality of clinging to someone or something: such as",
      ": tending to adhere to a surface upon contact",
      ": tending to stay very close to someone (such as a parent) for emotional support, protection, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kli\u014b-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adherent",
      "adhesive",
      "gluey",
      "glutinous",
      "gummy",
      "sticky",
      "tacky",
      "tenacious",
      "viscid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonadhesive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gordo soon becomes clingy , with frequent unexpected drop-ins, and floods the couple with a series of unsettling gifts. \u2014 Gwen Ihnat, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The look is from the spring 1998 collection: A rayon-viscose clingy black tank top (also in white) that comes with two flossy leather straps affixed with a modernist silver G buckle. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Last week, she was seen strolling around rainy New York City in a patterned hot-pink-and-orange top, a clingy low-rise pink skirt, and purple-and-black sneakers. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "For example, kids who were used to separating from their parents to go to school might become clingy , or not want to leave the house. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Yesterday, the reality TV star and Kylie Cosmetics founder shared photos of herself posing on a white set wearing a clingy hot pink fishnet catsuit and thigh-high red PVC boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
      "Frequent stomachaches or headaches, acting out, being more clingy , lashing out or having more tantrums could be signs of anxiety or traumatic stress. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "Being unusually clingy , refusing to attend school and/or difficulty concentrating. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Manduka\u2019s mat is grippy in large part due to its finely gridded texture, which felt pleasantly sticky without feeling clingy or tacky. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1702, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141414"
  },
  "co-opt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to choose or elect as a member",
      ": to appoint as a colleague or assistant",
      ": to take into a group (such as a faction, movement, or culture) : absorb , assimilate",
      ": take over , appropriate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absorb",
      "assimilate",
      "embody",
      "incorporate",
      "integrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cooptare , from co- + optare to choose",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141903"
  },
  "characteristic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a distinguishing trait, quality, or property",
      ": the integral part of a common logarithm",
      ": the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation",
      ": revealing, distinguishing, or typical of an individual character",
      ": a special quality or appearance that makes an individual or a group different from others",
      ": serving to distinguish an individual or a group : typical of a person, thing, or group",
      ": serving to reveal and distinguish the individual character",
      ": a distinguishing trait, quality, or property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-ik-t\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik",
      "\u02ccka-rik-",
      "\u02ccker-\u0259k-t\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik",
      "\u02cckar-ik-t\u0259-\u02c8ris-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "criterion",
      "diagnostic",
      "differentia",
      "feature",
      "fingerprint",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "classic",
      "diagnostic",
      "diagnostical",
      "discriminating",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishing",
      "identifying",
      "individual",
      "peculiar",
      "proper",
      "symptomatic",
      "typical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the ability to fashion tools and other characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals",
      "Adjective",
      "He responded to their comments with characteristic good humor.",
      "the characteristic taste of licorice",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And the choppiness is a key characteristic of the stock market climbing a wall of worry. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Resistance to antibodies is a characteristic that is also shared by the Delta variant, but researchers on both studies didn't indicate whether the Lambda variant was more infectious than Delta. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Is that a characteristic that cannot be controlled? \u2014 Washington Post , 20 July 2021",
      "While the proboscis monkey is one of the largest simians found in Asia, the most noteworthy characteristic of this species is certainly its bulbous nose. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "As the name implies, a defining characteristic of this genus is the ability to oxidize organic carbon sources like sucrose, glucose, and ethanol into acetic acid, which is known for its antimicrobial properties. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The second characteristic of the Peak Sleek kitchen design is that operation of the appliances requires, at a minimum, a Ph.D. in electronics from ETH Zurich. \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Rounding out the cast is Gillian Anderson\u2019s Eleanor Roosevelt, whose defining characteristic is a distracting set of false teeth. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One characteristic that sets the N protein apart from most others is that it is phosphorylated and the degree of phosphorylation can dramatically affect its function. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The witty series brings together Glover\u2019s characteristic random humor, experimental surrealism and a generous dose of cutting cultural commentary. \u2014 Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Some noted that the cone appeared dusty at times, a characteristic likely attributable to recent drought conditions across the state and possibly influenced by the arrival of a Saharan dust cloud over the weekend. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 24 May 2022",
      "Seyfried\u2019s kudo was presented by her longtime friend Sarah Silverman, who opened the presenter speeches with characteristic bluntness. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Though Belt, with characteristic humor, will have none of that. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But Guillot, a planetary scientist and astrophysicist at l\u2019Observatoire de la Cote d\u2019Azur, takes the friendly ribbing with characteristic good humor. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "The hard-charging personality traits that are characteristic of Ironman athletes also translate to the CEO role: goal-oriented, competitive, disciplined and willing to put in the hard work. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "The loss of these vital substances is characteristic of a number of neurodegenerative diseases. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 May 2022",
      "The sudden shift from decadeslong ambivalence toward Russia, to 2022\u2019s strong policy stance, is actually characteristic of German politics, says Tyson Barker, head of technology and foreign policy for the German Council on Foreign Relations. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-142435"
  },
  "challenging":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": arousing competitive interest, thought, or action",
      ": invitingly provocative : fascinating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259n-ji\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arduous",
      "Augean",
      "backbreaking",
      "demanding",
      "difficult",
      "effortful",
      "exacting",
      "formidable",
      "grueling",
      "gruelling",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "hellacious",
      "herculean",
      "killer",
      "laborious",
      "moiling",
      "murderous",
      "pick-and-shovel",
      "rigorous",
      "rough",
      "rugged",
      "severe",
      "stiff",
      "strenuous",
      "sweaty",
      "tall",
      "testing",
      "toilsome",
      "tough",
      "uphill"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "easy",
      "effortless",
      "facile",
      "light",
      "mindless",
      "simple",
      "soft",
      "undemanding"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I find the job challenging and fun.",
      "Teaching is challenging but rewarding work.",
      "It's a challenging book that requires careful reading.",
      "The slope was challenging for even the most experienced climbers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At nearly 9%, consumer price inflation has hit its highest level in over 4 decades, placing Americans in a challenging position as their purchasing power steadily erodes. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Having an athletic background and receiving tremendous support from his mother Micki was essential in the challenging recovery process. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Because this is such a challenging move for beginners, keep the reps moderate while trying to increase your load. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
      "Tines \u2014 who is a Black, gay, politically challenging and profoundly probing singer \u2014 repeated this over and over, each time with more outrage and hurt. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Officials thanked the community and the involved law enforcement agencies who worked long hours in challenging weather conditions to bring Kenny home. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Southern California fire officials have already warned of a challenging fire season ahead. \u2014 Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Historias Que Contar, the film captures everything from the Mexican group\u2019s humble beginnings to its challenging road to success, and ultimately becoming one of Regional Mexican music\u2019s biggest acts. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 11 June 2022",
      "One of the things that has always felt true to me is that things are always more complex and more challenging than what one article or headline can cover. \u2014 Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see challenge  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-142831"
  },
  "check out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or an instance of checking out",
      ": the time at which a lodger must vacate a room (as in a hotel) or be charged for retaining it",
      ": a counter or area in a store where goods are checked out",
      ": the action of examining and testing something for performance, suitability, or readiness",
      ": the action of familiarizing oneself with the operation of a mechanical thing (such as an airplane)",
      ": to vacate and pay for one's lodging (as at a hotel)",
      ": die",
      ": to have the cost of purchases totaled and pay the cost",
      ": to satisfy all requirements in taking away",
      ": to itemize and total the cost of and receive payment for (outgoing merchandise) especially in a self-service store",
      ": to have the cost totaled and pay for (purchases) at a checkout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conk (out)",
      "croak",
      "decease",
      "demise",
      "depart",
      "die",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "exit",
      "expire",
      "fall",
      "flatline",
      "go",
      "kick in",
      "kick off",
      "part",
      "pass (on)",
      "pass away",
      "peg out",
      "perish",
      "pop off",
      "step out",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breathe",
      "live"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She paid for the room at checkout .",
      "There was a long line at the checkout .",
      "Verb",
      "check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying",
      "there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Merchants benefit from faster transaction times and shorter checkout lines, and the system is compatible with retailers' loyalty programs, according to Mastercard. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "Designed to shorten checkout lines, these allow shoppers to get their products and leave without interacting with staff. \u2014 Bagrat Safaryan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Undercover reporters for state media also expose and scold bad behavior, such as a recent television news report that filmed unaware Beijingers panic-buying fruits and vegetables and jamming together in checkout lines. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "Miss Manners keeps getting mail about altercations taking place in the aisles or checkout lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Over the weekend, some articles showing photos of bare grocery store shelves and long checkout lines were censored. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most stores have done away with those large stickers on the floor that spaced customers six feet apart in checkout lines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Notably, the survey suggests slow checkout lines rank among the most frustrating parts of the grocery shopping experience. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Michiganders working in elementary school classrooms, at grocery store checkout lines, driving city buses and serving in any number of other vital jobs amid the ongoing pandemic may be in line for a payday. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Also, be sure and check out Apple\u2019s preview page for iOS 16. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 18 June 2022",
      "Submit questions or share your own tips in the next conversation, or check out some of our past discussions. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Stay tuned for more details on the best products to shop during Target Deal Days 2022, and check out more of this year\u2019s Amazon Prime Day alternative sales here. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Definitely consult the service manual or check out a YouTube video in advance to see how involved the process will be. \u2014 Joseph Moran, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
      "Sign up for Hulu ahead of Bonnaroo 2022 Hulu, and check out the full livestream schedule below. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "Darwin\u2019s Theory is setting up the beer garden on G Street, so grab a beverage and check out the live music, food trucks, local vendors and more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The man wants to fly to Mars, but check out the government\u2019s red tape. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Flip through the socials and check out a little news. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1921, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-151051"
  },
  "corruption":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity",
      ": inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery)",
      ": a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct",
      ": decay , decomposition",
      ": pus",
      ": an agency or influence that corrupts",
      ": dishonest or illegal behavior",
      ": the process of causing someone else to do something wrong",
      ": the act of changing or damaging something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breakdown",
      "decay",
      "decomposition",
      "festering",
      "putrefaction",
      "putrescence",
      "rot",
      "spoilage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.",
      "the mafia's corruption of public officials",
      "corruption of the English language",
      "computer software that is supposed to prevent the corruption of files",
      "the corruption of a text",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thursday\u2019s strike came during the second week of a strike by Tunisia\u2019s judges, who walked out in protest after Mr. Saied fired 57 judges in early June, accusing them of corruption . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Hernandez has had his own troubles with allegations of corruption -- and some are ongoing. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "In 2021, the Ig Nobel Prize in economics went to Peter Blavatskyy of the Montpellier Business School in France for discovering that the obesity of a country\u2019s politicians may be a good indicator of that country\u2019s level of corruption . \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Cao Heping, an economist at Peking University, said that amid the lack of supervision, there is a lot of profit to be made and a high risk of corruption . \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Swiss authorities seized documents and data at FIFA headquarters on May 27, 2015 \u2014 the day soccer officials were arrested in Zurich hotels in a separate, sprawling American investigation of corruption . \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "Moshfegh makes the same old story new by setting it in the past, wielding her pen like an Arcimboldian brush to sketch in the mechanics of corruption . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption , and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg, Chron , 23 May 2022",
      "All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption , and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see corrupt  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-151441"
  },
  "consolation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being consoled : comfort",
      ": something that consoles",
      ": a contest held for those who have lost early in a tournament",
      ": something that lessens disappointment, misery, or grief",
      ": the act of comforting or the state of being comforted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "comforting",
      "consoling",
      "reassurance",
      "solace",
      "solacing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His kind words were a consolation to me.",
      "the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The falcons raised new chicks each spring, and in these difficult years, thousands of fans have found consolation and joy in watching them. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The instruments' arrangement \u2014 including the addition of piano, french horn, and the London Bach Choir \u2014 grows the track with the confidence, consolation , and comfort that made the song universally beloved. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The members of the Alabama House Republican Caucus join me in lifting up the Wheeler family in this time of need and asking God to give them strength and consolation in the days ahead. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "This lovely anthology offers wisdom and consolation \u2014 moments of wit and commiseration, too \u2014 for these difficult times. \u2014 Susan Larson, NOLA.com , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Crescent Valley doubles team Henry Pappas and Bryan Chen won the consolation bracket after beating Ashland\u2019s Mina Schepmann and Ian Bower 6-4, 6-3 in the finals. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "In addition to Shilson and Germinaro, seven Minnesotans will wrestle in the consolation bracket Saturday. \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Learning for Justice has published a letter to teachers that might provide some consolation and is set to host a webinar understanding how trauma impacts relationships. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Wylly Fields won the consolation title after a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marist Catholic\u2019s Andrew Forsyth. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see console  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-154743"
  },
  "chronic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuing or occurring again and again for a long time",
      ": suffering from a chronic disease",
      ": always present or encountered",
      ": constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling",
      ": being such habitually",
      ": continuing for a long time or returning often",
      ": happening or done frequently or by habit",
      ": marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long time, and often by slowly progressing seriousness : not acute",
      ": suffering from a disease or ailment of long duration or frequent recurrence",
      ": having a slow progressive course of indefinite duration",
      "\u2014 compare acute sense 2b(1)",
      ": infected with a disease-causing agent (as a virus) and remaining infectious over a long period of time but not necessarily expressing symptoms",
      ": one that suffers from a chronic disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-nik",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-nik",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4n-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bred-in-the-bone",
      "confirmed",
      "dyed-in-the-wool",
      "habitual",
      "inveterate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He suffers from chronic arthritis.",
      "a chronic need for attention",
      "Inflation has become a chronic condition in the economy.",
      "Don't bother seeing that film\u2014it's chronic .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Patients with chronic medical problems such as diabetes, dermatitis, multiple sclerosis and vascular disease should exercise caution or consult their doctor first. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Many chronic health problems are risk factors for the coronavirus, and several studies have suggested that 30 percent to 40 percent of all Covid deaths in the United States involved people with diabetes. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
      "What opponents dismiss as ignorance was originality and boldness, a search for breakthrough solutions to chronic problems. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "His demographic profile \u2014 an older white male with chronic health problems \u2014 mirrors the faces of many who would be lost over the next two years. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "His demographic profile \u2014 an older white male with chronic health problems \u2014 mirrors the faces of many who would be lost over the next two years. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "His demographic profile \u2014 an older white male with chronic health problems \u2014 mirrors the faces of many who would be lost over the next two years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 6 May 2022",
      "But without adequate resources, DCFS is left with two bad options: either allowing chronic problems inside a home to fester to the point of crisis; or taking children from their families. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Usually, having chronic health problems isn\u2019t conducive to a longer lifespan. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French chronique, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin chronicus, going back to Latin, \"written in the form of annals,\" borrowed from Greek chronik\u00f3s \"of time, temporal, in order by time,\" from chr\u00f3nos \"time\" + -ikos  -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at chrono- ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-160540"
  },
  "curative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to or used in the cure of diseases : tending to cure",
      ": serving to correct or negate",
      ": relating to or used in the cure of diseases",
      ": serving or intended to cure defects"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259t-iv",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259-tiv"
    ],
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      "healing",
      "medicinal",
      "officinal",
      "remedial",
      "restorative",
      "therapeutic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an herb believed to have curative powers",
      "some believe that the herb has curative properties",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some scientists had decided to create an AI system that would seek to find new molecular compounds that could potentially pave the way toward curative drugs to solve to-date unsolved diseases and other ills. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Naturopathica takes a holistic approach to skincare, drawing on herbal healing practices, restorative spa treatments, and curative tinctures to deliver results that will build your skin health from the foundations up. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "While these drugs can only help with Alzheimer's symptoms, without targeting the cause of the disease, patients and families always hope for a curative approach. \u2014 Mariana Lenharo, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Though people in Asia had used the oil as a salve for skin conditions for centuries, British physician Frederic John Moaut only brought its curative properties to the Western world\u2019s attention in 1854. \u2014 Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "For decades, bone-marrow transplants have offered a potentially curative option for patients with sickle cell. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Ever since the resort opened for business in 1896, it's been one of America\u2019s greatest curative destinations\u2014like Bath, England, but with better weather. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Perhaps the most surprising takeaway from the show is one of Nightingale\u2019s prescriptions\u2014the curative importance of clean, healthy air. \u2014 Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "No word yet on whether the streamer will have the same curative properties that Vick\u2019s does. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin c\u016br\u0101t\u012bvus , from Latin c\u016br\u0101tus , past participle of c\u016br\u0101re \"to watch over, attend, treat (sick persons), restore to health\" + -\u012bvus  -ive \u2014 more at cure entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-164315"
  },
  "comedy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medieval narrative that ends happily",
      ": a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme",
      ": a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending",
      ": the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner \u2014 compare tragedy",
      ": a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events",
      ": the comic element",
      ": humorous entertainment",
      ": an amusing play that has a happy ending",
      ": an amusing and often ridiculous event"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "farce",
      "humor",
      "slapstick"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.",
      "The movie includes a lot of physical comedy .",
      "We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The blend of confrontation and comedy in that sentence is very Andrew. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "To You, Leo Grande is directed by Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde from a screenplay by Katy Brand, who appeared alongside Thompson in the children\u2019s comedy Nanny McPhee Returns. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Novak wants the culture-clash comedy to play to audiences in red states and blue states alike. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "And the show hasn\u2019t lost its knack for balancing big-hearted comedy with incisive cultural commentary. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "After a four-year hiatus, Donald Glover\u2019s auteur comedy returned with an outstanding third season that felt worth the wait. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Haddish's choice to go the comedy route would change her life forever. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "In his Netflix comedy special debut, Joel Kim Booster lampoons a rather revelatory step in his fame journey. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The ultimate mystery-solving/podcasting/ comedy trio of Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short are back in the new trailer for Season Two of Only Murders in the Building, set to premiere June 28 on Hulu. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia , from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from Greek k\u014dm\u014didia , from k\u014dmos revel + aeidein to sing \u2014 more at ode ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165443"
  },
  "come back":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sharp or witty reply : retort",
      ": a cause for complaint",
      ": a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity) : recovery , revival",
      ": to return to life or vitality",
      ": to return to memory",
      ": reply , retort",
      ": to regain a former favorable condition or position",
      ": to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "repartee",
      "retort",
      "riposte"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "convalesce",
      "gain",
      "heal",
      "mend",
      "pull round",
      "rally",
      "recoup",
      "recover",
      "recuperate",
      "snap back"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jankovich also went small in the comeback that put Weathers on 6-10 Josh Carlton. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The comeback is ramping up despite warnings from the CDC. \u2014 Renata Geraldo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Vaile struck out looking to bring the Panthers to their final out of the year, but two singles later, freshman Cameron Bueno hit a tough grounder down the third base line, completing the comeback . \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "Jordan Beck belted a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth, but Tennessee couldn\u2019t complete the comeback . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Norma Desmond might have hated the word comeback , but Carrie Soto doesn't have the same problem. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "Francona wasn\u2019t around to witness the comeback after he was ejected in the sixth for arguing a call at second base. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The Longhorns capitalized on mistakes, pulled off the comeback and advanced to the title series with a 6-5 win. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Gwendolyn Davis-Loyd, 65, who lives in Lincolnwood, Ill., decided her goal for her high school reunion in May was to make the ultimate comeback . \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165829"
  },
  "concept":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something conceived in the mind : thought , notion",
      ": an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances",
      ": organized around a main idea or theme",
      ": created to illustrate a concept",
      ": something thought of : a general idea",
      ": something conceived in the mind",
      ": an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsept",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsept",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsept"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conception",
      "generality",
      "generalization",
      "notion",
      "stereotype"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She is familiar with basic concepts of psychology.",
      "a concept borrowed from computer programming",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Lightyear intends the Zero to be a proof of concept . \u2014 John Voelcker, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
      "The creator of this concept is Jamais Cascio, an American anthropologist, futurist, and author. \u2014 Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The researchers devised a proof-of- concept attack that hijacks a login session with a secret probe that comes in the form of a session ID token that has been modified from the one the client app was expecting. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
      "My father had no concept of the entertainment business or acting. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The core of the concept of political order is that eventually the dominant idea and party succumb to hubris and other human foibles, people lose faith, and the out-party sees its chance to strike. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Wheeler pointed to the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, won by Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, as a proof of concept heading into 2022. \u2014 Will Steakin, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "But the groundbreaking proof of concept , detailed in a study published today in Matter, raises some incredible possibilities. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "Henry\u2019s newer location in Leon Valley is bigger and more polished than its mom-and-pop original, kind of like if Chili\u2019s had a puffy taco concept at an outlet mall. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The approach is no different for the team behind Oceanside\u2019s just-opened The Lab Collaborative (TLC), a multi- concept food and drink destination that opened Jan. 5 in downtown Oceanside. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "From March 25-27, Frame, a multi- concept restaurant in Hazel Park, will host Slavic Solidarity, an immersive dinner experience, featuring five courses of Ukrainian staples. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The Supper Club is the final piece of the 400-seat, three-story, multi- concept Twelve Thirty Club to open. \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "The vast, multi- concept Italian dining destination closed in 2018, one of many restaurants that had tried and failed in the neighborhood over the past decade. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2021",
      "This pre- concept -of-war GEM has somehow STILL never been lived in! \u2014 Isabella Giovannini, The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 14 July 2017",
      "Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com , 14 July 2017",
      "Concept cars are built to introduce bold ideas, practical and otherwise. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 10 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-170139"
  },
  "conformance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conformity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "accordance",
      "agreement",
      "conformity",
      "congruence",
      "congruency",
      "congruity",
      "consonance",
      "harmony",
      "tune"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disagreement",
      "incongruence",
      "incongruity",
      "incongruousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "behavior found to be not in conformance with all company policies regarding sexual harassment",
      "a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In March, the governing bodies announced their intention to review how balls are tested for conformance and how clubs are tested for springiness of the face. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The trust framework to verify, validate, and certify airborne systems is a series of laws, orders, and best-practice guidelines used to demonstrate conformance with airworthiness standards. \u2014 Rahul Razdan, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The committee was given sign ordinance violations and told to change the signs, which were allegedly not in conformance with city code. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The offenses include: submitting certification of conformance signed by unauthorized persons; breaches of the mandatory waiting period; and failing to report a new location and new facilities used for operations. \u2014 Tanya Mohn, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Similar types of standards (or other rules of the road) and conformance protocols are needed to create momentum toward a safer and more transparent cyberspace. \u2014 Andy Purdy, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "So, conformance to the latest web accessibility guidelines should be at the top of the list when deciding which property technology solution should be your next partner. \u2014 Matt Weirich, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "On the Ursuline\u2019s property stood a 150-unit mother house, torn down last year and, at the time it was built in conformance with the city\u2019s 1950s building code. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Entities wanting to drill or operate wells in Michigan must apply for permits and post conformance bonds with the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division of EGLE, the release said. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-170526"
  },
  "chameleon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal sense 2 ) Old World lizards with prehensile (see prehensile sense 1 ) tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin",
      ": a person who often changes his or her beliefs or behavior in order to please others or to succeed",
      ": one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance",
      ": american chameleon",
      ": a lizard that has the ability to change the color of its skin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acrobat",
      "chancer",
      "opportunist",
      "temporizer",
      "timeserver",
      "trimmer",
      "weathercock"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon \u2014someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But behind the pink cat glasses and political snark is a singing chameleon with a lyrical gift praised by both Stephen Sondheim and Lin-Manuel Miranda. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Before long Evangelista was a runway favorite and became known as a chameleon . \u2014 Jason Sheeler, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "O'Rourke, a former Texas Senate candidate who is mulling a run for governor in 2022, recently complimented McConaughey's acting abilities but took a seeming shot at him as a political chameleon . \u2014 Fox News , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Much of the scene\u2019s poignancy, of course, comes from the fact that Kilmer, the handsome golden boy of \u201880s cinema and critically hailed chameleon of the \u201890s and beyond, was struck by throat cancer in the 2010s. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Finished in a chameleon -esque paintwork that shifts from near-white to deep bronze depending on how the sun hits it, this is the second of only three to ever exist. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Bella Hadid is proving herself to be a style chameleon . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
      "Houttuynia cordata\u2013 chameleon plant, is a deciduous groundcover that will grow in sun or shade. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022",
      "The clearest picture of what\u2019s ahead, but Vance has been a chameleon . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English camelion , from Middle French, from Latin chamaeleon , from Greek chamaile\u014dn , from chamai on the ground + le\u014dn lion \u2014 more at humble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171555"
  },
  "clergyperson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of the clergy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259r-j\u0113-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cleric",
      "clerical",
      "clerk",
      "deacon",
      "divine",
      "dominie",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "minister",
      "preacher",
      "priest",
      "reverend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "layman",
      "layperson",
      "secular"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a clergyperson of your choice would be the best one to advise on this spiritual matter"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-172224"
  },
  "census":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome",
      ": a usually complete enumeration of a population",
      ": a periodic governmental enumeration of population",
      ": count , tally",
      ": a count of the number of people in a country, city, or town",
      ": a usually complete count of a population (as of a state)",
      ": a periodic governmental count of a population that usually includes social and economic information (as occupations, ages, and incomes)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259s",
      "\u02c8sen-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "count",
      "tale",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "According to the latest census , the racial makeup of the town has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.",
      "a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The contests are the first after congressional redistricting based on the 2020 census results. \u2014 ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "China released census results last year that showed the country\u2019s population is continuing to grow, albeit only slightly. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The Census Bureau releases a report every decade reviewing the accuracy of census results, using statistical modeling to determine whether errors were likely in the count. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The state is adding one more U.S. House seat based on 2020 census results. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Shurugwi consists of 13 wards, with a population of 23,350 according to a 2014 census . \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "The country has the largest population of African descent outside Africa: of its 210 million citizens, more than half claim some degree of African heritage, according to the most recent census . \u2014 Larry Rohter, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Aaron Navarro is an associate producer for the political unit at CBS News, focusing on House and gubernatorial campaigns as well as the census and redistricting. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a much higher percentage than Anchorage as a whole, which is 61% white, according to the 2020 census . \u2014 Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin c\u0113nsus , from c\u0113ns\u0113re \"to give as an opinion, assess, appraise, perform the duties of a censor\" + -tus , suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at censor entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-173324"
  },
  "convergence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity",
      ": coordinated movement of the two eyes so that the image of a single point is formed on corresponding retinal areas",
      ": the state or property of being convergent",
      ": independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in unrelated or distantly related species or lineages : convergent evolution",
      ": the independent development of similarities between separate cultures",
      ": the merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole",
      ": an embryonic movement that involves streaming of material from the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the gastrula toward the blastopore and concurrent shifting of lateral materials toward the middorsal line and that is a process fundamental to the establishment of the germ layers",
      ": independent development of similar characters (as of body structure in whales and fishes) by animals or plants of different groups that is often associated with similarity of habits or environment",
      ": movement of the two eyes so coordinated that the images of a single point fall on corresponding points of the two retinas",
      ": overlapping synaptic innervation of a single cell by more than one nerve fiber \u2014 compare divergence sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confluence",
      "conjunction",
      "convergency",
      "meeting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "divergence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But their starting point stems from convergence of two sociopolitical forces: the modern awareness of homosexuality as an identity category and the rise of the American national security state. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s the convergence of all the worlds in the best way possible. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "These dishes consistently prompt me to think about the history of spice routes and the convergence of ingredients. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "As with the bitcoin price chart, neither the relative strength indicator (RSI) nor the moving average convergence /divergence indicator suggests a positive look yet. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The convergence with the Nasdaq has grown over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, driven partly by institutional investors like hedge funds, endowments and family offices that have poured money into the cryptocurrency market. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Despite ongoing redistricting litigation, the geographic convergence of Ohio's 7th, 11th, and 13th congressional districts created a potential microcosm of the national political landscape. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The convergence of these holidays filled me with a feeling of connection. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Carlton Road, Jackson, AL Not far from the convergence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers is a body of water known as Hal\u2019s Lake. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see converge ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174217"
  },
  "codify":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce to a code",
      ": systematize",
      ": classify",
      ": to reduce (laws) to a code"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b, \u02c8k\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The convention codified the rules of war.",
      "The author tries to codify important ideas about language.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rainey lived through the first major post-War backlash against Black civil rights, witnessed the birth of organized white violence, and understood the role that legislation must play to codify equity and help heal the nation of its racist roots. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The bill the House approved Wednesday would raise the age to purchase some rifles from 18 to 21, limit magazine sizes, codify regulations banning bump stocks and ghost guns, and provide standards for safe gun storage. \u2014 Michael Macagnone, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Still, though a majority of Americans support Roe, Senate Democrats do not have the votes to codify it in legislation. \u2014 NBC News , 8 May 2022",
      "In October, public safety commissioner James Rovella established the unit on his own, but a bill, passed 32-1 by the state Senate Wednesday, would codify it into law and essentially block future commissioners from dismantling it, officials said. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health endorsed California\u2019s new isolation recommendations and will codify them in its latest local mandatory health order. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "House efforts to prevent the sale of ghost gun kits would legally codify an existing regulation by the Biden Administration. \u2014 Abby Vesoulis, Time , 3 June 2022",
      "The clearinghouse already exists; the bill would codify it into law. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "The bill would codify restrictions on Russian oil that Biden has already put in place through executive action. \u2014 CBS News , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" code entry 1 + -ify ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-175116"
  },
  "continuously":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a continuous manner : without interruption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" continuous + -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1663, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-175737"
  },
  "captor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that has captured a person or thing",
      ": someone who has captured a person or thing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02cct\u022fr",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The men fought their captors and escaped.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Regardless of payoff, however, they\u2019re seldom seen alive again, because this sadistic, psychotic captor has a harrowing fondness for the machete that seldom leaves his hand. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "This time, the captor was none other than The Dance Cartel, Ani Taj\u2019s dynamic dance company that specializes in seizing the moment. \u2014 Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
      "With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor , desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "An investigation into Steven's reappearance uncovered that he was motivated to plan an escape after his captor abducted Timmy. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin, from Latin capere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1688, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-181232"
  },
  "continually":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a continual manner : without stopping or interruption",
      ": in a constantly repeated manner : over and over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259-l\u0113",
      "-y\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "again and again",
      "constantly",
      "frequently",
      "hourly",
      "much",
      "oft",
      "often",
      "oftentimes",
      "ofttimes",
      "over and over",
      "repeatedly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrequently",
      "little",
      "rarely",
      "seldom"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contynuely, from continuel  continual + -ly  -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-182300"
  },
  "central":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": containing or constituting a center",
      ": of primary importance : essential , principal",
      ": situated at, in, or near the center",
      ": easily accessible from outlying districts",
      ": centrally placed and superseding separate scattered units",
      ": controlling or directing local or branch activities",
      ": holding to a middle between extremes : moderate",
      ": of, relating to, or comprising the brain and spinal cord",
      ": originating within the central nervous system",
      ": a telephone exchange or operator",
      ": a central office or bureau usually controlling others",
      ": a center or hub for a specified activity or group",
      ": located or placed at, in, or near the center",
      ": most important : chief",
      ": of or concerning the centrum of a vertebra",
      ": of, relating to, or comprising the brain and spinal cord",
      ": originating within the central nervous system : caused by factors originating in the central nervous system",
      ": affecting or involving the trunk of the body and especially the abdomen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-tr\u0259l",
      "\u02c8sen-tr\u0259l",
      "\u02c8sen-tr\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "axis",
      "base",
      "capital",
      "center",
      "core",
      "cynosure",
      "epicenter",
      "eye",
      "focus",
      "ground zero",
      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many don\u2019t appreciate the degree to which the sector\u2019s growth has been aided by a long-running bull market in stocks and the market-juicing policies of the world\u2019s central banks, said Joel Kruger, a strategist at asset exchange LMAX Digital. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Some investors saw bitcoin as a safe place to park cash after central banks flooded the economy with money, creating fears of inflation. \u2014 Erin Griffith, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The key concern for investors has been whether aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world will temper record high inflation without pushing the U.S. and other economies into a recession. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "On similar lines, the central banks of other major economies have also initiated the rate hike process. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The key concern for investors has been whether aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world will temper record high inflation without pushing the U.S. and other economies into a recession. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "On Thursday, central banks in the United Kingdom and Switzerland followed the Fed's lead. \u2014 Clay Chandler And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Nearly four dozen countries have raised interest rates in the last six months, as central banks in the United States, England, India and other nations push borrowing costs higher in a bid to contain the most rapid inflation in decades. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most models put the strong winds in the central to southern part of the Willamette Valley. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
      "In 1986 Dakine had moved to windsurfing- central in Hood River, Ore., and begun years of expansion into bike and snow sports, apparel and more. \u2014 Valerie Stivers, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Reactions to their antics are part of the massive PR machination central to their relevancy and economic status. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The designation ensures independent federal oversight of cleanup of some 262 acres of Bradford Island, the central of three islands in the Columbia comprising the hydroelectric dam near Cascade Locks. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Indiana was on the second night of a back-to-back after winning at San Antonio on Saturday night and lost two hours of recovery time due to switching from the central to eastern time zone and daylight savings. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Below normal precipitation - central to southern Rockies, Great Plains, Florida, and the Southwest (first three months). \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Even a persona as dazzling as Lil Nas X makes biographical show-and-tell central . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Former President Barack Obama made Youngkin's integrity and his ties to the Trump base of the Republican Party central to his rebuke of the Republican, questioning a disconnect between his public and private personas. \u2014 Dan Merica, CNN , 30 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1623, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-183903"
  },
  "calamitous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being, causing, or accompanied by calamity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-m\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cataclysmal",
      "cataclysmic",
      "catastrophic",
      "damning",
      "destructive",
      "disastrous",
      "fatal",
      "fateful",
      "ruinous",
      "unfortunate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the calamitous state of the nation's economy",
      "a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1917, a calamitous explosion in Halifax harbor levelled the Nova Scotia city, while claiming more than 1700 lives. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "The calamitous relief appearance derailed right-hander Kyle Bradish\u2019s start, which hadn\u2019t been strong but still left a glimmer of an opportunity for Baltimore. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "According to MacRumors, if an iPhone or iPad crashes, reboots, or experiences a calamitous issue while on iOS 16 beta 1 or iPadOS 16 beta 1, a prompt automatically appears on-screen. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
      "In all such cases, the individually rational thing is the collectively irrational \u2013 even \u2018tragic,\u2019 calamitous \u2013 thing. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "The summit will help indicate how far the White House plans to go in assisting nations where decades of inequality and corruption, along with the calamitous toll of the coronavirus pandemic, have fueled waves of popular discontent. \u2014 Missy Ryan, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "The remarks came the same day as the Texas Department of Public Safety acknowledged that police made the calamitous choice on Tuesday not to pursue gunman Salvador Ramos into a classroom where students were trapped. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "The contrast of two sites in such close proximity \u2013 one serene and alluring, the other a reminder of a calamitous accident \u2013 was difficult to grasp. \u2014 Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "Andr\u00e9s has been showing up to calamitous situations with World Central Kitchen for 12 years. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see calamity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-191831"
  },
  "changeless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": never changing : constant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constant",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeful",
      "changing",
      "fickle",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "skittish",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "varying",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-192918"
  },
  "correction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or an instance of correcting : such as",
      ": amendment , rectification",
      ": rebuke , punishment",
      ": a bringing into conformity with a standard",
      ": neutralization , counteraction",
      ": a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise",
      ": something substituted in place of what is wrong",
      ": a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)",
      ": the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation",
      ": the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy",
      ": the act of making something agree with what is right or standard",
      ": a change that makes something right",
      ": punishment sense 1",
      ": the action or an instance of correcting or neutralizing a harmful or undesirable condition",
      ": a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise",
      ": the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amendment",
      "emendation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.",
      "Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.",
      "the correction of your mistakes",
      "people in need of vision correction",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During a correction , prices drop by 10% to 20% from the previous peak. \u2014 Vidhura S Tennekoon, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
      "After receiving an external correction request, USA TODAY audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda. \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Kathleen Malone, a Forbes/Shook top advisor with Wells Fargo WFC -1.4% tells clients that while this market dip has been larger than anticipated, a correction was expected and is a natural part of the economic cycle. \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Instead of doubling down, Lizzo swiftly altered the lyrics to her song and posted a thoughtful statement to her social media about her mistake and subsequent correction . \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 14 June 2022",
      "The accelerating housing ' correction ' also means companies like Redfin and Zillow have surrendered all of their stock gains accumulated during the pandemic's housing boom. \u2014 Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The correction was especially moving for Diviney, who said that her intention from the beginning was to educate the artist. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Confirming Sopo\u2019s tweets, the AP issued a correction to its original article on Saturday. \u2014 Gabriel Hays, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
      "Without correction for nonparticipation by hunters who bought a license but did not pursue birds this spring, the 2022 statewide success rate was 17.7%, compared with 16.9% in 2021. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-194045"
  },
  "cannonball":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon",
      ": a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest",
      ": a hard flat tennis service",
      ": an express train",
      ": to travel with great speed",
      ": a usually round solid missile (as of stone or metal) for firing from a cannon",
      ": a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n-\u02ccb\u022fl",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "belt",
      "blast",
      "blaze",
      "blow",
      "bolt",
      "bomb",
      "bowl",
      "breeze",
      "bundle",
      "bustle",
      "buzz",
      "careen",
      "career",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "crack (on)",
      "dash",
      "drive",
      "fly",
      "hare",
      "hasten",
      "hie",
      "highball",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
      "hurry",
      "hurtle",
      "hustle",
      "jet",
      "jump",
      "motor",
      "nip",
      "pelt",
      "race",
      "ram",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "rustle",
      "scoot",
      "scurry",
      "scuttle",
      "shoot",
      "speed",
      "step",
      "tear",
      "travel",
      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "poke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The game is played by teams that must cross the finish line with the fewest throws of a 28-ounce cannonball . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
      "Explosives dating back to the 19th century are relatively rare, as the iron tends to corrode\u2014though in 2021, a metal detecting enthusiast discovered a live explosive cannonball near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The coming months are more of a toe-dip than a full-on cannonball into international waters. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 1 July 2014",
      "In an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics, Miles Macik, of Northville, jumped cannonball -style into a pop-up pool full of ice water at the festival's Polar Plunge fundraiser just after 1 p.m. on Saturday. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Moments later, a cannonball came whistling through the air, killing Erasmus in the middle of his last bowel movement. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "All that was left standing was the brick walls of St. Paul\u2019s Church (1739), where today a British cannonball remains embedded in the church wall. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "It\u2019s like jumping time and time again off a dock\u2014a dive here, a cannonball or a can-opener there. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Battle of the Nile, Napoleon\u2019s naval commander loses both legs to a cannonball . \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 17 July 2021",
      "Excitement is important and the Volvo XC40 is like the guy at the party who showed up just to cannonball into the pool from the roof. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 9 May 2021",
      "Over the weekend, David, Victoria, and their kids joined Elton John and David Furnish on a yacht trip in the South of France for an Instagram-worthy day of bonding, sunbathing, and cannonballing into the sea. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "In February 2017, Ford cannonballed into the market, investing $1 billion self-driving startup Argo. \u2014 Alex Davies, WIRED , 31 May 2018",
      "In what can be considered typical Harbaugh fashion at this point, the Wolverines coach went ahead and cannonballed into the poll wearing his trademark khakis and polo. \u2014 Chris Kwiecinski, ajc , 30 Sep. 2017",
      "Amazon effectively cannonballed into the placid waters of the grocery industry by grabbing headlines with price cuts. \u2014 Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com , 31 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-200224"
  },
  "console":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament",
      ": console table",
      ": an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played",
      ": a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)",
      ": a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor",
      ": a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile",
      ": an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games",
      ": to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort",
      ": to comfort in a time of grief or distress",
      ": a panel on which are dials and switches for controlling an electronic or mechanical device",
      ": an electronic system that connects to a display (as a TV) and is used to play video games",
      ": a cabinet (as for a television) that stands on the floor",
      ": the part of an organ at which the organist sits and which contains the keyboard and controls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffet",
      "cabinet",
      "closet",
      "cupboard",
      "hutch",
      "locker",
      "press",
      "sideboard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "comfort",
      "reassure",
      "solace",
      "soothe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components",
      "Verb",
      "Nothing could console her after his death.",
      "the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The system also had different modes on the helm console that allows the captain to operate the boat at peak efficiency, whether running in silent mode, or spooling up to top end. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "The interior images show two large screens on the dashboard and infotainment console . \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2022",
      "Sometimes the discount is relatively small, as with something like the Nintendo Switch Lite gaming console . \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "These can be accessed by punching the V-Mode button on the center console , which also automatically lowers the ride height by 0.8 inch. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "For the family room, save close to 40 percent on this popular TV console . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Microsoft already sells the Xbox gaming console , and owns several popular video game franchises, including Minecraft and Doom. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, are there any games that caught your eye that are multi-platform games that maybe play well on more than one console ? \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Police searched Piri\u2019s vehicle, a 2018 Toyota Tundra, and found a magnetic gun holster on the driver\u2019s side console . \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Church members console each other after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church on June 16, 2022 in Vestavia, Ala. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "That leaves the field open to his aspiring successors to stake a claim to being able to console grieving Nigerians in times of pain. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden's second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "President Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there on Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in mourning after a staggering loss from a shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 29 May 2022",
      "President Joe Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1673, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-200452"
  },
  "convention":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": agreement , contract",
      ": an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of them",
      ": a compact between opposing commanders especially concerning prisoner exchange or armistice",
      ": a general agreement about basic principles or procedures",
      ": a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct by convention",
      ": the summoning or convening of an assembly",
      ": an assembly of persons met for a common purpose",
      ": a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office",
      ": the usually state or national organization of a religious denomination",
      ": usage or custom especially in social matters",
      ": a rule of conduct or behavior",
      ": a practice in bidding or playing that conveys information between partners in a card game (such as bridge)",
      ": an established technique, practice, or device (as in the theater)",
      ": a meeting of people for a common purpose",
      ": a custom or a way of acting and doing things that is widely accepted and followed",
      ": agreement sense 3",
      ": an agreement between nations for regulation of matters affecting all of them",
      ": an agreement enforceable in law : contract",
      ": an assembly of persons met for a common purpose",
      ": a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assembly",
      "congress",
      "convocation",
      "council",
      "gathering",
      "get-together",
      "huddle",
      "meeting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bolinder won nearly 89% of the delegate vote at the Republican convention in April, while Huntsman won 11.1%. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Murphy was greeted enthusiastically by the hundreds of attendees at the convention , but faces a tough challenge in November. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "Trump's decision to back Michels is a blow to former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who is polling ahead of her primary rivals but failed to secure enough support at the state Republican convention last month to win the party's endorsement. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "On Friday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is up for reelection in 2024, spoke at the NRA convention in Houston. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Case in point: pins distributed at the GOP convention bearing American flags in the shape of fetuses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
      "This weekend Patricia was in Texas, among the protesters at the national NRA convention in Houston. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Days later, as gun enthusiasts and politicians gathered at the NRA convention and the governor questioned the actions of law enforcement, the grieving father had one question. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "Former president Donald Trump made his own appearance at the NRA convention , offering a similar defense of gun rights. \u2014 Teo Armus, Mark Berman And Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin convention-, conventio , from convenire \u2014 see convenient ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-201119"
  },
  "contented":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation",
      ": satisfied or showing satisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratified",
      "happy",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent",
      "malcontented",
      "unhappy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She felt peaceful and contented .",
      "having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The wayward queen who had once rebelled against her husband and invaded her own country died a quiet death at the age of 63, an apparently contented woman. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "June 14, 2022 Turned on the TV with happy heart, watched with heavy heart and ended with contented heart. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented . \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "How much contented domesticity can a viewer be subjected to? \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "His sister, Anne, seems the most contented of the lot. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "And though the monumental journey and confident grandeur Mitski fans crave may not always be visible, the darkness here is delivered not with gritted teeth but with the contented sighs of a life dedicated to the loving self-destruction of art. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The series centers on the Delaneys, who from the outside appear to be an enviably contented family. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of contenten \"to content entry 3 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-201822"
  },
  "chip":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off",
      ": a small piece of food: such as",
      ": a small, thin, crisp, usually salty piece of food typically prepared by frying, baking, or drying",
      ": potato chip \u2014 see also corn chip",
      ": french fry",
      ": a small often cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking",
      ": a small card displaying a paint color or a range of paint colors available for purchase",
      ": something small, worthless, or trivial",
      ": one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games",
      ": money",
      ": something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade",
      ": a piece of dried dung",
      ": a flaw left after a chip has been broken off",
      ": integrated circuit",
      ": a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit",
      ": chip shot sense 1",
      ": microarray",
      ": a child that resembles his or her parent",
      ": a challenging or belligerent attitude",
      ": to cut or hew with an edged tool",
      ": to cut or break (a small piece) from something",
      ": to cut or break a fragment from",
      ": to cut into chips",
      ": chaff , banter",
      ": to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin",
      ": to break off in small pieces",
      ": to play a chip shot",
      ": a small piece cut or broken off",
      ": a thin crisp piece of food and especially potato",
      ": a small bit of candy used in baking",
      ": a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off",
      ": integrated circuit",
      ": a small slice of silicon containing a number of electronic circuits (as for a computer)",
      ": to cut or break a small piece from",
      ": to break off in small pieces",
      ": microarray"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chip",
      "\u02c8chip",
      "\u02c8chip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flake",
      "sliver",
      "spall",
      "splint",
      "splinter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Roots bona fides, goosed with rock zeal and a chip on the shoulder. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
      "Throughout his under-the-radar college career, Williams thrived as a player with a chip on his shoulder. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 18 June 2022",
      "Apple unveiled a MacBook Air running its latest M2 processing chip . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Back in Berkley, Sarasohn has been peddling her chocolate chip banana cake and strawberry sandwich cookies on the app since April, 2022. \u2014 Carrie Honaker, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 June 2022",
      "His contract is their best salary-matching chip for trades at the moment. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Gutruf and his team addressed that challenge by attaching calcium particles to their chip , merging techniques of engineering and biology. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Take your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, for instance. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But the Air hasn't been updated since late 2020, and its A14 chip is running a bit behind all but the base iPad. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But little by little, researchers chip away at the many problems. \u2014 Lela Nargi, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Higher yields typically chip away at the stock market\u2019s allure by giving investors another attractive place to park their cash. \u2014 Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Bexar County will chip away at that when a new Texas historical marker is erected in Padre Park near Mission San Jos\u00e9. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But New York can chip away at one\u2019s social network. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But the goal shared by a range of actors trying to pierce the digital iron curtain is to chip away, cumulatively, at Russian public support for the war and the morale of Russian soldiers. \u2014 Sean Lyngaas, Kylie Atwood And Brian Fung, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Wildcats were able to gradually chip away at the lead, taking a six-point deficit into halftime. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "If approved by the Legislature and included in the final budget signed by Newsom in June, California would further chip away at barriers to accessing safety net programs for people living here illegally. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "For years, conservative legislators in Texas have been using the state as a proving ground for strategies that could chip away at Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-205343"
  },
  "cloth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pliable material made usually by weaving, felting, or knitting natural or synthetic fibers and filaments",
      ": a similar material (as of glass)",
      ": a piece of cloth adapted for a particular purpose",
      ": tablecloth",
      ": a distinctive dress of a profession or calling",
      ": the dress of the clergy",
      ": clergy",
      ": a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon)",
      ": a piece of cloth for a certain use",
      ": tablecloth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fth",
      "\u02c8kl\u022fth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fabric",
      "textile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dress is made out of a beautiful silk cloth .",
      "Wipe the surface with a clean dry cloth .",
      "He has great respect for the cloth .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With push-button start, a sippy 155-horse 4-banger and leatherette-and- cloth seats, my standard Encore is an affordable chariot. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "Finally, for both materials, wipe the area with a clean, wet cloth to thoroughly rinse. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Guests crowded around checker- cloth tables, while Wilton\u2019s best oyster shucker made quick work of his shells. \u2014 Rosalind Jana, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "In addition to the Deep Cleansing Face Wash and lightweight Moisture Cream, there\u2019s a muslin cloth that boosts circulation, a purifying seaweed mask for weekly use, and magnesium supplements to combat everyday stress. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The sisal rug provides a neutral base that ties to the grass- cloth wallcovering in the adjacent dining room. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "The cloth is among many pieces in the exhibition that are on loan from London\u2019s Karun Thakar, one of the world\u2019s leading private textile collectors. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the COVID-19 variant omicron, health officials say. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Amazingly, the cloth is out of stock until November. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cl\u0101th cloth, garment; akin to Middle High German kleit garment",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-211007"
  },
  "column":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page",
      ": one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space",
      ": an accumulation arranged vertically : stack",
      ": one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles",
      ": a supporting pillar",
      ": one consisting of a usually round shaft, a capital, and a base",
      ": something resembling a column in form, position, or function",
      ": a tube or cylinder in which a chromatographic separation takes place",
      ": a long row (as of soldiers)",
      ": one of the vertical lines of elements of a determinant or matrix",
      ": a statistical category or grouping",
      ": one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page",
      ": a group of items shown one under the other down a page",
      ": a regular feature in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": a pillar used to support a building",
      ": something that is tall or thin in shape or arrangement",
      ": a long straight row",
      ": a longitudinal subdivision of the spinal cord that resembles a column or pillar: as",
      ": any of the principal longitudinal subdivisions of gray matter or white matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord \u2014 see dorsal horn , gray column , lateral column sense 1 , ventral horn \u2014 compare funiculus sense a",
      ": any of a number of smaller bundles of spinal nerve fibers : fasciculus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259m",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cue",
      "file",
      "line",
      "queue",
      "range",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a facade with marble columns",
      "Add the first column of numbers.",
      "The article takes up three columns .",
      "The error appears at the bottom of the second column .",
      "She writes a weekly column for the paper.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Without the Fever stringing together stops, Mitchell\u2019s offensive production was wiped away and the Fever fell back into the losing column with a 93-80 loss to the Mercury at home. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "Welcome to The Sniff Test, a column about everything that smells good. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 16 June 2022",
      "Holes were opened in the basement walls for heating and air-conditioning ducts, but one was cut into a load-bearing wall directly beneath a column . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Since that column , XOM has dished us 95% total returns (including dividends). \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Smith also volunteered with the Alabama Forum, founded in 1977 as Alabama\u2019s Gay and Lesbian Newspaper, writing a monthly column and book reviews. \u2014 Jeremy Gray | Jgray@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "For the next two and half hours, a zero hung in the Angels\u2019 hit column . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Because of a production error, the Off the Menu column last Wednesday duplicated menu items for the restaurant 53 and omitted items for the Noortwyck. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Lyudmyla Strylets was in the yard working on her family\u2019s farm with her husband, in the town of Kashpero-Mykolaivka in the Mykolaiv region when a Russian column of troops invaded. \u2014 USA Today , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English columne , from Anglo-French columpne , from Latin columna , from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill \u2014 more at hill ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215014"
  },
  "coddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point",
      ": to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper",
      ": to treat with too much care : pamper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boil",
      "parboil",
      "poach",
      "simmer",
      "stew"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The judges were accused of coddling criminals.",
      "a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Written in decisive prose, Scheier does not coddle herself or her mother. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "With substantial support under the arch and the midsole\u2019s rockered roll, these shoes coddle the feet, requiring little from them for stability or propulsion. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Its top leadership moved away from that mission during President Donald Trump\u2019s time in office, instead choosing to coddle financial companies and give in to their complaints of too much governance. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The health consequences for the GOP in continuing to coddle the unvaccinated minority of Americans are bracing at a time when nearly 1,000 Americans are still dying from Covid each day. \u2014 Maeve Reston, CNN , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Modifying the way that history is taught so as to coddle white feelings, absolve guilt, and mitigate shame continues a worldwide practice of prioritizing and centering whiteness. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Now, however, colleges and universities merely seek to coddle students\u2019 emotions, treating young people of voting age as children. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The former toddler-in-chief is throwing another temper tantrum, and his party is all too eager to coddle him. \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The front seats coddle occupants with La-Z-Boy snugness and are adjustable to all physical statures. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps altered from caudle \"to administer a caudle to,\" verbal derivative of caudle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-220319"
  },
  "cast (off)":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thrown away or aside",
      ": loose",
      ": unfasten",
      ": to remove (a stitch) from a knitting needle in such a way as to prevent unraveling",
      ": to unfasten or untie a boat or a line",
      ": to turn one's partner in a square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back",
      ": to finish a knitted fabric by casting off all stitches",
      ": a person or thing that has been thrown aside or rejected",
      ": thrown away or aside"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy\u2014the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes\u2014must be cast off for higher goals. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "At South Packery Channel Beach, surfers ride waves churned up by the jetty and fishermen cast off of it. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
      "Dorka got her wrist cast off today and Caroline is now on one crutch instead of two. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
      "Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "For some, the COVID-19 threat hasn\u2019t gone away As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised and disabled people have felt forgotten. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Like Curry, Clark has been known to cast off from 35 feet \u2014 successfully \u2014 and her overall game has captivated many, including Durant, since her high-school years. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "As the show relates, years before, Mary was cast off for marrying Kate's widowed father, who is of lower rank, resulting in the Sharma family's move to India. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1613, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-220554"
  },
  "calming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water",
      ": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table",
      ": a state of tranquility",
      ": to become calm",
      ": to make calm",
      ": marked by calm : still",
      ": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance",
      ": a period or condition of freedom from storm, wind, or rough water",
      ": a quiet and peaceful state",
      ": to make or become less active or disturbed",
      ": not stormy or windy",
      ": not excited or upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm",
      "\u02c8kam",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4lm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calmness",
      "hush",
      "peace",
      "peacefulness",
      "placidity",
      "quiet",
      "quietness",
      "quietude",
      "repose",
      "restfulness",
      "sereneness",
      "serenity",
      "still",
      "stillness",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becalm",
      "compose",
      "lull",
      "lullaby",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "salve",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "still",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Fortunately, there was plenty of warm water \u2013 and relaxing calm \u2013 at St. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Atwood calm , witnesses say The execution team began the process of preparing for execution shortly before 9:40 a.m., which took about 30 minutes, according to Arizona Department of Corrections Deputy Director Frank Strada. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The vocalists maintained a breathless calm in the face of pain and challenge, instilling deliveries with a hushed urgency. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The fight between him and Vader at the end of A New Hope has a calm to it. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm . \u2014 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "And a calm -inducing white noise generator, right there in your phone. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Health care workers were accused of being foot soldiers for a political agenda; struggled to calm belligerent visitors; and faced heightened exposure to disease when people with COVID-19 refused to cover their faces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Smith\u2019s group and other neighborhood activists worked to calm tensions between police and residents in 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the police shooting of Latrell Allen, which sparked an uproar and was linked to downtown looting. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "These products can help calm scalp irritation, remove buildup, balance sebum levels, and treat conditions such as dandruff and psoriasis. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "Triptans\u2014medications that calm nerves and block pain signals in the brain\u2014can help right away with migraine attacks, as they are meant to be taken at the first sign of an attack to help reduce symptoms. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
      "Satisfying your customers can help calm anger, promote goodwill and encourage a more positive reputation. \u2014 Matthew Earle, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve, empowered to fight inflation by setting interest rates, is aiming to calm inflation with seven hikes this year. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Applying turmeric to your face can help calm skin rashes, lighten dark spots and hyperpigmentation, treat acne and brighten skin tone, just to name a few of its benefits. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
      "This year, Israel has lifted restrictions and taken other steps to try and calm tensions, but the attacks and the military raids are fueling another cycle of unrest. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Outside the eastern city of Kramatorsk, what began as a calm Tuesday morning was interrupted by the distant roar of a pair of surface-to-air missiles, their contrails streaking across the blue sky. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "This vanity in particular adds a wonderful pop of color to a calm all-white bathroom. \u2014 Anna Logan, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
      "The hopes and excitement around MIkhail Gorbachev's glasnost in the late 1980s gave way to a calm , even attitude in the 1990s, and then wariness in the 2000s. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "And after a calm Sunday, the threat may return Sunday night. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm , sunny day. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Callion told the Miami Herald/FLKeysNews.com that the weather around 5 p.m., right before the crash, was calm , but that a storm was approaching. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-223741"
  },
  "cling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold together",
      ": to adhere as if glued firmly",
      ": to hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously",
      ": to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence",
      ": to remain or linger as if resisting complete spreading or scattering",
      ": an act or instance of clinging : adherence",
      ": clingstone",
      ": a sheet of material (such as plastic or vinyl) designed to adhere to a flat surface by static electricity and often printed with an image or message",
      ": to hold fast by grasping or winding around",
      ": to remain close",
      ": to hold fast or stick closely to a surface",
      ": to continue to believe in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kli\u014b",
      "\u02c8kli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhere",
      "cleave",
      "hew",
      "stick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adherence",
      "adhesion",
      "bonding"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The children clung together under the little umbrella waiting for the storm to pass.",
      "a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator",
      "Noun",
      "for certain types of materials that plastic wrap has very little cling",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As many suburbanites happily cling to the flexibility of telework, developers say, some also are craving company and a change of scenery. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Wrapping ingredients is essential to locking in moisture and flavor, so ditch the smaller boxes of foil and cling wrap for the larger, heavy duty options. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "The obstacle course features some classic hot lava game staples, like leather chairs, a cabinet and an exercise bike, as well as some oversized objects like dice, a record player and a wagon for players to cling to throughout the competition. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Snow and ice lay on top of, rather than cling to, the blades. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "On a base level, Koppel understands why people connect - and cling to - the show about a friendly small town where any minor issue was resolved in 30 minutes with commercial breaks. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "For the first time, the panel publicly called for testimony from lawmakers closely bound up in Trump's effort to discredit the 2020 election and cling to power. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Carbonara and cacio e pepe are two popular dishes with sauces that cling well to strands. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "The chapter ring takes a near-vertical plunge along the flange, with lacquered indexes and polished hour markers that cling to the edge as if skiing downhill into the movement. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Timing, too, can help a vaccine\u2019s protection cling . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Most recently, a startup called Polymateria created a plastic cling film, intended for uses like packaging, that can break down within a year and also be recycled. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 8 June 2021",
      "Chartrand points to the Y2K revival, an aesthetic movement popular on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter among Gen Z-ers too young to have experience MTV TRL the first time around, as one reason for the return of cling . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 27 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s where the vast majority of the people suffer and the few cling to power and thrive by exploiting others. \u2014 Peter Georgescu, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Install new windows with a low-E coating, or line old windowpanes with an adhesive or static- cling film. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Too much sunlight makes daytime naps or early bedtimes seemingly impossible, but this handy window cling is the perfect solution for total darkness any time of day. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Rocket Man put together a proposal of health guidelines for its employees to use, including wearing both face shields and masks, using hand sanitizer between each transaction and covering cocktail glasses with a perforated cling film. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "For heavy pots, stick a chopstick in a few inches; if damp particles of soil cling , hold off on watering. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 11 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-224029"
  },
  "celerity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rapidity of motion or action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8le-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fastness",
      "fleetness",
      "haste",
      "hurry",
      "quickness",
      "rapidity",
      "rapidness",
      "speed",
      "speediness",
      "swiftness",
      "velocity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slowness",
      "sluggishness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a journalist who writes his well-crafted stories with remarkable celerity"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English celerite , borrowed from Anglo-French celeritee , borrowed from Latin celerit\u0101t-, celerit\u0101s from celer \"swift, speedy\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity \u2014 more at accelerate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-224307"
  },
  "carry out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": takeout sense 1",
      ": to bring to a successful issue : complete , accomplish",
      ": to put into execution",
      ": to continue to an end or stopping point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplish",
      "achieve",
      "bring off",
      "carry off",
      "commit",
      "compass",
      "do",
      "execute",
      "follow through (with)",
      "fulfill",
      "fulfil",
      "make",
      "negotiate",
      "perform",
      "perpetrate",
      "prosecute",
      "pull off",
      "put through"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She works in a Chinese carryout .",
      "Verb",
      "carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fat Daddy\u2019s Hot Chicken and Waffles Opened in 2019, this Downriver carryout spot is known for its Nashville-style hot chicken. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "The restaurant also offers family bundles for carryout that serve up to five. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 8 June 2022",
      "Flour Girl & Flame, a carryout -only pizza restaurant that opened in December 2021 at 8121 W. National Ave., plans to open a new ice cream shop in the empty space next door. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Like so many restaurateurs, Meyers and Bradley pivoted to curbside carryout , brainstorming ways to make tea time cheerful even when eaten in takeout containers. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
      "Available for curbside pickup or carryout from May 5-8. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Customers also can call the restaurant for reservations or carryout , (414) 488-2029. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1958, Chinn began operating the House of Chan, a carryout restaurant and luau catering service on Green Bay Road in Wilmette. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "While some restaurants rebounded slightly with carryout meal offerings and outdoor seating, others\u2014like Gallegos\u2019s Mexican seafood restaurant\u2014went out of business. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1940, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-230205"
  },
  "celestial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity",
      ": of or relating to the sky or visible heavens",
      ": ethereal , otherworldly",
      ": olympian , supreme",
      ": of or relating to China or the Chinese",
      ": eminently pleasing : delightful , heavenly",
      ": a heavenly or mythical being",
      ": chinese sense 1a",
      ": of, relating to, or suggesting heaven",
      ": of or relating to the sky",
      "[ Celestial Empire, old name for China]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8les-ch\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8lesh-",
      "-\u02c8le-st\u0113-\u0259l",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8les-ch\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elysian",
      "empyreal",
      "empyrean",
      "ethereal",
      "heavenly",
      "supernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chthonic",
      "chthonian",
      "hellish",
      "infernal",
      "plutonian",
      "sulfurous",
      "Tartarean"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "stars, planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies",
      "The late afternoon sunlight gave the room a celestial glow.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Come night-time, resident astronomers reveal the secrets of the dark skies, which are suddenly scattered with countless celestial bodies, as if God has turned on a gazillion lights. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Scientists already knew other celestial bodies experience quakes. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 June 2022",
      "Newton unified terrestrial and celestial gravity \u2014 apples and planets. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
      "Newton unified terrestrial and celestial gravity \u2014 apples and planets. \u2014 New York Times , 25 July 2021",
      "Constructed in multiple stages between 3000 and 1500 B.C.E., the henge aligns with celestial bodies. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "Quakes on rocky celestial bodies can be triggered by a number of different things: fault lines, volcanoes, meteor strikes and even the influence of other planets. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
      "The idea is that decades from now, researchers will have much better technology to unlock the secrets of celestial bodies. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Sagittarius A* is stretching some nearby celestial objects like taffy, as black holes are wont to do, but those objects are hundreds of times bigger than models predict. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Curry manages to be both ordinary in size and celestial in talent. \u2014 Jerry Brewer, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "Here were two views of the divine, an earthly aristocracy versus the celestial . \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Sitting up there puts a viewer a little bit closer to heaven, the cinematic kind as well as the celestial . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "But the hue can denote the serene and the celestial , which are also evoked by the exhibition, first shown at Cross\u2019s home gallery and now on display in condensed form at Waddell Art Gallery at Northern Virginia Community College\u2019s Loudoun Campus. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Quanta Magazine spoke with Coppari about how the terrestrial can provide insight into the celestial . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-232712"
  },
  "conversational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas",
      ": an instance of such exchange : talk",
      ": an informal discussion of an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or groups",
      ": an exchange similar to conversation",
      ": conduct , behavior",
      ": a talk between two or more people : the act of talking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chat",
      "colloquy",
      "converse",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discourse",
      "discussion",
      "exchange"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One such conversation happened in Newport News, Virginia, this week when a handful of Facebook users called out the city for merging July 4th and Juneteenth decorations. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Our encyclopedic host, Alexander Bachvarov, deftly shifted gears through the switchbacks as conversation flowed from the Bulgarian economy and pre-Egyptian alphabets to psychotherapy. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Bernard and the juror each denied any improper conversation , and the judge rejected the request. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "The two Get Out costars reunited Thursday night at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood for an exclusive conversation for CultureCon, a conference dedicated to creatives of color. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Enter a conversation thinking about what the other person values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Cuban has started a larger conversation about the medical industry via social media, where many fans and current customers share how this venture may disrupt the American healthcare system. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "The deadly shooting led to vigils and protests around the country that continued for months and sparked a national conversation about racial profiling. \u2014 Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "After a brief conversation , Beckwith pulled out a revolver and fired twice as Shakier reversed away down the dead-end street, the records show; Beckwith then fired another four rounds, striking Shakier once in the head. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conversacioun , from Anglo-French conversacion , from Latin conversation-, conversatio , from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere to turn around",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-235026"
  },
  "chaperone":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety sense 2 ) accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company",
      ": an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior",
      ": one delegated to ensure proper behavior",
      ": any of a class of proteins (such as heat-shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins",
      ": escort",
      ": to act as chaperone to or for",
      ": to act as a chaperone",
      ": a person who goes with and is responsible for a group of young people",
      ": to go with and supervise a group of young people : act as a chaperone",
      ": any of a class of proteins (such as heat shock proteins and chaperonins ) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sha-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn",
      "\u02c8shap-\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accompany",
      "attend",
      "companion",
      "company",
      "convoy",
      "escort",
      "see",
      "squire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I was a chaperone on one of my son's school trips.",
      "Verb",
      "Two parents chaperoned the children.",
      "My mom always chaperoned the school dances.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children and the fourth victim was their chaperone , Jones said. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne And Christopher Weber, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Since the reinstatement of Taliban rule in 2021, women and girls over the age of 12 have been banned from schools, required to travel outside the home with a male chaperone , and restricted from visiting parks with men. \u2014 Olivia Peluso, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Players had to come with a chaperone , which in most cases was a parent, and a coach, giving IMG the chance to build relationships.. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "The exclusivity of requiring a chaperon who had herself been presented meant that some girls with great wealth but more modest family backgrounds would hire a professional chaperone to shepherd them through the season. \u2014 Julia Kelly, Town & Country , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Rod Grassman told CBS Sacramento the other person killed was a chaperone of the children and was with them for a supervised visit with their father, who was the subject off a restraining order by his estranged wife. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children, and a fourth victim, an adult, was the chaperone . \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The other victim is believed to have been the chaperone . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Women are no longer allowed to travel more than 45 kilometers without a male chaperone . \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The field trip has happened for a decade, but went largely unnoticed until this week, when Leonardi posted photos on social media saying she was honored to chaperone it. \u2014 Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Some people would rather chaperone the Zombie Prom than ask for a bump in pay. \u2014 Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities , 26 Oct. 2019",
      "Attendees must be 22 or younger, although parents may chaperone their teens. \u2014 Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "King was prepared to chaperone the trip and carry her daughter the whole way, but someone reached out with a suggestion. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Students came to us and asked us to chaperone them to Europe for six weeks. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 20 July 2019",
      "Fleury Drive resident Cameron Drew expressed concerns about how well Black might be able to chaperone a group of teenagers. \u2014 Annie Gentile, courant.com , 19 July 2019",
      "Tena\u2019s older sister, who lives near Sacramento, would drive two-and-a-half hours south to Salinas to pick her up, take her to the meetings, then chaperone her home again\u2014eight hours of driving each time. \u2014 Lauren Smiley, The Atlantic , 23 May 2018",
      "Through this program, volunteers can chaperone a trip and lead a small group of students through exhibits. \u2014 Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago , 2 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-000831"
  },
  "chant":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make melodic sounds with the voice",
      ": to sing a chant",
      ": to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone",
      ": to utter as in chanting",
      ": to celebrate or praise in song or chant",
      ": song sense 1",
      ": plainsong",
      ": a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song",
      ": a composition for chanting",
      ": to sing using a small number of musical tones",
      ": to recite or speak in a rhythmic usually loud way",
      ": a melody in which several words or syllables are sung on one tone",
      ": something spoken in a rhythmic usually loud way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chant",
      "\u02c8chant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "intonate",
      "intone",
      "sing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Last Friday, as massive crowds took to the streets to chant against top officials, a digital barricade of sorts went up between Iran and the world, data showed. \u2014 Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Rangers fans still chant the name of a defenseman (Denis Potvin) who wronged them 43 years ago. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "On a mid-March evening here in the capital, a crowd of hundreds of festivalgoers wearing fairy wings, rhinestones and rainbow face paint began to chant . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Anna Nguyen walked toward Bao Quang temple, ready to chant and pray to the majestic golden Buddha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "What could spare Solskjaer from losing his job during the international break is that the fans are yet to chant against the United striker-turned-underwhelming manager \u2014 yet. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Inspire fans at FirstEnergy Stadium to chant your name \u2014 check. \u2014 Nate Ulrich, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "For now, the AT&T Center might have to wait to chant his name. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Sports crowds now chant the phrase, in addition to affixing it to signs and banners. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There were nighttime games and food, wrestling, klieg lights, and the sound of monks praying through a P.A. system\u2014a loud chant from inside the pagoda walls. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "For years, locals including Collar have donned the same outfit to mingle with visitors to this town of 3,200 and recite Nagreen\u2019s famous chant . \u2014 Jay Jones, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "This chant has risen ceaselessly over the past many weeks from the depths of fury raging in Sri Lanka, a country deep in an economic morass. \u2014 Quartz , 4 May 2022",
      "There was snickering about Heard going on the stand, as well as one person starting a lewd chant about the actress. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Tufts Medical student Mariah Dawson led a chant while attending a rally in front of Tufts Medical Center. \u2014 Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Fans showered Rollins with the chant from his theme song in honor of the occasion. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Standing at the edge, the three clergymen intoned a dirge, in a low, melodious chant . \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "The men concluded their a capalla chant with the ... \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-000932"
  },
  "commonness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group",
      ": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities",
      ": having two or more branches",
      ": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar",
      ": of the best known or most frequently seen kind",
      ": vernacular sense 2",
      ": widespread , general",
      ": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status",
      ": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary",
      ": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate",
      ": lacking refinement : coarse",
      ": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms",
      ": of, relating to, or being common stock",
      ": the common people",
      ": a dining hall",
      ": the political group or estate comprising the commoners",
      ": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: such as",
      ": undivided land used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals",
      ": ordinary sense 3",
      ": common stock",
      ": shared together",
      ": affecting, belonging to, needed by, or used by everybody",
      ": shared by two or more individuals or by the members of a family or group",
      ": general entry 1 sense 1",
      ": occurring, appearing, or used frequently",
      ": not above the average in rank or status",
      ": not privileged or elite",
      ": expected from polite and decent people",
      ": shared together",
      ": land (as a park) owned and used by a community",
      ": formed of or dividing into two or more branches",
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group",
      ": of or relating to common stock",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: as",
      ": land jointly owned and used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a condition of shared ownership : a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person",
      "\u2014 see also tenancy in common at tenancy \u2014 compare severalty sense 1",
      ": common stock at stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common or garden",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "familiar",
      "frequent",
      "garden-variety",
      "household",
      "ordinary",
      "quotidian",
      "routine",
      "ubiquitous",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "commoners",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
      "hoi polloi",
      "mass",
      "millions",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "American cockroaches are one of the five most common cockroach species in the U.S., which has 55 species of the insects, according to Western Exterminator Co and PestWorld.org. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the second most common cause of atraumatic peripheral facial paralysis, after Bell's Palsy, but slightly more severe. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common tick-borne illness is spotted fever rickettsiosis, a family of illnesses that can include a virulent strain called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "For children 2 to 4 years old, the most common adverse reactions were pain or redness at the injection site and fatigue. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in Europe and North America, but it's not evenly distributed around the wold. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "But knowing how to avert the most common missteps in your copywriting is half the battle. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The most common migraine subtypes are migraine with aura (MA) and migraine without aura (MO). \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "Spruce bark tea, pickles and potatoes were among the most common suggestions for scurvy, to varying degrees of success. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
      "For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
      "Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Our world and our societies expect certain things-- free passageway in the commons , free trade, etcetera, etcetera. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-001527"
  },
  "composedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from agitation : calm",
      ": self-possessed",
      ": being calm and in control emotionally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had told us he felt nervous about the performance, but he seemed perfectly composed when he walked onto the stage.",
      "They tried to remain composed throughout the ordeal.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite sharing the same basic architecture as the 370Z, this new Z is noticeably more composed on the road. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
      "There are crystal-clear, composed portraits but also hazy, haphazard landscapes and interiors. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "But Anna Lunina \u2013 with her three youngest children playing around her \u2013 is determined to remain composed . \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "And he looked composed enough last night to give fits to all the other candidates. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "So, Curry will try to get under his skin during workouts to help him learn how to remain composed . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "But the way Judge Jackson navigated complex and sometimes unfair questions and remained composed and articulate was astounding. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see compose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-003413"
  },
  "coast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the land near a shore : seashore",
      ": border , frontier",
      ": a hill or slope suited to coasting",
      ": a slide down a slope (as on a sled)",
      ": the Pacific coast of the U.S.",
      ": the immediate area of view",
      ": across an entire nation or continent",
      ": to move along or past the side of : skirt",
      ": to sail along the shore of",
      ": to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something",
      ": to sail along the shore",
      ": to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity",
      ": to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity)",
      ": to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern",
      ": the land near a shore",
      ": to move downhill by the force of gravity",
      ": to sail close to shore along a coast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dst",
      "\u02c8k\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl",
      "breeze",
      "brush",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "flow",
      "glide",
      "roll",
      "sail",
      "skim",
      "slide",
      "slip",
      "stream",
      "sweep",
      "whisk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flounder",
      "struggle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Prior to Claudette, there was Tropical Storm Ana, which formed May 22 northeast of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Bill, which formed June 14 off the coast of North Carolina. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "The thunderstorms were caused by a low-pressure system off the coast pulling monsoonal moisture northward into the region, meteorologists said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "The Coast Guard sent a group of Cuban migrants intercepted off the coast of the Florida Keys back to their country Tuesday. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
      "Bulgarian officials have also warned people living near the coast to watch out for mines, according to local media reports. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with widespread 90s to low 100s across the interior and upper 70s to upper 80s near the coast , with a slight breeze in the afternoons. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "However, forecasters will be watching for a few showers and storms to develop, especially near the coast with the sea breeze and in parts of southern Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Murat said power had been restored to some communities near the coast , but that some bridges had been washed out and mudslides blocked a number of highways. \u2014 Jos\u00c9 Mar\u00cda \u00c1lvarez, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The deputies were taking the women from Conway, near the coast , to Darlington, about 65 miles northwest. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Putin likely expected his military would secure a quick victory, then Russia would coast over a wave of sanctions by exploiting divisions in the West, investors' greed and support from other autocrats. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom just over two years ago, is expected to coast through the November election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "There are other animals without wings that can coast safely through the air. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Herschel Walker, a former football star, is expected to coast through the GOP primary next week to set up a face-off with Warnock in November\u2019s general election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Jones is trying to coast in calm waters, yet there\u2019s always some stress that comes with even a modicum of good fortune. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "This version of Schrader is the kind of candidate who should coast to reelection easily. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "For many of the races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday\u2019s primary will coast to victory in November. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Good material, bad material, big-budget studio clangers, low-budget indies on wry: The man does not coast . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-004437"
  },
  "conciliator":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": appease",
      ": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts",
      ": to make compatible : reconcile",
      ": to become friendly or agreeable",
      ": to bring into agreement : reconcile",
      ": to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "attune",
      "conform",
      "coordinate",
      "harmonize",
      "key",
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disharmonize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
      "it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
      "Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
      "Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
      "Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
      "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
      "There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
      "On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conciliatus , past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council \u2014 more at council ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-010004"
  },
  "clubable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sociable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-b\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1783, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-010040"
  },
  "cumberbund":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-m\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt",
      "ceinture",
      "cincture",
      "girdle",
      "sash",
      "self-belt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cummerbund is the perfect accessory for a man's tuxedo",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Joe Jonas reinvented the classic tails in his white suit, alongside wife Sophie Turner in Louis Vuitton, and Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian swapped elements of their Thom Browne looks, with Kardashian wearing a men\u2019s cummerbund as a corset. \u2014 Isabel Lord, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "If Springsteen is ripped jeans and a white T-shirt, Meat Loaf is a rented tuxedo with a sequined cummerbund and pockets filled with splits of rum. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "But a white double-breasted jacket atop matching trousers, with a typewriter (inventor: Lee S. Burridge and Newman R. Marshman) cummerbund and an airy train of loose leaf paper? \u2014 New York Times , 11 July 2021",
      "Now here's a question: Back in my day, most prom etiquette required that a boy's tie and cummerbund matched his date's dress. \u2014 Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY , 19 May 2021",
      "Marvin also went for a classic look, wearing a custom Zegna tuxedo and fitted shirt, cummerbund , and bow tie. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "In army green, one cummerbund is slung below the hips of a model wearing elastic-waist trousers and a denim and shearling jacket; in a pastel crayon rubbing monogram print, another accessorizes a down jacket, button-down, and cigarette pants. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 8 July 2020",
      "Finally: No wardrobe is complete without a formal cummerbund (though are there informal cummerbunds?). \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 9 July 2020",
      "Also missing: his new take on the mid-layer garment, which is a\u2026 cummerbund . \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 8 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hindi & Urdu kamarband , from Persian, from kamar waist + band band",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-010703"
  },
  "chasten":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline",
      ": purify",
      ": to prune (something, such as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : refine",
      ": to cause to be more humble or restrained : subdue",
      ": to correct by punishment : discipline"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "correct",
      "discipline",
      "penalize",
      "punish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "excuse",
      "pardon",
      "spare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner",
      "the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans used the attacks to scold and chasten mainstream environmentalists. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "This is a player who openly embraces pressure, who wants the ball in stressful situations and who carries herself so confidently as to publicly chasten Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon for their misguided tournament brackets. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "In each of these trouble spots, President Biden\u2019s handling of Ukraine will either chasten or embolden our adversaries, setting the tone for global power for years to come. \u2014 Roger Wicker, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "What\u2019s missing from the picture is the threat of discovery, the dangling sword of Damocles that might chasten anyone taking so much responsibility on themselves. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Is that at all going to chasten more Republicans other than Mitch McConnell? \u2014 NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Only a Trump victory will suitably chasten the many sensible and somewhat highbrow Reagan Republicans who deserted Trump for reasons ranging from outright treachery to tactical misjudgment to mere snobbery. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "The desire to chasten American frackers remains, though. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2020",
      "But the Victoria Woodhull who emerged like the phoenix from the ashes of her demolished life was a new and chastened person. \u2014 John Strausbaugh, National Review , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Anglo-French chastier , from Latin castigare , from castus + -igare (from agere to drive) \u2014 more at act ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-012031"
  },
  "credible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": offering reasonable grounds for being believed",
      ": of sufficient capability to be militarily effective",
      ": possible to believe : deserving belief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-d\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kre-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "believable",
      "creditable",
      "likely",
      "plausible",
      "presumptive",
      "probable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "far-fetched",
      "implausible",
      "improbable",
      "incredible",
      "unbelievable",
      "unlikely",
      "unplausible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We've received credible information about the group's location.",
      "She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The inspector general\u2019s report said the FBI mishandled witness interviews and did not share credible information regarding abuse with relevant authorities. \u2014 Katie Benner, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Still, the State Department's travel page is frequently cited as a credible source for security information. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Tuesday police received credible information that Ellis-Brown was inside a house along the 2900 block of North 9th Street, in the North Division neighborhood of Milwaukee's north side. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "And until such legislation passes at the federal level, lies and prejudices faced by LGBTQ people need to be confronted with credible information. \u2014 Claire Mccully, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "All of the students started out with a very low ability to discern credible information. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Even if credible information is presented separately from advertisements, in pregnancy apps or elsewhere, individuals have trouble distinguishing it. \u2014 Nina Jankowicz, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Last year, Twitter added a new climate topic to direct users to credible information on climate change. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The reward for any credible information about Brendan's whereabouts has grown to over $20,000. \u2014 Abigail Shalawylo, ABC News , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin credibilis , from credere \u2014 see credence ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-014619"
  },
  "chapeau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hat sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sha-\u02c8p\u014d",
      "sh\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "hat",
      "headdress",
      "headgear",
      "headpiece",
      "lid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with her chapeau cocked jauntily to one side, the French actress was the very picture of Gallic insouciance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Moreno, who won her Oscar for playing Anita sixty years ago, wore a flouncy black Carolina Herrera gown and an Adrienne Landau chapeau made out of feathers. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "In France, the term chapeau , french for hat, means bravo. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
      "Some even talked to her, asking her about her craft-store chapeau . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 19 May 2021",
      "Big peepers, tiny chapeau , answers to his official name Question Hound. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021",
      "Van den Berg got hold of a photo of her as a young woman in her white nanny\u2019s uniform, with a crescent chapeau clipped to her blonde hair and a gold broach at her collar. \u2014 Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "The fitted dress, made out of the store\u2019s iconic blue-and-yellow bags, was complete with a dramatic chapeau to match. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "To wit, try keeping your head warm in a fine faux fur chapeau from Emma Brewin or a trapper style from Cordova. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "For an ultra-elegant look, swap the classic veil for a regal chapeau . \u2014 Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire , 17 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Old French chapel \u2014 more at chaplet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1523, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-015002"
  },
  "clue (in)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give information to (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-020414"
  },
  "cutting edge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sharp effect or quality",
      ": the foremost part or place : vanguard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "avant-garde",
      "van",
      "vanguard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media",
      "He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the impressive launches and tests of cutting edge ballistics, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weaponry to its troops on the front lines in certain regions of Ukraine. \u2014 Fox News , 28 May 2022",
      "In the end, Rodgers\u2019 vision of combining the best of ancient technology with the cutting edge science of the modern era seems to have created a wine that straddles both worlds. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Edwardsport was initially touted as being a cutting edge technology. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Cancer researchers and doctors around the country are working on it \u2014 not only replacing rounds of toxic chemotherapy with the most advanced immunotherapies but also making the cutting edge treatments more readily accessible and even comfortable. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "The president toured the factory with executives, making bold predictions about the future of U.S. industry that could be made possible through greater use of cutting edge equipment and domestic manufacturers. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge ? \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "And, while no official details have been released, Variety understands Bella Figura plans to employ cutting edge technology to manage publishing and master rights for the digital age. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, Florida has a robust defense industry spread throughout the state and is also home to top tier universities with cutting edge research programs with extensive history of working with the Air Force and Department of Defense ( DoD). \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-022208"
  },
  "contribute":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give or supply (something, such as money or time) as a part or share",
      ": to supply (something, such as an article) for a publication",
      ": to play a significant part in making something happen",
      ": to give along with others",
      ": to have a share in something",
      ": to supply (as an article) for publication especially in a magazine",
      ": to make a contribution of",
      ": to make a contribution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-(\u02cc)by\u00fct",
      "-by\u0259t",
      "also and especially before -\u200bed or -\u200bing",
      "chiefly British also",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-by\u0259t",
      "-by\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chip in",
      "kick in",
      "pitch in"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That will contribute to heat stress that could be dangerous for vulnerable populations. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Over time, such events may contribute to significantly higher rates of substance abuse and health problems like cancer and heart disease, researchers said. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe And Robert Shackelford, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Committee hearings on the bill featured testimony from expert witnesses who said rats, mold, cockroaches, bad plumbing and other squalid conditions all contribute to the onset of asthma and other illnesses, especially in children. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "That will contribute to heat stress that could be dangerous for vulnerable populations. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Typically franchisees contribute an upfront fee at the beginning and at the end of their agreements to the parent company. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Turmeric and ginger contribute their own anti-inflammatory boost here for a CBD product that goes straight to the source of post-workout soreness without any chemicals or potentially habit-forming substances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Certain phrases might make participants not want to return, contribute to a problematic relationship with movement, or even potentially trigger body insecurities or past trauma. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "Being physically separated each day can contribute to this unhealthy us vs them mentality. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin contributus , past participle of contribuere , from com- + tribuere to grant \u2014 more at tribute ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-030210"
  },
  "contiguous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point",
      ": adjacent sense 2",
      ": next or near in time or sequence",
      ": touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence",
      ": being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-gy\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-gy\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tig-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abutting",
      "adjacent",
      "adjoining",
      "bordering",
      "conterminous",
      "flanking",
      "flush",
      "fringing",
      "joining",
      "juxtaposed",
      "neighboring",
      "skirting",
      "touching",
      "verging"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonadjacent",
      "noncontiguous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia \u2026 \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , Atlantic , February 1993",
      "The Santa Monica Mountains, a sort of foot-note to the big contiguous ranges, stood off to the southwest of us, discrete and small. \u2014 John McPhee , New Yorker , 26 Sept. 1988",
      "'I've had my men looking into the land situation \u2026 and they think they could get us an additional thirty thousand acres, not all of it contiguous but we might make some trades.' \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
      "Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The memorial would also be contiguous , on its southeast corner, with the Peace Monument, erected in 1878 and meant as a Civil War memorial. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "The districts had to be geographically contiguous , with a comparable number of residents in each. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "As an example, the complaint points out that although Pulaski and Jefferson counties are geographically contiguous and both have large Black populations, the two have never been drawn together in the same congressional district. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The cheapest states are all contiguous from Wisconsin to Texas. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "In San Francisco, the county and the city are contiguous . \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Availability: Sakara Life ships to the contiguous United States. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its summer outlook, forecasting above-normal temperatures for nearly every part of the contiguous United States from June through August. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, NOAA\u2019s Climate Prediction Center called for nearly the entire contiguous United States to experience above average temperatures this summer. \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin contiguus \"adjacent, neighboring\" (from contig-, variant stem of contingere \"to be in contact with\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contingent entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-031116"
  },
  "cotton (to ":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to like (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-032148"
  },
  "clam up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become silent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt up",
      "dry up",
      "dummy up",
      "hush",
      "pipe down",
      "quiet (down)",
      "shut up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "speak",
      "talk"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the little girl clammed up when the doctor came into the room"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-040936"
  },
  "checklist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a list of things to be checked or done",
      ": a comprehensive list"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek-\u02cclist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "catalog",
      "catalogue",
      "list",
      "listing",
      "menu",
      "register",
      "registry",
      "roll",
      "roll call",
      "roster",
      "schedule",
      "table"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.",
      "I still have one thing left to do on my checklist .",
      "a checklist of bird species",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a late August virtual meeting of the commissioners\u2019 police advisory panel, Battiste offered a partial update on the checklist of reforms outlined in the 2017 audit, conceding that the force had a long way to go. \u2014 Margaret Coker, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "On the Cassidy checklist , McAvoy has proven, from the time he was paired with Zdeno Chara, proficient defending 5-on-5 against the league\u2019s top offensive performers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Justin Herbert and tall pass-catchers combine with Bosa-James-Staley D to put on a Monday night show As the Chargers relocated to Greater Los Angeles, here were a few items not on the Team Spanos checklist . \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "The bad news is that today, no battery currently ticks all the boxes on that checklist . \u2014 John Barton, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The American Red Cross also made an emergency preparedness checklist to help the public keep track of things that might be forgotten during a stressful situation. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 1 June 2022",
      "So here's a checklist for what schools might need to do to keep up. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "From bulky ski boots to large pieces of outerwear, hard-to-pack helmets, and your actual equipment (skis, poles, and snowboards!), there are too many items on the checklist to count. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The changes require doctors to walk patients through these potential problems and to give the patient an opportunity to sign off on the checklist to show they were properly informed about the risks to their health. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1853, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-042836"
  },
  "craftiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skillful , clever",
      ": adept in the use of subtlety and cunning",
      ": marked by subtlety and guile",
      ": skillful at tricking others : cunning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraf-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kraf-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But their resemblance is the only thing audience members will be able to see clearly in Rona Munro\u2019s crafty puzzle box of a play, which opened Friday in the Moxie Theatre space. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Darting across the same court his father graces for Lakers home game, Bronny finished with an efficient 19 points on seven-of-11 shooting from the field, a variety of deep looks and crafty finishes in transition. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Maurice never really gets there, but this modest film \u2014 as crafty as its subject \u2014 comes close. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "On his first two solo LPs, Styles\u2019 music \u2014 a crafty pastiche of crinkly dad-rock signifiers \u2014 also distinguished him from the likes of Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber and Timberlake. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Kuminga can be a bit foul-prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Jalen Brunson adds another potent element to their drive-and-dish game and is a crafty finisher inside. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Here's an option for crafty fashionistas that won't break the bank. \u2014 Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
      "Jabeur was on a streak of her own with 11 consecutive wins entering the final after her Madrid Open title last week but the Tunisian\u2019s crafty game of drop shots and spins proved no match for Swiatek\u2019s swift movement and accurate groundstrokes. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, ajc , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see craft  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-043103"
  },
  "constitutional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, inherent in, or affecting the constitution of body or mind",
      ": of, relating to, or entering into the fundamental makeup of something : essential",
      ": being in accordance with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society",
      ": regulated by or ruling according to a constitution",
      ": of or relating to a constitution",
      ": loyal to or supporting an established constitution or form of government",
      ": a walk taken for one's health",
      ": having to do with a person's physical or mental makeup",
      ": relating to or in agreement with a constitution (as of a nation)",
      ": a walk taken to maintain health",
      ": a walk taken for one's health",
      ": consistent with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society",
      ": regulated by, dependent on, or ruling according to a constitution",
      ": of, relating to, or dealing with a constitution or its interpretation, formulation, or amendment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "-shn\u0259l, -sh\u0259n-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "built-in",
      "constitutive",
      "essential",
      "hardwired",
      "immanent",
      "inborn",
      "inbred",
      "indigenous",
      "ingrain",
      "ingrained",
      "engrained",
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "integral",
      "intrinsic",
      "native",
      "natural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amble",
      "perambulation",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "saunter",
      "stroll",
      "turn",
      "walk",
      "wander"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nearly 20 students attending Oxford High School where four students were killed and seven others were injured in a mass shooting are now suing the school district, alleging that their constitutional rights to safety and education were violated. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "The suit filed by Celeste Richardson alleges Sewell pursued a malicious prosecution against her in 2020, violating her constitutional rights and causing her intentional distress. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The law was mainly meant to rein in the use of the Russian language, but for the conservative Hungarian community where many still learn, and pray, almost exclusively in Hungarian, the law was seen as an unfair infringement on constitutional rights. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Other speakers argued that the measure would infringe on constitutional rights to own or sell guns, and said gun rights advocates should be included in the discussion. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Most importantly, our plan saves lives while also protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Most importantly, our plan saves lives while also protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Two days before the second anniversary of Rayshard Brooks\u2019 death, the two Atlanta police officers charged in the 27-year-old\u2019s shooting filed federal lawsuits alleging they were falsely arrested and their constitutional rights were violated. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "Claims include the violation of Cook's Fourth Amendment rights, First Amendment retaliation and civil conspiracy to violate his constitutional rights. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Supreme Court justices take two oaths, one judicial, and the other constitutional . \u2014 Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "Now more are on the streets, taking morning constitutionals , pushing strollers or riding bicycles wearing yellow kitchen gloves. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
      "If your mom loves to listen to music during her daily constitutionals , but is running out of her cache of CDs, a Spotify subscription will be a revelation. \u2014 Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "But the Rabbit kept going, disappearing into the mist long before Herr Doktor finished his constitutionals . \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 15 May 2018",
      "Among the dissenting Islamist movements is the Saadet Party, a movement made up of ultraconservatives that in some ways is the intellectual predecessor to the AKP, but whose leadership actively campaigned against the April constitutional changes. \u2014 Umar Farooq, latimes.com , 10 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-045550"
  },
  "compute":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to determine especially by mathematical means",
      ": to determine or calculate by means of a computer",
      ": to make calculation : reckon",
      ": to use a computer",
      ": to make sense",
      ": to find out by using mathematics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8py\u00fct",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8py\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calculate",
      "cipher",
      "figure",
      "reckon",
      "work out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just does not compute in my mind of what that looks like. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Even a supercomputer that can perform over 500,000 trillion floating point operations per second will not compute a precise solution. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The equations could not effectively be used to compute the forecast until much later, because people solving them by hand would not be able to do the computations fast enough. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Any of these can be in local hardware or take advantage of cloud compute from Azure. \u2014 Michael Muchmore, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "Success in politics is often difficult to compute and Trump was a persistent failure in one key metric: His approval rating was often in record-low territory. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, Statman's article does not show how to compute what amount of spending is safe or how much is too much. \u2014 David John Marotta, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Down here in Alabama, such a combination of words doesn\u2019t compute in this college football-crazy part of the country. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The barometer crunches traditional economic-performance metrics such as unemployment rate and GDP, and then benchmarks those figures against costs of living\u2014healthcare, housing, schooling and childcare\u2014to compute a sustainability score. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin computare \u2014 more at count ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-050515"
  },
  "corrigible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being set right : reparable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "correctable",
      "fixable",
      "redeemable",
      "remediable",
      "repairable",
      "reparable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incorrigible",
      "irrecoverable",
      "irredeemable",
      "irremediable",
      "irreparable",
      "unredeemable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "there are corrigible lapses in the author's grammar, but nothing that a good editor cannot readily fix"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis , from Latin corrigere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-051453"
  },
  "consonancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consonance sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "coherence",
      "concinnity",
      "consonance",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "proportion",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "what makes Citizen Kane so great is the consonancy between its larger-than-life subject and its bravura style"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English consonancie, consonancy \"harmony of sounds, perfect musical chord, fixed relationship,\" borrowed from Latin consonantia \"musical concord, harmony of sounds\" \u2014 more at consonance ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-054426"
  },
  "curtain-raiser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short play usually of one scene that is presented before the main full-length drama",
      ": a usually short preliminary to a main event"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u1d4an-\u02ccr\u0101-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "prologue",
      "prolog",
      "warm-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-054541"
  },
  "cheeseparing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something worthless or insignificant",
      ": miserly economizing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113z-\u02ccper-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheapness",
      "closeness",
      "miserliness",
      "niggardliness",
      "parsimony",
      "penny-pinching",
      "penuriousness",
      "pinching",
      "stinginess",
      "tightfistedness",
      "tightness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed as a taskmaster so dedicated to cheeseparing that he would prefer that his employees freeze to death rather than splurge on heat."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-055046"
  },
  "contemplate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on",
      ": to view as likely or probable or as an end or intention",
      ": ponder , meditate",
      ": to look at with careful and thoughtful attention",
      ": to think about deeply and carefully",
      ": to have in mind : plan on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101t",
      "-\u02cctem-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chew over",
      "cogitate",
      "consider",
      "debate",
      "deliberate",
      "entertain",
      "eye",
      "kick around",
      "meditate",
      "mull (over)",
      "perpend",
      "ponder",
      "pore (over)",
      "question",
      "revolve",
      "ruminate",
      "study",
      "think (about ",
      "turn",
      "weigh",
      "wrestle (with)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.",
      "I'd like some time to just sit and contemplate .",
      "She stood and quietly contemplated the scene that lay before her.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hope and Lizzie find solace from unexpected sources; Hope, Lizzie, MG, Kaleb, Jed, Cleo and Alaric contemplate recent events and what the future holds. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The consequences of a Supreme Court assassination are horrible even to contemplate . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Sunny, he is forced to contemplate a future beyond boxing. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
      "But to blow up your own citizens seemed too outlandish, too impossible, too horrible to even contemplate . \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "On Monday, Thomas wrote those decisions did not contemplate elaborate hearings in federal court to consider new evidence. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s something that nonhuman farmer species can\u2019t contemplate . \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
      "In fact, even as Wall Street analysts contemplate the possibility of nuclear Armageddon, crypto prices have fallen steadily. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Reeling from the terror attacks but relieved of cabin pressure, the passengers are free to move about the tiny town and maybe contemplate altering their own personal flight paths. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin contempl\u0101tus, past participle of contempl\u0101re, contempl\u0101r\u012b \"to look at fixedly, observe, notice, ponder,\" from con-  con- + -templ\u0101re, -templ\u0101r\u012b, verbal derivative of templum \"space of sky or land delimited orally by an augur, sacred precinct, building consecrated to a deity\" \u2014 more at temple entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-060707"
  },
  "criterion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based",
      ": a characterizing mark or trait"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u012b-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barometer",
      "benchmark",
      "gold standard",
      "grade",
      "mark",
      "measure",
      "metric",
      "par",
      "standard",
      "touchstone",
      "yardstick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There is really only one criterion for a grab bag of culinary facts and anecdotes like this: It has to make you look up occasionally and remark, \"Hey! I never knew that.\" \u2014 Laura Shapiro , New York Times Book Review , 25 Dec. 1994",
      "\u2026 the induction committee waived its normal five-year retirement criteria for fear Kelley might never retire. \u2014 Todd Balf , Yankee , 4 Apr. 1992",
      "Christo argues that art must be measured by its effect on the shape of a community. By this criterion Running Fence was enormously successful. \u2014 O. B. Hardison, Jr. , Disappearing Through the Skylight , 1989",
      "What were the criteria used to choose the winner?",
      "one criterion for grading these essays will be their conformity to the rules of traditional grammar",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many, therefore, asked for a more selective recruitment process than is often the case in a sector in which the ability to pay is the main selection criterion . \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "In other words, the criterion for a life-shaping decision is based not on quantitative standards but on the examiner\u2019s subjective experience. \u2014 David L. Faigman, Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
      "After two doses of Moderna\u2019s vaccine, the antibody response of children in both subsets compared favorably to that of people 18 to 25, meeting the trial\u2019s primary criterion for success. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The criterion for deciding if someone has died from Covid is not standardized across the world. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "That doesn't mean no kids can go to school until every criterion is met. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Some health officials have been discussing whether to make booster shots the criterion for what is considered full vaccination. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Carbon impact is a criterion in all our M&A and CapEx decisions across our supply chain. \u2014 Jeff Thomson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Under the Alaska Supreme Court, compactness is a key criterion for drawing House districts. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Greek krit\u1e17rion , from kri- , variant stem of kr\u012b\u0301nein \"to separate, choose, decide, judge\" + -t\u0113rion , suffix of instruments \u2014 more at certain entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-062111"
  },
  "consistency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence",
      ": ability to be asserted together without contradiction",
      ": harmony of conduct or practice with profession",
      ": degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or resistance to movement or separation of constituent particles",
      ": firmness of constitution or character : persistency",
      ": condition of adhering together : firmness of material substance",
      ": degree of compactness, firmness, or stickiness",
      ": agreement or harmony between parts or elements",
      ": a pattern of sticking with one way of thinking or acting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "consistence",
      "density",
      "thickness",
      "viscidity",
      "viscosity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His statements on this subject have lacked consistency .",
      "Customers expect consistency in the quality of service they receive.",
      "Practice will ensure greater consistency of performance.",
      "The paints vary in consistency .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ford dropped a bit more than GM, and Andrea said that reflected a lack of consistency with some islands of improvement. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Officials argue that a lack of consistency in rules and regulations has become as big a trade barrier as tariffs, and that the new framework would address that problem. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The frustration of investors about the quality and lack of consistency in ESG ratings is well known. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The reason lies in the fact that a strong brand must have consistency . \u2014 Levitica Watts, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Risotto is ready when the rice is very tender and has a creamy consistency . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This one, however, feels like water\u2014as the name suggests\u2014and has a serum consistency similar to K-beauty sunscreens. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The product has a very thick consistency and can be a bit difficult to spread on your face. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The tripe should have a consistency similar to chewy rice or tapioca. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" consist(ence) + -ency ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-072036"
  },
  "coetaneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coeval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coeval",
      "coexistent",
      "coexisting",
      "coextensive",
      "coincident",
      "coincidental",
      "concurrent",
      "contemporaneous",
      "contemporary",
      "coterminous",
      "simultaneous",
      "synchronic",
      "synchronous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asynchronous",
      "noncontemporary",
      "nonsimultaneous",
      "nonsynchronous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin coaetaneus , from co- + aetas age \u2014 more at age ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1608, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-074757"
  },
  "chaffy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain",
      ": something comparatively worthless",
      ": the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants",
      ": material (such as strips of foil or clusters of fine wires) ejected into the air for reflecting radar waves (as for confusing an enemy's radar detection)",
      ": light jesting talk : banter",
      ": to tease good-naturedly",
      ": jest , banter",
      ": the husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed in threshing",
      ": something worthless",
      ": to tease in a friendly way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chaf",
      "\u02c8chaf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deadwood",
      "debris",
      "dreck",
      "drek",
      "dross",
      "dust",
      "effluvium",
      "effluvia",
      "garbage",
      "junk",
      "litter",
      "offal",
      "offscouring",
      "raffle",
      "refuse",
      "riffraff",
      "rubbish",
      "scrap",
      "spilth",
      "trash",
      "truck",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "badinage",
      "banter",
      "give-and-take",
      "jesting",
      "joshing",
      "persiflage",
      "raillery",
      "repartee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift",
      "a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1821, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1827, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-084149"
  },
  "change":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make different in some particular : alter",
      ": to make radically different : transform",
      ": to give a different position, course, or direction to",
      ": to replace with another",
      ": to make a shift from one to another : switch",
      ": to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)",
      ": to undergo a modification of",
      ": to put fresh clothes or covering on",
      ": to become different",
      ": to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution",
      ": exchange , switch",
      ": to put on different clothes",
      ": to shift one's means of conveyance : transfer",
      ": to shift to lower register : break",
      ": to pass from one phase (see phase entry 1 sense 1 ) to another",
      ": to pass from the possession of one owner to that of another",
      ": the act, process, or result of changing : such as",
      ": alteration",
      ": transformation",
      ": substitution",
      ": the passage of the moon from one monthly revolution (see revolution sense 1a ) to another",
      ": the passage of the moon from one phase (see phase entry 1 sense 1 ) to another",
      ": menopause",
      ": money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations",
      ": money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due",
      ": coins especially of low denominations",
      ": a negligible additional amount",
      ": money sense 1",
      ": a fresh set of clothes",
      ": exchange sense 5a",
      ": changeup",
      ": an order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringing",
      ": to make or become different",
      ": to give a different position, course, or direction to",
      ": to put one thing in the place of another : switch",
      ": to give or receive an equal amount of money in usually smaller units of value or in the money of another country",
      ": to put fresh clothes or covering on",
      ": to put on different clothes",
      ": to pass from one person's possession or ownership to another's",
      ": the act, process, or result of making or becoming different",
      ": something that is different from what is usual or expected",
      ": a fresh set of clothes",
      ": money in small units of value received in exchange for an equal amount in larger units",
      ": money returned when a payment is more than the amount due",
      ": money in coins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter",
      "make over",
      "modify",
      "recast",
      "redo",
      "refashion",
      "remake",
      "remodel",
      "revamp",
      "revise",
      "rework",
      "vary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alteration",
      "difference",
      "modification",
      "redoing",
      "refashioning",
      "remaking",
      "remodeling",
      "revamping",
      "review",
      "revise",
      "revision",
      "reworking",
      "variation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Heritage did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how operations might change when Crystal Cruises relaunches. \u2014 Nathan Diller, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "According to Hill, change first requires trusting leaders from typically underrepresented groups to lead the work and then demonstrating support by putting their recommendations into action. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "While inflation is eating into the profits of companies marketing to lower- or middle-income classes, luxury fashion can raise the prices of its good with little pushback or change in demand. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Things can also change from performance to performance and no one is ever sure why. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "Some boating safety advocates are beginning to question whether that requirement should change in light of the recent uptick in deaths. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "There was no way Marvella Bayh could've known a bill passed with little fanfare would change the landscape of academia and athletics for women. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 June 2022",
      "So much can change in a single season, never mind five seasons. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Since the board\u2019s decision, students have staked out in front of board member Menjares\u2019s office in Demaray Hall to demand a policy change . \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The Indiana High School Athletic Association executive committee Thursday approved a significant change to the high school boys and girls basketball tournaments. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "The 35-year-old Shrill star, who joined on SNL in 2012, was ready to leave the NBC sketch comedy show before COVID-19 pandemic halted her plans for a career change . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Starting next school year, dress code policies at Chicago\u2019s public schools can no longer ban head coverings tied to race, ethnicity or hair texture, a change approved without discussion Wednesday by the Chicago Board of Education. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "The Magic Kingdom had also pulled its peanut butter sauce from the menu at the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, leaving just hot fudge and caramel toppings on its snack menu, a change noted by The Disney Food Blog and Walt Disney World News Today. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "In a change from the outgoing model, the infotainment screen has moved to a stand-alone position near the top of the dash. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
      "But a significant policy change may soon offer drivers some relief. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, a kitchen household staple for 85 years, is getting a name change . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-091436"
  },
  "catapult":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient military device for hurling missiles",
      ": a device for launching an airplane at flying speed (as from an aircraft carrier)",
      ": to throw or launch by or as if by a catapult",
      ": to become catapulted",
      ": an ancient military machine for hurling stones and arrows",
      ": a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship",
      ": to throw by or as if by a catapult",
      ": to quickly advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccp\u0259lt",
      "-\u02ccpu\u0307lt",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccp\u0259lt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "chuck",
      "dash",
      "fire",
      "fling",
      "heave",
      "hurl",
      "hurtle",
      "launch",
      "lob",
      "loft",
      "peg",
      "pelt",
      "pitch",
      "sling",
      "throw",
      "toss"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They catapulted rocks toward the castle.",
      "The publicity catapulted her CD to the top of the charts.",
      "The novel catapulted him from unknown to best-selling author.",
      "He catapulted to fame after his first book was published.",
      "Her career was catapulting ahead.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The catapult system is like the ones on U.S. aircraft carriers. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
      "The new catapult system, similar to the ones used by US aircraft carriers, will allow China to launch a wider variety of planes from the Fujian faster and with more ammunition. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The real question is what kind of catapult system Type 003 will have. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "This would serve as a catapult to ditch their day jobs and focus on their passion full-time. \u2014 Jessica Shalvoy, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "As a part of this catapult into the limelight, Gen Mex promises to include new Mexican music programming and editorial content in the form of Amazon Originals. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "The Orlan-10 is the mainstay of the Russian tactical drone fleet, a machine with a ten-foot wingspan, launched from a catapult and powered by a four-stroke gasoline engine with a maximum endurance of sixteen hours. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The females captured and ate all 30 of the males the researchers stopped using the catapult technique. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Through the use of high-resolution video cameras, the scientists found these spiders initiate their catapult maneuver by folding their front legs against the female. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But none of these companies had the funds to underwrite splashy marketing campaigns and national tours \u2014 the kinds of investments that help catapult books onto best-seller lists. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "That a new generation could find the song and catapult it to new heights shows the potency of both Bush's music and Stranger Things. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
      "Back in the mists of time - 2017 to be precise - the then Business Secretary Greg Clark announced ambitious plans to catapult Britain to the forefront of the global electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Scientists discovered male spiders of the species Philoponella prominens can survive encounters with aggressive females because of a unique ability to catapult away. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This week's question: A type of male spider that is often eaten by the female after mating has found a way to catapult itself away to safety moments after the act. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "Male spiders may be able to catapult multiple times, which increases their chances of paternity, according to the study. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Stanton joins the troupe and learns the ropes in Madame Zeena\u2019s mind-reading act, determined to catapult himself into the limelight. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-091609"
  },
  "cuckoo":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a largely grayish-brown European bird ( Cuculus canorus ) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring",
      ": any of a large family (Cuculidae of the order Cuculiformes) to which this bird belongs",
      ": the call of the cuckoo",
      ": a silly or slightly crackbrained person",
      ": to repeat monotonously as a cuckoo does its call",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling the cuckoo",
      ": deficient in sense or intelligence : silly",
      ": a grayish brown European bird that lays eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch and raise them",
      ": the call of the cuckoo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-(\u02cc)k\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-k\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
      "certifiable",
      "crackbrained",
      "cracked",
      "crackers",
      "crackpot",
      "cranky",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
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      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
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      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "scatty",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
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      "unsound",
      "wacko",
      "whacko",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "wud"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup",
      "didn't want to be among those cuckoos who race around the mall the day before Christmas",
      "Adjective",
      "a cuckoo woman who wandered around town carefully gathering up useless trash",
      "offered a completely cuckoo suggestion for using the defunct strip mall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For example, Ludwig van Beethoven\u2019s 6th Symphony simulates a cuckoo with a clarinet, a nightingale with a flute, and a quail with an oboe. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
      "Daddy's little girl is all grown up, which makes Martin's George Banks a little cuckoo . \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
      "Some, like the common cuckoo , are egg-tossing executioners; others, like the cowbirds that Hauber studies, let their host siblings survive, but still jostle them out of the way to beg, loudly and insistently, for food. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Today, grazing and ranching, dams, and water withdrawal for development pose the greatest threats to the cuckoo . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "As dawn broke and the rising sun lit the top of the canopy, the cuckoo finally arrived to investigate. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2021",
      "The cuckoo \u2019s numbers have been shrinking in recent years, but conservation scientists are unsure why. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2021",
      "Jay Qualman is a rare bird in the Detroit jungle: a purebred car cuckoo who nests in the high branches of the automobile business. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "According to Johnson, who has surveyed the bird throughout the state, the cuckoo most commonly nests along the Verde River, Oak Creek and the Lower Colorado River. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the midst of such cuckoo -ness, my son, Isaac, and daughter-in-law, Lennon, had the courage to bring a child into this world. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Generations later, those simple handmade objects evolved further into cuckoo clocks, music boxes and movie projectors. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "After keeping up a cuckoo -bananas schedule through 2020 and 2021, the band will be taking an extended period of rest, Big Hit Music announced on Twitter. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "In some areas of the Coronado National Forest, Bugbee has witnessed herds of unbranded cattle wreaking havoc on cuckoo habitat. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "For a weary cuckoo chick, a few extra strength-training sessions might make all the difference between booting its fourth and final nest-mate and having to share its chow. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "To say the world had gone cuckoo for Christian Dior would not be an overstatement; reports show that by 1949, Dior\u2019s confections for the closet accounted for nearly three-quarters of France\u2019s fashion exports. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "There are several species of cuckoo bees in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "That is truly cuckoo bananas \u2014 and that is saying something with this show. \u2014 refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1648, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092215"
  },
  "controller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comptroller sense 1",
      ": comptroller sense 2",
      ": the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (such as a college)",
      ": one that controls or has power or authority to control",
      ": control sense 3a",
      ": comptroller"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u014d-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259r, \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "control",
      "regulator"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company has recruited people with analytical capabilities, including a controller for environmental, social and governance issues, Mr. Ralhan said. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Panasonic promised more details about the controller for the device ahead of the launch later this year. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Its release is one of a few steps the telescope will complete automatically, but the remainder will be initiated from the Earth \u2014 and more specifically, Baltimore, said Jessica Hart, an operations controller for the mission. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The Backbone One mobile game controller for iOS with an iPhone 12 mini attached. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The controller for the original Xbox was widely panned for being too big and uncomfortable to hold. \u2014 Michael Dobuski, ABC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Ryan Gilliland, controller for Foundry Commercial, Orlando, was appointed vice chairman of the Central Florida Regional Board of Children\u2019s Home Society of Florida. \u2014 Joe Rassel, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Some data may exist in the controller for the restraint systems, including vehicle speed, acceleration and seatbelt status, and that is being sent to forensic analysis. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "Currently, Chemours is looking for an assistant controller for ESG accounting who will help with ensuring that the company meets stakeholders\u2019 and regulators\u2019 expectations on climate change and other reporting, according to a LinkedIn post. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English countreroller , from Anglo-French contreroulur , from contreroule ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092306"
  },
  "charter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a written instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5 ) or contract (such as a deed) executed in due form",
      ": a grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country",
      ": a written instrument that creates and defines the franchises (see franchise entry 1 sense 1 ) of a city, educational institution, or corporation",
      ": constitution",
      ": a written instrument from the authorities of a society creating a lodge or branch",
      ": a special privilege, immunity, or exemption",
      ": a mercantile lease of a ship or some principal part of it",
      ": a charter travel arrangement",
      ": a chartered plane, bus, etc.",
      ": charter school",
      ": to establish, enable, or convey by charter",
      ": certify",
      ": to hire, rent, or lease for usually exclusive and temporary use",
      ": of, relating to, or being a travel arrangement in which transportation (such as a bus or plane) is hired by and for one specific group of people",
      ": an official document setting out the rights and duties of a group",
      ": a document which declares that a city, town, school, or corporation has been established",
      ": a document that describes the basic laws or principles of a group",
      ": to grant a charter to",
      ": to hire (as a bus or an aircraft) for temporary use",
      ": a grant or guarantee of rights, powers, or privileges from an authority or agency of a state or country",
      "\u2014 compare constitution",
      ": a written instrument that creates and defines the powers and privileges of a city, educational institution, or corporation \u2014 compare articles of incorporation",
      ": a written instrument from the authorities of a society creating a lodge, branch, or chapter",
      ": a lease of a ship especially for the delivery of cargo",
      ": to establish, enable, or convey by charter",
      ": to lease or hire for usually exclusive and temporary use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "lease",
      "rent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The charter allows for unrestricted trading.",
      "Verb",
      "The city was chartered in 1837.",
      "The team chartered a plane.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The four-day experience costs about $5,000 for two guests and includes a charter flight to the lagoon. \u2014 Sally French, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "The four-day experience costs about $5,000 for two guests and includes a charter flight to the lagoon. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "The four-day experience costs about $5,000 for two guests and includes a charter flight to the lagoon. \u2014 Sally French, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The left-hander, who's pitched better of late, wasn't on Milwaukee's charter flight to Miami out of Cincinnati. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "But the charter flight issue remains, a useful measure for how far the WNBA has to go in meaningfully valuing its players\u2019 labor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The local authorities last month greenlighted the arrival of 105 LG employees from Korea on a charter flight to work in a closed loop, the announcement said. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Willer said the group hasn\u2019t been able to meet its responsibilities under the city\u2019s charter due to poor communication and a lack of information from Bronson officials. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "When the fleet isn\u2019t being used by owners, the helicopters will be available for on-demand charter . \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Along the Costa del Sol of Spain, Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa offers not one but two sailing yachts for guests to charter . \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "An ongoing debate that carried into the 2022 season is the WNBA\u2019s resistance to charter flights, which are prohibited by the league\u2019s current collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Melanie Anzidei, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets\u2014that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "On social media, students and their supporters mobilized, asking their home governments to charter planes out of the country, sharing locations where students were stranded, and offering advice about where to find shelter. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Or, the campuses have been offered to charter schools \u2014 which are not operated by the district and compete for students. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "But in recent years, President Biden has joined the ranks of Democrats who have cooled to charter schools, which are publicly funded but independently operated. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The shift to charter schools making up a majority of Utah\u2019s top 10 list coincided with a change in the methodology used by U.S. News. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Kensh\u014d will be available to charter with Y.CO in the summer of 2022. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The rules would require charter schools to prove they are needed by demonstrating that traditional public schools are over-enrolled. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Each of those districts enroll more than 300,000 students, compared to San Diego Unified\u2019s approximately 95,000 district, non- charter students. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Between the 2014-2015 and 2020-2021 academic years, non- charter public school enrollment in California declined by 378,674 students, or 6.7%, according to state data. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "According to the paper, 782 of the 999 public, non- charter schools included in the study were in Maricopa County. \u2014 David Zweig, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Last school year alone, charters gained 240,000 students, while non- charter public schools\u2019 enrollment dropped 3.3%, a total loss of more than 1.45 million students. \u2014 Jeanne Allen, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "But the well of Campbell support floored her, particularly, Rousseau said, after a pro- charter Super PAC backed the councilor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "Palm Beach County is asking for grades for two non- charter schools. \u2014 Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The Excel Center, a charter high school in Little Rock for students 19 years and older who did not earn a diploma, received state Board of Education approval Friday to establish campuses in Springdale, Jonesboro and Fort Smith. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 10 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092313"
  },
  "conservation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a careful preservation and protection of something",
      ": planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect",
      ": the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions",
      ": planned management of something (as natural resources or historic places) to prevent waste, destruction, damage, or neglect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conservancy",
      "preservation",
      "sustentation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They are trying to raise money for conservation .",
      "the conservation of the environment",
      "She specializes in the conservation of furniture.",
      "the conservation of religious shrines",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Local conservation organization Urban Corps of San Diego County has been awarded two grants from Cal Fire totaling $1.5 million to fund a program to plant more than 1,500 trees across the region, officials announced Wednesday. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Big, expensive, and sometimes corruption-laden water management plans have come and gone, but a lack of long-term planning or conservation remains. \u2014 Marcos Mart\u00ednez Chac\u00f3n, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
      "In a news release, the Shedd said this information can help with modern conservation planning and management approaches. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Another workshop, presented in partnership with the educational association Cinemathesis, taught kids about environmental conservation and sustainability and culminated in the creation of a stop-motion animated short. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "Stingrays in particular have been vulnerable to these changes, with mass death events, despite conservation measures in place including fishing restrictions and river guards, according to Wonders of the Mekong. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Hogan said the Cambodian government has expressed interest in developing a conservation plan for the giant freshwater stingrays. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
      "This was not one of those situations, said Drew Martin, conservation chair for the Loxahatchee Group of the Sierra Club. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "The legislation would put an end to fraudulent, syndicated conservation easements. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio , from conservare \u2014 see conserve  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092601"
  },
  "conjugality":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial",
      ": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations",
      ": of or relating to marriage or to married persons and their relationships"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l, k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "connubial",
      "marital",
      "married",
      "matrimonial",
      "nuptial",
      "wedded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Lilly gets pregnant after a conjugal visit, and the gang embarks on a course of escalating violence, Taylor is forced to question his choices, and to make the hardest one. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
      "Chaylla is fighting to free herself from a violent conjugal relationship. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "For all its reputation as a nation of romance, gallantry and love, France has one of the highest rates of conjugal killings in Western Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Each partner turned out to have strongly different views about the course their conjugal life would take, says Schiller. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Most concerning to the judge and prosecutors was the conjugal visit allowed by one of the agents. \u2014 Scott Glover, CNN , 22 Aug. 2020",
      "Married women were rewarded for good behavior with conjugal visits from their husbands, along with showers, towels, and two hours in a bedroom. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 1 July 2020",
      "There were regular conjugal visits, and a steady flow of dinner parties among the S.S. officers and their wives. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
      "The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis , from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092926"
  },
  "coinage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of coining",
      ": coins",
      ": something (such as a word) made up or invented",
      ": the act or process of making coins",
      ": money in the form of coins",
      ": a word or phrase that has recently been invented"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi-nij",
      "\u02c8k\u022fi-nij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brainchild",
      "concoction",
      "contrivance",
      "creation",
      "innovation",
      "invention",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The word \u201cblog\u201d is a recent coinage .",
      "Coinage was scarce in the colonies.",
      "an expert in Chinese coinage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is the first time Britain's LGBTQ+ community has been celebrated on official UK coinage and forms part of the Royal Mint's wider commitment to diversity and inclusion, according to its website. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "The first contains a small amount of coinage which symbolizes the monarch's gift for food and clothing. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Edmund said that the new gold coinage could have been made from Byzantine coins and Islamic gold dinars, revealing trade routes between Europe and the Middle East at the time. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Henry's coinage was the first to be cast in gold since the Norman Conquest, with the economy relying on silver coins since then. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "To put that figure in perspective, only select COVID-era releases have managed to generate that kind of coinage in their entire theatrical runs, much less in their second weekend of release. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "As Dergarabedian points out, dramas, musicals and comedies are failing to drum up significant coinage , a state of affairs that was evident even before the onset of COVID-19. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093022"
  },
  "clay":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery",
      ": soil composed chiefly of this material having particles less than a specified size",
      ": earth , mud",
      ": a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modeling",
      ": the human body as distinguished from the spirit",
      ": fundamental nature or character",
      ": clay court",
      ": an earthy material that is sticky and easily molded when wet and hard when baked",
      ": a substance like clay that is used for modeling",
      "Henry 1777\u20131852 American statesman and orator",
      "1897\u20131978 American general"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0101",
      "\u02c8kl\u0101",
      "\u02c8kl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "colors",
      "complexion",
      "constitution",
      "genius",
      "nature",
      "personality",
      "self",
      "tone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Measuring nearly six feet high by three feet wide and 10 inches deep, the work portrays its subjects in colorful segments of terra cotta clay joined together with cement and glazed in clear tones of white, blue, yellow, red, green, and gray. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The canine day spa at the company\u2019s bakery in downtown S\u00e3o Paulo offers massages and clay masks. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "And when the steel coffin in Captain Walker\u2019s grave was lifted from the red Tennessee clay and pried open in 2021, things grew even more complicated. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Now, people are lured in by horseback riding, clay target shooting, archery, a spa, a saltwater pool and more. \u2014 Nancy Clanton, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Authorities even commissioned a clay bust of his possible likeness, which was shown on local television stations, the New York Times reported at the time. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "An old gas well left unused since the 1950s had broken its clay plug, and methane and other chemical compounds were seeping out, just a few dozen feet from the three apartment buildings making up the 176-unit independent living facility. \u2014 Carey L. Biron, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "If your plant prefers to stay dry (like succulents do), opt for pots made of clay or stone, which pull moisture away from soil faster. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Near the entry, ancient ceramic vessels show squatting figures seated on them, a configuration that turns up in other clay pieces in the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cl\u01e3g ; akin to Old High German kl\u012bwa bran, Latin gluten glue, Middle Greek glia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093401"
  },
  "canvas":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a firm closely woven cloth usually of linen, hemp, or cotton used for clothing and formerly much used for tents and sails",
      ": a piece of cloth backed or framed as a surface for a painting",
      ": the painting on such a surface",
      ": something likened to a painter's canvas",
      ": the background, setting, or scope of a historical or fictional account or narrative",
      ": a piece of canvas used for a particular purpose",
      ": tent",
      ": a group of tents",
      ": a set of sails : sail",
      ": a stiff material (as of coarse cloth or plastic) that has regular meshes for working with a needle (as in needlepoint)",
      ": the canvas-covered floor of a boxing or wrestling ring",
      ": to cover, line, or furnish with canvas",
      ": a strong cloth of hemp, flax, or cotton",
      ": a specially prepared piece of cloth used as a surface for painting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-v\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kan-v\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "oil",
      "oil painting",
      "painting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a tent made of canvas",
      "Use a canvas to cover the boat.",
      "The museum has several canvases by Rubens.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This foundation blurs out the skin, leaving a blank canvas that's perfect for blush or bronzer. \u2014 ELLE , 22 June 2022",
      "At the table, a reduction of saffron and orange completes the canvas . \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "This 27-piece set is $44.99 from Pepe Nero, including a canvas carrying bag for cross-town or cross-country travel. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The image of a young child being introduced to the magic of the motor car is a slice of Americana right off a Norman Rockwell canvas . \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 18 June 2022",
      "Before the dust had settled on the announcements by FIFA Thursday regarding 2026 FIFA men's World Cup host sites, Cincinnati was already up off the proverbial canvas . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas . \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "Lotion tubes, squirt bottles, brushes, a honey bear, solo flip-flops, a Wiffle ball and a legless lawn flamingo now stained bone-white, all provide the canvas for Riley\u2019s patterned mariner drawings in India ink. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Horizontal cracks marred the surface, where the thieves had cut the painting out with a sharp object \u2014 possibly a box cutter \u2014 and ripped it from a backing canvas . \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This writer walked over 10 miles a day in an effort to canvas the city and still left feeling as though more could have been seen. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022",
      "Police on Friday said no suspect was placed into custody and officers continued to canvas the neighborhood into the evening. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The sexennial appraisal, like the one conducted in 2018, is a full appraisal, based upon on-the-ground evaluations by a team of appraisers who canvas neighborhoods countywide. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Later that afternoon, dozens of members of UNITE Here Local 26, which represents workers in the hotel industry, rallied for Janey, the acting mayor, by the Mecca shopping plaza at Grove Hall, preparing to canvas the neighborhood. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Investigators continued to canvas the apartment complex for witnesses after 12:15 a.m. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Because these are private spaces, those who are conducting the count don\u2019t canvas the people there. \u2014 Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed , 28 May 2021",
      "Officers continued to canvas the area and discovered a 32-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, and he also was taken in critical condition to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 May 2021",
      "The Biden administration suggested states could use some of the funding to support rural and faith-based organizations to canvas their neighborhoods to schedule vaccine appointments. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 11 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093744"
  },
  "conference":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern",
      ": a usually formal interchange of views : consultation",
      ": a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature to adjust differences",
      ": caucus",
      ": bestowal , conferment",
      ": a representative assembly or administrative organization of a religious denomination",
      ": a territorial division of a religious denomination",
      ": an association of athletic teams",
      ": a meeting for discussion or exchange of opinions",
      ": a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions",
      "\u2014 see also judicial conference , pretrial conference",
      ": a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature especially to adjust differences in the provisions of a bill passed in different forms by the two branches",
      ": conference committee",
      ": caucus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
      "-f\u0259rn(t)s",
      "for sense 2 usually",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-r\u0259ns",
      "-fr\u0259ns",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-fr\u0259ns, -f\u0259-r\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemblage",
      "assembly",
      "congregation",
      "convocation",
      "gathering",
      "ingathering",
      "meeting",
      "muster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Purpose, collaboration and successful partnerships remain key areas of conversation around the conference table to establish the right oversight committees, with CEOs taking a central pace-setting and regulatory position. \u2014 Dax Grant, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "What impact this conference might have remains uncertain. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "In a speech to Asia\u2019s biggest security conference in Singapore, Wei called China\u2019s COVID response a miracle and said its success is a major contribution to the global fight against the pandemic. \u2014 Fortune , 12 June 2022",
      "The Produced By conference runs from June 11 to June 12, with speakers that include Eva Longoria, Chris Miller and Dan Lin. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "Matthew Jackson, a climate organizer with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, pointed to a lunch presentation at Dunleavy\u2019s own sustainable energy conference in Anchorage last month as evidence that the gas line project isn\u2019t viable. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "As the quarterback at UCF and Florida State, Milton finished with a 27-6 career record that included two conference championships, a New Year\u2019s Six Access bowl, two Heisman Trophy contending seasons and enough memories to last a lifetime. \u2014 Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Ian Borden, head of McDonald\u2019s international business, said during an investor conference Thursday. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
      "Florida went 20-14 in 2021-22 with a 9-9 record in conference play, losing to Xavier in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French conference, borrowed from Medieval Latin conferentia \"contribution, discussion,\" noun derivative from conferent-, conferens, present participle of conferre \"to bring or take, convey, bring together\" \u2014 more at confer ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093807"
  },
  "collude":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work together secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest : conspire , plot",
      ": to agree or cooperate secretly for a fraudulent or otherwise illegal purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcd",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compass",
      "connive",
      "conspire",
      "contrive",
      "intrigue",
      "machinate",
      "plot",
      "put up",
      "scheme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The two companies had colluded to fix prices.",
      "accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Do social-media companies collude with the federal government to suppress speech? \u2014 Alex Berenson, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Other studies show that, under certain experimental conditions, such algorithms can learn to collude with one another to create price-fixing schemes. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "But some experts worry that, without careful checks, these programs might inadvertently learn to discriminate against minority groups and possibly collude to artificially inflate prices. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Watson escaped criminal charges last week, but 22 women didn\u2019t collude and come up with the same story. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "What Mueller found was that there wasn\u2019t an express agreement between Trump\u2019s campaign and the Russians to collude in hopes of getting Trump elected. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The case adds to a growing body of evidence that spyware has been used widely in Mexico to undercut political opponents, human rights activists and journalists, as well as monitor the loyalty of certain allies and even collude with drug cartels. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "After the 1981 strike, which cost 713 games, and a brief strike in 1985, owners illegally conspired to collude against free agents. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Those seeking to deny those rights to others, let alone to collude with foreign governments in repressing them, will need to pursue their education elsewhere. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin colludere , from com- + ludere to play, from ludus game \u2014 more at ludicrous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1525, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093818"
  },
  "comprise":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be made up of",
      ": compose , constitute",
      ": to include especially within a particular scope",
      ": to be made up of : consist of",
      ": form entry 2 sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pr\u012bz",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "consist (of)",
      "contain",
      "muster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.",
      "The play comprises three acts.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Smoothie bowls, avocado toast, bagels, omelettes, and a whole lot more comprise a menu that boasts arguably the most savory, fresh ingredients in town. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
      "Proof sold nearly 266,000 in traditional album sales \u2013 of which digital albums comprise 6,500. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
      "This trend will expand with the emergence of synthetic data, which Gartner predicts will comprise 60% of all AI and analytics models by 2024. \u2014 Clayton Nicholas, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Some of this penny-pinching behavior isn\u2019t such a bad thing for Kroger, for which private-label products comprise more than a fifth of sales excluding fuel. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Committee members also asked follow-up questions of individual applicants, and these more specific lines of inquiry will comprise the bulk of the next round of interviews. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The new show, whose first season will comprise 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, will be aimed at a pre-school audiences. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "His research, which received no government funding, has been published in 50 of what will ultimately comprise close to 100 volumes. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Students of color comprise the majority, as there are 253 Hispanic/Latino students and 220 Black/African American students enrolled, in comparison to 90 white students and four Asian American students. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French compris , past participle of comprendre , from Latin comprehendere \u2014 see comprehend ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095240"
  },
  "comestibles":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": edible",
      ": food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8me-st\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eatable",
      "eating",
      "edible",
      "esculent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bread",
      "chow",
      "chuck",
      "eatables",
      "eats",
      "edibles",
      "fare",
      "food",
      "foodstuffs",
      "grub",
      "meat",
      "provender",
      "provisions",
      "table",
      "tucker",
      "viands",
      "victuals",
      "vittles"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "some mushrooms are comfortably comestible , but others are decidedly poisonous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At the end of a catering event, what\u2019s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY , 19 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Throughout this in vino veritas revel, every sip of Jack Daniels and every comestible gives the partiers sustenance. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Fast-food companies have long attempted to stave off disposability by piggybacking on broader cultural moments, hoping to extend their reach beyond the comestible into the permanently tangible. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "Three hours later, Dragon and its cheesy comestible returned safely to Earth. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 June 2020",
      "That same approach will hold you in good stead when tipping the folks who are delivering groceries to your door through services such as Yummy.com, Amazon Fresh or Instacart, some of whom are also plucking your comestibles off the shelves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2020",
      "The pregnancy apps Ovia, The Bump and What to Expect all compare them to comestibles . \u2014 Alex Van Buren, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "For Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, the geographic-specific comestible protected by the European Commission, head to Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 2 July 2019",
      "Master chef Silvio Giavedoni provided the scrumptious comestibles . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 21 May 2019",
      "Some of the price is for the soft drinks, craft beer, wine, premium liquor and food, which includes grill stations that offer freshly made artisan pizzas and other comestibles . \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1799, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100303"
  },
  "choker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that chokes",
      ": something (such as a collar or necklace) worn closely about the throat or neck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014d-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collar",
      "dog collar",
      "lei",
      "necklace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They called him a choker when he missed the shot that would have won the game.",
      "a pearl choker closely wrapped around her throat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The royal topped off the look with black boots and gloves, pearl drop earrings, a choker necklace of black pearls, and an emerald and diamond shamrock brooch. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Coach showed choker necklaces with keys attached to them, as well as a wide array of leather jackets, for fall 2022, and LaPointe took BDSM into workwear with harnesses worn over monochrome suits for spring 2022. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022",
      "From wearing matching denim with Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week to accessorizing with a macabre claw choker at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Julia Fox never fails to make a fashion statement. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Doja accessorized the look with hanging earrings, colorful choker necklaces, and waist beads. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Doll heads aside, Dalimonte also designs bedazzled bras, scenic corsets, and spiked choker necklaces. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Hadid paired the bold look with a dazzling choker by Chopard, adding a white bow in her hair to finish. \u2014 Emily Chan, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "The front of the dress featured gold choker detailing with Versace\u2019s signature medusa pendant and a cut-out sweetheart neckline. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
      "The 24-year-old chose her look from Versace\u2019s fall 2022 collection and styled it with platform Mary Janes, sheer tights, and a choker necklace. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100639"
  },
  "compliancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compliance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquiescence",
      "biddability",
      "compliance",
      "deference",
      "docility",
      "obedience",
      "submissiveness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defiance",
      "disobedience",
      "intractability",
      "recalcitrance"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101847"
  },
  "convert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another",
      ": to bring about a religious conversion in",
      ": to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing",
      ": to change from one form or function to another",
      ": to alter for more effective utilization",
      ": to appropriate without right",
      ": to exchange for an equivalent",
      ": turn",
      ": to subject to logical conversion",
      ": to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate",
      ": to score on (an attempt, such as a try for point or free throw)",
      ": to make (a spare) in bowling",
      ": to undergo conversion",
      ": to succeed in an attempt for a point, field goal, or free throw",
      ": one that is converted",
      ": to change from one form to another",
      ": to change from one belief, religion, view, or party to another",
      ": to exchange for an equivalent",
      ": a person who has been convinced to change to a different belief, religion, view, or party",
      ": to change from one form or use to another",
      ": to exchange (property) for another especially of a different kind",
      ": to exercise the right of conversion by exchanging (preferred shares or bonds) for common stock",
      ": to appropriate (another's property) by conversion",
      "\u2014 see also embezzle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "proselyte",
      "proselytize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "neophyte",
      "proselyte"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They tried for two points but could not convert .",
      "They had many chances to score but they couldn't convert their opportunities.",
      "They had chances to score but couldn't convert .",
      "Noun",
      "I didn't think I'd like paying my bills online, but now I'm a convert .",
      "the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Because the aim here is to educate and convince the audience and convert them into repeat customers. \u2014 Raghavan Rs, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "After operating its former community space for about 10 years, the bank plans to convert it to a multipurpose space for the 80 employees that work at the bank's Franklin Street location. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Take arbitrary proofs from the mathematical literature, written in natural language, and convert them into a symbolic form suitable for symbolic verification. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
      "The county would have to convert it temporarily from a football field to a soccer pitch. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "When frying foods, water content acts as a sort of temperature buffer, drawing heat energy from the oil to convert it to steam and evaporate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Homekey, a state funding program launched in 2020, allows cities to purchase hotels and motels and convert them into permanent homeless housing and has awarded the city more than $100 million since 2020. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
      "But the lower cost of living, better chances for property ownership, and corresponding advantages for having and raising children might also convert them to some of the views and virtues conservatives prize. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 11 May 2022",
      "The company strains out leftover fries and McNuggets, heats the oil and adds hydrogen \u2014 among other steps \u2014 to convert it to jet fuel. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The others include an 18th Century Indian convert known as Devashayam, as well as four priests and four nuns who founded religious orders in Europe, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Fox News , 15 May 2022",
      "Compound Prime and Compound Treasury convert investors' dollar deposits into stablecoin USDC to use for their lending project. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "Detectors inside each scientific instrument convert infrared heat signals into electrical signals. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Guardians lost, 1-0, in 10 innings, but Plesac came away a PitchCom convert . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Reyna Aburto was not the first Latina nor the first convert in that celebrated calling. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "As Jonathan becomes more fanatical in his quest to be accepted as a convert , Zalmy grows more preoccupied with the profane pleasures of roller disco and musical theater. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "In Operation Flex, an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Craig Monteilh, posed as a convert to Islam and sought to ingratiate himself with young congregants interested in physical fitness. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Maa and Tyagi, a recent convert to Hinduism who was formerly known as Wasim Rizvi, did not respond to requests for comment. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101955"
  },
  "chew over":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to meditate on : think about reflectively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cogitate",
      "consider",
      "contemplate",
      "debate",
      "deliberate",
      "entertain",
      "eye",
      "kick around",
      "meditate",
      "mull (over)",
      "perpend",
      "ponder",
      "pore (over)",
      "question",
      "revolve",
      "ruminate",
      "study",
      "think (about ",
      "turn",
      "weigh",
      "wrestle (with)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1939, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102302"
  },
  "confect":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put together from varied material",
      ": prepare",
      ": preserve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "build",
      "construct",
      "erect",
      "fabricate",
      "make",
      "make up",
      "piece",
      "put up",
      "raise",
      "rear",
      "set up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demount",
      "disassemble",
      "dismantle",
      "dismember",
      "knock down",
      "strike",
      "take down",
      "tear down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Shooting on film, the imaginative directors confect a realm of tactile magic, with Kafkaesque flourishes, through the ingenious handcraftsmanship of practical elements and low-fi effects. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The name H\u00e4agen-Dazs was confected to suggest European sophistication (the firm is American). \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2019",
      "But the outrage of rivals is shamelessly confected . \u2014 The Economist , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "In a swirl of nimble, pale brushwork, the artist conjures up a figure from behind, gazing in the mirror, confecting herself. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2018",
      "The other, infinitely more famous outcome was Mary\u2019s tale of a scientist who confects a humanoid out of body parts. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Feb. 2018",
      "But in recent years, Indian con artists are confecting English accents and Americanized names, often used in call centers, for a different reason: to cheat unsuspecting foreigners. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 8 Feb. 2018",
      "Their mutual admiration is a refreshing change in a league that feeds on conflict and confected rancor. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confecten \"to prepare by combining ingredients, blend, spice or sweeten,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin confectus, past participle of conficere \"to bring together, compose, compound (a drug or medication),\" going back to Latin, \"to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion,\" from con-  con- + facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" \u2014 more at fact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102330"
  },
  "congratulate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express vicarious pleasure to (a person) on the occasion of success or good fortune",
      ": to feel pleased with",
      ": to express sympathetic pleasure at (an event)",
      ": salute , greet",
      ": to express pleasure on account of success or good fortune"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8gra-j\u0259-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compliment",
      "felicitate",
      "hug"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'd like to congratulate you on your success.",
      "She congratulated us on our test results.",
      "She congratulated herself for getting the best grade in her class.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the morning, several of Twitter\u2019s board members took to the platform to congratulate Musk on his decision to join their ranks. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "While fans on the internet were in uproar, Gaga gracefully took to Instagram to congratulate her longtime hairstylist Frederic Aspiras for emerging as the only nominee. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "After becoming youngest recipient ever of the CFDA's Fashion Icon award, Z's Spiderman co-star Tom Holland took to Instagram to congratulate the fashionista. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Following the news that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together, Nicki Minaj immediately took to Instagram to congratulate the happy couple. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Both Djokovic and Roger Federer took to social media to congratulate Nadal on his historic achievement. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Current and former Colts players took to social media to congratulate Brady. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Kasim Reed took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to congratulate Dickens for beating Felicia Moore in the runoff. \u2014 Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, ajc , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Former Cincinnati Red Johnny Bench took to Twitter Monday night to congratulate Kansas City Royal Salvador P\u00e9rez on breaking his record for home runs in a single season by a catcher. \u2014 Kyle Brown, The Enquirer , 21 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin congratulatus , past participle of congratulari to wish joy, from com- + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing \u2014 more at grace ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102423"
  },
  "continuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence",
      ": having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough",
      ": going on without stopping",
      ": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence : continuing without intermission or recurring regularly after minute interruptions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "continual",
      "continued",
      "continuing",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.",
      "a continuous line of traffic",
      "The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.",
      "The phrases \u201cam seeing,\u201d \u201chad been seeing,\u201d and \u201cis being seen\u201d are all in continuous tenses.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hopefully, of course, there won\u2019t be continuous news of more mass shootings driving this. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
      "Founded in 1785, Bristol's Fourth of July Parade is the oldest continuous July 4th celebration in United States. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "The bottom line is that the TECs are reusable, can be made cheaply and easily, and can provide indelible, continuous monitoring of many types of secure materials. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "She was ordered to surrender all weapons and wear a continuous alcohol monitoring (CAM) device on her ankle around the clock. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Its continuous collection of data will improve weather forecasting on Earth. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Medical devices depend on data for real-time, continuous monitoring of patients, diagnoses, treatments, and clinical support. \u2014 Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "These strategies should give organizations continuous and automated monitoring capabilities and the ability to implement automated response strategies for potential threats. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "My personal favorites lean gentler, silly even: a tiny armchair fashioned out of butter and sliced with a knife on a continuous , soothing loop. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin continuus (from contin\u0113re \"to hold together, retain, restrain, have as contents\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103728"
  },
  "coin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corner , cornerstone , quoin",
      ": wedge",
      ": a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money",
      ": metal money",
      ": something resembling a coin especially in shape",
      ": a unit of a cryptocurrency",
      ": something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange)",
      ": something having two different and usually opposing sides",
      ": money",
      ": to make (a coin) especially by stamping : mint",
      ": to convert (metal) into coins",
      ": create , invent",
      ": to get rich quickly",
      ": of or relating to coins",
      ": operated by coins",
      ": a piece of metal put out by government authority as money",
      ": metal money",
      ": to make coins especially by stamping pieces of metal : mint",
      ": to make metal (as gold or silver) into coins",
      ": to make up (a new word or phrase)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fin",
      "\u02c8k\u022fin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "currency",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender",
      "wampum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have a dollar in coins .",
      "seeking a job that pays plenty of coin",
      "Verb",
      "The coach coined the phrase \u201crefuse to lose.\u201d",
      "William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.",
      "The nation plans to coin more money.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Circle owns and operates USD Coin, the second-most-popular stablecoin in the industry, with more than $54 billion sitting in that coin . \u2014 Ken Sweet, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "Ether, the second-most valuable digital coin , has now lost almost 80% of its value since its November peak. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Coins have been issued: The silver 50-pence coin displays the Queen on one side and an orange anemonefish, like Nemo, on the other. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "The coin \u2019s price was algorithmically linked to a sister cryptocurrency, Luna. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Then her mother came to visit, bought an ancient coin as a souvenir, and asked for help finding a local goldsmith to turn it into a piece of jewelry. \u2014 Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "Celsius' own coin called CEL plummeted 56% to $0.18, down from the record price of $8 reached in June 2021. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The stablecoin TerraUSD and its sister coin Luna fell apart in May 2022 after customers made massive withdrawals on the Anchor Protocol, which similarly offered 20% yields to customers. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
      "Celsius's own coin has dropped from a high of $7 dollars last year to 21 cents. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With a history and stronghold in the manufacturing industry, IFS wants to coin the term and concept of \u2018servitization\u2019 as a way of describing the perfect storm where both suppliers and customers want outcomes more than products. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "This means that the aesthetic isn't just for grandmothers and seaside dwellers, but anyone who appreciates the vibes of Nancy Meyers' films or visiting relatives that live near the beach, both of which first inspired Nicoleta to coin the term. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "The suffix was an ADS nominee for most creative word of 2021, probably because it has been used to coin names for hundreds of music genres and aesthetic styles over the past two years. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The Rams looked like legitimate Super Bowl contenders and the fans rocked the stadium, inspiring Times columnist Bill Plaschke to coin a new term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "In Week 1461 the Empress asked the Loser Community to coin words based on people\u2019s names. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "This move led Forrester to coin a new security strategy \u2014 zero trust. \u2014 Robert Fly, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The new segment prompted Anheuser Busch InBev BUD +1.9% to coin a new moniker for it, Beyond Beer; a title others are embracing. \u2014 Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "To coin a phrase that fellow Hall of Famer made \u2013 Tupac Shakur called it a rose that rose from the concrete. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The victim told him where to find a bedroom safe and coin jar, which together contained $230. \u2014 Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104159"
  },
  "conspiracy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of conspiring together",
      ": an agreement among conspirators",
      ": a group of conspirators",
      ": a secret agreement to do something harmful or unlawful",
      ": the act of plotting with others to do something harmful or unlawful",
      ": a group of conspirators",
      ": an agreement between two or more people to commit an act prohibited by law or to commit a lawful act by means prohibited by law",
      ": the crime or tort of participating in a conspiracy \u2014 compare substantive crime",
      ": a conspiracy in which the conspirators act separately and successively (as in distributing narcotics)",
      ": a conspiracy that is not prosecuted as a crime but that forms the grounds for a lawsuit",
      ": a conspiracy prosecuted as a crime",
      ": a group of conspirators"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-s\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cabal",
      "crew",
      "gang",
      "Mafia",
      "mob",
      "ring",
      "syndicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The CIA uncovered a conspiracy against the government.",
      "They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were arrested for organizing the break-in and later convicted of burglary, wiretapping and conspiracy . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Amin Khoury was found not guilty Thursday of two counts: bribery, and fraud and bribery conspiracy . \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "After one week of testimony, the jury deliberated for a little over two hours, finding Turner guilty on all three counts: first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "The Post reported in March that Thomas exchanged dozens of conspiracy -laden text messages with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to overturn the 2020 election in the weeks after the results. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Season 2 recaptured the charm and mystery with seven sharp new episodes that deepen the conspiracy and romance stories with equal aplomb. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The 26 suspects, 17 of which have been arrested, are facing various charges, including international drug smuggling, drug trafficking, and conspiracy . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "Stepien was never charged in the scandal, but his protege and Christie's former chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, was convicted of fraud and conspiracy , along with another Christie appointee, Bill Baroni. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "TikTok also became a petri dish for such conspiracy -mongering content. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English conspiracie , from Latin conspirare \u2014 see conspire ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104726"
  },
  "coterie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-t\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "bunch",
      "circle",
      "clan",
      "clique",
      "community",
      "coven",
      "crowd",
      "fold",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her coterie of fellow musicians",
      "His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Monday\u2019s pain for markets was worldwide as investors braced for more aggressive moves from a coterie of central banks. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "Among Utah\u2019s coterie of nervous advocates for the Great Salt Lake, Owens Lake has become shorthand for the risks of failing to act quickly enough and the grave damage if the lake dries up, the contents of its bed spinning into the air. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Appointed in 1982, Ch\u00e9reau spent a decade at Amandiers, shaping a coterie of actors. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Fashion designer Valentino had a coterie of six adorable pugs who traveled with him on his private jet. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "People were tired of looking through shopwindows at glittering imports while a coterie of oligarchs were permitted to buy up the country\u2019s most valuable state enterprises for kopecks on the ruble. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden, who was first elected to the Senate in 1972, has had a coterie of advisors for decades while Harris has a small group of people that is largely new to her. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "And, yet, that is precisely what a coterie of U.S. senators intends to do with a ... \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 11 May 2022",
      "Enriched by state regulations and sophisticated rent-seeking techniques, a coterie of businessmen grew out from almost nowhere. \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, \"group of persons joined by a common interest,\" earlier, \"group of peasants owing labor service or rent to a lord,\" going back to Middle French (Picard) \"tenure of a free peasant,\" from cotier \"peasant on a smallholding, cottar \" + -erie  -ery ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1738, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105140"
  },
  "canyon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it",
      ": something resembling a canyon",
      ": a deep valley with steep sides and often a stream flowing through it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "col",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "flume",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "as the scouts made their way through the canyon , they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scenic space takes in views of the city, canyon and fairways of the Bel-Air Country Club golf course. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There's also Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the second-largest canyon in the U.S., and Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum, dedicated to the history of the great American RV trip. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The backyard is one of the highlights of the property, with views of both the city and canyon . \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Unmatched canyon and city views are found throughout. \u2014 Ellen Paris, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Typical alternate routes include OR 22 through the Santiam canyon and OR 126 from Eugene. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Drivers should use caution and be prepared for chain restrictions on canyon and mountain routes. \u2014 Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "For the best views, take the South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point for a stunning 360-degree overlook of the canyon and the cosmos. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 28 May 2013",
      "The search and rescue team moved Brewer\u2019s body from the location in which he was found to the Clavey Bridge, and then from the canyon below the bridge up to the roadway, using a system of ropes and pulleys. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish ca\u00f1\u00f3n , probably alteration of obsolete Spanish call\u00f3n , augmentative of calle street, from Latin callis footpath",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105307"
  },
  "canceler":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time",
      ": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul",
      ": to match in force or effect : offset",
      ": to bring to nothingness : destroy",
      ": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media",
      "\u2014 see also cancel culture",
      ": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse",
      ": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator",
      ": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account",
      ": to mark or strike out for deletion",
      ": omit , delete",
      ": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance",
      ": cancellation",
      ": a deleted part or passage",
      ": a leaf containing matter to be deleted",
      ": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed",
      ": to take back : stop from being in effect",
      ": to cause to not happen",
      ": to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect",
      ": to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation",
      ": to cross out or strike out with a line",
      ": to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again",
      ": to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as",
      ": to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of \u2014 compare revoke",
      ": to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of",
      ": to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank",
      ": to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit)",
      ": to put an end to (a contract): as",
      ": to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed",
      ": to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached \u2014 compare rescind , terminate",
      ": to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party",
      ": to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "abort",
      "call",
      "call off",
      "cry off",
      "drop",
      "recall",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "revoke",
      "scrap",
      "scrub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "keep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "New subscribers can cancel anytime before the trial ends. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "In that case, a few states could cancel their primaries if not enough challengers qualify for the ballot. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "Also cancel culture, all the big, big problems that are around. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2022",
      "Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city cannot cancel its agreement with the NRA, citing contractual obligations. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Lee discussed the impact of \u2018 cancel culture\u2019 on society today. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Did Ordinance 51 cancel the conflicting sections of Ordinance 17, as might seem logical? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "More:Is this the way to sidestep ' cancel culture' and be friends with everyone? \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is often due to concerns about cancel culture and the fear of being called out. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "My college does not participate in cancel culture or any sort of mass-media movement beyond education. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105333"
  },
  "crime":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government",
      ": a gross violation of law",
      ": a grave offense especially against morality",
      ": criminal activity",
      ": something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful",
      ": the act of doing something forbidden by law or the failure to do an act required by law",
      ": an act that is foolish or wrong",
      ": conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law \u2014 compare delict , tort",
      ": an offense against public law usually excluding a petty violation \u2014 see also felony , misdemeanor",
      ": criminal activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012bm",
      "\u02c8kr\u012bm",
      "\u02c8kr\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "criminality",
      "lawbreaking",
      "lawlessness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rationale for the exception had been that evidence of a crime may be lost as a car drives away. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Women, spurred by appeals that play on fears of crime and being caught unprepared, are the fastest-growing segment of buyers. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "Otherwise people could still lose their property to civil forfeiture without being convicted of a crime . \u2014 Nick Sibilla, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Yes, on June 7, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered Eastman to turn over an additional 159 documents, including one Carter said was evidence of a crime , to the Jan. 6 committee with a deadline of June 13. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to the deadly riot, Biggs, 38, is facing 20 years in prison if convicted of the crime . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "McKinney also played video of the crime , showing the jury footage one time at real speed and another slowed down. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 16 June 2022",
      "Since the use of force is an element of this crime , and Trump was not on the Capitol grounds during the attack, experts cautioned that the burden of proof might be more difficult in this instance. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "Little Rock police, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and software developers provided an update Thursday morning on the release of an app intended to allow users to see reports of crime in their area and make reports with authorities. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"wrongdoing, sin,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin cr\u012bmin-, cr\u012bmen \"accusation, charge, indictment, source of an accusation, misdeed, offense,\" probably from cr\u012b- , variant stem of cernere \"to sift, discern, decide, determine\" + -men , resultative noun suffix (probably originally \"decision,\" then \"judicial decision, indictment\") \u2014 more at certain entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105740"
  },
  "chunter":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to talk in a low inarticulate way : mutter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259n-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grunt",
      "mouth",
      "mumble",
      "murmur",
      "mutter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "speak out",
      "speak up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in Hyde Park a clearly disturbed man was chuntering about something"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably of imitative origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105852"
  },
  "confinement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of confining : the state of being confined",
      ": lying-in",
      ": an act of confining : the state of being confined",
      ": lying-in",
      ": the act of confining",
      ": the state of being confined"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn-m\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captivity",
      "immurement",
      "impoundment",
      "imprisonment",
      "incarceration",
      "internment",
      "prison"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.",
      "He remained with his wife during her confinement .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Schulte has filed more than sixty official challenges to the conditions of his confinement . \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Packed into their crowded dorms with little to do except await test results, employees smoked, played video games, complained about their confinement while exchanging stories about colleagues cracking under pressure. \u2014 Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Due to the Cheez-Its confinement in the same room as other low-rent stuff like the TV and romance novels, my father and I developed sneaky rituals around them. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Dixon's lawyers also filed a federal lawsuit protesting several conditions of his confinement since the execution warrant was issued and he was moved to another cell where he is observed around the clock and has limited access to personal property. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The drama of their confinement eventually leads to an epic climax that will change the family forever. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Rendered in white marble, the sculpture portrays a woman tied up with ropes, straining against her confinement . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Images of the flowers grown in her garden\u2014which supporters brought to her daily during her confinement , sometimes wrapped in the day\u2019s newspaper to sneak news to her\u2014were projected across the American Florentine villa. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But Arbery's family balked at the deal, insisting the men shouldn't be allowed to pick the locale of their confinement . \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French, from confiner \"to confine entry 2 \" + -ment  -ment ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111039"
  },
  "clothes":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clothing",
      ": bedclothes",
      ": all the cloth articles of personal and household use that can be washed",
      ": clothing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz",
      "\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fhz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparel",
      "attire",
      "clobber",
      "clothing",
      "costumery",
      "dress",
      "duds",
      "garments",
      "gear",
      "habiliment(s)",
      "habit",
      "rags",
      "raiment",
      "rig",
      "rigging",
      "threads",
      "toggery",
      "togs",
      "vestiary",
      "vestments",
      "vesture",
      "wear",
      "wearables",
      "weeds"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In turn, viewers could buy the clothes at the click of a button. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Encompassing sport coats with meaty lapels, neckerchiefs and glen-plaid topcoats, the clothes have a palpable \u201970s look to them, and were introduced inside a Milanese vintage store alongside decades-old pieces. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The clothes liberally feature the slogan, which also applies to women. \u2014 Lee Escobedo, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag, stick a handful of hangers through it, and let the bag fall over the clothes to protect them. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
      "Though uncomplicated, the clothes elicited a strong response when Mycoskie wore them in public. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "WandaVision may have showcased six different eras over just nine episodes, but the clothes Wanda and Vision wear during the '70s era have to be some of our favorites. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Almost all the clothes almost all of us wear have some plastic in them. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Both appeared notably \u2026 sober, at least judging by the clothes . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cl\u0101thas , plural of cl\u0101th \u2014 see cloth ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112043"
  },
  "congee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": porridge made from rice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And at one restaurant in Los Angeles, there\u2019s congee pot pie. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
      "But like any home cooking, there are no real rules with congee . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "The incredible congee pot pie, its chicken porridge hinting of ginger and its pastry cap reminiscent of crackling youtiao snipped into pieces and stirred into the soup. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Watch this movie with your favorite comfort foods ( congee , for me), because there will be tears. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The ultimate Filipino comfort food, lugaw is a savory rice porridge that likely made its way to the Philippines via Chinese congee . \u2014 Dorothy Hernandez, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Most of the work for the congee can be done ahead, like making the porridge base. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "This might look like instant ramen tossed in a miso, butter and Vegemite sauce, or a bowl of congee -esque savory oatmeal topped with creamy avocado. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Mannur said Taylor wrongly positioned herself as a congee pioneer, ignoring its centuries-long history. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Tamil ka\u00f1ci water from cooked rice",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-114301"
  },
  "chilliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": noticeably cold : chilling",
      ": unpleasantly affected by cold",
      ": lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly",
      ": tending to arouse fear or apprehension",
      ": noticeably cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8chi-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bitter",
      "bleak",
      "chill",
      "chilling",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "raw",
      "sharp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It's a little chilly outside.",
      "You must be chilly without a coat on.",
      "They gave him a chilly reception.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a chilly Wednesday night, the Lake Ridge Educational Foundation held a vigil outside the athletic field at Calumet New Tech High School to honor the victims of the Texas school shooting. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "One chilly September night, about two weeks before the current season premiered, they were informed that Michaels was in the crowd. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "According to the National Weather Service, the start of the week will remain quite chilly for mid-April, and precipitation could transition into a chance of showers during the afternoon. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Winds out of the northwest will keep it feeling quite chilly in the morning, and not a whole lot warmer in the afternoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Temperatures will be quite chilly with highs in the 30s. \u2014 courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The Rocky and Chagrin rivers are top bass waters throughout May, but when the water is chilly , target slower, deeper waters around structures. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The nights are chilly , with lows 40 to 45 on Wednesday and 45 to 50 on Thursday. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Here are some observations from the open practice, which ran a little over 90 minutes on a chilly , windy day at Spartan Stadium. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-115703"
  },
  "concur":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express agreement",
      ": approve",
      ": to act together to a common end or single effect",
      ": to happen together : coincide",
      ": to come together : meet",
      ": to act or happen together",
      ": to be in agreement (as in action or opinion) : accord",
      ": to happen at the same time",
      ": to express agreement",
      ": to join in an appellate decision \u2014 compare dissent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agree",
      "coincide"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ",
      "disagree"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "In Washington, Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank, concurs that only a multinational solution can really work. \u2014 Peter Gumbel , Time , 20 Oct. 2008",
      "\"I'm fine for money, Dmitri,\" he responded casually. \"My needs are very simple.\" \"Yes,\" the Soviet concurred , a tinge of mystery in his voice, \"you seem to lack for nothing \u2026 \" \u2014 Erich Segal , The Class , (1985) 1986",
      "For New York, to Mrs. Archer's mind, never changed without changing for the worse; and in this view Miss Sophy Jackson heartily concurred . \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
      "We concur that more money should be spent on education.",
      "\u201cI think more time is needed.\u201d \u201cI concur .\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The computer forecast models are beginning to concur that a tropical storm or depression will form and hit southern Florida. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "The Pat Bowlen Trust has run the franchise for several years and last year put the club up for sale after Hall of Famer Pat Bowlen's children couldn't concur on a successor to their father. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "The vote on whether to concur with the Senate budget failed in a 22-18 split. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
      "Often these frustrated Muslims didn\u2019t like the idea that all of us couldn\u2019t concur . \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The House voted unanimously to concur with the changes to the bill. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "The vote to concur with the Senate package failed, with 18 members in favor of accepting the Senate plan and 22 against. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "The Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Consumer Reports, Popular Science, Lifehacker and others concur . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The House can either concur with the budget or reject it \u2014 the more likely scenario, according to legislative leaders. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concurren \"to operate in concert, agree,\" borrowed from Latin concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement,\" from con-  con- + currere \"to run, flow\" \u2014 more at current entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-115848"
  },
  "candid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by honest sincere expression",
      ": disposed to criticize severely : blunt",
      ": indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception",
      ": free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair",
      ": relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed",
      ": white",
      ": marked by or showing honesty : frank",
      ": relating to photography of people acting naturally without being posed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8kan-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "If Bart Knaggs had been totally candid , he would have told me that when his prospective father-in-law, who was a doctor, had heard that the cancer had moved into my lungs, he said to Bart, \"Well, your friend is dead.\" \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
      "To be candid , I have wondered whether it is fair to write about a man for whom I cannot help but feel a real distaste. \u2014 Jill Lepore , Journal of American History , June 2001",
      "There are candid \u2026 anecdotes of open-heart surgery. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 30 Sept. 1990",
      "He was quite candid about his past.",
      "She gave us her candid opinion on the matter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Saget, who died from head trauma in January at 65, sat down with Radio Rahim in May 2021 for a candid conversation about life, death, and loss for the podcast Til This Day. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Having a candid conversation with your doctor can open the door to finding relief. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Hip Hop artists Remy Ma and Meek Mill shared the stage for the first time ever to share their personal experiences during a candid conversation with veteran journalist Lester Holt about the dire need for criminal justice reform. \u2014 Rachaell Davis, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "During the premiere episode of The Kardashians, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian had a candid conversation with Scott Disick about Kourtney Kardashian's relationship with Travis Barker. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Each car site defines the final category somewhat differently, but an accurate valuation depends on an owner\u2019s being candid about the shape of a vehicle. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has succeeded in getting 1,000 more police officers assigned to the system, but its chair, Janno Lieber, was candid last week when asked about the current climate. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "Ukrainian officials have been candid about the army\u2019s travails while arguing more rapid deliveries of Western weaponry will resolve them. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "But with the giant highs came some traumatizing lows, as Hill is candid about the isolation incurred by his growing fame, a mysterious injury that sidelined him, and his wife's health struggles. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Latin; French candide , from Latin candidus bright, white, from cand\u0113re to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-120735"
  },
  "cook":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who prepares food for eating",
      ": a technical or industrial process comparable to cooking food",
      ": a substance so processed",
      ": to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process",
      ": concoct , fabricate",
      ": to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify , doctor",
      "\u2014 see also cook the books",
      ": to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire during preparation",
      ": to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat",
      ": to undergo the action of being cooked",
      ": occur , happen",
      ": to perform, do, or proceed well",
      ": to make one's failure or ruin certain",
      ": a person who prepares food for eating",
      ": to prepare food for eating by the use of heat",
      ": to go through the process of being heated in preparation for being eaten",
      ": to create through thought and imagination",
      "James 1728\u20131779 English navigator and explorer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chef",
      "cooker",
      "culinarian"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "distort",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist",
      "warp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tom Ye is a cook in his 20s at a nearby restaurant at Asiana Plaza. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
      "Bring the Jeff Ruby Experience to your homes with the cook -at-home Family Meal Kits. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Ditter, who was a line cook at Black Market and ran the kitchen at Rook after chef Carlos Salazar left, has gone with a Chinese takeout theme to complement the cocktail program. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
      "Shawnda Terrell, a cook at Sibley\u2019s Food and Fuel Store, also known as RKM, on nearby Alabama 20, said about 25% of the deli\u2019s business is tied to R.A. Hubbard. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Lorico was a cook at David Chang\u2019s Majordomo at the time and is now executive chef at Bakers & Baristas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Hess \u2013 who grew up in Geauga County - started as a dishwasher at age 14, was a cook at age 15, helped run mom-and-pop eateries at 18-19, then worked front-of-house duties at 21. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Gilberto Monroy, a longtime cook at Berkeley brunch classic Bette\u2019s Oceanview Diner, has branched off to open a Mexican restaurant. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Bill Thompson, a cook at a Burger King in Independence, Missouri, also doesn't have paid sick leave. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Who could resist a cute French chef teaching you how to cook ? \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to cook palmini noodles to your liking? \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
      "Cue the internet think pieces about whether or not Porowski even knew how to cook . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "Mackievicz-Cenci was 6 years old when her father began teaching her how to cook . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "At church bazaars, grandmothers and aunties cook beloved Taiwanese snacks, including sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, and oyster pancakes. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Without power, families cook meals on open fires in the streets. \u2014 Gabe Joselow, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "But my goodness, does so much of the space material still cook . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "That low of a temperature will slowly cook the meat without drying it out and will infuse it with a delicious layer of smoke flavor. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-123338"
  },
  "cruddy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deposit or incrustation of filth, grease, or refuse",
      ": something disgusting : rubbish",
      ": a contemptible person",
      ": a usually ill-defined or imperfectly identified bodily disorder",
      ": curd",
      ": curd entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "filth",
      "grime",
      "gunk",
      "muck",
      "smut",
      "soil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove.",
      "He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Nordica engineers back in Austria set out to enhance that loose and surfy feel while maintaining the brand\u2019s famous crud -busting and high-speed-bashing guts. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Despite all those head-shaking moments in the Beijing bubble, though, there were plenty of world records, broken barriers and soaring performances to stir the emotions of figure skating fans that stuck it out through the crud . \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Winter riding comes with its own unique demands: icy roads and trails that make for dicey traction, slushy crud that sprays all over you and your machine, and short days calling for extra lighting. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Unlike streaming networks, which can bury their junk and still win awards for its prestige content or broadcast networks that have to worry deeply about offending any of their increasingly fewer viewers, TLC lives in their crud . \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "For additional friction to remove pesky interior crud , add salt\u2014large rock salt is especially effective\u2014with the ice. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud . \u2014 Maria Lopez, cleveland , 29 July 2021",
      "Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud , along with plenty of plastic trash. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021",
      "But those concerns often conveniently overlooked the tatty crud regularly published in the country\u2019s reactionary right-wing tabloids, many of which are owned by Murdoch, which have had a profoundly deleterious effect on British society for decades. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The announcement, interpreted in the market as an oil price war, sent Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes tumbling. \u2014 Brian Wingfield, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Just apply gentle pressure, rinsing the scraper or toothbrush off after each pass to avoid re-depositing all that crud back on your tongue. \u2014 Lindsey Lanquist, SELF , 18 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-123650"
  },
  "corporality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being or having a body or a material or physical existence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02c8ra-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
      "corporeality",
      "existence",
      "reality",
      "subsistence",
      "thingness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inexistence",
      "nonbeing",
      "nonexistence",
      "nothingness",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin corpor\u0101lit\u0101t-, corpor\u0101lit\u0101s, from Latin corpor\u0101lis \"of the body, corporal entry 2 \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-130814"
  },
  "circuit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually circular line encompassing an area",
      ": the space enclosed within such a line",
      ": a course around a periphery",
      ": a circuitous or indirect route",
      ": a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory",
      ": the route traveled",
      ": a group of church congregations ministered to by one pastor",
      ": the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy",
      ": an assemblage of electronic elements : hookup",
      ": a two-way communication path between points (as in a computer)",
      ": a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel",
      ": an association of similar groups : league",
      ": a number or series of public outlets (such as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentation",
      ": a number of similar social gatherings",
      ": to make a circuit about",
      ": to make a circuit",
      ": a boundary line around an area",
      ": an enclosed space",
      ": movement around something",
      ": a regular tour of service (as by a judge) around an assigned territory : a course so traveled",
      ": a series of performances, competitions, or appearances held at many different places",
      ": the complete path of an electric current",
      ": a group of electronic parts",
      ": the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy",
      ": a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel",
      ": a route formerly taken by traveling judges",
      ": a district established within a state or the federal judicial system",
      ": the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial system"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circle",
      "circumnavigate",
      "circumvent",
      "compass",
      "encircle",
      "girdle",
      "orbit",
      "ring",
      "round"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "It takes a year for the Earth to make one circuit around the sun.",
      "Verb",
      "after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "None has even won on the PGA Tour, the toughest circuit in golf, although Fitzpatrick is the No. 17 player in the world with seven titles on the European tour. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Rookies Callum Ilott and Christian Lundgaard, both graduates from the Formula 2 circuit in Europe, will start 7th and 8th respectively and are the two highest qualifying rookies. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Experts say a short- circuit in the cells that make up a vehicle battery are typically responsible for fires. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The fire, suspected to have started due to a short- circuit in the ventilator or the switchboard, damaged the entire SNCU, a unit where newborns in critical condition are admitted. \u2014 Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Driving the circuit in the Tecnica was only a slightly less intense experience. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Coaches on the summer recruiting circuit in 2019 marveled at seeing Wade at games with his same job, and did so again this past summer when events resumed after a one-year hiatus. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "But within two months of returning to snow last season, Halvorsen, a member of the U.S. Ski Team\u2019s development squad who trains with Alaska Pacific University, was racing on the top-level World Cup circuit in Europe. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "From rock climbing in Joshua Tree and backpacking in Alaska, to hiking Iceland\u2019s volcanic trails and a 15-day trek on the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, there\u2019s truly something for every type of expeditioner. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Damage to the pons can short- circuit its ability to paralyze the sleeping body. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "These are tested and wrapped in plastic packages to connect them to circuit boards or parts of a system. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The awards circuit moves from movies to music, with the airing of the 64th Grammy Awards. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Do this circuit a total of 4 times to get a full abs workout in 10 minutes. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The administration said the court could short- circuit the usual process and rule on the law's constitutionality this term, even though lower courts have yet to do so. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The lawsuit doesn\u2019t specify the sum of money that his client is seeking to collect; circuit civil cases seek over $30,000, and Scavetta cited the possibility of seeking punitive damages. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Eventually, these eleven words could underlie the next generation of arms control negotiations, strengthen the global nonproliferation regime, and help short- circuit a second nuclear arms race. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Eventually, these eleven words could underlie the next generation of arms control negotiations, strengthen the global nonproliferation regime, and help short- circuit a second nuclear arms race. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-131251"
  },
  "contrivance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thing contrived",
      ": a mechanical device",
      ": an artificial arrangement or development",
      ": the act or faculty of contriving : the state of being contrived",
      ": something (as a scheme or a mechanical device) produced with skill and cleverness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012b-v\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012b-v\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appliance",
      "contraption",
      "gadget",
      "gimmick",
      "gizmo",
      "gismo",
      "jigger",
      "widget"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending.",
      "He told the story honestly and without contrivance .",
      "a contrivance to get out of doing the work",
      "He convinced her to go without using contrivance .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, in fiction especially, writing a story with an unsolved mystery often depends on a contrivance , some convenient loss of modern technology. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
      "Through a contrivance of angled mirrors and canny lighting, the gap is undetectable from inside the room. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Through a plot contrivance , Marek comes to live with Villiam. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "But the audience, of course, recognizes what\u2019s really going on: that the entire situation is the movie\u2019s knowing contrivance , a way of throwing a pop star and a nobody together. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The fact that Pym\u2019s stories sometimes end nowhere can be viewed as verisimilitude, but an awful lot depends on contrivance . \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "One thing Hacks has already established its ability to do interestingly, if not always smoothly, is set itself up for contrived drama and then avoid dragging out the contrivance . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
      "But what of the people who are not necessarily glued to the news, whose jobs do not require them to track, in detail, every grotesque new contrivance of the Republican Party, every vain counter by the Democrats? \u2014 The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a middling work of realism inevitably rests on experience, observation, and knowledge, but a mediocre fantasy is a transparent emptiness, a contrivance of parts that aren\u2019t held together by the atmosphere of social life. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contrive ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-131535"
  },
  "counselor-at-law":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": counselor sense 2",
      ": counsel \u2014 compare attorney-at-law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r-\u02c8at-'l\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "attorney",
      "attorney-at-law",
      "counsel",
      "counselor",
      "counsellor",
      "lawyer",
      "legal eagle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1617, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-132934"
  },
  "collective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole",
      ": formed by collecting : aggregated",
      ": multiple",
      ": of, relating to, or being a group of individuals",
      ": involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals",
      ": marked by similarity among or with the members of a group",
      ": collectivized or characterized by collectivism",
      ": shared or assumed by all members of the group",
      ": a collective body : group",
      ": a cooperative unit or organization",
      ": collective farm",
      ": a helicopter control system governing lift",
      ": having to do with a number of persons or things thought of as a whole",
      ": done or shared by a number of persons as a group",
      ": involving all members of a group as distinct from individual members"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "concerted",
      "conjoint",
      "conjunct",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "We made a collective decision to go on strike.",
      "The incident became part of our collective memory.",
      "the collective wisdom of generations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "What should people understand about secondary trauma or collective trauma? \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "In January, the union and NWSL reached the league\u2019s first-ever collective -bargaining agreement, which increased minimum pay and average total compensation. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "The collective trauma of those tragedies lives in all of us. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "The Buffalo shooting is our collective , modern-day trauma; the one that is the responsibility of people who are alive right now. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Our collective trauma is unmasked by our exaggerated responses to an ephemera of minor outbreaks of non-pandemic illnesses - like Monkeypox - which have triggered paroxysmal shocks of post-traumatic anxiety at the thought of Covid-19: Part 2. \u2014 David Walcott, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Studies have shown that exposure to media coverage following a collective trauma for several hours daily can lead to stress. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Smalls and the rest of the A.L.U. organizing committee are now focussed on winning the union vote at LDJ5 and, very soon, negotiating a first collective -bargaining agreement at both warehouses. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Daily collective miner revenue has fallen by about 56% since November, the research firm Glassnode estimates, to about $27 million from $62 million. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Founded by Bing Chen in 2017, Gold House is a non-profit collective of changemakers\u2014founders, artists, and leaders\u2014aimed at unifying the API community and championing greater representation and socioeconomic equity. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
      "Sehiri is also a co-founder of Rawiyat-Sisters in Film, a collective of women filmmakers from the Arab world. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Teatro P\u00fablico de Cleveland is a collective of Latino theatre artists and produces performances that preserve and promote the cultures of Cleveland Latinos for Spanish-speaking audiences and the broader public. \u2014 cleveland , 20 July 2021",
      "Kalina Trifonova, an astrologer at Nebula, says that the time after this Mercury retrograde will be a major growth period for the collective . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Currently, D\u2019Amelio has contacted multiple brands that are interested in working with the collective . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
      "But Catlett\u2019s association with the left-leaning Taller print collective , would raise concerns back home. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Posting their songs and experimental, low-fi music videos online, their after-school hobby led them to a fortuitous crossover with another famed Stockholm collective , Yung Lean\u2019s now-prolific Sad Boys. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The story follows best friends Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls who live on Jeju and start working in the sea with the diving collective , through the Japanese occupation of Korea, through World War II, the Korean War, and beyond. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-134641"
  },
  "critter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an animal : creature sense 1",
      ": a small animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kri-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animal",
      "beast",
      "beastie",
      "brute",
      "creature"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The woods are filled with skunks, raccoons, and other critters .",
      "she's so fond of every kind of critter that she ought to be a veterinarian",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These little critter bots are still in development, but the researchers envision a future that could include minimally invasive surgeries or even flight. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "The fan didn\u2019t appear to let the critter loose either. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
      "Some miserable human critter published their real identities. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Although the Arizona Humane Society tends to adopt out mostly dogs and cats from their adoption facilities, this compassionate animal welfare organization has a soft spot for and loves helping out our critter friends too! \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The coarsely haired critter went extinct more than 100 years ago on that island in the Indian Ocean, scientists think because of diseases brought by European ships. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "An actual bat was spotted swooping around inside the theater, putting the movie on pause while management called animal control and tried \u2014 unsuccessfully \u2014 to get the critter out, KXAN reported Friday. \u2014 Chron , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "However, finding an aquatic critter fossilized in resin is extremely rare. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Instead of transforming to a flatter, adult-like shape seen in modern crabs, its baby-like features seemed to be an advantage for the critter , the New York Times reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by alteration",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-141218"
  },
  "chaparral":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thicket of dwarf evergreen oaks",
      ": a dense impenetrable thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees",
      ": an ecological community composed of shrubby plants adapted to dry summers and moist winters that occurs especially in southern California"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsha-p\u0259-\u02c8ral",
      "-\u02c8rel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boscage",
      "boskage",
      "bosk",
      "bosque",
      "bosquet",
      "brake",
      "brushwood",
      "coppice",
      "copse",
      "covert",
      "thicket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the rabbit darted into the chaparral",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fire, which authorities estimate has the potential to grow to 500 to 1,000 acres, was burning through dense front-country chaparral , driven by erratic winds, Ferguson said. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Waist-high chamise chaparral closed in on my legs and backpack, but never blocked the striking vistas to the south. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "And much of the region is covered in chaparral , the most flammable mix of brush land vegetation in the country. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Forests may produce a different fragrance than grasslands, chaparral or deserts, for example. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "From the thick chaparral comes the characteristic cooing sound that is only made by males. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The weather service does not plan to issue wildfire advisory because recent rains have dampened the chaparral across most of the county. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Hints of dusty chaparral , sandalwood and pronounced mineral follow with exotic spices. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "The fire burned in dense chaparral through an area of ranches, canyons and parks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, from chaparro dwarf evergreen oak, from Basque txapar ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-144350"
  },
  "child":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young person especially between infancy and puberty",
      ": a person not yet of the age of majority (see majority sense 2a )",
      ": a childlike or childish person",
      ": a son or daughter of human parents",
      ": descendant",
      ": an unborn or recently born person",
      ": a female infant",
      ": one strongly influenced by another or by a place or state of affairs",
      ": product , result",
      ": a youth of noble birth",
      ": pregnant",
      ": an unborn or recently born person",
      ": a young person of either sex between infancy and youth",
      ": a son or daughter of any age",
      ": an unborn or recently born person",
      ": a young person especially between infancy and youth",
      ": pregnant",
      ": a son or daughter of any age and usually including one formally adopted \u2014 compare issue",
      ": a person below an age specified by law : infant , minor",
      "\u2014 compare adult",
      "Francis James 1825\u20131896 American ballad editor",
      "Julia (Carolyn) 1912\u20132004 n\u00e9e McWilliams American chef"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)ld",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bld",
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(\u0259)ld",
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bairn",
      "bambino",
      "bud",
      "chap",
      "chick",
      "cub",
      "juvenile",
      "kid",
      "kiddie",
      "kiddy",
      "kiddo",
      "moppet",
      "sprat",
      "sprout",
      "squirt",
      "whelp",
      "youngling",
      "youngster",
      "youth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adult",
      "grown-up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In May 2021, Tur gave birth to her second child , a daughter named Eloise. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "Scotty McCreery and his wife Gabi are expecting their first child \u2014 a boy! \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
      "Scotty McCreery and his wife Gabi are expecting their first child , a boy, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The former couple's first child , Nevada Alexander Musk, died of sudden infant death syndrome at only 10 weeks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "That became even more apparent in 2019, when Wie West became pregnant with her first child , Makenna, now 2 years old. \u2014 Elizabeth Millard, C.p.t., SELF , 20 June 2022",
      "Her second child , a daughter, grew up largely in a series of baby shelters and orphanages. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Trevor Story, who welcomed his first child in March, celebrated Father Day\u2019s with a solo home run in the second inning off St. Louis starter Andre Pallante. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "In 1950, Roy and Dale had their own child , Robin, who was born with Down syndrome. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cild ; akin to Goth kilthei womb, and perhaps to Sanskrit ja\u1e6dhara belly",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-145254"
  },
  "construction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining",
      ": the process, art, or manner of constructing something",
      ": a thing constructed",
      ": the construction industry",
      ": the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence : syntactical arrangement",
      ": a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials",
      ": the process, art, or manner of building something",
      ": something built or put together : structure",
      ": the arrangement of words and the relationship between words in a sentence",
      ": the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining meaning or effect (as of a statute or contract)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "erection",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The tragedy led to service being suspended beneath the garage and to a construction stoppage as officials worked to ensure the site was safe. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Problems at the Finnish site began soon after construction , said Tapani Virolainen, deputy director of Finland\u2019s nuclear safety authority. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "The use is proposed for 18 months while construction happens. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
      "The preliminary deal is contingent on Sempra\u2019s Cameron and Port Arthur projects securing the necessary permits, financing, engineering and construction contracts needed to make final investment decisions at both locations. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Champlain Towers South had a long history of maintenance problems and questions have been raised about the quality of its original construction and inspections in the early 1980s. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "Champlain Towers South had a long history of maintenance problems and questions have been raised about the quality of its original construction and inspections in the early 1980s. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Each will be looking for designs that provide a positive guest experience, sustainable construction , and consideration of the social good. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
      "Construction of the extension began in 2014 with an opening set for 2018, but the project has been delayed multiple times because of construction issues. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see construct  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-153831"
  },
  "cinch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strap that holds a saddle on a horse",
      ": a tight grip",
      ": a thing done with ease",
      ": a certainty to happen",
      ": to put a cinch on",
      ": to fasten (something, such as a belt or strap) tightly",
      ": to make certain : assure",
      ": to tighten the cinch",
      ": a sure or an easy thing",
      ": girth sense 2",
      ": to fasten (as a belt or strap) tightly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sinch",
      "\u02c8sinch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breeze",
      "cake",
      "cakewalk",
      "child's play",
      "cream puff",
      "duck soup",
      "kid stuff",
      "picnic",
      "pushover",
      "roses",
      "snap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assure",
      "ensure",
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty",
      "ice",
      "insure",
      "secure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Our top performers air fried food to a crispy texture with a moist interior and were a cinch to use with large, easy-to-read controls that barely required the owner\u2019s manual. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
      "One of the lightest, most effective methods is cinch \u2013able elastic shock cords woven across the back panel. \u2014 Peter Koch, Outside Online , 10 May 2020",
      "Switching things up should be a cinch with travel dresses. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Don\u2019t make the mistake of thinking that all above-ground pools are a cinch to take care of in comparison to an in-ground pool. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
      "With the Yankees\u2019 domineering bullpen, the rest of the game was a cinch . \u2014 Matthew Roberson, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Taking a piece down a few sizes will be a cinch in the right hands and, depending on the cut of the dress and its historical value, Kaizer would cast an even wider net. \u2014 Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Plus, carrying the tote bag is a cinch thanks to the 9-inch drop shoulder handle and the adjustable crossbody strap. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Hard plastic chairs, often made from polycarbonate, are waterproof and a cinch to wipe down. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her matching skirt was made of the same holographic, metallic material and featured a sporty wrap-skort tie detailing to cinch the mini at her waist. \u2014 Seventeen , 14 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, Hamm will compete to place among the top two candidates in California, and Audrey Trujillo, who is running unopposed in New Mexico, will cinch her GOP nomination. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "The relaxed-fit jacket features a drawcord to cinch your waist and add shape to the look. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "It's designed with a deep V-neck, a ribbon that can be used to cinch the dress at your waist, and it's finished off with a back zipper closure. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Over time, the strap may naturally stretch, prompting you to cinch it tighter and tighter around your waist. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "His group, Bandit, created a product that can cinch the waist of shorts or pants to help people achieve the perfect fit. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This go-to gesture of peace and accord, used to cinch deals, bless the start of high-level meetings, and congratulate victors has been a mainstay of the Western World for well over 2,000 years. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Slide the knot off your hand, and cinch the ends tight. \u2014 Ari Schneider, Outside Online , 8 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1866, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-154756"
  },
  "covert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled",
      ": covered over : sheltered",
      ": hiding place : shelter",
      ": a thicket affording cover for game",
      ": a masking or concealing device",
      ": a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird \u2014 see wing illustration",
      ": a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns",
      ": made or done secretly",
      ": a hiding place (as a thicket that gives shelter to game animals)",
      ": one of the small feathers around the bottom of the quills on the wings and tail of a bird"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-(\u02cc)v\u0259rt",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-v\u0259rt",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-v\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cloistered",
      "hidden",
      "isolated",
      "quiet",
      "remote",
      "retired",
      "secluded",
      "secret",
      "sheltered"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concealment",
      "den",
      "hermitage",
      "hideaway",
      "hideout",
      "hidey-hole",
      "hidy-hole",
      "lair",
      "nest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He has taken part in a number of covert military operations.",
      "spy agencies taking covert action",
      "Noun",
      "set up a covert from which to watch wildlife without being detected",
      "the rabbit rushed to the safety of the nearest covert",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As a reward of sorts, Ma is dispatched to Vietnam for an ostensible vacation that\u2019s really a covert operation, accompanied by his alternately vainglorious and spluttering Captain (Choi Gwi-hwa). \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "Laos fell under Communist control in 1975, and May 14 was the last day Hmong officers and others were airlifted to Thailand from the headquarters that had served as base for the covert CIA operation in Laos. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "But as of now, Mr. Biden and his staff do not see the utility of an expansive covert effort to use the spy agency to ferry in arms as the United States did in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union during the 1980s. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "At the height of China\u2019s Cultural Revolution, a young scientist named Tu Youyou headed a covert operation called Project 523 under military supervision. \u2014 Maggie Villiger, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Benitez and his brother were sent to Florida as part of Operation Peter Pan, a covert U.S.-backed effort to evacuate children from Cuba. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Nella and Kendra\u2019s story lines intersect in surprising ways as the novel transitions into a riveting thriller revolving around a covert brainwashing effort and an underground resistance movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
      "Broidy is the latest person accused by the Justice Department of participating in the covert lobbying effort, which also sought to arrange for the return of a Chinese dissident living in the U.S. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "All told, the Justice Department charged 25 Russian nationals in a covert effort to spread disinformation on social media and in the hacking of Democratic emails. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Star Tribune , 1 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That\u2019s just after Mando is cast out from his Mandalorian covert for the cardinal sin of removing his helmet in the presence of others. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Hunting coverts of primary and secondary growth isn\u2019t always easy, and Faust\u2019s advice is to be physically prepared for a day in the uplands. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 2 June 2020",
      "The bonus of finding a spring singing field is that you also will have pinpointed an autumn covert . \u2014 Tom Fegely, Field & Stream , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Back at the Tribe\u2019s underground covert , the Mandalorian donates his full payment to his people. \u2014 Alex Kane, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "In July, a bomb targeting the Afghan covert service killed eight members and six civilians, and wounded hundreds more. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "The two-person rear bench seat coverts into a small double bed and a second double bed fits in the pop-top, allowing the Sixty to sleep four. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 1 Oct. 2018",
      "To keep these images and video covert , cheaters may have a special cloud service. \u2014 Kim Komando, Fox News , 15 Sep. 2018",
      "Gates himself has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to the FBI and vowed to help Mueller's investigation into Russia's covert influencing of the election. \u2014 Josh Hafner, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-160212"
  },
  "chummy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": quite friendly",
      ": very friendly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bosom",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "close",
      "especial",
      "familiar",
      "friendly",
      "inseparable",
      "intimate",
      "inward",
      "near",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was getting chummy with the reporters.",
      "the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep reading to relive all their biggest relationship milestones, from their chummy beginnings to their unified work as royals. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "And Romijn, who has her own chummy relationship with Pike, makes Number One feel like a person with more weight and canonical influence than the character was ever allowed to have. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "For most of their chummy conversations, Tomlinson appeared polite, deferential, even in awe of her friend and mentor, a more seasoned stand-up, writer and television star. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Not the big moments \u2014 the corporate tax cut, the chummy meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the insults to our NATO allies, the two impeachments, the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But for most of its history, the nation's highest court has looked like a chummy private men's club from a not-so-distant time. \u2014 Jessica Campisi And Brandon Griggs, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Longtime antagonists Heather Gay and Lisa Barlow are also very chummy . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "In the months since, Amazon\u2019s relationship with the White House has been less than chummy . \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "For a comic her age, Tomlinson is remarkably nimble, able to pivot from light to dark, innocent to dirty, chummy to aggressive. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chum entry 1 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-164231"
  },
  "chronicle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation",
      ": narrative sense 1",
      ": to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle",
      ": an account of events in the order that they happened : history",
      ": to record in the order of occurrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "chronology",
      "commentary",
      "commentaries",
      "history",
      "narration",
      "narrative",
      "record",
      "report",
      "story"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chart",
      "describe",
      "narrate",
      "recite",
      "recount",
      "rehearse",
      "relate",
      "report",
      "tell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a chronicle of the American Civil War",
      "a chronicle of the President's years in office",
      "Verb",
      "The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.",
      "She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.",
      "a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Interspersed into this chronicle are third-person flash-forwards to Mila\u2019s tour of the United States. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That said, this relentless chronicle of authoritarianism emboldened and empowered offers a painful and valuable reminder that democracy is fragile, never to be taken for granted and always in need of committed defense. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Court records chronicle allegations of domestic abuse and warnings from the children\u2019s mother that David Mora was violent. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "It was noted even in that chronicle of the rich and famous, Vanity Fair. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Charles Finch is the author of What Just Happened, a chronicle of 2020, available from Knopf. \u2014 Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "It has been described as a vivid and powerful chronicle that celebrates the human spirit. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "What started as a deliberate, thoughtful meditation about wellness ended as an inadvertent chronicle of a friendship gone terribly awry. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The latter, as a chronicle of events rather than a deeper analysis of underlying forces\u2014class struggle, say, or industrialization. \u2014 Melik Kaylan, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The company has two new music documentaries that chronicle the worlds of soft rock and 80s hair metal that will debut later this year on Paramount+. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Elvis is set to chronicle Presley\u2019s rise to fame and his relationship with manager Col. Tom Parker (portrayed by Hanks). \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Moving forward, The Baltimore Sun continues to chronicle the city\u2019s joys and its sorrows and events both large and small \u2014 on newsprint but also through phones and computer screens across Maryland and beyond. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "In recent years, tribal historians and researchers have tried to chronicle the number of Native American students who died and where they are buried. \u2014 Dan Frosch, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Originally, Essential Labor was meant to chronicle the history of caregiving in the United States. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 10 May 2022",
      "Behind the Scenes: A documentary goes inside the Met to chronicle one of the most challenging years of its history. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Like any successful rapper, though, Fivio is using hip-hop not just to chronicle his surroundings but also to change them. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "On a windy and warm spring afternoon, Donald Parham Jr. sat alone with a visitor sent to chronicle his comeback. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-165506"
  },
  "colored":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having color",
      ": colorful",
      ": marked by exaggeration or bias",
      ": of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) other than white",
      ": black entry 1 sense 2",
      ": of mixed race (see race entry 1 sense 1a )",
      ": of or relating to persons of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) other than white or to persons of mixed race",
      ": a person of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) other than white or of mixed race",
      ": having color"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chromatic",
      "colorful",
      "kaleidoscopic",
      "motley",
      "multicolored",
      "multihued",
      "polychromatic",
      "polychrome",
      "prismatic",
      "rainbow",
      "varicolored",
      "varied",
      "variegated",
      "various"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "colorless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.",
      "He gave a highly colored account of the events."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-170505"
  },
  "changelessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": never changing : constant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constant",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeful",
      "changing",
      "fickle",
      "fluctuating",
      "fluid",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "skittish",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "varying",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-171912"
  },
  "come (to)":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to recover consciousness",
      ": to bring a ship's head nearer the wind : luff",
      ": to come to anchor or to a stop",
      ": to recover consciousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02c8t\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "come around",
      "come round",
      "revive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-171927"
  },
  "chronometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": timepiece",
      ": one designed to keep time with great accuracy despite external forces",
      ": an instrument for measuring time",
      ": one designed to keep time with great accuracy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clock",
      "timekeeper",
      "timepiece",
      "timer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a fancy new chronometer that is light-years more advanced than your average wristwatch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The move would result in the Besna\u00e7on Observatory launching a new chronometer certification. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Both sizes contain the Co-Axial master chronometer caliber 8800 with a 55-hour power reserve. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Sir Ernest stood by under the canvas with chronometer , pencil, and book. \u2014 Daniella Mccahey, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Shackleton's brilliant navigator, Frank Worsley, painstakingly calculated the coordinates for the position where Endurance sank using a sextant and chronometer . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The watch is chronometer certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), which guarantees a precision of -4 to +6 seconds per day. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Beginning in 2022, the ENG300 series of movements will be certified to chronometer -standards using Bremont\u2019s in-house H1 Timing Standard that reflects the same standards as the ISO3159:2009 Chronometer test. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "The movement is the manufacture caliber MT5400, an automatic chronometer with a non-magnetic silicon hairspring. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
      "Back then, a marine chronometer could cost the equivalent of one-third of the price of the entire sea-worthy vessel. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chrono- + -meter ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172029"
  },
  "comparative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in the quality, quantity, or relation expressed by an adjective or adverb",
      ": considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained : relative",
      ": characterized by systematic comparison especially of likenesses and dissimilarities",
      ": one that compares with another especially on equal footing : rival",
      ": one that makes witty or mocking comparisons",
      ": the comparative degree or form in a language",
      ": not entirely but more so than others : relative",
      ": of or relating to the form of an adjective or adverb that shows an increase in the quality that the adjective or adverb expresses",
      ": the degree or form in a language that indicates an increase in the quality expressed by an adjective or adverb",
      ": characterized by the systematic comparison of phenomena and especially of likenesses and dissimilarities",
      ": characterized by systematic comparison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8per-\u0259-tiv",
      "-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8per-\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8par-\u0259t-iv",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8par-\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "almost",
      "approximate",
      "near",
      "relative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "complete",
      "downright",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "pure",
      "unqualified"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She did a comparative study of classical and modern art.",
      "I'm taking a class in comparative anatomy.",
      "a comparative analysis of the roles of women in different cultures",
      "The comparative form of \u201chappy\u201d is \u201chappier\u201d; the comparative form of \u201cgood\u201d is \u201cbetter\u201d; the comparative form of \u201cclearly\u201d is \u201cmore clearly.\u201d",
      "Noun",
      "\u201cTaller\u201d is the comparative of \u201ctall.\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Stetson Doggett showed in comparative speed testing that Mint gets similar, ultra-fast download speeds to T-Mobile on the carrier's mid-band 5G network, although T-Mobile has a shorter ping time. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "Since 2008, the museum, through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, has offered a Ph.D. in comparative biology, and in 2011, the museum established a separate master\u2019s program in teaching science. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In 2007 a comparative analysis of birth outcomes among more than 11,000 women found that second-time mothers with doula support had lower rates of cesarean deliveries. \u2014 Julia Hotz, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "And not by a small margin, either: There\u2019s a 26 percent comparative reduction in cardiovascular mortality and 23 percent reduction in mortality from cancer. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 3 May 2021",
      "Deep red and velvety, this approachable aperitivo is comparative to a fruity martini with a lustrous and smooth aftertaste. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Boas was also a proponent of what was then a revolutionary idea that different cultures should be looked at in their own right and not on some kind of comparative scale. \u2014 Deepti Hajela, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "In most cases, encouraging behavioral change isn\u2019t about providing hyper-accuracy, Pal notes, but rather comparative choices. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Ur\u00edas matched Greene pitch for pitch \u2014 albeit at a comparative crawl \u2014 through five innings. \u2014 Steve Hensonassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Soon, the positive reviews of the performance that had yet to take place took a turn toward the comparative . \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Why this matters: Reports from an independent testing organization like AV- Comparatives are important for the average PC user. \u2014 Ian Paul, PCWorld , 1 Aug. 2017",
      "Other poll comparatives from March fell like dominoes. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 29 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172109"
  },
  "cognomen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surname",
      ": the third of the usually three names of an ancient Roman \u2014 compare nomen , praenomen",
      ": name",
      ": a distinguishing nickname or epithet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alias",
      "byname",
      "epithet",
      "handle",
      "moniker",
      "monicker",
      "nickname",
      "sobriquet",
      "soubriquet",
      "surname"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "richly deserved the cognomen of \u201cButterfingers\u201d",
      "\u201cChristopher Columbus\u201d is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, irregular from co- + nomen name \u2014 more at name ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172433"
  },
  "counterproductive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feckless",
      "hamstrung",
      "ineffective",
      "ineffectual",
      "inefficacious",
      "inefficient",
      "inexpedient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "effective",
      "effectual",
      "efficacious",
      "efficient",
      "expedient",
      "operant",
      "ultraefficient"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His uncontrollable anger is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage.",
      "harsh disciplinary measures that prove to be counterproductive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The finding provides more evidence that for many years U.S. immigration policy has been ineffective, counterproductive and deadly. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "This sky-is-falling delusion, particularly from leaders with access to classified intelligence, is at best counterproductive and at worst dangerous. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But over past decades, leaders in both political parties as well as most economists have come to accept the idea that interference in markets is counterproductive and ill-advised. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In public, officials including the Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, have rejected concessions as counterproductive and likely only to encourage further Russian aggression. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Elizabeth Fink, council secretary for the Wesleyan Covenant Association, argued the delay would be counterproductive . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
      "However, Dallas City Council Member Omar Narvaez, who represents the area, cautioned that overpolicing could be counterproductive . \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Dr Jhugroo says that shutting out your feelings is ultimately counterproductive . \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
      "No one is inherently racist simply because their skin is a certain color, and teaching so is counterproductive . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172435"
  },
  "consortium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member",
      ": association , society",
      ": the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other",
      ": an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member",
      ": the right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other",
      ": the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other",
      "\u2014 compare society",
      "[Medieval Latin, marital partnership, from Latin]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-sh(\u0113-)\u0259m",
      "-\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0113-\u0259m",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-sh\u0259m; -sh\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "association",
      "board",
      "brotherhood",
      "chamber",
      "club",
      "college",
      "congress",
      "council",
      "fellowship",
      "fraternity",
      "guild",
      "gild",
      "institute",
      "institution",
      "league",
      "order",
      "organization",
      "society",
      "sodality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A Japanese consortium invested millions in the technology.",
      "a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deal for Mondo arrives just a month after former Disney CEO Bob Iger joined a consortium led by Peter Chernin\u2019s The Chernin Group to invest $263 million in Funko to fuel its expansion. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "The consortium led by TCG will make a $263 million strategic investment in Funko, acquiring 80% of ACON Investments\u2019 shares in Funko Class A common stock. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "The Ricketts family, owners of Major League Baseball\u2019s Chicago Cubs, and a separate consortium led by Bain Capital co-chairman Stephen Pagliuca have also made it to the next phase, according to the people. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The two front runners are former Gugenheim Partners executive and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Todd Boehly, and a consortium led by Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris and David Blitzer, according to the FT. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The protest was filed by Capital Express Mobility Partners, a consortium led by Spanish firm Cintra. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "So what my buying consortium did across the country is start to invest in research and development to create smart gun technology. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Truelove has helped lead the consortium 's work with the Biden administration to coordinate modeling work from across several teams plotting coming waves of the virus. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The consortium 's North Atlantic right whale population estimate for 2020 has not yet been peer-reviewed, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors \u2014 see consort  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172713"
  },
  "complicated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of parts intricately combined",
      ": difficult to analyze, understand, or explain",
      ": difficult to understand or explain",
      ": characterized by injury to nearby parts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complex",
      "complicate",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncomplex",
      "noncomplicated",
      "plain",
      "simple",
      "uncomplicated"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The game's rules are too complicated .",
      "The machine has a complicated design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the president wants to help consumers at the pump, the solutions aren\u2019t complicated . \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The fillings for a breakfast taco aren\u2019t complicated , which is why owner Chris Svetlik says the most important element is the flour tortilla, that wondrous flatbread, simultaneously flaky and elastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "How this happens is a little complicated , so bear with me for a quick dive into the financial plumbing. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Juliette and Calliope just met, and already their relationship is extremely complicated . \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Proving that threat assessment stops violence is complicated , and studies of its impact have shortcomings. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Needless to say, the world-building is a bit complicated ! \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The official dessert of this year\u2019s platinum jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s 70-year reign is as complicated as a full-scale military parade\u2014and requires almost as much precision to pull off. \u2014 Richard Morgan, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The political odds for each of them are complicated . \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see complicate  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172750"
  },
  "cerebral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the brain or the intellect",
      ": of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum",
      ": appealing to intellectual appreciation",
      ": primarily intellectual in nature",
      ": of or relating to the brain or mind",
      ": of, relating to, or affecting the cerebrum",
      ": of or relating to the brain or the intellect",
      ": of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-br\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-",
      "\u02c8se-r\u0259-",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-br\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-br\u0259l",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-br\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blue",
      "eggheaded",
      "geeky",
      "highbrow",
      "highbrowed",
      "intellectual",
      "intellectualist",
      "intellectualistic",
      "long-haired",
      "longhair",
      "nerdish",
      "nerdy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-intellectual",
      "lowbrow",
      "nonintellectual",
      "philistine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He's a very cerebral comedian.",
      "a very cerebral jurist who has given much thought to what makes our nation's constitution work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At times, Strange New Worlds feels like a more cerebral version of what Kurtzman, J.J. Abrams, and company did with the 2009 Star Trek film: recasting all our old favorites and giving them a slightly modern touch-up. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "The finale is divided into these two parts \u2014 this very dark, action-heavy first half and then the more cerebral , diplomatic second half. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Some lend themselves to more cerebral work; others can be more graphic and symbolic. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Instead of setting an ambitious money goal in the new year, consider some smaller and more cerebral ways to make your financial life happier. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The cerebral film arrived significantly behind expectations, scraping together $12 million from 3,552 cinemas over the weekend and $22.5 million since Wednesday. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "In women\u2019s college hockey, it has been said that Eastern teams are more cerebral and Western teams are more physical, though that old stereotype is changing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The spectrum of comedic work Huppert herself has covered is vast, from light slapstick to the more cerebral . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
      "Disco Elysium is a more cerebral take on classic role-playing games, with the most obvious difference being that there is no combat. \u2014 Britton Peele, Dallas News , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French c\u00e9r\u00e9bral , from Latin cerebrum brain; akin to Old High German hirni brain, Greek kara head, keras horn, Sanskrit \u015biras head \u2014 more at horn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172812"
  },
  "catchphrase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word or expression that is used repeatedly and conveniently to represent or characterize a person, group, idea, or point of view",
      ": slogan sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02ccfr\u0101z",
      "\u02c8kech-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banner",
      "cry",
      "shibboleth",
      "slogan",
      "tagline",
      "watchword"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "popular catchphrases like \u201cpolitically correct\u201d",
      "one of those advertising catchphrases that, if you think about them, don't mean much of anything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The catchphrase became so popular that Walter Mondale, the eventual Democratic presidential nominee that year, asked the question to his leading primary opponent Gary Hart during a debate. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "This, of course, is a catchphrase from Brolin\u2019s 1985 cult-favorite adventure film The Goonies. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The easiest catchphrase is to call this neuro-symbolic AI, meaning a combining of the artificial neural network (ANN) underpinnings within Deep Learning in conjunction with the symbolic AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The question became a catchphrase among political reporters to describe the search for the most newsworthy aspect of an event \u2014 the lead. \u2014 Mike Feinsilber And Calvin Woodward, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The first half of that catchphrase now seems doubtful. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Sycamore Brewing of North Carolina sued over the catchphrase for Hazy IPAs; Stone to remove it from packaging but in the meantime can continue selling boxes already on store shelves. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Get past body positive, which has become a sort of meaningless catchphrase for the mainstream, to body normative for everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "That is the potential catchphrase for those that are concerned about nighttime light pollution. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173126"
  },
  "Colonel Blimp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pompous person with out-of-date or ultraconservative views",
      ": reactionary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8blimp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "dodo",
      "fogy",
      "fogey",
      "fossil",
      "fud",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "felt like a Colonel Blimp who had outlived his time"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" Colonel Blimp , cartoon character created by David Low",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173207"
  },
  "concisely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail",
      ": expressing much in few words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aphoristic",
      "apothegmatic",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "compact",
      "compendious",
      "crisp",
      "curt",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "epigrammatic",
      "laconic",
      "monosyllabic",
      "pithy",
      "sententious",
      "succinct",
      "summary",
      "telegraphic",
      "terse",
      "thumbnail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "long-winded",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
      "Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
      "\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
      "a clear and concise account of the accident",
      "a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concisus , from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173520"
  },
  "chaw":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chew sense 1",
      ": a chew especially of tobacco"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (on)",
      "champ",
      "chew",
      "chomp (on)",
      "crunch (on)",
      "gnaw (on)",
      "masticate",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the farmer was intently chawing a carrot",
      "Noun",
      "enjoyed a chaw of tobacco",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In cooler months, a hadrosaur might chaw rotten logs to get their daily fiber\u2014with mushrooms and insects adding a little protein to the mix. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But civilization and its refinements have gained a foothold; tobacco chewers are spitting their chaw juices into upmarket iced tea bottles and farmers are raising llamas. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco ( chaw ). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2018",
      "Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco ( chaw ). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2018",
      "Carrasco and Bauer\u2019s first subject was infielder Jose Ramirez, who received red-lensed sunglasses, a chaw in his lip, a dangling chain and a mohawk that Carrasco sculpted by peeling back the baseball\u2019s leather and pulling through its internal yarn. \u2014 Ben Reiter, SI.com , 13 Sep. 2017",
      "The man so loved his chaw that congressional pages ran fresh spittoons to his desk in relays. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 6 Jan. 2017",
      "The book, with its cover photograph of Dykstra looking like a jack-o\u2019-lantern with a chaw of tobacco in one cheek, will rank No. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 9 July 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1506, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1709, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180708"
  },
  "contrive":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": devise , plan",
      ": to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner",
      ": to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage",
      ": to make schemes",
      ": plan entry 2 sense 1 , plot",
      ": to form or make in some skillful or clever way",
      ": to manage to bring about or do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concoct",
      "construct",
      "cook (up)",
      "devise",
      "drum up",
      "excogitate",
      "fabricate",
      "invent",
      "make up",
      "manufacture",
      "think (up)",
      "trump up",
      "vamp (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The prisoners contrived a way to escape.",
      "He contrived a meeting with the president.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The House may even contrive a reason to impeach the President, if only for the fun of it. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive , as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Unless the Russians contrive a clever reason to desist, the next stage will likely involve the broad deployment of heavy artillery and the beginning of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "This time, though, there\u2019s no theme to contrive to fit; just look at the headlines about events and trends of the current day. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "Craving heroes, the filmmakers contrive a celebrities-of-color fantasy that\u2019s woke \u2014 and dull. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "That sounds like just the kind of deep strategy \u00b5Zero and Artu\u00b5 would contrive . \u2014 Dr. Will Roper, Popular Mechanics , 19 Jan. 2021",
      "If any of her work were turned into a screenplay, there would be no need to contrive sets or costumes. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "And one of these is the capacity to contrive a unique and dynamic atmospheric security blanket that keeps the system intact. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English controven, contreven , from Anglo-French controver, contrever , from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin com- + Vulgar Latin *tropare to compose, find \u2014 more at troubadour ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180729"
  },
  "chastisement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to censure severely : castigate",
      ": to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)",
      ": chasten sense 2",
      ": to punish severely (as by whipping)",
      ": to criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-\u02ccst\u012bz",
      "(\u02cc)cha-\u02c8st\u012bz",
      "cha-\u02c8st\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.",
      "The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jackson is then seen lying on his back on the sidewalk just outside of the event as others chastise him and accuse him of hitting a woman. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The impulse to chastise people in the past can be a distraction not only for Harvard but for any wealthy institution that would move beyond memorialization to ask what, exactly, its future responsibilities within and beyond its own campus are. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Smith was 9 at the time and would long chastise himself for not defending his mother. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Before a game, Benner would stand courtside and Miller would walk over to him to jokingly chastise Benner, pointing a finger close to Benner's face. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The proceedings only went downhill from there, with one Democratic member - Katie Porter of California - using jars of M&Ms and bags of rice to chastise the oil companies for producing too much oil. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Someone with low optimism might self- chastise , speak from a victim mindset or pass the blame to other people. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Many Ukrainians chastise Russians for increasingly accepting middle-class comforts afforded by the country\u2019s oil wealth in exchange for declining to resist limits on their freedoms. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Some students have refused to wear masks at school and, when school leaders have refused to admit or have removed mask-less children from classrooms, some of their parents have taken to social media to chastise them or to protest. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chastisen , alteration of chasten \u2014 see chasten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181103"
  },
  "cabinet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves",
      ": a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest",
      ": console sense 4a",
      ": a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples",
      ": a small room providing seclusion",
      ": a small exhibition room in a museum",
      ": the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign",
      ": the consultations and actions of these councillors",
      ": a body of advisers of a head of state",
      ": a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor",
      ": a meeting of a cabinet",
      ": milkshake",
      ": of or relating to a governmental cabinet (see cabinet entry 1 sense 3b )",
      ": suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet",
      ": used or adapted for cabinetmaking",
      ": done or used by a cabinetmaker",
      ": a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying things",
      ": a group of people who act as advisers (as to the head of a country)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kab-nit",
      "\u02c8ka-b\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ka-b\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kab-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffet",
      "closet",
      "console",
      "cupboard",
      "hutch",
      "locker",
      "press",
      "sideboard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a member of the President's Cabinet",
      "the most precious knickknacks were kept in a cabinet with glass doors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Now, arcade-goers \u2014 many drawn in by the cabinet \u2019s bright, pixelated graphics \u2014 could stand shoulder to shoulder to take on Shredder\u2019s Foot Soldier goons. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Made of butcher-block-like panels of laminated timber, CLT construction is akin to assembling an Ikea cabinet , though much more complicated. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "As a callback to Konami's frantic X-Men arcade cabinet , Shredder's Revenge supports up to six players in co-op mode. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "Scott said Biden's cabinet are playing a blame-game, claiming officials like USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor, continue to say \u2018not my fault\u2019. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Last week, the State Council, the country's cabinet , unveiled a new package of 33 stimulus measures to shore up growth, including tens of billions of dollars of additional tax cuts and infrastructure spending. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "And then the big wooden cabinet behind the cane back settee holds everything else. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "The cabinet and walls are all painted in Benjamin Moore\u2019s Gray Owl to pull the space together. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "There is, inevitably, talk of another cabinet reshuffle. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And Vivek Murthy was confirmed as surgeon general, a sub- cabinet level position. \u2014 USA Today , 3 June 2021",
      "President Biden has tapped Mr. Kahl for undersecretary of defense for policy, one of the most important non- cabinet jobs in the federal government. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181109"
  },
  "conceivable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being conceived : imaginable",
      ": possible to imagine or understand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.",
      "It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Painted in every conceivable way as the New Orleans native confidently carves out a foothold in the genre. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That's conceivable : Its operating margin would grow from under 4% to 19%, well below Facebook's in the high-30s. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
      "Despite the championship game loss, the Wolverines raced through the NAHL playoffs, outperforming nearly every conceivable expectation for a first-year franchise. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
      "Twitter employees are feeling every conceivable emotion -- exhaustion, defensiveness, protectiveness, and all the rest. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "There is one conceivable thread, though, that could draw together all of Phase Four: The Young Avengers. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 15 May 2022",
      "Four years ago, a group of employees at the Oregon State Treasury sat down and compiled a list of every conceivable disaster that could befall a government building. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s still conceivable for Willis, with openings at Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans and Seattle. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In this environment the Fed has two conceivable ways of approaching inflation. \u2014 Raul Elizalde, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181212"
  },
  "cerebral artery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex",
      ": any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex:",
      ": an artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite side by the anterior communicating artery, and passes on to supply the medial surfaces of the cerebrum",
      ": an artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex",
      ": an artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1809, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181226"
  },
  "contumacious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stubbornly disobedient : rebellious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259s",
      "-ty\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0101-",
      "-ch\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt of court"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contumacy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181230"
  },
  "conceivably":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a conceivable manner",
      ": it may be conceived : possibly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "maybe",
      "mayhap",
      "perchance",
      "perhaps",
      "possibly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we could conceivably finish the project next week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Emmy category for competition series should conceivably be the most dynamic one out there. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "So, then, Season 3 would conceivably have some new sort of plot device at its center. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "That means a bettor can conceivably win $200 on any MLB team to win its game. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "With these popular vote percentages, Trump or Pence could conceivably win the Electoral College and therefore the election. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Players could conceivably wager on any NBA or NHL playoff game, MLB or MLS regular season game, UFC 274 bout, F1 Grand Prix race, or the Canelo Alvarez fight. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
      "But while producers in the Middle East and the U.S. could conceivably increase their LNG shipments to Europe significantly, infrastructure remains a major hurdle. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
      "Holland died in 2018, but Blinks is a member of K.K.\u2019s Priest and could conceivably perform with the band at the induction for the first time in several decades. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "Gardner, considered by many draft experts as one of the top-two cornerbacks available, could conceivably be selected anywhere in the top four. \u2014 Enquirer Sports, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181244"
  },
  "complying":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested",
      ": to be ceremoniously courteous",
      ": to act in agreement with another's wishes or in obedience to a rule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhere (to)",
      "conform (to)",
      "follow",
      "goose-step (to)",
      "mind",
      "obey",
      "observe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defy",
      "disobey",
      "rebel (against)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied .",
      "There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The court outrageously suggested that the companies could comply with both federal and state law by staffing flights with additional flight attendants. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The loophole allows dating partners to evade gun laws spouses and live-in partners must comply with. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Stewart Schwab, a Cornell University professor who specializes in employment and labor law, said most companies' diversity hiring policies comply with federal affirmative-action laws. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "In May, Abbott signed a legal agreement, known as a consent decree, with the federal government that requires Abbott to take specific steps to ensure its formula is safe and that its Sturgis operations comply with federal standards. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Officials designed the initial area to be small to test the idea and to make sure businesses and customers would comply with DORA requirements. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Amid mounting concern from Congress, the public and state and local lawmakers, the EEOC launched an initiative in October to ensure that the emerging hiring tools comply with civil rights laws. \u2014 Kit Ramgopal, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "University president Bob Davies denied the allegations during a news conference on campus Thursday and said CMU would fully comply with the investigation. \u2014 Christian Booher, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In March, the board passed a resolution stating that the district will comply with state guidance. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian complire , from Spanish cumplir to complete, perform what is due, be courteous, modification of Latin compl\u0113re to complete",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181650"
  },
  "cataract":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light",
      ": waterspout",
      ": waterfall",
      ": a large one over a precipice",
      ": steep rapids in a river",
      ": downpour , flood",
      ": a clouding of the lens of the eye or of the cover around the lens that blocks the passage of light",
      ": a large waterfall",
      ": a sudden rush or flow like a waterfall",
      ": a clouding of the lens of the eye or its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light",
      "[Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French catharacte , from Medieval Latin cataracta , from Latin, portcullis]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccrakt",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccrakt",
      "\u02c8kat-\u0259-\u02ccrakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cascade",
      "fall(s)",
      "waterfall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the roaring cataract is one of the park's most majestic sights",
      "in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tyler\u2019s lyrics formed a cataract of consonants that worked themselves into frenzied screeches or passionate croons. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "And on a third occasion, she was denied access to a specialist who my friend felt could have corrected an earlier, botched cataract surgery. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "My spouse, who is 72, had to have cataract surgery in his 60s and, until recently, had never taken multis. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The shutdown of elective procedures, like knee replacements and cataract surgeries, saw hospital surgical volume drop nearly 50% in spring 2020, costing U.S. hospitals between $16.3 to $17.7 billion per month in revenue, according to one analysis. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Laurans oversees 1,250 employees in the hospital\u2019s surgery division, where cardiac, orthopedic and cataract procedures are common. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem And Emily Baumgaertner, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Laurans oversees 1,250 employees in the hospital\u2019s surgery division, where cardiac, orthopedic and cataract procedures are common. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Donations toward the organization help provide free healthcare services, life-changing cataract surgeries, training for healthcare workers, and medical equipment. \u2014 Ashley Vaughan, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Ruit said the idea of the Tej Kohli Ruit Foundation is to make cataract surgeries in Nepal affordable and accessible to all. \u2014 Binaj Gurubacharya, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cataracta waterfall, portcullis, from Greek katarakt\u0113s , from katarassein to dash down, from kata- + arassein to strike, dash",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181836"
  },
  "certify":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to attest authoritatively: such as",
      ": confirm",
      ": to present in formal communication",
      ": to attest as being true or as represented or as meeting a standard",
      ": to attest officially to the insanity of",
      ": to inform with certainty : assure",
      ": to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by so indicating on the face",
      ": to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field",
      ": to show to be true or as claimed by a formal or official statement",
      ": to guarantee the quality, fitness, or value of officially",
      ": to show to have met certain requirements",
      ": to attest authoritatively",
      ": to attest officially to the mental illness of",
      ": to designate as having met the requirements to practice medicine or a particular medical specialty",
      ": to attest by a certificate",
      ": to state authoritatively: as",
      ": to give assurance of the validity of",
      ": to present in formal communication (as an order) especially for review by an appellate court",
      "\u2014 see also certification",
      ": to state as being true or as reported or as meeting a standard",
      ": to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by so indicating (as by stamping certified ) on the face \u2014 see also certified check at check",
      ": certificate , license",
      ": to designate (a labor union) as an exclusive bargaining agent or representative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8s\u0259rt-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "avouch",
      "testify (to)",
      "vouch (for)",
      "witness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A judge must certify the contract.",
      "The document has been certified by the court.",
      "The car dealer certifies each car before it is sold.",
      "Has your doctor been certified ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were soon surrounded by an ever-increasing and voicetrous (ph) crowd, furious at the prospect that Congress was about to certify Joe Biden as president. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
      "Hours later, a violent mob stormed the Capitol, forcing lawmakers to postpone their vote to certify Joe Biden\u2019s election and injuring about 140 police officers. \u2014 Lisa Rab, Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The upcoming hearing is expected to focus on the pressure campaign applied to then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Biden\u2019s victory as Congress was set to certify the Electoral College results. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "The initial hearing will focus on the violence unleashed on Jan. 6, the day Congress met to certify the results of the electoral college. \u2014 Matt Brown, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s eldest son was already looking ahead to January 6th, the day when by law Congress was supposed to formally count and certify the Electoral College results. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Just before Congress convened a joint session to certify the election results, a group of Proud Boys followed a crowd of people who breached barriers at a pedestrian entrance to the Capitol grounds, an indictment says. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Elections officials expect to finish tallying the vote by the end of the week and to certify all election results by June 13, the state\u2019s deadline. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English certifien , from Anglo-French certefier , from Late Latin certificare , from Latin certus certain \u2014 more at certain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182058"
  },
  "compensation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of compensating : the state of being compensated",
      ": correction of an organic defect or loss by hypertrophy or by increased functioning of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ",
      ": a psychological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by achievement in another",
      ": something that constitutes an equivalent or recompense",
      ": payment to unemployed or injured workers or their dependents",
      ": payment , remuneration",
      ": something that makes up for or is given to make up for something else",
      ": money paid regularly",
      ": correction of an organic defect by excessive development or by increased functioning of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ",
      "\u2014 see decompensation",
      ": a psychological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by achievement in another",
      ": the act of compensating",
      ": the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usually by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement",
      ": something that makes up for a loss",
      ": payment to unemployed or injured workers or their dependents \u2014 see also unemployment compensation , workers' compensation",
      ": payment for a thing of value tendered or a service rendered"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccpen-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccpen-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "damages",
      "indemnification",
      "indemnity",
      "quittance",
      "recompense",
      "recoupment",
      "redress",
      "remuneration",
      "reparation",
      "reprisal(s)",
      "requital",
      "restitution",
      "satisfaction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation .",
      "She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.",
      "Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The $30,000 will be placed in a deferred compensation before July 1. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
      "According to their findings, disparities in how Black veterans are rated on the severity of their condition amounted to lower disability compensation and decreased eligibility for other VA benefits. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The bonuses are a one-time payment that will not count toward compensation for retirement, the agreement letters said. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "To be sure, compensation continues to be a leading factor in the decision-making process. \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The Taliban government has deployed emergency resources, including several helicopters and dozens of ambulances, and has offered compensation to victims' families. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "Britain\u2019s government apologized and offered compensation , but many have complained that the claiming process is too cumbersome and the payments offered aren\u2019t high enough to make up for harm done by the British government. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Ballet Theatre Company is pleased to offer a competitive bi-weekly stipend, plus a shoe/dancewear stipend and additional compensation for special engagements and/or public appearances. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
      "Of these, almost half believe that increased compensation expense has positively affected their company\u2019s profitability and performance. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see compensate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182320"
  },
  "connubiality":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the married state : conjugal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-b\u0113-\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conjugal",
      "marital",
      "married",
      "matrimonial",
      "nuptial",
      "wedded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a happy couple celebrating half a century of connubial bliss"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conubialis , from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry \u2014 more at nuptial ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182728"
  },
  "crossing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of crossing: such as",
      ": a traversing or traveling across",
      ": an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner",
      ": a place or structure (as on a street or over a river) where pedestrians or vehicles cross",
      ": crosswalk",
      ": the place in a cruciform church where the transept crosses the nave",
      ": a place where a railroad track crosses a street",
      ": a point where a line, track, or street intersects another line, track, or street",
      ": a place provided for going across a street, railroad tracks, or a stream",
      ": a voyage across a body of water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022f-si\u014b",
      "\u02c8kr\u022f-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cruise",
      "passage",
      "sail",
      "voyage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Stop at the railroad crossing .",
      "a crossing for ferry boats",
      "the crossing of a mountain range",
      "a weeklong crossing of the Atlantic Ocean",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beach access has long been an issue along the tracks in Del Mar, where the only legal pedestrian crossing is at Coast Boulevard between Powerhouse Park and Seagrove Park. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "After testing positive in Stockholm in early April, one American traveler and her wife decided to return to Seattle via Vancouver, because a U.S.- Canada border crossing was relatively close to their home. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "After testing positive in Stockholm in early April, one American traveler and her wife decided to return to Seattle via Vancouver, because a U.S.- Canada border crossing was relatively close to their home. \u2014 Ceylan Yeginsu, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The crossing is two hundred feet long and a hundred and sixty-five feet wide; the campaign fund-raising goal is more than a hundred million dollars. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "Washington's crossing has been the focus of a movie and countless books. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The border crossing with Russia in Imatra, Finland, March 23. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Among those is construction of a second rail bridge over the Potomac River to create a four-track crossing , a project that is expected to be built by 2030. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "Spring chinook salmon anglers are moving with the run into the Willamette River below the falls between Oregon City and West Linn as returning fish stage for their annual crossing through the fish ladder upriver into valley tributaries. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183130"
  },
  "chronomantic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to chronomancy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from chronomancy , after such pairs as English necromancy: necromantic ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183755"
  },
  "corrupt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions",
      ": bribe",
      ": to degrade with unsound principles or moral values",
      ": rot , spoil",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood",
      ": to alter from the original or correct form or version",
      ": to become tainted or rotten",
      ": to become morally debased",
      ": to cause disintegration or ruin",
      ": morally degenerate and perverted : depraved",
      ": characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)",
      ": putrid , tainted",
      ": adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition",
      ": to change (as in morals, manners, or actions) from good to bad",
      ": to influence a public official in an improper way (as by a bribe)",
      ": behaving in a bad or improper way : doing wrong",
      ": morally bad : evil",
      ": having an unlawful or evil motive",
      ": characterized by improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another (as by taking or giving bribes)",
      ": to change from good to bad in principles or moral values",
      ": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "disintegrate",
      "fester",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Other states have been able to put limitations after being called the most corrupt in the country. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The government is seen to be, by Moscow, hopelessly corrupt . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In July, he was blacklisted along with about 50 other officials and businesspeople from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador deemed by the State Department to be too corrupt to work with or allow into the United States. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183817"
  },
  "corn":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small hard particle : grain",
      ": a small hard seed",
      ": the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland)",
      ": a plant that produces corn",
      ": a tall annual cereal grass ( Zea mays ) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds",
      ": the typically yellow or whitish seeds of corn used especially as food for humans and livestock",
      ": an ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering",
      ": corn whiskey",
      ": something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is corny",
      ": the quality or state of being corny : corniness",
      ": corn snow",
      ": to form into grains : granulate",
      ": to preserve or season with salt in grains",
      ": to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings",
      ": to feed with corn",
      ": a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)",
      ": a tall American cereal grass plant widely grown for its large ears of starchy grain which come in many varieties",
      ": the seeds of a corn plant that are used especially as food for humans and animals and are typically yellow or whitish",
      ": an ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering",
      ": a hardening and thickening of the skin (as on a person's toe)",
      ": a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frn",
      "\u02c8k\u022frn",
      "\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "goo",
      "mush",
      "schmaltz",
      "schmalz",
      "sludge",
      "slush",
      "soap opera",
      "sorghum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183907"
  },
  "cussword":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swear word",
      ": a term of abuse : a derogatory term"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259s-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curse",
      "cuss",
      "dirty word",
      "expletive",
      "four-letter word",
      "obscenity",
      "profanity",
      "swear",
      "swearword",
      "vulgarism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "was reprimanded for teaching his little brother cusswords"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183942"
  },
  "colonel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general",
      ": lieutenant colonel",
      ": a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S.",
      ": a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a general"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He retired as a colonel in the air force.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tom Parker was a Dutch guy who passed himself off as a Southern colonel . \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "While many of the royals arrived by carriage, the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, took up her traditional position on horseback\u2014an honor afforded to her as a royal colonel of the Household Division. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Andrew participated in the last Trooping the Color, in June 2019, as colonel of the Grenadier Guards regiment. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "As colonel , Weaver will lead oversee the Division of Sheriffs, the 911 telephone system, the Capitol police, the Public Safety Grants Administration Office, and the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Halvorsen remained in the military after the war, retiring as a colonel in 1974 from the Air Force, reports Richard Goldstein for the New York Times. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "March 1972 - Retires from the Air Force as a colonel . \u2014 CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Prince Andrew, as a colonel in the British Army\u2019s Grenadier Guards, would be expected to attend the Trooping of the Colour, a military parade to mark the queen\u2019s official birthday. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "As Kara-Murza pointed out to me, plenty of Soviet men are in the Russian government now \u2014 starting with the KGB colonel at the top. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of coronel , from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna \u2014 see column ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183958"
  },
  "clumpy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of things clustered together",
      ": a compact mass",
      ": a heavy tramping sound",
      ": to walk or move clumsily and noisily",
      ": to form clumps",
      ": to arrange in or cause to form clumps",
      ": a group of things clustered together",
      ": a cluster or lump of something",
      ": a heavy tramping sound",
      ": to form or cause to form a clump or clumps",
      ": to walk with loud heavy steps : clomp",
      ": a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) \u2014 compare agglutination",
      ": to form clumps",
      ": to arrange in or cause to form clumps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "assemblage",
      "band",
      "bank",
      "batch",
      "battery",
      "block",
      "bunch",
      "clot",
      "cluster",
      "clutch",
      "collection",
      "constellation",
      "group",
      "grouping",
      "huddle",
      "knot",
      "lot",
      "muster",
      "package",
      "parcel",
      "passel",
      "set",
      "suite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barge",
      "flog",
      "flounder",
      "galumph",
      "lumber",
      "lump",
      "plod",
      "pound",
      "scuff",
      "scuffle",
      "shamble",
      "shuffle",
      "slog",
      "slough",
      "stamp",
      "stomp",
      "stumble",
      "stump",
      "tramp",
      "tromp",
      "trudge"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.",
      "I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.",
      "Verb",
      "The virus clumps the cells together.",
      "a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For an immediate dose of the good cheer that comes from combining healthy eating and natural weed control, go outside, grab the biggest dandelion clump in your yard and chow down. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Testers found the brush easy to use with smooth, clump -free application and high impact in just one coat. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "But a human face isn\u2019t as simple as a game board or a clump of abnormally-growing cells. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Somehow the German immigrants managed to keep the messy concoction from coagulating into a big clump . \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "They were forced into a tight clump , increasing their vulnerability to attack. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "An hour later, the ragged clump of elderly civilians with bloody faces tottered into an emergency entrance, looking top-heavy with piles of bandages on their heads. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "For this reason, even one galaxy could have something to say about the Omega matter of its parent universe, since Omega matter is correlated to what can be pictured as the density of matter that makes a galaxy clump together. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Picture a clump of grass\u2014a spray of flat green blades that converge into sturdy tubes near the ground. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And where there\u2019s a little bit more hydrogen gas, that gas will have a slightly higher gravitational field and will cause the gas to clump together. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Water-repellent treatments applied to down clusters have had limited success at reducing the material\u2019s tendency to clump and lose loft when exposed to moisture. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 6 June 2020",
      "There's a lot to love about Glossier's Lash Slick, from an applicator with tiny bristles that coat each lash hair for natural volume to a weightless formula that doesn't clump or smudge. \u2014 ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The House later passed a second plan that would clump together communities along the I-93 corridor, but the Senate rejected it, sending the matter to a committee of conference to come up with a compromise. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "The conic brush helps to sculpt individual lashes and the buildable formula delivers clump -free coverage. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Excess starchiness is what causes rice to clump or turn mushy. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "How much does matter clump up in our cosmic neighborhood? \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The soaps start to clump together to form the blisters and migrate through the paint film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184147"
  },
  "consecrated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having been consecrated : such as",
      ": inducted into a permanent office with a religious rite",
      ": ordained to the office of bishop",
      ": made or declared sacred",
      ": devoted irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony",
      ": transubstantiated by liturgical rite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184724"
  },
  "czarism":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the government of Russia under the czars",
      ": autocratic rule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "Caesarism",
      "despotism",
      "dictatorship",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185017"
  },
  "contaminate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association",
      ": to make inferior or impure by admixture",
      ": to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements",
      ": to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association",
      ": to make unfit for use by adding something harmful or unpleasant",
      ": to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association",
      ": to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tam-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "defile",
      "foul",
      "poison",
      "pollute",
      "taint"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decontaminate",
      "purify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Be careful not to allow bacteria to contaminate the wound.",
      "Don't touch the microchip or the oil on your hands will contaminate it.",
      "Make sure the white paint is not contaminated by any of the other colors.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This urban food myth contends that if food spends just a few seconds on the floor, dirt and germs won\u2019t have much of a chance to contaminate it. \u2014 Paul Dawson, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "The fight echoes many others playing out across the country, as chemicals from firefighting foam used on hundreds of military bases and at airports and by fire departments have been found to contaminate drinking water. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Beyond the record funding for Amtrak, the infrastructure bill includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes that contaminate the water in places like Benton Harbor, Michigan, an impoverished city on the president\u2019s route. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "In some cases, the waste would be left in contact with groundwater, which environmental groups and neighbors have warned could contaminate water supplies. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Lithium and other metals used for electric batteries are often mined near indigenous lands, and mining operations contaminate or dry up water, hurt biodiversity and damage sacred land. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "But manure is also high in phosphorous which can contaminate water sources if not monitored. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
      "Just don't bring the muckier parts of it inside to build up and contaminate our homes. \u2014 CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Since water runoff from Superfund sites can carry poisonous toxins into drinking water, kill wildlife, and contaminate surrounding soil, flooding and storm damage is a significant threat. \u2014 Alexandra Larkin, CBS News , 18 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contaminaten, borrowed from Latin cont\u0101min\u0101tus, past participle of cont\u0101min\u0101re \"to defile, pollute,\" from con-  con- + -t\u0101min\u0101re, verbal derivative of *t\u0101men \"touching, contact,\" going back to *t\u0101g-(s)men, from tag-, variant stem of tangere \"to touch\" + *-(s)men, noun suffix of result \u2014 more at tangent entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185330"
  },
  "chastity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being chaste : such as",
      ": abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse",
      ": abstention from all sexual intercourse",
      ": purity in conduct and intention",
      ": restraint and simplicity in design or expression",
      ": personal integrity",
      ": the quality or state of being pure in thought and act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-st\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8cha-st\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chasteness",
      "immaculacy",
      "innocence",
      "modesty",
      "purity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "immodesty",
      "impurity",
      "unchasteness",
      "unchastity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity",
      "vows of poverty, chastity , and obedience",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Either/Or shares none of the chastity of its predecessor. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Catholic religious orders, such as the Benedictines, Jesuits, Franciscans or Dominicans, require their members\u2014nuns, brothers or priests\u2014to take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "On his way to fight the Trojan War, King Agamemnon accidentally kills a favorite stag of Artemis, the goddess of wild animals and chastity . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Those who act against that chastity rule risk losing their standing in the church. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "That accords with the law of chastity of the faith, which Hawes believes is reasonable to ask students at BYU to follow. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The corrupt governor offers to exchange a pardon for Susanna\u2019s chastity , so the siblings and town sheriff devise a plan to disguise a prostitute named Bella Rose as Susanna for the assignation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Harris\u2019 bestselling books on chastity have, for some years, been widely blamed for mainstreaming junk theology in the first place. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Rodriguez works in the Archdiocese of Chicago\u2019s Respect Life Ministry, which offers counseling and resources surrounding crisis pregnancies, chastity education, puberty and more. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see chaste ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190121"
  },
  "compensating winding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a winding embedded in the pole faces of a commutating alternating-current or direct-current machine and connected in series with the armature, the magnetic field of the winding neutralizing the cross-magnetizing field of the armature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190249"
  },
  "cookstove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stove for cooking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccst\u014dv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cooker",
      "range"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bring a cookstove , as no fires are allowed along the ridgeline. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "Now back in Seattle, the energetic 76-year-old biologist is ordering a new cookstove and other necessities to stock his plywood refuge on Cooper Island. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The breakfast is cooked on a broad Queen Atlantic cookstove fueled by oak and poplar. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Seals spent over a decade working on clean cookstove programs in the developing world, where pollution from reliance on burning wood, coal, and dung for cooking kills 3.8 million people each year. \u2014 Jonathan Mingle, Quartz , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Projects often involve planting trees, preventing deforestation, installing solar panels or handing out cleaner-burning cookstoves . \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "The idea is to reduce net global emissions by bolstering charities that promote initiatives like preserving and planing forests or supplying clean cookstoves to families. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "In small kitchen huts, customers light a special stove and insert the briquette\u2014an eco-friendly solution to the demand for wood to fuel cookstoves . \u2014 Nina Strochlic, National Geographic , 17 June 2019",
      "Four of the six people living here are in their tents now, next to their cookstoves , two by two, warming up and preparing their suppers. \u2014 Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192326"
  },
  "consoling":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament",
      ": console table",
      ": an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played",
      ": a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)",
      ": a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor",
      ": a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile",
      ": an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games",
      ": to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort",
      ": to comfort in a time of grief or distress",
      ": a panel on which are dials and switches for controlling an electronic or mechanical device",
      ": an electronic system that connects to a display (as a TV) and is used to play video games",
      ": a cabinet (as for a television) that stands on the floor",
      ": the part of an organ at which the organist sits and which contains the keyboard and controls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffet",
      "cabinet",
      "closet",
      "cupboard",
      "hutch",
      "locker",
      "press",
      "sideboard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "comfort",
      "reassure",
      "solace",
      "soothe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components",
      "Verb",
      "Nothing could console her after his death.",
      "the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The system also had different modes on the helm console that allows the captain to operate the boat at peak efficiency, whether running in silent mode, or spooling up to top end. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "The interior images show two large screens on the dashboard and infotainment console . \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2022",
      "Sometimes the discount is relatively small, as with something like the Nintendo Switch Lite gaming console . \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "These can be accessed by punching the V-Mode button on the center console , which also automatically lowers the ride height by 0.8 inch. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "For the family room, save close to 40 percent on this popular TV console . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Microsoft already sells the Xbox gaming console , and owns several popular video game franchises, including Minecraft and Doom. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, are there any games that caught your eye that are multi-platform games that maybe play well on more than one console ? \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Police searched Piri\u2019s vehicle, a 2018 Toyota Tundra, and found a magnetic gun holster on the driver\u2019s side console . \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Church members console each other after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church on June 16, 2022 in Vestavia, Ala. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "That leaves the field open to his aspiring successors to stake a claim to being able to console grieving Nigerians in times of pain. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden's second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "President Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there on Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in mourning after a staggering loss from a shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 29 May 2022",
      "President Joe Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1673, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192543"
  },
  "crux":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question",
      ": an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome",
      ": a main or central feature (as of an argument)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259ks",
      "\u02c8kru\u0307ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bottom line",
      "bull's-eye",
      "centerpiece",
      "core",
      "essence",
      "gist",
      "heart",
      "kernel",
      "keynote",
      "meat",
      "meat and potatoes",
      "net",
      "nub",
      "nubbin",
      "nucleus",
      "pith",
      "pivot",
      "point",
      "root",
      "sum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the crux of the problem is that the school's current budget is totally inadequate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The clandestine work of this underground network lies at the crux of The Janes, which drops Wednesday (June 8) on HBO Max. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "At the crux of the biggest Packers trade in recent memory was Adams\u2019 desire to bring wife Devanne and daughter Deija to a familiar region. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "And those questions of who has the right to tell the story is at the crux of our show. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "At the crux of Meta\u2019s policy is the desire to avoid a hostile work environment. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
      "This freedom is at the crux of the ride-hailing and food-delivery companies\u2019 argument. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The restriction at the crux of Cruz's dispute with the FEC was enacted by Congress under the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002, known as the McCain-Feingold Act after its two sponsors. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
      "The key reasons are: \u25cf Strategic position - Greek stands at the crux of where the east meets the west and can be a key player in energy transportation. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "That size advantage was seemingly also the crux of Rivers's decision to play Jordan over his other potential minute-fillers. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cruc-, crux cross, torture",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192814"
  },
  "crease":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance",
      ": a specially marked area in various sports",
      ": an area surrounding or in front of a goal (as in lacrosse or hockey)",
      ": to make a crease in or on : wrinkle",
      ": to wound slightly especially by grazing",
      ": to become creased",
      ": a line or mark made by folding, pressing, or wrinkling",
      ": to make a line or lines in or on",
      ": a line or mark made by or as if by folding a pliable substance (as the skin)",
      ": to make a crease in or on",
      ": to become creased"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113s",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113s",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crimp",
      "crinkle",
      "furrow",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crinkle",
      "furrow",
      "rumple",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "It was unassisted: a high shot nearly from the blue line that sailed waist-high past at least three Rangers as well as Corey Perry of the Lightning camped in the crease , then most importantly Igor Shesterkin, who could do nothing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "There was no goaltender interference or anything else amiss, but, by rule, Turgeon\u2019s skate couldn\u2019t be in the crease when the puck wasn\u2019t. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Slovakia capitalized with the net empty for an extra attacker when captain Marek Hrivik got his stick on the puck that was loose in the crease and put it in with 43.7 seconds left in regulation. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, chicagotribune.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Place a barbell in the crease of your hips, just above your upper thighs, hands gripping the barbell for support. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "During a man-up situation, attacker Jack Jenkins found fellow attacker Colin Peele in the crease for a flawless shot into the top right corner for the first one. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Jordan Binnington started in goal for St. Louis and made three saves before leaving the game 6:45 into the first period after Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen collided into him after getting their skates tangled up in the crease . \u2014 David Solomon, ajc , 22 May 2022",
      "But Gallant eliminated the possibility of a goalie controversy by declaring that Shesterkin would be back in the crease Wednesday. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
      "The Panthers forced overtime after the Capitals hit the post on an empty net and won 3-2 on a Carter Verhaeghe goal with Jonathan Huberdeau in the crease to tie the series 2-2. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Finding the best undereye concealer that checks all the boxes \u2014 looks invisible on, doesn't crease , and remains flawless all day \u2014 might feel like an impossible task. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
      "The subtle shimmer wears beautifully in natural light, and the formula doesn\u2019t crease on top of my moisturizer and SPF. \u2014 Glamour , 25 May 2022",
      "The stretch fabric is unlikely to wrinkle and crease on a plane or even in a suitcase, which allows for easy, worry-free travel. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "The cream eyeshadow is super pigmented and doesn't crease or smudge. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Before hanging, gently crease the bat wings to create a 3D design. \u2014 Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Akers has a trim gray mustache, a military crew cut and soft brown eyes that crease at the corners. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "With the seam placed at the center, crease the long edges. \u2014 Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Make the Bow To make the velvet bow, fold the longest piece in half with the velvet facing out and crease in the center. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193051"
  },
  "climb":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : rise , ascend",
      ": to increase gradually",
      ": to slope upward",
      ": to go upward or raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands",
      ": to ascend in growth (as by twining)",
      ": to go about or down usually by grasping or holding with the hands",
      ": to get into or out of clothing usually with some haste or effort",
      ": to go upward on or along, to the top of, or over",
      ": to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet",
      ": to grow up or over",
      ": a place where climbing is necessary to progress",
      ": the act or an instance of climbing : rise , ascent",
      ": to move in a way that involves going up or down",
      ": to go up or down on often with the help of the hands",
      ": to rise little by little to a higher point",
      ": to go upward in growing (as by winding around something)",
      ": to increase in amount, value, or level",
      ": a place where climbing is necessary",
      ": the act of climbing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm",
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clamber",
      "scrabble",
      "scramble",
      "swarm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ascension",
      "ascent",
      "rise",
      "rising",
      "soar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "New central bank forecasts released Wednesday indicated that the fed funds rate would climb at the fastest pace in decades through next year. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Partly sunny skies will also help Portland\u2019s temps to climb into the 70s. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Chicago may even see temperatures climb to near triple digits, allowing the heat index to exceed 100 degrees easily there this week. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "But at the signal to climb aboard, Harriet Quimby paused only long enough to touch up her make-up and hug two female friends before taking off and soaring into the clouds. \u2014 Charlotte Gray, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "The weather service said the heat index could climb as high as 110 degrees in those areas this afternoon. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Plaintiffs also argued that they were given less prestigious assignments despite their experience, giving them fewer opportunities to climb Google's corporate ladder. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "The views here are reason enough to climb up and take a seat on the shaded terrace of this trendy spot. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The shoreline should be the coolest area in the state with the morning west wind turning to the south in the afternoon around 5 mph, but if the west wind lasts longer than expected then the shore could climb into the upper 70s like inland areas. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Though the prices at the station dropped back down to $7.85 per gallon by Wednesday morning, the climb to $8.05 was alarming to many L.A. residents. \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The climb toward consistent success has been gradual under Foster. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 May 2022",
      "Amazon has said the building is designed to help people connect to nature, and the outdoor mountain climb will be open to the public on weekends. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The climb toward better representation is not an easy one. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The climb to sustainable success was slow, with Ironmouse\u2019s viewership numbers only really beginning to ascend toward Twitch\u2019s upper echelon in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The climb up the NFL mountain is always steep and full of landslides. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The climb in cases was comparable to the previous Sunday, when 801 new cases were reported. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The uphill climb for Comcast in growing Flex is no doubt fueling rumors that Comcast is interested in buying Roku, a rival streaming TV box that, as of the third quarter, had 56.4 million subscribers. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193357"
  },
  "compatriot":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another",
      ": companion , colleague",
      ": a person from the same country as someone else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t",
      "k\u00e4m-",
      "-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4t",
      "chiefly British",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "countryman",
      "landsman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.",
      "the famous actor and his theater compatriots",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It was also taken by 46-year-old compatriot , Ian Poulter, who stands to improve rapidly on the $28 million earned in career prize money. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "But that wasn\u2019t all, as Lloyd Webber also had an equally starry compatriot to join him onstage. \u2014 Vogue , 4 June 2022",
      "Since Grace and Frankie wrapped (with the final 12 episodes to be released April 29), the unstoppable Tomlin has lined up two more movies with another longtime compatriot \u2014 Jane Fonda. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Maisie is also drawn into the case of a Black American soldier suspected in the disappearance and possible murder of a White compatriot . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Men's big air battle: Canadian Max Parrot could win his second gold of the Games after topping the big air qualifying standings as his compatriot and defending champion, Sebastien Toutant, failed to advance after a crash. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Crowe\u2019s death also follows closely on the heels of the passing of another banjo legend, friend and compatriot Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers, who died in October of this year. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Crowe\u2019s death also follows closely on the heels of the passing of another banjo legend, friend and compatriot Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers, who died in October of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Her soccer expertise would seem a useful resource, though there\u2019s no doubt coach Casey Stoney, an English compatriot , is in charge of the team. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French compatriote , from Late Latin compatriota , from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman \u2014 more at patriot ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193412"
  },
  "cavilling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to raise trivial and frivolous objection",
      ": to raise trivial objections to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carp",
      "fuss",
      "niggle",
      "nitpick",
      "quibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
      "A customer caviled about the price."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive \u2014 more at calumny ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193927"
  },
  "come off (as)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to seem to be (a specified quality or character)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194100"
  },
  "chimerical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary entry 1 sense 2 ) or improbable",
      ": given to fantastic schemes",
      ": relating to, derived from, or being a genetic chimera : containing tissue with two or more genetically distinct populations of cells",
      ": composed of material (such as DNA or polypeptide) from more than one organism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u012b-\u02c8mer-i-k\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8mir-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fabulous",
      "fanciful",
      "fantasied",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "fictional",
      "fictitious",
      "ideal",
      "imaginal",
      "imaginary",
      "imagined",
      "invented",
      "made-up",
      "make-believe",
      "mythical",
      "mythic",
      "notional",
      "phantasmal",
      "phantasmic",
      "phantom",
      "pretend",
      "unreal",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "actual",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "real"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Guardiola himself had acknowledged that before the game, half in jest, suggesting that there was not a vast amount of point in conducting the usual, instinctive analysis of Real Madrid because Ancelotti\u2019s team is, by its very nature, so chimerical . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In his eyes, though, speed is not where true value lies in a social media world, and particularly in that portion of it devoted to soccer\u2019s chaotic, contradictory and often chimerical transfer market. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
      "To put it in biblical terms, the line between obeying God and playing God is as blurry as that between domesticating animals for agriculture and creating chimerical creatures in laboratories. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chimera ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194405"
  },
  "churn":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter",
      ": a regular, quantifiable process or rate of change that occurs in a business over a period of time as existing customers are lost and new customers are added",
      ": a similar process or rate of change involving loss and addition of employees, companies, etc.",
      ": to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter",
      ": to stir or agitate violently",
      ": to make (something, such as foam) by so doing",
      ": to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions",
      ": to work a churn (as in making butter)",
      ": to produce, proceed with, or experience violent motion or agitation",
      ": to proceed by or as if by means of rotating members (such as wheels or propellers)",
      ": a container in which milk or cream is stirred or shaken in making butter",
      ": to stir or shake in a churn (as in making butter)",
      ": to stir or shake forcefully",
      ": to feel the effects of an emotion (as fear)",
      ": to move by or as if by forceful stirring action",
      ": to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rn",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rn",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boil",
      "moil",
      "roil",
      "seethe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The motorboats churned the water.",
      "The water churned all around us.",
      "The wheels began to slowly churn .",
      "He showed them how to churn butter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Though churn was slightly higher at 6.5 percent in developing markets \u2014 defined as Asia, Africa and the Middle East \u2014 the relatively low rates come despite recent subscription price increases in 13 markets, including the U.S. and the U.K. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "The churn within Oregon\u2019s running back room is arguably the most significant for any position group on the roster this offseason. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "Beyond its ghats and its timeless churn of bathing pilgrims, holy men and beggars stands a gleaming promenade, renovated by Adityanath in 2019. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Ham\u2019s introduction on Monday comes as the Lakers head into a period of great change within the organization \u2014 the roster set for yet another churn for the fourth straight offseason since signing LeBron James. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Old Town has always seen regular churn in storefronts, Landrum said, but that turnover was no faster during the pandemic than before it. \u2014 John D. Harden, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "That churn can hold organizations back from advancing strategic goals while also hitting the bottom line. \u2014 Mike Capone, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "This trend will continue into 2022, with estimates of churn increasing by 30%, as 150 million streaming subscribers worldwide are expected to cancel a service. \u2014 Rajeev Goel, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "Partly this is by design, as PayPal lets users who rarely transact churn off, arguing that spending to keep them isn\u2019t a high-return investment. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On the other, roster churn and coaching changes leave Nebraska, Maryland, Penn State and Minnesota all fighting to stay out of the conference's bottom four. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "Members of the Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 handle the coloring of the river, using one motorboat to dump the dye and two to churn the water and spread it. \u2014 Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The seas churn upwards and rocks take out city skylines. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Some bots churn any news, including negative reports. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "In 2009, her research showed how jellyfish and their soft-bodied relatives, dubbed gelata by the MBARI scientist Steven Haddock, collectively churn the ocean, like millions of spoons stirring in unison. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The roster could continue to churn before the team is back on the field, as evidenced by two defensive back acquisitions just this week. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "The horizon was cloaked in rain clouds, and the downpour was just long enough to burnish the palm leaves and churn the fragrance of the white takamaka flowers \u2014 reminiscent of gardenias \u2014 that grow in profusion. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Stocks, however, continue to churn onwards to fresh record highs. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194440"
  },
  "counter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games",
      ": something of value in bargaining : asset",
      ": a level surface (such as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted",
      ": in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange",
      ": without a prescription",
      ": by surreptitious means : in an illicit and private manner",
      ": a person or thing that counts something",
      ": a device or process for indicating a number or amount",
      ": to act in opposition to : oppose",
      ": offset , nullify",
      ": to assert in answer",
      ": to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps",
      ": in an opposite or wrong direction",
      ": to or toward a different or opposite direction, result, or effect",
      ": contrary , opposite",
      ": the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang",
      ": the act of making an attack while parrying one (as in boxing)",
      ": a blow thus given in boxing",
      ": an agency or force that offsets : check",
      ": a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel",
      ": an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes",
      ": a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play",
      ": marked by or tending toward or in an opposite direction or effect",
      ": given to or marked by opposition, hostility, or antipathy",
      ": situated or lying opposite",
      ": recalling or ordering back by a superseding contrary order : countermanding",
      ": contrary : opposite",
      ": opposing : retaliatory",
      ": complementary : corresponding",
      ": duplicate : substitute",
      ": a level surface usually higher than a table that is used especially for selling, serving food, displaying things, or working on",
      ": a piece used in games or to find a total in adding",
      ": a person whose job is to determine a total",
      ": a device for showing a number or amount",
      ": to say in response to something said",
      ": to act in opposition to : oppose",
      ": in another or opposite direction",
      ": an answering or opposing force or blow",
      ": opposite",
      ": opposing",
      ": like : matching",
      ": duplicate : substitute",
      ": a level surface over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted",
      ": without a prescription",
      ": one that counts",
      ": a device for indicating a number or amount \u2014 see geiger counter",
      ": contrary : opposite",
      ": opposing : retaliatory",
      ": complementary : corresponding",
      ": duplicate : substitute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307nt-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "contend (with)",
      "fight",
      "oppose",
      "oppugn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balance",
      "canceler",
      "canceller",
      "corrective",
      "counteraction",
      "counterbalance",
      "counterforce",
      "counterpoise",
      "counterweight",
      "equipoise",
      "neutralizer",
      "offset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.",
      "\u201cI could say the same thing about you,\u201d she countered .",
      "After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.",
      "Adjective",
      "was unprepared for such a strong counter campaign by opponents of the legislative bill"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194706"
  },
  "cavity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unfilled space within a mass",
      ": a hollowed-out space",
      ": an area of decay in a tooth : caries",
      ": a small hole formed in a tooth by decay",
      ": a hollow place",
      ": an unfilled space within a mass",
      ": an area of decay in a tooth : caries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kav-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hole",
      "hollow",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "camber",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "projection",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Some birds nest in tree cavities .",
      "I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Season fish cavity and exterior with salt, and set aside. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Copper IUDs release copper ions into the uterine cavity , which are toxic to sperm. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Although most ectopic pregnancies occur in the fallopian tube, an egg can also implant in the cervix, abdominal cavity , ovary, or even the scar from a cesarean section. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "According to a GoFundMe page Wilson started to cover Eva\u2019s vet bills, the dog suffered two skull fractures, a puncture to her sinus cavity and swelling around her left eye. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "That opens up a big front-end cavity for a new role. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "There's a cavity under the false floor, but it's meant for the Level 1 charging cable that comes standard. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Breaking your heart, rather than removing one forcefully from a chest cavity , isn\u2019t usually its modus operandi. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction workers discovered the body around 1 p.m. in a 15-inch-wide cavity behind drywall and between two concrete pillars in the top tier of the auditorium. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cavit\u00e9, borrowed from Late Latin cavit\u0101t-, cavit\u0101s, from Latin cavus \"hollow, concave\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity \u2014 more at hole entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195353"
  },
  "cow":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the mature female of cattle (genus Bos )",
      ": the mature female of various usually large animals (such as an elephant, whale, or moose)",
      ": a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age",
      ": a woman who is stupid or annoying",
      ": to destroy the resolve or courage of",
      ": to bring to a state or an action by intimidation",
      ": the adult female of cattle or of any of various other large animals (as moose or seals)",
      ": to make afraid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "bogart",
      "browbeat",
      "bulldoze",
      "bully",
      "bullyrag",
      "hector",
      "intimidate",
      "strong-arm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The cows need to be milked twice a day.",
      "Verb",
      "I refuse to be cowed by their threats.",
      "a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Consequently, to this day, one of the main traditions of Eid al-Adha is to sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow or camel. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
      "Scientists start by taking a small cell sample from livestock animals such as a cow or chicken, then identify cells that can multiply. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Judging from the brief logline, tonight\u2019s episode features the Fieris taking a tour of a cow and chicken farm, a jet boat excursion, and playing in the sand dunes. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Mixed Drum is another popular wheel, a blended cow and goat milk cheese aged about seven months. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The soft masa filling is stuffed with queso de mano, a stretchy white Venezuelan cow and sheep's milk cheese that's like a funkier mozzarella. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Then apply about 25 pounds of cow and horse manure to each 100 square feet of garden space and 12 pounds of poultry manure tilled into the soil prior to planting. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The cow , named Rosie, was seen in several places in Wareham and was even making her way through the woods, the Wareham Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Meaning that there are two skirt steaks to every cow \u2014the inside skirt and the outside skirt. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All three formulas the White House has prioritized\u2014the two from Nestl\u00e9 and one from Gerber\u2014are all hypoallergenic formulas for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "About 70,000 children in the U.S. are allergic to cow milk, Vilsack said. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
      "The formulas \u2014 Alfamino Infant, Alfamino Junior, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA \u2014 are all for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk protein, according to a White House statement. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "About 50% of the babies in the United States have an allergy to cow \u2019s milk, Madden said. \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
      "The products are made for babies who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Kevin Freking, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "After experimenting with a few brands, going to grocery stores every day, getting family and friends to check their local stores and even venturing to other towns to check supply, Houston transitioned Raelyn to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The fear, however, is that Moscow\u2019s pivot to indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets will cow the Ukrainian government into submission. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The concern now is that, having suffered early setbacks, Russia will unleash the massive firepower at its disposal, raining down bombs and missiles on towns and cities to cow them into submission, Western officials say. \u2014 Liz Sly And Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195538"
  },
  "chouse":{
    "type":[
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cheat , trick",
      ": to drive or herd roughly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "circa 1659, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200206"
  },
  "cozenage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the art or practice of cozening : fraud",
      ": an act or an instance of cozening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259z-nij",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "cheating",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "crookedness",
      "crookery",
      "cunning",
      "cunningness",
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "deception",
      "deceptiveness",
      "dishonesty",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "double-dealing",
      "dupery",
      "duplicity",
      "fakery",
      "foxiness",
      "fraud",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artlessness",
      "forthrightness",
      "good faith",
      "guilelessness",
      "ingenuousness",
      "sincerity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "through cozenage and flattery, the art dealer coaxed the unwary into selling their family treasures for a song"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200421"
  },
  "conviviality":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8viv-y\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8vi-v\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pat was direct, didn\u2019t mince words, was convivial at times and gruff, when necessary. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "The entire floor converses with the animated and inanimate elements that surround it, while a play of steps moves the circulation flow on the platform and turns it into a convivial place that relates to its surroundings. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The mood at the service was convivial but also thoughtful. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Such as raclette, the cheese that's melted in a communal, convivial setting \u2014 among friends and family at home, or served in a restaurant. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial , a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "The following period of the Jazz Age, with its convivial attitude, ushered in an unstuffier age of fashion. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin convivialis , from Latin convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live \u2014 more at quick entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1668, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200722"
  },
  "chat":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chatter , prattle",
      ": to talk in an informal or familiar manner",
      ": to take part in an online discussion in a chat room",
      ": to talk to",
      ": to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously with",
      ": idle small talk : chatter",
      ": light informal or familiar talk",
      ": conversation",
      ": any of several songbirds (as of the genera Cercomela, Granatellus , or Icteria )",
      ": online discussion in a chat room",
      ": an instance of such discussion",
      ": to talk in a friendly way about things that are not serious",
      ": to talk over the Internet by sending messages back and forth in a chat room",
      ": a light friendly conversation",
      ": a talk held over the Internet by people using a chat room",
      "[imitative]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chat",
      "\u02c8chat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chatter",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "schmooze",
      "shmooze",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chatter",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "schmooze",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We chatted about our plans for the summer.",
      "called him up to chat",
      "She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.",
      "Noun",
      "We enjoyed a chat over coffee.",
      "software used for e-mail and chat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Brolin was meant to chat with Jeremy Renner for Variety's Actors on Actors series, but things didn't go quite according to plan. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Passing artists paused to chat ; the Documenta team held meetings. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "During Coffee with a Cop, officers meet community members at coffee shops to chat . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Reminisce about your funniest memories, or take time to chat with co-workers. \u2014 Cheria Young, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "On the industry side, former Warner Bros. chief of worldwide marketing Sue Kroll, now a producer, is coming to Sardinia to chat with film students about the nuts and bolts of film promotion. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Like most of us, Romanek is active in her group chat with her closest girlfriends. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "The top 5 who will compete next week also took time to chat , including Noah Thompson and Fritz Hager, who called in from their respective hotel rooms, where they are quarantined after testing positive for COVID. \u2014 Fred Bronson, Billboard , 9 May 2022",
      "So to actually get to sit and chat with them about that was very meaningful. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moneypenny handles outsourced phone calls, live chat and digital comms. \u2014 Joanna Swash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Some of her siblings mocked her, and Mary abandoned a family group chat . \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "In August 2020, for example, Microsoft's workplace chat software Teams stopped working with IE, and its 365 apps (including Office) no longer worked on IE as of mid-summer 2021. \u2014 Jennifer Korn And David Goldman, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Maeda spoke with Murphy during an online chat joining Tokyo and Los Angeles. \u2014 Chiharu Masukawa, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Rice, speaking via online chat at a press conference at Firestone Country Club in Akron, was introduced as this year\u2019s recipient of the Ambassador of Golf Award. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "While speaking with Gayle King for a Tribeca Festival chat in New York City on Monday, Tyler Perry clarified something when the topic of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars came up. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "On the left-side of the LaMDA chat screen on Lemoine\u2019s laptop, different LaMDA models are listed like iPhone contacts. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Maybe, Martinez mused, having a pregame chat with the three reporters from Boston covering this series would change his luck that night. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201824"
  },
  "chockablock":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chock",
      ": brought close together",
      ": very full"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccbl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brimful",
      "brimming",
      "bursting",
      "chock-full",
      "chockful",
      "crammed",
      "crowded",
      "fat",
      "filled",
      "full",
      "jam-packed",
      "jammed",
      "loaded",
      "packed",
      "stuffed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "blank",
      "devoid",
      "empty",
      "stark",
      "vacant",
      "void"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "1799, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-202432"
  },
  "Cookstown":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "district of central Northern Ireland bordering on Lough Neagh; established 1974 area 241 square miles (627 square kilometers), population 36,500"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307ks-\u02cctau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203849"
  },
  "change key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a key that operates only one lock of a master-keyed lock system"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204330"
  },
  "commentaries":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an explanatory treatise",
      ": a record of events usually written by a participant",
      ": a systematic series of explanations or interpretations (as of a writing)",
      ": comment sense 2",
      ": something that serves for illustration or explanation",
      ": an expression of opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccte-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analysis",
      "comment",
      "exposition",
      "play-by-play"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In its latest quarter, revenue from cryptocurrency processors was nominal, Ms. Kress said in commentary accompanying the results, compared with $155 million a year ago. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Dozens of talented columnists have appeared in the Chicago Tribune over the decades, earning the newspaper two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and two for criticism. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Carly Pearce and Cody Alan will serve as hosts for CMT, providing commentary throughout the celebration to be held at the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "From the 2022 Met Gala TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. \u2014 Ailbhe Smyth, Time , 6 May 2022",
      "As the teams vie to win $100,000 as the last trio standing, Price also will be providing expert commentary and sizing up weakness in the construction of the contraptions. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "As does adding the heroine\u2019s parents, best friend, and sister, who watch Remy date from the sidelines, providing gossipy, loving, commentary . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Tarantino's voice-over narration reoccurs throughout the season, providing commentary on the show's events and characters in a typically profane and irreverent fashion. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "After Delivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, three times a week during the season. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see comment  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204529"
  },
  "cormus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the entire body or colony of a compound animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, corm, cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to shear",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205334"
  },
  "clunker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old or badly working piece of machinery",
      ": a dilapidated automobile",
      ": someone or something notably unsuccessful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259\u014b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beater",
      "crate",
      "jalopy",
      "junker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My first car was an old clunker that kept breaking down.",
      "That joke was a real clunker .",
      "The director's recent films have all been clunkers .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No fancy vacations, no high-end restaurants, much less a new car to replace our clunker . \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Towns failed to make a basket in the first half for the first time in more than three years, an 0-for-7 clunker . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In two career starts vs. the Orioles, Skubal is 1-1, with one clunker (four runs in 5\u2154 innings) and one six-inning, scoreless outing. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "Walker has been on a career-best tear off the bench, posting seven consecutive double-digit performances before Saturday\u2019s five-point clunker in a loss at Charlotte. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Hawks won\u2019t have to wait long to try to erase the memory of this clunker . \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "James went nuclear in the third quarter and pushed the Lakers out way in front, giving them more than enough cushion to survive a clunker in the fourth. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Take away an 0-for-5 clunker in Saturday\u2019s win at New Orleans, and Murray has shot 48.7 percent (20 of 41) since missing 4 of 5 in a loss to Minnesota on March 14. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s so much art, with nary a clunker and each demanding a star turn. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205406"
  },
  "categorical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absolute , unqualified",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a category",
      ": involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr-i-k\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "all-out",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He issued a categorical denial about his involvement in the deal.",
      "a categorical denial of the rumors that the celebrities were planning to get married",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As with our reviews of home projectors for indoor use, the following roundup is based upon comprehensive categorical testing, road testing of newer models and reviewing updates to past favorites. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Our picks below are based on our categorical expertise and thorough tester feedback. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Griswold, by contrast, simply created a categorical right to contraceptives for married couples, extended to the unmarried in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972). \u2014 Adam J. White, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "The following roundup of winners is based on 50 hours of comprehensive categorical testing, as well as road testing newer models and reviewing updates to past favorites. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Our best outdoor dinnerware picks are based on testing results in our lab and at home, deep categorical knowledge and industry insight. \u2014 Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In extreme cases, overwhelming, categorical blame is appropriate. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Secretary of State Antony Blinken was even more categorical during a trip to Jerusalem on Sunday. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "This includes dropping any rows in the dataset with missing values, turning any missing categorical data into unique values and replacing missing values with a statistical representation (such as the mean) of the current data. \u2014 Hikari Senju, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin categoricus , from Greek kat\u0113gorikos , from kat\u0113goria \u2014 see category ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205530"
  },
  "commonsense":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts",
      ": ordinary good sense and judgment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "discreetness",
      "discretion",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
      "Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
      "She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "There are so many issues, from police reform to common sense gun safety, that the majority of us agree on it, but that's not enough. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "While a majority of Americans believe in common sense gun control, the will of the people has been hijacked by the NRA\u2019s enormous power, whose influence over the Republican Party (and some conservative Democrats) is near absolute. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Congress must have the courage to protect our children and pass common sense gun safety laws. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205542"
  },
  "consign":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give over to another's care",
      ": to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another",
      ": to commit especially to a final destination or fate",
      ": to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold",
      ": agree , submit",
      ": to send (as goods) to an agent to be sold or cared for",
      ": to put (something) in a place to store it or get rid of it",
      ": to entrust (one's goods) to the possession of a dealer to be sold for profit or returned if unsold \u2014 compare bail , entrust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bn",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dispatch",
      "pack (off)",
      "send",
      "ship",
      "shoot",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accept",
      "receive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She consigned the painting to an auction house.",
      "The goods were consigned to him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Save your fingers by saving the scrap for broth or consign it to the compost. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "As played by the generally insufferable Jared Leto, who again emerges as eminently slappable, Michael Morbius is a crippled super-scientist lamed by a DNA defect that will consign him to an early grave. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "To lump these movies together under a giant frown emoji, in other words, would be as reductive as trying to consign them to a single style or subject. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "What\u2019s curious about the brutality that fuels Internet shaming frenzies is that in real life\u2014that is, IRL, in the usual online parlance\u2014most of us would hesitate to consign a normal nobody to nationwide notoriety and several years of unemployment. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Eradicate any and all signs of the less egalitarian past, consign them to the memory hole. \u2014 Michael Washburn, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson joins web editor Violet Lucca to discuss her article in the March 2022 issue on the Right to Repair movement, which seeks to empower users to fix ailing devices rather than consign them to the trash heap. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Constantly putting sales pitches front and center in your emails is anathema to zoomers and can consign your emails to an eternity of poor open rates. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Cherish the players, the games, the bouncing RFK Stadium, but consign the name to the dustbin of history. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French consigner , from Latin consignare , from com- + signum sign, mark, seal \u2014 more at sign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205557"
  },
  "crossing file":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a file similar to a half-round file but convex on both faces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205926"
  },
  "calumniation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about",
      ": to injure the reputation of by calumny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asperse",
      "blacken",
      "defame",
      "libel",
      "malign",
      "slander",
      "smear",
      "traduce",
      "vilify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210415"
  },
  "censor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as",
      ": an official who examines materials (such as publications or films) for objectionable matter",
      ": an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (such as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful",
      ": one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct",
      ": a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness",
      ": to examine in order to suppress (see suppress sense 2 ) or delete anything considered objectionable",
      ": to suppress or delete as objectionable",
      ": an official who checks writings or movies to take out things considered offensive or immoral",
      ": to examine (as a book) to take out things considered offensive or immoral",
      ": a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness",
      ": to examine (as a publication or film) in order to suppress or delete any contents considered objectionable",
      ": one that censors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sen-s\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowdlerize",
      "clean (up)",
      "expurgate",
      "launder",
      "red-pencil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Government censors deleted all references to the protest.",
      "Verb",
      "The station censored her speech before broadcasting it.",
      "His report was heavily censored .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Suggestions, thank heavens, come directly from the audience, not via a censor /moderator. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The word dates to ancient Rome, where the censor was a powerful government post with responsibility for conducting the census \u2014 and upholding public morality. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021",
      "The quiet self-certainty of fellow citizens stifled dissent with a reach and power that a censor \u2019s office could only envy. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And the Chinese companies that hold the rights to international films in the country often self- censor to appease regulators before general releases. \u2014 Michelle Toh, Nectar Gan, And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The move has had a predictable chilling effect on what is left of the country\u2019s independent media, causing journalists to self- censor , sources to clam up, and alternative views of the conflict to be drowned out by official Russian disinformation. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia\u2019s last independent newspapers, closed its doors on Monday after warnings from the state censor . \u2014 Francine Hirsch, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "All of this is having an effect: Librarians in many places are starting to self- censor . \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The algorithmic censor in my head kept pinging away. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The White House began publicly pressuring social-media companies to censor vaccine skeptics. \u2014 Alex Berenson, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "In the seventies, Indian leaders used colonial emergency powers embedded into their constitution to censor the press, jail political opposition, clear urban slums and even sterilize their residents. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But critics say that the rules would allow the government to censor dissent. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 May 2021",
      "Yet the scientist doesn\u2019t believe that Twitter should censor erroneous views, because the scientific process necessarily involves argument. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
      "Food has run low at times and heavy-handed enforcement and a lack of preparation have prompted heavy criticism, despite government efforts to censor it. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The police have arrested thousands of protesters, and many people self- censor their remarks on Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Educators and some parents argue these bills would censor teachers and students, as well as place restrictions on discussions on racial oppression. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "York said that the big tech companies censor our speech every day, sometimes by mistake, but always without supervision or transparency. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-211835"
  },
  "cliff":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice",
      ": a high steep surface of rock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klif",
      "\u02c8klif"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barranca",
      "barranco",
      "bluff",
      "crag",
      "escarpment",
      "palisade",
      "precipice",
      "scar",
      "scarp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Standing at the edge of the cliff , we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.",
      "rock climbers scaling steep cliffs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Much like the Eyak and Rappahannock Tribes, Indigenous groups across the country have already begun to do the work on the ground to save the planet -- one river, cliff , or forest at a time. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a cliff where visitors with a permit can rock climb, a disc golf course, and canoeing and fishing available on Bear Creek and Haynes Lake. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "But in subsequent rounds, from angels to institutional investors, there\u2019s a huge cliff , with the numbers plummeting into single digits for Series A capital allocation. \u2014 Silvia Mah, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "To be precise, up a cliff of pale rock, rich in elaborate carvings, northeast of the Iranian city of Shiraz. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The palatial grande dame of the French Riviera, now a Four Seasons property, sits atop a Mediterranean-facing cliff \u2014 a funicular transports guests down to the pool, beach club, and Club Dauphin restaurant, one of three on the property. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Crowding is a major concern on the trail edged by a sheer cliff , where a small number of people typically fall and die every year, park officials have said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Atsye was referring to Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in North America, which was once inhabited by southwestern American Indians now known as ancestral Pueblo people, who farmed on the mesa tops above. \u2014 Emily D'alessandro, CBS News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The pit, which is sometimes used by recreational shooters, is a long, broken cliff of volcanic rock with ashen hoodoos eroding out of a cascade of crumbling red cinders. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clif , from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-211910"
  },
  "cinema":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": motion picture",
      ": a motion-picture theater",
      ": movies",
      ": the film industry",
      ": the art or technique of making motion pictures",
      ": a movie theater",
      ": the movie industry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-n\u0259-m\u0259",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8si-n\u0259-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big screen",
      "film",
      "filmdom",
      "filmland",
      "filmmaking",
      "movie",
      "moviemaking",
      "pictures",
      "screen",
      "silver screen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a student of French cinema",
      "We drove by the cinema to see what was playing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Poised between Holland Park and Kensington High Street, the development, which includes a basement swimming pool and a cinema , sits just opposite London\u2019s first cryotherapy spa. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
      "Napar are other important axes in Navarre\u2019s new cinema -TV landscape. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "One thing that helped keep me sane was horror cinema . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Some would argue that the box office is reward enough and the Oscars should be celebrating cinema . \u2014 Michael Tyrone Delaney, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Remember Mukunda Angula, one of the cinema -loving shut-ins from The Wolfpack? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Over the last 75 years, the annual cinema event has evolved from a congregation of global tastes to full-fledged celebrity spectacle \u2014 one that typically aligns significant Oscars contenders for gilded runs through the awards race ahead. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Forward is a second guest lounge and an IMAX Dolby cinema , with twinkling LED stars set into the ceiling. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Of all artistic mediums, cinema occupies the trickiest space between fabrication and reality, exploiting the porous nature of both to become a third thing entirely: the distortion of the literal truth that becomes internalized as consensus history. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for cinematograph ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212057"
  },
  "come to a bad end":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to end up in a bad situation because of one's actions",
      ": to die in an unpleasant way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212208"
  },
  "correctness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make or set right : amend",
      ": counteract , neutralize",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition",
      ": to discipline or punish (someone) for some fault or lapse",
      ": to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of",
      ": conforming to an approved or conventional standard",
      ": conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth",
      ": conforming to a set figure",
      ": conforming to the strict requirements of a specific ideology or set of beliefs or values",
      ": to make or set right",
      ": to change or adjust so as to bring to some standard or to a required condition",
      ": to punish in order to improve",
      ": to show how a thing can be improved or made right",
      ": free from mistakes : accurate",
      ": meeting or agreeing with some standard : appropriate",
      ": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amend",
      "debug",
      "emend",
      "rectify",
      "red-pencil",
      "reform",
      "remedy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "dead-on",
      "exact",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "so",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The story has been updated to correct that Jourdanton is located southwest of Centerville, Texas. \u2014 Terry Wallace, Chron , 3 June 2022",
      "Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the pilot's past flying experience. \u2014 Karen Madden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "This post has been updated to correct the date the company first made reference to the CVE. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After The Wrap reported on the matter, a number of Penske Media articles were updated to correct the error. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "This article has been updated to correct the number of signatures the new petition has received. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Editor's note: This review has been updated to correct which sister is being harassed on the tennis court early in the movie. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "People leave their countries and seek refuge in America because of our opportunities, undocumented immigrants should be offered an opportunity to correct their wrongs and become documented through our prospective agencies. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "But, much like computers, supply chain operations also need to have the capability to detect faults or errors and be able to correct themselves, ideally autonomously. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Voyager 2 arrived when the solar wind was peaking, which, if the models were correct , should have pushed the heliopause farther out than 120 AU. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "Consequently, if the claims are correct , Apple could be about to blow the roof off fan expectations. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Putin is correct in his economic assessment, at least for now. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Many times, experts say, the IRS is correct in making the adjustments relating to the recovery rebate credit. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "Regardless of where the storms pass, a few factors suggest Kottlowski and others might be correct in predicting an active hurricane season. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "Smith is correct in pointing out that most magic tricks are based not on real miracles but deceptive tricks and little white lies, all of which carry the ultimate goal of dazzling the audience. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "But a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit found the state court was correct in determining Dixon is actually aware that the state is putting him to death for the murder of Bowdoin. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Mike is correct in noting that his high percentage of swings and misses drive up his pitch count. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212450"
  },
  "ceremony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention",
      ": a conventional act of politeness or etiquette",
      ": an action performed only formally with no deep significance",
      ": a routine action performed with elaborate pomp",
      ": prescribed procedures : usages",
      ": observance of an established code of civility or politeness",
      ": an act or series of acts performed in some regular way according to fixed rules especially as part of a social or religious event",
      ": very polite behavior : formality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8se-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ser-\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceremonial",
      "form",
      "formality",
      "observance",
      "rite",
      "ritual",
      "solemnity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There will be a ceremony honoring the town's veterans next week.",
      "With great ceremony , the children presented each of the visitors with a gift.",
      "He told them abruptly and without ceremony that they would have to leave.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dozens of Chinese Navy personnel lined up in front of the ship and sang the national anthem at the ceremony , which was also attended by senior officials including Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "The camera then pans to the glamorous ceremony , which includes a rabbi officiating the ritual between Drake and his 23 brides. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Christmas tree lighting ceremony , horse and carriage rides, amusements, school performances, face painting, arts and crafts, carolers and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "The ceremony \u2014 held at the intersection of Dartmouth Street and Commonwealth Avenue at the memorial on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall \u2014 commenced with a procession to the sound of bagpipes and the posting of colors. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Lincoln Center once again turns its stately campus into a playground for all to enjoy, hosting concerts, dance classes, readings, and even, on July 10, a mass wedding ceremony for those that were cancelled during the pandemic. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
      "The ceremony , taking place at Thalassa eatery in Tribeca awarded a total of $165,000 in cash prizes. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "This year\u2019s ceremony , hosted by BMI president/CEO Mike O\u2019Neill and Leslie Roberts (assistant vp, creative, Nashville) also honored Contemporary Christian Music luminary Steven Curtis Chapman with the first Christian BMI Icon Award. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "Construction on the facility began in March 2021, with an official groundbreaking ceremony held last August, just two weeks before the start of the 2021 season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English ceremonie , from Middle French ceremonie , from Latin caerimonia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214035"
  },
  "compunctious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anxiety arising from awareness of guilt",
      ": distress of mind over an anticipated action or result",
      ": a twinge of misgiving : scruple"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "misgiving",
      "qualm",
      "scruple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a brutal murderer who killed without compunction",
      "He feels no compunction about his crimes.",
      "He has no compunctions about his crimes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The man who had no compunction whatsoever about slaughtering children left a woman who just tried to kill him alive. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "For me, reciting the compunction statement became a prayerful reckoning with herself. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 4 June 2022",
      "Their love had cooled, and Ms. Smart showed little compunction in letting someone take her place. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Salazar, as Win at All Costs reminds us, had no compunction about gaming therapeutic-use-exemption rules to get his runners on medication for the specific purpose of performance enhancement. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Most of Russia\u2019s biggest companies, though, remain unsanctioned, meaning there isn\u2019t a legal compunction for their foreign directors to resign. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald And Ben Dummett, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden defenders such as Paul Krugman, who have no compunction blaming Republican governors for seasonal variances in the spread of viruses, contend that Biden has no control over gas prices. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "One more thing: my wife has no compunction about accepting the large gifts. \u2014 Liana Finck, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Note that Biden has had no compunction in jettisoning other Trump-legacy policies, such as re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement and rejoining the World Health Organization. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English compunccioun , from Anglo-French compunction , from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio , from Latin compungere to prick hard, sting, from com- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214221"
  },
  "caravan":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions",
      ": a train of pack animals",
      ": a group of vehicles traveling together (as in a file)",
      ": a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters",
      ": trailer sense 1b",
      ": to travel in a caravan",
      ": a group (of people or animals) traveling together on a long journey",
      ": a group of vehicles traveling together one behind the other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccvan",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccvan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "cavalcade",
      "fleet",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street",
      "bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California",
      "Verb",
      "We caravaned to the campsite.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The caravan then heads to Ward 7, which has more than 84,000 residents \u2014 91 percent Black and roughly 20,000 of them under the age of 18. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Republicans, who have bashed Mr. Biden for months over his handling of immigration, have pointed to the new caravan in recent days and called on the administration to do more. \u2014 Tarini Parti, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The meeting of regional leaders comes as several thousand migrants on Tuesday walked through southern Mexico \u2014 the largest migrant caravan of the year \u2014 with local authorities showing no signs yet of trying to stop them. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "The caravan set off from Tapachula, Mexico earlier this week and has so far met little resistance from Mexican authorities. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "The annual caravan from Tuscaloosa to Indianapolis resumes when the NFL combines returns in March. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The costumes are lovely; the caravan of Tinkers heads across big, beautiful green landscapes pulling colorful wagons with convincingly creaky wheels. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The caravan of semis, pickups and RVs, dubbed the People\u2019s Convoy, will depart Hagerstown, Md., where drivers have been camped out at the Hagerstown Speedway. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Tijuana recently opened to Ukrainian refugees a sports complex, Benito Ju\u00e1rez, that in 2018 had been used to house thousands of Central American migrants who had arrived in a caravan with hopes of gaining access to the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Donald Trump couldn\u2019t make that fearsome caravan a decisive issue in 2018. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "His one-man- caravan heads West by Midwest twice around the July 30 release of his new record for Smithsonian Folkways, culminating Nov. 13 at St. Paul\u2019s Palace Theatre. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
      "Police shut off traffic on a number of nearby streets to accommodate the large crowds and an adjacent car caravan on Chicago Avenue. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The fury continued into Sunday night, as yet another car caravan traveled through the city, stopping outside what is believed to be Huffman's home, reports CBS News. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Car horns blared in downtown Minneapolis on Friday as dozens gathered, temporarily clogging the street, in a car caravan protest calling for the firing of Officer Mark Hanneman, who shot Locke on Wednesday. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Last year the event was a car caravan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "An hour later, Parker and crew caravan a few blocks east, to the corner of 23rd and Eighth, to take a few pictures on the street. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "The protest began with a car caravan organized by Utah Against Police Brutality, but people soon took to the streets and marched from the downtown police station to the Capitol and back. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214450"
  },
  "clumsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace",
      ": lacking tact or subtlety",
      ": awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy",
      ": lacking skill or grace in movement",
      ": awkwardly or carelessly made or done",
      ": awkward to handle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259m-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259m-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "butterfingered",
      "cack-handed",
      "graceless",
      "ham-fisted",
      "ham-handed",
      "handless",
      "heavy-handed",
      "left-handed",
      "maladroit",
      "unhandy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deft",
      "dexterous",
      "dextrous",
      "handy",
      "sure-handed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm sorry about spilling your wine\u2014that was very clumsy of me.",
      "I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.",
      "She made a clumsy attempt at a joke.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If your wine lover is clumsy handling that mini knife on the waiter\u2019s wine key (or doesn\u2019t have one), this ergonomically designed foil cutter saves frustration and fingers. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When Fendell asked Mackenzie about her bruises, Mackenzie offered vague comments about being clumsy . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Stalter plays Kayla, the clumsy assistant to their talent agent Jimmy (played by series co-creator Paul W. Downs). \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "In the titular role, Duff shined as a sweet, clumsy teen who just wants to be popular. \u2014 Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022",
      "And all of a sudden, Hatha-haters are dropping their snark like a clumsy romantic-comedy heroine dropping her purse at a busy intersection. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "The best design apps, including Photoshop, are still tailored for mouse and trackpad, and can be clumsy to operate with styluses in general. \u2014 Kenny Wassus, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "That scrutiny was fueled by an admittedly clumsy rollout -- such as a confusing name -- as well as an initial lack of specifics about the board's operations. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
      "In a pair of braids and her signature winged eyeliner, the comedian posed stiffly in front of the spinning wheel and launched into a clumsy sales pitch for a fictional establishment called Cecily\u2019s Butter Shop. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from obsolete English clumse benumbed with cold",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214601"
  },
  "counselor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who gives advice or counseling",
      ": lawyer",
      ": one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court",
      ": one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp",
      ": a person who gives advice",
      ": a supervisor of campers or activities at a summer camp",
      ": lawyer",
      ": a person engaged in counseling",
      ": counsel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adviser",
      "advisor",
      "consigliere",
      "consultant",
      "counsel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He works as a camp counselor .",
      "a young couple going to a marriage counselor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those allegations were first brought to the state's Department of Children and Family Services by a school counselor . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The best advice on whether testing for your daughter is appropriate would come from a genetic counselor . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
      "Sebriah, a ninth grader at Minor High School, hopes to become a counselor next year. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
      "For help finding a counselor certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, call (800) 569-4287. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "For high school seniors, their school's counselor also can be a big help. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "HealthySteps specialists, often social workers, accompany families with children below 3 on their pediatric visits, monitoring and supporting the babies' development and helping with everything from counselor referrals to diaper drop-offs. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
      "Callers were assigned a counselor and given an address. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The author\u2019s cabinmates and counselor during her last year at Oneka, 2002. \u2014 Colleen Mckeegan, ELLE , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see counsel  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222115"
  },
  "correspondingly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or participating in the same relationship (such as kind, degree, position, correspondence , or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (such as geometric figures or sets)",
      ": related , accompanying",
      ": charged with the duty of writing letters",
      ": participating or serving at a distance and by mail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-di\u014b",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "cognate",
      "comparable",
      "connate",
      "correspondent",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "diverse",
      "unakin",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cRobert\u201d is a boy's name, and the corresponding name for a girl is \u201cRoberta.\u201d",
      "a test question and its corresponding chapter in the textbook",
      "As the cost of steel goes up, expect to see a corresponding increase in building costs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in the corresponding move, the Sox placed starting third baseman Yo\u00e1n Moncada on the 10-day IL retroactive to Saturday with a strained right hamstring. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Once each player on that list is cleared to return to the active roster, the club will need to make a corresponding cut. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "In a corresponding move, the Reds designated Marinan for assignment. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
      "Reliever Sam Selman was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
      "Michael Grove was optioned in a corresponding move. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "In a corresponding move, the team released defensive lineman LaRon Stokes. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Right-hander Peter Strzelecki was added to the 40-man roster and called up in a corresponding move. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "In a corresponding move, the Pirates designated INF/OF Cole Tucker for assignment to make room for Chang in their 40-man roster. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see correspond ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-224413"
  },
  "clump":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of things clustered together",
      ": a compact mass",
      ": a heavy tramping sound",
      ": to walk or move clumsily and noisily",
      ": to form clumps",
      ": to arrange in or cause to form clumps",
      ": a group of things clustered together",
      ": a cluster or lump of something",
      ": a heavy tramping sound",
      ": to form or cause to form a clump or clumps",
      ": to walk with loud heavy steps : clomp",
      ": a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) \u2014 compare agglutination",
      ": to form clumps",
      ": to arrange in or cause to form clumps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "assemblage",
      "band",
      "bank",
      "batch",
      "battery",
      "block",
      "bunch",
      "clot",
      "cluster",
      "clutch",
      "collection",
      "constellation",
      "group",
      "grouping",
      "huddle",
      "knot",
      "lot",
      "muster",
      "package",
      "parcel",
      "passel",
      "set",
      "suite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barge",
      "flog",
      "flounder",
      "galumph",
      "lumber",
      "lump",
      "plod",
      "pound",
      "scuff",
      "scuffle",
      "shamble",
      "shuffle",
      "slog",
      "slough",
      "stamp",
      "stomp",
      "stumble",
      "stump",
      "tramp",
      "tromp",
      "trudge"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.",
      "I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.",
      "Verb",
      "The virus clumps the cells together.",
      "a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For an immediate dose of the good cheer that comes from combining healthy eating and natural weed control, go outside, grab the biggest dandelion clump in your yard and chow down. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Testers found the brush easy to use with smooth, clump -free application and high impact in just one coat. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "But a human face isn\u2019t as simple as a game board or a clump of abnormally-growing cells. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Somehow the German immigrants managed to keep the messy concoction from coagulating into a big clump . \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "They were forced into a tight clump , increasing their vulnerability to attack. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "An hour later, the ragged clump of elderly civilians with bloody faces tottered into an emergency entrance, looking top-heavy with piles of bandages on their heads. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "For this reason, even one galaxy could have something to say about the Omega matter of its parent universe, since Omega matter is correlated to what can be pictured as the density of matter that makes a galaxy clump together. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Picture a clump of grass\u2014a spray of flat green blades that converge into sturdy tubes near the ground. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And where there\u2019s a little bit more hydrogen gas, that gas will have a slightly higher gravitational field and will cause the gas to clump together. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Water-repellent treatments applied to down clusters have had limited success at reducing the material\u2019s tendency to clump and lose loft when exposed to moisture. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 6 June 2020",
      "There's a lot to love about Glossier's Lash Slick, from an applicator with tiny bristles that coat each lash hair for natural volume to a weightless formula that doesn't clump or smudge. \u2014 ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The House later passed a second plan that would clump together communities along the I-93 corridor, but the Senate rejected it, sending the matter to a committee of conference to come up with a compromise. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "The conic brush helps to sculpt individual lashes and the buildable formula delivers clump -free coverage. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Excess starchiness is what causes rice to clump or turn mushy. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "How much does matter clump up in our cosmic neighborhood? \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The soaps start to clump together to form the blisters and migrate through the paint film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-225923"
  },
  "canniness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clever , shrewd",
      ": prudent",
      ": careful , steady",
      ": restrained",
      ": quiet , snug",
      ": in a canny manner : carefully",
      ": clever especially in taking advantage of opportunities : shrewd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astute",
      "clear-eyed",
      "clear-sighted",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hardheaded",
      "heady",
      "knowing",
      "savvy",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "shrewd",
      "smart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unknowing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents",
      "warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nina Yashar, the canny doyenne of Milanese design, curated two exhibits at the Giovanni Nicelli Airport (on view until the end of June). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Mann combines a clear-eyed vision of a not-so-distant period of history with canny spy-world touches and astute elements of farcical humor. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In some respects, successfully planting the case in Virginia, despite the state\u2019s tenuous-at-best connections with both Heard and Depp, was just some regular canny lawyering. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The need to shield those identities from attention meant that such staffers were indeed susceptible to pressure, if not from foreign agents, usually, then from canny domestic operators. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
      "The result is a canny team, still developing, straddling two generations, and likable. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "But over the past decade or so, his biggest impact has been in humanitarian work, through the grass-roots rapid-response efforts of World Central Kitchen and his canny understanding of the power levers in Washington. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "His canny choice of running mate also united the Marcos political machinery with that of the country\u2019s other leading dynasty. \u2014 Time , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1786, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-231842"
  },
  "cluster":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number of similar things that occur together: such as",
      ": two or more consecutive consonants or vowels in a segment of speech",
      ": a group of buildings and especially houses built close together on a sizable tract in order to preserve open spaces larger than the individual yard for common recreation",
      ": an aggregation of stars or galaxies that appear close together in the sky and are gravitationally associated",
      ": a larger than expected number of cases of disease (such as leukemia) occurring in a particular locality, group of people, or period of time",
      ": a number of computers networked together in order to function as a single computing system",
      ": to collect into a cluster",
      ": to furnish with clusters",
      ": to grow, assemble, or occur in a cluster",
      ": a number of similar things growing or grouped closely together : bunch",
      ": to grow, collect, or assemble in a bunch",
      ": a larger than expected number of cases of disease (as leukemia) occurring in a particular locality, group of people, or period of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259s-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "assemblage",
      "band",
      "bank",
      "batch",
      "battery",
      "block",
      "bunch",
      "clot",
      "clump",
      "clutch",
      "collection",
      "constellation",
      "group",
      "grouping",
      "huddle",
      "knot",
      "lot",
      "muster",
      "package",
      "parcel",
      "passel",
      "set",
      "suite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "collect",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "conglomerate",
      "congregate",
      "convene",
      "converge",
      "forgather",
      "foregather",
      "gather",
      "meet",
      "rendezvous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cluster of cottages along the shore",
      "A small cluster of people had gathered at the scene of the accident.",
      "Verb",
      "The children clustered around the storyteller.",
      "the mice clustered together into a small burrow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Midcentury details are found throughout the home, including a cluster of pendants, each with a distinct shape. \u2014 Kerstin Czarra, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s the lackluster infotainment system, small instrument cluster for the driver, plastic-like styling trim and rear seats that don\u2019t even make sense to ask someone to sit in the back as leg room is nonexistent. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Decades after toxic pollution was first discovered in Franklin \u2014 a Johnson County community with a troubling cluster of childhood cancer cases \u2014 the cleanup at the site may at last be entering its final stages. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "Instead, there is a display in front of the driver (primary cluster ) and two on the center console (infotainment and HVAC). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The incident occurred in an area with a cluster of houses of worship, including Catholic, Lutheran, and Methodist churches and a Jewish synagogue. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
      "The shooting was in an area with a cluster of houses of worship, including Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches and a Jewish synagogue. \u2014 Deepa Bharath, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "The shooting was in an area with a cluster of houses of worship, including Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches and a Jewish synagogue. \u2014 Amy Taxin And Deepa Bharath, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
      "The shooting was in an area with a cluster of houses of worship, including Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches and a Jewish synagogue. \u2014 Amy Taxin And Deepa Bharath, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "However, most of these beliefs cluster into three categories. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Partisan mapmakers often move district lines \u2014 subtly or egregiously \u2014 to cluster voters in a way that advances a political goal. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "In the Abattoir show, the sublime scale and natural forces portrayed by Jonsson fit well beside Tyrrell\u2019s spike COVID particles, which cluster like creatures on a tropical reef. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "Partisan mapmakers often move district lines \u2014 subtly or egregiously \u2014 to cluster voters in a way that advances a political goal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The organization said its assessment was based on interviews with witnesses and analysis of videos and photographs that show explosion signatures and rocket remnants specific to cluster munitions. \u2014 Taylor Umlauf, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Today, Pigeon Key\u2019s eight vintage wooden cottages, which are mostly used as offices and classrooms, still cluster beneath swaying palm trees, their porches picked over by ibises and roofs guarded by pelicans. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Measurements of the universe\u2019s expansion rate, known as the Hubble constant, currently cluster around two figures: 67 and 73. \u2014 Daniel Leonard, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Kasturba Nagar is a low to middle-income neighborhood in Delhi where women sit and chat outside brightly painted homes and men cluster around local tea shops. \u2014 Esha Mitra, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-235045"
  },
  "chuckleheaded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-k\u1d4al-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "most of the summer interns strike me as chuckleheads",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anecdotes, hyperbole: the talking chuckleheads sowing and selling fear. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Of note: Peter shares the couch with legendary chuckleheads Beavis & Butt-head, and that cartoon mash-up features guest vocals from none other than B&B creator Mike Judge, as well as a questionable updo hairstyle for Peter. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 20 July 2019",
      "For some reason, the actual governor of Virginia clears time from his busy schedule to ask Becca\u2019s assorted chuckleheads a debate question. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 4 July 2018",
      "Hey, maybe Mayfield can play and not be a polarizing chucklehead like Manziel. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "There's gold under that ice, and these chuckleheads are going to compete to get it. \u2014 Emily Fehrenbacher, Alaska Dispatch News , 24 Aug. 2017",
      "Most prominent among the neighbors are Erik Pfeifer\u2019s kind Russian Boris and Kevin Ragsdale\u2019s nosy chucklehead George. \u2014 Eric Marchese, Orange County Register , 17 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chuckle lumpish + head ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1748, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000152"
  },
  "clanger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conspicuous blunder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla\u014b-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They lost the game after a defensive clanger .",
      "a newsreader who memorably dropped a clanger when she referred to Robert Burns as an English poet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The veined wing of the clanger cicada kills bacteria solely through its physical structure \u2014 one of the first natural surfaces found to do so. \u2014 Trevor Quirk, Scientific American , 5 Mar. 2013",
      "But only new centre back David Luiz has provided clangers in defence in more than one game, losing Ashley Barnes with some schoolboy marking against Burnley before that shirt pull on Mohamed Salah at Anfield. \u2014 SI.com , 7 Sep. 2019",
      "Another game against Chelsea and another clanger for Lloris - this time during the Lilywhites tenure at Wembley. \u2014 SI.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "This doesn't stop players from slipping every now and again, or dropping a social clanger or two. \u2014 SI.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "This is hardly surprising given the Spaniard's mixed start to life at Anfield, making a clanger while trying to play out from the back which handed Danny Ings a goal in the narrow victory over Southampton. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "For years the clanger has dangled in the middle, banging against the bell\u2019s iron walls for two states to hear, back and forth from Indiana to Ohio to Indiana to Ohio \u2026 WHERE\u2019S GREGG? \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2019",
      "Despite showing solidarity on the pitch, matters were complicated when Bale's agent dropped an inadvertent clanger on local radio, stating the pair didn't get along. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Apr. 2018",
      "His most recent clanger came against Southampton in the Gunners' last league game. \u2014 SI.com , 12 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-001617"
  },
  "czarist":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the government of Russia under the czars",
      ": autocratic rule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "Caesarism",
      "despotism",
      "dictatorship",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-010303"
  },
  "chatbot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bot (see bot entry 1 sense 3 ) that is designed to converse with human beings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chat-\u02ccb\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" chat entry 1 + bot entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1994, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-012230"
  },
  "competition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of competing : rivalry : such as",
      ": the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms",
      ": active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply",
      ": a contest between rivals",
      ": one's competitors",
      ": the act or process of trying to get or win something others are also trying to get or win",
      ": a contest in which all who take part strive for the same thing",
      ": all of a person's competitors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bout",
      "contest",
      "event",
      "game",
      "match",
      "matchup",
      "meet",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tournament",
      "tourney"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores.",
      "Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.",
      "They had a competition to see who could sell the most lemonade.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This competition saw 25 players post sub-par scores Thursday, but only 4 under led. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "In the original series, 456 people play deadly versions of children\u2019s games to compete for millions, and only the lone survivor of the competition walks away with the winnings. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 18 June 2022",
      "No matter the level of competition , Cincinnatians have always taken pride in homegrown talent. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, someone is going to win this vicious competition , but it\u2019s a pleasure to watch all three leads get humiliated along the way. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "And the month before Chin's death, a Chrysler board member said on WJR-AM (760) the U.S. should drop another atomic bomb on Hiroshima to deal with Japanese competition , the Free Press reported. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
      "More than 500 students from Ohio qualified to compete in this competition . \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "In the current business environment, riddled with job-hopping and tight competition for talent, culture is a powerful differentiation tool and a competitive advantage. \u2014 Michael Praeger, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Bio: Ricardo Salusse is here to show that size doesn't matter in this competition . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin competition-, competitio , from Latin competere \u2014 see compete ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-013502"
  },
  "chicken":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the common domestic fowl ( Gallus gallus ) especially when young",
      ": its flesh used as food \u2014 compare jungle fowl",
      ": any of various birds or their young",
      ": a young woman",
      ": coward",
      ": any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first",
      ": petty details",
      ": a young gay boy or man",
      ": scared",
      ": timid , cowardly",
      ": insistent on petty details of duty or discipline",
      ": petty , unimportant",
      ": to lose one's nerve",
      ": a bird that is commonly raised by people for its eggs and meat : a hen or rooster",
      ": the meat of a chicken used as food",
      ": coward",
      ": cowardly sense 1",
      "[short for chickenshit ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-k\u1d4an",
      "sometimes",
      "\u02c8chi-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coward",
      "craven",
      "cur",
      "dastard",
      "funk",
      "poltroon",
      "recreant",
      "sissy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chicken-livered",
      "chickenhearted",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We had chicken for dinner.",
      "It's just a spider, you chicken !",
      "Don't be such a big chicken .",
      "Adjective",
      "too chicken to go through with the stunt",
      "just concentrate on the important duties of the job and forget about the chicken stuff",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sauce, kielbasa boiled in Tostitos salsa and beer and grilled chicken wings imbued with jalape\u00f1o, cilantro and sake. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "This year\u2019s nominees in that category were the same as last year\u2019s, except DeGeneres\u2019 program dropped out in favor of Hot Ones, a YouTube talk show in which celebrities are interviewed over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
      "But Bakery Lorraine let me down with a chicken salad sandwich on a croissant ($12.50 with chips and a pickle). \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
      "The infamous \u2018breastaurant\u2019\u2014which trades primarily in chicken wings and revealing uniforms\u2014has been blasted as \u2018regressive\u2019 and \u2018chauvinistic\u2019 in the wake of two new outposts being approved in Greater Manchester\u2019s Salford Quays and Liverpool. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Picky eater options: Pizza, steak, chicken wings, BBQ ribs, or anything on the lunch list. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "There's beer, wine and cocktails, plus traditional bar grub like tacos, burgers and chicken wings. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 4 June 2022",
      "The sauce had a sweet and sour thing going on, but more 3D. Duck wings, at least these, are lankier and maybe leaner than chicken wings, tender and slightly funky (the good kind). \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Murphy\u2019s chicken sandwich is topped with jalapenos, cabbage slaw and a spicy mayo. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Though food prices climbed just 1.1% overall from April to May, several products rose sharply: Eggs rose 5%, raw non- chicken poultry rose 4.4% and cookies rose 4%. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "And then the Congress and the Postal Administration were just too chicken to do it. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "Maria cut chicken thighs shoulder to shoulder with co-workers who coughed and ran fevers. \u2014 USA Today , 22 May 2020",
      "Popcorn and chicken wing stands were open, though fewer than on a normal day. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "And thus, our long, arduous, chicken parm journey began. \u2014 Molly Baz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 May 2020",
      "End Zone\u2019s top-sellers include chicken wing, pizza and draft beer, Lowe says. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "The enormous online marketplace sells salsas, Bloody Mary mixes, chicken wing sauces, barbecue sauces, and of course, hot sauces. \u2014 Hilary Cadigan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Previously that University building was home to German restaurant Schnitzel Ranch and chicken -wing eateries Beauregard's and Bob Baumhower's. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But take the picadillo and chicken out of the equation and sub in Henry\u2019s spicy beef fajitas, and everybody\u2019s on the same page again. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "But only 50 million ringgit in subsidies have been paid to chicken farmers so far \u2014 mainly to smallholders. \u2014 Bloomberg News, oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "Another French favorite, coq au vin, takes the Burgundian preparation and gives chicken the leading role instead. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "My diet is almost exclusively chicken shakes, and that\u2019s just the easiest way to get the calories in for me. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Details: Choice of fried or baked fish, shrimp or chicken nuggets service with French fries and one other side, plus beverage. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Add chicken stock and simmer until reduced by one-third. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "During a presentation at the ICR Conference this week, Domino's CEO Richard Allison said the restaurant will change the count of wings and boneless chicken from 10 to eight pieces per order in its $7.99 carryout deal. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Simmer gently, scraping and chicken fat and skin from the bottom. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-013552"
  },
  "chosen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person",
      ": elect",
      ": selected or marked for favor or special privilege",
      ": carefully selected",
      ": picked to be shown favor or given special privilege"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014d-z\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8ch\u014d-z\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bet",
      "choice",
      "pick",
      "selection"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cherry-picked",
      "choice",
      "elect",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "first-line",
      "handpicked",
      "picked",
      "preferred",
      "select",
      "selected"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts",
      "Adjective",
      "the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The chosen 9 editions make up an elevated assortment of a classic silhouette that is forever imprinted in history and culture. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "The aerialist, who was killed during a BASE-jumping incident on May 16, was not one to skirt the potentially deadly consequences of his chosen lifestyle. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
      "This unusual access to the inner lives of others was surely an asset in her chosen career, fiction writing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In one episode, Weinstein orchestrates a family dance for Haart to post on Instagram, in an apparent act of support for her chosen career. \u2014 Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, born in 2015 from one of the crabs harvested a year earlier. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, which then gave birth in the lab to dozens of healthy babies, proving her genetic viability. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The chosen law firm would hire a computer forensic company to help determine what happened and how to prevent future data losses. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "The chosen three are initially enthusiastic participants in Bilton\u2019s plan. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-013642"
  },
  "clunch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": indurated clay",
      ": a soft limestone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259nch",
      "\u02c8klu\u0307n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-014127"
  },
  "curving":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bent or formed into a curve",
      ": to have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity",
      ": to cause to curve",
      ": to throw a curveball to (a batter)",
      ": to grade (something, such as an examination) on a curve",
      ": a line especially when curved : such as",
      ": the path of a moving point",
      ": a line defined by an equation so that the coordinates of its points are functions of a single independent variable or parameter",
      ": the graph of a variable \u2014 see also epidemic curve , learning curve , normal curve , simple closed curve , sine curve",
      ": something curved: such as",
      ": a curving line of the human body",
      ": parenthesis",
      ": curveball",
      ": trick , deception",
      ": a distribution indicating the relative performance of individuals measured against each other that is used especially in assigning good, medium, or poor grades to usually predetermined proportions of students rather than in assigning grades based on predetermined standards of achievement",
      ": trend",
      ": a prevalent trend or rate of progress",
      ": to turn or cause to turn from a straight line or course",
      ": a smooth rounded line or surface",
      ": something having a somewhat round shape",
      ": a ball thrown so that it moves away from a straight course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "fall off",
      "hook",
      "round",
      "sweep",
      "swerve",
      "trend",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curvature",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By Thursday, the storm will most likely begin to curve more north-northeast, riding along the coast and impacting Odisha. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "While there aren\u2019t tree species that curve to this extent in nature, the eastern redbud tree is an example of a tree that has a weird shape that is naturally occurring. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Second, my large toe was starting to curve inward toward its neighbors due to a bunion, a common condition called hallux valgus. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The trees\u2019 trunks take a sharp, 90-degree turn and then curve to form a shape resembling the letter J. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Places where the stone might curve left or fade right a little too much. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The company is using flexible OLED panels, which allow the screen to seamlessly curve over the exercise bike. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Your legs do not need to straighten fully; a microbend in the knees will allow the spine to naturally curve and reduce strain in the lower back. \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
      "Murphy said the accident location is west of the intersection of Huntsville Road and Hunt Lane where Huntsville Road begins to curve to the northwest. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gary Cohn, former president of Goldman Sachs, formerly Trump economic adviser, said the Fed was clearly behind the curve , clearly late in raising rates, and now the runway for a soft landing is now much shorter and narrower. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
      "What is so striking regarding the rise in inflation is what a slow yet inexorable process this has been, with the Federal Reserve and White House consistently behind the curve . \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Critics say the Fed was behind the curve last year as inflation picked up pace, stoked by stimulus spending and rock-bottom borrowing costs. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "There's a possibility that the Fed may be too far behind the curve to be able to ease inflation without inflicting economic hardship on Americans. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "So that, alone, would have put me behind the curve . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This Fed, however, has been behind the curve and is really late to the party. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But the sad cycle of energy and commodity price increases accompanied by wage and salary demands will continue to drive inflation and leave the Fed hopelessly behind the curve in fighting it. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Her purple patterned bodycon dress hugged every curve , and opened in a slit up the skirt that was then detailed with a series of buttons. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-014559"
  },
  "costless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price",
      ": the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object",
      ": loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something",
      ": expenses incurred in a judicial process",
      ": those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party",
      ": regardless of the cost or consequences",
      ": for the price of production",
      ": to require expenditure or payment",
      ": to require effort, suffering, or loss",
      ": to have a price of",
      ": to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something",
      ": to estimate or set the cost of",
      ": to have a price of",
      ": to cause the payment, spending, or loss of",
      ": the amount paid or charged for something : price",
      ": loss or penalty involved in gaining something",
      ": the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something",
      ": expenses incurred in litigation",
      ": those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fst",
      "\u02c8k\u022fst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "disbursement",
      "expenditure",
      "expense",
      "outgo",
      "outlay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bring",
      "fetch",
      "go (for)",
      "run",
      "sell (for)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Currently, Comcast\u2019s Xfinity X1 and Flex customers are eligible to get Peacock Premium with ads for no additional cost ; that\u2019s normally priced at $4.99/month. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "If Microsoft does end up buying Activision Blizzard, perhaps Overwatch 2 players will get the premium battle pass through Game Pass at no extra cost . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Two years later, Keith founded the Toby Keith Foundation to provide further support, including no- cost housing for kids with cancer. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The federal government pre-purchased vaccine doses, which will be provided at no cost to families. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "School meals have been available at no cost for all students nationwide\u2013regardless of family income\u2013since schools closed in spring 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
      "Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Your wine may taste like kombucha and cost as much as fine burgundy. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Still, a grocery trip that once cost about $60 now costs $80 to $95 on average. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Last year at this time, Tait said a case of 800 pads cost $50; now the price is $75. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Now, more than ever, these companies need to find ways to manufacture more efficiently and cost effectively. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Each window in the cabin where the controllers work cost $35,000. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-020920"
  },
  "consortism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": symbiosis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02ccs\u022frt\u02cciz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" consort entry 1 + -ism ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-021409"
  },
  "cover-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device or stratagem for masking or concealing",
      ": a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public",
      ": a loose outer garment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "curtain",
      "hood",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-023024"
  },
  "cement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concrete",
      ": a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete",
      ": any mixture used for a similar purpose",
      ": a binding element or agency: such as",
      ": a substance to make objects adhere to each other",
      ": something serving to unite firmly",
      ": cementum",
      ": a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities",
      ": the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry",
      ": to unite or make firm by or as if by cement",
      ": to overlay with concrete",
      ": to become cemented",
      ": a powder that is made mainly from compounds of aluminum, calcium, silicon, and iron heated together and then ground and mixed with water to make mortar and concrete",
      ": concrete entry 2 , mortar",
      ": a substance used to make things stick together firmly",
      ": to join together with or as if with cement",
      ": to make stronger",
      ": cementum",
      ": a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "si-\u02c8ment",
      "also",
      "si-\u02c8ment",
      "si-\u02c8ment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhesive",
      "bond",
      "glue",
      "size"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There is a layer of cement under the bricks.",
      "what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?",
      "Verb",
      "A win would cement her reputation as a strong competitor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "It\u2019s not just that more cement is being made and used. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "And the third company is Baiaoheng, which is developing a process of turning slag\u2014a byproduct from the smelting industry\u2014to make a cement -like material. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
      "Companies built plants to take carbon out of concrete, cement and steel factories to be repurposed or stored in geological formations permanently. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "History, opposition and extinction Growing up in Vernal, Melinda Barlow remembers her backyard being filled with three things: rebar, buckets of cement and dinosaur statues taller than her house. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "There were dead trees, pieces of cement and asphalt that was dumped here. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Concrete brick pavers can be treated similar to clay brick pavers, but look for commercial products approved for cement and concrete. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "Software, insurance, and cement were the top sub-sectors while energy exploration, coal mining, and lithium were off. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Lesser talked about a major tech company that opted to use green cement to build one of its newest sites. \u2014 Kristine Gill, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The notion that Stephen Curry must win an NBA Finals MVP to cement his legacy is ridiculous. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
      "But on Thursday, Mr. Biden abandoned that approach, deciding instead to lay down a marker that will cement his legacy as a president who fought for tougher gun laws, successful or not. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "In 1942, Moeller's gained a prized piece of equipment that would help cement the bakery's success for years to come. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 25 May 2022",
      "Grass expects more people returning to the office will help cement the company as a leader in the corporate food-tech industry. \u2014 Douglas Yu, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "To cement her legacy, a permanent plaque was installed in New York City's Times Square with Roberts' name on it, so fans can visit and honor her themselves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Junior Denis Papetti, who Hochman said was hitting accurate drives up to 290 yards, also turned in an even card to help cement the visitors\u2019 second victory of the season. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "The arrival of vaccines was what brought theaters back in early 2021, and mandates would help cement that sense of sanctuary. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Certifying the vote in the two states would help cement Mr. Biden\u2019s victory and create new hurdles for Mr. Trump\u2019s legal attempts to overturn the election results. \u2014 Rebecca Davis O\u2019brien And Maya Goldman, WSJ , 23 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-033759"
  },
  "Cook Strait":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "strait between the North Island and the South Island, New Zealand, that connects the Tasman Sea with the rest of the Pacific"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-040019"
  },
  "calling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence",
      ": the vocation or profession in which one customarily engages",
      ": the characteristic cry of a female cat in heat",
      ": the period of heat",
      ": a profession especially that a person feels strongly about",
      ": the characteristic cry of a female cat in heat",
      ": the period of heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandonment",
      "abortion",
      "calling off",
      "cancellation",
      "cancelation",
      "dropping",
      "recall",
      "recision",
      "repeal",
      "rescission",
      "revocation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had always felt a calling to help others.",
      "He experienced a calling to enter the priesthood.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to pay and injuries, players have expressed dismay with fan play- calling . \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "In the eighth inning Friday, B\u00e1ez \u2014 who praised Astros catcher Mart\u00edn Maldonado, a fellow Puerto Rican, for his game- calling \u2014 worked ahead 3-0 in the count against right-handed reliever Phil Maton. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "Many of Mayfield\u2019s problems this season are not due to play- calling . \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "But even without that coach of the year award, other coaches and scouts recognize how outstanding Spoelstra is in both preparation, in-game management, play calling and player development. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That means system-wide improvements like video- calling and even better security. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Impact play can be done alone, yet also pairs well with other kinks, such as name- calling and age play. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick in Seattle to dad Morris, who owned a plumbing supply store, and mom Evelyn, Kenny G found his calling at age 10, after hearing a saxophone being played on the Ed Sullivan Show. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Hui worked for a trade company for five years, but eventually found his calling in real estate. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-040504"
  },
  "Casanova":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man known for seducing women and having many lovers",
      "Giovanni Giacomo 1725\u20131798 originally Giacomo Girolamo Casanova ; alias Jean-Jacques, Chevalier de Seingalt Italian adventurer and memoirist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-z\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-v\u0259",
      "\u02ccka-s\u0259-",
      "\u02ccka-z\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-v\u0259",
      "\u02ccka-s\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Don Juan",
      "lecher",
      "lothario",
      "lounge lizard",
      "masher",
      "philanderer",
      "satyr",
      "wolf",
      "womanizer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a terrible reputation as a Casanova .",
      "to hear him tell it, he was his college's number one Casanova"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Giacomo Girolamo Casanova ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-043015"
  },
  "chic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner : style",
      ": a distinctive mode of dress or manner associated with a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit",
      ": a faddishly popular quality or appeal",
      ": something (such as a practice or interest) having such appeal",
      ": cleverly stylish : smart",
      ": currently fashionable",
      ": fashionable style",
      ": stylish , fashionable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u0113k",
      "\u02c8sh\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fad",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "\u00e0 la mode",
      "a la mode",
      "au courant",
      "cool",
      "exclusive",
      "fashionable",
      "fresh",
      "happening",
      "hip",
      "in",
      "modish",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "snappy",
      "stylish",
      "supercool",
      "swell",
      "swish",
      "trendy",
      "voguish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "It's the height of chic this year.",
      "mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic",
      "Adjective",
      "The caf\u00e9 has a chic new look.",
      "a chic new hairstyle that makes her look very sophisticated",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "La R\u00e9serve beach club laid out on Pampelonne Beach is also worth stopping at for a taste of proper Riviera chic . \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The new hotel features 24 rooms, many with floor-to-ceiling windows, along with a chic , cocooning spa with an indoor swimming pool and a rooftop bar with panoramic vistas over the Tiber River. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Serra\u2019s work fuses an almost Platonic sense of perfect forms \u2014 planes, ribbons, cylinders, boxes \u2014 with the heavy, industrial chic of steel. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
      "There's something sporty chic about a good ringer tee, and La Ligne's passes the vibe check with ease. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Together, their series of cocktail parties, private art tours and pop-up shopping events is a movable feast of summertime chic . \u2014 Todd Plummer, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
      "For day five of the eight-day trip, the Duchess of Cambridge looked business chic in a white and orange ensemble while meeting with Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, in the country's capital of Kingston. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Comfort chic is the best way to describe the look brought to us by the actor, who plays Penelope Featherington in the series. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Statement coats, cut to swing, in lam\u00e9 brocades or faux leopard, channel the chic of Grace Kelly or Sophia Loren, but in classic shapes that can go from subway to school pick-up. \u2014 Vogue , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There\u2019s no better way to channel the carefree vibe of summertime than with an equally chic vacation bag to accompany a coolly relaxed on-holiday aesthetic. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "Dressed in a relaxed linen oxford and a pair of tangerine Venetian Stubbs & Wootton smoking slippers, Javier Burkle is the picture of springtime chic . \u2014 Christina Geyer, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
      "This simple red style is super chic with her matching red shoes. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "That people who don\u2019t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 19 May 2022",
      "That people who don\u2019t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
      "The people who don\u2019t try are fundamentally more chic than people who do. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "That people who don\u2019t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
      "That people who don\u2019t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-044042"
  },
  "cincture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of encircling",
      ": an encircling area",
      ": girdle , belt",
      ": a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a member of a religious order under monastic vows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt",
      "ceinture",
      "cummerbund",
      "cumberbund",
      "girdle",
      "sash",
      "self-belt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "wrapped a cincture around the dress as a stylish accessory"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cinctura girdle, from cinctus , past participle of cingere to gird; probably akin to Sanskrit k\u0101\u00f1c\u012b girdle",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-045653"
  },
  "Cerenkov radiation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": light produced by charged particles (such as electrons) traversing a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium",
      ": light produced by charged particles (as electrons) traversing a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259-\u02c8re\u014b-k\u022ff-",
      "ch\u0259r-\u02c8ye\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"after P. A. cherenkov ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-055342"
  },
  "Chawasha":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Chitimachan people of Louisiana at the mouth of the Mississippi",
      ": a member of the Chawasha people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8w\u022fsh\u0259 -\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-062520"
  },
  "clime":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": climate",
      ": climate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm",
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambient",
      "atmosphere",
      "climate",
      "context",
      "contexture",
      "environment",
      "environs",
      "medium",
      "milieu",
      "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
      "setting",
      "surround",
      "surroundings",
      "terrain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "One study showed spruce in Britain support 37 different insect species while those in Russia \u2014 probably a bit more like our clime \u2014 maintain a whopping 117 species of insects. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "In this clime , though, simply being entertained is a precious thing. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In modern day Newport Beach, a cousin to the deep-sea creature washed ashore last week, far from its normal clime . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2021",
      "Countless legends have been born in this clime , and a big part of Douglas\u2019s mission is sifting out the reality from the myth. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "Get ready to head uphill After a mile of forest hiking, the trail leaves the woodlands and enters a drier clime , replete with cactus, yucca and junipers and begins an uphill assault in earnest. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Around the same time, in the second week of March, professional baseball players, eager to escape northern winters, began to trickle toward the warmer climes of the South. \u2014 Randy Roberts And Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Polio and tuberculosis, for example, tend to spread faster in warmer climes . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin clima ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063158"
  },
  "compatible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of existing together in harmony",
      ": capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively",
      ": capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction",
      ": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without reaction (such as agglutination or tissue rejection)",
      ": designed to work with another device or system without modification",
      ": being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer",
      ": a device (such as a computer) or system designed to be used with another device or system without modification",
      ": capable of existing together in harmony",
      ": capable of existing together in a satisfactory relationship (as marriage)",
      ": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)",
      ": capable of being administered jointly without interacting to produce deleterious effects or impairing their respective actions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pat-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "amicable",
      "congenial",
      "frictionless",
      "harmonious",
      "kindred",
      "unanimous",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "discordant",
      "disharmonious",
      "disunited",
      "incompatible",
      "inharmonious",
      "uncongenial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "two people with compatible personalities",
      "This printer is compatible with most PCs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Still, some people maintain biases against the medications, thinking that taking them is not compatible with being in recovery \u2014 a perspective that the Justice Department now stresses can be discriminatory. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
      "The new attachments are compatible with the original model. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "The first-gen model is made for the base iPad and various older models, while this second-gen version is compatible with newer iPad Pros and iPad Airs, as well as the latest iPad Mini. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
      "Sandra Cuevas, mayor of the Mexico City borough of Cuauht\u00e9moc, said the street paintings that had come to characterize the city\u2019s culinary variety in strings of colorful stalls were not compatible with her vision of a modern metropolis. \u2014 Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Left: The Monarch was designed to be compatible with the existing tractor apparatuses that a farm may already own, like a mower attachment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "In other words, the overwhelming majority of iPads out there will not be compatible with Apple\u2019s nifty new multitasking interface. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "The current software, iOS 15, is compatible with every iPhone from the iPhone 6s onwards. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Check to see if the carrier is compatible with your current rooftop configuration. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All televisions marketed as HDR- compatible should support this standard. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "In addition to its slightly larger 10.2-inch retina display, features like the Smart Connector make the new tablet compatible with the full-size Smart Keyboard once relegated to the iPad Pro. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Look for cases that are wireless charging- compatible . \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 20 Dec. 2018",
      "With the success of the PC and PC compatibles , Microsoft became hugely successful. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 16 Oct. 2018",
      "Each zip file contains a vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator version 8+ compatible ) and some artists will also include PDF and AI files as well. \u2014 Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Microsoft is also warning, again, that all Windows updates now require the use of a compatible , up-to-date anti-virus program. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "All are also equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems, and are Apple CarPlay compatible . \u2014 Charles Fleming, latimes.com , 24 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063655"
  },
  "collision":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of colliding : clash",
      ": an encounter between particles (such as atoms or molecules) resulting in exchange or transformation of energy",
      ": an act or instance of colliding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-zh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bump",
      "concussion",
      "crash",
      "impact",
      "impingement",
      "jar",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "kick",
      "shock",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "strike",
      "wallop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The car was destroyed in the collision .",
      "the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Standard equipment includes a driver monitoring system, pre-Safe forward collision preparation technology, automatic emergency braking, and blind-spot monitoring with Exit Warning Assist. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Nothing better exemplifies the jarring collision of Walton\u2019s West Coast, free-thinking-hippy lifestyle with the gritty, concrete landscape of an East Coast city that loves and would do anything for its Celtics. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The War of the Rohirrim is set to be a collision of different worlds. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The driver continued down East Little York after hitting Kameron in front of the busy block, which his mother said was full of parents, teachers and schoolchildren who might have seen the collision . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 15 June 2022",
      "That high-speed collision of Anderson and Lee is depicted in the second episode. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1astaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "In March, the board approved a plan to speed up the implementation of the collision prevention technology on the Green Line by one year, to 2023. \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. \u2014 Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued forward collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio , from collidere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-065434"
  },
  "cummerbund":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-m\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belt",
      "ceinture",
      "cincture",
      "girdle",
      "sash",
      "self-belt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cummerbund is the perfect accessory for a man's tuxedo",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Joe Jonas reinvented the classic tails in his white suit, alongside wife Sophie Turner in Louis Vuitton, and Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian swapped elements of their Thom Browne looks, with Kardashian wearing a men\u2019s cummerbund as a corset. \u2014 Isabel Lord, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "If Springsteen is ripped jeans and a white T-shirt, Meat Loaf is a rented tuxedo with a sequined cummerbund and pockets filled with splits of rum. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "But a white double-breasted jacket atop matching trousers, with a typewriter (inventor: Lee S. Burridge and Newman R. Marshman) cummerbund and an airy train of loose leaf paper? \u2014 New York Times , 11 July 2021",
      "Now here's a question: Back in my day, most prom etiquette required that a boy's tie and cummerbund matched his date's dress. \u2014 Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY , 19 May 2021",
      "Marvin also went for a classic look, wearing a custom Zegna tuxedo and fitted shirt, cummerbund , and bow tie. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "In army green, one cummerbund is slung below the hips of a model wearing elastic-waist trousers and a denim and shearling jacket; in a pastel crayon rubbing monogram print, another accessorizes a down jacket, button-down, and cigarette pants. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 8 July 2020",
      "Finally: No wardrobe is complete without a formal cummerbund (though are there informal cummerbunds?). \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 9 July 2020",
      "Also missing: his new take on the mid-layer garment, which is a\u2026 cummerbund . \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 8 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hindi & Urdu kamarband , from Persian, from kamar waist + band band",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-073612"
  },
  "contaminant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that contaminates",
      ": something that contaminates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tam-\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterant",
      "contamination",
      "defilement",
      "impurity",
      "pollutant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In these situations, the individual may let air from a tire or add a gas tank contaminant , then approach the female to offer help in the form of a battery pack, air compressor or a ride. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Like other similar actions, a contaminant triggered the recall. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "These were in the days prior to masks, distancing, vaccines, and the knowledge that this virus is spread both as a droplet and airborne contaminant . \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The system started testing for the contaminant in 2008. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Verona is also the site of an old toxic waste site that contains dioxin, a contaminant that\u2019s linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers. \u2014 Lisa Song, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The expanded impact zone encompassed Ford\u2019s Flat Rock assembly plant, but Greenberg would not speculate as to whether investigators believe the contaminant could be emanating from the large factory. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "The study provides a physical model describing that relation and could predict, for example, how much contaminant can be retrieved from a chemical site by injecting a solution. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the reasons for pushback is the fact that PFAS are still an emerging contaminant , unregulated by the federal government and lacking numerous studies across the thousands of chemicals in the family. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" contamin(ate) + -ant entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-074436"
  },
  "climb down":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": back down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1864, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-074733"
  },
  "collision bulkhead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the first watertight bulkhead in the forward part of a ship designed to keep out water in the event of a collision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-075820"
  },
  "concourse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or process of coming together and merging",
      ": a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together",
      ": an open space where roads or paths meet",
      ": an open space or hall (as in a railroad or airport terminal) where crowds gather",
      ": a flocking, moving, or flowing together (as of persons or streams) : gathering",
      ": an open space or hall (as in a mall or airport)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frs",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corridor",
      "gallery",
      "hall",
      "hallway",
      "passageway"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the concourse of the bus terminal",
      "airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tasting tables will be set up on the concourse as fans will have a chance to sample and vote on Akron\u2019s best JoJos. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Jack Daniel's also has a bar on the upper concourse . \u2014 Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Walking through the gates and through the darkened concourse . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "The completion of Terminal C comes more than two years after Delta remodeled the first Terminal C concourse in October 2019. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "At Movement\u2019s official merchandise tent, which offers apparel and other branded items, business was bustling, with lines often stretching far down the plaza concourse . \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
      "Another fan evaded stewards and was seen sprinting through the concourse and into the bottom level of the stadium. \u2014 Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "With 45 minutes remaining before kickoff, there were still long lines of Liverpool fans waiting to be allowed into the stadium, and there were sporadic instances of fans breaking through security and sprinting onto the concourse . \u2014 Steve Douglas, Chron , 28 May 2022",
      "Top image: Travelers pass through the concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on the eve of Memorial Day weekend in 2021. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English concours, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin concursus \"gathering of a crowd, coming together,\" noun of action from concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers\" \u2014 more at concur ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-082900"
  },
  "compo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various composition materials"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for composition ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-085643"
  },
  "contubernal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living together : intimate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t(y)\u00fcb\u0259(r)n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin contubernalis tentmate, from com- + -tubernalis (from taberna hut, booth + -alis -al)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-102825"
  },
  "cerebral cortex":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information \u2014 compare neocortex",
      ": the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An organ called the olfactory bulb shunts the chemical messages straight to the part of the brain that deals with stored feelings and memories, bypassing the cerebral cortex , the main part of the brain. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Live events offer intellectual stimulation that light up much in the cerebral cortex . \u2014 Regan Hillyer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "And because stingrays don\u2019t even have a cerebral cortex , this strongly suggested that nobody needs an enormous brain to learn how to perform basic math. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Instead any action a person takes involves the brain's motor areas informing the rest of the cerebral cortex about the action initiated\u2014a message known as a corollary discharge. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "In 1907 German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer published a case report of an unusual illness affecting the cerebral cortex . \u2014 Jason Ulrich, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "In addition to sensory nerves going up, there are pathways from sensory and motor areas of the cerebral cortex going down to the cuneate nucleus. \u2014 Sliman Bensmaia, Scientific American , 16 May 2022",
      "The likely imminent overturn of Roe vs. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court is occupying my cerebral cortex and my waking hours (which seem to come, more frequently, at midnight). \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
      "Guenther: These equations describe neural activity in different parts of the brain including the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and the cerebral cortex . \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1853, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104231"
  },
  "cliff brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fern of the genus Pellaea (especially P. atropurpurea ) growing usually on cliffs and walls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104445"
  },
  "Camelot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the site of King Arthur's palace and court",
      ": a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Cockaigne",
      "Eden",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "fantasyland",
      "heaven",
      "lotusland",
      "never-never land",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "nirvana",
      "paradise",
      "promised land",
      "Shangri-la",
      "utopia",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-utopia",
      "dystopia",
      "hell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "that year spent in Spain studying art was their personal Camelot"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104627"
  },
  "chaste tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large shrub or small tree ( Vitex agnus-castus ) that has aromatic foliage and clusters of usually violet to purple flowers and is native to southern Europe and western Asia but has become naturalized in warmer regions",
      ": an extract of the fruit of the chaste tree used in herbal remedies (such as those used to reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and menopause) : agnus castus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"translation of Latin agnus castus , by folk etymology (influence of Latin agnus lamb) from Greek agnos (associated with chastity rites because of influence of hagnos chaste, sacred)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1562, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104636"
  },
  "caller":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fresh",
      ": cool",
      ": one that calls",
      ": someone who calls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drop-in",
      "frequenter",
      "guest",
      "visitant",
      "visitor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police have received information from an anonymous caller .",
      "She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Then on June 4, police responded to a caller \u2019s report that someone might be conducting an open burn of their leaves shortly before noon. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The caller said that there was an armed person and two shots were fired, Kaul said. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
      "The caller said that there was an armed person and two shots were fired, Kaul said. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "The caller said a male was shot by a female, who left the scene, Fitzgerald said. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "While the dispatcher was talking to the caller , police learned that a train had just struck an unoccupied car. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The report said officials were called around 1:30 a.m. to an address on North Yonge Street after a caller said the boy was having trouble breathing, WESH reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The caller said the victim was shot at 168 North St., a liquor store. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The caller allegedly said that Smollett would be assaulted in jail in the way that inmate Abner Louima was notoriously brutalized in 1997 when a New York Police Department officer used a broomstick to sodomize the Haitian immigrant. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104708"
  },
  "cognomination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cognomen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cognomination-, cognominatio , from cognominatus + -ion- -io -ion",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104712"
  },
  "catchpole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sheriff's deputy",
      ": one who makes arrests for failure to pay a debt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02ccp\u014dl",
      "\u02c8kech-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cacchepol , from Anglo-French cachepole , literally, chicken chaser, from cacher + pol chicken, from Latin pullus \u2014 more at catch , pullet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104759"
  },
  "calaboose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jail",
      ": a local jail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccb\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "can",
      "clink",
      "cooler",
      "coop",
      "guardroom",
      "hock",
      "hold",
      "hoosegow",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fittingly, the calaboose in that one-horse town consisted of a single cell"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish calabozo dungeon",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104801"
  },
  "conservancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port",
      ": conservation",
      ": an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conservation",
      "preservation",
      "sustentation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The land was recently donated to a local conservancy .",
      "raising money for the conservancy of natural resources",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But officials said the park\u2019s conservancy has secured other equipment to keep the low-voltage fence charged and protect the goats that are clearing excess brush in a seven-acre area of the park. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 19 May 2022",
      "The conservancy has been celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the park all year long and the day of free kites was the final event -- a callback to similar events that marked the park\u2019s opening and its 10th anniversary. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
      "The tribe\u2019s contract with the conservancy gave the nation rights over any intellectual property created. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Seneca Park, 3151 Pee Wee Reese Road, was the last park in Louisville designed by Olmsted's firm in 1928, according to the conservancy . \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
      "During the past decade, El Cajon alone has experienced 174 vegetation fires, according to the conservancy . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2018, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation pledged $50 million to the conservancy for the future Centennial Park. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Additional funding also came from a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through Walmart's Acres for America Program, according to the conservancy . \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The Pioneertown preserve is free and open to the public from sunrise to sunset thanks to The Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land conservancy that manages nearly two dozen preserves across the state. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie , from Medieval Latin conservatia , from Latin conservare \u2014 see conserve  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104907"
  },
  "clam":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clamp , clasp",
      ": any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud",
      ": a freshwater mussel",
      ": a stolid or closemouthed person",
      ": clamshell",
      ": dollar sense 3",
      ": to gather clams especially by digging",
      ": a shellfish that lives in sand or mud and has a soft body surrounded by a hinged shell with two parts and that is often eaten as food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klam",
      "\u02c8klam"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bone",
      "buck",
      "dollar",
      "one",
      "smacker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1636, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104948"
  },
  "client":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is under the protection of another : dependent",
      ": a person who engages the professional advice or services of another",
      ": customer",
      ": a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency",
      ": a computer in a network that uses the services (such as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server",
      ": software that allows a computer to function as a client in a network",
      ": client state",
      ": a person who uses the professional advice or services of another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "customer",
      "guest",
      "patron",
      "punter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The accountant is meeting with another client right now, but she'll be able to see you later this afternoon.",
      "a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In her current role, Freeman acts as a liaison between the client and the people who test the company\u2019s IT applications. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Both design and development are critical to its success, and a lack of cooperation and transparency can affect both the client and the agency. \u2014 Michelle Abdow, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Instead, the company purifies it and recycles it back to the client . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "For: Someone who\u2019s always setting up their friends, has a passion for making love connections, and strong communication skills to fully understand the desires and preferences of the client . \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "An Herm\u00e8s client had somewhat recently brought a bag in need of touch-ups to the Manhattan workshop: production year, 1920. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "There were nervy thought experiments, like an episode in which Diane woke up to discover that Hillary Clinton was elected\u2014and that, as a side effect, #MeToo never happened and Harvey Weinstein was Diane\u2019s client . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "But the email client known as Thunderbird goes back to 2003. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Hammonds arranged transportation from Florida to California through third parties, who weren\u2019t permitted to handle the animal, and sold the animal to the client for $12,000. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French client , from Latin client-, cliens ; perhaps akin to Latin clinare to lean \u2014 more at lean ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111236"
  },
  "commendable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to entrust for care or preservation",
      ": to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice",
      ": to mention with approbation : praise",
      ": to give into another's care : entrust",
      ": to speak or write of with approval : praise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mend",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commit",
      "confide",
      "consign",
      "delegate",
      "deliver",
      "entrust",
      "intrust",
      "give",
      "give over",
      "hand",
      "hand over",
      "leave",
      "pass",
      "recommend",
      "repose",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "trust",
      "turn over",
      "vest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hold",
      "keep",
      "retain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His poetry is highly commended by other writers.",
      "I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A few nights after the Grammys, Colbert called Batiste over to the late-night show couch to commend his victories in a segment that spotlighted the sincerity of both men. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "In December 2018, Rahinsky wrote Schurr to commend him for chasing and catching a suspect who tried to run away during a traffic stop in May 2018. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Avoiding eye contact and making a quick exit are the chief requirements in this awkward situation, so Miss Manners was about to commend you. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "However, Gerstein does commend Choi for her blending technique and her contour placement. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Early was quick to commend Southside, saying Reese did a nice job in the circle, but also credited his team for staying the course. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "While Extinction Rebellion has not partnered with any brands, See does commend the work that companies like Patagonia have done to support and donate to environmental and activism groups. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "On the incel sites that Serge and Marquis run, many members have expressed anger at society; some commend those who commit violence, and fantasize about doing the same. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Prizkova, 56, took to Instagram on Wednesday to commend Parker, also 56, for simply existing as a woman embracing the natural process of aging. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French comander , from Latin commendare , from com- + mandare to entrust \u2014 more at mandate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112413"
  },
  "cast around (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look in many places for (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112434"
  },
  "comply":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested",
      ": to be ceremoniously courteous",
      ": to act in agreement with another's wishes or in obedience to a rule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhere (to)",
      "conform (to)",
      "follow",
      "goose-step (to)",
      "mind",
      "obey",
      "observe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defy",
      "disobey",
      "rebel (against)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied .",
      "There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The court outrageously suggested that the companies could comply with both federal and state law by staffing flights with additional flight attendants. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The loophole allows dating partners to evade gun laws spouses and live-in partners must comply with. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Stewart Schwab, a Cornell University professor who specializes in employment and labor law, said most companies' diversity hiring policies comply with federal affirmative-action laws. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "In May, Abbott signed a legal agreement, known as a consent decree, with the federal government that requires Abbott to take specific steps to ensure its formula is safe and that its Sturgis operations comply with federal standards. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Officials designed the initial area to be small to test the idea and to make sure businesses and customers would comply with DORA requirements. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Amid mounting concern from Congress, the public and state and local lawmakers, the EEOC launched an initiative in October to ensure that the emerging hiring tools comply with civil rights laws. \u2014 Kit Ramgopal, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "University president Bob Davies denied the allegations during a news conference on campus Thursday and said CMU would fully comply with the investigation. \u2014 Christian Booher, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In March, the board passed a resolution stating that the district will comply with state guidance. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian complire , from Spanish cumplir to complete, perform what is due, be courteous, modification of Latin compl\u0113re to complete",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112525"
  },
  "calaber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deep-brown Calabrian squirrel fur",
      ": the gray fur of a Siberian squirrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English calabre , from Middle French, from Calabria , region in Italy",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112629"
  },
  "clap (together ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112648"
  },
  "contrivancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the faculty or means of contriving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v\u0259ns\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113227"
  },
  "calabazilla":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": buffalo gourd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckal\u0259b\u0259\u02c8z\u0113(y)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Mexican Spanish calabacilla , from Spanish, squirting cucumber, diminutive of calabaza ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113328"
  },
  "connate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": akin , congenial",
      ": innate , inborn",
      ": born or originated together",
      ": entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition",
      ": firmly united"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8n\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8n\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "akin",
      "alike",
      "analogous",
      "cognate",
      "comparable",
      "correspondent",
      "corresponding",
      "ditto",
      "like",
      "matching",
      "parallel",
      "resemblant",
      "resembling",
      "similar",
      "such",
      "suchlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "diverse",
      "unakin",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin connatus , past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born \u2014 more at nation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113357"
  },
  "chimeric":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chimaeric chiefly British spellings of chimeric , chimerism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113422"
  },
  "climax":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness",
      ": the highest point : culmination",
      ": the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play)",
      ": orgasm",
      ": menopause",
      ": a relatively stable ecological stage or community especially of plants that is achieved through successful adaptation to an environment",
      ": the final stage in ecological succession",
      ": to bring to a climax",
      ": to come to a climax",
      ": the most interesting, exciting, or important time or part of something",
      ": the highest or most intense point",
      ": orgasm",
      ": menopause sense 1a(2)",
      ": andropause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-\u02ccmaks",
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-\u02ccmaks",
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-\u02ccmaks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "climacteric",
      "corner",
      "landmark",
      "milepost",
      "milestone",
      "turning point",
      "watershed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cap (off)",
      "crown",
      "culminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But about an hour in, as the climax approaches, Stitch's alien creator, Jumba, comes to retrieve him. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The model is extraordinarily rare, as most were destroyed by pyrotechnics while filming the movie\u2019s climax battle sequence at the Death Star. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "The dance-like motion works beautifully at the play\u2019s climax , conveying peril and cinematic sweep. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Alas, that means the film ends on a low note, complete with a redundant and repetitive climax which is unwilling to offer anything cruel, mean or unfair. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "But Pep Guardiola\u2019s side held on for the win in a thrilling climax , retaining the trophy on the final day by a single point in a manner that was more jittery than expected considering City briefly had a 14-point lead in January. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "In most action movies, this sequence would satisfy as a rousingly over-the-top climax . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The shocking climax of Fallen Kingdom promised a new status quo of dinosaurs living amongst us, and this film mostly delivers on that premise. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Though the majority of the movie takes place between Halloween and Christmas (meaning...November?), die-hard fans will tell you that the climax of the story actually happens on Christmas Eve. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Britain\u2019s jubilee celebrations, which climax over a four-day holiday weekend starting Thursday, aim to recognize the diversity of the U.K. and the Commonwealth. \u2014 Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "That would presumably climax with a 5000 and/or 10,000-meter push at the Olympic Track Trials. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "Much of what\u2019s described seems to climax with personal achievement, rather than anything having to do with others. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Lindsay-Hogg and his crew were on hand to make a documentary about the process, which was all supposed to climax with a TV special. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Refresh this page throughout the hour to get the latest updates, which will climax when the nominees for album, record, song and new artist are revealed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "An hour ago, after thirty minutes of pumping and winding on the mattress, the two of us finally managed to climax . \u2014 Bryan Washington, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
      "According to evangelicals, the current age will climax with the restoration of Jews to Palestine, and the emergence of powerful empires in Rome, Russia, and Asia. \u2014 Matthew Avery Sutton, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Tens of thousands saw the incredible Czech win the Olympic 5,000 meters, then the 10,000 meters and climax it all by capturing the marathon. \u2014 Milt Marmor, Star Tribune , 2 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113447"
  },
  "cognosce":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to determine judicially especially with respect to insanity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4g\u00a6n\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cognoscere to become acquainted with",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113450"
  },
  "chasuble":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the officiating priest at mass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-zh\u0259-",
      "-s\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two years ago in Myanmar, his green chasuble bore the country\u2019s national flower, the bright yellow padauk. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "During Tuesday\u2019s Mass, the Rev. Gregory Rom, draped in a red chasuble , took his usual position in the pulpit. \u2014 Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Approximately 40 vestments from the Sistine Chapel Sacristy\u2014rarely (if ever) released papal mantles and chasubles , priceless tiaras, rings and crosses\u2014speak to the way sumptuous earthly beauty engages the divine. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 10 May 2018",
      "Even the Met\u2019s collection had an impact on the final piece with a vintage chasuble from the exhibition\u2014the sleeveless robe worn by Catholic priests during mass\u2014inspiring the intricate embroidery. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 9 May 2018",
      "Pope Francis brought his own chasuble and miter from Argentina. \u2014 Pamela Keogh, Vanities , 8 May 2018",
      "Bolton also mentioned a chasuble designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for Saint John Paul II in 1997 and pieces by Rossella Jardini for Moschino, Christian Lacroix, Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Schiaparelli, and the great Capucci. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2018",
      "That chasuble is one of three quilts Mrs. Wilbekin would see put on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. \u2014 Kimberly Armstrong, Cincinnati.com , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chesible , from Anglo-French chesible, chasuble , from Late Latin casubla hooded garment",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113516"
  },
  "captivity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being captive",
      ": a group of captives",
      ": the state of being held prisoner : the state of being captive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kap-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "kap-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confinement",
      "immurement",
      "impoundment",
      "imprisonment",
      "incarceration",
      "internment",
      "prison"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The prisoners were released from captivity .",
      "the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During 17 months in captivity , Warmbier was mistreated by the North Koreans to the point that he was returned to the United States in a comatose state and died on June 19, 2017, said Portman. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Keeping animals in captivity poses problems because they can become exposed to each other\u2019s diseases. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Previous research has shown that seals in captivity , when blindfolded, can even use their whiskers alone to hunt, without the aid of sight. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "When the story begins, Dream is in captivity , having been trapped by a sorcerer and held prisoner for over a century. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Someone's husband went to war; someone's is in captivity ; someone's, unfortunately, died. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "To this day, Smart said her parents have not asked her for details about her time in captivity . \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "After a year and a half at sea as fishermen, and nearly five in captivity , the Cambodians had been paid a total of thirty-seven hundred dollars each. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "Alligators raised together in captivity can generally cohabitate peacefully. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113523"
  },
  "cogent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing",
      ": pertinent , relevant",
      ": having power to compel or constrain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compelling",
      "conclusive",
      "convincing",
      "decisive",
      "effective",
      "forceful",
      "persuasive",
      "satisfying",
      "strong",
      "telling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "ineffective",
      "uncompelling",
      "unconvincing",
      "unpersuasive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 Honeyboy Edwards provides a cogent analysis of the shift within the blues over the years \u2026 \u2014 David Hajdu , Mother Jones , September/October 2003",
      "Your article provides cogent reading. \u2014 Mario Cuomo , letter U.S. News & World Report , 23 Mar. 1992",
      "Your arguments, whether or not one agrees with them, are generally cogent , and at times elegantly expressed. \u2014 Willard R. Espy , letter Wall Street Journal , 24 Apr. 1990",
      "The author \u2026 makes a cogent and finely nuanced case for the wisdom\u2014indeed, the necessity of this vision. \u2014 Marian Sandmaier , New York Times Book Review , 8 Feb. 1987",
      "the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On that basis, a competent statistician might expect the distributions of cogent and tendentious letter-writers to the The New York Review of Books to be bell-shaped. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Have a cogent understanding of your organization's business practices and security issues and look at the potential risks of changing those processes to include AI/ML tools. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "Bizarre and wrongheaded statements are protected by the First Amendment just as cogent and thoughtful ones are. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "Alexander-Walker had just landed from a flight when speaking to media, but showed an impressive ability to give cogent thoughts on his season and the offseason to come while on the move through the airport. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "While each has some cogent arguments on its side, Biden's position is stronger. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Greene has crafted a cogent narrative of how constitutional rights have evolved over the course of US history, as well as a strong defense of proportionality. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Whoever the committee hires to help craft its narrative will face the daunting task of turning months of material into a cogent report. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin c\u014dgent-, c\u014dgens, present participle of c\u014dgere \"to drive together, gather, compress, force, compel,\" from co-, variant before a vowel and h of com-  com- + agere \"to drive (cattle), be in motion, do\" \u2014 more at agent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113718"
  },
  "Coggan":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Frederick Donald 1909\u20132000 archbishop of Canterbury (1974\u201380)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-g\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113941"
  },
  "copyist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who makes copies",
      ": imitator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-ist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copycat",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp",
      "wannabe",
      "wannabee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she prides herself on being an innovator in fashion, and not a mere copyist",
      "some scholars argue that the vexing passage reflects a misreading of the text by an early copyist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This year\u2019s Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC); Broadway For All; music copyist , Emily Grishman; Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below and United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, she was all but forgotten by the art world, and though all of her extant works are originals, per the National Trust, she was described as a mere copyist of the Old Masters after her death. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "For All, music copyist Emily Grishman and Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
      "The pirate could even be the copyist , who could clandestinely make another copy, spirit it out to another publisher, sometimes even before the legitimate one. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "An accomplished copyist of great artworks, Bradley Stevens has long specialized in painting them in their natural habitat: arrayed in the hushed galleries of major museums where they\u2019re being perused by visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Was an artist who merely reproduced the fronts of soup cans descending to the level of a labelmaker\u2014or, worse, of a mere copyist \u2014or could appropriation, as an artistic gesture, trump any actual gesture an artist might make with hand and brush? \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
      "Think Warhol was just a copyist with a canny eye for color and subject matter? \u2014 Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "What that meant, Mr. Wollny said, was that Bach typically had to write a cantata in three days \u2014 from, say, Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning \u2014 before turning it over to copyists to prepare the parts for rehearsal. \u2014 James R. Oestreich, New York Times , 22 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-114129"
  },
  "circular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the form of a circle : round",
      ": moving in or describing a circle or spiral",
      ": of or relating to a circle or its mathematical properties",
      ": having a circular base or bases",
      ": circuitous , indirect",
      ": marked by or moving in a cycle",
      ": being or involving reasoning that uses in the argument or proof a conclusion to be proved or one of its unproved consequences",
      ": intended for circulation",
      ": a paper (such as a leaflet) intended for wide distribution",
      ": shaped like a circle or part of a circle : round",
      ": passing or going around in a circle",
      ": not said in simple or sincere language",
      ": a printed notice or advertisement given or sent to many people",
      ": manic-depressive",
      ": bipolar sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-ky\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "indirect",
      "roundabout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "booklet",
      "brochure",
      "flyer",
      "flier",
      "folder",
      "leaflet",
      "pamphlet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "That planet has a more circular orbit than our planet does.",
      "a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly",
      "Noun",
      "According to the circular , eggs are on sale this week.",
      "promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Apply the product under the eyes in a circular motion daily for optimal results. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Be sure to give your scalp a good, strong scrub with your fingertips in a circular motion for a gentle exfoliation. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Like all of the cleansing brushes, use the one in a circular motion for a thorough cleanse. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Salads will be shaken in a circular motion rather than from side to side. \u2014 Tom Smyth, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "To start, Arwa sinks one finger into each cheekbone for 30 seconds and twists it back and forth in a circular motion. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "For those looking to take it a step further, the site suggests buying vinyl cleaning solution and wiping in a circular motion to keep records sparkling. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "On the other hand, oscillating electric toothbrushes rotate at around 1,300 to 8,800 strokes per minute and use a rotating circular motion to clean each tooth. \u2014 Susan Brickell, Health.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Standing or sitting, roll your shoulders in a circular motion. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The unclaimed-property circular never mentions the election, voting or that Franchot (D) is seeking election. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Earlier this week, the court circular showed that Prince William visited MI6 and met with the Defense Secretary, but the Cambridges had yet to speak publicly about Russia's invasion of Ukraine until now. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "To limit the spread of the virus, Ajman's human resources department issued a circular with a list of no-nos that would lead to salary deductions, ranging from a one-day pay cut to a 10-day pay cut for repeat offenders. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Otis\u2019s son-in-law Harry Chandler, the man responsible for the Hollywood sign, treated the paper like a real-estate circular . \u2014 The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Tanah Sullivan, Group Head of Sustainability, GoTo Adopt a mindset that circular is a business decision and should be treated by the company as such. \u2014 World Economic Forum, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The announcement triggered an immediate uproar and a revival of the circular and by now utterly frustrating political debate about masking that festered through much of the last year. \u2014 Stephen Collinson With Shelby Rose, CNN , 28 July 2021",
      "For now, cryptocurrency exchanges and investors seem to have perceived the RBI\u2019s latest circular as a stamp of approval. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 4 July 2021",
      "And the New York State Department of Finance said in a February circular that massive industry losses were possible. \u2014 Frank Bajak, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1789, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121149"
  },
  "conk":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nose",
      ": to hit especially on the head : knock out",
      ": the visible fruiting body of a bracket fungus",
      ": decay caused by such a fungus",
      ": break down",
      ": stall",
      ": faint",
      ": to go to sleep",
      ": die",
      ": to straighten out (hair) usually by the use of chemicals",
      ": a hairstyle in which the hair is straightened out and flattened down or lightly waved"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014bk",
      "\u02c8k\u022f\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beak",
      "honker",
      "neb",
      "nose",
      "nozzle",
      "proboscis",
      "schnoz",
      "schnozz",
      "schnozzle",
      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "black out",
      "faint",
      "keel (over)",
      "pass out",
      "swoon"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1812, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1821, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1851, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (3)",
      "1943, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121244"
  },
  "Camelopardalis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Ursa Major"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02ccme-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin (genitive Camelopardalis ), camelopard",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121338"
  },
  "conscript":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conscripted person (such as a military recruit)",
      ": enrolled into service by compulsion : drafted",
      ": made up of conscripted persons",
      ": to enroll into service by compulsion : draft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccskript",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccskript",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8skript"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "draftee",
      "inductee",
      "selectee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conscribe",
      "draft",
      "levy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts",
      "Verb",
      "The government is conscripting men for the army.",
      "He was conscripted into the army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Begersky was a conscript from a small town near Russia\u2019s Pacific coast, Agentstvo reported. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In combat, there is a major difference between a military driver with three years of training and an 18-year-old conscript with a driver\u2019s license. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Others among the dead Russian soldiers were a captain found in a nearby building, and an 18-year-old conscript in the garden of a house who had been shot, Sergeant Soroka said. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Russia\u2019s failure to secure a quick victory supports research showing that conscript armies are worse at fighting wars than professional militaries staffed with volunteers. \u2014 Max Z. Margulies And Laura Resnick Samotin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Zelensky, in an overnight address over the weekend, accused the Kremlin of cynically preparing conscript soldiers as cannon fodder for the next phase of fighting in the east. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Opposition to the first war in Chechnya in the mid-1990s was spurred by Russian families angry that their conscript sons were being used as cannon fodder. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "History records tales of undersupplied Russian conscript soldiers, high inflation and industrial breakdowns during wartime, and tyrants surrounded by flatterers. \u2014 Peter Landers And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Largely composed of conscript soldiers who were ignorant of what to expect, the force drove long columns of tanks and armor into the city in what was intended to be a swift overthrow of the Chechen leadership. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "For him, recovering Ukraine may be worth losing conscript battalions, delaying some oil sales, enduring economic boycotts, and letting the world seize other oligarchs\u2019 yachts. \u2014 Lewis Libby, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russian conscript soldiers are being captured in his country and some are refusing to return to Russia. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Family members of conscript soldiers, too, are a key demographic for resisting the war from within Russia, much like the grieving American mothers whose children were sent off to die in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 Saoirse Gowan, The Week , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Pro-Russian separatists stop buses filled with fleeing citizens and either steal their food, conscript them into fighting or worse. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his government was trying to verify the exact number of citizens who had been forcibly deported, alleging that Russia was trying to forcibly conscript many into its army. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In his first extended remarks since the war began, Putin claimed Russia would not need to conscript soldiers to help fight in the invasion, nor would the country need to impose martial law. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In last week\u2019s installment, Custer tried to conscript his girlfriend Faye (Chloe Cherry) in his plan to set up Fez. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The business groups and the states, nearly all led by Republican attorneys general, argue that Congress never clearly gave OSHA the power to conscript businesses into implementing a vaccine-and-testing mandate. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The bus was stopped by a soldier, looking to conscript his young countrymen into the army. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "For shepherd leaders, these principles are the standard bill of fare to orchestrate and conscript long term success: 1. \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Feminist rediscovery risks saving women from obscurity only to conscript them into a reductive triumphal narrative. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 10 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1799, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1813, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121530"
  },
  "cite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)",
      ": to quote by way of example, authority, or proof",
      ": to refer to",
      ": to mention formally in commendation or praise",
      ": to name in a citation",
      ": to bring forward or call to another's attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent",
      ": to order to appear in court",
      ": to quote as an example, authority, or proof",
      ": to refer to especially in praise",
      ": to demand the appearance of in court : serve with a citation",
      ": to quote or refer to as a precedent or authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "\u02c8s\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adduce",
      "instance",
      "mention",
      "quote"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The article cites several experts on the subject.",
      "The museum had often been cited as an example of successful fund-raising.",
      "He cited evidence suggesting she was in the area when the crime was committed.",
      "She was cited for reckless driving.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His email further complained that Saban didn't cite any facts to support his statement, right after Fisher offered none, either, in leveling vague allegations of his own. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The Victoria Miro Gallery, which represents her, announced her death but did not cite a specific cause. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Hogan referred to the longtime comptroller\u2019s steps in recent years to unilaterally extend tax deadlines, but did not specifically cite any legal methods for Franchot to stop the automatic increase. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
      "His longtime adviser Bill Jennings, a former executive at Hawaiian Tropic, said Mr. Rice had been in poor health but did not cite a specific cause. \u2014 Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Johnson & Johnson\u2019s vaccine has also been linked to rare instances of Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome\u2014an immune disorder that can cause paralysis\u2014though the FDA did not cite this in its decision to narrow the vaccine\u2019s authorization. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Other city officials acknowledge the uneven execution of the new law and cite several causes, including the size of the undertaking, the number of agencies that must coordinate and a limited number of outreach workers and shelter spaces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Although USA Health did not cite any specific reason for the relocation, the Civic Center is used as a start/finish location for parades and a site for Mardi Gras balls. \u2014 al , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Under a nationwide moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, landlords can face fines or jail time for evicting tenants who fall below an income threshold and cite Covid hardship for their failure to pay rent. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French citer to cite, summon, from Latin citare to put in motion, rouse, summon, from frequentative of ci\u0113re to stir, move \u2014 more at -kinesis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121612"
  },
  "congregation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an assembly of persons : gathering",
      ": an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction",
      ": a religious community: such as",
      ": an organized body of believers in a particular locality",
      ": a Roman Catholic religious institute with only simple vows",
      ": a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order",
      ": the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated",
      ": a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia",
      ": an assembly of persons gathered for religious worship",
      ": a gathering or collection of people or things",
      ": the membership of a church or synagogue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assembly",
      "church"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The priest addressed the congregation .",
      "She is a member of a small congregation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The public is invited, along with members of the congregation . \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "In recent years, the church has adapted to fit the needs of the congregation . \u2014 Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Father Augustine Ikwu, communications director for the diocese of Ondo, denied reports that the attackers had kidnapped a priest and members of the congregation , and said Nigerian security forces have been deployed to Owo. \u2014 Lesley Wroughton, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Authorities received multiple 911 calls shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday about how a man had shot two young members of the congregation while a program was going on inside the church, according to the Story County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u2014 Timothy Bella, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Members of the congregation gathered May 12 to discuss the topic. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
      "Her voice cracking, Estelle Dubose, 86, a member of the congregation , spoke of the children, teachers and families affected by Tuesday\u2019s massacre. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
      "More important than ensuring the safety of our schools, our stores, our churches, our places of congregation . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Several members of the congregation then came forward and surrounded Lowe while another man prayed. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see congregate  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121720"
  },
  "cannulate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to insert a cannula into",
      ": to insert a cannula into"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121946"
  },
  "cynicism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the doctrine of the Cynics (see cynic sense 2 )",
      ": cynical attitude or quality",
      ": a cynical comment or act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-n\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Well, if politicians delivered on promises, that\u2019d be a good start in the fight against cynicism . \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "On social media, many creators have been calling out the cynicism of Pride Month and how corporations cash in on it. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "But, as Vox\u2019s Marin Cogan notes, cynicism about America\u2019s response to gun violence can sometimes go too far. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
      "If these employees are not held to account for inappropriate and/or unethical behavior, cynicism grows within the organization and fuels the belief by employees that their concerns don\u2019t matter. \u2014 Carrie Penman, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Beijing\u2019s cynicism goes further than the disconnect between official rhetoric and actions. \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Its business model is highly profitable cynicism on a global scale. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "In a culture steeped in irony and cynicism , Verrier\u2019s earnest reverence for food begins to feel almost radical. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
      "This top-down cynicism naturally creates an environment where not only are teams inclined toward going with their gut and wary of intelligent tools, but there is also a feeling that only specialists can fix unusable insight. \u2014 Alexander Igelsb\u00f6ck, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cynic ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122016"
  },
  "chomp (on)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to crush or grind with the teeth loudly chomped on popcorn during the movie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122132"
  },
  "curveball":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usually to the left when thrown from the right hand or to the right when thrown from the left hand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The batter struck out on a curveball .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The next pitch was a tight curveball that Joe swung through to become Bauer\u2019s second strikeout victim of the chilly afternoon at Camelback Ranch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Gallen\u2019s fastball and curveball are his top two offerings. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "The second-year pitcher primarily relied on his fastball, curveball and changeup, also mixing in a handful of sliders. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
      "Arsenal: Four-seam fastball 62.6%, slider 19.1%, curveball 18% and changeup 1.3% (baseballsavant.com). \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The movement on his pitches, particularly his two-seam fastball and curveball , froze batters. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "That curveball , 0-2, just needs to be better location. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "Then, Ur\u00edas snapped off a late-breaking curveball that began off the inside edge before diving back across the plate. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Wadsworth\u2019s junior center fielder knew Dominic Poltrone could deliver an unforgiving curveball . \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124607"
  },
  "cook someone's goose":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make it certain that someone will fail, lose, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124613"
  },
  "catty-cornered":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a diagonal or oblique position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ki-t\u0113-\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0113-",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124653"
  },
  "clang":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a loud metallic ringing sound",
      ": to go with a clang",
      ": to utter the characteristic harsh cry of a bird",
      ": to cause to clang",
      ": a loud ringing metallic sound",
      ": a harsh cry of a bird (such as a crane or goose)",
      ": to make or cause to make the loud ringing sound of metal hitting something",
      ": a loud ringing sound like that made by pieces of metal striking together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla\u014b",
      "\u02c8kla\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clangor",
      "clank",
      "clash",
      "whang"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His fork clanged against the plate.",
      "The prison door clanged shut.",
      "The guard clanged the door shut.",
      "Noun",
      "the horseshoe hit the stake with a satisfying clang",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Shots that were falling early began to clang off the rim. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "The words still clang around my subconscious like a Patek Philippe tossed into a dryer. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Their families, meanwhile, are running low on heat and power, trapped by a Russian military encirclement around the Atomic City, as Slavutych is known, where locals clang church bells or honk car horns to sound the alarm whenever warplanes approach. \u2014 Joe Parkinson And Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez would later clang yet another ball off the wall in back of the Crawford Boxes, his fifth home run in five games, tying franchise legend David Ortiz (and Todd Walker) for most homers in a Red Sox postseason. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Off the free kick, a pair of Mavs players had an open look at the net only to have their shots clang off the post and go wide. \u2014 Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Whenever a family member died, pots and pans would clang in the kitchen, Lisa recalled. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2021",
      "In a span of four minutes in the middle stages of the second half against Centennial, the Mustangs had three shots clang off a goal post. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Less than three minutes into his Warriors debut Saturday night, forward Andrew Wiggins dribbled around a screen, stepped in front of the 3-point arc and, with JaVale McGee\u2019s hand in his face, clanged a long jumper off the back of the rim. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Adam Rigg\u2019s classroom set, encircled by vibrant flowers and audience members, lulls you into a sense of tranquillity before the clang of prison bars announces the start of the play, which takes place in a youth correctional facility\u2019s English class. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The Rock Island line is so close to Hero Street the clang of railroad crossings, whine of braking trains and metal groan of shuffling cars is a constant song on replay, all day and all night. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "But while curators in other parts of Europe embraced the chance to exhibit the paintings, the roadblocks went up with a shockingly loud clang in Norway, notably from the National Museum and, in a cruel paradox, the Munch Museum. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Here and there, the clang of a cash register winks over the proceedings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "And the sounds \u2013 the clang of the metal shutter, the ticking of the drive clock and the clacking of the chains add deeply to the experience. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But for more than a century before it, its East Side grounds echoed with the clang of steel and the wail of a factory whistle from Alamo Iron Works, the site\u2019s original iron giant. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The clang of the battle rifle gives each shot real weight and power. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "During our interview in the courtyard of his building, the metallic clang of construction and bleating trucks often drowned out speech. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1576, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124900"
  },
  "charity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering",
      ": aid given to those in need",
      ": an institution engaged in relief of the poor",
      ": public provision for the relief of the needy",
      ": benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity",
      ": a gift for public benevolent purposes",
      ": an institution (such as a hospital) founded by such a gift",
      ": lenient judgment of others",
      ": love for others",
      ": kindliness especially in judging others",
      ": the giving of aid to the needy",
      ": aid (as food or money) given to those in need",
      ": an organization or fund for helping the needy",
      ": a gift for humanitarian, philanthropic, or other purposes beneficial to the public (as maintaining a public building)",
      ": an institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift \u2014 compare private foundation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8cha-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8cher-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "almsgiving",
      "dole",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The holidays are a time for charity and good will.",
      "She refused to accept charity .",
      "The dinner was held to raise funds for several charities .",
      "She runs a local charity that gives books to children.",
      "All the money will go to charity .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, and an unidentified person are set to dine on steak after an eBay auction benefiting a California homeless charity ended Friday night, according to a news release from eBay. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "Twitter account and referred anyone who wanted to help to a donor page that helps raise money for the show and charity . \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In conjunction with a first-time Veterinarian of the Year award that will be presented on the show's final day Wednesday, the club is giving $10,000 to a charity focused on veterinary professionals' psychological welfare. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "Broccoli is vp film at BAFTA, president of the National Youth Theatre, director of Time\u2019s Up UK and a Trustee of Into Film, a film education charity working with young people aged 5 to 19. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "No brand, not even a charity , can get away without having a strong social media presence these days. \u2014 Bianca Barratt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "In 2019, Kate and William met with victims of the fire during the launch of the National Emergencies Trust, a charity formed to provide emergency services during disasters in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "According to British charity Facial Palsy UK, prompt treatment can make a significant difference to a patient's outcome, with about 70% of those who receive antiviral medication within three days of developing symptoms making a full recovery. \u2014 Victoria Bisset, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "To honor her memory, her sons, Tyler, Austin and Ryan Cameron, co-founded a charity to help students and parents the way that their mom helped them and so many others. \u2014 Daniella Genovese, Fox News , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English charite , from Anglo-French charit\u00e9 , from Late Latin caritat-, caritas Christian love, from Latin, dearness, from carus dear; akin to Old Irish carae friend, Sanskrit k\u0101ma love",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131152"
  },
  "confer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to compare views or take counsel : consult",
      ": to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority",
      ": to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something",
      ": bestow , present",
      ": to compare views especially in studying a problem"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "award",
      "grant",
      "vest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The cameleers \u2026 conferred with each other about the safest path across. \u2014 Greg Child , Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child , 1993",
      "He liked the ease and glitter of the life, and the lustre conferred on him by being a member of this group of rich and conspicuous people. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
      "It was a traditional compliment to be whinged at by an Englishman. It was his way of saying he trusted you, he was conferring upon you the privilege of getting to know the real him. \u2014 Margaret Atwood , New Yorker , 5 Mar.1990",
      "The lawyer and judge conferred about the ruling.",
      "the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Judge Koeltl granted a request from Mr. Hayes\u2019s defense team that he be allowed to confer with Messrs. Delo and Reed. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "After taking a couple of minutes to confer with his lawyer, Walter agreed to a higher sentence. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
      "Ping used to stop by his parents\u2019 home every morning to confer with Ming about the discrepancies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not uncommon for senators to confer with staff during hearings or to read prepared statements and questions. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith's publicist Meredith O'Sullivan also came over to confer with the actor privately for about 30 seconds. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "At least eighteen states allow a pregnant person to confer with a doctor by video and receive pills through the mail or from a pharmacy. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "They are scheduled to confer Wednesday with Griggsby in a teleconference. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead of filling out a paper referral, the county\u2019s primary care doctors use eConsult, a system much like email, to confer with specialists about their patient\u2019s condition and to set up a face-to-face appointment. \u2014 Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin confer\u014d, conferre \"to bring or take, convey, bestow, bring together, unite,\" from con-  con- + fer\u014d, ferre \"to carry, bear\" \u2014 more at bear entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131311"
  },
  "ceiling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the overhead inside lining of a room",
      ": material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room",
      ": something thought of as an overhanging shelter or a lofty canopy",
      ": the height above the ground from which prominent objects on the ground can be seen and identified",
      ": the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscured",
      ": absolute ceiling",
      ": service ceiling",
      ": an upper usually prescribed limit",
      ": the overhead inside surface of a room",
      ": the greatest height at which an airplane can fly properly",
      ": the height above the ground of the bottom of the lowest layer of clouds",
      ": an upper limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8s\u0113-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "cap",
      "confines",
      "end",
      "extent",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The house has low ceilings .",
      "The airplane has a ceiling of 32,000 feet.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wireless signals, of course, are rarely transmitted along a straight line-of-sight, but can be blocked or reflected off of multiple surfaces, such as walls, floor, ceiling , and objects. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Check out our stories on best outdoor ceiling fans, best tower fans, best pedestal fans, and best oscillating fans. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "While my pay was not reduced, the ceiling rate for my classification was lowered significantly. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "The ceiling is collapsing at George Washington High School on the Southeast Side. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "On Sunday, a man fired a round into the ceiling of Ulta along Buckhead Loop after entering the store about 5:30 p.m. and demanding cash, Atlanta police said. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 20 June 2022",
      "Floating near the Himalaya-high ceiling are fabric panels to sponge noise, the drinks list is as interesting as in a D.C. hot spot, and the person ferrying food from kitchen to table might be one of the two chef-owners. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "This is next in a series profiling prospects the Spurs might target with their bevy of first-round picks: NBA draft analysts love to talk about a prospect\u2019s ceiling . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 20 June 2022",
      "Trump slashed refugee admissions to record lows, setting the ceiling for fiscal 2020 at 18,000 and lowering it the next year to 15,000. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English celing , from celen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131543"
  },
  "catnap":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very short light nap",
      ": a very short light nap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnap",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doze",
      "drowse",
      "forty winks",
      "kip",
      "nap",
      "siesta",
      "snooze",
      "wink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a catnap left me refreshed enough to face the rest of the day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One innovative travel company, Mer Sea, has come up with an elegant solution that allows passengers to both take the chill out of the air and catnap comfortably. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "The real benefit, though, is being able to kick your feet up on a stump and lean back, turning the chair into a recliner and putting you in the perfect catnap position. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 23 May 2021",
      "What's most remarkable about her catalog is how much is aimed toward audiences that think ballets are the perfect setting for a catnap . \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Slip into a mid-day autumn catnap and regret nothing, courtesy of this Allard Falls solid wood Adirondack chair. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "If that's not realistic, a 20-minute catnap during a lunch break or before dinner can help too. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Generally, catnaps that are approximately 15 to 20 minutes are fine, experts say, and may reduce fatigue; boost creativity; increase alertness; jumpstart cognitive performance; and improve mood. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The 57-year-old, a cautious and pragmatic sailor, ducked below deck for a quick catnap . \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "Two back-to-back custom chaises are the ideal spot for a quick catnap or afternoon read. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 14 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131607"
  },
  "chain":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used for various purposes (such as support, restraint, transmission of mechanical power, or measurement)",
      ": a series of links used or worn as an ornament or insignia",
      ": a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying",
      ": a unit of length equal to 66 feet (about 20 meters)",
      ": something that confines, restrains, or secures",
      ": a series of things linked, connected, or associated together",
      ": a group of enterprises or institutions of the same kind or function usually under a single ownership, management, or control",
      ": a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain",
      ": to obstruct or protect by a chain",
      ": to fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain",
      ": fetter",
      ": a series of connected links or rings usually of metal",
      ": a series of things joined together as if by links",
      ": a group of businesses that have the same name and sell the same products or services",
      ": to fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain",
      ": a series of things (as bacteria) linked, connected, or associated together",
      ": a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain",
      "Sir Ernst Boris 1906\u20131979 British (German-born) biochemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catena",
      "catenation",
      "concatenation",
      "consecution",
      "nexus",
      "progression",
      "sequence",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "enchain",
      "enfetter",
      "fetter",
      "gyve",
      "handcuff",
      "manacle",
      "pinion",
      "shackle",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The goal of the Fed's interest rate hikes is to get inflation under control while keeping the job market recovery intact, but experts say the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues, and Covid-19 could impact that progress. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Tampons are just one group of many essential products that have been impacted by supply chain issues in recent years. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "Supply chain issues have caused consumers to once again face bare shelves at the store. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "On Monday, stock market indices fell 20% from their highest points, pushing Wall Street into a bear market brought on by inflation, supply chain issues and questions about whether economic growth will slow. \u2014 cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Supply chain issues and economic instability linked to the coronavirus pandemic have raised costs for fuel, fertilizer, shipping, and other agricultural inputs. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Analysts are blaming a tight supply from the semiconductor shortage, supply chain issues and record low incentives for cutting into the spring selling season's gains. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "During the global pandemic, supply chain issues have impacted the production and delivery of all sorts of products, but not all products are created equal. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
      "Americans last month saw the biggest increase in their food bills in 40 years amid rising labor and energy costs, as well as global supply chain issues. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The goal is to make the supply chain more efficient and predictable. \u2014 Josh Dunham, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "With that, the hackers have succeeded in infecting the software supply chain the targets rely on and getting the target or its users to run malicious code. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "As the Montana Nights chain heavily promotes axe-throwing as both sport and family fun, the Truck Bar invites serious cornhole enthusiasts into a league but also welcomes those who\u2019ve never played. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "And that, in turn, recalls the thick bike chain the rapper Treach, from Naughty by Nature, often wore around his neck with a padlock, back in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Authorized Service Providers chain whether the iPhone is eligible for repairs. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "His idea: chain large metal plates to a rotating pole that would send them spinning. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "British opticians chain Specsavers subsequently messaged her, offering a free eye test. \u2014 Richard Smirke, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Runners who fixate on the future in this way tend to chain themselves to training plans and development schedules that may or may not be appropriate for them. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131611"
  },
  "cozey":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cozey archaic variant of cozy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131702"
  },
  "charity school":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a school for poor children that is supported by charitable bequests or contributions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131718"
  },
  "cormose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bearing or producing corms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr\u02ccm\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131740"
  },
  "col":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "prefix"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": saddle sense 3",
      "colonial",
      "colony",
      "color; colored",
      "column",
      "counsel",
      "collateral",
      "collect; collected; collection",
      "college; collegiate",
      "colonel",
      "Colorado",
      "Colossians",
      "colonel",
      "cost of living",
      "\u2014 see com-",
      ": colon",
      ": E. coli",
      "column",
      "colonel",
      "Colorado",
      "colony",
      "color",
      "[New Latin Escherichia coli , species of colon bacillus]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "flume",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a remote col in the Alps"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1853, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132004"
  },
  "cabin":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a private room on a ship or boat",
      ": a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodations",
      ": the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (such as an airplane or automobile)",
      ": the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (such as a spacecraft)",
      ": a small one-story dwelling usually of simple construction",
      ": cab sense 3",
      ": to live in or as if in a cabin",
      ": confine , restrain",
      ": a small simple dwelling usually having only one story",
      ": a private room on a ship",
      ": a place below deck on a small boat for passengers or crew",
      ": a part of an airplane for cargo, crew, or passengers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-b\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ka-b\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "camp",
      "hooch",
      "hootch",
      "hovel",
      "hut",
      "hutch",
      "hutment",
      "shack",
      "shanty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cabin in the woods",
      "Don't unbuckle your seat belt until the flight attendant says it is safe to move around the cabin .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Among those listening to closing arguments Tuesday in Boston federal court was his father, Amin J. Khoury, who founded Wellington, Fla.-based B/E Aerospace, an aircraft cabin interiors maker that was bought in 2017 for more than $6 billion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Luxury brands would then have to differentiate themselves through other factors, such as cabin comforts, services and styling. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The majestic bird, with its trademark white head, looped above the cabin , as if to lend the scene pomp and circumstance. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Equally unique is the CRX's translucent tail panel, which further contributes to the cabin 's airy vibe and excellent outward visibility. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
      "From an upward glance at the bottom of the Blue Ridge foothills, the cabin is beckoning. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Inside, meanwhile, the cabin has been reupholstered with a mix of brown Foglizzo leather and Alcantara. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 12 June 2022",
      "There are primitive campsites and cabin rentals as well as hiking, fishing and swimming opportunities. \u2014 Ellen Wulfhorst, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "This pickle barrel shaped cabin is a tribute to former owner of the property cartoonist William Donahey. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Should cabin crew wear full protective clothing, such as body suits and face shields? \u2014 Angus Whitley, Fortune , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Over 500 members of British staff applied to take part, 125 appear, from Helen Wetton, a captain on the British Airways 777 fleet to cabin crew and baggage handlers, all showing them making their way back to work. \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
      "Still, those comments were overshadowed by her earlier effort to cabin Five Eyes operations from other issues. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "North Star Camp for Boys ditched its dining hall, serving food to cabin groups at picnic tables. \u2014 Connie Nelson, Star Tribune , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Cabin fever As Oakland deals with an increasing homelessness crisis, officials say the city\u2019s community cabins program is part of the emergency response to dealing with a rising population living on the streets. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "This card/band not only serves as your boarding pass and cabin key, but also as your onboard charge card, since cruise ships are essentially cashless environments. \u2014 Elissa Garay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 14 Aug. 2019",
      "All the justices seem to agree that Congress can write a new law targeting flat-out profanity or vulgarity as long as only modes of expression\u2014not ideas themselves\u2014are cabined . \u2014 S.m. | New York, The Economist , 25 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132210"
  },
  "chastushka":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rhymed folk verse usually of four lines traditional in form but often having political or topical content"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "cha\u02c8stu\u0307shk\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Russian, from chasty often, from Old Russian \u010dast\u016d ; akin to Old Slavic \u010d\u0119st\u016d often, Lithuanian kim\u0303\u0161tas stuffed",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132257"
  },
  "carking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burdensome , annoying"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrasive",
      "aggravating",
      "annoying",
      "bothersome",
      "chafing",
      "disturbing",
      "exasperating",
      "frustrating",
      "galling",
      "irksome",
      "irritating",
      "maddening",
      "nettlesome",
      "nettling",
      "peeving",
      "pesky",
      "pestiferous",
      "pestilent",
      "pestilential",
      "pesty",
      "plaguey",
      "plaguy",
      "rankling",
      "rebarbative",
      "riling",
      "vexatious",
      "vexing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from carken , literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker , from Late Latin carricare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132624"
  },
  "crag":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a steep rugged rock or cliff",
      ": a sharp detached fragment of rock",
      ": neck , throat",
      ": a steep rock or cliff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krag",
      "\u02c8krag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barranca",
      "barranco",
      "bluff",
      "cliff",
      "escarpment",
      "palisade",
      "precipice",
      "scar",
      "scarp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132740"
  },
  "connation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congenital union"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259\u02c8n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132927"
  },
  "cook the books":{
    "type":[
      "idiomatic phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to alter official accounting records in order to deceive or mislead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132942"
  },
  "curvature of field":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a defect in an optical system that results in points on an object plane perpendicular to the axis being imaged on a curved surface rather than on a plane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133136"
  },
  "clies":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clies plural of cly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133238"
  },
  "clownery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clownish behavior or an instance of clownishness : buffoonery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307-n\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffoonery",
      "clowning",
      "foolery",
      "high jinks",
      "hijinks",
      "horseplay",
      "horsing around",
      "monkey business",
      "monkeying",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "roughhouse",
      "roughhousing",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "skylarking",
      "slapstick",
      "tomfoolery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "it was clownery like that that resulted in an expensive vase being broken"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133605"
  },
  "contender":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that contends",
      ": a competitor for a championship or high honor",
      ": a person who is in competition with others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-d\u0259r",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "aspirant",
      "campaigner",
      "candidate",
      "expectant",
      "hopeful",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncandidate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There are several contestants, but only two real contenders .",
      "This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Any team with LeBron James and a healthy Anthony Davis has to be considered a contender , but new coach Darvin Ham will have to figure out what to do with Russell Westbrook and an aging roster with little salary-cap space. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s the Tampa Bay Lightning, in search of a third consecutive title, against the Colorado Avalanche, who have been considered a title contender for several seasons. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Pence is considered a possible contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, a race that could feature Trump, too. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "In Los Angeles, Rick Caruso and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., who was once considered a contender to be President Joe Biden\u2019s vice president, look to be headed for a runoff in the mayor\u2019s race. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "Robert Smith, who grew up in Denver and is considered one of the wealthiest Black people in the country, was considered a contender but his bid never materialized. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "His opponent is an eccentric populist who was considered a fringe contender almost until the election. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The young Mexican driver was considered a contender , starting in spot seven after having a solid month of May. Plenty of fans wanted to see one of IndyCar's best young talents pull out the win and kiss the bricks for the first time. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
      "Michigan State is interested, but isn\u2019t considered a major contender . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" contend + -er entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133844"
  },
  "connected":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": joined or linked together",
      ": having the parts or elements logically linked together",
      ": related by blood or marriage",
      ": having social, professional, or commercial relationships",
      ": having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set",
      ": incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8nek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a series of connected rooms",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Safe neighborhoods where residents feel more connected to each other, from more investment in their neighborhood plans. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Storytelling became her special time with her mother and a way to feel connected to her people and her history. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Being at different points in their transitions helped the queens feel connected . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "However the win and the ensuing celebration helped Sewell feel more connected to fans. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
      "Mahmud\u2019s high-energy performances make his audiences feel connected to his music. \u2014 Ama Udofa, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
      "Using digital strategies to stay connected , share your story and maintain relevance to the customer through a demonstration of thought leadership is key. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "And while social media does help kids stay connected , the lack of face-to-face contact creates its own challenges, says Kate Sheehan, licensed clinical social worker and CARES Managing Director. \u2014 Regan Stephens, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Those who spend time in remote locales know all too well inclement weather could knock out power, even temporarily, which might impede your ability to stay connected (and if need be, get work done). \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134037"
  },
  "caravance":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of caravance variant of garavance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134112"
  },
  "chimerism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being a genetic chimera",
      ": the state of being a genetic chimera"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u012b-\u02c8mir-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
      "k\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u012b-m\u0259-\u02ccri-",
      "k\u012b-\u02c8mi(\u0259)r-\u02cciz-\u0259m, k\u0259-; \u02c8k\u012b-m\u0259-\u02ccriz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though chimera cats are rare, chimerism can be hereditary, according to Healthline. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "These results may help to better understand early human development and primate evolution and develop strategies to improve human chimerism in evolutionarily distant species. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "For primordial molecular strands of DNA and RNA, chimerism takes the form of single strands with evidence of both kinds of genetic information. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "That\u2019s because this type of chimerism is not likely to be harmful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "That\u2019s because this type of chimerism is not likely to be harmful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "That\u2019s because this type of chimerism is not likely to be harmful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "That\u2019s because this type of chimerism is not likely to be harmful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "That\u2019s because this type of chimerism is not likely to be harmful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1961, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134124"
  },
  "comply (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders",
      "to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134314"
  },
  "certiorari":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a writ of superior court to call up the records of an inferior court or a body acting in a quasi-judicial capacity",
      ": an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court (as the Supreme Court) to call up the records of a particular case from an inferior judicial body (as a Court of Appeals) \u2014 compare appeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-\u02c8rer-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ra-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4r-\u0113",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-sh\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8rar-\u0113, \u02ccs\u0259r-sh\u0259-, -\u02c8r\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This spring, once the Supreme Court had granted certiorari for the New York City case, lawyers on all sides of the gun issue recognized that the travel ban was indefensible under ordinary constitutional standards. \u2014 David B. Kopel, National Review , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Justices Thomas and Gorsuch dissented from denial of certiorari in a 2017 California case, Peruta v. San Diego. \u2014 David B. Kopel, National Review , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "If Elliott defied the odds and was granted certiorari , his case would not be heard until 2018, and his suspension would be stayed until after a Supreme Court ruling. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 12 Oct. 2017",
      "One other twist: The request for a hearing \u2014 known to lawyers as a petition for certiorari \u2014 requires only four votes to be granted. \u2014 Greg Stohr, The Seattle Times , 21 June 2017",
      "Jason Michael Sharp and James Osgood both filed for a writ of certiorari to the state's highest court-- a petition that asks the court to hear their separate cases. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com , 16 June 2017",
      "But the tweets could bolster his opposing counsels\u2019 arguments in applications for stays and petitions for certiorari , enabling his opponents to at least temporarily block or hamstring the president\u2019s efforts. \u2014 Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads , 5 June 2017",
      "On Thursday of last week, Wall had filed a petition for certiorari in International Refugee Assistance Program v. Trump. \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 5 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin, literally, to be informed; from the use of the word in the writ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134631"
  },
  "consist (of)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134727"
  },
  "circumference":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the perimeter of a circle",
      ": the external boundary or surface of a figure or object : periphery",
      ": the line that goes around a circle",
      ": a boundary line enclosing an area",
      ": the distance around something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rn(t)s",
      "s\u0259-",
      "-f(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
      "s\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259-r\u0259ns",
      "-f\u0259rns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "girth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "What is the circumference of the Earth at the equator?",
      "The circle is 38 inches in circumference .",
      "The fence marks the circumference of the field.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eating watermelon daily was associated with a decrease in subjects\u2019 body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and waist circumference . \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Once upon a time (when it was done at all) such auditing involved cumbersome techniques such as measuring the circumference of trees and extrapolating out to the whole forest to figure out how much carbon was stored there. \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Boebert also reimbursed herself nearly $21,200 from her campaign in November 2020, according to campaign finance records, equal to roughly 38,000 miles driven, or about 13,000 miles longer than the circumference of the Earth. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "More than 2,000 years ago, somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea, a mathematician named Eratosthenes used a shadow cast at noon on the equinox to calculate the circumference of the Earth. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "If fit is proving to be an issue for you, choose a pair of gloves that are manufactured in a size range that can ensure the fit isn't too small or too tight across your knuckles, your palms, or the circumference of your wrist. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Cool and youthful, but just classic enough, Patek Philippe's Calatrava Reference 5226G sports a refined case with a hobnail pattern guilloch\u00e9ed around the entire circumference of the caseband. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This method measures the circumference of your finger. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In just a second, light could go around the circumference of the Earth more than seven times. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin circumferentia , from circumferre to carry around, from circum- + ferre to carry \u2014 more at bear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134743"
  },
  "Crutzen":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Paul J(osef) 1933\u20132021 Dutch chemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259t-s\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kr\u1d6bt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135031"
  },
  "crack down (on)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135141"
  },
  "cobble (together":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to make or assemble roughly or hastily the stranded hikers cobbled together a rickety shelter for the night"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135253"
  },
  "cabin boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boy working as servant on a ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Richardson had been born in London and had gone to sea at the age of 12, at first working as a cabin boy in the British merchant marine, then working his way up the ranks until becoming a captain. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "Two stewards and a little cabin boy jumped from a window\u2014saved. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2021",
      "Horn, who ran away from home at 13, was a cabin boy on the ship. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Luckily, a surviving manuscript from the Essex cabin boy , Thomas Nickerson, helps describe what happened next. \u2014 Cyler Conrad, Scientific American , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "He was cast as a cabin boy , serving a capo, a Jewish prisoner in a low-level administrative position. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "The explosion blew Ault into the water, killing him and cabin boy Tony Kolar. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "That Saturday night, when the boat was about 30 miles upriver from the city of Wuhu, Meyer was seen by a cabin boy making for the deck. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, The Seattle Times , 17 Sep. 2018",
      "Unluckily for him, he was captured and made to be a cabin boy on a British ship. \u2014 Matt Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135515"
  },
  "censorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to being censored",
      ": likely to be expunged or objected to by a censor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(t)s(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135628"
  },
  "conjure (up)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon",
      "to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140125"
  },
  "comedown":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a descent in rank or dignity",
      ": to lose or fall in estate or condition",
      ": to pass by tradition",
      ": to pass from a usually high source",
      ": to place oneself in opposition",
      ": to deal with a subject directly",
      ": to reduce itself : amount",
      ": to become ill",
      ": come out sense 2",
      ": go on , happen",
      ": to be announced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "flameout",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "be",
      "befall",
      "betide",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come about",
      "come off",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown .",
      "after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick",
      "Verb",
      "let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The sudden comedown of Three Arrows follows the firm\u2019s previously strong performance record. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The market\u2019s comedown followed years of rapid growth. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
      "The third chapter in J.K. Rowling\u2019s alleged five-part prequel saga opened with just $43 million, a massive comedown from $62 million for The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018 and $74 million for Where to Find Them in 2016. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a comedown for the GOP from its lead of 7 points in February and 10 points last November -- the latter, the largest Republican midterm advantage in ABC/Post polls back 40 years. \u2014 Bygary Langer, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That would be the company\u2019s worst growth in five years and a sharp comedown from its recent record; Zynga\u2019s net bookings have grown by 46% on average over the last 12 quarters. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The pacing of the intervention episode was excruciatingly frenetic and unpredictable; Rue\u2019s comedown anxiety was palpable. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140344"
  },
  "chica":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carajura sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140419"
  },
  "cinder":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the slag from a metal furnace : dross",
      ": ashes",
      ": a fragment of ash",
      ": a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct",
      ": a hot coal without flame",
      ": a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame",
      ": a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano",
      ": a piece of partly burned coal or wood that is not burning",
      ": ember",
      ": ash entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sin-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8sin-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Outside a small two-story home, Russian soldiers had constructed a makeshift checkpoint from pallets, cinder blocks, and empty ammunition boxes. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Now, Lincoln Street has a handful of homes, the low-slung cinder -block town hall, two churches and just one storefront, Bates Barbecue. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "On a recent afternoon, Soares and two other pastors drove through the narrow alleys of the sprawling Complexo do Alemao slum, winding past cinder -block homes riddled with bullet holes. \u2014 Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "More than 65,000 people are estimated to live in Los Laureles Canyon, an unpermitted neighborhood of pink, orange and teal homes, many of which are built out of garage doors and cinder blocks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The park was formed, in part, by nearby cinder cones that erupted from around 1.4 million years ago to as recently as 27,000 years ago, according to the park\u2019s website. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "There is one oak whose trunk has grown around cinder blocks. \u2014 Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Baghdadi\u2019s dramatic end occurred just 15 miles from the three-story cinder -block house in the farming community of Atma, Syria, that became Qurayshi\u2019s headquarters and final residence. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Residents interviewed by local news outlets said the helicopters hovered for a time over a gray, cinder -block two-story building with a basement level. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English sinder , from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140423"
  },
  "customized":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to build, fit, or alter according to individual specifications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The telephone company has offered to customize a plan for our business.",
      "The program can be customized to serve different purposes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Choose from different chain lengths (7, 7.5 or 8 inches) and customize it with a monogram or short mantra up to 14 characters. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "For Pride month and beyond you can buy rainbow crocks and customize them (or your regular Crocs) with icons and phrases that reflect your individual self. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "There are endless ways to customize it for your unique situation and objectives. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "An employer should consider using that form as a template and customize it. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Launched with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Focus mode is a new iPhone and iPad feature that lets users customize their notifications experience and adapt it to their activities. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Barrett-Jackson says the winning bidder will get to customize it to their exact specifications. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with custom text, AIM users could customize their Away messages\u2019 fonts and colors\u2014an opportunity teen users relished. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Landowners can then customize their own virtual spaces by adding new items and changing designs just like in the real world. \u2014 Michelle Hsieh, Variety , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140454"
  },
  "cave":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff",
      ": a usually underground chamber for storage",
      ": the articles stored there",
      ": a place providing privacy or seclusion from others",
      "\u2014 see also man cave",
      ": to form a cave in or under",
      ": to explore caves especially as a sport or hobby",
      ": to fall in or down especially from being undermined",
      ": to cease to resist : submit",
      ": to cause to fall or collapse",
      ": a large hollow place formed by natural processes in the side of a hill or cliff or underground",
      ": to fall or cause to fall in or down : collapse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101v",
      "\u02c8k\u0101v",
      "\u02c8k\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antre",
      "cavern",
      "delve",
      "grot",
      "grotto"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "buckle",
      "collapse",
      "crumple",
      "founder",
      "give",
      "go",
      "go out",
      "implode",
      "tumble",
      "yield"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140523"
  },
  "commonsense realism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the philosophy of Thomas Reid and the Scottish school : natural realism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140554"
  },
  "cakewalk":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a one-sided contest : an easy victory",
      ": an easy task",
      ": an African American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking",
      ": a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101k-\u02ccw\u022fk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breeze",
      "cake",
      "child's play",
      "cinch",
      "cream puff",
      "duck soup",
      "kid stuff",
      "picnic",
      "pushover",
      "roses",
      "snap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bear",
      "beast",
      "chore",
      "headache",
      "horror show",
      "killer",
      "labor",
      "murder",
      "pain",
      "sticky wicket",
      "stinker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She expected the election to be a cakewalk .",
      "Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Switching or consolidating technology is no cakewalk , but platforms are tactics to support a broader strategy. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Elevation gain is negligible, but the terrain is no cakewalk \u2014bring trekking poles. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "The experience of contributing should be seamless and inviting, making the process of nudging them to donate a cakewalk . \u2014 Abhishek Humbad, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "All of that was a cakewalk compared to having to inhabit the mind of a killer for six months. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "And the 28th District field with Ballard, CAL and Kentucky Country Day is no cakewalk . \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
      "But unfortunately for Cincinnati, the Cotton Bowl was also a cakewalk for Alabama. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The Yellow Jackets will be the host, but Saturday\u2019s match is not expected to be a cakewalk for the ACC team. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "But all that was a cakewalk compared to the cringeworthy spectacle that ended last week\u2019s fantasy suites episode, which aired on Tuesday. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140626"
  },
  "coward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity",
      ": a person who shows shameful fear",
      "Sir No\u00ebl Peirce 1899\u20131973 English actor and dramatist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "craven",
      "cur",
      "dastard",
      "funk",
      "poltroon",
      "recreant",
      "sissy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hero",
      "stalwart",
      "valiant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a proven coward who had deserted his troops",
      "the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only a coward can fight against civilians, take away childhood from defenseless children! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Scotchee is a coward and should live with that shame forever. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The 90-minute hearing featured emotional testimony from family and relatives of Sales, who condemned Lopez as a coward , lamented the jury did not convict him of murder, and urged the longest possible sentence. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "To abandon the challenges of democracy, in favor of a chaotic landscape of citizen bounty hunters, is the coward \u2019s way out. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Because the dictator is, for me, basically a coward . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Ideological warriors have seen in the party\u2019s reflexive pragmatism either a sellout\u2019s cynicism or a coward \u2019s learned helplessness. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Gilbert-Kaye's husband, daughter, two sisters and others spoke about how the victims brightened their lives and called Earnest a coward , an evil animal and a monster. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Every minute burned up in fake negotiations with Republicans means more time for the coward caucus to invent reasons to sit on their hands and do nothing. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 27 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French cuard , from cue, coe tail, from Latin cauda ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140715"
  },
  "caginess":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hesitant about committing oneself",
      ": wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd",
      ": marked by cleverness",
      ": unwilling to act or speak in a direct or open way",
      ": clever in a tricky way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
      "when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
      "Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140901"
  },
  "clown car":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small car used in a circus act during which an implausibly large number of clowns emerge from the car for humorous effect",
      ": a small car"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140915"
  },
  "cannular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tubular",
      ": tubular"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1698, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140921"
  },
  "captive bolt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gunlike instrument used in slaughtering animals that projects an attached plunger from the barrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140946"
  },
  "charmed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely lucky or prosperous",
      ": of, relating to, or being a charm quark"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rmd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewitched",
      "enchanted",
      "entranced",
      "magic",
      "magical",
      "spellbound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has always lived a charmed life .",
      "you must be living a charmed life if you haven't caught the flu that's going around",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "For the sumptuous Louvre show that marked the milestone, Ghesquiere imagined a charmed historic ball. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "And in a charmed final month, St. Louis preserved a late lead with a crazy play that resulted in a pair of rundowns and two outs. \u2014 Sarah Trotto, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of charm entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141128"
  },
  "cousin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a child of one's uncle or aunt",
      ": a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line",
      ": kinsman , relative",
      ": one associated with or related to another : counterpart",
      ": a member of a group regarded as ethnically or culturally related",
      ": a child of a person's uncle or aunt",
      "Victor 1792\u20131867 French philosopher"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n",
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8za\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "kin",
      "kinsman",
      "relation",
      "relative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years.",
      "The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.",
      "hurricanes and their cousins , typhoons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also vying for custody of Stella were her paternal grandmother Kia Walker and Lisa Hellmann of Colorado, Mack\u2019s cousin . \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Roberts, 31, played Campbell's onscreen cousin Jill in 2011's Scream 4. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Friends drifted in and out, extended relatives stayed for weeks or months \u2014 the cousin who came to Jakarta to study, the uncle hunting for a job. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Mary\u2019s cousin Elizabeth Tudor became England\u2019s queen in 1558. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "The show makes excellent use of its guest stars, including CeeLo Green as a soul-singing panda named Shuggie, Debbie Allen as Suga Mama\u2019s cousin and Al Roker returning to cause trouble as a deliciously villainous version of himself. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 86, is the queen's cousin (both are descendants of King George V). \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The prime minister was Princess Diana\u2019s distant cousin . \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Commerson was born into a hearing family, having only one distant cousin who is also deaf. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cosin , from Anglo-French cusin, cosin , from Latin consobrinus , from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister \u2014 more at sister ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141143"
  },
  "callej\u00f3n":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the narrow passageway between the shoulder-high barrier around a bullring and the wall of the grandstand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0227l\u02b8e\u02c8\u1e35\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, literally, narrow lane, narrow pass, augmentative of calleja small street, lane, diminutive of calle street, from Latin callis path",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141506"
  },
  "cereous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": like wax : waxen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cereus , from cera wax",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141635"
  },
  "Chimaeridae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of Holocephali that includes the chimaeras and with extinct related forms constitutes the order Chimaerae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-mir\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "-mer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Chimaera , type genus + -idae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141935"
  },
  "chivvy":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks",
      ": to move or obtain by small maneuvers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bother",
      "bug",
      "disturb",
      "intrude (upon)",
      "pester"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chivy , noun, chase, hunt, probably from English dialect Chevy Chase chase, confusion, from the name of a ballad describing the battle of Otterburn (1388)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142905"
  },
  "closed book":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something beyond comprehension : enigma"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "conundrum",
      "enigma",
      "head-scratcher",
      "mystery",
      "mystification",
      "puzzle",
      "puzzlement",
      "riddle",
      "secret",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the couple's unorthodox marriage is definitely a closed book to those outside of the relationship"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143251"
  },
  "convivium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a convivial gathering : banquet",
      ": a subdivision of a commiscuum comprising a group of organisms that are set apart by characters other than interfertility and are maintained by some isolating mechanism other than intersterility and usually equivalent in scope to a taxonomic subspecies or variety",
      "[New Latin, from Latin]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143529"
  },
  "cosmical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the cosmos , the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone",
      ": of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2 ) ideas",
      ": characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness",
      ": of or relating to the whole universe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4z-mik",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4z-mik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.",
      "predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These questions of cosmic materials are on top of existing scientific inquiries about things like star age, size, temperature, and more. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "Be inspired by quasars, supermoons and ultraviolet cosmic fractals. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The clear analog is Eleven, a good cosmic force that, amidst so much bullying, betrayal, and scientific manipulation, feels on the verge of turning into a destructive one. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty, which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "In what seems like a cruel cosmic joke, Toyota is about to run out of credits shortly after launching its first electric vehicle. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The notion of Matrix 4, Space Jam 2 or Scream 5 not only existing but being seen as a must-win prospect for the long-term survival of theatrical moviegoing still feels like a kind of cosmic joke. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "And while astrophysics experiments search for clues on a cosmic scale, experiments a bit closer to home might also help researchers sort through the cosmological constant hypotheses. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "Other photos on offer feature breathtaking shots of cosmic phenomena. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek kosmikos , from kosmos order, universe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143559"
  },
  "come on":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as an advertising promotion) intended to entice or allure",
      ": a usually sexual advance",
      ": to advance by degrees",
      ": to begin by degrees",
      ": please",
      ": to project an indicated personal image",
      ": to show sexual interest in someone",
      ": to make sexual advances",
      ": to be brought forward (as a case in court)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02cc\u022fn",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allurement",
      "bait",
      "enticement",
      "lure",
      "siren song",
      "temptation",
      "turn-on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143602"
  },
  "circumeter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device for measuring the circumference especially of a fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r\u02c8k\u0259m\u0259t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"blend of circum- and -meter ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143626"
  },
  "connote":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning",
      ": to imply as a logical connotation",
      ": to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014dt",
      "k\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The word \u201cchildlike\u201d connotes innocence.",
      "For her, the word \u201cfamily\u201d connotes love and comfort.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russian tanks, missiles and armored vehicles on parade were painted with an orange and black stripe to connote the St George\u2019s ribbon. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Bike companies aren\u2019t quite there yet, but there are certain sounds that have come to connote high performance, such as the whooshing of carbon wheels and the aggressive snarl of a tightly-sprung set of freewheel pawls. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn\u2019t sound like the paragon of elegance\u2014its name fails to connote the cach\u00e9 of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Last night on Madison Avenue, two families whose names connote aesthetic excellence hosted a glittering celebration. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "At the same time, Astrid & Lilly\u2018s chipperness does not connote shallowness of feeling. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Rodolitz likened NFTs to traditional status symbols, like designer handbags or sneakers, that people use to connote their tastes and means. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The designer says that Paola\u2019s blond hair helped connote poshness. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The apr\u00e8s-ski standby, whose familiar patterns connote instant coziness, has been migrating to runways of late, popping up in myriad fall collections. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin connotare , from Latin com- + notare to note",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143724"
  },
  "comeuppance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u0259m-\u02c8\u0259-p\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "castigation",
      "chastisement",
      "correction",
      "desert(s)",
      "discipline",
      "nemesis",
      "penalty",
      "punishment",
      "wrath"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.",
      "as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The presence of a villainous college kid (Uly Schlesinger) who threatens to bogue their high is appropriately akin to an ingrown hair \u2014 though, as written, his comeuppance is pretty corny. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "These villains earn their comeuppance before the end credits as much as the heroes earn their victory laps. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "In the end the lesson of this colorful story is a familiar one: Prominent phonies and fakers usually get their comeuppance eventually. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The comic had a sense of realism that was missing from its contemporaries and, of course, a good amount of satisfying comeuppance for the baddies. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
      "The incredible complacency that official culture has cultivated with respect to monetary integrity has begun to get its comeuppance . \u2014 Brian Domitrovic, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Britt Baker gave her comeuppance by using Lockjaw wit ha Steelers glove. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "As far as White is concerned, what happened to Kahlon in the cage is comeuppance enough for the UFC to not take any action. \u2014 Simon Samano, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Many entertainment executives, tired of playing catch-up to a Silicon Valley interloper, have been waiting for the comeuppance of Netflix. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" come up + -ance ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143823"
  },
  "custody":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority",
      ": safekeeping",
      ": direct responsibility for care and control",
      ": the state of being arrested or held by police",
      ": care or control exercised by a person or authority over something or someone: as",
      ": supervision and control over property that usually includes liability for damage that may occur",
      ": care and maintenance of a child that includes the right to direct the child's activities and make decisions regarding the child's upbringing \u2014 compare visitation",
      ": custody of a child shared by divorced or separated parents who alternate physical custody of and share in decisions regarding the child",
      ": custody that includes sharing a residence with a child",
      ": joint custody in this entry",
      ": custody of a child awarded to only one person and usually to a parent",
      ": custody awarded until a final judgment in a matter (as a divorce) is made",
      ": official restraint on freedom (as by arrest or imprisonment or by release on bail, personal recognizance, probation, or parole) \u2014 compare arrest",
      ": custody of a person (as a parolee) who is not under immediate physical control but whose freedom is controlled or restrained by legal authority",
      ": custody of a person (as in a correctional institution) as a form of punishment",
      ": custody of a person (as an arrestee) whose freedom is under the actual and immediate control of an official",
      ": custody of a person (as a criminal defendant awaiting trial) for the purpose of preventing further possible dangerous or criminal behavior",
      ": physical custody of a person for his or her own safety"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "care",
      "custodianship",
      "guardianship",
      "keeping",
      "safekeeping",
      "trust",
      "ward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has sole custody of her daughter.",
      "The judge granted custody to the grandparents.",
      "The bank provides safe custody for valuables.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That evening, Tye was taken into custody by Child Protective Services. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "Two Boston men described as being in their early 20s were taken into custody , police said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The suspect, Ethan Crumbley, fired at least a dozen shots before he was taken into custody . \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Authorities at San Francisco International Airport took one person into custody after an incident Friday evening that left three people injured. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Rod Mauldin said one of the suspects was taken into custody March 2. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Shane Ware did not identify the suspect, who was taken into custody following the shooting Thursday night at St. Stephen\u2019s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. \u2014 Jay Reeves, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "The group was filming a comedy segment when they were taken into custody , the company said. \u2014 Faris Tanyos, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
      "The suspect, who is not being identified at this time, was taken into custody and is being treated at the hospital for injuries likely related to the Taser, Kelley said. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English custodie , from Latin custodia guarding, from custod-, custos guardian",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144217"
  },
  "colorless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking color : such as",
      ": pallid , blanched",
      ": dull , uninteresting",
      ": having no color",
      ": wan sense 1 , pale",
      ": dull entry 1 sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "tintless",
      "uncolored",
      "undyed",
      "unpainted",
      "unstained",
      "white"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "colored",
      "colorized",
      "dyed",
      "hued",
      "painted",
      "pigmented",
      "stained",
      "tinct",
      "tinctured",
      "tinged",
      "tinted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being",
      "page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With a colorless prime minister in Jean Castex \u2014 Mr. Macron has tended to be wary of anyone who might impinge on his aura \u2014 there have been few other compelling political figures able to carry the president\u2019s campaign in his absence. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Black diamonds have never been as desirable as colorless white diamond or other fancy colored diamonds. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "During production, a blank dial is finished in a silvery-white color on its right half, then the black chronograph counters are milled while the rest of the dial is protected with a layer of transparent and colorless lacquer. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Windrip defeats Franklin Roosevelt for the 1936 Democratic presidential nomination and then defeats his colorless Republican opponent. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that can cause illness and death if found in sufficient concentration in the air. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Nothing will do more to slow the rate of near-term global warming than cutting an odorless, colorless greenhouse gas\u2014not carbon dioxide but methane. \u2014 Fred Krupp, WSJ , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "By contrast, Villeneuve envisioned the Harkonnens\u2019 Giedi Prime as a highly advanced but colorless world, devoid of any semblance of vegetation or natural light, to the point that its inhabitants have evolved to become ghostly pale and hairless. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Sitting among the ministers, as their equal, but next to Prince Lvov, was gray, colorless Shchepkin, administrator for the Ministry of the Interior, inasmuch as Prince Georgi Evgenich himself, given his busy schedule and responsibility . . . \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144228"
  },
  "closed-captioned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": broadcast with captions that appear only on the screen of a receiver equipped with a decoder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz(d)-\u02c8kap-sh\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144235"
  },
  "church":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a building for public and especially Christian worship",
      ": the clergy or officialdom of a religious body",
      ": a body or organization of religious believers: such as",
      ": the whole body of Christians",
      ": denomination",
      ": congregation",
      ": a public divine worship",
      ": the clerical profession",
      ": of or relating to a church",
      ": of or relating to the established church",
      ": to bring to church to receive one of its rites",
      ": a building for public worship and especially Christian worship",
      ": an organized body of religious believers",
      ": public worship",
      "Frederic Edwin 1826\u20131900 American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rch",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rch",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "kirk",
      "tabernacle",
      "temple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Built in 1806, the church was where abolitionists gathered. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
      "How the church could be more welcoming to single people. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Discovered in the early 1990s, the church and monastery is the only pre-Islamic Christian site found in UAE, explained Leslie. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "The church is near Interstate 35, about 30 miles north of Des Moines. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Founded in 1900, the church was one of the first to sponsor an AIDS ministry. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "The church was closed for construction at the time. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
      "The church is among the largest U.S. Protestant denominations and its retirement plan covers about 5,000 participants, including ministers and bishops. \u2014 Theo Francis And Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "When the men had left and the church was quiet, Ina felt around for the door. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Jessop returned and began working with the Short Creek Community Alliance, which advocates for voter registration, political engagement and the interests of non- church members. \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "During a post- church service lunch banquet at around 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Although cross- church collaborations are infrequent, Motley jumped at the opportunity to help out Ukrainians. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The president made a post- church bagel stop at the Georgetown branch of the Call Your Mother deli in January, which could be seen as a gesture of support for struggling small businesses. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The event was planned by Advance America, which identifies itself as Indiana\u2019s largest pro-family and pro- church organization. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 22 July 2021",
      "The building was different, the old Houston Rockets arena\u2014the Summit, site of the 1994 NBA Finals\u2014transformed to the mega- church campus of pastor Joel Osteen. \u2014 Sean Deveney, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
      "Despite, and because of, these absences, which seem more noticeable today, Wilson\u2019s work feels as familiar as a backyard barbecue or a post- church family dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "In her non- church life, Bishop Joyner enjoyed shopping, cooking, ten-pin bowling and traveling, and had visited Europe and taken an extensive road trip across the U.S. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Could church leaders do a better job of helping people feel more comfortable in their bodies? \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "In addition, his friend, John Vino, takes him to church several times a week and out to lunch. \u2014 Deirdre Reilly, Fox News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The girl\u2019s grandmother, Deborah, and grandfather, Keith, took separate cars to church that day. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "An otherwise conventional and so-so musical drama about two formative decades in Aretha Franklin's life gets lifted every time Hudson hits the screen, belts out a number and takes you to church as the legendary soul singer. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "El Paso Baptist Association volunteers deliver boxes of food to church representatives in Texas in 2020. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Robertson first encountered that gospel when his Baptist neighbors invited him to church one Sunday at the age of 12. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2021",
      "Congregants lined up to place money in a donation box, or to hand over their credit cards to church employees with card readers. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
      "In 1920, a year after the Kehoes moved to Bath, he was asked by a neighbor (who drove Nellie to church every Sunday) if Kehoe had seen her missing fox terrier. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144325"
  },
  "commonly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group",
      ": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities",
      ": having two or more branches",
      ": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar",
      ": of the best known or most frequently seen kind",
      ": vernacular sense 2",
      ": widespread , general",
      ": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status",
      ": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary",
      ": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate",
      ": lacking refinement : coarse",
      ": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms",
      ": of, relating to, or being common stock",
      ": the common people",
      ": a dining hall",
      ": the political group or estate comprising the commoners",
      ": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: such as",
      ": undivided land used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals",
      ": ordinary sense 3",
      ": common stock",
      ": shared together",
      ": affecting, belonging to, needed by, or used by everybody",
      ": shared by two or more individuals or by the members of a family or group",
      ": general entry 1 sense 1",
      ": occurring, appearing, or used frequently",
      ": not above the average in rank or status",
      ": not privileged or elite",
      ": expected from polite and decent people",
      ": shared together",
      ": land (as a park) owned and used by a community",
      ": formed of or dividing into two or more branches",
      ": of or relating to a community at large : public",
      ": known to the community",
      ": belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group",
      ": of or relating to common stock",
      ": house of commons",
      ": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others",
      ": a piece of land subject to common use: as",
      ": land jointly owned and used especially for pasture",
      ": a public open area in a municipality",
      ": a condition of shared ownership : a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person",
      "\u2014 see also tenancy in common at tenancy \u2014 compare severalty sense 1",
      ": common stock at stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common or garden",
      "commonplace",
      "everyday",
      "familiar",
      "frequent",
      "garden-variety",
      "household",
      "ordinary",
      "quotidian",
      "routine",
      "ubiquitous",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "commoners",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
      "hoi polloi",
      "mass",
      "millions",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "By 1990, the sound of gunfire was common in Wells-Goodfellow. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "The Fed could consider another mega-hike at its next meeting in July, but Powell has said increases of three-quarters of a percentage point would not be common . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "In their heyday, the mid-1600s to the mid-1700s, saltbox houses were common in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and what is now northeastern Ohio and continued to be built until around 1820. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
      "Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
      "Compensating soldiers via looting was common in medieval times. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
      "For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
      "Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Our world and our societies expect certain things-- free passageway in the commons , free trade, etcetera, etcetera. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144640"
  },
  "catbird seat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a position of great prominence or advantage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "better",
      "bulge",
      "drop",
      "edge",
      "high ground",
      "inside track",
      "jump",
      "pull",
      "stead",
      "upper hand",
      "vantage",
      "whip hand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disadvantage",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "penalty",
      "strike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting",
      "in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of the two Democratic leaders, Newsom had the easier path to the political catbird seat . \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Despite the Wings\u2019 catbird seat , the series couldn\u2019t have been closer. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The company makes packaging, which should put it in the catbird seat as e-commerce became many people\u2019s go-to during the pandemic. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Baltimore's loss Sunday vaults Pats into their familiar catbird seat by virtue of a conference record (6-1) that supersedes those of the Ravens and Titans. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In that battle, Aldi sits in the catbird seat , renowned for being one of the cheapest grocery stores around, having been named as Grocery Value Leader among U.S. grocery stores for the last ten years by Market Force Information. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
      "That\u2019s the call from the catbird seat , where folks are furious about the lack of action on the diamond and at hitters who whiff at record paces. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2021",
      "The Falcons now sit in the catbird seat with the No. 4 pick. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Publicly the Communist Party acts like this market dominance puts it in the economic catbird seat . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145117"
  },
  "cacodemon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": demon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demon",
      "daemon",
      "devil",
      "fiend",
      "ghost",
      "ghoul",
      "ghoulie",
      "imp",
      "shaitan"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin cacodaem\u014dn \"calamitous,\" borrowed from Greek kakoda\u00edm\u014dn \"possessed by a malevolent spirit, ill-fated, (as noun) malevolent spirit,\" from kako-  caco- + da\u00edm\u014dn \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual\" \u2014 more at demon ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145953"
  },
  "cream puff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a round shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream or a cream filling",
      ": an ineffectual person",
      ": something trifling, inconsiderable, or easily dealt with",
      ": a usually used motor vehicle that is in especially good condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "breeze",
      "cake",
      "cakewalk",
      "child's play",
      "cinch",
      "duck soup",
      "kid stuff",
      "picnic",
      "pushover",
      "roses",
      "snap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bear",
      "beast",
      "chore",
      "headache",
      "horror show",
      "killer",
      "labor",
      "murder",
      "pain",
      "sticky wicket",
      "stinker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We'll never win with a bunch of cream puffs on our team!",
      "everyone thinks tonight's game will be a cream puff , and so it hasn't generated a lot of interest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What landed in front of me was a baseball-sized cream puff with a crunchy craquelin top, filled to order with caramelized banana creme diplomat and sour orange caramel. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2022",
      "Beard Papa's Japanese cream puff shop Beard Papa\u2019s officially debuted in Arizona and chose Gilbert for its second location. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "There will be a cream puff drive-thru at Wisconsin State Fair Park Dec. 9 through Dec. 12. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "The holiday season just got a little merrier for State Fair cream puff lovers. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "For desserts, the tarte trop\u00e9zienne is more cream puff than tart, but the Pavlova and the warm chocolate cake with white chocolate ice cream are worth every calorie. \u2014 New York Eateries, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Hearty starters include truffle and wild mushroom bisque with a parmesan cream puff and beef tartare with mezcal, hot mustard and marrow aioli. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Anyone who gets a shot there will receive a voucher for a free cream puff redeemable at the Cream Puff Pavilion. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "That cream puff weighed in at 125.6 pounds, and measured at 7\u00bd inches high and 38 inches wide. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150027"
  },
  "Cithaeron":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountain 4623 feet (1409 meters) high in Greece on the northwestern border of ancient Attica"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-\u02ccr\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150118"
  },
  "cataclysmal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flood , deluge",
      ": catastrophe sense 3a",
      ": a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition",
      ": an event that brings great changes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02cckli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms",
      "The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.",
      "The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Politics in Berlin has undergone a political cataclysm that no one saw coming. \u2014 Noah Barkin, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "An Everest-size comet is hurtling toward Earth, and in exactly six months and 14 days, the planet will be shattered to pieces, leaving every living creature to perish in a cataclysm of fire and flood. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "In fact, another 1940s global cataclysm seems far more apt for Americans confronting the sad-eyed fate of Ukraine. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "If, as has been suggested, the trials of the pandemic are ultimately just a grim overture to our looming ecological cataclysm , the current moment is a reminder that focusing our energy on small local projects is one way to stave off despair. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Edwardian Britain is often portrayed as a period of early-20th-century civility before the cataclysm of world war. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The daytime images of Shanghai streets, emptied of all human life, are a vision of life on earth after a civilization-destroying cataclysm . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This was, in short, a cataclysm aimed directly at our democracy. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "And perhaps the best way to learn how to survive cataclysm while retaining your humanity is by listening to the stories of those who have already been doing it for centuries. \u2014 David L. Pike, The Conversation , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cataclysme , from Latin cataclysmos , from Greek kataklysmos , from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash \u2014 more at clyster ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150244"
  },
  "Chariton":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river 280 miles (451 kilometers) long in southern Iowa and northern Missouri flowing south into the Missouri River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sha-r\u0259-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150546"
  },
  "conform (to ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151044"
  },
  "confirmation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or process of confirming : such as",
      ": a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership",
      ": a ceremony especially of Reform Judaism confirming youths in their faith",
      ": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body",
      ": confirming proof : corroboration",
      ": the process of supporting a statement by evidence",
      ": an act of ensuring the truth of, strengthening, or approving",
      ": a religious ceremony admitting a person to full privileges in a church or synagogue",
      ": something that ensures the truth of, strengthens, or approves",
      ": the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding",
      ": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body",
      ": something that confirms: as",
      ": an express or implied contract by which a person makes a voidable agreement binding",
      ": a definite expression or written memorandum that verifies or substantiates an agreement previously made orally or informally",
      ": a declaration whereby a person corrects the parts of an obligation that are null to make them enforceable",
      ": a conveyance by which valid title to an estate is transferred to a person already in possession or by which an estate is increased"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attestation",
      "corroboration",
      "documentation",
      "evidence",
      "proof",
      "substantiation",
      "testament",
      "testimonial",
      "testimony",
      "validation",
      "voucher",
      "witness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disproof"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Dettelbach in May and is scheduled to report him out of committee next week. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The ads echo a similar approach by Senate Republicans against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "During Fagan's confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, which has oversight of the Coast Guard, lawmakers on the panel including Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., praised her qualifications and place as a trailblazer. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The incoming Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Linda Fagan, also cautioned Congress at her confirmation hearing that every cruise starts and ends at a shore facility, warning that the Coast Guard\u2019s shore facilities need more investment. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Michael Barr, Biden\u2019s pick to be the Fed\u2019s top banking regulator, testified at a Senate confirmation hearing. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Michael Barr to serve as the top financial regulator at the Federal Reserve \u2014 and two new SEC commissioners, Democrat Jaime Liz\u00e1rraga and Republican Mark Toshiro Uyeda. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Ruth Bader Ginsburg during her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during a confirmation hearing over her appointment to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., July 1993. \u2014 Alexis Mcgill Johnson, ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has developed a list of 11 nominees for the County Council to consider for confirmation to the board, but community members have asked for more public involvement in the process. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see confirm ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151050"
  },
  "chicken's-meat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chickweed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151314"
  },
  "cotton (to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to like (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151328"
  },
  "canny moment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the moment of childbirth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151401"
  },
  "counterpressure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weight or force in a contrary or reverse direction",
      ": conflicting or opposing pressure (such as political or social pressure)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpre-sh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151523"
  },
  "cataclinal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": descending in the same direction as that of the dip of the geological strata"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cata- + -clinal ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151544"
  },
  "crunch (on)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152011"
  },
  "come through":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do what is needed or expected",
      ": to be expressed",
      ": to be communicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152147"
  },
  "compunctionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking compunction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152327"
  },
  "conferee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one taking part in a conference",
      ": a member of Congress appointed to serve on a conference committee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the tax piece is decided and budget negotiators know how much money will be available for various programs, the rest will easily fall into place, said Del. Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax), a budget conferee . \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "Bohacek, the Senate Republican conferee , did not respond to request for comment. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 5 June 2021",
      "The Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate choose what are known as conferees . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2019",
      "After the Senate narrowly defeated it, House-Senate conferees included it in a compromise that involved creating a new military Space Force, as President Donald Trump sought. \u2014 Eric Yoder, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "House Interior Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-New York, sent the letter this week to a House-Senate panel of appropriation conferees considering a compromise version. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "The letter urges conferees working to reconcile the House-Senate differences to limit any spending on the pilot program to $6 million. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "As with rest of the country, that jolt to the conferees was compounded by the subsequent shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine and injured 27. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Our budget conferees and staff are working extra-long hours to bring home the budget. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com , 9 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" confer + -ee entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1771, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152714"
  },
  "censorate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of censors : a department for censoring"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(t)s(\u0259)r\u0259\u0307t",
      "-n(t)s\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" censor entry 1 + -ate ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152756"
  },
  "complexion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body",
      ": an individual complex of ways of thinking or feeling",
      ": a complex of attitudes and inclinations",
      ": the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face",
      ": overall aspect or character",
      ": the color or appearance of the skin and especially of the face",
      ": the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body",
      ": the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "coloring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has a dark complexion .",
      "All of the children had healthy complexions .",
      "The complexion of the neighborhood has changed over the years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yerba mate and orange peel oil invigorate and brighten your complexion . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Police say the man is light in complexion , medium build and has a salt-and-pepper short afro, with full sideburns that meet a scraggly beard. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "StriVectin's Super-C Retinol Brighten & Correct Vitamin C Serum fuses the power of two impressive active ingredients, vitamin C and retinol, to firm and brighten your complexion with one lightweight serum. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The powerhouse ingredient has also been clinically proven to help prevent dark spots, resulting in a more even-looking complexion . \u2014 Emily Orofino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2021",
      "It is also made with kojic and tranexamic acids to help brighten a dull complexion and fade dark spots. \u2014 Nicole Saunders, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Police describe the person of interest as a Black male in his late teens, tall and heavy set, with a light to medium complexion and bushy hair. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
      "Her cream Dior ensemble and demure diamond jewelry stunned, as did her flawless, dewy complexion . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
      "Despite its being a makeup staple that has instant and undeniable impact, concealer rarely sparks passion the way a lash-boosting mascara or complexion -reinvigorating blush can. \u2014 Glamour , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin complexion-, complexio , from Latin, combination, from complecti ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152821"
  },
  "chronomancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": divination to determine the favorable time for action formerly practiced especially in China"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" chron- + -mancy ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153017"
  },
  "costive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": affected with constipation",
      ": causing constipation",
      ": slow in action or expression",
      ": not generous : stingy",
      ": affected with constipation",
      ": causing constipation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-stiv",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4s-tiv, \u02c8k\u022fs-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French costiv\u00e9 , past participle of costiver to constipate, from Latin constipare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153142"
  },
  "convict":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having been convicted",
      ": to find or prove to be guilty",
      ": to convince of error or sinfulness",
      ": to find a defendant guilty",
      ": a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime",
      ": a person serving a usually long prison sentence",
      ": to prove or find guilty",
      ": a person serving a prison sentence",
      ": to find guilty of a criminal offense",
      "\u2014 compare acquit",
      ": a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccvikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccvikt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vikt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccvikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "condemn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "con",
      "jailbird"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "There is sufficient evidence to convict .",
      "He was convicted in federal court.",
      "The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud.",
      "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?",
      "Noun",
      "a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Smart\u2019s disappearance and the subsequent murder investigation have haunted the Central Coast college community for decades, with billboards appealing for evidence to convict her killer. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The appeal also asks if the jury had the suitable amount of evidence necessary to convict and sentence Oberhansley to life without parole. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Defense lawyers tried to paint him as unreliable, given his own participation in the beating, but jurors were sufficiently persuaded to convict three of the seven officers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "This was the local context for the jurors\u2019 reluctance to convict White. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
      "Octavia Spencer plays Poppy Parnell, an investigative reporter behind the true-crime podcast, whose work as a New York Times journalist helped convict Warren Cave (Aaron Paul) of murder decades ago. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
      "One of the largest criminal copyright cases in U.S. history has a new judge and potentially a new headache for the Justice Department in its decadelong effort to extradite and convict Kim Dotcom, founder of the file-sharing service Megaupload Ltd. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "His confirmation of the testimony offered by the likes of then-National Security Council officials Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill could have provided political cover for Republicans to vote to impeach and convict Trump. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a lower court to review whether there was sufficient evidence to convict Crystal Mason. \u2014 Chron , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The movie stars Jennifer Tilly as a mafioso\u2019s girlfriend, and Gina Gershon as the ex- convict hired to do renovations on their apartment. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
      "Norrell spent years writing and researching about African American soldiers fighting to end slavery, efforts to end convict leasing and the long history of Klan terrorism. \u2014 al , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "When Henrietta hires an African-American ex- convict named Allmon Shaughnessy to help prepare their prize mount, Hellsmouth, the result is a multigenerational Southern saga as appealing as the champion thoroughbreds the Forges raise. \u2014 Courtney Maum, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Internet may make such comments about a convict \u2019s appearance feel very low-stakes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Until the early 1900s, the company participated in the state\u2019s convict leasing program, which forced inmates from state prisons to work at the plant. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "Leaving a stable job for a convict is a major deviation from societal norms, Bourke said. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "In the fifth and final season, another Serling script presents a small town whose people eagerly await the hanging of a convict . \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The show revolves around a former convict who feels like a fish out of water in her new life as a a suburban mom, with a husband (J. Bernard Calloway), a challenging sister (Tami Roman) and two sets of kids. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Adjective, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153741"
  },
  "conjury":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practice of magic : conjuring"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nj(\u0259)r\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" conjure + -y ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153938"
  },
  "complexionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking color : pale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154046"
  },
  "commentariat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of powerful and influential commentators : punditocracy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8ter-\u0113-at",
      "-\u0113-\u02ccat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the Asian commentariat is wrong on the one metric that really matters to the region: economics. \u2014 Vasuki Shastry, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, Bezos seems typical of much of the American commentariat in viewing teachers through the same lens as an Amazon worker: invisible, essential, marginalized, at the mercy of scores, on whom everything depends and everything can be blamed. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Soccer\u2019s commentariat chewed over the idea\u2019s merits. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Three specious suggestions being made in the commentariat , particularly by Trump apologists, should be dismissed. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "The news that the Consumer Price Index rose 4.2 percent in the twelve months ending in April has shocked the financial commentariat . \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 14 May 2021",
      "The liberal legal commentariat should stand back and let the master operate. \u2014 Noah Feldman, Star Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "To much of India\u2019s commentariat , Mr Goswami\u2019s case represented not a test of freedom so much as a test of power. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "The French commentariat has also harped on the #metoo movement as an example of runaway American ideology. \u2014 Ben Smith, New York Times , 15 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" comment ator + -ariat (in proletariat )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154506"
  },
  "conceity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conceited , vain",
      ": hard to please"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0113t\u0113",
      "-s\u0101t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" conceit entry 1 + -y ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154519"
  },
  "corruptedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a corrupt manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154618"
  },
  "compurgation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the clearing of an accused person by oaths of others who swear to the veracity or innocence of the accused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin compurgation-, compurgatio , from Latin compurgare to clear completely, from com- + purgare to purge",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1658, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154636"
  },
  "clear (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change so that there are no clouds, fog, etc.",
      ": to become free of marks or spots",
      ": to go away",
      ": to make an area clean or tidy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154640"
  },
  "coky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling coke (as in physical properties)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dk\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" coke entry 1 + -y ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155057"
  },
  "calling card":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": visiting card",
      ": a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present",
      ": an identifying mark",
      ": a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Either way, Latter-day Saint leaders have at various times made peculiar out to be a kind of proud calling card . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Frothy, feminine dresses, usually with heaps of tulle, are designer Molly Goddard's calling card . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "His David Victorious, from the late 1430s, a bronze of the young David standing by Goliath\u2019s dead head, became Florence\u2019s calling card , the ultimate little engine ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 4 June 2022",
      "Having a player of White\u2019s caliber to plug in for a vital piece like Smart speaks to the Celtics\u2019 calling card \u2014 their strength in numbers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The app also offers a calling card feature, a two-digit and color combination to help passengers find their drivers in congested areas. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
      "Antoni Gaud\u00ed, the architect whose trippy, iconic designs are Barcelona\u2019s international calling card . \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The faith\u2019s first temple in the Middle East comes to a Muslim nation seeking to make religious diversity its calling card . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "For starters, playing in zone is often easier for an experienced cornerback with the smarts to recognize what an offense is trying to do, but Bradley has also shifted the priorities of the Cover-3 that\u2019s become his calling card . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155706"
  },
  "cut (down)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike down and kill or incapacitate",
      ": knock down",
      ": to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings",
      ": to remake in a smaller size",
      ": to reduce or curtail volume or activity",
      ": to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature",
      ": incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of a catheter (as for administration of fluids)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we need to cut down that dying tree",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That cut down the process from two hours to precisely 72 minutes. \u2014 Scott Mantz, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Tournaments won\u2019t cut down the field after two rounds the way the PGA Tour does, ensuring every golfer who competes at a LIV event gets a chunk of the purse. \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Walker hasn\u2019t cut down his top schools list since releasing a top 12 in March 2021, but the leaders have clearly emerged given what programs are getting official visits. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Companies like Instacart, and Klarna have cut down their valuations to appeal to investors worried about rising interest rates. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
      "The company cut down on the amount and time spent on meetings\u2014or got rid of them altogether. \u2014 Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Assumptions Reagan Gilmore lowered her 800 meter run time by a few seconds, the Male and St. Xavier boys relay teams cut down their time in the 4x100 and 4x800 respectively, and Eastern's Sosthene Kamba is the new area high jump king. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 25 May 2022",
      "Caffeine helps cut down on inflammation and puffiness and helps increase blood flow. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "However, the Leopards cut down Jamison Scissum at the plate on a great relay throw from the left-field corner. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155957"
  },
  "cost keeper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cost accountant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160029"
  },
  "criminalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make illegal",
      ": to turn into a criminal or treat as criminal",
      ": to make criminal : outlaw",
      "\u2014 compare illegalize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8krim-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "illegalize",
      "outlaw"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decriminalize",
      "legalize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a law that criminalized alcohol",
      "wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather than serve unhoused people\u2019s needs, the expansion of access to shelter launders efforts to criminalize them. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "Attempts by Texas and Idaho to criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for minors have so far stalled amid a national outcry, but dozens of similar bills have been introduced in red states across the country. \u2014 Doug Smith Senior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Campbell writes that to hold Conyers to the 20-year ban would violate a clause in the United States Constitution that prohibits federal and state governments from passing laws that retroactively criminalize behavior. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "So rather than, than further criminalize their hobby Jackson sought to draw them in. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "In February, the Alabama Senate passed the bill by Sen. Shay Shelnutt, R-Trussville, to criminalize puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for transgender minors on a 24-6 vote, with the six no votes from Democrats. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Defense lawyers have argued that prosecutors have stretched the law beyond its scope and used it to criminalize behavior that too closely resembles ordinary protest protected by the First Amendment. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Opponents argued the bill would not only put the mother and doctor at risk of murder prosecution, but criminalize in vitro fertilization and perhaps some forms of birth control. \u2014 Greg Hilburn, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "The National Coalition for the Homeless reports that at least 65 communities now criminalize or systematically remove homeless camps. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" criminal entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160037"
  },
  "czaritza":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": czarina"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Russian tsaritsa , feminine of tsar' ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160044"
  },
  "clumproot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clubroot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160047"
  },
  "coliseum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": colosseum sense 1",
      ": a large sports stadium or building designed like the Colosseum for public entertainments",
      ": a large structure (as a stadium) for athletic contests or public entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl",
      "circus",
      "colosseum",
      "stadium"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the local coliseum is a standard stop for rock bands on tour",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of course, folks who planned ahead can sit indoors at the coliseum . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "The most notable demographic change has been a 15 percent decline in the population of this once-booming river port; the neoclassical coliseum where Wallace spoke now hosts bingo nights in a downtown that is all but empty after 5 p.m. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "The amphitheater main structure is off white in color, combining with the coliseum -style design to make Orion look instantly classic. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
      "Recounts in Wisconsin can be observed by the public, but Arizona's review included tight limits on who could visit the coliseum where ballots were being examined. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "In season 14\u2019s latest episode, which aired on Friday, Mar. 18, every queen (save for challenge winner DeJa Skye) was flung into the coliseum for a lip sync LaLaPaRuZa smackdown. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "As part of the project, the fairgrounds coliseum is being razed, although a part of its fa\u00e7ade will be preserved. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "During Saturday's third round, Ryder, coming off a birdie at the par-5 15th, made an ace in front of the rowdy, heavily lubricated, coliseum fans and the place went nuts. \u2014 Golfweek, USA TODAY , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Today\u2019s three-story coliseum enclosing the hole had yet to be built, but a massive wall of people was waiting on the hill that extended to the green and another mass of people were behind the hole. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin Colosseum, Colisseum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160214"
  },
  "connative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": connate sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101tiv",
      "k\u0259\u02c8n-",
      "-\u0101tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160455"
  },
  "crave":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ask for earnestly : beg , demand",
      ": to want greatly : need",
      ": to yearn for",
      ": to have a strong or inward desire",
      ": to want greatly : long for",
      ": to ask for earnestly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101v",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "covet",
      "desiderate",
      "desire",
      "die (for)",
      "hanker (for ",
      "hunger (for)",
      "itch (for)",
      "jones (for)",
      "long (for)",
      "lust (for ",
      "pant (after)",
      "pine (for)",
      "repine (for)",
      "salivate (for)",
      "sigh (for)",
      "thirst (for)",
      "want",
      "wish (for)",
      "yearn (for)",
      "yen (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Like many celebrities, he craves attention.",
      "I was craving french fries, so I pulled into the nearest fast-food restaurant.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the age of social media, people crave connection and access to the stars of film and television (or the stars created by social media, which is its own thing). \u2014 Mychal Denzel Smith, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
      "Brains naturally crave connection, and that\u2019s never more apparent than when hearing or experiencing a story. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "As our supermarkets make clear, Americans crave choice. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "As our supermarkets make clear, Americans crave choice. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The big arms crave more bankable bats to keep the bullpen happy and healthy. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Employees crave flexibility, and organizations should strive to accommodate their needs\u2014but remember to establish standards and create accountability, as well. \u2014 Justin Hale, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "In the midst of everything else, some of us crave a glass of soju and a stroll on an icy beach where the forecast is for romantic disaffection and wary politeness punctuated by sudden squalls of feeling. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Using short and concise videos to share regular updates from your CEO can help personalize the experience that your supporters and donors crave . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English crafian ; akin to Old Norse krefja to crave, demand",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160618"
  },
  "cinder block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hollow rectangular building block made of cement and coal cinders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Along narrow lanes, one- and two-story houses lie half-hidden behind cinder block walls. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Chain-link fences have been replaced with cinder block walls. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "In a quiet suburb of Bamako, Ami Walet Idrissa and Bintou Walet Abdou, both 22, chatted in Ami\u2019s house, its rough cinder block walls heating in the sun. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Onstage the rigging crew bangs pipes, drills into cinder block , and catches clanking chains descending from the rafters. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "According to Neal, the two had broken through cinder block , climbed into a pipe chase and knocked a hole through concrete on the back wall to exit the jail. \u2014 Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But their presence was not enough to deter the late-night raid on the house last week in Syria\u2019s northern Idlib province, a three-floor cinder block building surrounded by olive trees. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Ukrainian soldiers run alongside the civilians to help them and then return to take cover behind a cinder block wall. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Greene hopes to draw a window into the world of the prison \u2013 into lives lived surrounded by cinder block walls \u2013 by highlighting the work being done to transcend those walls. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160656"
  },
  "clash (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160805"
  },
  "controvertist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": controversialist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160846"
  },
  "coliseum ivy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": kenilworth ivy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160855"
  },
  "cling (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to give steadfast support to continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion",
      "to have or keep in one's hands clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160928"
  },
  "churm":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of churm chiefly Scottish variant of chirm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rm",
      "-\u0259\u0304m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160940"
  },
  "constructive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": declared such by judicial construction or interpretation",
      ": of or relating to construction or creation",
      ": promoting improvement or development",
      ": helping to develop or improve something",
      ": created by a legal fiction: as",
      ": inferred by a judicial construction or interpretation",
      ": not actual but implied by operation of the law",
      "\u2014 compare actual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "formative",
      "productive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonconstructive",
      "nonproductive",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I tried to offer constructive criticism.",
      "Your feedback was not very constructive .",
      "The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rice supposedly never even received any constructive criticism. \u2014 Claudia Eller, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "After listening to constructive criticism from fans about her word choice in one of her songs, Lizzo took action and changed the lyrics. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "In a number of circumstances, unions are vitally important and constructive . \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Some interactions can be constructive and helpful, but other commenters may have negative feelings and won\u2019t be able to be convinced otherwise. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "And for youths who have become seriously violent, treatments teach new, constructive behavioral and communication skills to youths and their caregivers. \u2014 Paul Boxer, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
      "Thurmond also said the recommendations the Government Accountability Office provided sounded vague, but constructive overall. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "Shaina Loew-Banayan, now the chef and owner of Caf\u00e9 Mutton, in Hudson, New York, isn\u2019t the first writer to scramble the notion that food obsession can be either professionally constructive or personally destructive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
      "Realistically, China can achieve this goal only through open and constructive engagement with other stakeholder nations. \u2014 Bin Li, Scientific American , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160947"
  },
  "choupique":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bowfin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"American French (Louisiana) choupique , from Choctaw shupik ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161736"
  },
  "clown (around)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior as a youngster he was always clowning around in the classroom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161801"
  },
  "circumvent":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem",
      ": to hem in",
      ": to make a circuit around",
      ": to avoid the force or effect of by cleverness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8vent",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8vent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bypass",
      "dodge",
      "get around",
      "shortcut",
      "sidestep",
      "skirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "comply (with)",
      "follow",
      "keep",
      "obey",
      "observe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Moviemakers working on religious-themed projects often find innovative ways to circumvent those concerns. \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "In Germany, agricultural ministers from the Group of 7, representing the world\u2019s wealthiest democracies, discussed ways to circumvent Russian warships that have blocked Ukrainian grain from reaching global markets through the Black Sea. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Miners have been trying to find ways to circumvent the LHR limitations since they were introduced. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
      "In an effort to re-establish the doctor-patient relationship without suffocating third parties, some have engineered innovative ways to circumvent this looming problem. \u2014 Prem Ramkumar, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "ProtonVPN, which Droze says has been inventive in finding ways to circumvent Russian blocking, reports clocking ten times as many daily signups than before the war. \u2014 Frank Bajak And Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "There will likely be ways to circumvent these rules, though. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Coronavirus cases are surging within the LAPD as city officials work to finalize a vaccination mandate, and those who oppose the requirement search for ways to circumvent it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "In addition to not wearing masks, some unvaccinated workers have figured out other ways to circumvent the rules by engaging in petty theft, according to the Baltimore worker. \u2014 NBC News , 23 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circumventus , past participle of circumvenire , from circum- + venire to come \u2014 more at come ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161859"
  },
  "concur (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in agree (with)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161922"
  },
  "canoa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sloop-rigged fishing boat common in the Amazon delta"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8n\u014d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Portuguese, canoe, from Spanish",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162231"
  },
  "clandestine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "klan-\u02c8de-st\u0259n",
      "also",
      "or"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstairs",
      "behind-the-scenes",
      "covert",
      "furtive",
      "hole-and-corner",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "hush-hush",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "secret",
      "sneak",
      "sneaking",
      "sneaky",
      "stealth",
      "stealthy",
      "surreptitious",
      "undercover",
      "underground",
      "underhand",
      "underhanded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "open",
      "overt",
      "public"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The clandestine meetings, the passing back and forth of messages between Lodge and the plotters, the coaxing along of the generals, all had the emotional lift of a strong amphetamine. \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
      "The CIA's great innovation has been to concentrate in peacetime on 'covert action'\u2014that is, the use of clandestine means to challenge policies and regimes in other countries. \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , The Cycles of American History , 1986",
      "And Pym was in London for a conference\u2014no, he wasn't, he was attending a three-day course on the latest methods of clandestine communication in a beastly little training house off Smith Square. \u2014 John le Carr\u00e9 , A Perfect Spy , 1986",
      "I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the diamond necklace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These women were then forced to choose between clandestine abortions or continuing their pregnancies. \u2014 Paula \u00c1vila-guill\u00e9n, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Part of the success of Jane, members recall, reflected the disbelief among male authorities that women would be/could be engaged in such an elaborate, years-long, clandestine operation. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "The most common tend to be clandestine , requiring employees to work through a meal or rest break and then not paying them for the extra time, or denying them paid sick leave. \u2014 Alex Park, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "There is a legal form, sometimes prescribed for managing cancer pain, but the main problems are illicit forms made in clandestine labs in Mexico, according to U.S. law-enforcement authorities. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Illicit versions of fentanyl have increasingly been manufactured in clandestine labs overseas, sold on the black market and mixed with other street drugs. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The United States is forcing Wall Street banks to embark on a systematic search through more than 100 personal mobile phones carried by top traders and dealmakers in the largest-ever probe into clandestine messaging on platforms such as WhatsApp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "European officials and diplomats officials said Finland and Sweden are prepared for hybrid or clandestine attacks. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Members of Putin\u2019s family sanctioned include his ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, a series of cousins in prominent business positions and Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast turned media executive widely presumed to be his clandestine partner. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin , from Latin clandestinus , from clam secretly; akin to Latin celare to hide \u2014 more at hell ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1528, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162421"
  },
  "convo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conversation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)v\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" conv(ersation) + -o entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1982, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162630"
  },
  "come to a grinding halt":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stop working or moving forward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162703"
  },
  "contakion":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of contakion variant spelling of kontakion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162819"
  },
  "consort with":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend time with (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162826"
  },
  "chockerman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chokerman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k\u0259(r)m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"by alteration",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162839"
  },
  "cinefluorogram":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a motion picture produced by cinefluorography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6sin\u0259\u0307+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cine- + fluorogram ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162940"
  },
  "circumvene":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": circumvent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French circonvenir , from Latin circumvenire to surround, afflict, cheat",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163141"
  },
  "contingence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contingency",
      ": tangency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "contingency",
      "contingent",
      "event",
      "eventuality",
      "possibility"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, \"indeterminacy,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin contingentia \"tangency, indeterminacy, chance\" (Late Latin, \"what is possible\"), noun derivative of contingent-, contingens \"dependent on circumstances, contingent entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163211"
  },
  "congregational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun or adjective,",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a congregation",
      ": of or relating to a body of Protestant churches deriving from the English Independents of the 17th century and affirming the essential importance and the autonomy of the local congregation",
      ": of or relating to church government placing final authority in the assembly of the local congregation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The internal conflict between desiring to seek religious guidance and not feeling safe enough to return to in-person worship has further affected congregational membership. \u2014 George Negron, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "This prayer from the Reverend Sterling Morse, coordinator for African American intercultural congregational support for the Presbyterian Church, is particularly powerful. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "At the time of the funeral last year, no congregational singing was allowed, and only 30 guests could be invited. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The group is always looking for new congregational partners that can provide temporary shelter for clients. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "At the ward, or congregational , level, Nelson has promoted greater parity with more women serving on ward councils. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "More broadly, various other surveys and reports show a mixed picture on congregational giving nationwide. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "An appeals court ruled Friday that a local historical society cannot try to impose its conservation rules on a congregational church that dates back to 1700 and is located on the celebrated Lebanon Town Green. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "East contemplate both its congregational and civic missions before selecting a permanent senior pastor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163446"
  },
  "curdy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk",
      ": something suggesting the curd of milk",
      ": coagulate , curdle",
      ": the thickened or solid part of milk that separates from the whey after milk sours and is used to make cheese",
      ": the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The curds have separated from the whey.",
      "The curd has separated from the whey.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Padma Wijeyawickrama, 53, has been making and selling curd for over 20 years in Hambantota. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "While her husband is out grazing their 15 cows, the mother of two stacks the clay pots of curd at her feet on her scooter and drives to the town market to sell them. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Lemon curd isn't a traditional part of pavlova, but Alexis wants a citrus element to cut through the sweetness of the meringue. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
      "Soft Yellows Fluffy sugar cookies with a lemon- curd center. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For everyone: Seasonal fruit, pastries, chocolate pot du cr\u00e8me shooter, carrot cake, lemon- curd ricotta cake, cookies. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "What: On March 14, Rocket Baby Bakery will have three pies: coconut cream pie with passion fruit topping, peanut butter chocolate pie, and blackberry curd and lemon cream pie with pistachio crust. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Once cool, the cookies are paired together with fillings like jam, fruit curd , chocolate ganache, or buttercream. \u2014 Kate Kassin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Dots of mouth-puckering blood orange curd add balance and complete the plate. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163459"
  },
  "certainly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a manner that is certain : with certainty",
      ": it is certain that : assuredly",
      ": without fail",
      ": without doubt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "assuredly",
      "clearly",
      "definitely",
      "doubtless",
      "easily",
      "forsooth",
      "hands down",
      "inarguably",
      "incontestably",
      "incontrovertibly",
      "indeed",
      "indisputably",
      "plainly",
      "really",
      "so",
      "sure",
      "surely",
      "truly",
      "unarguably",
      "undeniably",
      "undoubtedly",
      "unquestionably"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It will certainly rain tomorrow.",
      "This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.",
      "I'm certainly going to try.",
      "The new version is most certainly easier to use.",
      "The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her clothes certainly have a hint of the \u201980s to them, but not in a costume-y way. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "That the Angels were 15-10 at the time and in first place certainly had something to do with it, too. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "This eight-horse field certainly has its share of horses that can win the race. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Pippa Middleton has certainly had her fair share of fashionable moments, and since announcing her pregnancy, her style hasn't wavered a bit. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "Judge certainly has the motivation to have a historic season. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
      "The player on the other side of the net certainly had a lot to do with the way things went over the final\u2019s 1 hour, 8 minutes. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Sun Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "Accessibility certainly has a role, but Salesforce wants more disability representation throughout the entire organization, across many kinds of disciplines. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163915"
  },
  "cloistered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or living in or as if in a cloister",
      ": providing shelter from contact with the outside world"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fi-st\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "covert",
      "hidden",
      "isolated",
      "quiet",
      "remote",
      "retired",
      "secluded",
      "secret",
      "sheltered"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.",
      "He spent most of his adult life cloistered in universities.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The moment when the fairy tale about pure and cloistered colleges began to fall apart can be dated with some precision. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "The Idaho town was a bit too cloistered though, at least for Dawson. \u2014 Samuel Gilbert, Outside Online , 16 May 2020",
      "The university campus, with its cloistered , hyperlocal concerns, has always been fertile ground for absurdist comedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The repressed, cloistered women are instinctively aware of their own repression, and respond to it by making their own clear-eyed choices of suitors and potential husbands. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Clinton turned first to former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, but Cuomo declined, shunning the cloistered world of the court. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women\u2019s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In his cloistered ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, the spoken language was Yiddish, the lingua franca of Eastern European Jews since the Middle Ages. \u2014 Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Unlike many semi- cloistered Moroccan women of her class and generation, her mother was genuinely cosmopolitan. \u2014 Guy Trebay, Town & Country , 2 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164218"
  },
  "concours d'elegance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a show or contest of vehicles and accessories in which the entries are judged chiefly on excellence of appearance and turnout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d\u207f-\u02ccku\u0307r-\u02ccd\u0101-l\u0101-\u02c8g\u00e4\u207fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French concours d'\u00e9l\u00e9gance , literally, competition of elegance",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164322"
  },
  "cargo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : freight",
      ": the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or vehicle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-g\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burden",
      "draft",
      "freight",
      "haul",
      "lading",
      "load",
      "loading",
      "payload",
      "weight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.",
      "we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Customers are plucking items from shelves and racks quickly, requiring frequent restocking managed via a back-of-house storage facility that features 17 full-size UPS cargo truck containers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Dad jokes are basically the cargo shorts of comedy. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Two Russian bulk carriers, merchant ships designed to carry unpackaged bulk cargo such as grain, were spotted unloading grain at Syrian ports by U.S. satellite company Maxar Technologies, Reuters reported. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Cruising's origin story was not grand\u2014ships carrying trans-Atlantic cargo and mail started taking on a few paying passengers in the early years of the 20th century. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Temerland have previously shown a cargo carrier GNOM able to bring ammunition or other supplies to the front line, which can also evacuate casualties with the addition of a special trailer. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "On our brief drive, the acceleration seemed more than adequate for a vehicle of its size, with the e-RV weighing in around 9300 pounds before passengers and cargo . \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
      "Inside the machine, a box roughly the size of a cargo van, a metal claw plucks a ball of premade dough out of its refrigerated chamber. \u2014 Sam Deanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Highlights include a mohair jacket made out of fabric from a blanket manufacturer, a chunky sweater in off-white sequins, and a pair of cargo jeans in a light wash of denim. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, load, charge, from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricare \u2014 more at charge entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1657, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164442"
  },
  "clientele":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of clients",
      ": a group of clients"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckl\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8tel",
      "\u02cckl\u0113-\u0259n-",
      "also",
      "\u02cckl\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 Gottfried had been complaining for months that our local clientele didn't have the class to appreciate the house. \u2014 Jane Smiley , Good Faith , 2003",
      "The lunchtime clientele at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here\u2014local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , Home Town , 1999",
      "The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture clientele to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large. \u2014 Carrie Donovan , New York Times Magazine , 21 Feb. 1988",
      "According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its clientele was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people. \u2014 Erich Segal , The Class , (1985) 1986",
      "The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gagosian has a roster of deep-pocketed billionaire clientele , including Steve Cohen, David Geffen, and Ronald Lauder. \u2014 Chris Rovzar, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Wilson said that price increases were foreshadowed by the pandemic and that a slight increase seems manageable for Ntaba Coffee Haus' clientele . \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Nurturing the existing clientele during all touchpoints is key to growing a small business in a low-cost way. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The sight appalled the respectable clientele of Jim Saine, who brought his problem to Roemer. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Among the clientele who are planning to eat at Spago this week is Kenny Dichter, the CEO of Wheels Up, which offers memberships for private-jet travel. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Rodriguez said Hispanic, Black and white people are the main clientele at the downtown location, and all are frequently asked to follow the dress code. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The clientele of these charter companies has also changed. \u2014 Lilit Marcus And Ivan Watson, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Take Tea, which just opened in January, requires online registration to protect against food waste and to limit the clientele to 50% of capacity. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French client\u00e8le , from Latin clientela , from client-, cliens \u2014 see client ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164540"
  },
  "circumvallate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to surround by or as if by a rampart",
      ": being any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive especially to bitter flavors",
      ": enclosed by a ridge of tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8va-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8va-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8va-l\u0259t",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8val-\u02cc\u0101t, -\u02c8val-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1798, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165041"
  },
  "consultation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": council , conference",
      ": a deliberation between physicians on a case or its treatment",
      ": the act of consulting or conferring",
      ": a meeting held to talk things over",
      ": the act of talking things over",
      ": a deliberation between physicians on a case or its treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consult",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discussion",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In consultation with labor unions, the government is also improving conditions for working-class people with an increased national minimum wage and more financial support for families with more than three children. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
      "Should specifics include hard timelines, or allow women to make decisions in consultation with medical practitioners? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Before the law goes into effect, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Office of the Attorney General, will write regulations and procedures for the licensure process. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The Order required within 180 days the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with other agencies) to submit a report on the future of money and payment systems. \u2014 Hailey Lennon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "In consultation with Daniel's parents, the Chabad Jewish Center established the Deeds for Daniel Memorial Drive. \u2014 Karen Madden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "The plan was developed in consultation with multiple city staff, community members, public health, and public safety experts, said Dr. Monica Bharel, who Wu tapped to lead the response to the crisis. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The California Community Poll was commissioned by community groups in consultation with The Times and conducted by Strategies 360, a polling and research firm. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "These questions are best answered in consultation with a financial advisor who knows you, your goals and your family. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see consult  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165143"
  },
  "chorus":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action",
      ": a similar company in later plays",
      ": a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue (see prologue sense 2 ) and epilogue (see epilogue sense 2 ) and comments on the action",
      ": an organized company of singers who sing in concert : choir",
      ": a body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work (as in opera)",
      ": a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue",
      ": a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals",
      ": the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus",
      ": a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert",
      ": the main part of a popular song",
      ": a jazz variation on a melodic theme",
      ": something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals",
      ": sounds so uttered",
      ": in unison",
      ": to sing or utter in chorus",
      ": a group of singers : choir",
      ": a group of dancers and singers (as in a musical comedy)",
      ": a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often : refrain",
      ": a song meant to be sung by a group : group singing",
      ": sounds uttered by a group of persons or animals together",
      ": to speak, sing, or sound at the same time or together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choir",
      "chorale",
      "consort",
      "glee club"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We awoke to a chorus of birdsong.",
      "The President's policies have been questioned by a growing chorus of critics.",
      "Verb",
      "The class chorused \u201cGood morning!\u201d.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the chorus isn\u2019t the only musical game in town. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "In the original version, the chorus is two electric guitars. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 27 May 2022",
      "Some of the nation\u2019s most prominent chief executives have joined the chorus , such as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Mandico sets the stage via a chorus of overlapping narrators, their disembodied heads (and naked hirsute shoulders) floating in space: The atmosphere on After Blue is toxic to men, whose hair grew inward and killed them off. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The chorus , resplendent in colorful vintage finery beneath black face masks, was placed in the balcony box seats instead of on stage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "This collab works for so many reasons: an earworm chorus , the refreshing nu-disco undertones, two really fun and experimental artists working together. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Outside Carnegie Hall, choir performers from Millennial Choirs and Orchestra chorused as the evening sun dipped low in the sky. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Washington Post , 14 July 2019",
      "Twitter chorused : Ivanka and Jared tried to convince me not to make bolognese, according to sources close to the situation. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 22 Aug. 2017",
      "During an eclipse, crickets will chirp and frogs will chorus , thinking night has fallen. \u2014 Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian , 14 Aug. 2017",
      "In response to the president's moral failure, many commentators chorused : WWE! \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165415"
  },
  "contemptuousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt",
      ": scornful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-ch\u0259s",
      "-shw\u0259s",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "disdainful",
      "scornful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
      "In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
      "He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
      "loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
      "contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
      "What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus  contempt + -\u014dsus  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165703"
  },
  "compensating magnet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compass corrector"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165852"
  },
  "clack":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chatter , prattle",
      ": to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds",
      ": cackle , cluck",
      ": to cause to make a clatter",
      ": to produce with a chattering sound",
      ": blab",
      ": rapid continuous talk : chatter",
      ": tongue",
      ": an object (such as a valve) that produces clapping or rattling noises usually in regular rapid sequence",
      ": a sound of clacking",
      ": to talk rapidly and without stopping",
      ": to make or cause to make a short sharp sound",
      ": rapid continuous talk",
      ": a sound of clacking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klak",
      "\u02c8klak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clatter",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I heard her heels clacking down the hall.",
      "He clacked his teeth together.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Glasses clink and shakers clack as bartenders race to keep up with the thirsty crowd reclining on velvet sofas and drinking in the view. \u2014 Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
      "The bill clack from a giant pterosaur, one with a nine-foot-long skull, could have been deafening to a wide range of creatures at close range. \u2014 Michael B. Habib, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Some species will sashay and shimmy and shriek; others are more muted, satisfied to simply bow and nod, and click and clack their beaks together. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Typewriters still clack , and cigarettes (lots of cigarettes) get smoked. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "After losing its bricks-and-mortar shop in the pandemic, Empanology may have found a forever home in the backyard of the Bronx Brewery in Mott Haven, under the tracks where freight trains and Acela coaches clack along regularly. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "The keys once again make a joyful click and clack with each press. \u2014 Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Remember when a person would clack fresh pepper over your bowl of dish? \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 1 July 2020",
      "Plus, the mechanical shifter protruding from the dashboard clacks inexpensively. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Throttle response is satisfyingly linear, and the gear lever clack -clacks across the open gate in trad Ferrari style. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Until then, the image of Alice speeding down the runway \u2014 propellers cutting the air without the clack of combustion \u2014 stands as a metaphor for the promise of electric aviation: tantalizingly close to takeoff. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The film feels like rhythmic poetry, guided by the steady click- clack of train tracks that mark daily life and punctuated by purple aubergines, vibrant sabzis, and the small moments of life and love when food plays the narrator. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "However, its stabilizers are loud, especially the rackety spacebar that popped up aggressively with a loud plastic clack during testing. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Cheers from thousands of San Antonians accompanied the clickety- clack sound of longhorns, sheep and horses Saturday morning as herds made their way through the city\u2019s downtown streets. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Who wouldn't want to wear a cool hat, toot the whistle and clickety- clack down the tracks? \u2014 Richard Chin, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
      "At Highland Park Public Library, the celebration of Halloween was set to the rhythm of the rails and the clickety clack of a train rumbling along the track of the Halloween Railroad. \u2014 Gina Grillo, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Tactile switches, commonly brown, provide a small bump and subdued clack to confirm registered keystrokes. \u2014 Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics , 18 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170258"
  },
  "cringe":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to recoil in distaste",
      ": to shrink in fear or servility",
      ": to behave in an excessively humble or servile way",
      ": to draw in or contract one's muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain)",
      ": a cringing act",
      ": a servile bow",
      ": to shrink in fear : cower",
      ": to show disgust or embarrassment at something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krinj",
      "\u02c8krinj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blench",
      "flinch",
      "quail",
      "recoil",
      "shrink",
      "squinch",
      "wince"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word \u201cain't.\u201d",
      "I always cringe when I hear that song.",
      "Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe .",
      "The dog cringed at the noise.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And not just because of the way Heard was pilloried and mocked in a fashion that would make Jay Leno cringe . \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Some will sing along... others (like me) will cringe . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "Most people today cringe at the thought of a doctor who acts overly authoritative. \u2014 Morris Panner, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Even those \u2014 like me \u2014 with a higher-than-average tolerance may cringe at this supposedly light and philosophical comedy. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Some attending might have very different views of the tone of this moment, which appeared to segue from comedy to cringe to offense. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Even those of us who cringe at the idea of matching Christmas sweaters or T-shirts have to admit: There is something undeniably charming about wearing matching family pajamas on Christmas. \u2014 Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "These two teams, as much as their fanbases may cringe at the mere thought, are a lot alike. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Does anyone else cringe 30 seconds into their conversations or better yet, their disagreements? \u2014 Myrla Feria, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Every year, at least a handful of people (celebrities very much included) come up with cringe -worthy, harmful and offensive Halloween costumes that ruin everyone's good time. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "On TikTok, there perhaps is no insult more withering and devastating than to be told by a teenager that your content is cringe . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Worrying about being cringe is the enemy of art, failure tolerance is essential for creativity. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Worrying about being cringe is the enemy of art, failure tolerance is essential for creativity. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "There was a cringe -worthy broken leg, then a headshaking second. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The video is pretty cringe -worthy, especially when compared to Kayvon Thibodeaux\u2019s combine performance. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "But for a long time, men have been left to use cringe -worthy 2-in-1 shampoos or bogus formulations full of fillers. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "The technology is complicated, and the hyperbolic nature of some of the crypto-industry\u2019s boosterism \u2014 remember those cringe -worthy Super Bowl ads? \u2014 could lead you to conclude this is all just one big con. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170326"
  },
  "chavish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chattering , prattling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101vish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably imitative",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170428"
  },
  "cacodoxy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perverse teachings : heterodoxy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4ks\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Greek kakodoxia heretical opinion, from Greek kak- cac- + -doxia (from doxa opinion, from dokein to seem)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1716, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170619"
  },
  "cubage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cubic content, volume, or displacement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-bij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capacity",
      "complement",
      "real estate",
      "volume"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "pipes with a cubage of over 1,000 cubic meters"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170647"
  },
  "Churapa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Indian people of the Chiquitoan group now found in or near Buenavista, Bolivia",
      ": a member of such people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4p\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, of American Indian origin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170654"
  },
  "compatric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sympatric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u02c8pa\u2027trik",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" com- + -patric (as in sympatric )",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172138"
  },
  "count (up to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to have a total of that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172147"
  },
  "canoe":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddling",
      ": to transport in a canoe",
      ": to travel by canoe down (a river)",
      ": to go or travel in a canoe",
      ": a long light narrow boat with pointed ends and curved sides that is usually moved by a paddle",
      ": to travel or carry in a canoe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He canoed down the river to the camp.",
      "They canoed part of the Colorado River this summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are also plenty of trails to explore and places to paddle a canoe or kayak. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Modern-day adventure seekers can don waders to fish or hike through the swamp, or take a canoe or airboat to access more remote areas of the wilderness. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "From this eccentric campsite, bike across the river to Wapsipinicon State Park, or rent a canoe or kayak from Lou Lou\u2019s Landing, roughly 15 miles southeast, to float the Wapsipinicon River. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "There will be a live canoe burning demonstration with primitive technologist, Jim Dina. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Keith Johnson's equipment is modest, just a packet of laminated papers and a canoe . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Take note for future summer fun: other offerings include a public moonlight canoe tour, and a private barbecue kayak tour. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Overhead are foil boards, SUPs, tow boards, a kayak, sailboards, kiteboards, and the outrigger for a traditional Hawaiian canoe . \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The day after the election, Clark poled a canoe to City Hall sporting a pair of shorts and a fishing vest. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Experience the Ohio River in one of two ways: kayak or canoe the traditional 9-mile trip, or paddle the shorter 4.5-mile distance. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "In addition to serving as a regional museum, the center is a gathering place for cultural activities, including language preservation and learning traditional practices, from tool making to canoe carving and food gathering. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Getting to the falls also means having to canoe with a local tour operator. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Guests can also canoe , fish, or rent a paddleboat while out at the river. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Natalie went on to canoe more rivers, to lead trips for young people, to advocate for rivers and clean water, and to build a career out of environmental communication. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 25 July 2021",
      "Cleawox Lake at Honeyman State Park, with a wide, deep lake surrounded on one side by sand dunes and another by forest, is the perfect place to swim or canoe in the summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2021",
      "Hoversten intended to canoe a couple miles south to the Seward Airport. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "At high tide, the Lenape people could canoe across Manhattan from the East River to the Hudson; Times Square was a maple swamp at the confluence of two creeks dammed by beavers. \u2014 Willa Glickman, The New York Review of Books , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1555, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1794, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172511"
  },
  "chicken's-toes":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coralroot ( Corallorhiza odontorhiza )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the shape of its roots",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172522"
  },
  "choup":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of choup variant of choop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fcp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172954"
  },
  "come on as":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have or seem to have (a certain quality or nature) : come across as"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173358"
  },
  "ca\u00f1on":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council",
      ": a provision of canon law",
      ": the most solemn and unvarying part of the Mass including the consecration of the bread and wine",
      ": an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture",
      ": the authentic works of a writer",
      ": a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works",
      ": an accepted principle or rule",
      ": a criterion or standard of judgment",
      ": a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms",
      ": a contrapuntal musical composition in which each successively entering voice presents the initial theme usually transformed in a strictly consistent way",
      ": a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church",
      ": canon regular",
      ": a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it",
      ": something resembling a canyon",
      ": a rule or law of a church",
      ": an accepted rule",
      ": a regulation or doctrine decreed by a church council",
      ": a provision of canon law",
      ": an accepted principle or rule",
      ": a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms",
      "[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin, from Latin, model]",
      "[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, standard]",
      "[Late Greek kan\u014dn , from Greek, model]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doctrine",
      "dogma"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173426"
  },
  "counterprogram":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to engage in counterprogramming",
      ": to schedule a television program for broadcast at the same time as (another program)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" counter- + program entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173657"
  },
  "contrary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite",
      ": one of a pair of opposites",
      ": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true \u2014 compare subcontrary",
      ": either of two terms (such as good and evil ) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject",
      ": in a manner opposite to what is logical or expected",
      ": just the opposite",
      ": on the contrary",
      ": notwithstanding",
      ": being so different as to be at opposite extremes : opposite",
      ": being opposite to or in conflict with each other",
      ": being not in conformity with what is usual or expected",
      ": unfavorable",
      ": temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice",
      ": contrariwise , contrarily",
      ": something opposite",
      ": just the opposite : no",
      ": exactly opposite",
      ": being against what is usual or expected",
      ": not favorable",
      ": unwilling to accept control or advice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "sense 4 often",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antipode",
      "antithesis",
      "counter",
      "negative",
      "obverse",
      "opposite",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contradictory",
      "diametric",
      "diametrical",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the contrary , our globe-trotting, head-of-state-hugging prime minister cares deeply about international opinion. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , these hearings appear to be made for social media, given the elements of the presentation. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , Ms. Heard\u2019s beauty was frequently held against her, offered as proof of her capacity to deceive. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , the excitement of the job \u2013 being radio-ready country music's most instantaneously recognizable female name \u2013 felt like her call to arms to slay a live crowd already blown away by Luke Combs' phenomenal set just 90 minutes prior. \u2014 Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , the broadcast portion of the largest-scale investigation in congressional history was a clean, concise production of real substance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , research from the Department of Education has found that having more police in schools criminalizes normal teenage behaviors and is more likely to push Black and brown students into the criminal justice system. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , a decision is often made to settle the matter quietly, rather than risk further exposure of secrets in a public trial. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173741"
  },
  "curtailment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101l-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The curtailment poses no immediate risks but could have consequences when energy demands rise in later in the year. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "On Monday, the Tennessee Valley Authority initiated voluntary curtailment throughout the week due to high temperatures. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "The state sent curtailment notices to a larger group of about 4,500 water rights holders in August. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The decision heralds a potentially significant curtailment of the administrative state. \u2014 Mario Loyola, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
      "For years, Europe has imported enormous volumes of gas from Russia to heat homes and power industry, but now that practice, which depends on billions of dollars\u2019 worth of pipelines, faces severe curtailment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Lawmakers are trying again this year to enshrine the curtailment of solitary confinement in law. \u2014 Kelan Lyons, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "While that level of water storage is good relative to many other water agencies, SFPUC officials said the state\u2019s curtailment orders have prevented the city from tapping its water bank at Don Pedro Reservoir, thus reducing total capacity to 70%. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "An industry trade group said in a letter to Senate leaders that even a temporary curtailment of the taxes risked unraveling the infrastructure package. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 20 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1794, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173930"
  },
  "custodier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": custodian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin custodia custody + Middle English -er ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174125"
  },
  "contemptus mundi":{
    "type":[
      "Latin noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contempt for the world : moral disdain for physical existence in anticipation of an afterlife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fn-\u02c8tem(p)-tu\u0307s-\u02c8mu\u0307n-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174359"
  },
  "crammed":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pack tight : jam",
      ": to fill with food to satiety : stuff",
      ": to eat voraciously : bolt",
      ": to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner",
      ": to prepare hastily for an examination",
      ": to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff",
      ": to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination",
      ": a compressed multitude or crowd : crush",
      ": last-minute study especially for an examination",
      ": to stuff or pack tightly",
      ": to fill full",
      ": to study hard just before a test",
      "Donald James 1919\u20132001 American chemist",
      "Ralph Adams 1863\u20131942 American architect and author"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kram",
      "\u02c8kram",
      "\u02c8kram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "jam",
      "ram",
      "sandwich",
      "shoehorn",
      "squeeze",
      "stuff",
      "wedge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.",
      "Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.",
      "Noun",
      "battling the rush-hour cram in the subway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unihertz did manage to cram in dual physical SIM slots and an IR blaster, though. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the place where sport bikes keep their engines, the Navi has a lockable storage compartment large enough to cram in shoes, books or laptops (but not a full-face helmet). \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Members managed to cram quite a few items into the spending bill, including some controversial ones, such as changes to campaign finance rules. \u2014 Dan Woo, CBS News , 12 Dec. 2014",
      "Maintenance work in the hangars is supported by a network of 20 specialized shops, where technicians struggle to cram high-tech gear into aging, World War II-era buildings, trying to perch their million-dollar machines above flood level. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "But economy is the greenest way to fly -- and budget airlines that cram as many seats in as possible are the most efficient planes in the sky. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "The investment needed to continue to cram more transistors into ever smaller spaces\u2014while still turning a profit\u2014has forced consolidation among large semiconductor producers. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Hall sees the project, however, as a way to cram as many homes as possible on land that is not able to absorb septic effluents without endangering public health or the Provo River, a crucial water source for Utah and Salt Lake counties. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Magna opera have been written on these topics for hundreds of years; Sciamma manages to cram numerous insights into just 72 minutes. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Friday\u2019s program also served as an evening-length cram session on composer William Levi Dawson (1899-1990). \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "With no attendance limits in place, more than 300,000 cram into Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday before Memorial Day. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "As farmers, goats, street vendors, chickens, scuba divers and more cram onto the bus, Khan squeezes in Swahili and Arabic words, and L\u00f3pez loads head scarves and umbrellas with African patterns. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Authorities are also trying to rein in what the government sees as the excesses of society, including rabid celebrity fandom, academic cram schools and video gaming. \u2014 Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "And while players like LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo cram games with high-flying feats, Curry has elevated the humble jump shot into something special. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The experts had cleared the 59% of Americans who are vaccinated to return to a semblance of pre-pandemic life \u2014 to board flights and cram into homes without masks for long-overdue reunions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The experts had cleared the 59% of Americans who are vaccinated to return to a semblance of pre-pandemic life \u2014 to board flights and cram into homes without masks for long-overdue reunions. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Kurtis Lee And Molly Hennessy-fiske, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Since wealthy Chinese can afford individual tutors to replace cram school classes, middle-class families who can\u2019t may end up losing out. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174449"
  },
  "cembra pine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swiss pine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cembra from New Latin (specific epithet of the Swiss pine Pinus cembra ), modification of German dialect zember, zimber timber, from Old High German zimbar wood; cembran from New Latin cembra + English -an ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174822"
  },
  "churnability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ease of churning",
      ": completeness of formation of butter in churning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113",
      "-\u0259t\u0113",
      "-i"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174853"
  },
  "churchly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a church",
      ": suitable to or suggestive of a church",
      ": adhering to a church",
      ": churchy sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rch-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ecclesial",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "ecclesiastical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonchurch",
      "nonecclesiastical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "refused to discuss churchly matters except on Sundays"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175033"
  },
  "cheerily":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cheerfulness or good spirits",
      ": causing or suggesting cheerfulness",
      ": merry and bright in manner or effect : cheerful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8chir-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheerful",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party",
      "a cheery , unexpected compliment can really make another person's day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep scrolling to shop bright and cheery bikinis, tankinis, and one-pieces below that are all under $38. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The bright and cheery design is sure to grab kids\u2019 attention for endless jumping and splashing in the sprinklers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Despite the hour, the 42-year-old actress was bright and cheery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The coffeehouse has cheery baristas and a pastry chef who prepares java-friendly snacks such as vegan, keto and gluten-free muffins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "By spring, Shenandoah's cheery flora bounces back in full force. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "They were greeted by cheery staff members, handing out bags of Cheetos, seating Scouts and taking song requests. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But the village\u2019s dehumanizing rules and inhospitable conditions create anything but a safe and secure environment, and no amount of whimsy \u2014 in the form of colorful, cheery murals \u2014 can hide the carceral nature of the camp. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Her cheery shop contains a brightly colored assortment of yarns made by area BIPOC and LGBTQIA artisans. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175158"
  },
  "cost ledger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the books of account in a cost system to which entries are posted from books of original entry, the various accounts therein showing the accumulated costs classified as to order, process, type of expense, and department"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175306"
  },
  "custard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cooked mixture made of eggs and milk or cream and usually having a thick, creamy consistency",
      ": a sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked, boiled, or frozen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Transfer to the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the custard is set and the top is lightly browned. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Remove the phylo from the oven and pour the custard evenly over the phyllo before returning to the oven until the top is golden and crispy, 30\u201340 minutes. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Top the egg custard with the remaining scallions and garnish with sesame seeds and a drizzle of sesame oil, and serve with rice. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "Dissolve gelatin in the hot custard , then stir in lemon zest. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "The custard is cut into cubes, dredged in flour and eggs and fried. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "The frozen custard and concretes are great; the array of candy, pastries and old-time soda pops jaw-dropping; and the decor groovin\u2019 with its retro vibe. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Once the eggy custard is prepared and poured into the mold, the whole affair is baked in a water bath and refrigerated. \u2014 David Tanis, New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Pour the custard into a pie pan and then sprinkle the raisins over the top. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, a kind of pie, alteration of crustarde, crustade , probably from Anglo-French *crustade , from cruste crust, from Latin crusta \u2014 more at crust ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175352"
  },
  "country":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region",
      ": the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship",
      ": a political state or nation or its territory",
      ": the people of a state or district : populace",
      ": jury",
      ": electorate sense 2",
      ": rural as distinguished from urban areas",
      ": country music",
      ": country rock sense 2",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the country",
      ": of or relating to a decorative style associated with life in the country",
      ": possessing a style of rustic simplicity",
      ": prepared or processed with farm supplies and procedures",
      ": of, relating to, suitable for, or featuring country music",
      ": a land lived in by a people with a common government",
      ": region sense 1 , district",
      ": open rural land away from big towns and cities",
      ": the people of a nation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fatherland",
      "home",
      "homeland",
      "mother country",
      "motherland",
      "sod"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bucolic",
      "pastoral",
      "rural",
      "rustic",
      "rustical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Zelenskyy has gone from being the president of an eastern European country to a world leader whose words resonate globally. \u2014 Richard Engel, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
      "Get to know Jenkins: Jenkins grew up in Alabama in Creole country on Mon Louis Island not far from Louisiana. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
      "The West Memphis Three garnered international attention with fans around the country and world joining the crusade of exoneration. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
      "George, who taught biology and coached wrestling and cross country at EPCHS, died June 3, 2020, during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic and a large, in-person memorial service was not possible. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Women will no longer have control over their own bodies in half of this benighted country . \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "Making train travel faster is a massive undertaking in the world's most populous country . \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Countries face different levels of war fatigue and a dependence on Russian natural gas that varies by country . \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The book is largely an idealized autobiography, fleshed out with hundreds of country -style recipes. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But in April the pop-up left its home in California and hit the road on a monthslong cross- country tour, taking free meals for trans POC coast to coast. \u2014 Ludwig Hurtado, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "The 39-year-old singer, who is in the middle of a cross- country tour, shared her latest look on Instagram, and fans are loving it. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
      "The new season picks up as Deborah Vance (Smart) launches a cross- country standup tour to test out fresh material, with her writing assistant and unlikely confidante Ava (Hannah Einbinder) in tow. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Laundrie and Petito set off on July 2, 2021 from New York on a cross- country tour of national parks, documenting their journey on YouTube and Instagram using the hashtag #VanLife. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Like with the last book, Janetti will embark on a cross- country promotional tour, with stops at Brooklyn\u2019s Powerhouse Arena and an event in Los Angeles hosted by Black Monday actress (and fellow bestselling essay author) Casey Wilson. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In other art car news, another star Burning Man art car, Mayan Warrior, is going on a cross- country tour starting in June. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "But because all White House advance staffs operate out of the same limited playbook (the Secret Service is unlikely to approve a cross- country motorcycle tour), almost every president since Ike has experimented with rail travel. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The effort is happening as a group of American truckers from California announced a cross- country tour in protest of ongoing COVID-19 mandates. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175913"
  },
  "caustic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive",
      ": marked by incisive sarcasm",
      ": relating to or being the surface or curve of a caustic (see caustic entry 2 sense 2 )",
      ": a caustic agent: such as",
      ": a substance that burns or destroys organic tissue by chemical action",
      ": a strong corrosive alkali (such as sodium hydroxide )",
      ": the envelope of rays emanating from a point and reflected or refracted by a curved surface",
      ": capable of eating away by chemical action : corrosive",
      ": very harsh and critical",
      ": capable of destroying or eating away organic tissue and especially animal tissue by chemical action",
      ": a caustic agent: as",
      ": a substance that burns or destroys organic tissue by chemical action : escharotic",
      ": a strong corrosive alkali (as sodium hydroxide )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-stik",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-stik",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-stik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acerb",
      "acerbic",
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "acrid",
      "barbed",
      "biting",
      "corrosive",
      "cutting",
      "mordant",
      "pungent",
      "sarcastic",
      "sardonic",
      "satiric",
      "satirical",
      "scalding",
      "scathing",
      "sharp",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-mouthed",
      "snarky",
      "tart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "His [Roosevelt's] caustic cousin, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, called him a sissy and a mama's boy. \u2014 Garry Wills , Atlantic , April 1994",
      "It was Schuyler's gift for satire and his caustic wit that distinguished his writings and led to his nickname, the Black Mencken. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 20 Sept. 1992",
      "Albert quailed before those caustic pronouncements, he shuddered and blanched and felt his stomach drop like a croquette into a vat of hot grease. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , Harper's , October 1987",
      "The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipes.",
      "She wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Creem was charmingly caustic and funny \u2014 a saucy, devil-may-care approach that separated it from the sophisticated voice often adopted by rock peers such as Rolling Stone. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "The paradox at the center of it all, of course, is Usher himself, whose brazen theatricality and caustic wit lies beneath his meek exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "On their own, these five gents are now a little older and mellower, still funny, still caustic and still extremely smart individuals. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022",
      "Neither the Biden administration nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially confirmed the accounts of a chemical attack, which was alleged to have involved an unknown caustic substance dropped from a Russian drone. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The caustic causes Earendel to stand out, with Its brightness is magnified a thousandfold or more. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But sodium hydroxide is only highly caustic or corrosive in high doses, Dr. Christopher Holstege, a medical toxicologist at the University of Virginia, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Their rhythmic and caustic dialogue immediately confirms the sharpness of Fillinger\u2019s pen. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Roberts makes Martha Mitchell compelling, moving from caustic and charming to terrified, as in a harrowing episode that shows what the late Mitchell said was an attempt to shut her up, as she was held against her will at a California hotel. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What McHugh favored was the fantastic, the caustic , the nakedly human, art with an irreverent or whimsical sense of humor, and art with little remove from raw physicality. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 3 July 2018",
      "The Sympathizer is the caustic , hyper-verbal tale of a double agent embedded in California after the end of the war, sending information back to Vietnam about the activities of the men who are both his friends and enemies. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 25 July 2017",
      "Mr. Trump\u2019s other mentor was the caustic and conniving McCarthy-era lawyer Roy Cohn, who counseled Mr. Trump never to give in or concede error. \u2014 Glenn Thrush And Maggie Haberman, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175944"
  },
  "Clusiaceae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Clusiaceae taxonomic synonym of guttiferae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckl\u00fcz(h)\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Clusia , type genus + -aceae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180225"
  },
  "coliphage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any bacteriophage active against E. coli",
      ": a bacteriophage active against colon bacilli"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101j",
      "-\u02ccf\u00e4zh",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101j, -\u02ccf\u00e4zh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180324"
  },
  "consistent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction",
      ": marked by agreement : compatible",
      ": showing steady conformity to character, profession , belief, or custom",
      ": tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large",
      ": possessing firmness or coherence",
      ": always the same",
      ": being in harmony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "coherent",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflicting",
      "conflictive",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inharmonious",
      "noncompatible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In rookie ball in 2019, Ashcraft had a 4.53 ERA and wasn\u2019t getting consistent results with his fastball, even in catch play. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
      "Talk about doing things the right way, being consistent , buying into your role, having an impact on winning for a prolonged period of time. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Rainfall totals will generally be around a tenth, or two, of an inch, where rain is consistent . \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Human studies on apple cider vinegar for weight loss have not demonstrated consistent or convincing results. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The company has faced difficulties delivering consistent financial results and increasing its numbers of users. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Even repeated stops from 100 mph elicited consistent results and more than 1.0 g of deceleration. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
      "Only consistent results, particularly through tougher times, will prove that Mercedes is becoming a quality company as well as a quality brand. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Use the wood pellet grill for easy temperature control and consistent results. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at consist entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180402"
  },
  "conciliatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8sil-y\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeasing",
      "conciliating",
      "disarming",
      "mollifying",
      "pacific",
      "pacifying",
      "peacemaking",
      "placating",
      "placatory",
      "propitiatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonizing"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180538"
  },
  "concord":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of agreement : harmony",
      ": a simultaneous occurrence of two or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener \u2014 compare discord",
      ": agreement by stipulation, compact, or covenant",
      ": grammatical agreement",
      ": a bluish-black grape that is a cultivar of the fox grape developed in the northeastern U.S. and used often to make juice and jellies",
      ": a state of agreement",
      "city in western California northeast of Oakland population 122,067",
      "town in eastern Massachusetts northwest of Boston population 17,668",
      "city and capital of New Hampshire on the Merrimack River population 42,695",
      "city northeast of Charlotte in south central North Carolina population 79,066"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chime",
      "comity",
      "compatibility",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "discord",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "variance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "living in concord with people of different races and religions"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180723"
  },
  "cautionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warning , admonishment",
      ": precaution",
      ": prudent forethought to minimize risk",
      ": one that astonishes or commands attention",
      ": to advise caution to : warn",
      ": care taken to avoid trouble or danger : precaution",
      ": warning",
      ": to warn about danger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alertness",
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "cautiousness",
      "chariness",
      "circumspection",
      "gingerliness",
      "guardedness",
      "heedfulness",
      "prudence",
      "wariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "forewarn",
      "wake",
      "warn"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness released a graphic on Twitter urging people to take extra caution and reminding parents not to leave children or pets unattended in a car. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Oceanside police said residents on Wala Drive, Rimhurst Court and the northern end of Shadow Tree Drive were asked to evacuate out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "But to Baer, such endorsements were words of caution , not selling points. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The tests did not show that any seafood was actually contaminated, but Irvington Seafood issued a recall out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Even with access to background checks, Tinder users are urged to take caution when meeting somebody new. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The bison roam the plains, so take caution when driving, and do not approach them. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But safety experts caution that Tesla\u2019s analysis compares apples to oranges, as most Autopilot driving takes place on highways, where crash rates per mile are much lower than all driving. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Although the majority of new monkeypox cases have been seen in gay or bisexual men, experts caution that anyone is at potential risk. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
      "Be careful with stacking pillows for sleep, our experts caution . \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
      "Health experts caution that the real COVID-19 tally is likely larger due to unrecorded home tests. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Oz, experts caution , should be viewed not as a doctor who sometimes stumbles into accurate advice, but as a broader pushback against mainstream science and medicine. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 14 May 2022",
      "But even then, experts caution that many of the industrywide issues will continue to restrain supplies. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "But even then, experts caution that many of the industrywide issues will continue to restrain supplies. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "But legal experts caution that Biden\u2019s options are limited. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1683, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180728"
  },
  "czarish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": czarist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180902"
  },
  "concreate":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to create together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4nkr\u0113\u00a6\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin concreatus , past participle of concreare , from Latin com- + creare to create",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180911"
  },
  "Czech":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia or Moravia) or the Czech Republic",
      ": the Slavic language of the Czechs",
      ": a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the customs of the Czechs",
      "He learned to speak Czech ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Czech \u010cech ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181004"
  },
  "creance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fine line used to leash a hawk during training"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English creaunce trust, confidence, leash for a hawk, from Middle French creance , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin credentia trust, belief (whence Medieval Latin credentia promise, security given, credit, belief)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181039"
  },
  "Chosenese":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": korean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ch\u014d\u02ccse\u00a6n\u0113z",
      "ch\u014d\u00a6s-",
      "-\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" Chosen , former official name for Korea (from Japanese Ch\u014dsen ) + English -ese ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181050"
  },
  "caller display":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a service that allows one to see who is calling before he or she answers a telephone call : caller ID"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181109"
  },
  "concupiscence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strong desire",
      ": sexual desire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ky\u00fc-p\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desire",
      "eroticism",
      "horniness",
      "hots",
      "itch",
      "lech",
      "letch",
      "libidinousness",
      "lust",
      "lustfulness",
      "lustihood",
      "passion",
      "salaciousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin concupiscentia , from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens , present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181333"
  },
  "chronometric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a chronometer or chronometry",
      ": of or relating to a chronometer or chronometry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8me-trik",
      "\u02cckr\u014d-",
      "\u02cckr\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8me-trik, \u02cckr\u014d-n\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" chronometer or chronometry + -ic entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181613"
  },
  "climacteric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": constituting or relating to a climacteric",
      ": critical , crucial",
      ": a major turning point or critical stage",
      ": menopause sense 1",
      ": andropause",
      ": the marked and sudden rise in the respiratory rate of fruit just prior to full ripening",
      ": constituting or characterized by the climacteric",
      ": menopause sense 1a(2)",
      ": andropause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u012b-\u02c8mak-t(\u0259-)rik",
      "\u02cckl\u012b-\u02ccmak-\u02c8ter-ik",
      "-\u02c8tir-",
      "kl\u012b-\u02c8mak-t(\u0259-)rik, \u02cckl\u012b-\u02ccmak-\u02c8ter-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apocalyptic",
      "apocalyptical",
      "climactic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "climax",
      "corner",
      "landmark",
      "milepost",
      "milestone",
      "turning point",
      "watershed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "as the war reached its climacteric phase, the atrocities dramatically increased, both in number and brutality",
      "Noun",
      "historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric , that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181621"
  },
  "chappie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fellow sense 4c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "bloke",
      "buck",
      "cat",
      "chap",
      "dude",
      "fella",
      "fellow",
      "galoot",
      "gent",
      "gentleman",
      "guy",
      "hombre",
      "jack",
      "joe",
      "joker",
      "lad",
      "male",
      "man"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a good-humored chappie from the London office"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181917"
  },
  "cut costs":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend less money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182317"
  },
  "cottontop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cotton grass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182400"
  },
  "capitulating":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to surrender often after negotiation of terms",
      ": to cease resisting : acquiesce",
      ": parley , negotiate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink",
      "bow",
      "budge",
      "concede",
      "give in",
      "knuckle under",
      "quit",
      "relent",
      "submit",
      "succumb",
      "surrender",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "resist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.",
      "The teacher refused to capitulate : no calculators were to be used during the exam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Political analyst and journalist Fyodor Krasheninnikov said many Russians hope that Ukraine would soon capitulate to Russian military power. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "For the Russians to conquer the Donbas, these cities must either capitulate or meet the fate of Mariupol, which will barely be habitable once the Russian military is through with it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Within hours, TikTok appeared to capitulate , and Panh was back aboard. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Now other companies need to follow Sony\u2019s lead and refuse to capitulate , as China\u2019s censors become increasingly extreme in their demands. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "If a tender offer looks likely to succeed, reluctant boards tend to capitulate and negotiate a deal. \u2014 Liz Hoffman, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Zelensky has accused Russia of blockading large cities in central and southeastern Ukraine \u2014 preventing the delivery of food and other supplies \u2014 in a bid to force inhabitants to capitulate . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "In March 1940, Helsinki had to capitulate after putting up a valiant three-month fight, an outcome which the staunchly democratic Finns ardently hope the Ukrainians will avoid repeating. \u2014 Gordon F. Sander, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
      "Or Russia could try to shut down Ukraine\u2019s banking system, or parts of the power grid, to increase pressure on the civilian population to capitulate . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin capitulatus , past participle of capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters, from Late Latin capitulum \u2014 see capitulary ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182451"
  },
  "comparatival":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or belonging to the comparative degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u00a6par\u0259\u00a6t\u012bv\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182521"
  },
  "coldheartedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by lack of sympathy, interest, or sensitivity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "People are criticizing the government's coldhearted plans to stop funding programs for the poor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "There are ambitious Black politicians, avaricious developers and coldhearted investment bankers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Biden will face new accusations of betraying America's helpers, and of putting coldhearted judgments of national interest ahead of basic humanity. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Even coldhearted Wall Streeters seem to accept the unthinkability of AT&T correcting a payout strategy that started 37 years ago in a completely different kind of company. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Two dimwits concoct a scheme to prevent their friend from marrying a coldhearted and conniving woman. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Seasonal joy comes to a screeching halt when a coldhearted woman tries to sell her hometown\u2019s land, but the love and cheer of the small town may ultimately change her heart and her mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2020",
      "Parton plays a guardian angel trying to find the goodness in a businesswoman (Christine Baranski) who\u2019s three times more coldhearted than Jolene. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Only a coldhearted road tripper heading southeast toward Indio on I-10 would pass Shields\u2019s roadside curiosity without tasting the granddaddy of all date shakes. \u2014 Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183022"
  },
  "cataract bird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rock warbler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183112"
  },
  "compurgator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183152"
  },
  "costiasis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a frequently fatal disease of freshwater fishes due to invasion of the skin by a flagellated protozoan ( Costia necatrix )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4\u02c8st\u012b\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Costia (genus name of Costia necatrix ) + -iasis ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183435"
  },
  "card":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": playing card",
      ": a game played with cards",
      ": card playing",
      ": something (such as an advantage) compared to a valuable playing card in one's hand",
      ": an issue especially with emotional appeal that is brought into play to achieve a desired end (such as winning a political campaign)",
      ": greeting card",
      ": a flat stiff usually small and rectangular piece of material (such as paper, cardboard , or plastic) usually bearing information: such as",
      ": postcard",
      ": credit card",
      ": business card",
      ": one bearing a picture (as of a baseball player) on one side and usually statistical data on the other",
      ": one on which computer information is stored (as in the form of punched holes or magnetic encoding)",
      ": one bearing electronic circuit components for insertion into a larger electronic device (such as a computer)",
      ": visiting card",
      ": program",
      ": a sports program",
      ": a wine list",
      ": menu",
      ": a usually clownishly amusing person : wag",
      ": compass card",
      ": inevitable",
      ": to ask for identification (as in a bar)",
      ": score",
      ": to place or fasten on or by means of a card",
      ": to provide with a card",
      ": to list or record on a card",
      ": to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (fibers) by the use of cards preparatory to spinning",
      ": an instrument or machine for carding fibers that consists usually of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back",
      ": an implement for raising a nap on cloth",
      "cardinal",
      ": a decorated piece of thick paper that contains a greeting or is used to write a message",
      ": a thick stiff piece of paper or plastic that contains information about a person or business",
      ": playing card",
      ": a game played with playing cards",
      ": trading card",
      ": credit card",
      ": a thin hard board that has small electronic devices on it and that can be added to a computer to make the computer perform different tasks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "menu"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183526"
  },
  "condole (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to have sympathy for condole with them in their hour of grief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183728"
  },
  "come up short":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to not go far enough : be insufficient"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183736"
  },
  "come off second best":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to finish in second place : to fail to win"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183804"
  },
  "cut (across)":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to avoid following or being subsumed, defined, or determined by or in accordance with : counter , transcend",
      ": to include within the scope of effect or significance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183812"
  },
  "containment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits",
      ": the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.",
      "The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fire crews fought to slow its advance, but the inferno\u2019s fast pace and extreme behavior often hampered their containment efforts. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Las Vegas, the most densely populated area in the fire\u2019s vicinity, has seen some evacuation orders lifted as containment efforts have reduced the threats to that city. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Firefighters will work on improving containment efforts made to the north and east Wednesday. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Conditions become more favorable over the past few days for firefighters in their containment efforts, after last week\u2019s dire fire weather. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In Shanghai, the misery continues with officials ramping up containment efforts as cases in the community continue to crop up despite mass isolation, testing and lockdowns. \u2014 Time , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Fire officials were optimistic Saturday about containment efforts with both fires, after being challenged by warm weather and high winds the previous day. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Evacuation orders for areas threatened by the Colorado Fire in Monterey County were lifted Wednesday as fire crews continued to make progress on containment efforts, officials said. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Nicole Cheng, who moved to the city from Canada in 2019 to work at a foreign consulate, said she was initially impressed by the city\u2019s containment efforts. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" contain + -ment ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183932"
  },
  "cursed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being under or deserving a curse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "confounded",
      "cussed",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "doggone",
      "doggoned",
      "freaking",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Some people think the old house is cursed .",
      "a people cursed with famine",
      "His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again.",
      "I can't get this cursed radio to work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Robert Englund \u2014 who played Freddy Krueger in iconic Nightmare on Elm Street series \u2014 made a brief but deliciously creepy appearance as Victor Creel, a cursed patriarch with a terrible backstory that few characters believe. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The cursed rover may still be saved\u2014but at what cost? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "And like the Red Sox, Atlas saw its fortunes change with new ownership that challenged a long-standing culture of a cursed club that could never win. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Decades ago, one Halloween night, Windsor disappeared without a trace and ever since his cursed spirit is said to haunt the town each year on October 31 for one hour. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "However, Malenia and Miquella were both born cursed and unfit, while Ranni rejects her lineage. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "At times, Nikki seems to be trapped in a cycle of victimization that dates back to the tale of a cursed Polish woman from decades prior; at other times, the entire project just feels like a film-within-a-film that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "But Mormons were also taught that Blacks were the cursed descendants of Cain. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Then came cursed insults, which have a very great richness in the Ukrainian and Russian languages. \u2014 Yevgenia Belorusets, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183959"
  },
  "charitarian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a charitable person : one that aids or supports charitable enterprises"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" charity + -arian (as in humanitarian )",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184023"
  },
  "clowning":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": farmer , countryman",
      ": a rude ill-bred person : boor",
      ": a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (such as a play)",
      ": a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus",
      ": a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon",
      ": joker sense 1b",
      ": to act as or like a clown",
      ": a performer (as in a circus) who entertains by playing tricks and who usually wears comical clothes and makeup",
      ": someone who does things to make people laugh",
      ": to act in a funny or silly way : act like a clown"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8klau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffo",
      "buffoon",
      "harlequin",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act up",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "horse around",
      "hotdog",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Those big shoes make you look like a clown !",
      "Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road?",
      "those clowns at the state capital",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Attendees and parade participants gathered about 11 a.m. at the Safeway on Northeast Ainsworth Street, including two clown performers, Nikki Brown, 49, and Kynisha Ducre, 47. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Phoenix, however, reinvented the character with Phillips for the 2019 film, which followed the nefarious figure's origins as Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown and aspiring stand-up comic who sends the city into a spiral of violence. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s been 32 years since a clown shot Marlene Warren to death. \u2014 Lenny Cohen, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "Inspired by the 2016 clown sightings, this mock-umentary follows a man in Naples, Florida, known as Wrinkles the Clown. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "That Puck is both a clown and a magician is telling. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Since the great Brexit drama, his rule has been more clown show than Il Duce revival\u2014but also has done genuine damage. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "The following year saw another live-action version, this one directed by Roberto Benigni, Italy\u2019s beloved clown , who also played Pinocchio. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Others feature clown makeup or mustaches drawn on the faces of the show\u2019s actors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The image staring back at her doesn\u2019t clown her or give her props on a life well-done. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The internet, righteous in its bitterness, immediately began to clown the man and his WandaVision cosplay, but Uzi logged on to explain that the diamond is actually centered, brokies. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "The song that gave the entire United Kingdom a chance to clown on Taylor Swift, which is the best gift the nation has received from an American since FDR\u2019s Lend-Lease program. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "Even McCarthy clowned him by imitating the eldest Kardashian\u2019s famously monotone voice. \u2014 Rachel Yang, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "This particular compound of grandiosity and insecurity is an artisanal microbrew, and McElhenney does good work clowning his eyebrows into attitudes expressive of pure contempt and unsteady comprehension. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "There\u2019s one acceptable outcome to their season, and reality-check losses like this one help them get closer to that a lot more than starting 8-0 by clowning clueless teams like Washington, the Jets, and the Browns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "That didn\u2019t stop fans from clowning Bosa after the 49ers loss. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "However, not everyone who lives near the location is thrilled with the Joker fans clowning around. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184043"
  },
  "cast a (dark) cloud":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause people to stop trusting something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184052"
  },
  "creashaks":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bearberry sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184149"
  },
  "climatype":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a climatic ecotype"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm\u0259\u02cct\u012bp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin clima climate + English type ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184730"
  },
  "confirmation class":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a course of study in the fundamentals of religion designed to prepare young people for confirmation and usually conducted by a pastor, priest, or rabbi",
      ": the group of young persons participating in such a class"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185428"
  },
  "clownage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the behavior or function of a clown"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307nij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185441"
  },
  "Cornaceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of mainly temperate-region trees, shrubs, or herbs (order Umbellales) comprising the dogwoods and related plants and having small clustered flowers, an inferior ovary, and drupaceous fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fr\u02c8n\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Cornus , type genus + -aceae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185519"
  },
  "carrefour":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crossroads",
      ": square , plaza",
      "residential city west of Port-au-Prince in southern Haiti population 430,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8fu\u0307r",
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-\u02c8fu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corner",
      "crossing",
      "crossroad",
      "crossway(s)",
      "intersection",
      "junction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Late Latin quadrifurcum , neuter of quadrifurcus having four forks, from Latin quadri- + furca fork",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185600"
  },
  "convocate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call together : convoke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nv\u0259\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin convocatus , past participle of convocare ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185808"
  },
  "countryman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inhabitant or native of a specified country",
      ": compatriot",
      ": one living in the country or marked by country ways : rustic",
      ": a person born in the same country as another : a fellow citizen",
      ": a person living or raised in a place away from big towns and cities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-m\u0259n",
      "sense 3 often",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compatriot",
      "landsman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France",
      "though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But like his countryman , Alcaraz wants nothing to do with Amazon\u2019s nighttime games. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "According to Formula 1, the proud countryman has amassed more points than any other Mexican driver in the event\u2019s history. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "Fellow countryman Fernando Alonso has not had a joyous homecoming so far. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 21 May 2022",
      "First up: a 20th-century program that time-warps to today, featuring Salonen\u2019s fellow countryman Pekka Kuusisto in a new violin concerto by The National\u2019s Bryce Dessner (May 26-31). \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Early arrivals listen to eco-friendly songs from her countryman Neil Young. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Taylor, drawn to the ring by her boxer father and brothers, is the antithesis of her mouthy countryman , former UFC champion Conor McGregor. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Andrey Rublev, his fellow countryman who is the men's No. 8, would be in the mix, too. \u2014 Lee Igel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Chebet's countryman , Lawrence Cherono, finished second. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185835"
  },
  "conform (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190134"
  },
  "confession":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of confessing",
      ": a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation",
      ": a session for the confessing of sins",
      ": a statement of what is confessed : such as",
      ": a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense",
      ": a formal statement of religious beliefs : creed",
      ": an organized religious body having a common creed",
      ": an act of telling of sins or wrong, illegal, or embarrassing acts",
      ": a written or spoken admission of guilt of a crime",
      ": an act of confessing",
      ": an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven",
      ": a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party's guilt (as by admitting commission of a crime) \u2014 compare admission , declaration against interest at declaration , self-incrimination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acknowledgment",
      "acknowledgement",
      "admission",
      "avowal",
      "concession",
      "self-confession"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disavowal",
      "nonadmission"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She went to the police station and made a full confession .",
      "I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.",
      "The priest will hear confessions after mass today.",
      "I haven't gone to confession in three years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kim said in confession that the hardest part for Khlo\u00e9 will be losing her best friend. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "The suspect has denied any wrongdoing and has said police have tortured him to get a confession , his family told the AP. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "The suspect denies any wrongdoing and said military police tortured him to try to get a confession , his family told The Associated Press. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The trailer teases Keene\u2019s difficult decision to either stay in prison or attempt to get a confession from Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) in exchange for his freedom. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "That will require him to befriend and get a confession out of Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall's appeal goes through. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In cross-examination, Cheronis treated these remarks as a confession that the relationship was consensual. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, his job is to win Henry\u2019s confidence, to extract a confession . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Opening statements and testimony would start June 27, a week later than originally planned. News to a juror: A potential juror shocked the courtroom with a confession Tuesday. \u2014 Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English confessioun, borrowed from Anglo-French confession, borrowed from Latin confessi\u014dn-, confessi\u014d, from confiteor, confit\u0113r\u012b \"to admit (a fact, the truth of a statement or charge)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confess ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190256"
  },
  "chest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a container for storage or shipping",
      ": a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings",
      ": a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies",
      ": the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury",
      ": the fund so kept",
      ": thorax sense 1",
      ": the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum",
      ": breast sense 2a",
      ": a container (as a box or case) for storing, safekeeping, or shipping",
      ": the front part of the body enclosed by the ribs and breastbone",
      ": a fund of public money",
      ": medicine chest",
      ": the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chest",
      "\u02c8chest",
      "\u02c8chest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bin",
      "box",
      "caddy",
      "case",
      "casket",
      "locker",
      "trunk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a broad chest .",
      "The pain is in my upper chest .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nationwide, all of this GOP chest -beating appears to be working, as Democrats seem poised for a thrashing in the midterms. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Word #1 Hint: A somewhat antiquated word for chest . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Bieber capped off her fashionable press day with an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, wearing a glittering, champagne-colored, sequin 16 Arlington dress, which featured a cutout at the chest . \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "That means during strength training your triceps help your bigger muscles, like your pectoral muscles and deltoids, in exercises like the bench press or chest press, or the shoulder or overhead press. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 15 June 2022",
      "The Stearns vest was modeled on inflatable water wings, with a safer construction and an extra pad around the upper chest . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "During a September visit, Osmanagich led Djokovic through chest -high water in a section sealed off from the public. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Mateys search for clues along a 1-mile trail that leads to a treasure chest . \u2014 Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "Emergency responders applied a chest seal to the wound and paramedics took the victim to a hospital for treatment, Andreen said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista , from Greek kist\u0113 basket, hamper",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190407"
  },
  "cark":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to burden with care or anxiety : vex , worry , trouble",
      ": to be anxious or troubled : fret",
      ": to labor anxiously",
      ": something that burdens the spirit : trouble",
      ": a troubled state of mind : distress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rk",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190613"
  },
  "chimaeric":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chimaeric chiefly British spellings of chimeric , chimerism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190812"
  },
  "custard apple":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several chiefly tropical American soft-fleshed edible fruits",
      ": any of a genus ( Annona of the family Annonaceae, the custard-apple family) of trees or shrubs bearing this fruit",
      ": a small West Indian tree ( A. reticulata )",
      ": pawpaw sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191512"
  },
  "credo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a guiding belief or principle : creed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "creed",
      "cult",
      "faith",
      "persuasion",
      "religion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the credo of the ancient Egyptians involved a variety of polytheism",
      "we must abide by the simple credo that \u201cThe customer is always right\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That statement became the unofficial credo of anyone who believed in expanding access to firearms and everyone who bought into the notion that ever more powerful firearms were the solution to every problem. \u2014 Kris Brown, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Never complain, never explain is Rihanna\u2019s credo , and, when in doubt, choose Fenty products. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Progressive Era also involved an equilibrium between a communitarian ethos and the liberal credo of individual freedom. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The atmosphere has changed since then, but the credo of simple food and friendly service remains. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Foods that require cultivation or processing, on the other hand, are to be avoided when following the paleo credo . \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "True to the character's credo , Dusek embodies equanimity as Scott. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Strong buildings come from strong ideas, and to distill the beliefs of 39 very different tribes into a unified credo is no easy matter. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The local mayor is a right-wing politico with national ambitions and a nationalistic credo . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin, I believe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192051"
  },
  "clump-head grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wool grass sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192158"
  },
  "capable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": susceptible",
      ": comprehensive",
      ": having attributes (such as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment",
      ": having traits conducive to or features permitting something",
      ": having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform",
      ": having or showing general efficiency and ability",
      ": having the qualities or abilities that are needed to do or accomplish something",
      ": able to do something well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "in rapid speech",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "able",
      "competent",
      "equal",
      "fit",
      "good",
      "qualified",
      "suitable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incompetent",
      "inept",
      "poor",
      "unfit",
      "unfitted",
      "unqualified"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a capable and efficient editor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is planned to be the first of the company's rockets that will be capable of reaching orbit, a trek that requires speeds topping 17,000 miles per hour. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Hartzold, 27, never thought her body wasn\u2019t capable of taking her up trails. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds \u2014 capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Their behavior is especially aggravating to those who are capable of making similar choices but have not yet done so. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "The mill is mated to eight-speed automatic M Steptronic transmission that sends power to all four wheels and is capable of producing a very robust 510 horses and 479 ft lbs of peak torque, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
      "Yeramyan explains that every person is capable of tapping into their inner genius and sustaining it over time. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s allies have issued a rallying cry to prepare for a years-long war in the country\u2014with one prominent military official warning that Western countries must be capable of defeating Russian forces on the battlefield. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French capable , from Late Latin capabilis , irregular from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192617"
  },
  "change house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small inn or alehouse",
      ": a locker building in which workers may wash and change their clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably so called from its original use as a station where horses were changed",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193042"
  },
  "comedo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore: such as",
      ": blackhead sense 1",
      ": whitehead",
      ": blackhead sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The friction of the mask can also block and clog pores, leading to the formation of comedones or blackheads, says Dr. Suozzi. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 15 May 2020",
      "There are two different types of comedones : Open (blackheads) and closed (whiteheads). \u2014 Renee Jacques, Allure , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Really, only when your pores have developed comedones \u2014blackheads or whiteheads. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 23 July 2019",
      "So why are some people more prone to closed comedones than others? \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "There are two different types of comedones : Open (blackheads) and closed (whiteheads). \u2014 Allure , 3 May 2019",
      "So, in an attempt to figure out if that was true, scientists developed ways to measure how many comedones a particular ingredient or formulation was likely to cause. \u2014 A.a. Newton, SELF , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "The trouble with comedones begin when dead skill cells get trapped inside the opening, and then slowly clogs up the hole. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 5 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, glutton, from comedere to eat \u2014 more at comestible ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1730, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193315"
  },
  "corresponding angles":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any pair of angles each of which is on the same side of one of two lines cut by a transversal and on the same side of the transversal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1784, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193727"
  },
  "creasol":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of creasol variant spelling of creosol"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194002"
  },
  "covin-tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tree in front of a Scottish mansion beneath which a laird or owner formerly met his visitors or his retainers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" covin entry 1 + tree ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194103"
  },
  "convict goods":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": goods produced by convict labor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" convict entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194652"
  },
  "codswallop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": words or ideas that are foolish or untrue : nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fdz-\u02ccw\u00e4-l\u0259p",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4dz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "That is a load of codswallop .",
      "a trendy London restaurant serving bizarre concoctions that anyone with a brain and a stomach would dismiss as codswallop"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194719"
  },
  "consecratedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consecration sense 1d"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194751"
  },
  "czarina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the wife of a czar",
      ": a female ruler of Russia before 1917",
      ": the wife of a czar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "z\u00e4-\u02c8r\u0113-n\u0259",
      "(t)s\u00e4-",
      "z\u00e4-\u02c8r\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But this all comes at the end of this addictively chronicled history, in six parts, of a deluded autocrat and his equally imperious czarina , German-born and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 27 June 2019",
      "There is a new gambling czarina \u2014 Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Almost to the end, the czar and czarina \u2014secure in their faith that they are adored\u2014scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 27 June 2019",
      "Tamim\u2019s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar\u2019s culture czarina \u2014 an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion. \u2014 Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018",
      "There, King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski was trying to rebuild the nation\u2019s strength despite the menacing influence of Russian czarina Catherine the Great, his former lover and patron. \u2014 Erick Trickey, Smithsonian , 8 Mar. 2017",
      "Rumor and street culture\u2014jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons\u2014changed the image of the czar and the czarina , desacralized them, before and during the war. \u2014 Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian , 29 Sep. 2017",
      "And Thrive Global, the wellness-crusading company that new media czarina Arianna Huffington founded nearly a year ago, didn\u2019t invent downtime. \u2014 Clifton Leaf, Fortune , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "The Russian Poles see the new czarina , Marina, a proud Pole, as a champion. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 31 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably modification of German Zarin , from Zar czar, from Russian tsar' ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1717, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194848"
  },
  "crank (up)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to cause to function crank up the CD player so we can dance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195138"
  },
  "cordialness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval",
      ": politely pleasant and friendly",
      ": sincerely or deeply felt",
      ": tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate",
      ": of or relating to the heart : vital",
      ": liqueur",
      ": a stimulating medicine or drink",
      ": warm and friendly",
      ": an invigorating and stimulating medicine, food, or drink"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amicable",
      "bonhomous",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "collegial",
      "companionable",
      "comradely",
      "friendly",
      "genial",
      "hail-fellow",
      "hail-fellow-well-met",
      "hearty",
      "matey",
      "neighborly",
      "palsy",
      "palsy-walsy",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonistic",
      "hostile",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The report said Tyson was cordial with passengers when boarding the plane, but his seat was located in front of a man who wouldn\u2019t leave the boxing phenom alone. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Colbert owned the city's less-than- cordial reaction. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Clapper, in his memoir, described the atmosphere as cordial and the questions from Trump\u2019s team as appropriate. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
      "On the level of astronauts and cosmonauts, engineers, and managers, cordial relations continue. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "This occasional need to join arms makes for overall cordial relations between the sales teams. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "His meeting with the Indian foreign secretary was cordial , stressing the strong ties between Washington and New Delhi. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin, whose cordial relationship with Le Pen became a campaign issue, also congratulated Macron. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Service is cordial and sommelier Danny Martins is very knowledgeable about the extensive wine list of Portugal\u2019s finest bottlings. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The aromatics on the nose have the intensity of a fruit cordial \u2014florals surrounding black cherry layered with hints of pine forest, bay laurel and fresh-turned loam. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "High-toned violet notes get out ahead of intense cherry cordial , crushed herbs, vivid spice, cedar and graphite. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Dense, velvety and sensual, the palate opens like black cherry cordial , plush but bright (the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re talking) with plum and anise flavors laced through fine tannins. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Months after her move, Chloe still considers Gemma a friend but notes that their relationship has gone from close to cordial . \u2014 Erin Donnelly, refinery29.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The restaurant also offers sake, wine and cocktails like the house Old Fashioned made with banana-washed Nikka Yoichi single malt, fresh banana cordial and Okinawa brown sugar. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "J\u00fcnger, despite his cordial , if aloof, relations with the National Socialists, was f\u00eated by postwar German governments. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Mixed with cold soda water, a Jukes cordial at least tastes like an adult drink. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Other drinks include the Diabla: Libelula tequila, cassis, ginger liqueur, Topo Chico and Fresno chile cordial . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195512"
  },
  "commenda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a form of trust in use in the middle ages in which goods are delivered to another for a particular enterprise (as for marketing abroad)",
      ": commendam",
      ": the insignia, title, rights, or stipend of membership in a medieval order of chivalry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8mend\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin, back-formation from Latin commendare to entrust, command",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195523"
  },
  "conciliating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": appease",
      ": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts",
      ": to make compatible : reconcile",
      ": to become friendly or agreeable",
      ": to bring into agreement : reconcile",
      ": to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "attune",
      "conform",
      "coordinate",
      "harmonize",
      "key",
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disharmonize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
      "it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
      "Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
      "Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
      "Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
      "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
      "There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
      "On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conciliatus , past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council \u2014 more at council ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195714"
  },
  "compurgatorial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compurgatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u00a6p\u0259rg\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l",
      "k\u00e4m\u00a6p-",
      "\u00a6k\u00e4m\u02ccp-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" compurgatory + -al ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195802"
  },
  "conveyorize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to equip with a conveyor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200000"
  },
  "coking coal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bituminous coal suitable for making into coke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of coke entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200142"
  },
  "cathedral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or containing a cathedra",
      ": emanating from a chair of authority",
      ": suggestive of a cathedral",
      ": a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop",
      ": something that resembles or suggests a cathedral (as in size or importance)",
      ": the principal church of a district headed by a bishop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-dr\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-dr\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "edifice",
      "hall",
      "palace",
      "tower"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the company didn't want just a new office building\u2014it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The couple got engaged in September of 2021 when Sam proposed with a classic 4-carat round brilliant cut diamond solitaire in a platinum cathedral setting by Roman Malayev. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "The stone was set on a platinum cathedral setting around a plain silver band. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "This cathedral actually houses a rather morbid and disturbing altar of human skulls. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Other festivities include a cathedral service Friday and a party at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Royals including Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Kate, and also non-working royals such as Zara and Mike Tindall made their way from the cathedral to a reception with the Lord Mayor of London. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Inside the cathedral , the television cameras did not capture any images of interaction between Harry and his brother or father. \u2014 Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Hymns burst from the Anglican cathedral nearby, and a clamor of drums and bamboo flutes played outside the Hindu temple. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair played a more public role on Friday, walking into the church on their own, holding hands and proceeding down the long nave of the cathedral ahead of more senior royals. \u2014 Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the tragedy, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honored the victims at the Glade of Light memorial, which is by the city's cathedral . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 May 2022",
      "In a park beside the sky-blue cathedral of St. Michael\u2019s Golden-Domed Monastery, in central Kyiv, a few young children clambered over a jungle gym and rocked on a seesaw. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "The purist in me cringed, not wanting to take music into the cathedral of Zion Canyon. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 30 May 2020",
      "He was commissioned to paint murals at the papal summer residence in Italy and did dramatic frescoes with art nouveau influences that cover the interior of the Armenian cathedral in Lviv. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The burning of the Notre-Dame cathedral in April 2019 inspired the Browns and their students to launch a new, international educational project. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The golden spires of a landmark Orthodox cathedral are scarred by shrapnel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "What is the name of the centuries-old cathedral in Paris that was damaged by fire in 2019 and is still revealing secrets during ongoing excavation work? \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t those arches and pillars remind you of a Gothic cathedral ? \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200147"
  },
  "Chaima":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Cariban people of the coast of Venezuela",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Chaima people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish chaima , of American Indian origin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200235"
  },
  "catch on (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to come to an awareness of she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party",
      "to have a clear idea of he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200510"
  },
  "concupiscent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strong desire",
      ": sexual desire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ky\u00fc-p\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desire",
      "eroticism",
      "horniness",
      "hots",
      "itch",
      "lech",
      "letch",
      "libidinousness",
      "lust",
      "lustfulness",
      "lustihood",
      "passion",
      "salaciousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin concupiscentia , from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens , present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200649"
  },
  "custody battle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal fight between divorced parents about who will take care of a child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200655"
  },
  "confirmative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to confirm or establish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8f\u0259rm\u0259t|iv",
      "-f\u0259\u0304m-",
      "-f\u0259im-",
      "-m\u0259t|"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin confirmativus , from Latin confirmatus + -ivus -ive",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200952"
  },
  "come-on":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as an advertising promotion) intended to entice or allure",
      ": a usually sexual advance",
      ": to advance by degrees",
      ": to begin by degrees",
      ": please",
      ": to project an indicated personal image",
      ": to show sexual interest in someone",
      ": to make sexual advances",
      ": to be brought forward (as a case in court)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02cc\u022fn",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allurement",
      "bait",
      "enticement",
      "lure",
      "siren song",
      "temptation",
      "turn-on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200957"
  },
  "chapped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold",
      ": angry and annoyed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chapt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chappyd, from past particple of chappen \"to chap entry 2 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201028"
  },
  "crack (on)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to proceed or move quickly the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201140"
  },
  "comicality":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to comedy",
      ": causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact",
      ": funny entry 1 sense 1 , ridiculous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comic",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humorless",
      "lame",
      "unamusing",
      "uncomic",
      "unfunny",
      "unhumorous",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I must have looked comical in that big hat.",
      "The way they argue is almost comical .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Superhero garb is always a costuming risk; these outfits are, by their nature, comical . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
      "The steps leading to that prove alternately comical and outlandish, such as the organizers staring intently at someone who just might pass, in a photo, for their corpse. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The show is strange, comical , and embodies the quintessential pre-pandemic New York City. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Cut to 2022, and the idea that a SaaS company could secure venture funding without investors digging deep into retention metrics seems comical , if not reckless. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the ways Egan re-creates the sensorium of the internet is through huge, almost comical time jumps that reflect the bizarre processes of reconnection that digital life facilitates. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s almost comical the efforts the administration is suddenly taking to find more international oil. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "In a gruesome but darkly comical scene, Alexia performs homemade facial reconstruction a la a bathroom sink, the results of which look nothing like the Adrien from the missing poster. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Caught in an infinite loop, Yang repeats the same movement over and over, an act that appears comical at first but quickly turns grotesque. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201417"
  },
  "Cuba grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": johnson grass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201643"
  },
  "clarify":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make understandable",
      ": to free of confusion",
      ": to make (a liquid or something liquefied) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter",
      ": to become clear",
      ": to make or to become pure or clear",
      ": to make or become more easily understood",
      ": to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter",
      ": to become clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8klar-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "distill",
      "distil",
      "filter",
      "fine",
      "garble",
      "purify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Can you clarify exactly what it is you're proposing?",
      "Her explanation did not clarify matters much.",
      "The president was forced to clarify his position on the issue.",
      "The committee clarified the manager's duties.",
      "a substance used to clarify wine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Words are concrete examples of discrimination and are important to clarify . \u2014 Denise Brodey, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Just to be sure, though, some members of Congress have pushed to reform the Electoral Count Act to formally clarify the limits on the vice president\u2019s role. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Jungkook also chimed in on livestreaming app VLive on June 14 to clarify the situation. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "That can look like adding more sentences to explain something, including punctuation to clarify intentions, or using emojis to keep messages light. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Twitter user @Shelbykinsxo wanted to clarify the backlash was directed toward the song\u2019s lyric and not Lizzo as a public figure. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "When a news story leaked last month that Washington is helping Ukraine kill Russian generals through United States intelligence tips, Pentagon officials quickly took to the podium to clarify a few things. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
      "Orlovsky posted a video on Thursday to clarify his statements. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "On social media, Lloyd Webber sought to clarify his remarks. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English clarifien , from Anglo-French clarifier , from Late Latin clarificare , from Latin clarus clear \u2014 more at clear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201850"
  },
  "chimesmaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the chief performer on a chime of bells, especially tower bells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202112"
  },
  "capitulate (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in submit (to) , succumb (to)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202116"
  },
  "cryptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": secret , occult",
      ": having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious",
      ": marked by an often perplexing brevity",
      ": serving to conceal",
      ": exhibiting cryptic coloration",
      ": not recognized",
      ": employing cipher or code",
      ": difficult to understand or make sense of",
      ": serving to conceal",
      ": not recognized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krip-tik",
      "\u02c8krip-tik",
      "\u02c8krip-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arcane",
      "deep",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "impenetrable",
      "inscrutable",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "occult",
      "uncanny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 his hectic characters either communicate in choppy or cryptic exchanges or rattle on in breathless recitations full of contradictions and asides. \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 Mar. 1994",
      "Since Hughes's poems contained neither Eliot's footnotes nor Ezra Pound's cryptic orientalism, many critics and editors assumed the poet unintelligent and his work raw or, at best, slight. \u2014 Rita Dove , New York Times Book Review , 9 Oct. 1988",
      "The remark seemed cryptic to Philip, but when he heard her say it two or three times to different persons, and found that it aroused hearty agreement, he came to the conclusion that it was only obscure to his own intelligence. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Of Human Bondage , 1915",
      "His instructions were cryptic . He said only to wait until we felt certain the answer was clear.",
      "puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beyonc\u00e9 is known for her surprise album drops and cryptic messages online. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "The Twitter page has been posting cryptic messages for weeks, which are seemingly bits and pieces of lyrics to Harry\u2019s House songs. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Last week, the band began teasing a comeback through had cryptic messages\u2014postcards and online ads. \u2014 Ilana Kaplan, SPIN , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Bruce/Batman has other things to worry about, namely a killer that keeps leaving cryptic messages for him. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "But someone knows and is sending Jacob cryptic messages. \u2014 Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Three dozen witnesses testified, including experts on white supremacy tasked with decoding white supremacists' cryptic messages of violence, frequently masked by humor to grant members plausible deniability. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "More crucially, though, Osman\u2019s heroes, while trying to solve brutal murders and decipher cryptic messages, never stop being concerned with their health, grandchildren and the pleasure of just sipping wine and bantering with one another. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin crypticus \"hidden,\" borrowed from Late Greek kryptik\u00f3s \"obscuring\" (Greek kryptik\u00f4s \"secretly\"), from krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" + -ikos  -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at crypt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202529"
  },
  "cavitoma":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a series of changes in cotton fiber involving loss of strength and resulting from the activities of microorganisms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckav\u0259\u02c8t\u014dm\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin cavitas + New Latin -oma ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202544"
  },
  "confluence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point",
      ": the flowing together of two or more streams",
      ": the place of meeting of two streams",
      ": the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams : a combined flood",
      ": the degree of substrate coverage that is exhibited by proliferating, adherent cells cultured in a laboratory vessel (such as a petri dish or flask)",
      ": complete coverage of a culture substrate by proliferating, adherent cells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conjunction",
      "convergence",
      "convergency",
      "meeting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "divergence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River",
      "a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Never mind that colonization occurred as part of a confluence of factors that included conflict between warring city-states and the unchecked spread of European diseases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Whatever your perspective on blockchain and NFTs, they are destined to be part of a confluence of factors that influence the lives of many in the years ahead. \u2014 Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The city of West Alton, Missouri \u2014 a community of more than 500 at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers \u2014 turned down a potential $106,341 in federal aid. \u2014 David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "At the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, Winnipeg was central to HBC operations, and that had a profound effect on the province\u2019s course of history. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Asheville sits near the southeastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "At the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo Bayou, a hike-and-bike trail was completed in 2018 connecting Houston residents to downtown neighborhoods, transit centers and parks. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Dos Rios Ranch Preserve, at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, is California\u2019s largest floodplain restoration project. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "To retrace Karstens\u2019 1922 trip, Tomeo and his team started in downtown Nenana, a small Interior village that was the location of the park\u2019s first headquarters, situated at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana rivers. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see confluent  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202915"
  },
  "cut down":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike down and kill or incapacitate",
      ": knock down",
      ": to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings",
      ": to remake in a smaller size",
      ": to reduce or curtail volume or activity",
      ": to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature",
      ": incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of a catheter (as for administration of fluids)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we need to cut down that dying tree",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That cut down the process from two hours to precisely 72 minutes. \u2014 Scott Mantz, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Tournaments won\u2019t cut down the field after two rounds the way the PGA Tour does, ensuring every golfer who competes at a LIV event gets a chunk of the purse. \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Walker hasn\u2019t cut down his top schools list since releasing a top 12 in March 2021, but the leaders have clearly emerged given what programs are getting official visits. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Companies like Instacart, and Klarna have cut down their valuations to appeal to investors worried about rising interest rates. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
      "The company cut down on the amount and time spent on meetings\u2014or got rid of them altogether. \u2014 Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Assumptions Reagan Gilmore lowered her 800 meter run time by a few seconds, the Male and St. Xavier boys relay teams cut down their time in the 4x100 and 4x800 respectively, and Eastern's Sosthene Kamba is the new area high jump king. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 25 May 2022",
      "Caffeine helps cut down on inflammation and puffiness and helps increase blood flow. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "However, the Leopards cut down Jamison Scissum at the plate on a great relay throw from the left-field corner. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203233"
  },
  "copyism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or practice of copying especially mechanically or unthinkingly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p\u0113\u02cciz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203709"
  },
  "clusia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large genus of tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs (family Guttiferae) having opposite coriaceous leaves and large white, yellow, or pink flowers",
      ": any tree of the genus Clusia \u2014 see waxflower , wild fig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fczh(\u0113)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Charles de L\u00e9cluse (Carolus Clusius ) \u20201609 French botanist + New Latin -ia ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204152"
  },
  "cavea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the tiered semicircular seating space of an ancient theater"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4v\u0113\u0259",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204230"
  },
  "circulant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mathematical determinant in which each row is derived from the preceding by cyclic permutation, each constituent being pushed into the next column and the last into the first so that constituents of the principal diagonal are all the same"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259rky\u0259l\u0259nt",
      "-\u0259\u0304k-",
      "|-\u0259ik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin circulant-, circulans , present participle of circulare to make round",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204233"
  },
  "counterprogramming":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the scheduling of programs by television networks so as to attract audiences away from simultaneously telecast programs of competitors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgra-mi\u014b",
      "-gr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was no instant rebuttal Thursday night, no counterprogramming inside the room \u2014 a fact that was largely the making of Republicans. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Republicans previewed their counterprogramming on Thursday morning. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "This week, the White House provided some counterprogramming : The Bidens adopted a German shepherd puppy named Commander and a yet-unnamed cat who will arrive at the White House in January. \u2014 Ken Thomas, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Republicans have already begun their counterprogramming against the bill. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "On Monday night, while ESPN was wrapping up its broadcast of Dalvin Cook\u2019s second 30-carry game in three weeks, the Vikings running back appeared on NBC for a little counterprogramming . \u2014 Ben Goessling, Star Tribune , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "Amazon\u2019s decision to delay its signature sales event, which ends Wednesday, prompted rivals to reschedule their usual counterprogramming . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "Continuing his Democratic convention counterprogramming , President Trump criticized Joe Biden on his home turf Thursday afternoon. \u2014 WSJ , 21 Aug. 2020",
      "Then, on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take over the Democrats' counterprogramming to discuss healthcare. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 21 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1966, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204431"
  },
  "cloistered arch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cloister vault"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204550"
  },
  "confide":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have confidence : trust",
      ": to show confidence by imparting secrets",
      ": to tell confidentially",
      ": to give to the care or protection of another : entrust",
      ": to have or show faith",
      ": to display trust by telling secrets",
      ": to tell without anyone else knowing",
      ": entrust sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bd",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commend",
      "commit",
      "consign",
      "delegate",
      "deliver",
      "entrust",
      "intrust",
      "give",
      "give over",
      "hand",
      "hand over",
      "leave",
      "pass",
      "recommend",
      "repose",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "trust",
      "turn over",
      "vest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hold",
      "keep",
      "retain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He confided that he was very unhappy with his job.",
      "the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "And men are less likely to have women confide in them about their abortions. \u2014 Glamour , 13 May 2022",
      "Those who set their dating app location to Ukraine have used the app to donate funds, provide housing to refugees, and serve as someone Ukrainians can confide in during this challenging time. \u2014 Amanda Florian, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
      "Sister Catherine Cesnik of the Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore is someone students often confide in. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
      "The desire to confide , to be seen, is a universal human one; personal narrative is a way of reaping art from that desire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In the meantime Zhytelna, who speaks English as a third language, continues to confide and confess and cry with the teammate whose country is waging war on hers. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The Arizona bill has the potential to upend the common reality that a teacher is often a person students choose to confide in. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Leyla\u2019s gentle insistence that her lifelong friend can confide in her begins to ring false, and Taroon can\u2019t bear to have a keeper, so old habits of rebellion against a know-it-all sister may doom him. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"early Scots, borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdere \"to put trust in, have confidence in,\" from con-  con- + f\u012bdere \"to trust (in), rely (on)\" going back to Indo-European *b h ei\u032fd h - \"trust, entrust\" \u2014 more at faith entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204625"
  },
  "Crypteroniaceae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family (coextensive with the genus Crypteronia ) of East Indian trees of uncertain affinities within the order Myrtales that have long finger-shaped clusters of greenish white flowers and capsular fruits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckript\u0259\u02ccr\u014dn\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Crypteronia , type genus (irregular from crypt- + Greek eros love) + -aceae ; akin to Greek er\u014ds love",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204738"
  },
  "calabozo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckal\u0259\u02c8b\u014d(\u02cc)z\u014d",
      "-\u014dz\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204835"
  },
  "completed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having all necessary parts, elements, or steps",
      ": containing all essential amino acids",
      ": total , absolute",
      ": fully carried out : thorough",
      ": legally caught",
      ": brought to an end : concluded",
      ": highly proficient",
      ": including modifiers, complements , or objects",
      ": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 3",
      ": having all four sets of floral organs",
      ": having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space",
      ": made complete by the inclusion of",
      ": to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state",
      ": to make whole or perfect",
      ": to mark the end of",
      ": execute , fulfill",
      ": to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully",
      ": having all necessary parts : not lacking anything",
      ": entirely done",
      ": thorough sense 1",
      ": to bring to an end : finish",
      ": to make whole or perfect",
      ": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 1",
      ": characterized by a break passing entirely across the bone \u2014 compare incomplete sense 2",
      ": containing all essential amino acids \u2014 compare incomplete sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compleat",
      "comprehensive",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "grand",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "plenary",
      "total",
      "whole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "consummate",
      "finalize",
      "finish",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Facing 24 batters in a complete -game effort, the 6-foot-4-inch senior lefthander allowed two hits and a walk while striking out 13. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Thomas Eshelman posted the longest outing for a Missions player this season Wednesday, throwing an eight-inning complete game in a 2-0 loss. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The sophomore finished a complete -game shutout with 10 strikeouts, only allowing two hits and four free passes. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Pegg threw a complete game three-hitter with 11 strikeouts in a win over Rising Sun. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "The Purdue recruit struck out 14 in a complete game three-hitter to lift the Crusaders to a 5-1 win over Lincoln-Way West in the Class 4A Crestwood Supersectional at Ozinga Field. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Alcorn State recruit Christian Hall delivered a complete game with five strikeouts and one walk. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Sitting next to Holly Azevedo after the pitcher extended UCLA\u2019s season with a complete -game shutout against Florida on Sunday, Inouye-Perez beamed as a room of reporters recounted Azevedo\u2019s accomplishments. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The southpaw pitched a complete -game four-hitter, walking none and striking out eight. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Convicted on first- and second-degree theft charges, Adams had failed to complete a work furlough program in Hawaii, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Not about to lose the wager, the count enlisted about 900 workers and even confiscated building materials to complete it in just 64 days. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "The website should give the visitor something to do in a prominent way, such as call, schedule an appointment, schedule a tour, complete a form or something else in order to become a lead. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
      "Each team has 75 minutes in which to complete five dishes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "For example, all new employees are automatically enrolled in certain compliance courses and have a timeframe to complete them. \u2014 Graham Glass, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Bohatsch says the studio is also conscious of the fact that games require a learning curve, not just for the development team but for players as well, who will have to learn how a new game thinks and behaves in order to complete it. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Grover was first elected to the House in 2006 and won a special election to complete the term of Sen. Margaret Dayton in June 2018. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "When clicking on the link to order, visitors are redirected to a U.S. Postal Service website to complete it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205128"
  },
  "crux ansata":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ankh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccan\u02c8s\u0101t\u0259",
      "-s\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, literally, cross with a handle",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205414"
  },
  "comicalness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comicality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259ln\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205441"
  },
  "cast about/around for":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look in many places for (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205540"
  },
  "cathedra":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bishop's official throne"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-dr\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, chair \u2014 more at chair ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1797, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205640"
  },
  "cross infection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": infection especially between the newborn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cross entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205726"
  },
  "catch ring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wooden hoop that holds the staves of a slack barrel in place after the head hoop is removed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210420"
  },
  "console table":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a table fixed to a wall with its top supported by consoles or front legs",
      ": a table designed to fit against a wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Joshua Greene also included a console table to dress things up and disguise the fence. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Pieces already in the room included a billiards table custom made in the 1950s for the owner of a billiards table company in Chicago, chairs and a console table . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "His Southern antiques include a mid-19th-century mirror that reflects light from its perch on a console table , expanding the space, and a French fauteuil chair Mr. Carroll picked up in New Orleans years ago. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Add a narrow console table behind your sofa to showcase decorative table lamps, accessories, an orchid or even a water feature. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
      "Here, in a space by Justina Blakeney, the console table also functions as a fold-out desk. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Poised on a hall console table or the decorative shoe-storage cabinet, this 27.5-inch table lamp adds elegance and warmth. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Wood elements, including a vintage bench and console table , jibe with natural-wood doors in an organic-minded space that connects the front and rear of the house to the outdoors. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s is a large snowman, a tree with poinsettias and red, green and white ornaments, a matching wreath, and a console table filled with holiday pieces that include a vintage truck hauling holiday greenery. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210844"
  },
  "chatterbox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who engages in much idle talk",
      ": a person who talks a lot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4ks",
      "\u02c8cha-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babbler",
      "blabber",
      "blabbermouth",
      "blowhard",
      "cackler",
      "chatterer",
      "conversationalist",
      "gabbler",
      "gasbag",
      "jabberer",
      "jay",
      "magpie",
      "motormouth",
      "prattler",
      "talker",
      "windbag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "That little girl is a chatterbox .",
      "my seat companion was a chatterbox who never once shut up during the whole trip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Adaptations of Neil Simon\u2019s stage comedies about white ethnic chatterbox New Yorkers were a mainstay, generating such hits as Plaza Suite (1971), The Sunshine Boys (1975), and The Goodbye Girl (1977). \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "There is an old tale of the chatterbox who, when asked for the time, responds with a complete set of instructions for how to build a clock. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Stuck at home with a normally quiet spouse who suddenly turned into a chatterbox . \u2014 Nedra Rhone, ajc , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "And while instructions like these may be normal for a chatterbox like Stalock, not every goalie is as loquacious. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "There is Nicholas\u2019s mother, a free-associating chatterbox whose every utterance confounds the rational mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Mindy Kaling made her television debut 15 years ago on as Kelly Kapoor, the chatterbox customer-service representative with a cluttered desk in Dunder Mifflin\u2019s annex. \u2014 Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "The pair \u2014 McShane the chatterbox , Livingston the bashful one \u2014 sensed that even a town lost in the desert, where a soul could wander free to the horizon, might fret over a virus so mercurial and deadly. \u2014 Melissa Etehadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Irish mother and an Ethiopian father, Negga grew up in Limerick, a chatterbox by her own admission, and infinitely curious. \u2014 Robert Ito, New York Times , 17 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211205"
  },
  "cavity oscillator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ultrahigh-frequency oscillator whose frequency is controlled by means of a cavity resonator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211248"
  },
  "cautioner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surety , guarantor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fsh(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" caution entry 1 + -er ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211429"
  },
  "cavayard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": remuda"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kav\u0259\u02ccy\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"modification of Spanish caballada , from caballo horse (from Latin caballus ) + -ada -ade",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211733"
  },
  "chappin":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chappin variant of chopin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chap\u0259\u0307n",
      "-\u00e4p-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211803"
  },
  "criminality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being criminal",
      ": criminal activity",
      ": the quality or state of being criminal",
      ": crime sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckri-m\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02cckri-m\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crime",
      "lawbreaking",
      "lawlessness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "criminality and physical violence often go hand in hand",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Throughout the series run, Ada has been a continuous victim, both of the Shelby\u2019s own criminality and the convenience of the plot. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "In -- in some cases, criminality in our big cities has escalated enormously. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Duterte, the outgoing president, carved a political name starting in the 1980s as a longtime Davao mayor with his extra-tough campaign against criminality . \u2014 Jim Gomez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Duterte, the outgoing president, carved a political name starting in the 1980s as a longtime Davao mayor with his extra-tough campaign against criminality . \u2014 Jim Gomez, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "Flynn said the resource center has protocols in place to try to mitigate criminality and work with community members to address problems. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "The government said candidates must pass a security and criminality check, and be able to speak, read, listen and write English to an intermediate level. \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Simon's latest series follow's Baltimore police's Gun Trace Task Force, whose corruption and criminality underscored the struggles of a department and city still facing some of the highest crime rates in the country. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Within a few years\u2014first on the left, then on the right\u2014accusations of criminality and treason would become an almost routine part of our political discourse. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" criminal entry 1 + -ity , perhaps after French criminalit\u00e9 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211908"
  },
  "cross (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (someone) confused",
      ": to ruin (something) completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211941"
  },
  "cinedance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dance composition or performance especially devised for motion-picture photography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cine- + dance ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212044"
  },
  "chiweenie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dog that is a cross between a Chihuahua and a dachshund"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "chi-\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" chi(huahua) + weenie in sense \"dachshund\" (after wiener dog \"dachshund\")",
    "first_known_use":[
      "2001, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212454"
  },
  "czarevna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a daughter of a Russian czar",
      ": the wife of a czarevitch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Russian tsarevna , from tsar' + -evna (feminine patronymic suffix)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212531"
  },
  "covenant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact",
      ": a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action",
      ": the common-law action to recover damages for breach of such a contract",
      ": to promise by a covenant : pledge",
      ": to enter into a covenant : contract",
      ": a formal or serious agreement or promise",
      ": an official agreement or compact",
      ": a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act",
      ": a promise relating to the transfer, possession, or ownership of real property \u2014 see also covenant not to compete , restrictive covenant",
      ": a warranty in a deed assuring the grantee especially against defects in title",
      "\u2014 see also run",
      ": a common-law action to recover damages for breach of a contract under seal \u2014 compare assumpsit , debt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259v-n\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccnant",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "alliance",
      "compact",
      "convention",
      "pact",
      "treaty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agree",
      "bargain",
      "contract"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an international covenant on human rights",
      "The restrictive covenants of the building development prohibit the construction of buildings over 30 feet tall.",
      "Verb",
      "a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself",
      "the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The October 2021 complaint argued that the company breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violated the Franchise Investment Protection Act and violated the Consumer Protection Act. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "This, to me, was the point of the whole covenant , of faith and fandom itself. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The restrictions limited the activity on the campus and also made sure that the campus would be open as a community resource for the fifty years that the covenant covered. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Call it a hybrid work covenant , and everybody has to sign on. \u2014 Alexandra Samuel, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Developers in Phoenix and other parts of the U.S. could legally add and enforce the restrictive race covenant until the Fair Housing Act voided them. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Josh just found a way to tell the story of Passover to the children and somehow bring it around to referencing the ark of the covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The association\u2019s only option to enforce the covenant will be to then take the owner to court. \u2014 Brittany Freeman, ProPublica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The covenant limits the number of people who can live there and lasts for 50 years. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "USA TODAY NETWORK LOS ANGELES \u2014 Alien: Covenant edged out Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in a weekend space battle at the box office. \u2014 Sandy Cohen, USA TODAY , 21 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212546"
  },
  "chill":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering (as due to illness)",
      ": an intense shivery sensation : shiver , shudder",
      ": one caused by a strong emotion (such as fear)",
      ": a disagreeable sensation of coldness",
      ": a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold",
      ": a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling",
      ": moderately cold",
      ": cold , raw",
      ": affected by cold",
      ": distant , formal",
      ": depressing , dispiriting",
      ": having a laid-back style or easy demeanor",
      ": to become cold",
      ": to shiver or quake with or as if with cold",
      ": to become taken with a chill",
      ": chill out",
      ": hang sense 12",
      ": to make cold or chilly",
      ": to make cool especially without freezing",
      ": to affect as if with cold : dispirit",
      ": coldness that is unpleasant but not extreme",
      ": a feeling of coldness accompanied by shivering",
      ": a feeling of coldness caused by fear",
      ": unpleasantly cold : raw",
      ": not friendly",
      ": to make or become cold or chilly",
      ": to make cool especially without freezing",
      ": to cause to feel cold from fear",
      ": a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering",
      ": a disagreeable sensation of coldness",
      ": to become cold",
      ": to shiver or quake with or as if with cold",
      ": to become affected with a chill",
      ": to make cold or chilly",
      ": to discourage especially through fear of penalty : have a chilling effect on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chil",
      "\u02c8chil",
      "\u02c8chil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite",
      "bitterness",
      "bleakness",
      "chilliness",
      "nip",
      "nippiness",
      "rawness",
      "sharpness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antiseptic",
      "arctic",
      "brittle",
      "chilly",
      "clammy",
      "cold",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cold-eyed",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "frozen",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "hard-eyed",
      "icy",
      "uncordial",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The chill vibes of Ocho Rios can be summed up with the effortless crochet knit and shell embellishments on Zimmermann\u2019s two-piece swimsuit. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "Remember that fans cool people, not rooms, by creating a wind chill effect. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "The ReNew Air Pant keeps things chill and cozy, and the Wool Five-Panel Cap is a great way to polish a casual look. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "Made with no chill filtration, more alcohol (this bottle has 46% ABV), and aged in bourbon barrels, the whiskey employs the same methods used during Prohibition. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong And Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 June 2022",
      "The latest victim is City Acre Brewing, a beloved small brewery in north Houston whose backyard-style outdoor area served as a chill hangout spot as well as a venue for many weddings. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "The beer also contains terpenes commonly found in cannabis including limonene and linalool, which have been shown to inhibit inflammation and reduce anxiety, promoting a chill mindset. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Motown purists might have a variety of feelings about Sergio Trujillo\u2019s choreography, which is not the chill vibe of the real band. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "What makes this vote so hard is that Chaco and Birkenstock represent the purest duality: sweaty activities in the sun, and chill time for relaxation afterward. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The tables are a-clatter and the mood is wonderfully chill . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "And so maybe any aliens who are capable of interstellar travel will be equally chill ? \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Oh, nothing special, just a very chill $6 million in Bulgari diamonds. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Just six months after a deadly tragedy at his Astroworld music festival, Travis Scott appeared chill (or rather cold) during his first awards show performance since the incident, at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 May 2022",
      "Queen Valley Road, which begins just south of the Barker Dam Trailhead, is a relatively chill cruise that leads to the trailhead for Desert Queen Mine. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Pre-mix, decant into a bottle and super- chill to a velvety-cold, almost syrupy consistency, ready to pour the moment an order comes in. \u2014 Kara Newman, WSJ , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Iggy was remarkably chill , even at the festively loud cocktail party held by the Whiting Foundation and Bomb magazine. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The duo themselves had a relatively chill time in Texas. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kyland likes to do workouts geared towards his basketball game, watch sports, party and chill with the homies. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Johnson, who last played for the 76ers in 2019, didn\u2019t want to just go home and chill with his kids. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Shake hard, 20 seconds, to chill and dilute, then strain into the glass, garnish with the lime wheel and serve. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Add some middleneck clams, blackened grouper tacos or a roasted beet and goat cheese salad and set your mood to chill . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite glittering blankets of snow that hush the region; despite warm, colorful hats that perhaps were holiday gifts; despite rugged, skid-proof boots ... these are months that chill us. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Listen to chill , downtempo beats on Groove Salad radio station while watching the sun gleam on the solid aluminum statue, created by world-renowned artist Robert Graham. \u2014 Amarachi Orie, CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Chickens are boiled whole, left to chill , then cut into 10 parts that are breaded and lightly fried till the meat is hot and juicy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "In a medium 3 qt bowl, combine blueberries, honey, and lemon juice, muddle together with the back of a Hydro Flask Solid Spoon, and set aside in a cooler to chill . \u2014 Outside Online , 19 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212613"
  },
  "chronology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates",
      ": a chronological table, list, or account",
      ": an arrangement (as of events) in order of occurrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "chronicle",
      "commentary",
      "commentaries",
      "history",
      "narration",
      "narrative",
      "record",
      "report",
      "story"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We tried to reconstruct the chronology of the accident.",
      "The book provides a chronology of the events leading up to the American Civil War.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The two studios announced the streaming deal about eight months before the No Way Home premiere, which meant Disney was about to complete the MCU chronology on its streaming service. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 June 2022",
      "According to the chronology report filed with the NHTSA, Ford said the inoperative F-150 wiper issue was brought the attention of the company's Critical Concern Review Group between March and April of 2021. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "And fans will recognize Alharthi\u2019s fluid treatment of chronology and setting, once again gorgeously translated by Booth. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "Recollections of my first few months in Ireland come to me without much regard for chronology , and naturally there are a lot of gaps\u2014days and days that remain quite blank. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Yet the contact sheets held another sort of value for a cultural historian: chronology . \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The chronology alone hints that something has destroyed the twins\u2019 closeness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Writing a biography, as opposed to a work of literary criticism, always involves a certain degree of humility: one is in service to the facts and the chronology \u2014especially so when, as in this case, there is no previous Life. \u2014 Cathy Curtis, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Through wave after wave, the virus has compiled a merciless chronology of loss -- one by one by one. \u2014 Adam Geller, Chron , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin chronologia, from chrono-  chrono- + -logia  -logy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212851"
  },
  "clear up (something)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause (something) to go away",
      ": to make (something) clear by explaining it",
      ": to cause the end of (something) by talking about it or dealing with it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212912"
  },
  "concerted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mutually contrived or agreed on",
      ": performed in unison",
      ": arranged in parts for several voices or instruments",
      ": mutually contrived or agreed upon",
      ": acting together toward a common end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collaborative",
      "collective",
      "combined",
      "common",
      "communal",
      "conjoint",
      "conjunct",
      "cooperative",
      "joint",
      "multiple",
      "mutual",
      "pooled",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exclusive",
      "individual",
      "one-man",
      "one-sided",
      "one-way",
      "single",
      "sole",
      "solitary",
      "unilateral"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.",
      "a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company is now dealing with the most concerted unionization campaign in its history. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "What had been a threatening armed buildup along the border that aimed to compel the West to formally relinquish all plans to expand NATO to the east now looks set to turn into a concerted , if localized, military campaign. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The drumbeat of warnings is part of a concerted campaign by the administration to expose Mr. Putin\u2019s maneuvers in an attempt to build international pressure on him and make clear to him the risks to Russia of escalating the situation further. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "There's a concerted campaign to basically clean the deck. \u2014 ABC News , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "The rollout of the clinic arrived with the drumbeat of a new concerted marketing campaign Wu unveiled Monday, aimed at combatting the latest phase of the pandemic. \u2014 Julia Carlin, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Smallpox, which once killed a third of its victims, was declared eradicated in 1980 after a concerted , global vaccination campaign. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "For example, conservative viewpoints on CRT dominate search returns, as one of us (Tripodi) has testified to the Senate; this is the product of a concerted campaign to shape publicly available information. \u2014 Daniel Kriess, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Brunclik added that the prime minister has survived other political crises in the past, partially by deflecting criticism and portraying it as part of a concerted campaign to force his departure from Czech politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see concert  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213052"
  },
  "canon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council",
      ": a provision of canon law",
      ": the most solemn and unvarying part of the Mass including the consecration of the bread and wine",
      ": an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture",
      ": the authentic works of a writer",
      ": a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works",
      ": an accepted principle or rule",
      ": a criterion or standard of judgment",
      ": a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms",
      ": a contrapuntal musical composition in which each successively entering voice presents the initial theme usually transformed in a strictly consistent way",
      ": a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church",
      ": canon regular",
      ": a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it",
      ": something resembling a canyon",
      ": a rule or law of a church",
      ": an accepted rule",
      ": a regulation or doctrine decreed by a church council",
      ": a provision of canon law",
      ": an accepted principle or rule",
      ": a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms",
      "[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin, from Latin, model]",
      "[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, standard]",
      "[Late Greek kan\u014dn , from Greek, model]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8ka-n\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doctrine",
      "dogma"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213152"
  },
  "clachan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hamlet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-\u1e35\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots), from Scottish Gaelic",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213554"
  },
  "choke (back)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have difficulty not showing or expressing (tears, rage, anger, etc.)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213640"
  },
  "clientelism":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a political or social system based on the relation of client to patron with the client giving political or financial support to a patron (as in the form of votes) in exchange for some special privilege or benefit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckl\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8te-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" clientele + -ism (probably after French client\u00e9lisme )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213829"
  },
  "cattywampus":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cattywampus variant spelling of catawampus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214241"
  },
  "comity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": friendly social atmosphere : social harmony",
      ": a loose widespread community based on common social institutions",
      ": comity of nations",
      ": the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another",
      ": avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination",
      ": comity of nations",
      ": the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0113, \u02c8k\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chime",
      "compatibility",
      "concord",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "discord",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "variance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the comity that has always existed among the town's houses of worship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most participants in the 5G process say comity and cooperation has increased among all parties. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "Right now, just when people could use emblems of patience, grit, calm and comity , the culture has endured a steady stream of loss that adds to the sense that everything is crumbling to bits. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Right, forget all those niceties about decorum and comity and Robert\u2019s Rules of Order. \u2014 Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com , 14 May 2021",
      "Sometimes the maintenance of civic comity requires a touch of restraint. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 13 May 2022",
      "In 1972, Title IX was signed into law by President Richard Nixon at a time of more bipartisan comity in the nation\u2019s politics. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The easy response would be to offer a message of comity and universality. \u2014 Andrew Yang, CNN , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "There are signs, for instance, that trust in institutions continues to fade and comity is a fleeting commodity. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Some would suggest Collins is a throwback to a bygone era of bipartisan comity . \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin c\u014dmit\u0101t-, c\u014dmit\u0101s \"friendliness, courtesy, graciousness,\" from c\u014dmis \"kind, obliging, gracious\" (probably going back to Old Latin cosmis, of uncertain origin) + -it\u0101t- -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214342"
  },
  "Credo play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medieval play based on the Apostles' Creed acted at York, England, at Lammastide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214607"
  },
  "cardamine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large genus of mostly perennial glabrous herbs (family Cruciferae) growing in temperate regions and having flat pods and wingless seeds",
      ": a plant of the genus Cardamine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4r\u02c8dam\u0259(\u02cc)n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Greek kardamin\u0113 water cress, from kardamon garden peppergrass",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214723"
  },
  "counsel of perfection":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": instruction given for the attainment of perfection",
      ": an unrealizable ideal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214742"
  },
  "continent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe",
      ": the continent of Europe",
      ": mainland",
      ": container , confines",
      ": epitome",
      ": exercising continence",
      ": restrictive",
      ": one of the great divisions of land on the globe\u2014Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, or South America",
      ": exercising continence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nt-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nt-\u1d4an-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "landmass",
      "main",
      "mainland"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abstemious",
      "abstentious",
      "abstinent",
      "self-abnegating",
      "self-denying",
      "sober",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The book provides information on hotels in Britain and on the Continent .",
      "Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent .",
      "Adjective",
      "Most children are continent by age three.",
      "a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Richard Conant traded an ordinary life for a continent -spanning journey in a red plastic canoe. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Cities continent -wide are now altering surface streets, removing parking spaces, reducing speed limits, redesigning intersections\u2014even barring vehicles altogether from long stretches of their commercial areas. \u2014 Bill Brown, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Sea ice around the South Pole's continent has been relatively stable, but fell to a record low this year. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Every year, tens of thousands of these Winter Texans, as they are known, temporarily relocate from around the continent to the southernmost tip of Texas, a region known for its warm weather and low cost of living. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Cases have gone down around the continent since January 2022, when there was a spike driven by the omicron variant. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine has led to a continent -wide shift away from extreme voices that could erode their influence in the future. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The series tells a time- and continent -spanning story about multiple generations of one Korean family. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But Germany now appears to have foretold a continent -wide policy shift. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 30-year-old Salvadoran cyclist had been on a cross- continent bike journey with her partner, Jake, for almost a year. \u2014 Jessica Diaz-hurtado, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Geoscientists say Earth will be home to one massive supercontinent about 200 million years from now; there are four prominent versions of this mega- continent . \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "The Asian Cup finals tournament staged in India is Kerr's first experience of being in the sub- continent . \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The pair coordinated a cross- continent entrepreneurial endeavor driven by art that has helped keep craftswomen employed and businesses afloat. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "In the space of five years, TV veteran Sameer Nair has built Applause Entertainment into a powerhouse supplier of Indian content that is being hungrily consumed by the sub- continent \u2019s streaming platforms. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "IHS Markit ranked India the third most attractive destination for international investment in solar energy last month, while Ernst & Young considers the sub- continent the primary destination for solar funding. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "After officially launching over the spring following nearly a year of beta testing, ScreenHits TV is in the midst of a global rollout throughout Europe, the Indian sub- continent and Latin and North America. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Marmaray, a cross- continent metro line that passes under the Bosphorus Strait, connects the metro system on the European and Asian sides of the city, and has recently expanded to run all the way into the suburbs on both sides of the city. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214850"
  },
  "crunchingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being crunching"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215006"
  },
  "concert \u00e9tude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a particularly brilliant instrumental composition evolved from a single technical motive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215015"
  },
  "cluster analysis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a statistical classification technique for discovering whether the individuals of a population fall into different groups by making quantitative comparisons of multiple characteristics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215102"
  },
  "chicane":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to use chicanery",
      ": trick , cheat",
      ": chicanery",
      ": an obstacle on a racecourse",
      ": a series of tight turns in opposite directions in an otherwise straight stretch of a road-racing course",
      ": the absence of trumps in a hand of cards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "shi-\u02c8k\u0101n",
      "chi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "finagle",
      "fudge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "chicanery",
      "gamesmanship",
      "hanky-panky",
      "jiggery-pokery",
      "jugglery",
      "legerdemain",
      "skulduggery",
      "skullduggery",
      "subterfuge",
      "trickery",
      "wile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services",
      "Noun",
      "most get-rich-quick schemes involve more than a smidgen of chicane",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Meanwhile, the turn 14-15 chicane has an uphill approach, with a crest in the middle, and then drops down on exit. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Those two, along with polesitter Palou and Rossi, ran through a runoff chicane the series set up for precisely that purpose, but were sent to the back by race control with cars who stayed on-track given positioning priority. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "The two then raced fiercely through the troublesome chicane and onto Hulman Boulevard. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "On Sunday, drivers were having trouble with the chicane in the back-to-back fifth and sixth turns. \u2014 Michael Marot, ajc , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "However, the story of the day was the turn 5-6 chicane . \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "However, the story of the day was the turn 5-6 chicane . \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Throughout the race, drivers had trouble with the chicane in the back-to-back fifth and sixth turns. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Track workers, who had been tending to the chicane throughout the race, eventually removed it and towed it away as fans cheered. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1671, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215445"
  },
  "capitulary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a civil or ecclesiastical ordinance",
      ": a collection of ordinances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccle-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin capitulare , literally, document divided into sections, from Late Latin capitulum section, chapter \u2014 more at chapter ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215722"
  },
  "cower":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays",
      ": to shrink away or crouch down shivering (as from fear)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cringe",
      "grovel",
      "quail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They cowered at the sight of the gun.",
      "She was cowering in the closet.",
      "I cowered behind the door.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Would my clients, followers and potential clients all want to cower at home for the rest of their lives? \u2014 Regan Hillyer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "In Thom Browne\u2019s new childrenswear campaign, photographed by Cass Bird, a pair of youths exaggeratedly cower in mock fear as an enormous dachshund is poised to leap in their direction. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The house has no basement, so the occupants had nothing to do but cower and watch planes and the white, blinking, popping dots of bombs going off like fireworks in the sky. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Hutter has heard stories of the mysterious Orlok, mostly from locals who cower at the mere mention of the Count\u2019s name. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "And Crewe insiders promise that the energy of the their bash inside the Mobile Civic Center will cause even The Kraken to cower . \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring seven others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring eight others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The Deacons didn't cower when white supremacists tried to intimidate them. \u2014 Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English couren , probably from Middle Low German k\u016bren ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215816"
  },
  "Chur":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "commune in eastern Switzerland; capital of Graub\u00fcnden canton population 31,078"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215857"
  },
  "complementor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a company that sells a product or service that complements the products or services of another company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccmen-t\u0259r",
      "-m\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1996, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215932"
  },
  "consecrate oneself":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to officially promise to give one's time and attention to something (especially a religion)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215941"
  },
  "cinder concrete":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": portland-cement concrete in which clean well-burned coal cinders are used as coarse aggregate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220049"
  },
  "crux capitata":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crux immissa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cckap\u0259\u02c8t\u0101t\u0259",
      "-t\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, literally, cross having a head",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220650"
  },
  "chosen freeholder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a board of county officers in New Jersey having charge of county finances and similar to county commissioners or county supervisors in other states"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220654"
  },
  "car knocker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that taps or knocks the wheels of a railroad car to check their soundness : one that checks the running gear of a train : a person who inspects or repairs railroad cars"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220806"
  },
  "Chicana":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American woman or girl of Mexican descent",
      ": an American woman or girl of Mexican ancestry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "chi-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259",
      "also",
      "chi-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Mexican Spanish, feminine of chicano ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220858"
  },
  "cemental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to cement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8ment\u1d4al",
      "(\u02c8)s\u0113\u00a6m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221206"
  },
  "cathection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cathexis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8theksh\u0259n",
      "ka-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221446"
  },
  "curve-billed thrasher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light brownish gray thrasher ( Toxostoma curvirostre curvirostre ) of southwestern North America having white wing bars and black tail tipped with white"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221622"
  },
  "catercorner":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a diagonal or oblique position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ki-t\u0113-\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0113-",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221809"
  },
  "componency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": component quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u02c8p\u014dn\u0259ns\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m\u02ccp-",
      "k\u00e4m\u02c8p-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" componen t + -cy ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222111"
  },
  "cormorant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax ) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch",
      ": a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person",
      ": a black seabird with webbed feet, a long neck, and a slender hooked beak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frm-r\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-\u02ccrant",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glutton",
      "gorger",
      "gormandizer",
      "gourmand",
      "hog",
      "overeater",
      "pig",
      "stuffer",
      "swiller"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck), geese, cormorants , gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Otters and sea lions bask on the jetty; pumpkin orange sea stars are visible in the clear water, and cormorants and gulls circle above the rock. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "There weren\u2019t any cormorants perched on the rocks\u2014a sign that the fish hadn\u2019t arrived in numbers yet\u2014but the sight of all that tan water sliding by was reassuring. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The island, located 620 miles east of mainland Ecuador, is home to a number of species, including iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants and rats. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "The little rocky outpost is a sanctuary for a number of bird species with vulnerable populations, including great black-backed and herring gulls, as well as cormorants and shags. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "Common and Roseate Terns, as well as other species that include American Oystercatchers, Northern Gannets and cormorants , all depend on those types of forage fish, experts said. \u2014 Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "About 5 percent of surviving ducks and a third of living pelicans/ cormorants \u2018\u2018show some sign of injury or impaired movement.\u2019\u2019 The storm packed 3-inch hail and winds gusting to 74 miles per hour. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "Their enclosures are located on a trail that continues onto a wetland observation deck overlooking water-treatment ponds that attract storks, cormorants and anhingas. \u2014 Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cormeraunt , from Middle French cormorant , from Old French cormareng , from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus \u2014 more at corbel , marine ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222302"
  },
  "chatterbox tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lebbek"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the clatter made by its dry pods",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222342"
  },
  "cavilingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a caviling manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222611"
  },
  "crumbly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily crumbled : friable",
      ": easily broken into small pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-b(\u0259-)l\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alcocer has re-created the crumbly Mexican cheese with koji, almond milk cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche and pecans. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The mixture will be quite crumbly and will not form a cohesive dough. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "The last great reader of the family was Bear\u2019s grandmother, and there were thousands of crumbly novels from the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Additionally, a higher proportion of goat milk makes for a more crumbly cheese. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Increasing the tofu ratio diluted the meaty flavor and made for crumbly results, whereas getting the balance right produced a light, moist texture. \u2014 Andrea Nguyen, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "Trying to compress the crumbly dough by hand is self-punishment. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle, and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "An icebox cake with soft and crumbly cookie layers. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1523, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222831"
  },
  "chock":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wedge or block for steadying a body (such as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel",
      ": a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towing",
      ": as close or as completely as possible",
      ": to stop or make fast with or as if with chocks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This summer, romantic details like puff sleeves and ruffles are all the rage, and Amazon's dress selection is chock -full of them. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "In July, my family drove to Kings Canyon National Park to backpack the Rae Lakes Loop, a 41.4-mile trail chock full of silky lakes and crumbling mountain passes. \u2014 Daric L. Cottingham, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Fresh Day Serum is chock -full of all the good stuff for your skin, such as pumpkin ferment extract, vitamin C, vitamin E and I-ascorbic acid. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "In the early days, the internet was chock full of pages like these, but Google's clean-up efforts have made the web more user-friendly. \u2014 Amine Rahal, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "This natural shampoo is chock -full of hair-loving ingredients that soothe and hydrate hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "More notably, the Polestar 2 BST is chock -full of chassis mods. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
      "No less transcendent is the great Ennio Morricone\u2019s musical score, chock -full of bangers. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "The arty Pineapple Grove Arts District is chock -full of murals and sculptures, as well as its fair share of eclectic galleries, whimsical shops, and one-of-a-kind eateries (more on that below). \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it over in order to earn prizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "This comprehensive home expo is chock full of innovative displays showcasing the latest trends in design and product offerings. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Based on her own grade school years, the workplace mockumentary follows a group of teachers in an underfunded public school, treating a heavy subject with lightness and joy in episodes chock -full of mile-a-minute jokes and West Philly references. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Leaflets, dollar bills, mini-Bibles and USB drives chock -full of content banned in the North fall out of the sky like snowflakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But beyond this, the game is chock full of strange, haunting melodies as well as operatic singing and instrumental tunes. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That was on display with a raft of promotions that make all four of their full-season affiliates chock full of prospect talent. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adverb",
      "1798, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1726, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222838"
  },
  "commemorate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call to remembrance",
      ": to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe",
      ": to serve as a memorial of",
      ": to observe with a ceremony",
      ": to serve as a memorial of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8me-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8me-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "memorialize",
      "monumentalize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The festival commemorates the town's founding.",
      "The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago.",
      "Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, which began as a police raid of a gay bar and turned into a dayslong protest, was the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement and is what Pride celebrations nationwide commemorate each year. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "The city council in Venice authorized the first Biennale in 1893 to commemorate the ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 June 2022",
      "The memorial, one of six national memorial sites that commemorate the Rwanda Genocide, is based around a former church and is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The announcement comes during Pride Month, which is celebrated every year in June by LGBTQ people around the world in part to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Now that Juneteenth is celebrating its second anniversary as an official U.S holiday, the debate on just how to commemorate the day rages on. \u2014 Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "My host laid out a decadent spread filled with signature English dishes including Coronation Chicken\u2014the dish created to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s ascension to the throne\u2014Cornish pasties, scotch eggs, and a gorgeous set of cheeses. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "The new plot stands in the shadows of several stone crosses, whose plaques commemorate another generation of Ukrainian fighters: those who fought against the Soviet Union during and after World War II. \u2014 Erika Solomon, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Hopkins established the first parade to commemorate emancipation in the nation. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin commemoratus , past participle of commemorare , from com- + memorare to remind of, from memor mindful \u2014 more at memory ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223513"
  },
  "crinet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": articulated armor protecting the upper surface of the neck of a medieval war horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krin\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French crinete, crignete mane, from Old French crignete , diminutive of crin hair, horsehair, mane",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223519"
  },
  "casalty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": susceptible to chance or accident : uncertain , unreliable",
      ": insecure , shaky , infirm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kaz\u0259lt\u0113",
      "-as-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of casualty ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223951"
  },
  "chappow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": raid , foray"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8pau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Persian chap\u016b pillage or ch\u0101paul raid",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224057"
  },
  "countryside":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rural area",
      ": the inhabitants of a countryside",
      ": a rural area or its people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02ccs\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boondocks",
      "boonies",
      "country",
      "nowhere",
      "sticks"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We took a long drive through the open countryside .",
      "everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In March, protesters stormed the tarmac at an airport in the countryside and set a small plane on fire. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Operators camped in the countryside while recording dispatches, making sure to include the sounds of birds and wildlife in the background. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "Those early years building the business in the countryside have left their mark on the brand in many ways, including the name. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The 43-year-old lawyer then stayed behind for more than a month to help organize the evacuation of some 5,000 other Jews from Kyiv to smaller towns in the countryside . \u2014 Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "The story is about four teenagers who were involved in a car crash and decide to stay at a summerhouse in the countryside to work through their grief. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "For most of Men, the connection between this traumatic incident in Harper\u2019s past and the characters tormenting her in the countryside is unclear. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "Sanchez, an ebullient fellow in his sixties, has an airy gym in the countryside , right next to a dog-training facility called Sit Means Sit. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Buckley owns this stretch of the film, telegraphing her creeping fear at the sight of a man in the countryside who seems to be stalking her but remaining brisk and controlled even as the danger comes closer. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224325"
  },
  "cake urchin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strongly flattened sea urchin (order Exocycloida): such as",
      ": sand dollar",
      ": keyhole urchin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the disklike shape",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224334"
  },
  "Clearwater":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in western Florida northwest of Saint Petersburg on the Gulf of Mexico population 107,685"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224404"
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  "camouflage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage",
      ": the disguise so applied",
      ": concealment by means of disguise",
      ": behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide",
      ": to conceal or disguise by camouflage",
      ": to practice camouflage",
      ": made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage",
      ": the hiding or disguising of something by covering it up or changing the way it looks",
      ": something (as color or shape) that protects an animal from attack by making it difficult to see in the area around it",
      ": to hide or disguise by covering or making harder to see"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-m\u0259-\u02ccfl\u00e4zh",
      "-\u02ccfl\u00e4j",
      "\u02c8ka-m\u0259-\u02ccfl\u00e4zh",
      "-\u02ccfl\u00e4j"
    ],
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      "costume",
      "disguise",
      "guise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloak",
      "disguise",
      "dress up",
      "mask"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Speaking against a white brick wall and clad in what appeared to be a camouflage jacket, Volyna spoke for about a minute and stressed that the Russian forces are closing in with superior military power while bombarding the plant from the air. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Lowenfels, a lifelong New Yorker and a dealer since the nineties, arrived wearing a bucket hat over the hood of a camouflage jacket. \u2014 Laura Preston, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The suspect, who was gone by the time officers arrived, was wearing a blue and red camouflage jacket and stone-washed jeans. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "In the video, Fairlamb can be seen wearing a camouflage jacket shoving and then punching a Capitol Police officer. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The woman, accused of breaking into cars, wore a camouflage jacket and a single orange glove. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Bill asks the man in camouflage , who lives in the Wyoming Veterans\u2019 Home, which Bill visits several times a week. \u2014 Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "That was in 1999, when a gunman dressed in camouflage killed four people at a Las Vegas grocery store. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "On May 7, 2012, as a 30-gun salute echoed over Moscow and riot police officers in camouflage rounded up protesters, Mr. Putin returned to the Russian presidency. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But in recent years, biologists have shown that iridescence\u2014lustrous shifts in color, depending on the angle of view\u2014can actually camouflage green jewel beetles among sun-dappled leaves. \u2014 Kate Golembiewski, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "Other volunteers have sewn cloth covers to help camouflage Ukrainian military equipment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Octopuses are masters of disguise, not only using their color-changing chromatophores to camouflage themselves from danger or to blend in, but also using the environment around them to successfully hunt for food. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ricky Pacione, a bullpen catcher and the barber to many of the team\u2019s players, offered to camouflage the damage. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To avoid a lineup of visible appliances, wood panels camouflage the refrigerator, and a pantry cabinet hides the microwave. \u2014 Hayley Francis, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Deep snow on area lakes will camouflage open springs that open up along the shorelines. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Hoeft alleged he was bailed out by a humanitarian group that helped camouflage him as medical staff. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "There is presumably less motivation to camouflage their plans this season: Their first pick isn\u2019t until the second round, when they are scheduled to select No. 61 overall. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1917, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Adjective",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224733"
  },
  "countrified":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rural , rustic",
      ": unsophisticated",
      ": played or sung in the manner of country music"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tri-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a restaurant with a countrified atmosphere",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Smith doesn\u2019t focus Richard\u2019s fortitude and countrified manner. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Classically attired in a black tuxedo, Criss cradled an acoustic guitar for a countrified take on the pensive ballad, his atypical phrasing lending it a folk-pop vibe worthy of classic Dan Fogelberg. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "In 2013, Rucker added his own countrified spin on the collaborative song and taking it to No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "He\u2019s written his share of memorable melodies, and the loose, countrified ramble of his band\u2019s records provides plenty to appreciate on a purely musical level. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
      "Baseball caps and other unisex or men\u2019s hats must be removed \u2014 a fact that does not seem to be known to many male bumpkins, citified or countrified . \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Baseball caps and other unisex or men\u2019s hats must be removed \u2014 a fact that does not seem to be known to many male bumpkins, citified or countrified . \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Paired with a bevy of countrified beauties -- Bryan strutted on stage with his signature twang, to perform the tune. \u2014 Denise Warner, Billboard , 5 June 2019",
      "Christmas villages are getting a rustic, countrified makeover now that galvanized metal versions are popping up at retailers. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living , 5 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" country + -fied (as in glorified )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225115"
  },
  "complicate matters":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a situation more complicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225122"
  },
  "cynic spasm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": risus sardonicus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225223"
  },
  "clown fish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small tropical fishes (genera Amphiprion and Premnas ) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that are related to the damselfishes, are bright orange usually with one or more vertical white stripes, and live symbiotically with sea anemones"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The film \u2014 which told the tale of clown fish Marlin trying to find his son Nemo \u2014 was a sensation with both kids and adults. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "When a young clown fish is taken by scuba divers, his father travels 1,500 miles to find him, proving that there's nothing a dad wouldn't do for his child. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Harbor Branch made a bid to buy what was left, and a month later, 22,000 orange and white clown fish in different stages of development arrived in Florida by plane, while 380 tanks made their way over on a chartered barge. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "When Finding Nemo caused a spike in demand for clown fish in 2003, Vaughan\u2019s company ended up selling 25,000 of them a month. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Finding Nemo grappled with a child\u2019s need for autonomy through the eyes of clown fish . \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet macaws, clown fish , toucans, blue-ringed octopuses and so many more: The animal kingdom has countless denizens with extraordinarily colorful beauty. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 June 2021",
      "Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet macaws, clown fish , toucans, blue-ringed octopuses, and so many more: The animal kingdom has countless denizens with extraordinarily colorful beauty. \u2014 Viviane Callier, The Atlantic , 20 June 2021",
      "And a series of five photographs of clown fish embryos, which took second place in this year\u2019s competition, show what Nemo looked like from day one to day nine of development. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225453"
  },
  "complete and utter":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absolute, total"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225535"
  },
  "crypted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vaulted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kript\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225626"
  },
  "cravat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band or scarf worn around the neck",
      ": necktie",
      ": necktie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8vat",
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8vat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just pair a red curly wig with a giant top hat, cravat , overcoat and mismatched socks. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "Anthony Bridgerton hoisting himself out of a lake, white shirt clinging to his body like Saran Wrap, removing his cravat as a stripper would a pair of tear-away pants. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The bear in question is the mural known informally as the Asbury Bear, a fuzzy, scruffy mascot with big koala ears, a body green as a rainforest, and a worldly cravat of dark red fur. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Standing nearby was Ross Hetrick, dressed as Thaddeus Stevens in a black frock coat, cravat and ill-fitting wig. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "Aarons, who died on May 30, 2006, is better known for donning a cravat and linen jacket than military fatigues. \u2014 Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country , 28 May 2021",
      "The necktie, which has its origins in the 17th-century cravat once worn as military garb, appears to be falling out of fashion in many parts of the world. \u2014 Natasha Frost, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2021",
      "At the Collar For a dressier affair, consider a modern day cravat . \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 19 Jan. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, John\u2019s studio sourced a cravat jacquard in mauve from Charvet, the storied Parisian men\u2019s outfitter, and a selection of textiles in shades of grape and wisteria. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 8 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cravate , from Crabate, Cravate Croatian",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225913"
  },
  "cataplasm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": poultice",
      ": poultice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccpla-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8kat-\u0259-\u02ccplaz-\u0259m"
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      "dressing",
      "plaster",
      "poultice"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "the doctor ordered the placement of a cataplasm on the wound until it closed up"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French cataplasme , from Latin cataplasma , from Greek kataplasma , from kataplassein to plaster over, from kata- + plassein to mold \u2014 more at plaster ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230105"
  },
  "concredit":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commit , entrust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concreditus , past participle of concredere , from com- + credere to entrust, believe",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230116"
  },
  "country store":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a retail store carrying widely diversified goods, supplies, and equipment originally for serving a sparsely populated region"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230217"
  },
  "chastely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse",
      ": celibate",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": severely simple in design or execution : austere",
      ": clean , spotless",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": simple or plain in design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clean",
      "decent",
      "G-rated",
      "immaculate",
      "modest",
      "pure",
      "vestal",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "immodest",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "obscene",
      "smutty",
      "unchaste",
      "unclean",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a chaste kiss on the cheek",
      "as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste , even though he likes a joke as much as the next person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lynnia Shanley\u2019s performance as Andrew\u2019s squealy and ultra- chaste actress girlfriend Deidre is exuberant, but never feels like a real person. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "These chaste messages gave rise to a more offbeat (and unofficial) transmission in the 1980s. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Even in chaste scenes, Acosta\u2019s tenor and Hadley\u2019s baritone swirl within each other in an aural reflection of sensual passion. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Star Jonathan Bailey, who plays romantic lead Anthony Bridgerton, stood by the more chaste season. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s about it for an interior life, and even his hallucinations are chaste and not terribly interesting. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Their love story is intense, chaste and entirely winning. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In these images, the puzzle represents the enigma of female desire and fuels the intimacy between men and women in an otherwise chaste culture of heterosexual courtship. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Though the romance is chaste and sustains a wholesome veneer, the dynamic duo have an undeniable heat and good chemistry. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230225"
  },
  "cinemagoer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moviegoer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-n\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccg\u014d-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Doctor Sleep Inexplicably shunned by cinemagoers , director Mike Flanagan\u2019s movie is both a handsome sequel to Kubrick\u2019s The Shining and very much own its own deliciously weird thing. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "Richard Stanley\u2018s new horror film, the Nicolas Cage-starring Color Out of Space, is currently warping the minds of cinemagoers around the country. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Further evidence that the taste of cinemagoers is changing comes when Wan and Whannell recombine and score a hit with the ghost tale Insidious, released April 1. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "That movie reunited the stars of the previous movie \u2014 Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, \u2014 while also introducing cinemagoers to Dwayne Johnson, who made his movie debut as The Scorpion King. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 24 July 2019",
      "The opening of the controversial movie was accompanied by false bomb threats to theaters and evacuations of cinemagoers . \u2014 Nick Holdsworth, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Oct. 2017",
      "A cinemagoer can't ask for much more than that, and over and over Demme delivered. \u2014 Corey Atad, Esquire , 26 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230247"
  },
  "cursed crowfoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an annual or short-lived perennial herb ( Ranunculus sceleratus ) growing in marshy places and having stems hollow and basal leaves reniform with the upper ones smaller and marked with three linear segments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230511"
  },
  "consultative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or intended for consultation : advisory",
      ": of, relating to, or intended for consultation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u0259t-iv",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, business sales just tend to be a lot more consultative and less transactional requiring a longer sales process with multiple stakeholders and a much heavier human touch. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "For modern enterprises, true customer centricity means adopting a consultative selling approach, which prioritizes building customer trust and relationships over simple product promotion. \u2014 Mert Yentur, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In this case, look for past experience in consulting (or a consultative mindset). \u2014 Yolanda Lau, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "So much for all that slick American consultative sales jive. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Services include detailed fetal imaging with ultrasound exams and consultative services. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "And given the consultative public policy approach, which is driven in principle by a consensus between industry and public health, the deadlock in deliberations has essentially driven any potential progress to a screeching halt. \u2014 Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Easterseals was among the groundbreaking organizations that provided consultative support on the series. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Bako was in August appointed a member of the Shura Council, ISWAP\u2019s consultative assembly, as the militants consolidated their position in the Lake Chad basin following the death of rival leader Abubakar Shekau of the Boko Haram extremist group. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230620"
  },
  "carry away":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm",
      ": carry off sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "enrapture",
      "enthrall",
      "enthral",
      "entrance",
      "rap",
      "rapture",
      "ravish",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the beauty of the music carried him away"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231000"
  },
  "calumnize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calumniate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" calumny + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231307"
  },
  "chimaeroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or like a chimaera",
      ": a fish of the subclass Holocephali"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-mir\u02cc\u022fid",
      "-m\u0113\u02ccr\u022fid",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231401"
  },
  "correspondent (with":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "not having or showing any apparent conflict the new regulation regarding cell phones is correspondent with existing policy on the use of electronic devices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231424"
  },
  "curd cheese":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cottage cheese"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231849"
  },
  "cotton tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various trees belonging to the genera Bombax and Ceiba",
      ": ceiba sense 2a",
      ": wayfaring tree sense 1",
      ": either of two cottonwoods ( Populus balsamifera and P. heterophylla )",
      ": black poplar sense 1",
      ": majagua sense a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231915"
  },
  "curtailedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being curtailed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l(d)n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232104"
  },
  "charitable gift":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something, such as money, that is given to a charity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232522"
  },
  "competing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a state of rivalry or competition (as for position, profit, or a prize)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232941"
  },
  "calling crab":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fiddler crab"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the apparently beckoning position of its larger claw",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233116"
  },
  "coupon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a statement of due interest to be cut from a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment",
      ": the interest rate of a coupon",
      ": a small piece of paper that allows one to get a service or product for free or at a lower price: such as",
      ": one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached and presented as needed",
      ": a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed commodities",
      ": a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in premiums",
      ": a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise or services",
      ": a ticket or form that allows the holder to receive some service, payment, or discount",
      ": a part of an advertisement meant to be cut out for use as an order blank",
      ": a statement of due interest to be cut from a debt instrument and especially a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment",
      ": the interest rate of a coupon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n, \u02c8ky\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "pass",
      "pasteboard",
      "ticket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Bring in this coupon for a free oil change.",
      "I'm always clipping coupons from the newspaper to use at the grocery store.",
      "The coupon is good for one free ice-cream cone.",
      "Send in this coupon for more information.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The office supply chains are offering free shredding up to 5 lbs of documents with coupon through April 23, 2022. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Extra Deep Pocket 6-Piece Bed Sheet Set, $37.99\u2013$53.99 with coupon for select sizes (orig. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Shop huge deals on popular home items like the best-selling pillow set that more than 105,000 Amazon shoppers love for only $24 with a clickable coupon applied at checkout. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Best-selling items and past season styles are on sale for as much as 50% off at the outdoor retailer now, and these Memorial Day deals will be good through the long weekend\u2014no coupon code required. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 23 May 2022",
      "Now\u2019s a great time to pick one up from Tuft & Needle, since the brand is currently offering up to $500 off its mattresses for Memorial Day, no coupon code necessary. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 10 May 2022",
      "Just be sure to clip the coupon in the product description before checking out. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
      "The coupon code also works on the longer Mears Glacier cruise. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Grab one on Amazon today and use the on-site coupon to score 30 percent off your purchase. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French, piece, from couper to cut \u2014 more at cope entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233606"
  },
  "Caesarism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": imperial authority or system : political absolutism : dictatorship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "czarism",
      "tsarism",
      "tzarism",
      "despotism",
      "dictatorship",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a military-led coup would almost certainly result in ironfisted Caesarism for that unstable nation"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233720"
  },
  "czarevitch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an heir apparent of a Russian czar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccvich",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Russian tsarevich , from tsar' + -evich , patronymic suffix",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234047"
  },
  "consonance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": harmony or agreement among components",
      ": correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words",
      ": recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final sounds of \"stroke\" and \"luck\")",
      ": concord sense 1b",
      ": sympathetic vibration , resonance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "coherence",
      "concinnity",
      "consonancy",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "proportion",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side",
      "in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The ending of the first movement makes clear Britten\u2019s awareness of this aesthetic dichotomy, with a cello glissando ascent through the harmonic series, an acoustic phenomenon literally at the core of western ideas of musical consonance and harmony. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "As always, Maxo\u2019s syrup-thick voice and consonance -heavy flow detail the wheeling and dealing of a life on the street, with an introspective approach most save for therapy. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "This is in consonance with prime minister Narendra Modi\u2019s comment at the virtual Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden on Dec. 11. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 19 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English consonance, consonaunce \"fixed relationship, agreement,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French consonance \"musical note, sound,\" borrowed from Latin consonantia \"musical concord, harmony of sounds,\" noun derivative of consonant-, consonans \"sounding in accord, agreeing, fitting\" \u2014 more at consonant entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234853"
  },
  "cutcherry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a public office for administrative or judicial business : courthouse",
      ": any administrative office (as of a planter)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hindi kacahr\u012b , from kaca- (probably from Prakrit kacca , from Sanskrit k(rudot}tya ) + -hri (probably from Prakrit ghara house, hearth); akin to Sanskrit k\u1e5bty\u0101 act, action, karman act, work and to Sanskrit gharma heat",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235359"
  },
  "crumblings":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crumbled particles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-b(\u0259-)li\u014bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235649"
  },
  "cataplasm of kaolin":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a paste made of purified clay, glycerin, boric acid, thymol, methyl salicylate, and oil of peppermint and used like a poultice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235719"
  },
  "consistometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device for measuring consistency or flow characteristics of a viscous or plastic substance (as a lubricating grease or a starch suspension)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4ns\u0259\u0307\u02c8st\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" consist ency + -o- + -meter ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235723"
  },
  "chounse":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shake , bounce",
      ": to freshen (as a pillow or tick) by shaking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of jounce ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000110"
  },
  "cornada":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wound inflicted by a bull's horn in formal bullfighting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fr\u02c8n\u00e4d\u0259",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, from corn- (from cuerno horn, from Latin cornu ) + -ada (from Latin -ata )",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000404"
  },
  "chippie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tramp , prostitute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "detectives wanted to talk to the chippies who were regulars at the bar\u2014to learn if they had seen anything"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000441"
  },
  "cryptic species":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of two or more morphologically indistinguishable biological groups that are incapable of interbreeding \u2014 compare physiologic race"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000606"
  },
  "clarifiable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being clarified"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccf\u012b\u0259b\u0259l\u2014"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000700"
  },
  "camouflage discipline":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": discipline (as enforcement of the proper methods of movement within, into, and out of a camouflaged area) necessary to maintain a military camouflage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000751"
  },
  "counterpane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedspread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedcover",
      "bedcovering",
      "bedspread",
      "coverlet",
      "hap",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English countrepointe , modification of Middle French coute pointe , literally, embroidered quilt",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000936"
  },
  "consortion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": association , alliance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8s\u022frsh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin consortion-, consortio , from consort-, consors partner + -ion-, -io -ion",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001215"
  },
  "cluse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow gorge cutting transversely through an otherwise continuous ridge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French (dialect), from Medieval Latin clusa , from Latin, feminine of clusus, clausus , past participle of claudere to close",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002440"
  },
  "communiqu\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bulletin sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101",
      "-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ad",
      "advert",
      "advertisement",
      "announcement",
      "bulletin",
      "notice",
      "notification",
      "posting",
      "release"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trump\u2019s first public communique about Jan. 6 to his faithful supporters came in a Dec. 19 tweet. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s first public communique about Jan. 6 to his faithful supporters came in a Dec. 19 tweet. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Last week, Russia blocked the IMF's key advisory committee from issuing a communique condemning the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Sources from the embassy confirmed the communique , but Nepal has yet to acknowledge receiving it. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "A few days after the fire, a communique was issued attributing responsibility for the arson to the Animal Liberation Front. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The communique was aimed specifically at the bloc's gigantic imports of Russian natural gas. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The ultimatum comes barely one week after Mali severed diplomatic ties with France, announcing a change to its official language from French to Bambara, and ordering French troops to evacuate its territory, according to a recent communique . \u2014 Stephanie Busari, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The Arab League on Monday also called for de-escalation and restraint in a joint communique . \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from past participle of communiquer to communicate, from Latin communicare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003540"
  },
  "crunch (the) numbers":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to process numbers : to examine and analyze numbers, especially to determine exactly how much money is available, needed, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003615"
  },
  "cast about":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look around : seek",
      ": to lay plans concerning : contrive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast around (for)",
      "chase (down)",
      "forage (for)",
      "hunt",
      "look up",
      "pursue",
      "quest",
      "search (for ",
      "seek",
      "shop (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This seminal Baby Boomer saga was highlighted by a talented cast about ready to come into their own \u2014 including Hurt, who essayed the ensemble\u2019s angriest character. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "More money means more votes: At S&P 500 companies, the Big Three cast about 20% to 25% of all shareholder votes. \u2014 C. Boyden Gray And Jonathan Berry, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "For years, the United States had been drawing down forces and removing weaponry from Europe, as NATO cast about for a new mission in the aftermath of the Cold War. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "That meant that the pages themselves would be cast about quite a bit during transit to and from these varied trades. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "But then Gunn told her and the rest of the cast about his plan for the opening credits. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "To make its legal case and advance its broader cause, the ACLU cast about for a suitable defendant. \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "And as lawmakers and advocates cast about for solutions, there\u2019s growing interest in an approach that\u2019s relatively new on the policy scene: regulating algorithms themselves, or at least making companies more responsible for their effects. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Matt is just as surprised as the rest of his Manifest cast about the show coming back to life. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1575, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003628"
  },
  "chimere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loose sleeveless robe worn by Anglican bishops over the rochet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259-\u02c8mir",
      "ch\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English chimmer, chemeyr ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003751"
  },
  "czardas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Hungarian dance to music in duple time in which the dancers start slowly and finish with a rapid whirl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4r-\u02ccdash",
      "-\u02ccd\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hungarian cs\u00e1rd\u00e1s ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003818"
  },
  "consecration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or ceremony of consecrating",
      ": the state of being consecrated",
      ": the part of a Communion rite in which the bread and wine are consecrated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blessing",
      "hallowing",
      "sanctification"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the consecration of the Host during Communion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration . \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "Even the fiercest of skeptics were suddenly silenced upon hearing Rosal\u00eda\u2019s third LP, MOTOMAMI, which showcases her consecration by deviating from pure flamenco into more experimental territory. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Following a prayer of consecration , the priests were clothed in chasubles (the large sleeveless outer garments worn when celebrating Mass) and stoles (a strip of cloth vaguely resembling a scarf). \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "Before William presented the new flag that is decorated with the regiment's achievements and honors, there was a consecration of the colors by chaplains from the household division of the army. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
      "For most chefs, opening a full-fledged restaurant in New York is a dream come true, a consecration of sorts. \u2014 Sylvie Bigar, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To many Russian Orthodox Christians, the consecration was chauvinistic; to ecumenical-minded Catholics, imprudent. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "According to one of the visionaries, the consecration specifically of Russia performed by the pope would usher in a period of world peace. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In Boston, the prayer of consecration will be read after Communion at the Feast of the Annunciation Mass at noon Friday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004011"
  },
  "cellar":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room or set of rooms below the ground floor of a building : basement",
      ": a room for storing wines : wine cellar",
      ": a stock of wines",
      ": the lowest grade or rank",
      ": the lowest place in the standings (as of an athletic league)",
      ": to put or keep (something, such as wine or cheese) in a cellar for storage or aging",
      ": to be stored in a cellar : to undergo aging while being stored in a cellar",
      ": a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground : basement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "basement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The cellar has a dirt floor.",
      "a restaurant with an impressive cellar",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Serve at cellar temperature alongside anything your resident grillmaster dishes out. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Crafted from the oldest cognac reserves (hors d\u2019\u00e2ge) in the Grand Marnier private family cellar , this limited edition release is the French Maison\u2019s rarest and most premium cognac offering to date. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "It's set at 55 degrees \u2014 cellar temperature \u2014 and has undercounter refrigeration for Champagne and other wines that must be cooler. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "But a second-half collapse against the Sooners snowballed into a six-game losing streak, including an embarrassing loss to perennial Big 12 cellar dweller Kansas, that spoiled coach Steve Sarkisian\u2019s first season in Austin. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "She was forgotten and trapped there, in the potato cellar , for hours, till someone discovered the error. \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "For the second time in four days, No. 9 Michigan State basketball found itself in a fight at home with one of the Big Ten\u2019s cellar -dwellers. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "But after upsetting Pepperdine on Monday, the Toreros had a chance to fix that issue Thursday night against the WCC\u2019s usual cellar dweller, Portland. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The brick building that houses San Lucas is, at first glance, unassuming, but inside its walls lies a wonderland, where wine tasting in the two-story cellar is only an introduction to its equestrian and wellness pursuits. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This handy gadget will bring reds to cellar temperature in 15 minutes and keep your whites cool for about 60 minutes. \u2014 Maureen Farrar, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
      "Definitely a wine to cellar for a special occasion. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Classic example that can cellar for a few more years. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Former President Bill Clinton cellared Grand Staircase-Escalante a national monument in 1996 and former President Barack Obama protected Bears Ears in 2016, both using the 1906 Antiquities Act. \u2014 TheWeek , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Also, grab an extra bottle to cellar for next year; this is one of those beers that gets better with age. \u2014 Ac Shilton, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "Keeping carrots and cellaring them, that concentrates the sugars. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 July 2018",
      "And seldom are fragrances lovingly cellared in oak barrels. \u2014 John Brodie, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "Their 2014 is an intense and tightly wound wine that needs decanting or, better yet, cellaring a few years. 3. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004014"
  },
  "concision":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cutting up or off",
      ": the quality or state of being concise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brevity",
      "briefness",
      "compactness",
      "conciseness",
      "crispness",
      "pithiness",
      "sententiousness",
      "succinctness",
      "terseness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diffuseness",
      "long-windedness",
      "prolixity",
      "verbosity",
      "wordiness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These interviews have been edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 10 May 2022",
      "These interviews have been lightly edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Perhaps the one thing Scott didn\u2019t borrow from his predecessors was their concision . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "This is an intensely technical book and a work of extreme concision , in which complicated feelings have been pared down to their minimum and a life\u2019s worth of experience reduced to strange, sometimes tender and sometimes ominous detail. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "The poem is that lightest and least likely of triumphs: a masterpiece of concision . \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Some comments have been edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The rest of the poem is a masterpiece of guilelessness, comedy and concision . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The over-all effect was of concision and capability. \u2014 D. T. Max, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin concision-, concisio , from concidere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004427"
  },
  "cerebral fossa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cranial fossa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004535"
  },
  "concavity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a concave line, surface, or space : hollow",
      ": the quality or state of being concave",
      ": a concave surface or space",
      ": the quality or state of being concave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8kav-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hole",
      "hollow",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "camber",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "projection",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the concavity of the lens",
      "The lower back forms a concavity .",
      "The large concavities along the wall of the restaurant are like private rooms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, toward the edges, the concavity flattens out, allowing a flat surface for riding straight. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "For those with gender dysphoria who are considering surgery, top surgery is often more in line with their aesthetic goals, as the technique prevents the side concavity and leaves some tissue that fills out the shadow or little fold in that area. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
      "The technique of this particular surgery leaves thinner skin flaps and a concavity on the lateral chest and can mean the total removal of the areola, which some people replace with tattoos. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
      "To serve labneh fresh, envision its cousins, hummus and baba ganoush, and schmear it on a platter into a round of attractive concavity , like an inverted Frisbee. \u2014 James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "As the migraine attack ended, the swelling would recede and return to a concavity . \u2014 Katherine Foxhall, Time , 18 June 2019",
      "Volume loss under the eye and concavity is the usual cause of dark circles. \u2014 Crystal Martin, New York Times , 1 Aug. 2017",
      "It\u2019s backlit (though leaky), and the island-style keys have a gentle concavity to them, making touch typing fairly easy. \u2014 Christopher Null, WIRED , 23 Oct. 2012"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005303"
  },
  "cyclonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain",
      ": tornado",
      ": low entry 2 sense 1b",
      ": any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)",
      ": a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure and that moves forward at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 kilometers) an hour and often brings heavy rain",
      ": tornado"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dn",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dn",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The cyclone hit a month before parliamentary elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Strong winds and snow are in store for the Northeast as the cyclone reaches hurricane-level strength off the Atlantic coast. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Cyclogenesis describes the formation of a cyclone or storm. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite view of the developing bomb cyclone and extreme atmospheric river, being pushed east by a powerful Pacific jet extension. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Potent 'bomb cyclone ' to lash Northeast this weekend with heavy snow, howling winds. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Those preconceptions simply stand no chance, however, in the face of the human cyclone that is McClure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "This coming week, expedition leaders will be watching the progress of the climbing teams and monitoring the looming cyclone with equal interest. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
      "Much of Madagascar is already waterlogged from tropical storm Ana and heavy rains in January and the new cyclone is adding to the damage. \u2014 Laetitia Bezain, ajc , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005342"
  },
  "crate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an open box typically of wooden slats or latticed plastic and used for transporting and storing goods",
      "\u2014 see also milk crate",
      ": a usually wooden protective case or framework used for shipping",
      ": a usually box-shaped container or cage that has openings for airflow and that is used for confining or carrying animals (such as dogs or cats)",
      ": a dilapidated old car or airplane",
      ": to pack or place in a crate",
      ": a box or frame of wooden slats or boards for holding and protecting something in shipment",
      ": to pack in a wooden box or frame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8kr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beater",
      "clunker",
      "jalopy",
      "junker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The bear arrived at the zoo in a crate .",
      "Each milk crate holds nine bottles.",
      "They used a crate of oranges to make enough juice for everyone.",
      "One day the old crate just wouldn't start.",
      "Verb",
      "The equipment was crated today and will be shipped tomorrow.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Someone put the dog inside a wire crate and abandoned the pet in the river, WILX reported on Tuesday. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "But the officer found the husky dead inside a crate covered with a black blanket, the affidavit said. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "In the back seat, Daisy, her chicken, sat in her crate . \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s Vivian, a one-eyed, German Shepherd mix with heartworms who curls up in the back of her crate and watches people pass by. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But instead of showing festivalgoers, the image featured farm worker Albam Ochoa holding a crate of dates. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The visual culture that produced the crate of prints in my basement now seems as remote as the glass-plate image of the Victorian lady. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Mansory has also ditched the Roma's body-color egg- crate grille for black mesh. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "TikTok also recently removed the hashtag and videos of the milk crate challenge, in which people were climbing pyramids made of milk crates and often falling, which led to some injuries. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Alongside McDonalds, a whole slew of companies in the food and beverage industry\u2014Costco, K-Mart, Heinz, Sodexo, Kraft, Carl\u2019s Jr, Denny\u2019s and more (pdf)\u2014had all set the goal of transitioning to crate -free pork production in 2012. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The military had been working for weeks to shrink-wrap attack helicopters, crate hundreds of armored Humvees, pack up the computers, and operate burn pits where sensitive paperwork and classified documents could be destroyed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The filling is completely made of egg crate orthopedic foam that provides ample air circulation and relieves pressure points on their body. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2021",
      "Monkeys and birds prove to be the most troubling to crate , while herding large animals into hurricane-code shelters runs much smoother, Hinson said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "At the same time, wind farms across the state froze up, and households heated with natural gas competed with power plants that burn natural gas to crate electricity \u2014 a frenzy that dramatically drove up natural gas prices. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "Wingshooters at the end of the day often gather around the truck to case the guns and crate the dogs. \u2014 Field & Stream , 30 July 2020",
      "For more information, the Humane Society has a very helpful guide to crate training. \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 4 June 2020",
      "However, some homeowners prefer a wood dog crate for in the house, using it both as a decoration and a place to crate their dog. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 8 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005730"
  },
  "consistorian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consistorial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin & Medieval Latin consistorianus , from consistorium + Latin -anus -an",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010044"
  },
  "conqueror":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who conquers : one who wins a country in war, subdues or subjugates a people, or overcomes an adversary",
      ": a person who gains something by force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beater",
      "master",
      "subduer",
      "trimmer",
      "vanquisher",
      "victor",
      "whipper",
      "winner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "loser"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010145"
  },
  "charity shop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a store that sells used clothes, goods, etc., in order to raise money for people who are poor, sick, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010805"
  },
  "Chiwere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Siouan language of the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto peoples"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u0307\u02c8wer\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Chiwere Che-waerae , literally, belonging to this place",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011058"
  },
  "Clackamas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Indian people of the Clackamas river valley of northwestern Oregon",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": a dialect of Upper Chinook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"modification of Clackamas Guithl\u00e1kimas ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011115"
  },
  "Cordia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) that have fleshy often edible fruits and wood varying from dense, heavy, and dark to spongy, light, and pale, that are often pleasantly scented, and that have considerable use in cabinetmaking and general construction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011651"
  },
  "chastity belt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a belt device (as of medieval times) designed to prevent sexual intercourse on the part of the woman wearing it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011904"
  },
  "Consomol":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Consomol variant of komsomol"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011944"
  },
  "courier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": messenger : such as",
      ": a member of a diplomatic (see diplomatic sense 2 ) service entrusted with bearing messages",
      ": an espionage agent transferring secret information",
      ": a runner of contraband (see contraband sense 2 )",
      ": a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies",
      ": a traveler's paid attendant",
      ": a tourists' guide employed by a travel agency",
      ": messenger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0113-",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113-",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bootlegger",
      "contrabandist",
      "runner",
      "smuggler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood.",
      "A courier just left a package for you on the porch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To clear his son\u2019s mother\u2019s debt to a cartel, a superbike racer becomes a drug courier , risking his chances of going pro \u2014 and jeopardizing his own life. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
      "In Barreto\u2019s office, after 40 minutes chatting with Gates and Tator about their health concerns, Barreto swabs both patients, walks them out, and then calls a courier to pick up the tests. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "Such operations are incredibly dangerous: a C.I.A. officer or an asset recruited to work secretly for the agency\u2014a courier for the terrorist; the finance minister\u2019s personal chef\u2014must surreptitiously implant the malware by hand. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Sanchez, the courier in Chicago, went back to working as a mover but had to take out a loan and still owes back payments on rent. \u2014 Soo Youn, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The courier , who delivers the dispatches from the battlefield to the Continental Congress, is literally nameless. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "The Westchester resident, who runs a medical courier business, has raised under $10,000 for his campaign, limiting his ability to get his message out. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Warehouse and courier jobs, for example, are boosted by new habits. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "The spokesperson said that the change takes into account the location of each courier . \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French corier, courrier, borrowed from Italian corriere, from correre \"to run\" (going back to Latin currere ) + -iere  -ier \u2014 more at current entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012334"
  },
  "Curved Bar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the highest rank in the Girl Scout intermediate program symbolized by a red, green, and gold pin bearing the Girl Scout trefoil and motto and surmounting a curved bar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012817"
  },
  "cultivated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": refined , educated",
      ": raised or grown on a farm or under other controlled conditions",
      ": having or showing good education and proper manners"
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      "\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-t\u0259d"
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      "unpolished",
      "unrefined"
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      "the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Granted, making cultivated meat as similar to regular meat as possible is still a work in progress. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Along with unabashed drug taking, hoaxing other reporters, and honing a cultivated but nonetheless genuinely menacing edge, Thompson quickly grasped the fact and advantage of being shunned by press corp heavyweights. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Whitnall Park in Franklin, Milwaukee County\u2019s largest park, has a wealth of spring bloomers, from native wildflowers along wooded trails to cultivated beds at Boerner Botanical Gardens. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Kate Kruger, a cell biologist and founder and CEO of Helikon Consulting, an advisory firm for innovative food products, says the market for cultivated proteins has expanded rapidly in the past five years. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In recent years, this disease problem appears to be a growing issue as more and more cultivated roses are used in landscapes. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Only in the Netherlands, the total investment in cultivated meat companies reached $57 million. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Armani transcended categorization to become shorthand for a brand of cultivated success. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2020, Good Meat became the first company in the world to sell cultivated meat. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013006"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a miserly or stingy person",
      ": one who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs or expenses",
      ": a stingy person"
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      "\u02c8ch\u0113p-\u02ccsk\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ch\u0113p-\u02ccsk\u0101t"
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      "churl",
      "hunks",
      "miser",
      "niggard",
      "penny-pincher",
      "piker",
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "a cheapskate who lived like a pauper, she was reputedly the wealthiest woman in the U.S. at the time of her death",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Rhodes Memorial, in other words, is not of the cheapskate , Soviet variety. \u2014 Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Working against this is that as long as Fisher keeps payroll rock-bottom and doesn\u2019t mind criticism of his cheapskate business model, the A\u2019s are still profitable. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2021",
      "DeJoy was a rabid Yankees fan, a fierce opponent of organized labor, a maestro with profanity, a cheapskate professionally but a showoff personally, and a sharp dresser who sometimes welcomed tailors to his office and enforced a strict dress code. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2020",
      "Or just follow the cheapskates to YouTube, where tens of thousands of free karaoke vids are a search away. \u2014 Michael Calore, Wired , 19 May 2020",
      "Parking enforcement should crack down on the cheapskates . \u2014 Lake County News-Sun , 24 May 2018",
      "But for the cheapskates crafty folk among us, there\u2019s no better stamp than a potato. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "The offline mapping data on Google Maps won't work for the serious backpacker, but a cheapskate on a leisurely hike, there are worse options. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, WIRED , 3 July 2019",
      "There are cheapskates galore, dissemblers, busybodies, dullards and charlatans. \u2014 A.e. Stallings, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013504"
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  "conservacy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": conservation sense 2"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French conservacie , from Medieval Latin conservatia , from Latin conservatus + -ia -y",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013524"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small berrylike astringent fruit",
      ": any of a genus ( Aronia ) of North American shrubs of the rose family bearing chokeberries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk-\u02ccber-\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Felimon Chairez, 53, a field worker at McKay Nurseries, grades and counts black chokeberry shrubs Jan. 20 in Waterloo, Wis. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Norris often leans on chokeberry , leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden. \u2014 Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The chokeberry is another useful native plant for a full planting bed in wet areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "The black chokeberry Viking greets the spring with white, apple-like blossoms, black fruit and red fall coloration. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "It\u2019s infused with 72 percent black chokeberry too, an ingredient that works to stabilize the vitamin C and hydrates the skin. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "For cancer patients, chemotherapy drugs have been shown to interact with herbal supplements including ginseng, echinacea and chokeberry juice. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Time , 24 Jan. 2018",
      "There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Karen Matthews, The Seattle Times , 5 Aug. 2017",
      "There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1778, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014046"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the aromatic capsular fruit of an Indian herb ( Elettaria cardamomum ) of the ginger family with seeds used as a spice or condiment and in medicine",
      ": this plant",
      ": the aromatic capsular fruit of an Indian herb ( Elettaria cardamomum ) of the ginger family with seeds used as a spice and in medicine",
      ": this plant"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-d\u0259-m\u0259m",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4m",
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a tablespoon of ground cardamom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Think Kilimanjaro coffee \u2014 cherry and chocolate aromas with hints of blueberry, whiskey and a little smoke \u2014 cardamom lattes, espresso & tonic with lavender syrup. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The first product will be Junipre (pronounced like juniper), a nonalcoholic botanical spirit with flavors of juniper, ginseng, orange zest, coriander, cardamom and chili pepper. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The yeast dough can be made with milk or coconut milk (if coconut's involved, they might be called mahamri or mamri) and flavored with spices such as cardamom or ground nuts. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "This golden-colored drink is made with milk and warm winter spices including vanilla, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and pepper. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The apple butter oatmeal bake is hearty and warm with cinnamon and cardamom . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The winter ale is brewed with clove, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "But, because skipping dessert is never an option, our allegiance to all things fresh and green didn't stop us from indulging that sweet tooth\u2014especially when this recipe for a giant cardamom bun exists. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The flavors of pine and smoked vanilla meet coconut and oak milk, balanced by black pepper cardamom shortbread cookie chunks in these scoops that are entirely plant based\u2014and yes, that means no dairy. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cardamomum , from Greek kardam\u014dmon , blend of kardamon peppergrass and am\u014dmon , an Indian spice plant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014353"
  },
  "cream-of-tartar tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a desert tree ( Adansonia gregorii ) of northern Australia that produces an agreeably acid fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the taste of the fruit",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014404"
  },
  "centerpiece":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an object occupying a central position",
      ": an adornment in the center of a table",
      ": one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole",
      ": a piece put in the center of something and especially a decoration (as flowers) for a table"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0113s",
      "\u02c8se-n\u0259r-",
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      "bottom line",
      "bull's-eye",
      "core",
      "crux",
      "essence",
      "gist",
      "heart",
      "kernel",
      "keynote",
      "meat",
      "meat and potatoes",
      "net",
      "nub",
      "nubbin",
      "nucleus",
      "pith",
      "pivot",
      "point",
      "root",
      "sum"
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    "examples":[
      "resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The centerpiece is the Juneteenth Jubilee Parade, from 9 to 11 a.m., starting at North 14th Street and West Atkinson Avenue and ending at Burleigh Street and King Drive. \u2014 Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "The centerpiece of the park in Columbia Falls, Maine, will be a soaring flagpole that equals the height of One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the nation. \u2014 Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
      "The centerpiece of the story is a man named Lenny Pozner, a former InfoWars listener himself who lost a son in the massacre and spent years fending off death threats and doxing attempts from Jones\u2019s followers. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "The centerpiece of the package was a pair of bills that would have established vaccine mandates for most Californians. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The centerpiece of RiseNY is the jaw-dropping 46-seat soaring ride in a state-of-the-art flying theater, allowing visitors of all ages a unique bird\u2019s-eye view tour of the Big Apple. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The centerpiece of the charity effort is a special sweepstakes\u2014the Broadway Biggest Fan Giveaway. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 16 May 2022",
      "The centerpiece of the new development will be Star Harbor Academy, Tanner said, estimating its development cost at $120 million. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
      "During the series, Alves visits Cafu at home, which is a shrine to the legendary player\u2019s various trophies, the centerpiece of which is an exact replica of the World Cup. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014622"
  },
  "Chocho":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chayote",
      ": a Popolocan people of northern Oaxaca, Mexico",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": a Popolocan people of southern Puebla, Mexico",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of a Chocho people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d",
      "\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014720"
  },
  "carraway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a biennial usually white-flowered aromatic Old World herb ( Carum carvi ) of the carrot family",
      ": the pungent fruit of the caraway used in seasoning and medicine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014724"
  },
  "criminal law":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the law of crimes and their punishments",
      ": public law that deals with crimes and their prosecution \u2014 compare civil law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laurie Levenson, a professor of criminal law at Loyola Law School, said the blanket policy to disregard strike allegations was always going to run into trouble. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Cunningham is deputy division chief of the Violent Crime Unit in the commonwealth\u2019s attorney\u2019s office, while Bellows has practiced civil and criminal law for 17 years. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 1 May 2022",
      "Edriuna looks forward to partnering with her fianc\u00e9, Bobby L. Davis of The Law Office of Bobby L. Davis, a firm that specializes in personal injury, criminal law , family law, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
      "The draft opinion is not a classified document, Orin Kerr, a criminal law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, told Reuters. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "John Pfaff, a criminal law professor at Fordham University, said the mayor was right to focus on the national context and systemic issues at play. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Other, more difficult cases may need to go to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, in the Netherlands, said Abraham, who specializes in international criminal law at Garden Court North Chambers in Manchester. \u2014 Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "This is in contrast to most areas of civil and criminal law , in which defendants cannot use ignorance as an excuse for misconduct. \u2014 Champe Barton, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "If the metaverse looks and feels like the real world but that is unencumbered by criminal law , and with experiences that are more extreme, there are major risks around trauma and negative mental health impacts. \u2014 Martin Boyd, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1672, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015647"
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  "colonel general":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an officer in some foreign armies usually equivalent to a U.S. full general"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015741"
  },
  "comitragedy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tragedy with a comedy element"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4m\u0259\u0307",
      "-m\u0113+"
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    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of tragicomedy ",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015856"
  },
  "contemplative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or given to contemplation",
      ": of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance",
      ": a person who practices contemplation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-pl\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101-",
      "-\u02cctem-"
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      "broody",
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      "meditative",
      "melancholy",
      "musing",
      "pensive",
      "reflective",
      "ruminant",
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      "thoughtful"
    ],
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      "unreflective"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He has lived a quiet, contemplative life.",
      "She joined a contemplative order of nuns.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Saba may be the most versatile emcee from Chicago\u2019s contemplative new wave, joining artists like Chance the Rapper and Noname who came to prominence parallel to the 2010s drill scene. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Godland is many things, not least of them a contemplative correlative to the Viking bloodbath of The Northman. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "Others surveying the vehicles were contemplative about what happened on the shoulder of this road. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Millions were tuning in to works that could be as contemplative as a Sofia Coppola movie or as fastidious as a John McPhee book. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The format allows Silano to suggest the brisk rhythm of a movie montage while also slowing the viewer\u2019s experience to a contemplative crawl. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "Viewers enter it one by one to ensure a degree of contemplative solitude, and are confronted by a series of workplaces in which the workers seem to have suddenly disappeared. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Visiting a museum can also induce reflection and contemplative states which enable us to think about ourselves and our lives differently, form new connections, and expose ourselves to newer perspectives. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Elsewhere in the book, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Marilynne Robinson, in an interview, reflects on these volatile times with a contemplative eye. \u2014 Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stolevski treats every frame with a gentle, Terrence Malick\u2013ian touch, creating a contemplative \u2014and spellbinding\u2014study of the human condition through the eyes of an unconventional subject. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Being near the most sacred part of the house made a contemplative out of her. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 3 May 2021",
      "The figures are dressed in a contemporary athletic style that emphasizes their strength, but the posturing is casual and timeless, ranging from contemplative to statuesque. \u2014 Danielle Avram, Dallas News , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Harmony is at the heart of plaza life, the communal ties between tables, the whole mishmash crowd in this shifting encampment, taking the sun, contemplatives in the land of commerce. \u2014 Garrison Keillor, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
      "Regarding cross-checking interpersonal experience, both contemplatives and the texts dealing with the various experiences a meditator might encounter are quite precise in their descriptions. \u2014 Matthieu Ricard, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015901"
  },
  "common seal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a seal adopted and used by a corporation or similar body"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020219"
  },
  "Charmat method":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method for producing champagne in which the second fermentation takes place in a large glass-lined tank instead of in the bottle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)sh\u00e4r\u00a6m\u00e4-"
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    "history_and_etymology":"after Eugene Charmat flourished 1907, its inventor",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020230"
  },
  "chronometry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the measuring of time",
      ": the science of measuring time especially by periods or intervals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-tr\u0113",
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4m-\u0259-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each was rigorously worked on in a year-long process and regulated by Charles Fleck and Ren\u00e9 Gygax, Zenith chronometry specialists. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "The unique piece resulted in a new chronometry certification at the Besan\u00e7on Observatory in France, as well as Voutilainen\u2019s ultra-coveted Obseratoire series, based on the original. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "High frequency improves chronometry , which means maximum precision. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Ulysse Nardin is a master at chronometry and has been almost since its inception. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Breaking from wristwatches momentarily, here's a reminder of where the precision mechanics, which so many take for granted, originally came from: marine chronometry . \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Before, during, and after radio, chronometry , and that chap Alexander Neckam mentioning in De naturis rerum that magnets might have uses at sea, what remained the mariner\u2019s most valuable gadget? \u2014 Rob Beschizza, WIRED , 28 Dec. 2006"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" chrono- + -metry , after chronometer ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020528"
  },
  "curved knife-tooth harrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": acme harrow"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020614"
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  "charman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man who does janitor's odd jobs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rm\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" chare entry 1 + man ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020934"
  },
  "celibacy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of not being married",
      ": abstention from sexual intercourse",
      ": abstention by vow from marriage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-b\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstinence",
      "chasteness",
      "chastity",
      "continence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a widower who has maintained absolute celibacy since the death of his wife",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Shakers, a Christian group that celebrated simplicity and celibacy , immigrated in the late 18th century from England, where the family of Ms. de Boer\u2019s mother hails from. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Gambling was a hard no and celibacy was expected, except for married couples who were permitted to conjugate for purposes of procreation \u2014 but only after chanting for five hours. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "With the evolution of HIV-testing capabilities, deferral windows have been modified: The lifetime ban was shortened to a year of celibacy in 2015 and then reduced to three months in April 2020. \u2014 Ushma S. Neill And Lala Tanmoy Das, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Chastity, Sister Kate says, is not to be confused with celibacy . \u2014 Corrine Ciani, Rolling Stone , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Various ideas about her status have played into debates about sexuality, celibacy and women\u2019s role in Christian institutions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "For everyone who took up knitting during the pandemic, only to be mocked by their close ones \u2014 think: jokes about Meredith Grey celibacy knitting and becoming a grandma at 25 \u2014 joke\u2019s on them. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 12 May 2021",
      "How is celibacy like an afternoon fling between bank tellers? \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Continuing to manage her aplastic anemia, a life-long and life-threatening condition that causes bone marrow failure and weakens her immune system, Stephanie is now in remission and is looking to end her celibacy after two and a half years. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" celib ate \"state of not being married\" (borrowed from Latin caelib\u0101tus , from caelebs \"not having a spouse, unmarried\" + -\u0101tus  -ate entry 2 ) + -acy \u2014 more at celibate entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021226"
  },
  "cope (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently coped with the latest foul-up gracefully"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022144"
  },
  "calling hare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": pika"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from its cry",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022346"
  },
  "compluvium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a square opening in the roof of the ancient Roman atrium toward which the roof sloped and through which the rain fell into the impluvium"
    ],
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      "k\u0259m\u02c8pl\u00fcv\u0113\u0259m",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from compluere to flow together, from com- + pluere to rain",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022811"
  },
  "clabbered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having thickened or curdled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-b\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023135"
  },
  "cooktop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the flat top of a range",
      ": a built-in cabinet-top cooking apparatus containing usually four heating units"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02cct\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three of the four major companies producing smokeless fire pits\u2014Solo, Breeo, and Blue Sky\u2014offer cooktop accessories. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The kitchen has two large islands with granite countertops and a Viking gas range with an eight-burner cooktop and double ovens. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a full kitchen equipped with a three-burner induction cooktop , microwave convection oven, refrigerator, stainless steel sink, trash compactor and a washer/dryer combo. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 May 2022",
      "The latest systems presented at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show these past three years are offering sensor operation that quietly and efficiently ties the hood operation to the foods cooking on the paired induction cooktop below. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Contrasting the polished stainless steel, also employed on drawers serving the La Cornue cooktop , brushed stainless wraps the vent hood. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "The gas cooktop offers her precision cooking control, while the electric oven offers baking accuracy favored by professional chefs. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Three racks and an induction cooktop combine to serve up 880 square inches of cooking space. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Culinary professionals like French are less likely to steer home cooks toward electric ranges because such a cooktop offers reliably less heat control. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023737"
  },
  "cadaverous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a corpse",
      ": suggestive of corpses or tombs",
      ": pallid , livid",
      ": gaunt , emaciated",
      ": of or relating to a corpse",
      ": being pallid or livid like a corpse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8dav-r\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8da-v\u0259r-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8dav-(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashen",
      "ashy",
      "blanched",
      "doughy",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked",
      "wan"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A tall, cadaverous man led us into the library.",
      "everyone always looks cadaverous in the winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or the way that Morticia, voiced by Charlize Theron in the most musical of aristocratic purrs, doesn\u2019t just walk but glides around in her cadaverous skin-tight dress that drapes over the floor in trails that look like black silk octopus legs. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Slim to the point of cadaverous , intense, hawk-faced, almost totally bald, and sporting a bristling red mustache, Douri's devotion to Saddam was absolute and enforced with the loyalty and rigor of the fanatic. \u2014 Philip Terzian, Washington Examiner , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Though most people look less cartoonish up close the president somehow looks more so: the preposterous hair and the radioactive orange glow and the black overcoat and lumpy cadaverous face. \u2014 Ben H. Winters, Slate Magazine , 31 Jan. 2017",
      "At first glance the shrunken, somewhat cadaverous man who stood before the court seemed like a startled rabbit. \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Apr. 2017",
      "Keening choirs and cadaverous extras bear witness as Yuri (Max Irons) leaves the family farm and his childhood sweetheart, Natalka (Samantha Barks), to attend art school in Kiev. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Feb. 2017",
      "The noise attracted a cadaverous , grey denizen from the nearby marketing department, dragging a small bandwagon behind him. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 3 Oct. 2008"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023742"
  },
  "confirmatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving to confirm : corroborative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confirmational",
      "confirming",
      "corroborating",
      "corroborative",
      "corroboratory",
      "probative",
      "probatory",
      "substantiating",
      "supporting",
      "supportive",
      "verifying",
      "vindicating"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confuting",
      "disproving",
      "refuting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a confirmatory test for pregnancy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If positive, then a confirmatory Western blot test should be performed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Out of 360 Abbott test results checked through Friday, one negative test came back positive during confirmatory testing, Jilly said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 28 May 2020",
      "Despite the existing tests for diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, few patients in the U.S. have been tested with these confirmatory tests because of cost and access restrictions. \u2014 Howard M. Fillit, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2019",
      "The first assay is Rs1,500 ($20) and subsequent, confirmatory assays can cost another Rs3,000. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "The White House is aware of public reports that a member of the Brazilian delegation\u2018s visit to Mar-a-Lago last weekend tested positive for COVID-19; confirmatory testing is pending. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Although a dozen states are capable of testing for coronavirus infection, confirmatory tests must still be done by the C.D.C., a process that can take days. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "The presumptive positive result came from a sample tested by the New Jersey Department of Health and is now being submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Pro-actively seeks feedback from peers and managers 1 The Performance Review almost always ignores cognitive traps that may be coloring an evaluator\u2019s judgment of a direct report, including recency, halo, and confirmatory biases. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work , 11 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1636, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024227"
  },
  "compensate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be equivalent to : counterbalance",
      ": to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to",
      ": to provide with means of counteracting variation",
      ": to neutralize the effect of (variations)",
      ": to supply an equivalent",
      ": to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect",
      ": to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation",
      ": to make up for",
      ": to give money to make up for something",
      ": to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation",
      ": to undergo, experience, or engage in psychological or physiological compensation",
      ": to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t",
      "-\u02ccpen-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t, -\u02ccpen-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t, -\u02ccpen-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "indemnify",
      "recompense",
      "recoup",
      "remunerate",
      "requite",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill.",
      "The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect.",
      "compensate workers for their labor",
      "She was not compensated for the damage done to her car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the consequences of the unprovoked war didn't end there: For three decades, Iraq was required to compensate the Kuwaiti victims of Saddam's invasion. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that selling the camps may be necessary in some instances to compensate victims. \u2014 al , 4 June 2022",
      "Last year, the Israeli government approved a fund of approximately $50 million to compensate families but has yet to issue an official apology. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Even worse, there seemed to be no way to compensate . \u2014 Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Sky Mavis said the funds will be combined with its own funds to compensate victims of the hack, which accessed assets worth about $540 million on the date of the theft, March 23. \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The government regulates fuel prices, which include a tax used to finance a fund to compensate accident victims, along with other levies that make up about a third of what consumers pay. \u2014 Prinesha Naidoo, Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In July 2019, Hayut was arrested in Greece and extradited back to Israel, where he was convicted of four fraud charges and ordered to compensate his victims a total of more than $43,000, The Times of Israel reported. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "That strength has to carry the team until the weaknesses improve or coaches find a way to compensate . \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin compensatus , past participle of compensare , frequentative of compendere \u2014 see compendium ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024309"
  },
  "Chimaerae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an order of marine elasmobranch fishes comprising the chimaeras and extinct related forms and being coextensive with the subclass Holocephali \u2014 see chimaeridae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ir(\u02cc)\u0113",
      "-\u0113(\u02cc)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from plural of Chimaera ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024616"
  },
  "cold-shoulder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "brush-off",
      "rebuff",
      "repulse",
      "silent treatment",
      "snub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "open arms"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four progressive Democrats last year proposed increasing that to 13, but most Democrats, including President Biden, gave the idea the cold shoulder . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 9 May 2022",
      "Pyongyang has given the Biden administration the cold shoulder , and Mr. Kim didn\u2019t mention the U.S. in a year-end speech. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "That means the judgment that Republican voters render on Tuesday will go a long way to show whether even conservative candidates like Mr. Mandel and Mr. Gibbons can overcome a cold shoulder from Mar-a-Lago. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The young woman didn\u2019t get the kind of public reception many autistic and otherwise disabled children get \u2014 awkwardness, a cold shoulder , even irritation. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In a recorded Democratic response, Sen. William C. Smith Jr. countered the governor\u2019s narrative of progress, alleging instead that Hogan has not focused on key areas of government and given a cold shoulder to lawmakers who want to work with him. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "President Barack Obama gives a cold shoulder to Russian President Vladimir Putin pat on the back in Beijing, Nov. 11, 2014. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Shade Room recently posted a video of Khlo\u00e9 grinding on Tristan on the dance floor, while Tristan straight up gives her the cold shoulder . \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024752"
  },
  "casing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that encases : material for encasing: such as",
      ": an enclosing frame especially around a door or window opening",
      ": a metal pipe used to case a well",
      ": tire entry 2 sense 1",
      ": a membranous case for processed meat",
      ": a space formed between two parallel lines of stitching through at least two layers of cloth into which something (such as a rod or string) may be inserted",
      ": something that covers or encloses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-si\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armor",
      "capsule",
      "case",
      "cocoon",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "encasement",
      "housing",
      "hull",
      "husk",
      "jacket",
      "pod",
      "sheath",
      "shell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a casing for a shotgun shell",
      "the egg of this bird has an unusually hard casing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When someone pulls the trigger, there are three markings that will be left on the casing \u2014 and their uniqueness is like a fingerprint. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2022",
      "With 360 degrees of foam padding within the casing , our tester felt comfortable lugging around delicate cameras, lenses, and audio equipment. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The new earbuds have an IPX4-certified splash-resistant casing , enabling the user to run in the rain or work up a sweat in a strenuous fitness session. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Earlier this month, a crew from Moore Well Services was busy boring out the well casing . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Grip the wheel\u2014its rim is as fat as a German knackwurst, the leather as smooth as a sausage casing \u2014and there's precious little feel that makes its way through. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Deputies forensically matched a shell casing found at the gas station to casings found at a crime scene in Philadelphia for which Crumpton was also a suspect, investigators said. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 11 May 2022",
      "The company's first product, the Nothing Ear (1), is best known for the transparent casing around the earbuds. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "An expended casing found in the chamber of the gun suggested that the gun had not functioned properly the last time it was fired. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024920"
  },
  "crumblingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being crumbling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b(\u0259)li\u014bn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025133"
  },
  "cynipid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Cynipidae",
      ": any insect of the family Cynipidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sin\u0259p\u0259\u0307d",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030034"
  },
  "Cummings":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Edward Estlin 1894\u20131962 known as e. e. cummings American poet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030117"
  },
  "connected load":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the total electric power-consuming rating of all devices (as lamps or motors) connected to a distribution system"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030130"
  },
  "casinet":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of casinet variant spelling of cassinette"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030219"
  },
  "cogitation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of cogitating : meditation",
      ": the capacity to think or reflect",
      ": a single thought",
      ": careful consideration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstraction",
      "concept",
      "conception",
      "idea",
      "image",
      "impression",
      "intellection",
      "mind's eye",
      "notion",
      "picture",
      "thought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "as long as there's a national deficit, interplanetary exploration will most likely remain an agreeable cogitation and nothing more",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Holbein\u2019s lines and brushwork capture the movement beneath the surface, the constant cogitation and maneuvering for power and survival. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "And yet, absorbing the feelings generated by Seaver\u2019s departure from New York led me to the kind of inflated cogitation that links Masaccio and the Mets, if only because the feelings were so outsized and anguished and intense. \u2014 Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "His work, as Joseph Farrell observes in Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Theatre, Politics, Life, contains none of the intimacy, intellectual cogitation , or existential angst that one finds in so many artists of the twentieth century. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "But even that scene moves; there isn\u2019t a moment when Smallwood feels bogged down, by grad-school cogitation or anything else. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "Warhol was seemingly incapable of spontaneity, some private calculus forever ticking away in his head at a speed different from that of normal cogitation . \u2014 Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "Do send us the results of your cogitations in the comments below. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Sep. 2015",
      "Agree, or disagree, their opinions could stimulate your cogitation . \u2014 Thomas Fitzgerald, Philly.com , 11 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030249"
  },
  "clap (together":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030508"
  },
  "chuprassi":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chuprassi variant of chaprassi"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8pr\u00e4s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030629"
  },
  "cosmicality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being cosmic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4zm\u0259\u0307\u02c8kal\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030900"
  },
  "cake stripper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that feeds cottonseed cakes after expression of the oil into a machine that strips off the press cloth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030912"
  },
  "chop (down)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031231"
  },
  "cliff dweller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a prehistoric American Indian people of the southwestern U.S. who built their homes on rock ledges or in the natural recesses of canyon walls and cliffs",
      ": a member of any cliff-dwelling people",
      ": a resident of a large usually metropolitan apartment building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031717"
  },
  "churn barrel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the trunk or body deep and capacious with well-sprung ribs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032216"
  },
  "cook (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly",
      ": to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032225"
  },
  "communion table":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the table used in the celebration of the Lord's Supper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032433"
  },
  "conclusive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being a conclusion",
      ": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability",
      ": decisive sense 1",
      ": of, relating to, or being a conclusion",
      ": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of inability to be refuted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "clear",
      "deciding",
      "decisive",
      "definitive",
      "last"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "unclear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the archeological discovery was conclusive proof that the Vikings had indeed settled in North America around 1000 A.D.",
      "a conclusive argument for allowing the students to put on a play of their own choosing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the latest increase in passengers has given Metro more clarity about the effects of telework on its finances, agency leaders say the train shortage continues to hinder them from gathering conclusive data on rail ridership. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "While firmer treatment protocols are under review, at this time, there are no conclusive data or recommendations regarding the use of supplements in the treatment of long-COVID. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "At the same time, citing a lack of conclusive data, the V.A. was denying the vast majority of burn-pit-exposure claims. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "That, says Shaw, is too personal for conclusive data. \u2014 Christina Cacouris, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s no conclusive data yet about whether Omicron is a vaccine resistant, but experts say it\u2019s only a matter of time before such a strain appears. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "While conclusive data is sparse, studies are underway to determine the variant\u2019s rate of transmission and the level of protection offered by current Covid-19 vaccines. \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Israel claimed that the building had housed equipment used by the militant group Hamas to interfere with Israel\u2019s Iron Dome missile-defense system, but no conclusive investigation followed. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Public pressure to determine the conclusive truth through trials or congressional investigations frequently only builds because of initial, sometimes imperfect, press reports. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conclude ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032541"
  },
  "cordiality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sincere affection and kindness : cordial regard",
      ": sincere warmth and kindness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-j\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8ja-",
      "also",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-j\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amity",
      "benevolence",
      "brotherhood",
      "charity",
      "cordialness",
      "fellowship",
      "friendliness",
      "friendship",
      "gem\u00fctlichkeit",
      "good-fellowship",
      "goodwill",
      "kindliness",
      "neighborliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ill will",
      "malevolence",
      "venom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" cordial entry 1 + -ity , probably after French cordialit\u00e9 or Italian cordialit\u00e0 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032620"
  },
  "cotton tie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band of steel used to encircle a bale of cotton and thus hold it together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033310"
  },
  "chorus boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young man who sings or dances in the chorus of a theatrical production (such as a musical or revue)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033712"
  },
  "come up from/through the ranks":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move up (in rank or status)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033748"
  },
  "controverted election":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contested election"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034042"
  },
  "conjure":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly",
      ": to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation",
      ": to affect or effect by or as if by magic",
      ": imagine , contrive",
      ": to bring to mind",
      ": to summon a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation",
      ": to practice magical arts",
      ": to use a conjurer's tricks : juggle",
      ": to treat or regard as important",
      ": to practice magical arts",
      ": imagine sense 1",
      ": to produce by or as if by magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "transitive sense 2 & intransitive senses",
      "also",
      "transitive sense 1",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeal (to)",
      "beg",
      "beseech",
      "besiege",
      "entreat",
      "impetrate",
      "implore",
      "importune",
      "petition",
      "plead (to)",
      "pray",
      "solicit",
      "supplicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a magician who conjures live doves from silk scarves",
      "The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are rules designed to block clever traders from using offsetting bets to conjure tax savings, and the IRS argues Susquehanna broke them. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
      "Chapters that delve into her childhood were more difficult to conjure . \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to conjure box office magic at third place, earning an additional $4.8 million. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
      "But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The plot doesn't totally come together yet the music and eye-popping visuals combine to conjure a wowing cosmic fever dream. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Davies crafts simple and startling effects to conjure the relentless presence of Sassoon\u2019s traumatic memories in the course of his daily life and amid its intimate dramas and creative furies. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
      "In Portugal, some recent California expats have taken it upon themselves to make the pitch for how to conjure a bit of their home state while living abroad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Bieker writes to make sense of her characters\u2019 worst inclinations, to conjure empathy even for unforgivable choices. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French conjurer , from Latin conjurare to join in taking an oath, from com- + jurare to swear \u2014 more at jury ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034339"
  },
  "casaque":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a kind of woman's blouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8zak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, cassock",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034623"
  },
  "churn-butted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swell-butted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034718"
  },
  "cavilingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being caviling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035409"
  },
  "cannula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small tube for insertion into a body cavity or into a duct or vessel",
      ": a small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan-y\u0259-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Using the needle on its own is the classic approach, Dr. Hu explains, and the cannula acts like a dull straw, allowing the needle to pass through the tube, therefore only requiring one poke. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 18 May 2022",
      "His insulin pump contains a disposable insulin cartridge, and a plastic tubing system with an adhesive patch keeps in place the cannula that delivers insulin under his skin. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "Practitioners who opt to inject using a cannula have good reason to go this route: to avoid intravascular placement. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Tubes run from the cannula inserted in his heavily tattooed hand. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Hisaw said crews confirmed a nasal cannula near an oxygen tank caught fire. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "In Springfield, Missouri, where coronavirus cases spiked this summer, Russell Taylor sat in a hospital gown, an oxygen cannula draped across his face, to offer a provaccine testimonial in a hospital video. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "High flow nasal cannula delivers steady continuous oxygen to such patients, but government hospitals in border districts have been forced to rely on portable oxygen cylinders instead. \u2014 Julhas Alam, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
      "Lopez was bleeding at the cannula sites, as well, and would need a transfusion. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of canna reed \u2014 more at cane ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035744"
  },
  "consist in":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have (something) as an essential or main part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035905"
  },
  "comether":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of comether dialectal variant of come-hither"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8met\u035fh\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035911"
  },
  "coupon clipper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wealthy and idle person whose chief labor is clipping and cashing bond coupons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035924"
  },
  "chthonian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the underworld : infernal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8th\u00e4-nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek chthon-, chth\u014dn earth \u2014 more at humble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040218"
  },
  "cavillation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cavil",
      ": the raising of cavils"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckav\u0259\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-vi\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cavillacioun , from Middle French cavillation , from Latin cavillation-, cavillatio , from cavillatus , (past participle of cavillari to cavil) + -ion-, -io -ion",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040259"
  },
  "crag and tail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an elongate hill having at one end a steep face of ice-smoothed rock and at the other a gentle slope of rock or glacial drift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040520"
  },
  "calabaza":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large winter squash ( Cucurbita moschata ) that resembles a pumpkin and is typically grown in the West Indies and tropical America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-l\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-z\u0259",
      "-s\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There were stalls in the market selling bundles of cabbage, calabaza , chayote, onion, carrots and cilantro to make the stew. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
      "The stand will serve meat- and dairy-free Mexican dishes including jackfruit birria and carnitas, enchiladas suizas with calabaza guisado, chilaquiles with vegan cheese and mole poblano with king oyster mushrooms. \u2014 Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
      "Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
      "Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 30 June 2018",
      "Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
      "Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
      "Candied pumpkin, calabaza en tacha, is a popular sweet, made from huge green pumpkins grown for this purpose. \u2014 Judy Walker, NOLA.com , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041530"
  },
  "come about":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": happen",
      ": to change direction",
      ": to shift to a new tack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "befall",
      "betide",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come down",
      "come off",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "how did all this come about ?"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041726"
  },
  "corporeal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as",
      ": not spiritual",
      ": not immaterial or intangible : substantial",
      ": corporal",
      ": having, consisting of, or relating to a physical body",
      ": having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body",
      ": having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body \u2014 compare incorporeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l, -\u02c8p\u022fr-",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animal",
      "bodily",
      "carnal",
      "corporal",
      "fleshly",
      "material",
      "physical",
      "somatic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonmaterial",
      "nonphysical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the corporeal nature of matter",
      "corporeal cravings such as hunger and thirst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the Mayo Clinic, the average adult can safely consume up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day before vibrating to a plane of non- corporeal existence. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
      "The show imagines a future 15 years from now, in which people can live beyond their corporeal bodies by uploading their consciousness into a visual afterworld. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Somehow, Fauci has become the Greatest Living Human Being, a corporeal blend of St Francis, Mother Teresa and the Buddha. \u2014 Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "In a crowded field of novel-manifestos about the indignity of parenting, Nightbitch is primal and corporeal , a labor scream of a book. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Will that category one day include robots, cyborgs, artificial intelligences, even non- corporeal forms of life? \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "During the race, Eledge drew scrutiny over a series of controversial social media posts, including one that denounced mask-wearing and made light of corporeal punishment as a parenting tool. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "In Silicon Valley, immortality is sometimes elevated to the status of a corporeal goal. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 25 May 2021",
      "Our digital versions of our corporeal bodies are a form, if not the form, of human expression and experience. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English corporealle, from Latin corporeus \"having a body, physical\" (from corpor-, corpus \"body\" + -eus  -eous ) + -alle  -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041827"
  },
  "cerebral ganglion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a pair of ganglia situated in the head or anterior part of the body in many invertebrates in front of or dorsal to the esophagus",
      ": a median ganglion formed by the fusion of such a pair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042146"
  },
  "cancelation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of canceling",
      ": something (such as a hotel room or a ticket) made available by the canceling of an arrangement",
      ": a mark made to cancel something (such as a postage stamp)",
      ": an act of causing something to end or no longer be in effect",
      ": a mark that makes something impossible to use again",
      ": the act or an instance of cancelling",
      ": a mark made to cancel something (as a check)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckan(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cckan-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandonment",
      "abortion",
      "calling",
      "calling off",
      "dropping",
      "recall",
      "recision",
      "repeal",
      "rescission",
      "revocation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The storm caused delays and flight cancellations .",
      "Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.",
      "There is a fee for cancellation .",
      "Cancellations increased when rates doubled.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hotel discounts and more flexible cancellation policies are also part of the deal. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Airlines have also reviewed their cancellation policies for passengers who may not be comfortable taking to the skies. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "Airbnb notes that almost two-thirds of active listings on its platform will still offer moderate or flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Hosts\u2019 typical cancellation policies will apply after the policy change. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Kassian avoids hotel chains, which have already begun tightening their cancellation policies as travel restrictions ease. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "McDaniel says that because of such volatility, flexible cancellation policies are the number one consideration for would-be cruisers. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Make sure to check the fine print for information about restroom access, cancellation policies and pet friendliness before booking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "To start, book with travel companies with flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cancel  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042256"
  },
  "Catullian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or like Catullus or his lyric poems, which are marked by facility of language, perfection of form, and intensely personal subject matter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8t\u0259l\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin catullianus , from Gaius Valerius Catullus \u202054 b.c. Roman poet + Latin -ianus -ian",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042419"
  },
  "counterproject":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a counterproposal especially for a plan, measure, or treaty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt",
      "-jikt",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1745, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042640"
  },
  "cloistered heart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": closed gentian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042917"
  },
  "consistent equations":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a set of equations possessing a common solution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042926"
  },
  "climactic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a climax",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a climax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u012b-\u02c8mak-tik",
      "kl\u0259-",
      "kl\u012b-\u02c8mak-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apocalyptic",
      "apocalyptical",
      "climacteric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.",
      "the movie's climactic chase scene",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At one particularly climactic moment, Mayberry, clad in a green dress/tutu combo and black, heeled combat boots, covered her arms in the blood of her enemies. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
      "Teller cemented himself as a leading man after his ferociously spellbinding climactic drumming performance at the end of the award-winning 2014 film, holding his own on-screen with a heavyweight like Simmons. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "The depiction of the climactic duel is much more extensive yet no less generalized and anecdotal. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s an act of violence, as brutal as the climactic duel that Scott choreographs for maximum human carnage. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Which is why the climactic duel is so enjoyable: The audience hates both contestants. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "In the climactic scene, the track\u2019s pounding percussion adds to the adrenaline rush while Bush\u2019s commanding vocals give it emotional weight. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "In the climactic scene, Kinnear\u2019s characters literally give birth to one another, in an accelerated chain of gruesome pregnancies and deliveries. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1747, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043421"
  },
  "compensate (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043517"
  },
  "crispness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily crumbled : brittle",
      ": desirably firm and crunchy",
      ": notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear",
      ": concise and to the point",
      ": noticeably neat",
      ": briskly cold",
      ": fresh , invigorating",
      ": deftly and powerfully executed",
      ": brisk , lively",
      ": curly , wavy",
      ": having close stiff or wiry curls or waves",
      ": something crisp or brittle",
      ": potato chip",
      ": a baked dessert of fruit with crumb topping",
      ": to make or keep crisp",
      ": curl , crimp",
      ": to cause to ripple : wrinkle",
      ": to become crisp",
      ": curl",
      ": ripple",
      ": being thin, hard, and easily crumbled",
      ": pleasantly firm and fresh",
      ": being clear and brief",
      ": pleasantly cool and invigorating : brisk",
      ": having clear details",
      ": to make or keep something crispy or fresh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krisp",
      "\u02c8krisp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I put on a crisp shirt and tie.",
      "The stereo's sound is crisp and clear.",
      "Verb",
      "Crisp the celery in ice water.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nothing tastes like summer more than a crisp , juicy, refreshing slice of watermelon. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022",
      "Then proceed with baking as instructed, leaving you with a pristine, crisp crust for all of your pie and tart needs. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "And since the nearest source of industrial pollution is located more than 850 miles away on Portugal\u2019s mainland, the air is crisp , clear, and fragrant. \u2014 Laura Neilson, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "But for our testers, the crisp crust and even cooking job was well worth the wait. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Serve your quiche hot or warm to ensure a flaky, crisp crust. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "When ready to serve, allow the rice to sit in the wok without tossing to create a crisp crust underneath, about 1 minute. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This lightbulb is made specifically to provide indoor plants with their daily dose of light without burning them to a crisp . \u2014 Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The commercial follows the life-long journey of one devoted Pringles fan, who gets his hand trapped at a college party while reaching for the last delicious crisp . \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "This will ensure all your vegetables come out tender- crisp and perfectly browned. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Cook, tossing occasionally, until well browned and tender- crisp , about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The fish had been caught from a skiff on the shore of Lake Victoria and only an hour or two later dredged in flour, fried to a golden crisp in a vat of vegetable oil over a wood fire, and served to me with lime and piri-piri sauce. \u2014 Torrey Peters, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "An air fryer is one of the fastest, easiest and least messy way of sizzling chicken wings to a crisp . \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Reduced to a crisp by a March 1942 British bombing raid, the World War II\u2013era dessert still features shriveled swirls of icing carefully applied by a baker. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As the cost of bacon and other goods sizzles, more people want to protect their savings from getting burnt to a crisp by inflation. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The garlic slices used to infuse the butter crisp up when cooled and add a textural crunch against the silky smooth potatoes. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "First, slice the shallots evenly, as thinner slices will brown before thicker slices are able to crisp . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Just bring along a paring knife and a spoon to prep the avocados, then crisp up the bread and garnish with edible leaves, like those plucked from a marigold. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "An elongated shape maximizes the contrast in texture, from the tender interior to crisp , brown tips. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet and add the chorizo, cooking and stirring constantly until the chorizo begins to crisp . \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Between these dramatic scenes, Gammell and Keough treat viewers to crisp and mesmerizing shots of the landscapes surrounding Pine Ridge. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Let soak to crisp up, at least 10 minutes, then drain, dry and transfer to a large mixing bowl. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "Air fryers can crisp up food in minutes and provide a healthier alternative to traditional frying. \u2014 Dwyer Frame, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043737"
  },
  "convergency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": convergence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confluence",
      "conjunction",
      "convergence",
      "meeting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "divergence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the convergency of several trade routes brought the city immense wealth during the Middle Ages"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1709, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044021"
  },
  "Curcumin S":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yellow stilbene direct dye"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary Curcum- (from New Latin Curcuma , genus that produces it) + -in ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044038"
  },
  "come up short of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fail to achieve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044219"
  },
  "Caravaggisti":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": artists of the 17th century who were influenced by or worked in the style of the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccv\u00e4-\u02c8j\u0113-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044834"
  },
  "continental U.S.":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the states of the U.S. except for Hawaii"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044938"
  },
  "cold-shut":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded",
      "\u2014 compare cold shut sense 2",
      ": the freezing of the surface of liquid metal during the pouring of an ingot or casting due to interrupted or improper pouring",
      ": an imperfection thus caused",
      ": the imperfect weld caused in a forging by the inadequate heat of one surface under working or by an oxide film",
      ": a split ring or link used to mend or fasten chains"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044952"
  },
  "cozonal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tautozonal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" co- + zonal ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045034"
  },
  "concitation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)s\u0259\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concitation-, concitatio , from concitatus (past participle of concitare to stir up, rouse, from com- + citare to set in motion) + -ion-, -io -ion",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045634"
  },
  "cat block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook used in catting an anchor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cat entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045708"
  },
  "clarifying":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": making something less confusing or easier to understand : providing clarity",
      ": removing impurities or particulates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045835"
  },
  "changeover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conversion , transition",
      ": a pause in a tennis match during which the players change sides of the court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conversion",
      "metamorphosis",
      "transfiguration",
      "transformation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Were there any problems during the changeover from the franc to the euro?",
      "the region's changeover from an agricultural economy to one based on manufacturing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Coco Gauff sat plain-faced in her French Open changeover chair after moving one set away from her first Grand Slam final at 18 \u2014 just 18! \u2014 and calmly snacked on some cut-up pieces of pineapple and other fruit, seemingly without a care in the world. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Nadal often kicks clean the nub of tape in the middle of the baseline before heading to his chair for a changeover . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Early in the fifth, Medvedev called for the trainer to massage his upper legs during a changeover . \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "One game from defeat, Djokovic sat in his chair on a changeover as the screams grew deafening. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "How meaningful is the changeover that is coming in the leadership of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "This changeover is attributed to a rapid drop in costs of solar, wind, and big-batteries, plus demand by industry for cheaper and greener power. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The management changeover was announced Tuesday in a memo to staff sent by Keith Le Goy, Sony Pictures Entertainment\u2019s president of distribution and networks. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For areas of the Northeast, that temperature changeover is even more abrupt. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050232"
  },
  "credo quia absurdum est":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation based on"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": I believe (it) because it is absurd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u0101-d\u014d-\u02c8kw\u0113-\u00e4-\u00e4p-\u02ccsu\u0307r-du\u0307m-\u02c8est"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051237"
  },
  "cargo cult":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (such as money or manufactured goods) can be obtained through ritual worship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051455"
  },
  "change over to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go (from one system, method, etc.) to (another)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052025"
  },
  "conciseness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail",
      ": expressing much in few words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aphoristic",
      "apothegmatic",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "compact",
      "compendious",
      "crisp",
      "curt",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "epigrammatic",
      "laconic",
      "monosyllabic",
      "pithy",
      "sententious",
      "succinct",
      "summary",
      "telegraphic",
      "terse",
      "thumbnail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "long-winded",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
      "Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
      "\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
      "a clear and concise account of the accident",
      "a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concisus , from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052237"
  },
  "compensated dollar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commodity dollar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" compensated from past participle of compensate ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052259"
  },
  "chauvinism":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex",
      ": behavior expressive of such an attitude",
      ": undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged",
      ": excessive or blind patriotism \u2014 compare jingoism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jingoism",
      "nationalism",
      "superpatriotism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kawakami\u2019s furious takedown of chauvinism in Japan is eventful enough, and the poetic exactitude of her sentences provides a lively, spiraling sort of momentum. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Class struggle, permanent revolution, and the cult of Chairman Mao replaced outward signs of nationalism and Han chauvinism , which Mao continued to dismiss as bourgeois thinking. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The findings are also a warning against cultural chauvinism . \u2014 Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "De Saulcy set the tone of most subsequent efforts: wild ambition, wild exaggeration, wild protests\u2014and hardheaded chauvinism . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Our execution problems are many because American sanctions are almost always applied for reasons of domestic politics and chauvinism , not hard-nosed foreign policy. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Not much of a role model, and certainly not a new culture worthy of replacing the male chauvinism , which still reigns and rages against those who dare to simply report their discomfort. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "In theory at least, Mao was critical of Han chauvinism . \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this necessary corrective for uncritical chauvinism combined with Progressive economic determinism to discourage scholarly interpretation of the American founding as either unique or \u2014 that dread word! \u2014 good. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French chauvinisme , from Nicolas Chauvin , character noted for his excessive patriotism and devotion to Napoleon in Th\u00e9odore and Hippolyte Cogniard's play La Cocarde tricolore (1831)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052840"
  },
  "chochem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chochem variant of hakam plural chachamim \\ \u02cc\u1e35\u00e4\u1e35\u00e4\u02c8m\u0113m \\ or chachomim \\ \u1e35\u00e4\u02c8\u1e35\u022fmim \\"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u1e35\u022f\u1e35\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053432"
  },
  "carom":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls",
      ": a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket \u2014 compare combination shot",
      ": a rebounding especially at an angle",
      ": to strike and rebound : glance",
      ": to make a carom",
      ": to proceed by or as if by caroms",
      ": the act of bouncing back at an angle",
      ": to hit and bounce back at an angle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bounce",
      "glance",
      "rebound",
      "ricochet",
      "skim",
      "skip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a ball caromed off the wall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Franchy Cordero tripled off Drew Steckenrider (0-2) when the ball took a crazy carom off the Green Monster away from center fielder Rodr\u00edguez. \u2014 Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
      "Antetokounmpo punctuated this painful afternoon with 2:11 left when tossed the ball off the backboard from 5 feet out, grabbed the carom and dunked for a 101-87 lead. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
      "When his defenders failed to clear the rebound from the penalty area, Ferreira was able to head the high carom back toward the net for Weah, who went airborne in an attempt to get a foot on it and missed. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "But Gonzalez collected the carom off the board and left-footed a shot into the net. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Two minutes later, as McDermott missed a 3-pointer, Poeltl got a hand on the carom to tap it to Derrick White on the perimeter. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The Angels leadoff hitter has above-average sprint speed and was well around second as Ram\u00f3n Laureano fielded the carom off the center-field wall. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 July 2021",
      "Having swished his first free throw to cut the Clippers\u2019 deficit to 81-79, center DeMarcus Cousins stepped to the line needing to hit the rim in hopes the carom would land in a teammate\u2019s grip, providing an extra possession. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
      "Dylan Carlson played the carom off the wall, and the bases were clogged, with Bellinger trapped off third base and Taylor trapped off second. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those are tough to acquire when shots carom all over the gym. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All of the bounces that went Penn State's way in the first half began to carom the other way as Michigan's pressure defense intensified. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "By watching the ball carom off the left hand of an opposing linebacker. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The forward arced a shot into the crossbar, forcing the ball to ricochet downwards with enough backspin to carom into the goal. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Filip Mirkovic's shot hit the crossbar, bounced down and appeared to carom off the post as well as the Panthers screamed that the ball had crossed the goal line. \u2014 Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2021",
      "The poems carom about inside Atwood\u2019s fertile imagination, bouncing from the personal to political to genuinely funny. \u2014 Sydney Williams, NBC News , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Skip-firing is banned by some organizations because the bullets carom so unpredictably. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2020",
      "But when the ball caromed off the empty outfield seats, a lump rose in my throat. \u2014 Robert O'connell, The Atlantic , 12 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053440"
  },
  "Cardan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a universal joint that transmits motion unchanged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r\u02ccdan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"after Jerome Cardan (Geronimo Cardano) \u20201576 Italian mathematician, its inventor",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053605"
  },
  "customise":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of customise British spelling of customize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054310"
  },
  "call in on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to visit (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054518"
  },
  "cadre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others",
      ": a group of people having some unifying relationship",
      ": a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party",
      ": a member of a cadre",
      ": frame , framework"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-\u02ccdr\u0101",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-",
      "-dr\u0113",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-",
      "-dr\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "architecture",
      "armature",
      "configuration",
      "edifice",
      "fabric",
      "frame",
      "framework",
      "framing",
      "infrastructure",
      "shell",
      "skeleton",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That changed on Friday with the debut of Angel City FC, the team backed by Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, and a cadre of professional athletes. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "ABC News reported that Eastman and a cadre of Trump allies visited Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly Robin Vos in March in an effort to convince him to nullify Biden\u2019s victory in the state and reclaim the state\u2019s electors. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Their legacies endure, though, in smaller companies launched by their alumni, outposts of larger companies based elsewhere, and a cadre of seasoned technology executives who cut their teeth in a bustling Portland startup scene. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Manager Buck Showalter led the charge, followed by on-deck batter Pete Alonso and a cadre of Mets disgusted they\u2019d been hit four times in the first two games of this season against the Washington Nationals. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Current and former staffers, as well as a cadre of informal advisors, say the vice president is looking to adjust her strategy, not take drastic action. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "To commemorate his return, the sisters of Haim, as well as a cadre of backup singers and dancers, high-kicked their way onto the stage. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "To be fair, the sequel, which sees the hero put in charge of a cadre of young pilots assigned a dangerous mission against a conveniently anonymous enemy, began production four years ago and was originally scheduled for a July 2019 premiere. \u2014 Ty Burr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Brown was one of a cadre of top newswomen who commented for ABC during the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in 2011. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Italian quadro , from Latin quadrum square \u2014 more at quarrel ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055052"
  },
  "Complutensian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the polyglot bible published in Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, Spain, in 1513\u201317 and containing the Old Testament in Hebrew, the Targum of Onkelos on the Pentateuch, the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and the Greek New Testament"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4mpl\u00fc\u00a6tench\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin complutensis (from Complutum , city in Spain\u2014now Alcal\u00e1 de Henares ) + English -ian ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055823"
  },
  "coupling rod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a link connecting two or more cranks or their equivalents (as the side rod of a locomotive)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060124"
  },
  "complicatedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of parts intricately combined",
      ": difficult to analyze, understand, or explain",
      ": difficult to understand or explain",
      ": characterized by injury to nearby parts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complex",
      "complicate",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncomplex",
      "noncomplicated",
      "plain",
      "simple",
      "uncomplicated"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The game's rules are too complicated .",
      "The machine has a complicated design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the president wants to help consumers at the pump, the solutions aren\u2019t complicated . \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The fillings for a breakfast taco aren\u2019t complicated , which is why owner Chris Svetlik says the most important element is the flour tortilla, that wondrous flatbread, simultaneously flaky and elastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "How this happens is a little complicated , so bear with me for a quick dive into the financial plumbing. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Juliette and Calliope just met, and already their relationship is extremely complicated . \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Proving that threat assessment stops violence is complicated , and studies of its impact have shortcomings. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Needless to say, the world-building is a bit complicated ! \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The official dessert of this year\u2019s platinum jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s 70-year reign is as complicated as a full-scale military parade\u2014and requires almost as much precision to pull off. \u2014 Richard Morgan, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The political odds for each of them are complicated . \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see complicate  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060415"
  },
  "calling off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to draw away : divert",
      ": cancel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "detract",
      "distract",
      "divert",
      "throw off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest",
      "called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060943"
  },
  "clackdish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clapdish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klak\u02ccdish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the sound made by the lid",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061008"
  },
  "commiserate (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to have sympathy for we commiserated with him but there was little we could do to make the situation better"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061840"
  },
  "Clallam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Salishan people of the south shore of the straits of Juan de Fuca, Washington",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Clallam people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klal\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Clallam, literally, strong people",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061939"
  },
  "cursed thistle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blessed thistle",
      ": canada thistle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062741"
  },
  "cummingtonite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral (Fe, Mg) 7 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2 consisting of an ironmagnesium amphibole isomorphous with anthophyllite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259mi\u014bt\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" Cummington , Massachusetts + English -ite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062943"
  },
  "covetousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions",
      ": having a craving for possession",
      ": having or showing too much desire for wealth or possessions or for something belonging to another person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-t\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquisitive",
      "avaricious",
      "avid",
      "coveting",
      "grabby",
      "grasping",
      "greedy",
      "mercenary",
      "moneygrubbing",
      "rapacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The expensive car drew many covetous looks.",
      "one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once Lexington wins his first race, Harry\u2019s ownership gives covetous White horsemen the necessary leverage to take the animal from him. \u2014 Maggie Shipstead, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "That is, unless covetous bidders don\u2019t have something else in mind. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
      "In her grief, Lennie abandons her musical pursuits (leaving her school-band solos to the covetous queen bee Rachel, played by Julia Schlaepfer). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Whatever their covetous neighbors say, Taiwan and Ukraine have the essential features of independent nationhood. \u2014 Christopher Demuth, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Conventional wisdom is that corporations cannot innovate because executives are too covetous of their profits to risk pursuing unproven ideas. \u2014 Andy Binns, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In Punjab, even under the British, families like Sohel\u2019s kept up connections in the underworld, just to make sure that covetous eyes were not unduly drawn to their property and treasure. \u2014 Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "The Bears are casting a covetous glance at a 326-acre parcel of revenue-spinning potential that lies near two interstate highways and a Metra station. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 19 June 2021",
      "Because works by Mark Rothko, Jeff Koons and, yes, Leonardo da Vinci, now fetch enormously high prices, museums and municipalities are turning to the finest of fine art with covetous eyes and thinning pocketbooks. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see covet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063209"
  },
  "carolytic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a foliated shaft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"modification of French corollitique , from corolle corolla (from Latin corolla ) + -itique -itic",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063420"
  },
  "caustic alcohol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sodium ethoxide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063446"
  },
  "concipient":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conceptive , conceiving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8sip\u0113\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin concipient-, concipiens , present participle of concipere to conceive",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063807"
  },
  "chicken-livered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fainthearted , cowardly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-k\u0259n-\u02ccli-v\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064021"
  },
  "coquette":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men",
      ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was a bit of a coquette .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064443"
  },
  "coltishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not subjected to discipline",
      ": frisky , playful",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a colt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl-tish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "elfish",
      "fay",
      "frisky",
      "frolicsome",
      "larky",
      "playful",
      "rollicking",
      "sportful",
      "sportive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "sobersided"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish , but turns serious once the camera starts rolling",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
      "In the role of the young Diana, Corrin is effortlessly perfect, conveying Diana\u2019s memorable physical qualities, including her coltish grace and head-down/eyes-up stance, along with a vivid blend of vulnerability and cunning. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Such is the case with our guest, the McLaren 600LT Spider ($306,000, as tested), the open-air version of the British speed shop\u2019s coltish club racer. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2019",
      "Harrison Coll, a corps dancer who made his debut as Romeo on Tuesday, is endearingly impulsive and coltish . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "On a bare-bones stage with the moodiest of lighting, her band little more than silhouettes, Lorde gestured and danced with a coltish awkwardness that contrasted with the maturity in her big, confident yet confiding voice. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
      "Willie Wise, the son of a Souderton obstetrician, was a coltish 15-year-old in the middle of a growth spurt. \u2014 Craig R. Mccoy / Staff Writer, Philly.com , 12 July 2017",
      "The two Jones families find plenty of occasions to interact, resulting in some mild flirting between Jennifer and her new neighbor John and perhaps something more carnal between the coltish Pony and the lumbering Bob. \u2014 Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com , 28 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064447"
  },
  "cobble (together ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to make or assemble roughly or hastily the stranded hikers cobbled together a rickety shelter for the night"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064621"
  },
  "canoe birch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": paper birch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065258"
  },
  "chicanery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery",
      ": a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "shi-\u02c8k\u0101n-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8k\u0101-n\u0259-",
      "chi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "chicane",
      "gamesmanship",
      "hanky-panky",
      "jiggery-pokery",
      "jugglery",
      "legerdemain",
      "skulduggery",
      "skullduggery",
      "subterfuge",
      "trickery",
      "wile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wasn't above using chicanery to win votes.",
      "that candidate only won the election through chicanery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s also raunchy, disgusting and full of deliberate chicanery . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Filmmakers who buy into the Pakula legend don\u2019t dread today\u2019s obvious political chicanery but more likely distract from it with paranoid political correctness. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 June 2022",
      "The history of nuclear power in America is one of rushed and slipshod engineering, unwarranted assurances of public safety, political influence and financial chicanery , inept and duplicitous regulators, and mismanagement on a grand scale. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Grover had a different view of Beckham\u2019s mailer, accusing his opponent of political chicanery . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Jackrabbit contract offers and other forms of chicanery have not stopped in the years since 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In May 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported that Luckin inflated sales by booking numerous purchases of vouchers that could be exchanged for cups of coffee, and fabricated supplier contracts to help mask the chicanery . \u2014 Jing Yang, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Caleb, the protagonist of this novel of literary-world chicanery , is an aspiring Brooklyn writer who discovers his voice by pinching someone else\u2019s story. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Mourinho variously pokes fun at his vanity, his boastfulness, his penchant for chicanery . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French chicanerie \"quibbling on minor points of law brought up to complicate a judicial case,\" going back to Middle French chiquanerie, from chicaner \"to dispute by means of quibbles,\" earlier \"to sue, prosecute\" + -erie  -ery \u2014 more at chicane entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065311"
  },
  "cautio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an oral or written agreement to indemnify : guaranty :",
      ": a written assurance given as evidence of the receipt of money or as an acknowledgment of the making of a promise or of an existing state of affairs",
      ": an agreement by one furnishing security, a pledge, or a mortgage",
      ": an agreement often imposed by a judge or magistrate whereby one guarantees to protect another from loss or harm caused by the guarantor or a third person for whom the guarantor is responsible or whereby one guarantees payment or performance of an obligation of another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fsh\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307t\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065440"
  },
  "contraction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or process of contracting",
      ": the state of being contracted",
      ": the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber",
      ": a reduction in business activity or growth",
      ": the act of acquiring or incurring (something, such as a debt) or catching (something, such as an infection)",
      ": a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of a sound or letter",
      ": a form produced by such shortening",
      ": the act, process, or result of making or becoming smaller or shorter and broader",
      ": a short form of a word or word group (as don't or they've ) produced by leaving out a letter or letters",
      ": the action or process of contracting : the state of being contracted",
      ": the action of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber in which force is generated accompanied especially by shortening and thickening of the muscle or muscle fiber or sometimes by its lengthening",
      ": the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber",
      ": one of usually a series of rhythmic tightening actions of the uterine muscles (as during menstruation or labor)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compacting",
      "compaction",
      "compression",
      "condensation",
      "condensing",
      "constricting",
      "constriction",
      "contracting",
      "squeeze",
      "squeezing",
      "telescoping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompression",
      "expansion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools.",
      "Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.",
      "She felt contractions every two minutes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Valuation multiples could see a contraction from peak levels if the supply of actionable deals begins to outstrip demand. \u2014 Jack Chang, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This distance and angle challenges your biceps at the start of the curl, while also forcing a strong contraction at the finish. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "The economy is still facing a number of headwinds, with two of the 10 leading indicators in S&P Global Rating\u2019s U.S. Business Cycle Barometer \u2014 the S&P 500 and consumer sentiment \u2014 flashing negative, signaling a contraction . \u2014 Beth Ann Bovino For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "As recently as the end of May, the CEO predicted a less than 50% chance of a contraction occurring. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Inflation, and the economy\u2019s contraction , turned out to be less severe than expected, the note said. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The World Bank on Tuesday forecast that the country\u2019s economy will contract by 8.9% this year and 2% in 2023, and that contraction could deepen if Europe\u2019s governments take further action to reduce their imports of Russian energy. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The service sector remained deep in contraction territory in May, the third consecutive month, according to the monthly Caixin Purchasing Manager\u2019s Index. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The economy actually shrank at a 1.5 percent annual rate in the first three months of this year, although the contraction appears to have been caused by statistical oddities. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see contract  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065558"
  },
  "cogitate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ponder or meditate on usually intently",
      ": to meditate deeply or intently",
      ": to think over : ponder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chew over",
      "consider",
      "contemplate",
      "debate",
      "deliberate",
      "entertain",
      "eye",
      "kick around",
      "meditate",
      "mull (over)",
      "perpend",
      "ponder",
      "pore (over)",
      "question",
      "revolve",
      "ruminate",
      "study",
      "think (about ",
      "turn",
      "weigh",
      "wrestle (with)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was cogitating about my chances of failing.",
      "by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dyson presents mathematical arguments that these beings can, through shrewd conservation of energy, maintain the resources needed to survive, cogitate and communicate in an eternally expanding cosmos. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 16 June 2021",
      "As his characters cogitate and self-medicate, scheme and philosophize, his subject is less the content of their thoughts than the mind contemplating itself. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
      "Jermaine uncovers America's obsession with capitalism and its cogitating impact on his everyday decision making, as well as those around him. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Penrose believes that Hawking's condition has forced him to work more creatively, to take imaginative leaps where someone with a less uncertain future might want to cogitate a little longer. \u2014 Jerry Adler, Newsweek , 14 Mar. 2018",
      "But Long, one of the revelers, (Ensemble regular James Rankin, always terrific) has been cogitating , too -- about their lot in life. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
      "But their arguments sustain this 95-minute, intermissionless play and send us away cogitating . \u2014 By Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver , 21 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin cogitatus , past participle of cogitare to think, think about, from co- + agitare to drive, agitate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065738"
  },
  "coupling rein":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the short rein that runs from the inner side of the bridle of one horse of a pair to the draft rein of the other horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070626"
  },
  "claim":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ask for especially as a right",
      ": to call for : require",
      ": take sense 16b",
      ": to take as the rightful owner",
      ": to assert in the face of possible contradiction : maintain",
      ": to claim to have",
      ": to assert to be rightfully one's own",
      ": a demand for something due or believed to be due",
      ": a right to something",
      ": a title to a debt, privilege, or other thing in the possession of another",
      ": an assertion open to challenge",
      ": something that is claimed",
      ": a tract of land staked out",
      ": to ask for as something that is a right or is deserved",
      ": to take as the rightful owner",
      ": to state as a fact : insist to be true",
      ": to cause the end or death of",
      ": a demand for something owed or believed to be owed",
      ": a right to something",
      ": something (as an area of land) claimed as someone's own",
      ": a statement that others may dispute",
      ": a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due",
      ": a demand for a benefit (as under the workers' compensation law) or contractual payment (as under an insurance policy)",
      ": a paper embodying such a demand",
      ": a title to something (as a debt or privilege) in the possession of another",
      ": a right to seek a judicial remedy arising from a wrong or injury suffered",
      ": the formal assertion of such a right",
      ": cause of action sense 1",
      "\u2014 see also res judicata",
      ": a right to payment or to an equitable remedy as set forth in the Bankruptcy Code \u2014 see also proof of claim",
      ": a formal assertion made by an applicant for a patent of the novelty and patentability of an invention with a description of the invention and its purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0101m",
      "\u02c8kl\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affirm",
      "allege",
      "assert",
      "aver",
      "avouch",
      "avow",
      "contend",
      "declare",
      "insist",
      "maintain",
      "profess",
      "protest",
      "purport",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "call",
      "dibs",
      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "pretension",
      "right"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If the gold could be shown to have been federal property, as the narrative in the historical documentation seemed to suggest, then the FBI could step in and claim it for the United States government. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "In seeking to muzzle CEO activism, conservatives claim it\u2019s bad for business. \u2014 Corinne Post, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Its makers claim it\u2019s 2.5 times more efficient than other hair dryers, consuming 690 watts of energy compared to 1700 from the traditional lot. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 5 June 2022",
      "Only one outfield spot has been changing often, and Oscar Gonzalez has a chance to claim it. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Will the treatment that saved my life also claim it? \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Victoria was a little too far - even for us - to claim him as one of our own. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "Stymied on multiple legislative fronts, Democrats are also eager to claim a win for a change. \u2014 Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Some social media users have co-opted that term in recent years to falsely claim that victims or their families involved in tragedies such as mass shootings are actually crisis actors. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After clearing the officer of an excessive force claim , police made his body camera recording public about a month and a half after Gordon's legal team released his cellphone video. \u2014 Jonathan Mattise, ajc , 24 June 2022",
      "This iteration of the claim appears to originate from a May 13 tweet that included the photograph and accumulated more than 100,000 interactions. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "What better way to support this claim than by equipping it with a powertrain that can generate in excess of 850 horses? \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "The lawsuit, which was settled in April, also names Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani as a vocal proponent of the baseless claim , which the mother and daughter say led to intense harassment, both in-person and online. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "For years the area under dispute covered around 860 square kilometers, with Lebanon claiming its maritime border lay to the south of Israel's claim . \u2014 Hadas Gold And Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Adam Aron made this bold claim about Saudi Arabia, speaking just months after the Kingdom had dramatically revealed that cinemas were to be allowed to open for the first time since the early 1980s. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "The self-governing island nation of 23 million people, which operates under democratic rule, has long been a delicate issue for the United States, which acknowledges the People's Republic of China's claim that Taiwan is part of China. \u2014 Andrew Blankstein, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Or, the parties can settle with each other at a fraction of the claim . \u2014 Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070936"
  },
  "confirmational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or process of confirming : such as",
      ": a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership",
      ": a ceremony especially of Reform Judaism confirming youths in their faith",
      ": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body",
      ": confirming proof : corroboration",
      ": the process of supporting a statement by evidence",
      ": an act of ensuring the truth of, strengthening, or approving",
      ": a religious ceremony admitting a person to full privileges in a church or synagogue",
      ": something that ensures the truth of, strengthens, or approves",
      ": the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding",
      ": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body",
      ": something that confirms: as",
      ": an express or implied contract by which a person makes a voidable agreement binding",
      ": a definite expression or written memorandum that verifies or substantiates an agreement previously made orally or informally",
      ": a declaration whereby a person corrects the parts of an obligation that are null to make them enforceable",
      ": a conveyance by which valid title to an estate is transferred to a person already in possession or by which an estate is increased"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attestation",
      "corroboration",
      "documentation",
      "evidence",
      "proof",
      "substantiation",
      "testament",
      "testimonial",
      "testimony",
      "validation",
      "voucher",
      "witness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disproof"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Dettelbach in May and is scheduled to report him out of committee next week. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The ads echo a similar approach by Senate Republicans against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "During Fagan's confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, which has oversight of the Coast Guard, lawmakers on the panel including Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., praised her qualifications and place as a trailblazer. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The incoming Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Linda Fagan, also cautioned Congress at her confirmation hearing that every cruise starts and ends at a shore facility, warning that the Coast Guard\u2019s shore facilities need more investment. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Michael Barr, Biden\u2019s pick to be the Fed\u2019s top banking regulator, testified at a Senate confirmation hearing. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Michael Barr to serve as the top financial regulator at the Federal Reserve \u2014 and two new SEC commissioners, Democrat Jaime Liz\u00e1rraga and Republican Mark Toshiro Uyeda. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Ruth Bader Ginsburg during her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during a confirmation hearing over her appointment to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., July 1993. \u2014 Alexis Mcgill Johnson, ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has developed a list of 11 nominees for the County Council to consider for confirmation to the board, but community members have asked for more public involvement in the process. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see confirm ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071057"
  },
  "censo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": annuity",
      ": ground rent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)s\u014d",
      "-n\u02ccs\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, from Late Latin census land tax",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071139"
  },
  "Caravaggio":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Michelangelo da 1571\u20131610 Michelangelo Merisi Italian painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4-j(\u0113-\u02cc)\u014d",
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8v\u00e4-zh\u014d"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071304"
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  "copy machine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a machine that makes paper copies of printed pages, pictures, etc. : copier"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071549"
  },
  "cater-cousin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intimate friend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259-z\u1d4an"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from obsolete cater buyer of provisions",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1519, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071626"
  },
  "cadaverine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a syrupy colorless poisonous ptomaine C 5 H 14 N 2 formed by decarboxylation of lysine especially in putrefaction of flesh",
      ": a syrupy colorless poisonous ptomaine C 5 H 14 N 2 formed by decarboxylation of lysine especially in putrefaction of flesh"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8da-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8dav-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072135"
  },
  "cousen":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cousen obsolete variant of cozen"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072518"
  },
  "cacochymy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unhealthy condition of the humors of the body, especially of the blood"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kak\u014d\u02cck\u012bm\u0113"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin cacochymia , from Greek kakochymia , from kak- cac- + -chymia (from chymos juice, from chein to pour)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1541, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072832"
  },
  "consequent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deduction sense 2b",
      ": the conclusion of a conditional sentence",
      ": the second term of a ratio",
      ": following as a result or effect",
      ": observing logical sequence : rational",
      ": following as a result or effect"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-kw\u0259nt",
      "-\u02cckwent",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-si-kw\u0259nt"
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      "analytic",
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      "reasonable",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
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      "well-founded",
      "well-grounded"
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      "illegitimate",
      "illogical",
      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Weather forecasters predict heavy rains and consequent flooding.",
      "Falling sales and a consequent loss of profits forced the company to lay off more workers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 1957 Price-Anderson Act, which shields the industry from almost all financial liability consequent of a major accident, is up for renewal in 2025. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Previous inequities in the U.S. education system have contributed to the health gaps in U.S. society that COVID-19 exploited, and the evidence suggests these inequities are growing consequent to school closures. \u2014 Nason Maani, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Another set of ideas posits that the spin occurs after scission consequent to forces such as repulsion between the protons in the fragments. \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The complete definition must also include the signals giving rise to fear (antecedents) and objectively observable behaviors ( consequents ). \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "For decades, the more common practice has been to play those six-bar consequents twice as fast. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The growing popularity of the genre and consequent slew of productions has been credited with contributing to a rejuvenation of the film industry in Taiwan. \u2014 Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "All terrorism poses a threat, no matter what political agenda, ideological perversion, or mental instability inspires the consequent violence. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
      "This has brought great uncertainty and consequent price-volatility to markets for these essential supplies. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "But China\u2019s rapid economic development, and consequent naval buildup, is tipping the scales in Beijing\u2019s favor. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the consequent energy supply issues, Western countries will likely cheer this decision. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This Biennial was slated to occur in 2021, but the Covid mass hysteria and consequent restrictions pushed it to this year. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The nominal central thread involves Carol\u2019s attempts to rebel against studio tyranny and the consequent humiliating downsizing of her part, as the younger, more bankable Krystal\u2019s is beefed up. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "How have the war in Ukraine and the consequent desire to reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas changed the prospect for a transition to renewable-energy sources? \u2014 Jennifer Hiller, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072907"
  },
  "cardanol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nonvesicant oily liquid that is composed chiefly of monohydroxy phenols, obtained from cashew nutshell liquid or anacardic acid, and used especially in making phenolic resins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rd\u1d4an\u02cc\u022fl",
      "-\u014dl"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" card- (from New Latin Anacardium , genus name of Anacardium occidentale ) + -an + -ol ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073013"
  },
  "callant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boy , lad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "boy",
      "boychick",
      "boychik",
      "boyo",
      "lad",
      "laddie",
      "nipper",
      "shaveling",
      "shaver",
      "sonny",
      "stripling",
      "tad",
      "youth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "ever since he was a callant , he's been fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch or Middle French dialect; Dutch kalant customer, fellow, from Middle French dialect (Picard) calland customer, from Latin calent-, calens , present participle of cal\u0113re to be warm \u2014 more at lee ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073053"
  },
  "charity stamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a semipostal stamp the surcharge on which goes for some charity",
      ": a charity seal"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073143"
  },
  "conceitless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking understanding or thought : ignorant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073152"
  },
  "conculcate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tread or trample underfoot"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin conculcatus , past participle of conculcare , from com- + calcare to trample, from calc-, calx heel",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073657"
  },
  "cutting-edge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sharp effect or quality",
      ": the foremost part or place : vanguard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "avant-garde",
      "van",
      "vanguard"
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    "examples":[
      "a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media",
      "He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the impressive launches and tests of cutting edge ballistics, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weaponry to its troops on the front lines in certain regions of Ukraine. \u2014 Fox News , 28 May 2022",
      "In the end, Rodgers\u2019 vision of combining the best of ancient technology with the cutting edge science of the modern era seems to have created a wine that straddles both worlds. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Edwardsport was initially touted as being a cutting edge technology. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Cancer researchers and doctors around the country are working on it \u2014 not only replacing rounds of toxic chemotherapy with the most advanced immunotherapies but also making the cutting edge treatments more readily accessible and even comfortable. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "The president toured the factory with executives, making bold predictions about the future of U.S. industry that could be made possible through greater use of cutting edge equipment and domestic manufacturers. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge ? \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "And, while no official details have been released, Variety understands Bella Figura plans to employ cutting edge technology to manage publishing and master rights for the digital age. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, Florida has a robust defense industry spread throughout the state and is also home to top tier universities with cutting edge research programs with extensive history of working with the Air Force and Department of Defense ( DoD). \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073843"
  },
  "carryback":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loss sustained or a portion of a credit not used in a given period that may be deducted from taxable income of a prior period",
      ": the portion of an income tax deduction (as for a net operating loss) or credit which cannot be taken entirely in a given period and which may be deducted from taxable income of a prior period \u2014 compare carryover"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02ccbak",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-",
      "\u02c8kar-\u0113-\u02ccbak"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most important, among these, were enhanced carryback of NOLs (net operating losses) and accelerated depreciation allowance. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "NOLs generated after that date could be carried forward indefinitely, but the carryback was eliminated. \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "However, a significant nuance concerning the five-year carryback period is that it must be carried back to the fifth year and then brought forward. \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Additionally, more recent regulations have emerged from changing trade policies, new NOL carryback rules under the CARES Act, and other factors due to Covid-19. \u2014 Rose Celestin, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "For instance, refiner Phillips 66 boasted an effective income tax rate of just 2% for the first quarter -- well below the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% -- partly because of the carryback . \u2014 Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg.com , 15 May 2020",
      "Other key provisions: deferral of payroll taxes, expanded opportunity for loss carrybacks for businesses and technical corrections regarding qualified improvement property. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073944"
  },
  "cithara":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient Greek stringed instrument similar to but larger than the lyre and having a box-shaped resonator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-th\u0259-r\u0259",
      "\u02c8ki-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074000"
  },
  "clank":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a clank or series of clanks",
      ": to go with or as if with a clank",
      ": to cause to clank",
      ": a sharp brief metallic ringing sound",
      ": to make or cause to make a clank or series of clanks",
      ": to move with a clank",
      ": a sharp short ringing sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla\u014bk",
      "\u02c8kla\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clang",
      "clangor",
      "clash",
      "whang"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The radiator hissed and clanked .",
      "The empty can clanked along the sidewalk.",
      "a ghost clanking its chains",
      "Noun",
      "the car is making a funny clank , and this can't be good",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The rest of the crew can clank blades and slam battle-axes with their singular opponents on decks all around the ship, but the captains ultimately must face off and take control, one or the other, to conquer it. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Portland continued to clank shots (10 of 26) while the Hornets went 12 of 20 and made 5 of 10 threes. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "If other shots clank like cowbells, though, the flash lacks the type of substance that fuels late-season runs. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "First came an error by Walker, who had a ground ball clank off his glove. \u2014 Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2021",
      "In addition to missing a 31-yard field-goal attempt, Zuerlein had an extra point clank off the left upright in the second quarter. \u2014 Fred Goodall, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "In addition to missing a 31-yard field-goal try, Zuerlein had an extra-point attempt clank off the left upright in the second quarter. \u2014 Fred Goodall, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "He was forced into three saves and saw the ball clank off the underside of his crossbar in the first half. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "More than a visual puzzle, Mr. Rhoads\u2019s sculptures also have an auditory element, as the balls clank together, roll through springs or metal bowls and trigger levers that ring gongs or plock against a hollow box. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Beating drums, berserkers roaring, the howling of wolves, the deep guttural thrum of chanting voices and the clank of steel. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "With a clank of a switch, Gary Grossman, the artistic director of the Skylight Theater Company in Los Angeles, turned up the lights over the 99 seats of his shoe box of a theater in Los Feliz the other morning. \u2014 Adam Nagourney, New York Times , 12 July 2021",
      "The same shots that went down in their good times were going clank , clunk, chunk now. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 27 May 2021",
      "The Trojans\u2019 inside-out approach was turned upside-down when their outside shots led to one clank after another. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Although the clank and whir of the underground cable could be heard Saturday morning, Cable Car 26 made its way to Powell Street pulled by a tow truck. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Adding insult to injury were George and Beverley, who among other Clippers on the bench, could be seen laughing and jeering Lillard with every clank his shots took off the rim in the final minutes. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
      "At this instant, the door to the Freuds\u2019 building clanks and the slender, dark-haired girl steps out, stops dead, and stares at G\u00fcnter. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "At this instant, the door to the Freuds\u2019 building clanks and the slender, dark-haired girl steps out, stops dead, and stares at G\u00fcnter. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074003"
  },
  "chastenment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of chastening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101s\u1d4anm\u0259nt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074225"
  },
  "cake wringer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker who centrifuges cakes of rayon thread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074243"
  },
  "cokie":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cocaine addict",
      ": addicted to cocaine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074320"
  },
  "contrary-minded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a contrary opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      ""
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074410"
  },
  "cutting fluid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fluid used especially for cooling, lubrication, rust prevention, or chip flushing in a machine metal-cutting operation or for other special effects in other metal working operations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074504"
  },
  "container ship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259r-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cornwall owes its dragon population to the Tokio Express, a container ship that sailed from Rotterdam for North America in February of 1997 and ran into foul weather twenty miles off Land\u2019s End. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The Ever Given, a 219,000-ton container ship , lodged itself across the Suez Canal. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Nobody wants to watch a container ship attacked with a bomb, so the Air Force must depict the target as secretly armed. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
      "Coronavirus, war in Ukraine, Brexit, and a container ship wedged in the Suez Canal have combined to delay deliveries of everything from bicycles to pet food. \u2014 Nick Carey, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022",
      "The pinnacle has been the Ocean series, featuring whiskeys that are stowed onboard a container ship to travel around the world. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In the meantime, companies are trying to squeeze more goods onto each container ship . \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot container ship , got stuck Sunday night after leaving Baltimore, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard said. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "This terrifying picture from the MarineTraffic container ship tracker puts the depth of the crisis into perspective. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075340"
  },
  "concert dance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ballet characterized by seriousness and a minimum of theatrical effects"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075358"
  },
  "calm (down)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to become still and orderly the sea finally calmed down , making it safe for small craft to venture forth once again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080044"
  },
  "censored":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suppressed, altered, or deleted as objectionable : subjected to censorship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259rd"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080225"
  },
  "cateran":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a former military irregular or brigand of the Scottish Highlands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) ketharan , probably from Medieval Latin katheranus , from Scottish Gaelic ceithearn band of fighting men",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080840"
  },
  "camelopard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": giraffe",
      ": camelopardalis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8me-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin camelopardus , alteration of Latin camelopardalis , from Greek kam\u0113lopardalis , from kam\u0113los camel + pardalis leopard",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081420"
  },
  "contemplation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion",
      ": a state of mystical awareness of God's being",
      ": an act of considering with attention : study",
      ": the act of regarding steadily",
      ": intention , expectation",
      ": the act of thinking about spiritual things : meditation",
      ": the act of looking at or thinking about something for some time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02cctem-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "meditation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "contemplation of the meaning of life",
      "He goes to the forest to spend time in contemplation of nature.",
      "She was lost in quiet contemplation of the scene.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The film is meditative and intentional, slow but purposeful, and at once a rumination on artificial intelligence and a contemplation of humanity. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Laurel Hell, positioned as her comeback after a four-year absence, often feels more like a struggling contemplation of retreat than an easy return. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "There were all the conditions for viewing Namibian wildlife, but none for a submission to the elements which would leave him in a state of aesthetic contemplation . \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Will and Kate shared a moment of quiet contemplation during the service. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The grassy area that helped inspire the restaurant\u2019s name is now framed by a patio covering, more suited for contemplation than cartwheels. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "The sequence contains Bisschop\u2019s favorite scene in the film, where Stanley, upside down in his spacecraft, stares in contemplation at the void beyond, a streak of sunlight across his face. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "What\u2019s really inspiring me right now is this idea of contemplation . \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Marco learns to see inwardly: the art of contemplation . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English contemplacioun \"religious meditation, reflection, consideration,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contemplaciun, borrowed from Latin contempl\u0101ti\u014dn-, contempl\u0101ti\u014d \"act of looking at something, consideration\" (Late Latin, \"religious meditation\"), from contempl\u0101re, contempl\u0101r\u012b \"to look at fixedly, observe, notice, ponder\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contemplate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081527"
  },
  "catbird grape":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": missouri grape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081851"
  },
  "cella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the frequently hidden inner part of a Greek or Roman temple that housed the image of the deity",
      ": the corresponding part of a modern building of similar design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082243"
  },
  "cold shot":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": round shotlike particles formed by a cold shut in a metal casting",
      ": cold shut sense 1",
      ": chilled by the mold in casting or imperfect through such chilling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082917"
  },
  "Communion Sunday":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Sunday on which Holy Communion is celebrated in some Protestant churches"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083337"
  },
  "curvedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a curved manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v\u0259\u0307dl\u0113",
      "-vd-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083349"
  },
  "Colton":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southwestern California south of San Bernardino population 47,662"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083525"
  },
  "cinematheque":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small movie house specializing in avant-garde films"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi-n\u0259-m\u0259-\u02c8tek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French cin\u00e9math\u00e8que film library, from cin\u00e9ma + -th\u00e8que (as in biblioth\u00e8que library)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083658"
  },
  "chai latte":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hot drink similar to a caffe latte made with spiced black tea and steamed milk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1994, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083847"
  },
  "captive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war",
      ": kept within bounds : confined",
      ": of or relating to captive animals",
      ": held under control of another but having the appearance of independence",
      ": owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market",
      ": being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult",
      ": one who has been captured : one taken and held usually in confinement",
      ": one captivated, dominated, or controlled",
      ": taken and held prisoner",
      ": kept within bounds or under control",
      ": as a prisoner",
      ": unable to avoid watching or listening to something",
      ": someone who is held prisoner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-tiv",
      "\u02c8kap-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apprehended",
      "arrested",
      "captured",
      "caught",
      "confined",
      "imprisoned",
      "incarcerated",
      "interned",
      "jailed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capture",
      "internee",
      "prisoner"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The captive soldiers planned their escape.",
      "the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Since 2002, 17 CWD-positive captive cervid facilities have been detected in Wisconsin; 11 have been depopulated. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "SeaWorld no longer breeds its captive killer whales and is phasing out its theatrical Shamu shows in favor of educational orca encounters. \u2014 Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Oct. 2017",
      "Abroad, his annexation of Crimea and the campaigns in Syria and Ukraine have been burnished for the evening news by a captive , triumphalist media. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, 35-year-old Thomas Stinnette is accused of picking up the woman in Georgia last week and holding her captive . \u2014 charlotteobserver , 11 Oct. 2017",
      "That agency said a man armed with a weapon was holding the woman captive . \u2014 Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com , 14 Sep. 2017",
      "American journalist Austin Tice was taken captive in Syria five years ago. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 12 Sep. 2017",
      "Police arrested Perez, now 44, after Gonzalez told them that her husband had kidnapped and raped her and held her captive for days in a motel room. \u2014 Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 Sep. 2017",
      "Between 2008 and 2010, as chytrid was killing off the amphibians, the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project rescued a population of breeding animals and held them captive for their own safety. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 6 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083933"
  },
  "confirming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give approval to : ratify",
      ": to make firm or firmer : strengthen",
      ": to administer the rite of confirmation to",
      ": to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact",
      ": to make sure of the truth of",
      ": to make firm or firmer (as in a habit, in faith, or in intention) : strengthen",
      ": approve sense 2 , accept",
      ": to perform a ceremony admitting a person into a church or synagogue",
      ": to make valid by necessary formal approval",
      ": to vote approval of",
      ": to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of",
      ": to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "corroborate",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.",
      "The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.",
      "The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.",
      "The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.",
      "We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "NBC News has not been able to independently confirm the reports. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The Marshall County Parks Department posted about the incident on its Facebook page, but neither the staff of the park, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Sherriff's Department have been able to confirm the gator's presence. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "The panic ended after police were able to confirm that no shots had been fired. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 May 2022",
      "With the Queen only able to confirm her attendance at her own jubilee events at the last minute, there are drastically different possibilities for how the celebrations could look and who will be center-stage during key moments. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "Police reached out to the individual, who was able to confirm the victim was Rodriguez. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The newspaper has not been able to confirm the vast majority of the remaining officers cited in the Navy\u2019s records. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "MacGillis was not able to confirm the license status of the pilot nor the design specifics of the plane. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "The paper has been able to confirm that Bayern Munich are one of several parties interested in the 24-year-old playmaker. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer , from Latin confirmare , from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084315"
  },
  "continuance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuation",
      ": the extent of continuing : duration",
      ": the quality of enduring : permanence",
      ": an adjournment of a court case to a future day",
      ": the act of going on or lasting for a long time",
      ": the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259ns",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-ny\u0259-w\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "date",
      "duration",
      "life",
      "life span",
      "lifetime",
      "run",
      "standing",
      "time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.",
      "The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 15-year-old girl appeared in court Wednesday and asked for a trial, while her lawyer asked for a continuance , WKMG reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Most recently, Phillips filed a motion of continuance Monday. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But Mosby asked for a continuance in April, which Griggsby granted. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
      "Ball said the overtime deficit would be offset by savings from salaries and fringe benefits, as well as additional revenues from the unbudgeted continuance of providing emergency room security for Froedtert Hospital. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, a judge issued a 30-day continuance for prosecutors to decide if the case needs to be remanded back to a preliminary hearing, the DA's office said. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "Eight days ago, a continuance was granted at the request of a state's attorney and the first court proceeding was pushed to Thursday. \u2014 Matt Erickson And Danny Segura, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday was a continuance of the Cavs\u2019 suddenly shriveling defense. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "These interactions reflect the proper and professional continuance of the ISA\u2019s mandate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from continuer \"to persist, continue \" + -ance  -ance ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084516"
  },
  "cummock":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cummock variant of cammock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084951"
  },
  "comparability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being comparable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "also",
      "-\u02ccper-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alikeness",
      "community",
      "correspondence",
      "likeness",
      "parallelism",
      "resemblance",
      "similarity",
      "similitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "discrepancy",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such alignment will enable comparability across jurisdictions, facilitate the disclosure process and help to avoid a patchwork of reporting practices. \u2014 Jeff Thomson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "And material miscalculations, flawed comparability adjustments, or inconsistent profitability comparisons could indicate that the IRS\u2019s method was unreasonably applied. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Addressing that risk requires ensuring that the standards and practices used by companies and investors to identify risk need to be standardized in a way that is both robust and enables comparability between companies and industries. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "However, actual disclosure has been limited and closer to the indicators approach discussed later with inevitable issues related to comparability . \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "On the other hand, competition creates multiple standards, multiple data points and less comparability across companies. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "This includes steps by the official sector to improve the availability and comparability of granular geophysical data sets across jurisdictions, as well as the ease and robustness with which they can be aggregated. \u2014 Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
      "That\u2019s contrary to what the IASB wants as carve-outs reduce the level of comparability for companies and investors across jurisdictions. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 1 July 2021",
      "That report, conducted by IBFD, focused on comparability . \u2014 Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085257"
  },
  "castoff":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thrown away or aside",
      ": loose",
      ": unfasten",
      ": to remove (a stitch) from a knitting needle in such a way as to prevent unraveling",
      ": to unfasten or untie a boat or a line",
      ": to turn one's partner in a square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back",
      ": to finish a knitted fabric by casting off all stitches",
      ": a person or thing that has been thrown aside or rejected",
      ": thrown away or aside"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8kast-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy\u2014the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes\u2014must be cast off for higher goals. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "At South Packery Channel Beach, surfers ride waves churned up by the jetty and fishermen cast off of it. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
      "Dorka got her wrist cast off today and Caroline is now on one crutch instead of two. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
      "Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
      "For some, the COVID-19 threat hasn\u2019t gone away As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised and disabled people have felt forgotten. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Like Curry, Clark has been known to cast off from 35 feet \u2014 successfully \u2014 and her overall game has captivated many, including Durant, since her high-school years. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "As the show relates, years before, Mary was cast off for marrying Kate's widowed father, who is of lower rank, resulting in the Sharma family's move to India. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1613, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085341"
  },
  "cementation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a process of surrounding a solid with a powder and heating the whole so that the solid is changed by chemical combination with the powder",
      ": the act or process of cementing : the state of being cemented",
      ": the act or process of attaching (as a dental restoration to a natural tooth) by means of cement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0113-\u02ccmen-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0113-\u02ccmen-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085813"
  },
  "comity of nations":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the courtesy and friendship of nations marked especially by mutual recognition of executive, legislative, and judicial acts",
      ": the group of nations practicing international comity",
      ": the courtesy and friendship of nations marked especially by mutual recognition of executive, legislative, and judicial acts",
      ": the group of nations practicing international comity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085845"
  },
  "chasteness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse",
      ": celibate",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": severely simple in design or execution : austere",
      ": clean , spotless",
      ": pure in thought and act : modest",
      ": simple or plain in design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st",
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clean",
      "decent",
      "G-rated",
      "immaculate",
      "modest",
      "pure",
      "vestal",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "immodest",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "obscene",
      "smutty",
      "unchaste",
      "unclean",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a chaste kiss on the cheek",
      "as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste , even though he likes a joke as much as the next person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lynnia Shanley\u2019s performance as Andrew\u2019s squealy and ultra- chaste actress girlfriend Deidre is exuberant, but never feels like a real person. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "These chaste messages gave rise to a more offbeat (and unofficial) transmission in the 1980s. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Even in chaste scenes, Acosta\u2019s tenor and Hadley\u2019s baritone swirl within each other in an aural reflection of sensual passion. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Star Jonathan Bailey, who plays romantic lead Anthony Bridgerton, stood by the more chaste season. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s about it for an interior life, and even his hallucinations are chaste and not terribly interesting. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Their love story is intense, chaste and entirely winning. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In these images, the puzzle represents the enigma of female desire and fuels the intimacy between men and women in an otherwise chaste culture of heterosexual courtship. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Though the romance is chaste and sustains a wholesome veneer, the dynamic duo have an undeniable heat and good chemistry. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085931"
  },
  "construction wrench":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an open-end wrench used by steel construction workers and having a long handle tapering to a blunt point that is used to hold matching holes (as for bolts or rivets) in alignment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090134"
  },
  "callo-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see calli-"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090139"
  },
  "constitutionally":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in accordance with one's constitution",
      ": in structure, composition, or constitution",
      ": in accordance with a political constitution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-shn\u0259-l\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "congenitally",
      "inherently",
      "innately",
      "intrinsically",
      "naturally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The states argue that the SALT deduction is constitutionally required. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The 1973 court decision ruled abortions were constitutionally protected up until about 23 weeks, when a fetus could be able to live outside the womb. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Julia Jones, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "The insurrection left lawmakers scrambling for safety and delayed for several hours the largely ceremonial, but constitutionally required, process. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The nation's presidency is constitutionally required to be made up of a Croat, a Bosniak, and a Serb \u2014 currently Dodik. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Republicans in both chambers also filed bills to change the state House and Senate districts in this year's election, as is constitutionally required every 10 years with the new U.S. Census to account for shifts in population. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Courts are constitutionally limited to resolving the specific cases before them. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Biden's win has long since been legally and constitutionally ratified. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Last month\u2019s midterm election in Mexico kicked off talks of possible candidates to succeed Lopez Obrador, who is constitutionally limited to a single term ending in late 2024. \u2014 Maya Averbuch, Bloomberg.com , 13 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091025"
  },
  "concitato":{
    "type":[
      "adverb (or adjective)"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": agitated , excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4nch\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian, literally, stirred up, from past participle of concitare to stir up, excite, from Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091159"
  },
  "covey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young",
      ": a small flock",
      ": company , group",
      ": a small flock of birds",
      ": group entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A covey of schoolchildren approached.",
      "A covey of reporters came to the event.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This slower afternoon there were couples strolling, a few runners, a covey of bicycles, a family out for an autumn city walk \u2014 kids, parents, an older woman moving carefully using a walker. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Soon the covey moved on, and the quail whispers faded with them. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Some mornings there will be a covey of as many as 30 quail feeding in our garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Chukar also did well in southeast Oregon and coveys are relatively numerous in the popular Hells Canyon. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Small coveys will slip out of the native vegetation into our garden and gather every day at our seed feeders. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Aug. 2019",
      "The thin layer of ice on the washes sparkled in the sunshine, and occasionally a covey of birds exploded from beneath the brush, adding cymbals to an otherwise easy listening classical movement. \u2014 Joe Drape, New York Times , 12 June 2018",
      "Transported from Georgia, the covey of quail had been released from a crate just days after 10 inches of snow fell and trees came crashing down in the wind. \u2014 Frank Kummer, Philly.com , 2 May 2018",
      "The bird did not move even as the rest of the covey wavered at the periphery. \u2014 Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to lie",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091331"
  },
  "crookery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crooked dealings or practices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307-k\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "cheating",
      "cozenage",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "crookedness",
      "cunning",
      "cunningness",
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "deception",
      "deceptiveness",
      "dishonesty",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "double-dealing",
      "dupery",
      "duplicity",
      "fakery",
      "foxiness",
      "fraud",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artlessness",
      "forthrightness",
      "good faith",
      "guilelessness",
      "ingenuousness",
      "sincerity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the dealer encouraged his sales reps to engage in crookery of all sorts, so long as it sold cars"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091411"
  },
  "chillagite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral consisting of a tungstic wulfenite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chil\u0259\u02ccg\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" Chillagoe , Queensland, Australia, + English -ite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091701"
  },
  "chuckler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker in leather : cobbler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259kl\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Tamil-Malayalam cakkiliyar , honorific plural of cakkiliyan ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092338"
  },
  "concours":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a public competition : contest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u207f\u02c8ku\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, concourse",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092406"
  },
  "curd":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk",
      ": something suggesting the curd of milk",
      ": coagulate , curdle",
      ": the thickened or solid part of milk that separates from the whey after milk sours and is used to make cheese",
      ": the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The curds have separated from the whey.",
      "The curd has separated from the whey.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Padma Wijeyawickrama, 53, has been making and selling curd for over 20 years in Hambantota. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "While her husband is out grazing their 15 cows, the mother of two stacks the clay pots of curd at her feet on her scooter and drives to the town market to sell them. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Lemon curd isn't a traditional part of pavlova, but Alexis wants a citrus element to cut through the sweetness of the meringue. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
      "Soft Yellows Fluffy sugar cookies with a lemon- curd center. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For everyone: Seasonal fruit, pastries, chocolate pot du cr\u00e8me shooter, carrot cake, lemon- curd ricotta cake, cookies. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "What: On March 14, Rocket Baby Bakery will have three pies: coconut cream pie with passion fruit topping, peanut butter chocolate pie, and blackberry curd and lemon cream pie with pistachio crust. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Once cool, the cookies are paired together with fillings like jam, fruit curd , chocolate ganache, or buttercream. \u2014 Kate Kassin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Dots of mouth-puckering blood orange curd add balance and complete the plate. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092853"
  },
  "castigation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism",
      ": to punish or criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
      "castigated him for his constant tardiness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since Johnson, though, Republicans have largely been able to castigate Democrats as weak. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin castigatus , past participle of castigare \u2014 more at chasten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093241"
  },
  "crumb-of-bread sponge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common encrusting sponge ( Halichondria panicea ) lacking microscleres and having the megascleres irregularly arranged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093338"
  },
  "Cockaigne":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an imaginary land of great luxury and ease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Camelot",
      "Eden",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "fantasyland",
      "heaven",
      "lotusland",
      "never-never land",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "nirvana",
      "paradise",
      "promised land",
      "Shangri-la",
      "utopia",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-utopia",
      "dystopia",
      "hell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "many gourmets still regard Paris as a culinary Cockaigne"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cokaygne , from Middle French ( pais de ) cocaigne land of plenty",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093442"
  },
  "chuppah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u1e35u\u0307-p\u0259",
      "-(\u02cc)p\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Decorate with a Floral Arch From an Indian wedding to a Jewish chuppah , a floral arch is an adaptable piece of d\u00e9cor that is always stunning. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Its leaves created a natural arc, symbolizing their own version of a chuppah . \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "L\u2019Atelier Rouge\u2019s Caroline Bailly, who designed the florals for all their events, created interior floral arrangements and used white roses to decorate the chuppah \u2019s poles. \u2014 Belath\u00e9e, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "Cincinnati Enquirer Chana Wolfson, of Cincinnati, and Scott Smith, of New York City, were married on Thursday evening under a chuppah at French Park in Amberley Village. \u2014 Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "The couple\u2019s family arrived first, followed by Ross, who waited under the chuppah until Maya arrived with her veil over her face, in keeping with Jewish tradition. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Rushefsky also unfurled a lace blanket \u2014 a wedding present to her mother that has been used in her family for years as a chuppah or special-occasion tablecloth. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "There were little touches \u2014 my grandfather\u2019s prayer shawl on our shoulders, my Great-Uncle Josef\u2019s shawl on the top of our chuppah \u2014 to remind us of our ancestors, many of whom had suffered terribly. \u2014 Zack Beauchamp, Vox , 2 Nov. 2018",
      "Their parents also escorted Ben and Moriah down the aisle to a chuppah painted by Moriah\u2019s best friend Colleen, an artist. \u2014 Philly.com , 13 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Yiddish & Hebrew; Yiddish khupe , from Hebrew \u1e25upp\u0101h ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093932"
  },
  "cuss out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to say angry and offensive words to (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094145"
  },
  "covinous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by covin : collusive , fraudulent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259v\u0259\u0307n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u014dv-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" covin + -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094153"
  },
  "corpulent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a large bulky body : obese",
      ": very fat",
      ": having a large bulky body : obese"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259nt",
      "-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blubbery",
      "chubby",
      "fat",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lean",
      "skinny",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "thin"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a corpulent , elegantly dressed opera singer came out and sang, and we knew it was over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After the Sheba sequence, the djinn spends 1,500 years in a brass vase, reemerging in the Istanbul of the early Ottoman Empire, where the second in line to be sultan spends his adulthood locked in a harem with corpulent concubines. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "The famously corpulent despot looked noticeably slimmer in photos released by state media Saturday \u2014 after not being seen publicly for a month, the Guardian reported. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2021",
      "Just compare the plastic-y new Jabba to Return of the Jedi\u2019s magnificently corpulent puppet. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 4 May 2021",
      "Nearly 40% of Mississippians struggle with obesity, but the state\u2019s occupational licensing regime is truly corpulent . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2020",
      "In practice, increasingly corpulent Italians \u2014 and especially Italian children \u2014 are united by an insatiable hunger for snack food. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2019",
      "Congress may again be forced to bundle many (but not all) of the spending bills together into another corpulent package, funding the government. \u2014 Chad Pergram, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
      "And Rex Stout\u2019s corpulent genius, Nero Wolfe, investigated criminal cases without budging from his elegant Manhattan townhouse. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, New York Times , 7 June 2017",
      "Ambrogio Maestri will play the corpulent title character. \u2014 Compiled By Christopher D. Shea, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin corpulentus, from corpus \"body\" + -ulentus \"having in quantity, full of\" \u2014 more at midriff ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094245"
  },
  "colliquate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": melt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin colliquatus , past participle of colliquare , from Latin com- + liquare to melt; akin to liquor liquid",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094951"
  },
  "Cowes":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town on the Isle of Wight, southern England population 19,663"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-095330"
  },
  "change horses in midstream":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to choose a different leader or policy during a time when serious problems are being dealt with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-095507"
  },
  "conspecies":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a congeneric species"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n",
      "k\u0259n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" com- + species ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-095612"
  },
  "cratch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manger",
      ": a crib or rack especially for fodder",
      ": frame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krach"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English cracche , from Anglo-French creche manger \u2014 more at cr\u00e8che ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100141"
  },
  "Casals":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Pablo 1876\u20131973 Catalan Pau Casals Spanish-born cellist, conductor, and composer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4lz",
      "-\u02c8z\u00e4lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100315"
  },
  "corporealist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": materialist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-101608"
  },
  "Carolus dollar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759\u201388) and Charles IV (1788\u20131808) of Spain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102357"
  },
  "Clupeoidei":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Clupeoidei taxonomic synonym of clupeoidea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113\u02cc\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102404"
  },
  "cowardliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a cowardly manner",
      ": being, resembling, or befitting a coward",
      ": shamefully fearful",
      ": showing shameful fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "poltroon",
      "pusillanimous",
      "recreant",
      "spineless",
      "unheroic",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "daring",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
      "She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
      "a cowardly attack from behind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Open up to her cowardly husband who is unlikely to believe her? \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "This cowardly act is a symptom of the current day sports landscape. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1551, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102631"
  },
  "constitutionalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide with a constitution : organize along constitutional principles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-shn\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1831, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102907"
  },
  "coltpixie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mischievous hobgoblin supposed to appear as a colt and mislead people or horses into bogs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103114"
  },
  "crumbled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": broken into small pieces or crumbles",
      ": having fallen apart : completely collapsed or disintegrated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259m-b\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103225"
  },
  "cowfish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small bright-colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) with hornlike projections over the eyes",
      ": dolphin sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccfish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103634"
  },
  "ceiling climbing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": playing high notes for display of virtuosity in jazz improvization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103740"
  },
  "cryptarithm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccri-t\u035fh\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" crypt- + -arithm (as in logarithm ), after French cryptarithmie, alluding to either such problems collectively or to the branch of mathematics dealing with them",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104100"
  },
  "conjunction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words",
      ": the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined : combination",
      ": occurrence together in time or space : concurrence",
      ": the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac",
      ": a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation",
      ": a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true \u2014 see Truth Table",
      ": a joining together : union",
      ": a word or expression that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confluence",
      "convergence",
      "convergency",
      "meeting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "divergence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Some common conjunctions are \u201cand,\u201d \u201cbut,\u201d and \u201calthough.\u201d",
      "the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The board is working in conjunction with New Jersey, Kentucky, Alabama and Washington. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "JTBC Studios officially changed its name in April, in conjunction with its expansion plans, which includes more dramas and films. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The 30-minute debate will be moderated by Ted Simons of Arizona PBS, which traditionally televises U.S. Senate race debates, often in conjunction with The Arizona Republic. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "As well, the city that brought a football team back to life will also reap the benefits in conjunction with its fruitful symbiotic relationship with the Blazers. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
      "The event will be held in conjunction with the Aurora African American Heritage Board and the Aurora Divine Nine Alliance. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "His work, in conjunction with Football Information Systems, has streamlined and enhanced systems for logging and analyzing league-wide contract data. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "The 2022 honorees will formally join the Oregon athletics Hall of Fame, which originated in 1992 and includes 223 athletes and 29 teams, at a banquet in conjunction with the Sept. 17 football game against BYU. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "To further maximize the results of this product, Thick Head recommends using the Hair Regrowth treatment and Heads Up styling gel in conjunction with the shampoo and conditioner. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see conjunct  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104313"
  },
  "creek":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river",
      ": a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove",
      ": a narrow or winding passage",
      ": in a difficult or perplexing situation",
      ": a member of any of a group of Indigenous American peoples that formed a confederacy in Georgia and eastern Alabama in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and that were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in 1836 to 1840",
      ": a member of the people who comprised the nucleus of the Creek confederacy : muscogee sense 1",
      ": the Muskogean language of this people : muscogee sense 2",
      ": a stream of water usually larger than a brook and smaller than a river",
      ": a confederacy of indigenous peoples chiefly of Muscogee lineage once occupying most of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida",
      ": the language of the Creek people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k",
      "\u02c8krik",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k",
      "\u02c8krik",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beck",
      "bourn",
      "bourne",
      "brook",
      "brooklet",
      "burn",
      "gill",
      "rill",
      "rivulet",
      "run",
      "runlet",
      "runnel",
      "streamlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "The children waded in the creek .",
      "The coast is dotted with tiny creeks .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There was an old creek bed in the back that went into the Seven Bridges (Trail) area in Grant Park. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "The family was worried that Cameron could be hiding, injured or stuck in a crevice, creek bed or heavily wooded area. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The creek \u2019s flows are at an all time-high and running heavy with silt, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "While plans are not final, county officials want to lease about five acres east of the A-1 Self Storage on Riverford Road, between a creek and the San Vicente Freeway. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The county plans to partner with the nonprofit San Antonio River Foundation to revitalize the creek , Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
      "Schools and parks are nearby, and a creek runs through the leafy community. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "In addition to the stone house, the property has several outbuildings and a spring-fed creek . \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Communal bathrooms and showers are available, and guests are encouraged to enjoy access to a healing creek and chakra meditation area. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105336"
  },
  "cht":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "chemist",
      "chest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110046"
  },
  "cask":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids",
      ": a cask and its contents",
      ": the quantity contained in a cask",
      ": a container that is shaped like a barrel and is usually used for liquids",
      ": the amount contained in a cask"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kask",
      "\u02c8kask"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "butt",
      "firkin",
      "hogshead",
      "keg",
      "kilderkin",
      "pipe",
      "puncheon",
      "rundlet",
      "runlet",
      "tun"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an oak cask for wine",
      "They drank a cask of wine.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The top shelf bottle, a 15-plus-year, single-barrel, cask -strength Irish Whiskey packaged with signatures from Howerton, McElhenney and Day, retails for $999. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "The Spanish oak cask malt whiskies impart a delicately rich and decadent palate with subtle acidity and fruity aromas, essential to the multi-layered flavor profile of the Yamazaki Single Malt. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "This whiskey, distilled by Darryl McNally at the Royal Oak Distillery, is a cask -strength single malt that was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in PX sherry casks. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Each bottle bears a white label containing details of the spirit, the age, the cask type, and the alcoholic strength. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The Puncheon cask malt whiskies impart their subtle notes essential to the delicate base of the Yamazaki Single Malt. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Our house style of chocolate, orange and subtle spice is perfect to enhance with a cask that has born exceptional Sherry, especially from our friends at Gonz\u00e1lez Byass. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "The shop will also feature a tasting of Stellum cask strength bourbon and Barrell Whiskey\u2019s Private Release Cognac Finish. \u2014 al , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English caske , perhaps from Middle French casque helmet, from Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110255"
  },
  "circumtropical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surrounding or distributed throughout the tropics \u2014 compare tropicopolitan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" circum- + tropical ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110507"
  },
  "clankety-clank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sharp successive often metallic and ringing noises"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kla(i)\u014bk\u0259t\u0113\u00a6kla(i)\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"reduplication of clank entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110533"
  },
  "cancellation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of canceling",
      ": something (such as a hotel room or a ticket) made available by the canceling of an arrangement",
      ": a mark made to cancel something (such as a postage stamp)",
      ": an act of causing something to end or no longer be in effect",
      ": a mark that makes something impossible to use again",
      ": the act or an instance of cancelling",
      ": a mark made to cancel something (as a check)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckan(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cckan-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandonment",
      "abortion",
      "calling",
      "calling off",
      "dropping",
      "recall",
      "recision",
      "repeal",
      "rescission",
      "revocation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The storm caused delays and flight cancellations .",
      "Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.",
      "There is a fee for cancellation .",
      "Cancellations increased when rates doubled.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hotel discounts and more flexible cancellation policies are also part of the deal. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Airlines have also reviewed their cancellation policies for passengers who may not be comfortable taking to the skies. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "Airbnb notes that almost two-thirds of active listings on its platform will still offer moderate or flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Hosts\u2019 typical cancellation policies will apply after the policy change. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Kassian avoids hotel chains, which have already begun tightening their cancellation policies as travel restrictions ease. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "McDaniel says that because of such volatility, flexible cancellation policies are the number one consideration for would-be cruisers. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Make sure to check the fine print for information about restroom access, cancellation policies and pet friendliness before booking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "To start, book with travel companies with flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see cancel  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110904"
  },
  "contemplatingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contemplatively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111222"
  },
  "choux pastry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very light, egg-based dough used to make pastries (such as cream puffs and \u00e9clairs )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The airy, delicate pastry is p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, or choux pastry . \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "To the novice baker, choux pastry brings to mind the sort of fear-inducing, tear-jerking mess of a technical challenge assigned for maximum drama on The Great British Bake Off. \u2014 Tanya Bush, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Gingerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer challenges the teams to create a holiday light show out of gingerbread and pair their glittering creations with the lightest of all desserts: choux pastry . \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The novel is a lot more like a choux pastry or millefeuille, intricate and layered despite its core identity as a delectable treat. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 June 2021",
      "Remove from the oven, and let the choux pastry cases cool completely in a draft-free area. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes in the center of the oven, or until the choux pastry shells puff up and are golden brown on top. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "These shows tend to foreground emotional labor\u2014consolation, encouragement\u2014along with their choux pastry and kitchen redos. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Also known as cream puffs or chou \u00e0 la cr\u00e8me, profiteroles are one of a handful of desserts that showcase French choux pastry . \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"partial translation of French p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, literally, \"pastry in the form of cabbages\"; choux, plural of chou \"cabbage,\" going back to Middle French, back-formation from chous, plural of chol, going back to Old French, going back to Latin caulis \"stalk, stem, cabbage stem, cabbage\" \u2014 more at cole ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111334"
  },
  "consolator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that consoles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from consolatus + -or ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111408"
  },
  "carry bag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deep bag made typically of heavy paper, having handles, and used for carrying small purchases"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111549"
  },
  "cerebr-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brain : cerebrum",
      ": cerebral and"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" cerebrum ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112411"
  },
  "colonel-in-chief":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an honorary rank in some corps or regiments of foreign armies (as the British) usually held by a member of a royal family or a distinguished military leader"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112655"
  },
  "confirmand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a candidate for religious confirmation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8mand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin confirmandus , gerundive of confirmare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112853"
  },
  "carnage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the flesh of slain animals or humans",
      ": great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)",
      ": slaughter entry 1 sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-nij",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-nij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloodbath",
      "butchery",
      "death",
      "holocaust",
      "massacre",
      "slaughter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage .",
      "the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the seeds that have been planted bear fruit and it\u2019s just carnage . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf\u2019s best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The carnage has spread from the cryptocurrencies themselves to companies that provide services in the market. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "But most conservative states \u2014 to their shame \u2014 will be distinctly unmoved by the carnage in Buffalo and Uvalde, and certainly by the offer of assistance from legislators in blue Massachusetts. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "But a handful of companies seem poised to weather\u2014and even capitalize on\u2014the carnage . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "For those who want these movies to be more about the action and less about the sci-fi, this one has some of the nastiest dinosaur carnage . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "San Antonio schools so far have been spared the carnage of a mass shooting. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
      "During the May 14 carnage , Gendron wounded a white supermarket employee and expressed remorse for injuring that worker. \u2014 Kim Sneed, NBC News , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Medieval Latin carnaticum tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin carn-, caro \u2014 see carnal ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113342"
  },
  "come across":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give over or furnish something demanded",
      ": to pay over money",
      ": to produce an impression",
      ": come through sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "act",
      "appear",
      "come off (as)",
      "feel",
      "look",
      "make",
      "seem",
      "sound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113437"
  },
  "casita":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stay in a casita at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado (from $399), set on a 57-acre property just ten minutes from downtown Santa Fe\u2019s historic plaza. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2019",
      "From the comfort of their own rooms, guests can wind down by the in-room or patio fireplace in a spacious suite or soak their cares away underneath the stars in their casita \u2019s private backyard jacuzzi. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Each casita is situated with a private outhouse, double loft bed, and futon for two. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
      "Also located on the property will be a detached casita with a private entrance. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "And Rainn Wilson\u2019s pet pigs, who sleep in their own casita with a Dutch door \u2014 aptly called the Pig Palace \u2014 have already realized my pastoral fantasy and desire for more breathing space. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The house also includes a separate, 350-square-foot casita that has a full bathroom, a small kitchen and Murphy bed to convert the living area into a bedroom. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, this is a Disney fairy tale, and the centerpiece of Franco\u2019s score is a theme for the miracle that enchanted the family Madrigal and their magical casita . \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course, guests can also head back to the resort to indulge in its spa, sit by the pool, or relax in their personal casita . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, diminutive of casa ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1868, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113638"
  },
  "common scold":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior constituting a public nuisance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114628"
  },
  "contexture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act, process, or manner of weaving parts into a whole",
      ": a structure so formed",
      ": context"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8teks-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccteks-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8teks-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambient",
      "atmosphere",
      "climate",
      "clime",
      "context",
      "environment",
      "environs",
      "medium",
      "milieu",
      "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
      "setting",
      "surround",
      "surroundings",
      "terrain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the whole contexture of Las Vegas is focused on escapism"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, derivative of contexte  context , with -ure after texture  texture entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114930"
  },
  "Concert Flute":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flauto traverso sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115214"
  },
  "chupon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tropical American timber tree ( Bumelia obtusifolia ) with yellowish brown very hard heavy wood",
      ": a South American timber tree ( Gustavia yaracuyensis ) of the family Lecythidaceae with dark black-streaked wood",
      ": a sucker of the chocolate tree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u00fc\u02c8p\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish chup\u00f3n ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115608"
  },
  "curcumin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an orange-yellow crystalline compound C 21 H 20 O 6 that constitutes the chief coloring principle of turmeric",
      ": an orange-yellow crystalline compound C 21 H 20 O 6 that constitutes the chief coloring principle of turmeric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ky\u0259-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-ky\u0259-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People with any bleeding disorder or those who are taking medication to prevent clotting, such as warfarin, apixaban (Eliquis) or clopidogrel (Plavix), should discuss curcumin or turmeric supplements with their doctor before taking. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "Treats acne: When ingested and/or applied topically, turmeric and its active ingredient curcumin have been shown to improve acne lesions, says Wizemann. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
      "Turmeric is high in curcumin , one of many curcuminoids present in the plant. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Tsien put them in touch with researchers at East China Normal, who manufactured more soluble curcumin compounds. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Key ingredients include free radical-combating curcumin , anti-inflammatory red clover, and mineral-rich mung bean that delivers important nutrients like zinc, iron, vitamin B, biotin, and more directly to the scalp. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Two colleagues had shown that curcumin , a yellow substance in curry powder, could help in treating cerebral hemorrhages. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Turmeric's active ingredient is curcumin , which gives the spice its golden color and has potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Turmeric is a spice that gives curry its yellow hue and possesses the active ingredient curcumin . \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French curcumine , from curcum- (from New Latin Curcuma , the turmeric plant, from Arabic kurkum ) + -ine  -in entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120235"
  },
  "centerplate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal centerboard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120517"
  },
  "chorus girl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young woman who sings or dances in the chorus of a theatrical production (such as a musical or revue)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new museum director, the article implied, was little more than a chorus girl with a sugar daddy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Lucille came from nothing and, with an unrivaled work ethic, built a career as a model, chorus girl and eventually as an actor in the studio system. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem\u2019s Cotton Club. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120645"
  },
  "chickell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wheatear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chik\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"imitative",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120735"
  },
  "Chilkoot":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "pass 3502 feet (1067 meters) in the northern Coast Mountains between the U.S. (southeastern Alaska) and Canada (the southwestern part of Yukon)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chil-\u02cck\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120854"
  },
  "cutting board":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a board on which something (such as food or cloth) is placed for cutting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Place chicken on cutting board ; tent with foil; let stand 10 minutes. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "Try a marble cutting board or any type of heatproof cutting board. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "That cutting board and cheese from that day were all destroyed and the room sanitized, according to the company. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "And smart features, like the slide-in cutting board and drying rack that flank the range, make cooking a breeze. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "From there, its staff will offer cooking instructions, suggestions on choosing the right skillet to sear a steak, how to slice the steak and what cutting board to use. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "The study found that earbuds had 2,700 times the number of bacteria found on a kitchen cutting board . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Lay the ripe pineapple on its side on a clean cutting board . \u2014 Meredith Stettner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On a countertop or large cutting board , crisscross two 12-inch pieces of string to make a plus sign. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121255"
  },
  "certiorate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": certify , apprise , assure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin certioratus , past participle of certiorare ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121854"
  },
  "confederator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confederate , conspirator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122134"
  },
  "compactness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": predominantly formed or filled : composed , made",
      ": having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined",
      ": not diffuse or verbose",
      ": occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space",
      ": short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh",
      ": being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it",
      ": to make up by connecting or combining : compose",
      ": to knit or draw together : combine",
      ": to press together : compress",
      ": to become compacted",
      ": something that is compact or compacted :",
      ": a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)",
      ": an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact",
      ": an agreement or covenant between two or more parties",
      ": closely united or packed",
      ": arranged so as to save space",
      ": to draw together : combine",
      ": to press together tightly",
      ": a small case for cosmetics",
      ": a somewhat small automobile",
      ": agreement sense 3",
      ": having a dense structure without small cavities or cells",
      "\u2014 compare cancellous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "rigid",
      "solid",
      "stiff",
      "unyielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "centralize",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "consolidate",
      "polarize",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1601, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122443"
  },
  "chasteningly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a chastening manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122820"
  },
  "communion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of sharing",
      ": a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ",
      ": the act of receiving Communion",
      ": the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received",
      ": intimate fellowship or rapport : communication",
      ": a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline",
      ": a close relationship",
      ": a Christian ceremony commemorating with bread and wine the last supper of Jesus Christ",
      ": a body of Christians having similar beliefs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ny\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ny\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fellowship",
      "rapport",
      "rapprochement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She went to the front of the church for Communion .",
      "gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On June 18 and June 19, the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn hosts the Juneteenth Food Festival, which puts 20 Black food vendors (and their gloriously varied cuisines) into joyful communion . \u2014 Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "In the absence of real-life communion with fans at her shows, Amos learned to commune with the world around her in different ways. \u2014 Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "So for Lucienne\u2019s first communion , her mom made her dress out of my grandpa\u2019s white silk parachute. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "The Holy Eucharist, or communion , kept inside the tabernacle was also tossed all over the alter. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
      "This dispute led the two patriarchs to break full communion . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 May 2022",
      "Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
      "Nancy Pelosi is banned from communion by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 23 May 2022",
      "On four separate evenings in London, actors of the caliber of Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Nicola Walker and Bertie Carvel reminded me why the stage remains the most powerful conveyance for passionate communion with the work of a great performer. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin communion-, communio mutual participation, from communis \u2014 see common  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123139"
  },
  "choke back":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have difficulty not showing or expressing (tears, rage, anger, etc.)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124319"
  },
  "consolette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small cabinet containing a radio, television, or record player designed to be placed against a wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4ns\u0259\u02c8let"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" console entry 2 + -ette ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124338"
  },
  "chicalote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white-flowered prickly poppy ( Argemone platyceras ) of Mexico and the southwestern U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccchik\u0259\u02c8l\u014dt\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, from Nahuatl chicalotl ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124439"
  },
  "cotton to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to like (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125644"
  },
  "clump block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short thick strongly made block with a thick metal sheave having a large opening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130426"
  },
  "corn aphid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corn leaf aphid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131134"
  },
  "covetiveness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inclination or desire to acquire and possess especially as indicated phrenologically"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259v\u0259\u0307tivn\u0259\u0307s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "covet + -ive + -ness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131628"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": milling in which the cutting motion of the tool is in the same direction as the feeding direction of the work"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131650"
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  "correctant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corrective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8rekt\u0259nt"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "correct entry 1 + -ant"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131744"
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  "confluction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confluence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Medieval Latin confluxion-, confluxio , from Late Latin, abundant flow, from Latin confluxus (past participle of confluere ) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132011"
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  "circumferentor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a surveyor's compass with diametral projecting arms each carrying a vertical slit sight",
      ": a graduated wheel formerly used to measure tires"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259(r)\u02c8k\u0259m(p)f\u0259\u02ccrent\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin circumferent ia circumference + English -or"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132105"
  },
  "carry all/everything before (one)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be completely successful"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132243"
  },
  "clownheal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hedge nettle ( Stachys palustris )"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "clown (countryman) + heal ; from its use in rustic remedies"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132323"
  },
  "compunction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anxiety arising from awareness of guilt",
      ": distress of mind over an anticipated action or result",
      ": a twinge of misgiving : scruple"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "misgiving",
      "qualm",
      "scruple"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a brutal murderer who killed without compunction",
      "He feels no compunction about his crimes.",
      "He has no compunctions about his crimes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The man who had no compunction whatsoever about slaughtering children left a woman who just tried to kill him alive. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "For me, reciting the compunction statement became a prayerful reckoning with herself. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 4 June 2022",
      "Their love had cooled, and Ms. Smart showed little compunction in letting someone take her place. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Salazar, as Win at All Costs reminds us, had no compunction about gaming therapeutic-use-exemption rules to get his runners on medication for the specific purpose of performance enhancement. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Most of Russia\u2019s biggest companies, though, remain unsanctioned, meaning there isn\u2019t a legal compunction for their foreign directors to resign. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald And Ben Dummett, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden defenders such as Paul Krugman, who have no compunction blaming Republican governors for seasonal variances in the spread of viruses, contend that Biden has no control over gas prices. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "One more thing: my wife has no compunction about accepting the large gifts. \u2014 Liana Finck, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Note that Biden has had no compunction in jettisoning other Trump-legacy policies, such as re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement and rejoining the World Health Organization. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English compunccioun , from Anglo-French compunction , from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio , from Latin compungere to prick hard, sting, from com- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132517"
  },
  "center punch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hand punch consisting of a short steel bar with a hardened conical point at one end used for marking the centers of holes to be drilled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Use a center punch and a hammer to mark the location of the hole and to give the drill bit a place to start without wandering. \u2014 Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The Penguins\u2019 1-2 center punch , until the big dogs return, might be Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Start each hole with a center punch , and bore the 1-inch intake holes with a step bit [8]. \u2014 Joe Kohl-riggs, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2021",
      "Prevent the drill bit from wandering by first marking the center of each part with a center punch . \u2014 David Agrell, Popular Mechanics , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "Oryx center punched with a triad of .300 Winchester Magnum loads loped into the sands of the Kalahari, never to be seen again. \u2014 Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Buy a center punch and strike it with a ball-peen hammer. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 5 Feb. 2014"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132624"
  },
  "chicken lobster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young lobster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132714"
  },
  "cavitied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having cavities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kav\u0259t|\u0113d",
      "-v\u0259t|\u0113d",
      "|id"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133117"
  },
  "counsel of despair":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expression of hopelessness or resignation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133723"
  },
  "circular canal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a canal running around the circumference of the bell of a jellyfish"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133845"
  },
  "Cabimas":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in northwestern Venezuela on the northeastern coast of Lake Maracaibo population 165,755"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8b\u0113-m\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134430"
  },
  "charity stripe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the line behind which a player shoots a free throw : the free throw line"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134753"
  },
  "conveyorise":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of conveyorise British spelling of conveyorize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135000"
  },
  "come to a halt":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to no longer move or happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135114"
  },
  "cerebral hemisphere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of the two hollow convoluted lateral halves of the cerebrum \u2014 see brain illustration",
      ": either of the two hollow convoluted lateral halves of the cerebrum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135217"
  },
  "clamor (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140412"
  },
  "cerebralism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the theory that consciousness is merely a function or product of the brain",
      ": a tendency to emphasize or to place undue stress upon cerebral , intellectual, or abstract ideas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8r\u0113br\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ser\u0259b-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cerebral + -ism"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140542"
  },
  "counterproof":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reversed print taken from an ordinary fresh proof by contact impression and used to study the state of the engraved plate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u02cc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "counter- + proof"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140644"
  },
  "chrystocrene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mass of loose rock fragments remarkably similar to a glacier : rock glacier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krist\u0259\u2027\u02cckr\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chrysto- (probably irregular from crystal ) + Greek kr\u0113n\u0113 spring, well"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140710"
  },
  "compathy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shared feeling (as of joy or sorrow)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u0259th\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "com- + -pathy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140841"
  },
  "circular canon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a musical canon (see canon entry 1 sense 6 ) whose subject (see subject entry 1 sense 3f ) leads back to its own beginning so that it may be endlessly repeated",
      ": a musical canon (see canon entry 1 sense 6 ) in which the repetitions modulate through a circle of fifths (see fifth entry 2 sense 3a )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140913"
  },
  "cupidity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inordinate desire for wealth : avarice , greed",
      ": strong desire : lust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kyu\u0307-\u02c8pi-d\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquisitiveness",
      "avarice",
      "avariciousness",
      "avidity",
      "avidness",
      "covetousness",
      "graspingness",
      "greed",
      "greediness",
      "mercenariness",
      "rapaciousness",
      "rapacity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The evidence revealed the cupidity of the company's directors.",
      "reports of great treasure in the Indies inflamed the cupidity of Columbus's crew",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Call the content misdemeanor populism, representing in each instance the recourse of someone motivated by need or only petty cupidity . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In Williams\u2019s telling, the capitalists turned against slavery out of cupidity rather than humanity. \u2014 James Oakes, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "What keeps us from tuning out is the infectious energy of an ensemble that delights in its characters\u2019 displays of cupidity and stupidity, and the storybook ingenuity of the physical production. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 7 Mar. 2018",
      "And if anyone shall be led by his cupidity or arrogance to break this truce, by the authority of God and with the sanction of this Council he shall be anathematized. \u2014 James Carroll, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2017",
      "The cupidity of the government and white real estate developers leaves working-class locals, women especially, with few options. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, New York Times , 29 June 2016",
      "Cupidity and corruption perform, year after year, their reverse magic. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cupidite , from Anglo-French cupidit\u00e9 , from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas \u2014 more at covet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141319"
  },
  "clancular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": secret and often underhanded : clandestine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin clancularius , from clanculum secretly, from clam"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141518"
  },
  "correspondent (with ":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "not having or showing any apparent conflict the new regulation regarding cell phones is correspondent with existing policy on the use of electronic devices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141623"
  },
  "casino":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a building or room used for social amusements",
      ": one used for gambling",
      ": a card game in which cards are won by matching or combining cards in a hand with those exposed on the table",
      ": summerhouse sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alcove",
      "belvedere",
      "gazebo",
      "kiosk",
      "pavilion",
      "summerhouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, the casino regulator in Australia\u2019s New South Wales state gave Crown a provisional license to open gaming at the $1.53 billion waterfront complex near Sydney\u2019s iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House. \u2014 Stuart Condie, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Most recently, Caesars Entertainment, owner of the famed Las Vegas casino resort and the Caesars Sportsbook mobile app, inked a deal with Peyton Manning\u2019s Omaha Productions to produce video and podcast content for its various platforms. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Jumbo was opened by the Macao casino tycoon Stanley Ho in 1976 and was for years part of a complex called Jumbo Kingdom that included a smaller floating restaurant, Tai Pak. \u2014 Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The casino hub recorded 31 cases on Sunday, ending an eight-month streak of zero infections, the Macao government announced in a Facebook post. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Connecticut also has collected $80.5 million as its share of casino slot revenue this year. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
      "The company just got a casino license in New Jersey, through a deal with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, and will be launching iGaming products, including digital slot machines and real-money bingo, by next year. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "And that, that still goes to the casino control control commission. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Gaming commission records show that the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary remained Indiana\u2019s top-earning casino in May with $36.3 million in win after bettors were paid. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from casa house, from Latin, cottage"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142005"
  },
  "clacket":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klak\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French claqueter , from claquet clapper of a mill, from claque slap, clatter, of imitative origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142402"
  },
  "cometh":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cometh archaic third person singular of come"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142432"
  },
  "cargason":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cargo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish cargaz\u00f3n , augmentative of cargo"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143003"
  },
  "cargador":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": porter",
      ": stevedore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4rg\u0259\u00a6d\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish, from Spanish, loader, from cargar to load"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143021"
  },
  "copyman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": copycutter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u02ccman",
      "-maa(\u0259)n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143255"
  },
  "cellarage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cellar space especially for storage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-rij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143258"
  },
  "commonable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": permitted to pasture on public commons",
      ": held in common"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259n\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "common entry 2 + -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143543"
  },
  "cinder cone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent \u2014 see volcano illustration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The monument, which occupies 3,040 acres and is surrounded by Coconino National Forest, is centered around a cinder cone that is the youngest volcano of the largest volcanic field in the contiguous United States. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Lava Butte, a cinder cone formed by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago that is now home to a ranger observation post and offers sweeping views of the forest and a first-hand reminder of the geologic history of the region. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The terrain is exceedingly flat, punctuated only by the intermittent dry arroyo, rocky hill or volcanic cinder cone . \u2014 Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "My earliest memory of skiing deep powder, at age five or six, was on the cinder cone at Bachelor, which had no lift. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "At the base of the cinder cone was a crown of low evergreens. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "When a cinder cone erupts, the ground shakes as magma rises. \u2014 CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Hike to the top of a cinder cone , walk along a historic ranch road to see tree molds and lava flows from 1868, or bike through scenic pastures for some of the best panoramic views of the area. \u2014 Catherine Toth Fox, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "It\u2019s made from material found on the Pu\u2019u Nene cinder cone volcano in Hawaii. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144242"
  },
  "carolus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various coins issued under monarchs called Charles: such as",
      ": an English gold coin of the reign of Charles I (1625\u201349) originally worth 20 shillings",
      ": carolus dollar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, Charles, from Medieval Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144736"
  },
  "cameloid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": like a camel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kam\u0259\u02ccl\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "camel + -oid"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145016"
  },
  "consultary response":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the opinion of a court of law on a special case"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259lt(\u0259)r\u0113-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)s\u0259l\u02ccter\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145247"
  },
  "complementizer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a function word or morpheme that combines with a clause or verbal phrase to form a subordinate clause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u012b-z\u0259r",
      "-(\u02cc)men-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145316"
  },
  "conveyor belt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conveyer sense 2a (1)",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of mass production"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "conveyor belt"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145536"
  },
  "clack goose":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clack goose variant of claik goose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klak-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145553"
  },
  "cultivated pearl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cultured pearl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145705"
  },
  "cast adrift":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause (a boat) to float on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone",
      ": to cause (someone) to float on the water in a boat that is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145730"
  },
  "crawler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that crawls",
      ": a vehicle (such as a crane) that travels on endless chain belts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022f-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dallier",
      "dawdler",
      "dragger",
      "laggard",
      "lagger",
      "lingerer",
      "loiterer",
      "plodder",
      "slowpoke",
      "snail",
      "straggler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "speedster"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The diablo-like dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons was also released in 2020, though both titles received mixed reviews. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "This crawler tag did experience a rise in traffic correlated with the release of CVE-2022-1388. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "The first thing everyone will see on Thursday will be the giant rocket verrry slooowwwly rolling out on a *Star Wars\u2013*style crawler , a moving platform with tanklike treads, at a max speed of 0.8 miles per hour. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The best way to control the insect is in the crawler stage when the scale first hatch. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The crawler used Thursday was the same one that transported the Saturn 5s, albeit refurbished and modernized for Artemis, the new NASA program to return astronauts to the lunar surface one day. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Engineers will collect data while en route, checking whether the little vibrations from the crawler \u2019s motions affect the rocket in any way. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "And, unsurprisingly, the crawler has incredibly tight tolerances. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The rocket, with an Orion capsule on top where astronauts will one day sit, was slowly carried on top of a giant crawler to the launch site more than 4 miles away. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145827"
  },
  "circumflex":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by the pitch, quantity, or quality indicated by a circumflex",
      ": marked with a circumflex",
      ": a mark \u02c6, \u2322, or \u02dc originally used in Greek over long vowels to indicate a rising-falling tone and in other languages to mark length, contraction, or a particular vowel quality",
      ": bending around"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccfleks",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02ccfleks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin circumflexus , past participle of circumflectere to bend around, mark with a circumflex, from circum- + flectere to bend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1609, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145939"
  },
  "corpulency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corpulence",
      ": corpulence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "-l\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adiposity",
      "chubbiness",
      "corpulence",
      "embonpoint",
      "fat",
      "fatness",
      "fattiness",
      "fleshiness",
      "grossness",
      "obesity",
      "plumpness",
      "portliness",
      "pudginess",
      "pursiness",
      "rotundity",
      "weight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "leanness",
      "reediness",
      "slenderness",
      "slimness",
      "svelteness",
      "thinness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her corpulency is such that she requires two seats on public conveyances"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150343"
  },
  "compare (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to come near or nearer to in character or quality nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150544"
  },
  "cruel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings",
      ": causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain",
      ": unrelieved by leniency",
      ": wanting to cause others to suffer",
      ": causing or helping to cause suffering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "butcherly",
      "fiendish",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benign",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cruel twist of fate",
      "Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cat declawing ban Hogan signed on Thursday will make Maryland just the second state to outlaw the increasingly controversial practice, which animal welfare advocates describe as cruel , unnecessary and inhumane. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There are billions more people shackled by poverty, addiction, depression, anxiety, abuse, loneliness, and of course, this cruel and senseless war in Ukraine. \u2014 Rabbi Steve Leder, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The footage prompted shock and anger, with many calling the dog's killing cruel and unnecessary. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Maradiaga, Chamorro, and their fellow political prisoners are held in cruel and inhumane conditions. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This cruel and pointless war against Ukraine is an extension of that disposition. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Bear League, an advocacy group for bears, told the outlet that euthanizing the bear is unnecessary and cruel . \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The View after sharing a personal observation on the driving force behind the Nazi\u2019s cruel and inhumane actions during the Holocaust. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crudelis , from crudus \u2014 see crude entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150748"
  },
  "celibatarian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favoring or marked by celibacy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6sel\u0259b\u0259\u00a6ta(a)r\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "celibate entry 1 + -arian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150802"
  },
  "conformable (to)":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "not having or showing any apparent conflict student conduct must be at all times conformable to the principles and values of the school"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150901"
  },
  "contend with":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150917"
  },
  "collide":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come together with solid or direct impact",
      ": clash",
      ": to strike against each other with strong force",
      ": clash entry 1 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bd",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clash",
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "blend",
      "conform (to ",
      "fit",
      "harmonize",
      "match"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Two football players collided on the field.",
      "a story of what happens when modern American mores and traditional Asian values collide",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Earth passes through the debris trails annually, allowing these objects to collide with Earth's atmosphere. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Another issue, solved on the fly, could have caused the service module to collide with the crew capsule upon separation. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The force of the collision caused the Nissan Sentra to collide with a 2001 Nissan Frontier that was traveling in the same direction. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Friday\u2019s crash would be among the deadliest since 2016, when an error by a dispatcher caused two trains to collide near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, leaving 12 dead. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "Two boats carrying a total of nine people appeared to collide nearly head-on Saturday morning along the Wilmington River near Savannah, Georgia, Chatham Emergency Services Chief Philip D. Koster said. \u2014 Joe Studley, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "Her existence is an endless cycle of routine, but one that gradually begins to collide with worlds and timelines that have inhabited the land previously, including those lost at sea and the former workers in the mine. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "During this conjunction, Jupiter and Venus will appear to collide . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All of this is being caused by a cold front that is poised to collide with unseasonably warm, humid air that is flowing up into Wisconsin from the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin collidere , from com- + laedere to injure by striking"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151230"
  },
  "cavity resonator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an electronic device consisting of a space usually enclosed by metallic walls within which resonant electromagnetic fields may be excited and extracted for use in microwave systems"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151243"
  },
  "contribution":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of contributing : such as",
      ": the giving or supplying of something (such as money or time) as a part or share",
      ": the giving or supplying of something that plays a significant part in making something happen",
      ": something that is contributed : such as",
      ": something (such as money or time) that is given or supplied as a part or share",
      ": something that plays a significant part in making something happen",
      ": something (such as an article) that is supplied for a publication",
      ": a payment (such as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose",
      ": the act of giving something or something given : donation",
      ": payment of a share of an amount for which one is liable: as",
      ": shared payment of a judgment by joint tortfeasors especially according to proportional fault \u2014 compare apportion sense a",
      ": pro rata apportionment of loss among all the insurance policies covering the same person or property \u2014 compare indemnity",
      ": the money paid by one responsible for a share",
      ": payment to a common fund (as by an employer or employee to an insurance plan or retirement fund)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alms",
      "benefaction",
      "beneficence",
      "charity",
      "donation",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They thanked him for his contribution of time and money.",
      "He made an important contribution to the debate.",
      "As mayor, he made many positive contributions to the growth of the city.",
      "a book of essays including contributions from several well-known political columnists",
      "The money was raised by voluntary contribution .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At 79, Cronenberg has never been nominated for an Oscar, but his contribution to the cinematic medium is undeniable. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "His more significant contribution to the culture is his style, which is akin to a cultural mille-feuille. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "So my first contribution in a while is an oil wakeup call. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "And for me as a leader, my contribution to that will be to work on that in a transparent way across the industry and involving the farmers and communities. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Still, her contribution is entirely acoustic \u2014 unlike many of her solo sets. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Her largest single contribution is $23,000 from the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "McGivney and Koh have each donated personal timepieces: Her contribution is a RedBar limited edition of a Maurice Lacroix watch and his is a limited edition of the boutique watchmaker Baltic created with Revolution (No. 1 in the series, no less). \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But her biggest contribution may be as a leader on and off the court. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see contribute"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151415"
  },
  "Claribel Flute":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clarabella"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klar\u0259\u02ccbel-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by alteration"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151459"
  },
  "couloir":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a steep mountainside gorge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00fcl-\u02c8w\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "col",
      "defile",
      "flume",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at one point the steep, ice-encrusted walls of the couloir are no more than 50 feet apart",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The search team located the bodies approximately 300 meters below the Joffre Peak couloir shortly after the search began, Sergeant Rob Knapton said. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 13 Jan. 2015",
      "Working in the dark, rescue teams attempted to reach the pair from below, traversing the upper Reid Glacier and climbing up the couloir , but were met with extremely challenging conditions. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The couloir is a steep and narrow 1,600-foot tongue of snow splitting the rocky north face of the mountain. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Sinking up to my armpits in a pocket of facets midway up a couloir only moments after digging a pit took spatial variability beyond the conceptual. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming was leading a group through a narrow couloir known as the Broken Thumb on Monday when an avalanche broke off above him, park officials said. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Brien had entered the narrow area of the couloir above the rappels when the avalanche occurred, the park service said. \u2014 Joe Sutton, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "The couloir is a technical route through a steep, narrow gully of ice and snow on the northwest face of Bear Mountain. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "In fact, Richards and Mena aren't the first people to notice this couloir on the Northeast Face. \u2014 Cory Richards, National Geographic , 5 Apr. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, passage, from couler"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151636"
  },
  "cheap thrill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a minor thing done for entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152031"
  },
  "caraunda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an East Indian evergreen shrub or small tree ( Carissa carandas ) having a somewhat acid fruit that is pickled green or eaten ripe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8rau\u0307nd\u0259",
      "-\u02ccd\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi kara\u00f1d\u0101 , from Sanskrit karamardaka"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152523"
  },
  "Crookes":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Sir William 1832\u20131919 English physicist and chemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152830"
  },
  "Camotes Sea":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "sea of the south central Philippines west of Leyte Island"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8m\u014d-\u02cct\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153028"
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  "compaternity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the spiritual relation between the godparents of a child",
      ": the spiritual relationship between godparents and the child's actual parents"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4m+"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English compaternite , from Medieval Latin compaternitas , from compater godfather, after Latin pater father: Late Latin paternitas paternity"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153059"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a person or agency favored by an individual, group, or government in furtherance of the latter's own interests",
      ": a commercial airline sponsored or subsidized by its national government for foreign transport especially in a given part of the world"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154219"
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  "censorian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": censorial"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u0259n"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "censor entry 1 + -ian"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154728"
  },
  "counterpropaganda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": propaganda intended to rebut or counter other propaganda"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8gan-d\u0259",
      "-\u02ccpr\u014d-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155144"
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  "clientry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clientele"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012b\u0259ntr\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155158"
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  "counsellor seal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large South Pacific hair seal ( Arctocephalus cinereus )"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the long whitish hair of the head that suggests a lawyer's wig"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155417"
  },
  "conclusionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conclusory",
      ": conclusory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155540"
  },
  "cookware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": utensils used in cooking"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccwer"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Home products include kitchen supplies, cookware , small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, bed and bath soft goods. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Customers can find discounts on electronics, small appliances, cookware , toys for kids and so much more. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
      "Since the 1940s, chemical makers have used the highly durable compounds to make nonstick cookware , moisture-repellent fabrics and flame-retardant equipment. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Since the 1940s, chemical makers have used the highly durable compounds to make nonstick cookware , moisture-repellent fabrics, and flame-retardant equipment. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Looking for small kitchen appliances and Le Creuset cookware ? \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
      "There are likely to be discounts on Apple products, robot vacuums, smart cookware , laptops and many other tech items; plus sales on best-selling beauty products, Amazon\u2019s in-house fashion brands and more. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "These chemical are all around us \u2013 they are used in nonstick cookware , greaseproof food packaging, water-resistant clothing, touch screens and plastic molding, as well as firefighting foams and industrial processes. \u2014 Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
      "Our Place combines all three of those things as Instagram\u2019s favorite kitchenware brand by offering reliable, great-looking cookware that stands the test of time. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160223"
  },
  "congenitally":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing at or dating from birth",
      ": constituting an essential characteristic : inherent",
      ": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity",
      ": being such by nature",
      ": existing at or dating from birth",
      ": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity",
      "\u2014 compare acquired sense 1 , familial , hereditary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al",
      "k\u00e4n-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "born",
      "natural"
    ],
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      "nonnatural"
    ],
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      "The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital .",
      "a congenital liar who couldn't speak the truth if his life depended on it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But their son was born with a serious congenital heart condition, pulmonary hypertension. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Sammi has a rare congenital heart condition that had previously limited her diet. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Dixon was born with inadequate oxygenation, which led to a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "She was born with a congenital condition called multiple ocular colobomas in her right eye. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Orr transitioned to coaching in Baltimore after retiring in 2017 because of a congenital neck/spine condition. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Court documents say Lucas has a congenital medical condition called bronchomalacia and that wearing a mask compounds his condition while further restricting breathing. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "At the hospital, after tests were done, the mother and daughter learned that Jaela had a congenital heart condition that, if left untreated, could be fatal. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin congenitus , from com- + genitus , past participle of gignere to bring forth \u2014 more at kin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160244"
  },
  "clanless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being without a clan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klanl\u0259\u0307s",
      "-aa(\u0259)\u02ccn-"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160357"
  },
  "casing shoe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cylinder or ring of hard steel with a cutting edge attached to the bottom of a string of well casing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160458"
  },
  "colorless corpuscle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": white blood cell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160536"
  },
  "Casiquiare":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river in southern Venezuela connecting the upper course of the Negro River with the Orinoco River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-s\u0113-\u02c8ky\u00e4-r\u0101"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160733"
  },
  "confessional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where a priest hears confessions",
      ": the practice of confessing to a priest",
      ": of, relating to, or being a confession especially of faith",
      ": intimately autobiographical",
      ": characterized by unguarded openness or self-revelation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "confessional interviews of famous actors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a confessional , June contrasts Stroud to her past partners. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The ethical will, it must be said, is not meant as a confessional . \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "In a culture soaked in the confessional , Macdonald could have profited from the sympathy and inevitable publicity that would come from talking about his cancer battle. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "The success of Crawford\u2019s book, Flanagan noted, spawned something of a micro-genre: the nanny confessional . \u2014 Mary Stachyra Lopez, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In a separate confessional , Kim is filmed texting with a big grin on her face. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 13 May 2022",
      "Carisi\u2019s only evidence in a case was found in a church confessional ; Benson tries to mend ties with an old friend. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Cut to Kardashian coyly texting Davidson during a confessional . \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "After Khloe blows her mom off for the day, Kris contextualizes this era of her life in a confessional . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Various factions come together to form a coalition government, dividing key portfolios along sectarian and confessional lines. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Eilish\u2019s latest album is a confessional and introspective Bildungsroman. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "On Instagram, this means barraging people\u2019s feeds with seemingly indiscriminate content, often accompanied by humorous or confessional commentary. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "For fans of powerful, confessional tracks, this slow ballad from gay singer Sam Smith follows a man coming out and professing that sexuality should be accepted, period. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "In their attempts to write in the confessional form, my students inevitably encounter dilemmas\u2014including struggles over sentence sequencing and the fear of problematic ex-boyfriends reading their work\u2014that Febos wants to help resolve. \u2014 Adam Dalva, The Atlantic , 5 June 2022",
      "The film\u2019s centering its narrative on a tortured (in more ways than one) older male artist can\u2019t help but make everything quasi-autobiographical or confessional , but the film\u2019s surface-level storytelling is just that. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But Cannes didn\u2019t go with anything from the pair\u2019s wrenching confessional moments. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Various factions come together to form a coalition government, dividing key portfolios along sectarian and confessional lines. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "probably borrowed from French confessional (short for chaire confessionale, si\u00e8ge confessional, literally, \"confessional seat\"), noun derivative of confessional, adjective, \"constituting or used for a confession,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin confessi\u014dn\u0101lis, from Latin confessi\u014dn-, confessi\u014d confession + -\u0101lis -al entry 1",
      "Adjective",
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin confessi\u014dn\u0101lis \"constituting or used for a confession\" \u2014 more at confessional entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160740"
  },
  "carry-on":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carrying-on",
      ": a piece of luggage suitable for being carried aboard an airplane by a passenger",
      ": carried or suitable for being carried aboard",
      ": to continue doing, pursuing, or operating",
      ": to continue especially in spite of hindrance or discouragement",
      ": to behave or speak in a foolish, excited, or improper manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02cc\u022fn",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carryall",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "holdall",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag",
      "wallet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act out",
      "act up",
      "misbehave"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a toddler crying and carrying on in the store",
      "she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The story of Simba\u2019s rise from a spirited young cub to an assertive King ready to carry on the rich legacy of his father is told through dialogue, song, dance, and live percussion, steeped in African folklore traditions. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "Western officials and analysts expect Mr. Putin to use Monday\u2019s event to address the war in Ukraine, possibly declaring victory or, in what some see as a more likely scenario, pledging to carry on the fight. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Yet individual Tunisians continue to carry on the tradition themselves, insisting that waqf is above the dividing lines of politics and religion. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her wool coat, small enough to carry on her walks around her peaceful neighborhood with her dog. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Kim Berryman, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Hall said the group had grounds to sue \u2014 since it has been deprived of the opportunity to carry on with its wreath laying ceremony at the base of the statue. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Not that a toddler should be expected to carry on long conversations at the pediatrician\u2019s office, but my tendency to speak up for my daughter has extended into her elementary school years. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "That international piece is something Sean plans to carry on at Xavier. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "While Terri said the family still misses Steve everyday, their mission is to carry on his legacy and passion for conservation. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1967, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1638, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161017"
  },
  "cabal":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)",
      ": a group engaged in such schemes",
      ": club , group",
      ": to unite in or form a cabal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4l",
      "-\u02c8bal"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conspiracy",
      "crew",
      "gang",
      "Mafia",
      "mob",
      "ring",
      "syndicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cabal plotting to overthrow the government",
      "a conspiracy theory about the existence of an international cabal devoted to world domination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The theory went several directions but coalesced on the fiction that the world was ruled by a cabal of globalists who sacrificed children to drink their blood. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Speakers issued dire warnings about a shadowy cabal using technology to steal elections around the world. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Moscow falsely claims that Ukraine is controlled by a cabal of neo-Nazis who have orchestrated a genocide of the country\u2019s ethnic Russian population. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "The idea is simply that many different kinds of social change are connected to a plot by a cabal of \u00e9lites to eradicate the white race, which people in this movement believe is their nation. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "QAnon adherents believe the government is controlled by a Deep State cabal of pedophiles. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "True 'replacement theory' posits not just that demographics are changing, but that this change is being orchestrated by a sinister cabal . \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Its premise says that a secret cabal of elites are supposedly helping people of color take the place of white people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Gendron's manifesto included a meme suggesting that Fox News, Carlson's network, is controlled by an evil Jewish cabal . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal , intrigue, and corruption. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019",
      "Powell is drawing encouragement from the significant losses of candidates who, like Burton, are backed by the Empower Texans cabal attempting to take control of the Texas Legislature. \u2014 Richard Greene, star-telegram , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabb\u0101l\u0101h , literally, received (lore)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1678, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161033"
  },
  "cathedral bells":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plant of the genus Cobaea",
      ": an herb ( C. scandens )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161248"
  },
  "Chicken Little":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who warns of or predicts calamity especially without justification"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "Cassandra",
      "doomsayer",
      "doomsdayer",
      "doomster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "optimist",
      "Pollyanna"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "some called him Chicken Little , but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the fable in which a chick attempts to warn other barnyard animals that the sky is falling after she is struck on the head by a chance falling object"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161458"
  },
  "clear the way":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make the area through which someone or something is trying to pass open and able to be used",
      ": to allow something to happen or develop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161919"
  },
  "cavillous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to cavil : caviling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162205"
  },
  "call-and-response":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a statement quickly followed by an answering statement",
      ": a musical phrase in which the first and often solo part is answered by a second and often ensemble part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fl-\u0259n(d)-ri-\u02c8sp\u00e4n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162731"
  },
  "contg":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "definitions":[
      "containing"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163051"
  },
  "coquetry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flirtatious act or attitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-k\u0259-tr\u0113",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ke-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquettishness",
      "coyness",
      "flirtation",
      "flirtatiousness",
      "kittenishness"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her compulsive coquetry at parties was embarrassing for her husband"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163135"
  },
  "communicatory letters":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": letters of communication between ancient churches",
      ": letters of recommendation to the communion of distant churches"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163454"
  },
  "coulisse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a side scene of a stage",
      ": the space between the side scenes",
      ": a backstage area",
      ": hallway",
      ": a piece of timber having a groove in which something glides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113s",
      "-\u02c8lis"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Old French coulice portcullis, from feminine of cole\u00efz flowing, sliding, from couler"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163456"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": countermovement"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164011"
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      "noun"
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      ": a people that is considered or that considers itself to be chosen especially by God as his people and specially consecrated to holy purposes",
      ": israelites"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164319"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": waste sense 4a(1)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164328"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": an organized company of singers (as in a church service)",
      ": a group of instruments of the same class",
      ": an organized group of persons or things",
      ": a division of angels",
      ": the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy",
      ": the part of a church where the services are performed",
      ": a group organized for ensemble speaking",
      ": to sing or sound in chorus or concert",
      ": an organized group of singers especially in a church",
      ": the part of a church set aside for the singers"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "joined the choir for next year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As a member of Full Gospel True Mission Church, Mr. Harris served on the usher board, was soloist with the choir , taught Sunday school and was an active member of the brotherhood. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Seven hanged himself in his bedroom closet when his mother was out grocery shopping and his father was practicing with the church choir . \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This time, Packer mixed it up with a grand choir and provided three of those who died brief eulogies from celebrities who knew them. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "This extraordinary piece, co-produced and co-commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, had its world premiere last November at the Royal Danish Opera House with the choir Ars Nova Copenhagen. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite taking steps to spread out singers in the church, 52 out of 61 participants tested positive for COVID within a few weeks, and two choir members died. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Others have their choir members get tested prior to singing their hymns on Sunday morning and others are installing systems to improve ventilation in their sanctuaries. \u2014 Mark Nichols, ABC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Martin showed up at Hayley's practice with the show's carpenter Joanie Sprague and designer Tiffany Thompson, sneaking up on their subject and her fellow choir members, before joining the ensemble. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Also performing at the recent ceremony were Valley Forge High School choir members. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4. \u2014 Rachel Alexander, oregonlive , 20 Jan. 2021",
      "Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh\u2019s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant. \u2014 Verna Gates, al , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony\u2019s Seminary. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Anderson also served as a youth group leader for the boys choir at Our Savior\u2019s Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego for six years in the mid-1990s, police said. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "The event took place at Fildelfia Chruch on Monday and saw singers from the Happy Voices choir take part in the rendition. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 1 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English quer , from Anglo-French queor , from Medieval Latin chorus , from Latin, chorus \u2014 more at chorus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164421"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a shaft that has a universal joint at one or both ends enabling it to rotate freely when in varying angular relation to another shaft or shafts to which it is joined",
      ": a shaft (as on a motor vehicle) that transmits power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Jerome Cardan , its inventor"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164548"
  },
  "confiding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to confide : trustful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012b-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "trustful",
      "trusting"
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    "antonyms":[
      "distrustful",
      "doubtful",
      "doubting",
      "mistrustful",
      "trustless",
      "untrusting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He spoke in a confiding voice.",
      "They've developed a very confiding relationship over the years."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from present participle of confide"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1797, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164614"
  },
  "communicate (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      "to transmit information or requests to communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164840"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)",
      ": a phenomenon that accompanies another phenomenon, is usually parallel to it, and is related in some way to it",
      ": to bear reciprocal or mutual relations : correspond",
      ": to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between",
      ": to show correlation or a causal relationship between",
      ": to present or set forth so as to show relationship"
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      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
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      "supplement"
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      "associate",
      "connect",
      "identify",
      "link",
      "relate"
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      "Noun",
      "brain size as a correlate of intelligence",
      "the often uneasy relationship between the employer and his correlate , the employee",
      "Verb",
      "There is no evidence correlating height and intelligence.",
      "a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The real-life correlate of Circe's isle is a singular place, with a beauty that is still almost completely sylvan. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "According to medical researchers, there is indeed evidence that traumatic events in early life correlate with earlier puberty. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Given their persistence, T cell levels measured in large numbers of people after infection or vaccination could help determine a correlate of protection. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "The combination of Chronicle to normalize, index, correlate , and analyze data at scale, with the artificial intelligence and MalOp engine of Cybereason yields a powerful tool for defending against attacks. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Contextualize, correlate , transform and leverage AI to find patterns and anomalies using technologies like NLP and no-code automation data bots. \u2014 Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Precision retail solutions can provide insight into emerging trends throughout an enterprise and correlate data streams to build a holistic view of operations. \u2014 Bjoern Petersen, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Management must learn how to measure productivity, not by hours worked, but by results, and let the compensation correlate with the same. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Officials with the O\u2019Malley campaign attributed the fundraising gap to Brown\u2019s name recognition and status as a sitting congressman, but said the number of dollars raised doesn\u2019t correlate to legal experience. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "Though clicks do not necessarily correlate to actual job applications submitted, and likely reflect current media attention, the increase shows that people appear to be interested not just in the media story, but in work available at the company. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
      "The exact mechanism of why celiac causes abdominal pain isn\u2019t clearly understood and often the severity of symptoms does not correlate with the amount of internal damage from celiac. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 3 May 2022",
      "In most cases, nearly 100% of the detections were below tolerance, and the slight differences between commodities do not correlate at all with the EWG\u2019s ranking. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The data census is a systematic process to identify, document and correlate internal and external data sources that an enterprise creates while conducting its day-to-day business operations. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Mille Porsild of Denmark and Michelle Phillips of the Yukon also had a portion of their purses returned to correlate with their original positions. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "The San Francisco Giants\u2019 latest returnee didn\u2019t factor much Wednesday, but the team\u2019s ever more robust roster continues to correlate with wins. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
      "Although Russia is the first point of origin in which people typically correlate vodka, Latvia has become a major player in production. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "back-formation from correlation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1742, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165058"
  },
  "correspond (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to be the exact counterpart of the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury",
      "to be the same in meaning or effect \"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165312"
  },
  "caesaropapism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exercise of supreme authority over ecclesiastical matters by a secular ruler",
      ": government in which the church is subordinate to the state or a secular ruler \u2014 compare byzantinism , erastianism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0113z\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014d\u02c8p\u0101\u02ccpiz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "caesar + -o- + Late Latin papa pope + English -ism"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1862, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165337"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chicadee variant spelling of chickadee"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165441"
  },
  "certification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of certifying : the state of being certified",
      ": a certified statement",
      ": the act of certifying : the state of being certified",
      ": the act of certifying",
      ": the state of being certified \u2014 see also certiorari",
      ": a certified statement"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259rt-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-ti-fi-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "certificate",
      "document",
      "instrument"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the certification of the vote",
      "She had to wait until her certification as a nurse before she could start her new job.",
      "The certifications of nine teachers were revoked.",
      "The school offers scuba diving certification .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the month the charge was pending, Richardson said she was stressed about what would happen to her state certification to serve as security if Sewell continued to pursue her prosecution. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The agreement also stated Saulsbury would resign from the department and surrender his state peace officer certification . \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "Without their certification , the federal government cannot approve a project. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "At present, the company is working with carbon credit standards bodies to have its unique method of carbon sequestration will receive the imprimatur of certification . \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Consequentially, some teachers are now teaching multiple classes outside their areas of certification , Butcher said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "To entice more applicants, the community center bumped up pay and is refunding the cost of certification for those who complete the program and choose to work there. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Those companies would agree to audits, spot checks, and other compliance activities in exchange for a sort of certification or seal of approval. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "The role of Vice President must be maintained to assure objections by federal legislators can be presented and adjudicated assuring integrity of each state's certification . \u2014 Dave Wallace, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165529"
  },
  "conkanee hemp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sunn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014bk\u0259n\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably irregular from Konkan , coast region of Bombay state, India"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165846"
  },
  "casterless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking casters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170247"
  },
  "concertgoer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who often attends concerts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259rt-\u02ccg\u014d(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259rt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a large crowd of concertgoers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a video tweeted by a concertgoer , Taylor could be heard calming down the crowd and making sure the fan received medical attention. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Fans snapped photos of the duo looking cozy together, and a concertgoer told PEOPLE they were seen kissing at the event. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Romeo Reyes, a concertgoer who traveled to Bogot\u00e1 from El Salvador, told CNN the performance was canceled as fans gathered around 11 p.m. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Marry Me also stars Maluma as Lopez\u2019s pop superstar character Kat Valdez\u2019s fiance Bastian, as well as Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a concertgoer who marries Valdez on stage during the film\u2019s live broadcast scene. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Billie asked while pointing to the concertgoer in the crowd. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That point was rammed home not long after, when Nickel & Rose played a logging festival in Wisconsin and saw a Confederate flag on display from one concertgoer . \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The big nuptials performance is derailed when Bastian is caught cheating with Kat\u2019s assistant, and the bride instead plucks random concertgoer Charlie (Wilson) from the crowd to exchange vows with instead. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The Houston Police Department's narcotics division is reviewing reports that a security worker who was attempting to restrain a concertgoer may have been drugged, Finner said Saturday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171029"
  },
  "cadreman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a military cadre"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman",
      "-\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171106"
  },
  "cakes and ale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the good things of life : pleasure , enjoyment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171152"
  },
  "Chastacosta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Athapaskan people in the Illinois and Rogue river valleys, Oregon",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Chastacosta people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccshast\u0259\u02c8k\u022fst\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Chastacosta Shista-Kw\u016dsta"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171215"
  },
  "comedic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to comedy",
      ": comical sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-dik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comic",
      "comical",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humorless",
      "lame",
      "unamusing",
      "uncomic",
      "unfunny",
      "unhumorous",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a lot of comedic talent.",
      "a drama with comedic elements",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just watching Funches, Faxon, and Booster bounce their wonderfully disparate comedic energy off one another is worth the price of admission. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "With a runtime varying between 47 and 60 minutes for each episode, Netflix and its creators saw the series lean more toward a lighter, comedic tone, which many critics and journalists agreed with, leading to its first submission in comedy series. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "Missing Missy is a classic entry from the radical comedic ramblings of designer David Thorne. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "On top of throwing and catching comedic cues, the actors had a lot of physical demands to meet for the action portions of the movie. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "Allison\u2019s story is a powerful comedic indictment and investigation of the darkness of American millennial life, where literally nothing we were told to want is stable, not even a house, let alone a home. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Unlike other games in the genre where enemies would simply walk on screen or sometimes step out of doorways, the Turtles arcade game felt like a Broadway musical in how villains would sashay in with comedic timing. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Its comedic style was, as Campbell describes it, a combination of a sitcom and sketch comedy, especially because Lawrence used costumes to play multiple characters. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The comedic couple's first movie together was the hit comedy Bridesmaids. \u2014 Jacklyn Krol, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171435"
  },
  "catty-corner":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a diagonal or oblique position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ki-t\u0113-\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0113-",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171614"
  },
  "concupiscently":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with concupiscence"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171954"
  },
  "chopper":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that chops",
      ": teeth",
      ": a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (such as light) at short regular intervals",
      ": machine gun",
      ": helicopter",
      ": a high-bouncing batted baseball",
      ": a customized motorcycle",
      ": one that has the front wheel forward of the handlebars",
      ": helicopter",
      ": someone or something that chops",
      ": helicopter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "copter",
      "eggbeater",
      "helicopter",
      "helo",
      "whirlybird"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The sound of choppers filled the sky.",
      "army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lanzilli had a two-out single in the fourth before being stranded, then Robert Moore added the Hogs' final hit, a two-out infield chopper in the seventh. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
      "Hall advanced to second on pinch hitter Jack Allison\u2019s chopper single up the middle. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "Will Smith's solo home run in the second inning opened the scoring, and the Dodgers manufactured two runs in the third on a couple of singles, a walk and short chopper to third base for a run batted in. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Hayes hit a chopper right to Lopez, who hesitated and bobbled the ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
      "Florida authorities on Wednesday recovered the wreckage of a second helicopter that had gone down in a lake just hours after another chopper crashed in the same lake. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "There was no immediate word on what may have gone wrong or where the chopper was headed. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "The upper deck comes equipped with a 40-foot helipad for your chopper . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
      "The next two batters went down in order before Lexie Blair hit a routine chopper to Justene Molina, the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, who couldn't hold onto it. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Trump walks to chopper , does not make comments: President Trump boarded Marine 1 on the south grounds of the White House Friday evening without stopping to talk to reporters. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "Fort Bragg, North Carolina \u2014 Master Sergeant Matthew Williams and his team of green berets choppered into a remote Afghan valley in the spring of 2008. \u2014 David Martin, CBS News , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "Something similar is true too of every worker who has ever choppered or trudged or driven into infectious hot zones to fight Zika or SARS or MERS or any other emerging diseases. \u2014 Time , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Bolton was conspicuous in his absence when Trump and Pompeo choppered up to the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas. \u2014 Noah Bierman, latimes.com , 1 July 2019",
      "Last June, a 21-year-old woman and an Alaska husky were choppered out from near the Eagle River after the woman became cold and suffered injuries while hiking. \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2019",
      "Trump climbed out, said a few words with Pence, and then retreated to his private helicopter, also bearing his name, and choppered off for the city proper. \u2014 Longreads , 31 Oct. 2017",
      "Despite concerns from some Palm Beachers about the noise that could come from Trump choppering onto the island, the Town Council agreed to make a presidential exception to allow a Mar-a-Lago landing spot. \u2014 Andy Reid, Sun-Sentinel.com , 26 July 2017",
      "NEWPORT NEWS, Va. \u2014 President Donald Trump choppered onto a hulking, gleaming aircraft carrier here Thursday to rally momentum for his ambitious call for a major hike in military spending. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 2 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1955, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172223"
  },
  "common school":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a free public school"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1503, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172615"
  },
  "Cow Fulani":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a nomadic group of the Fulani people of West Africa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cow entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172621"
  },
  "client state":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a country that is economically, politically, or militarily dependent on another country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The conflict was sparked in part by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's attempts to free Ukraine from its role as client state to Moscow\u2014a fate that has befallen neighboring Belarus\u2014and align it with western powers such as the EU. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Since 2020, Belarus has been firmly in the client state category. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "As China has risen in global influence, Russia\u2019s leadership have resented the prospect of becoming a client state of Beijing. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The Biden administration has reached out to the Maduro regime in Venezuela \u2013 a Russian client state \u2013 seeking to rebuild a diplomatic relationship, and beg for more oil, while Moscow is distracted. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Belarus is clearly complicit in the attack on Ukraine, and a model client state for the Russians. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Honduras is a longtime American client state , the recipient of billions of dollars in foreign aid and the home base of a strategically critical U.S. military force. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Afghan client state marked the limits of American hard power. \u2014 Jeremy Page, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In seeking to corral most of the population into a biometric database, the U.S. government was doing nothing less than building a system of mass surveillance for an unreliable client state with a rickety (at best) criminal justice system. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172954"
  },
  "creasote":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of creasote variant spelling of creosote 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173132"
  },
  "circumterrestrial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": revolving about or surrounding the earth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "circum- + terrestrial"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173714"
  },
  "crag-fast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stranded on or as if on a crag and unable to ascend or descend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173921"
  },
  "cinder dick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a railroad police officer or special agent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174048"
  },
  "cockloft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small garret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02ccl\u022fft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attic",
      "garret",
      "loft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft , which is accessible through a pull-down ladder"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from cock entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174253"
  },
  "Cakile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of annual succulent herbs (family Cruciferae) found along sandy shores of North America and Europe and having opposite fleshy leaves \u2014 see sea rocket"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Arabic q\u0101qulla"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174539"
  },
  "competitioner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that competes (as to achieve an official position or entrance into a service)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175232"
  },
  "common salt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": salt sense 1a",
      ": salt sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175240"
  },
  "coulomb":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric charge equal to the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second",
      ": of, relating to, or being the electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between charged particles",
      ": the practical mks unit of electric charge equal to the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second",
      "Charles-Augustin de 1736\u20131806 French physicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccl\u00e4m",
      "-\u02ccl\u014dm",
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00e4m-bik",
      "-\u02c8l\u014dm-",
      "-\u02c8l\u00e4-mik",
      "-\u02c8l\u014d-",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccl\u00e4m, -\u02ccl\u014dm, k\u00fc-\u02c8",
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccl\u00e4m",
      "-\u02ccl\u014dm",
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00e4m",
      "-\u02c8l\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Charles A. de Coulomb"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175346"
  },
  "communion rail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the altar rail at which communicants receive Communion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175622"
  },
  "cooperate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to act or work with another or others : act together or in compliance",
      ": to associate with another or others for mutual benefit",
      ": to act or work together so as to get something done"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band (together)",
      "collaborate",
      "concert",
      "concur",
      "conjoin",
      "conspire",
      "join",
      "league",
      "team (up)",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It will be much easier if everyone cooperates .",
      "Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.",
      "The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.",
      "The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate .",
      "Witnesses were willing to cooperate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trouble with this plan was, simply, that the dead woman might not cooperate . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Officials said that Adams did not cooperate with Mexican investigators before entering the U.S., where he has been wanted since 2019 on an escape charge. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "As a result of their decision not to cooperate , the full House voted to hold all four in criminal contempt of Congress. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Watson also continues to cooperate fully in the civil proceedings, and will provide two depositions a day from June 21-23. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "Papini also refused to fully cooperate with investigators upon her return, Wallace and Jackson said. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "To be deemed competent to stand trial, a defendant must be able to cooperate with defense attorneys and understand what happens during the proceedings. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Do Kwon at the Mainnet Conference last year in New York was legitimate, and the company must cooperate with the commission\u2019s investigation, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. \u2014 Sam Reynolds, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "How did the committee get Trump allies to cooperate ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin cooperatus , past participle of cooperari , from Latin co- + operari to work \u2014 more at operate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175644"
  },
  "chrononomy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": method of reckoning and measuring time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n\u00e4n\u0259m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chron- + -nomy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180258"
  },
  "cliffed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of or marked by the presence of a cliff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180414"
  },
  "climature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": region",
      ": climatic conditions : climate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "climate + -ure (as in temperature )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180444"
  },
  "cookshop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shop providing cooked food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccsh\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180513"
  },
  "come up dry":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fail to produce water, oil, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180634"
  },
  "chtr":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "charter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180729"
  },
  "cockly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or abounding in cockles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k(\u0259)l\u0113",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cockle entry 3 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180733"
  },
  "contrary motion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": melodic progression of two voices moving in opposite directions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180830"
  },
  "correa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of Australian shrubs (family Rutaceae) most of which have tubular scarlet, yellow, or white flowers",
      ": any plant of the genus Correa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8r\u0113\u0259",
      "-r\u0101\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, after Jos\u00e9 F. Correa da Serra \u20201823 Portuguese statesman and botanist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180838"
  },
  "Chilkat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska",
      ": a member of the Chilkat people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from Tlingit tc\u012d\u0142-x\u0101t , literally, storehouses for salmon"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180843"
  },
  "curd knife":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device consisting of fine wires or blades stretched in a steel frame and used to cut soft curd into cubes to facilitate drainage of whey"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180940"
  },
  "Castalia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a source of poetic inspiration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka\u02c8st\u0101ly\u0259",
      "-l\u0113\u0259",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "from Castalia , spring on Parnassus sacred to the Muses, from Latin, from Greek Kastalia",
      "New Latin, from Castalia (spring)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181215"
  },
  "collaborate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor",
      ": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force",
      ": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected",
      ": to work with others (as in writing a book)",
      ": to cooperate with an enemy force that has taken over a person's country",
      ": to work jointly with others in some endeavor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band (together)",
      "concert",
      "concur",
      "conjoin",
      "conspire",
      "cooperate",
      "join",
      "league",
      "team (up)",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
      "He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead of working with the same legacy partners and suppliers, brands should actively seek out and collaborate with a diverse roster of agencies, consultancies and partners. \u2014 Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "The goal is to effectively work and collaborate with fellow film industry professionals. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The report recommended the university support descendants and Native communities, establish an endowed Legacy of Slavery Fund and collaborate with Black colleges and universities. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "During the development stage, seek out and collaborate with community and subject-area experts. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In each place, the local staff will partner with a library or cultural organization and collaborate with non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens to document community stories and address a local challenge raised by these stories. \u2014 Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Twenty-five years ago, Jefferson predicted a world where musicians could live around the world and easily collaborate with each other. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "During the meeting, the organizations said, the rapper promised to use his platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, donate to the cause and collaborate with advocacy groups to offer HIV testing at his shows. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, schools or community programs can apply for funds to expand or support their existing summer school programs or collaborate with a specialized program, Ducey's office announced Wednesday. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181640"
  },
  "Cuba bark":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the coarse strong bast fiber found in any of certain plants of the genus Hibiscus and especially in majagua and used in tropical America for making twine and ropes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181818"
  },
  "consertal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a texture in which the irregularly shaped crystals interlock : sutured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259rt\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin consert us (past participle of conserere to connect, from com- + serere to bind together) + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182314"
  },
  "common rorqual":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fin whale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182516"
  },
  "chose local":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thing annexed to a place (as a house) as distinguished from something movable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)sh\u014dz\u02c8l\u014dk\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chose entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182634"
  },
  "cosmetology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails",
      ": the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4z-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
      "-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hernandez is now back with her family and taking cosmetology classes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Specifically, the findings indicate that the schools didn\u2019t train students in important elements of a cosmetology program, left students without instructors for long periods of time. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The program as a whole spans 41 industries, but the cosmetology -specific track currently enrolls 2,031 barbers and 1,502 cosmetologists. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 18 May 2022",
      "The Biden administration agreed to forgive $238 million in student loans borrowed by students at the for-profit cosmetology school chain Marinello Schools of Beauty. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "According to a new report detailing the return on investment of nearly 17,000 associate-degree and professional-certification programs, cosmetology schools provide a particularly poor return on investment. \u2014 Shoshana Weissmann, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Most recently, the administration is offering loan discharges of $238 million to borrowers who attended a now defunct for-profit cosmetology chain, Marinello Schools of Beauty. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The Education Department reached the decision as the schools were found to have failed to train its mostly female students on the basics of cosmetology , like cutting hair. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There is currently no state cosmetology licensing offices that demand a basic grasp of textured and coily hair care, resulting in a shortage of stylists with the professional skills to service a wide range of hair types. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cosm\u00e9tologie , from cosm\u00e9tique cosmetic (from English cosmetic ) + -logie -logy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182639"
  },
  "crudo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dish of sliced, seasoned, uncooked seafood often served with a sauce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "How the colorful purees on a plate of salt cod crudo follow traffic indicators, starting with good-to-go green (avocado)? \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The shorter monthly tasting menu \u2014 with tuna crudo and local scallops \u2014 allows Calhoun to stock ingredients more easily and to more precisely map out his staff needs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Bubbles for my bride of course, and a Maris French Syrah Grenache that was excellent, not just with the tuna crudo and octopus, but perfect with their spin on a vodka sauce that incorporated Grappa as the spirit. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Diners savor nigiri, sashimi, and crudo made by a Japanese chef using only the freshest, locally caught fish. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "Order a crudo \u2014 live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "For Mother\u2019s Day, the famous dining spot has a three-course, prix fixe, $85 menu with dishes like tuna fluke crudo with caviar and Meyer lemon, Lobster Benedict and its famous Fiori Burger. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Top menu options include the bigeye tuna crudo ; the 16-ounce New York strip steak served with Argentinian chimichurri; the double-cut pork chop and the local New Jersey fluke, which is served with wild mushrooms and a truffle leek sauce. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "With sashimi and crudo -style dishes, quality and freshness are of the utmost importance, and Zovkic and his chefs aren\u2019t skimping. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, raw, from Latin crudus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2000, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182804"
  },
  "configural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a configuration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8figy\u0259r\u0259l",
      "\u00f7 -g\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "configur ation + -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182926"
  },
  "convive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fellow banqueter or feaster : a comrade at table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u207fv\u0113v",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02ccv\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Latin conviva one who lives with another, eats with another, from com- + -viva (from vivere to live)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183103"
  },
  "captopril":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an antihypertensive drug C 9 H 15 NO 3 S that is an ACE inhibitor",
      ": an antihypertensive drug C 9 H 15 NO 3 S that is an ACE inhibitor \u2014 see capoten"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccpril",
      "\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccpril"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "mer capt an + -o- + pr oline + -il , alteration of -yl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1978, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183120"
  },
  "chili vinegar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pepper sauce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183130"
  },
  "creasy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or forming creases"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113s\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crease entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183327"
  },
  "cabineer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that occupies a cabin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kab\u0259\u00a6ni(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183509"
  },
  "callee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who receives a telephone call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-\u02c8l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183615"
  },
  "Cyclomyaria":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a suborder of Thaliacea comprising tunicates with a barrel-shaped body \u2014 compare doliolum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cycl- + -myaria"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183702"
  },
  "cut a dash":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look attractive in the clothes one is wearing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184038"
  },
  "camelry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": troops mounted on camels"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kam\u0259lr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "camel + -ry (as in cavalry )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184114"
  },
  "carjacking":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation",
      ": theft by force or intimidation of an auto that has a driver or passenger present"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccja-ki\u014b",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccja-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The police are investigating another carjacking .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The owner and two employees of the Broadway Inn Express motel in Biloxi, Miss., were fatally shot, and another person was also shot dead during a carjacking . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Eight years ago, Claude Motley was shot in the jaw during a carjacking in Milwaukee. \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
      "Nathaniel Harrington, 19 of Springfield, and a juvenile used a handgun to demand money, a cell phone and the victim\u2019s vehicle during the carjacking on Dobson Road, according to the Vernon Police Department. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
      "Earlier, a Johns Hopkins surgeon was shot Friday morning during a carjacking . \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Philadelphia taxi driver's dashcam recorded a fare pistol-whipping and robbing him during a violent carjacking last week, authorities said. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Last week, an Uber driver was shot trying to escape during a carjacking , NBC Philadelphia reported. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Bartek was shot to death Dec. 31 during a carjacking . \u2014 cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The charges stem from a July 2020 shooting that came shortly after Jordan was arrested in connection with a carjacking in downtown Chicago. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "car + hi jack + -ing"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1991, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184252"
  },
  "confessio fidei":{
    "type":[
      "Latin noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confession of faith"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fn-\u02c8fe-s\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8fi-d\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184301"
  },
  "capitulation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a set of terms or articles (see article sense 1c ) constituting an agreement between governments",
      ": the act of surrendering or yielding",
      ": the terms of surrender"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02ccpi-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capitulating",
      "cession",
      "handover",
      "relinquishment",
      "rendition",
      "submission",
      "submitting",
      "surrender"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Initial Russian incompetence and heavy losses are not followed by Russian capitulation . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022",
      "Many companies in the sector have signaled capitulation to reality. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Enough upcoming trouble may be brewing to postpone the ultimate market bottom, and capitulation . \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "The date marks the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Soviet forces (the day after its capitulation to the Western allies, which is why the UK, US and their allies commemorate victory on May 8). \u2014 James Nixey, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation , a blow to the country\u2019s integrity and a betrayal of national interests. \u2014 Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau And Lorne Cook, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation , a blow to the country\u2019s integrity and a betrayal of national interests. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "That deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation , a blow to the country\u2019s integrity and a betrayal of national interests. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The myth arose within hours of the conflict breaking out and when Ukrainian fears of a total capitulation were at their height. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see capitulate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184709"
  },
  "churn drill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of drilling equipment in which the drill is raised by a rope or cable and allowed to drop, pulverizing the rock with successive blows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184812"
  },
  "custard-apple family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": annonaceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185132"
  },
  "colon crayfish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common Central American crayfish ( Macrobrachium jamaicense )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "colon entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185417"
  },
  "comedist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who writes comedies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259d\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "comedy + -ist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185443"
  },
  "chocalho":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Brazilian rattle commonly consisting of a gourd with its dried seeds inside or a metal sphere with pellets and used as a rhythm instrument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u00fc\u02c8kal(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese, cowbell, rattle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cloccaculum , from Medieval Latin clocca bell"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185709"
  },
  "cathouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where prostitutes are available : brothel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bagnio",
      "bawdy house",
      "bordello",
      "brothel",
      "disorderly house",
      "sporting house",
      "stew",
      "whorehouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185906"
  },
  "catching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": infectious , contagious",
      ": catchy , alluring",
      ": infectious sense 1 , contagious",
      ": likely to spread as if infectious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-chi\u014b",
      "\u02c8ke-",
      "\u02c8ka-ching",
      "\u02c8ke-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "communicable",
      "contagious",
      "pestilent",
      "transmissible",
      "transmittable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncommunicable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cI have a cold.\u201d \u201cIs it catching ?\u201d",
      "a cold is often catching before the symptoms even begin"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190135"
  },
  "choir aisle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aisle flanking the choir of a church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190218"
  },
  "colonize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take control of a people or area especially as an extension of state power",
      ": to migrate to and settle in (an inhabited or uninhabited area)",
      ": to spread to and develop in a new area or habitat",
      ": to multiply in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface",
      ": to take or make use of (something) without authority or right : appropriate",
      ": to establish a colony in or on",
      ": to settle in a colony",
      ": to multiply in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "people",
      "populate",
      "settle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depopulate",
      "unpeople"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The area was colonized in the 18th century.",
      "Weeds quickly colonized the field.",
      "The island had been colonized by plants and animals.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Made mostly of pH-neutral cement, stainless steel, and basalt, the sculpture provides an artificial reef that encourages coral growth and provides a novel place for marine life to colonize and inhabit while steering tourists away from natural reefs. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
      "The 21st will be defined by human\u2019s endeavor to explore, use, and even colonize the heavens. \u2014 Charles Beames, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Mickey7 is based on the upcoming novel by author Edward Ashton and centers on Mickey7, a man on an expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim, THR reports. \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "During the Pennsylvanian era, plants started to colonize dry land by way of more evolved seeds; animals did so through the evolution of the amniotic egg, in which the embryo develops inside a shell, like with birds and reptiles. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "But, at the same time, his idea to colonize Mars with a million people is an obscenity. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The mesocosms laden with microplastics produced not just more marine snow but also more organic carbon, as the plastics offered more surfaces for microbes to colonize . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The development of faster-than-light travel has allowed humans to colonize within a vast number of worlds. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But the Joro won\u2018t just resort to its traditional means of traversal to colonize new terrain. \u2014 Ben Turner, Scientific American , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190932"
  },
  "Carius method":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method for determining halogens, sulfur, and phosphorus in organic compounds by heating them in sealed glass tubes with fuming nitric acid in a special furnace, the glass tubes being enclosed in iron tubes to avoid danger from explosion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r\u0113\u0259s-",
      "-a(a)r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after G. Ludwig Carius \u20201875 German chemist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191751"
  },
  "colon bacillus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": e. coli",
      ": any of several bacilli especially of the genus Escherichia that are normally commensal in vertebrate intestines",
      ": e. coli"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191758"
  },
  "chibouk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long-stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe with a clay bowl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fck",
      "sh\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French chibouque , from Turkish \u00e7ubuk"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191935"
  },
  "citatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to citing or summoning : being or constituting a citation or summons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012bt\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin citatorius , from Latin citatus + -orius -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192053"
  },
  "cliff-green":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mountain lover"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192128"
  },
  "cerebral palsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances",
      ": a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances \u2014 see ataxic cerebral palsy , athetoid cerebral palsy , spastic cerebral palsy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the press conference, DeSantis was joined by the family of golfer Isabella Valle, who has cerebral palsy , epilepsy and a shunt in her brain. \u2014 Byjay O'brien, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
      "The centers, which are private nonprofits, provide case management and arrange for services for people with cerebral palsy , autism, epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Isabella Valle uses a wheelchair and has cerebral palsy , epilepsy and a shunt in her brain to prevent the build-up of fluid. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Spasticity can occur after other causes of brain damage too, including certain neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy . \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 16 May 2022",
      "Lynn also regularly helped out at their church and participated in charity events for muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The cognitive disorder affects about 2 million Americans, making itmore common than Parkinson\u2019s disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, according to the National Aphasia Assn. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Spellman, the Neah-Kah-Nie High School senior who overcame cerebral palsy to become a varsity basketball player, had been waiting all night for this moment. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Not getting treatment can lead to irreversible health problems including hearing loss, vision impairment, brain damage and cerebral palsy . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192447"
  },
  "caducary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to or transferred by escheat, lapse, or forfeiture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8d(y)\u00fck\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin caducarius , from caducus caducous + -arius -ary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1757, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192534"
  },
  "composure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession",
      ": calmness especially of mind, manner, or appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-zh\u0259r",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-zh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aplomb",
      "calmness",
      "collectedness",
      "composedness",
      "cool",
      "coolness",
      "countenance",
      "equanimity",
      "equilibrium",
      "imperturbability",
      "placidity",
      "repose",
      "sangfroid",
      "self-composedness",
      "self-possession",
      "serenity",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility",
      "tranquilness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "discomposure",
      "perturbation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "After the initial shock she regained her composure .",
      "kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two of the team's players, Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith, lost their composure with each other on the bench. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "My biggest concern was keeping my composure during the whole time. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Marks brought his teammates to the mound for a meeting after Service tied the game and shared some encouraging words that inspired them to calm their nerves and keep their collective composure . \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "When things get tough, his composure provides a calming influence. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "Feeding off the energy of their fans and head coach Bill Ferris, the Bombers found their composure to tie the set at 18 and eventually take a slim lead. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "While Summerhays has played in just eight tournaments this season and earned ASU's third-highest stroke average (74.85), her composure on the course has impressed the Sun Devils and demonstrated a fit in the team\u2019s championship culture. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
      "After the attack, Chappelle's publicist, Carla Sims, praised the comedian for keeping his composure . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Isobel Yeung has maintained her composure while reporting on atrocities that some people can hardly stomach. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see compose"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193204"
  },
  "Cowen":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Brian 1960\u2013 prime minister of Ireland (2008\u201311)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193317"
  },
  "castering landing gear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an airplane landing gear having means to permit castering of the wheels about substantially vertical axes during crosswind landings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193554"
  },
  "clear up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to change so that there are no clouds, fog, etc.",
      ": to become free of marks or spots",
      ": to go away",
      ": to make an area clean or tidy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193842"
  },
  "compulsory listing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": multiple listing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194221"
  },
  "chicaner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that uses chicanery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "earlier chicaneur , from French, from Middle French, from chicaner + -eur -or"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194339"
  },
  "colongitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the complement of a longitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "co- + longitude"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194400"
  },
  "company union":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single firm",
      ": one dominated by the employer",
      ": an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1917, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194627"
  },
  "certificate of public convenience and necessity":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": certificate of convenience and necessity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194631"
  },
  "Chicago":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river in Chicago, Illinois, having a northern branch and a southern branch and originally flowing east into Lake Michigan but now flowing south through the southern branch and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des Plaines River",
      "city and port on Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois population 2,695,598"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "-\u02c8k\u022f-",
      "-g\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194639"
  },
  "cormophytic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cormophyta"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u022frm\u0259\u00a6fitik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Cormophyta + English -ic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194838"
  },
  "closed bolt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bookbinding in which the edge folds of the sections are left uncut"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194912"
  },
  "charivari":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shivaree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccshi-v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113",
      "\u02c8shi-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, perhaps from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek kar\u0113baria , from kara, kar\u0113 head + barys heavy \u2014 more at cerebral , grieve"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1681, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194931"
  },
  "cake puller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker who pulls pressed cottonseed cakes from the press and trucks them to a cake stripper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195003"
  },
  "caravaneer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": caravanner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kar\u0259(\u02cc)va\u00a6ni(\u0259)r",
      "-v\u0259\u00a6-",
      "-ni\u0259(r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "caravan + -eer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195212"
  },
  "cummer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": godmother",
      ": an intimate female friend",
      ": a woman or girl",
      ": witch",
      ": midwife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English commare godmother, from Middle French commere , from Late Latin commater , from Latin com- + mater mother"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195257"
  },
  "circumstellar disk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ring of gaseous matter surrounding a star",
      "\u2014 compare accretion disk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195739"
  },
  "caustic alkali":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong corrosive alkali",
      ": a hydroxide of an alkali metal (as caustic soda or caustic potash)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195802"
  },
  "correlation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or relation of being correlated",
      ": a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone",
      ": the act of correlating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the correlation of brain size and intelligence",
      "Researchers have found a direct correlation between smoking and lung cancer.",
      "She says that there's no correlation between being thin and being happy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dew points offer quantitative correlation with our sense of stickiness and discomfort. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Representation\u2019s important, but what\u2019s the correlation between representation and legislation? \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Is there any correlation between elevated folic acid levels, and fogginess and insomnia? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Future research will look at whether lower antibody levels correspond to more severe cases of COVID-19 and if there's any correlation between age or health issues. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Last month, DeSantis dismissed the idea that there was any correlation between the partnership with Publix and his campaign funds. \u2014 Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "In much the same vein, results from California, Florida, Germany, Sweden and elsewhere dispose of any simple correlation of mandatory lockdowns with successful practice of social distancing. \u2014 WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Early studies indicate that this correlation exists, but so far such studies have mostly avoided the voids and have focused instead on the brighter regions full of galaxies and clusters. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
      "On the crypto front, there\u2019s been a pretty good correlation of late between bitcoin and the S&P 500. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin correlation-, correlatio , from Latin com- + relation-, relatio relation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195840"
  },
  "court":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary",
      ": a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers",
      ": the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power",
      ": the family and retinue of a sovereign",
      ": a reception held by a sovereign",
      ": a manor house or large building surrounded by usually enclosed grounds",
      ": motel",
      ": an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building",
      ": a quadrangular space walled or marked off for playing one of various games with a ball (such as tennis, handball, or basketball)",
      ": a division of such a court",
      ": a wide alley with only one opening onto a street",
      ": an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business \u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court",
      ": a session of such a court",
      ": a place (such as a chamber) for the administration of justice",
      "\u2014 see also take to court",
      ": a judge or judges in session",
      ": a faculty or agency of judgment or evaluation",
      ": an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers",
      ": parliament , legislature",
      ": conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility : homage",
      ": to seek to gain or achieve",
      ": allure , tempt",
      ": to act so as to invite or provoke",
      ": to seek the affections of",
      ": to seek to win a pledge of marriage from",
      ": to perform actions in order to attract for mating",
      ": to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages)",
      ": to seek an alliance with",
      ": to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage",
      ": to engage in activity leading to mating",
      ": a space arranged for playing a certain game",
      ": an official meeting led by a judge for settling legal questions or the place where it is held",
      ": a judge or the judges presiding in a courtroom",
      ": the home of a ruler (as a king)",
      ": a ruler's assembly of advisers and officers as a governing power",
      ": the family and people who follow a ruler",
      ": an open space completely or partly surrounded by buildings",
      ": a short street",
      ": respect meant to win favor",
      ": to seek the love or companionship of",
      ": to try to gain or get the support of : seek",
      ": to seem to be asking for : tempt",
      ": an official assembly for the administration of justice : a unit of the judicial branch of government",
      ": a session of such a court",
      ": the Supreme Court of the United States",
      ": a place (as a building, hall, or room) for the administration of justice",
      ": a judge or judges acting in official capacity",
      ": a legislative body",
      ": a body (as the International Court of Justice) exercising judicial powers over its members or the members of a body represented by it",
      ": without a court hearing : by private arrangement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u022frt",
      "\u02c8k\u014drt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "palace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ask (for)",
      "flirt (with)",
      "invite",
      "woo"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At the opening game for the WNBA Indiana Fever in 2000, Bayh was honored at center court . \u2014 IndyStar , 22 June 2022",
      "The lawsuit said court intervention was necessary because Hailey Bieber is a celebrity with over 45 million Instagram followers who launched her skincare line last week and has filed trademark applications to sell clothing. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "They were later convicted in state court of disorderly conduct, a minor misdemeanor. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
      "Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren, a committee members, says the panel has records of 61 court losses by the Trump team. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Cosby was released from prison in September 2021 after Pennsylvania\u2019s highest court overturned the conviction, saying the disgraced actor\u2019s due process rights were violated. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "The appellate court ordered the EPA to reexamine its finding. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "Ragsdale eventually sought a stalking injunction against her neighbor, in a case that has now been tied up in the Utah court system for nearly six years. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Festivities will take place near the basketball court . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Republican Party, widely expected to win big in November, launched an effort Monday to court Jewish voters in South Florida, a solid Democratic voting bloc that has often proven elusive for the GOP. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
      "Trucking fleets are handing out across-the-board raises to retain drivers while offering $10,000 cash bonuses in a frantic effort to court new hires. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2021",
      "Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 May 2021",
      "Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, USA TODAY , 30 May 2021",
      "Both candidates are trying to court the 7.7 million votes of a leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, defeated in the first vote. \u2014 Thomas Adamson And Patrick Hermansen, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "That sounds as if bondholders might have the right to take Florida to court over any changes in Reedy Creek\u2019s authority. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The state of California is in a unique position to handle a lawsuit against Tesla, as arbitration agreements prevent many employees from taking the company to court themselves. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French curt, court , from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co- + -hort-, -hors (akin to hortus garden) \u2014 more at yard"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200005"
  },
  "changeling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": turncoat",
      ": a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy",
      ": imbecile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101nj-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The folktale of the changeling is here recontextualized into a modern setting. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
      "In most stories, a changeling is a fairy child that replaces a human one, typically without the baby or the human parents knowing. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 25 Jan. 2021",
      "True History of the Kelly Gang focuses its culture-wide vision into an unhidden life, divided into three sections: BOY is where young Ned (Orlando Schwerdt) resembles a pale, blond changeling who could become anything. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The young Joan\u2014with her gift for painting, her passion for dancing, her bristling impatience with school rules, and her wanderlust\u2014was more like a changeling . \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2020",
      "These men and women sat in uncomfortable, beat-up school desks determined to learn English \u2014 such a difficult language to acquire with its changeling grammar rules and high-maintenance punctuation marks. \u2014 Sarah Fay, Longreads , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Thirteen years later, the goblin world is in crisis and needs the changeling back. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "Meet Cole and Tinn, accidental twins: The goblin Kull was supposed to switch them as newborns but was interrupted, causing him to panic and leave two babies, one human and one changeling , in one crib. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "The imitations were clearly imitations, less like uncanny meat changelings and more like the Dionne Warwick impersonator at your friendly neighborhood drag bar. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200029"
  },
  "Clupeoidea":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large suborder (order Isospondyli) comprising the herrings and related fishes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckl\u00fcp\u0113\u02c8\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Clupea + -oidea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200145"
  },
  "controllable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate",
      ": to have power over : rule",
      ": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels",
      ": to incorporate suitable controls in",
      "\u2014 see also controlled experiment",
      ": to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments",
      ": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study",
      ": an act or instance of controlling",
      ": power or authority to guide or manage",
      ": skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium",
      ": the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive",
      ": the ability of a baseball pitcher to control the location of a pitch within the strike zone",
      ": restraint , reserve",
      ": one that controls: such as",
      ": a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system",
      ": an organization that directs a spaceflight",
      ": control experiment",
      ": one (such as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control experiment and is used as a standard of comparison",
      ": a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium",
      ": control key",
      ": to have power over",
      ": to direct the actions or behavior of",
      ": to keep within bounds : restrain",
      ": to direct the function of",
      ": the power or authority to manage",
      ": ability to keep within bounds or direct the operation of",
      ": self-restraint",
      ": regulation sense 2",
      ": a device used to start, stop, or change the operation of a machine or system",
      ": something that is not treated or exposed to testing in an experiment in order to serve as a comparison to others that have undergone treatment or exposure",
      ": to incorporate suitable controls in",
      ": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels",
      ": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study",
      ": an act or instance of controlling something",
      ": one that is used in controlling something: as",
      ": an experiment in which the subjects are treated as in a parallel experiment except for omission of the procedure or agent under test and which is used as a standard of comparison in judging experimental effects",
      ": one (as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control",
      ": to exercise restraining or directing influence over especially by law",
      ": to have power or authority over",
      ": to have controlling interest in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bridle",
      "check",
      "constrain",
      "contain",
      "curb",
      "govern",
      "hold",
      "inhibit",
      "keep",
      "measure",
      "pull in",
      "regulate",
      "rein (in)",
      "restrain",
      "rule",
      "tame"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "controller",
      "regulator"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "Connect to WiFi to control from your phone or connect to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t give her license to control you or make her pain someone else\u2019s problem. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Parents can control the unit itself or via a convenient downloadable app on your smartphone. \u2014 Tiffany Leigh, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "As family planning activists have long known, the right to control fertility includes the right to plan for a healthy family, as well as the right to plan not to have a family. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "There is little doubt that the draft Supreme Court decision that would end the 50-year-old constitutional right to control a pregnancy has presented Democrats with a political opportunity in an otherwise bleak political landscape. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The Senate could save a woman\u2019s right to control her own body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The disclosure functions as an early sign to shareholders and companies that a significant investor could seek to control or influence a company. \u2014 Dave Michaels, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Neighboring Lysychansk, the only city in the Luhansk region that is still fully under Ukrainian control , is also the target of multiple airstrikes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
      "Syria\u2019s most sophisticated air defenses, its long-range S-300s delivered in 2018, are under Russian control . \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The fire was deemed under control at about 3:40 a.m. \u2014 Christine Condon And Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
      "Oakland firefighters brought a four-alarm fire under control early Sunday in the East Oakland hills. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control , the company said in a statement posted to its Chinese social media account. \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "In a Weibo post around 9 a.m., Sinopec Shanghai said the fire had effectively come under control . \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Authorities got the collapse under control just before 7:15 a.m. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "But the fires were largely under control on Monday after heavy rainfall, authorities said. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English countrollen , from Anglo-French contrerouler , from contreroule copy of an account, audit, from Medieval Latin contrarotulus , from Latin contra- + Medieval Latin rotulus roll \u2014 more at roll"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Noun",
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200326"
  },
  "come up to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move near to (someone or something) : to approach (someone or something)",
      ": to be as good as (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200740"
  },
  "catboat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam",
      ": a sailboat with a single mast set far forward and a single large sail with a long boom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccb\u014dt",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccb\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201043"
  },
  "contrarotation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rotation contrary to another rotation (as of a propeller)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n\u2027tr\u0259+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "contra- + rotation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201110"
  },
  "competence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being competent : such as",
      ": the quality or state of having sufficient knowledge, judgment, skill, or strength (as for a particular duty or in a particular respect)",
      ": legal authority, ability, or admissibility",
      ": the knowledge that enables a person to speak and understand a language",
      "\u2014 compare performance sense 6",
      ": the ability to function or develop in a particular way: such as",
      ": the ability of embryonic cells and tissue to undergo differentiation in response to an organizer (see organizer sense 2 )",
      ": the capability of bacterial cells to take up exogenous DNA during genetic transformation",
      ": a sufficiency of means for the necessities and conveniences of life",
      ": the quality or state of being capable",
      ": the quality or state of being functionally adequate",
      ": as",
      ": the properties of an embryonic field that enable it to respond in a characteristic manner to an organizer",
      ": readiness of bacteria to undergo genetic transformation",
      ": the quality or state of being competent: as",
      ": possession of sufficient knowledge or skill",
      ": legal authority, ability, or admissibility"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259ns",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259t-\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ability",
      "capability",
      "capableness",
      "capacity",
      "competency",
      "faculty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disability",
      "inability",
      "incapability",
      "incapableness",
      "incapacity",
      "incompetence",
      "incompetency",
      "ineptitude",
      "ineptness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He trusts in the competence of his doctor.",
      "questioned his competence to finish the task without help",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Identification with purpose amplifies competence and other factors to achieve significant impact in the market and in society. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Rafts of research prove that intensive parenting mainly serves to burn out parents while harming children\u2019s competence and mental health. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Corporate leaders everywhere are trying to lead with trust, competence and ethical behavior while mastering the complexities of global business. \u2014 Jeff Shupack, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "One contender for the presidency who has won a reputation internationally over the years for competence and probity is the current prime minister, Mario Draghi. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Another is that public expectations for competence and representation are rising, leading to increasing discontent with fairly typical outcomes. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Health care leaders must insist on a deeper bench of care professionals with the cultural competence necessary to reinforce trust with the Black community. \u2014 Ian Tong, STAT , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "But a pandemic, like few other crises, requires trust and compliance on the part of the public; the state, meanwhile, must not merely project authority but perform with genuine competence . \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Invasion hits these beats with lumbering competence . \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see competent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201229"
  },
  "calumet dance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ritual dance with a plumed calumet originated by American Indians of the Great Plains as an invocation by pipe and later combined with mimicry of the eagle",
      ": eagle dance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201250"
  },
  "conjunctiva":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over the forepart of the eyeball \u2014 see eye illustration",
      ": the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over the forepart of the eyeball"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)-\u02c8t\u012b-v\u0259",
      "k\u0259n-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)-\u02c8t\u012b-v\u0259, k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is called allergic conjunctivitis because allergens cause the protective covering of the eye and eyelid\u2014the conjunctiva \u2014to swell. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 1 June 2022",
      "Many viruses\u2014most notably, adenovirus, which is a group of viruses that causes cold-like symptoms, herpes virus, and others\u2014can affect the conjunctiva , Dr. Nguyen says. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The surface of the eye is covered by a mucus membrane, called the conjunctiva , which technically can be susceptible to the virus. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, happens when your conjunctiva (the thin, clear tissue lining your eyelids and the whites of your eyes) becomes inflamed. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, happens when your conjunctiva (the thin, clear tissue lining your eyelids and the whites of your eyes) becomes inflamed. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Conjunctivitis, a highly contagious condition when caused by a virus, is an inflammation of the thin, transparent layer of tissue, called conjunctiva , that covers the white part of the eye and the inside of the eyelid. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Even having a deficiency in vitamin A, a nutrient that is essential for the health of your conjunctiva and cornea, can decrease your tear production, the Mayo Clinic explains. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "The eye model, shown in the GIF above, uses cells from a human cornea (dyed yellow) and conjunctiva (dyed red), two of the eye\u2019s outermost layers. \u2014 Scientific American , 9 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of conjunctivus conjoining, from Latin conjunctus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201348"
  },
  "complexness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts",
      ": a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit",
      ": a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality",
      ": an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation",
      ": a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known",
      ": the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition",
      ": a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds",
      ": a building or group of buildings housing related units",
      ": composed of two or more parts : composite",
      ": having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents",
      ": consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses",
      ": hard to separate, analyze, or solve",
      ": of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers",
      ": to make complex or into a complex",
      ": chelate",
      ": not easy to understand or explain : not simple",
      ": having parts that go together in complicated ways",
      ": having many varied interrelated parts, patterns, or elements and consequently hard to understand",
      ": formed by the union of simpler chemical substances",
      ": a group of repressed memories, desires, and ideas that exert a dominant influence on the personality and behavior",
      "\u2014 see castration complex , electra complex , inferiority complex , oedipus complex , persecution complex , superiority complex",
      ": a group of chromosomes arranged or behaving in a particular way \u2014 see gene complex",
      ": a chemical association of two or more species (as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than by covalent bonds",
      ": the sum of the factors (as symptoms and lesions) characterizing a disease",
      ": to form into a complex",
      ": chelate",
      ": to form a complex"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
      "k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "establishment",
      "facility",
      "installation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "byzantine",
      "complicate",
      "complicated",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She has a complex about her appearance.",
      "a complex of protein molecules",
      "Adjective",
      "The house's wiring is complex .",
      "The situation is more complex than you realize.",
      "Verb",
      "there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An Indianapolis real estate development company is announcing its first project in Alabama - the construction of a $61 million, five-story apartment complex in Birmingham. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "Beneath the main level is a floor with a kitchenette, an elaborate bath complex , a sauna, an exercise room, an office and a wine cellar. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center placed the zone from Wisconsin to northern West Virginia at greatest risk from this possible thunderstorm complex , or mesoscale convective system (MCS). \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Once denounced for its tough appearance, the residential complex \u2014completed in 1972\u2014has become a coveted place to live, recently a three-bedroom unit listed for over $1 million. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
      "Formulated with Seventh Generation\u2019s five-ingredient odor-control complex , including arrowroot powder, this deodorant delivers 24 hours of odor control and long-lasting nourishment. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The Red Lobster site is on a stretch of Mayfair Road between the Mayfair mall complex , which includes the Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel that opened in 2020, and the Mayfair Collection mixed-use development. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Downtown Denver boasts restaurants, shops, museums, clubs, the Denver Performing Arts complex , and Union Station. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "The six-building, four-story complex , dubbed Broadstone Locklyn, has a total of 280 units, ranging from 822 sq. \u2014 Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Travel is now more complex than ever, with travelers spending about two to three days of planning and booking for each week of vacation with limited help and advice. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "The private secondary market, however, is far more complex to navigate than the stock market. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The film, starring Cooper Raiff, who also wrote and directed, is more complex than any of those words would suggest. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that while energy will be a point of discussion, the relationship between the nations was far more complex than that. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One of the things that has always felt true to me is that things are always more complex and more challenging than what one article or headline can cover. \u2014 Hannah Murphy Winter, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Analyst Severin Borenstein of Berkeley's Energy Institute told CBS News the root of the problem is more complex . \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
      "But getting that answer appears to be a bit more complex than scientists suspected. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "From simple swaps like using bamboo toothbrushes to more complex tips like starting a compost bin, these creators had something for everyone. \u2014 Shane Barker, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti \u2014 see complex entry 2",
      "Adjective",
      "Latin complexus , past participle of complecti to embrace, comprise (a multitude of objects), from com- + plectere to braid \u2014 more at ply"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201538"
  },
  "caster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that casts",
      ": a machine that casts type",
      ": a usually silver table vessel with a perforated top for sprinkling a seasoning (such as sugar or spice)",
      ": a usually revolving metal stand bearing condiment containers (such as cruets, mustard pot, and often shakers) for table use : a cruet stand",
      ": any of a set of wheels or rotating balls mounted in a swivel frame and used for the support and movement of furniture, trucks, and portable equipment",
      ": the slight usually backward tilt from vertical of the axis of the steering mechanism of an automobile for giving directional stability to the front wheels",
      ": one of a set of small wheels on a piece of furniture that makes it easier to move"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, use caster sugar, which is fine in texture, or process granulated sugar in a blender or food processor until fine. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Allycxt started her esports journey as a caster for the Call of Duty League \u2014 the professional esports league for Activision\u2019s Call of Duty. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "Front caster wheels don\u2019t track particularly well on bumpy ground or mowing sidehills. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
      "The wizard, a caster who smites from the sky and heals herself and allies. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Their latest effort, Starfinder Spell Cards, put all the information a spell caster needs for their cool powers on a single card. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "With a radiant light pouring from behind a hooded cowl, a mask caster will wait patiently as Sable reaches into a pool of white light emanating from beneath the hood and retrieve a mask. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Relentless/Vorpal \u2013 Just a good damage combo, but other swords may do it better, as this isn\u2019t really what a caster is for. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Wheels in the center of the vacuum propel it across the floor, while a swivel ball caster wheel at the front maneuvers the machine. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201727"
  },
  "Carnacian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a late period in neolithic culture characterized by many-chambered dolmens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4r\u00a6n\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Carnac , town in Brittany, France, the locality of its type station + English -ian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201831"
  },
  "come one, come all":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": everyone is invited to come"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202224"
  },
  "chili sauce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking",
      ": a milder, sweeter sauce containing similar ingredients but made primarily with tomato puree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the comfort of the chili sauce took the form of catharsis\u2014heart-racing heat and its attendant sweat\u2014the comfort of the tomato soup was soporific, more soothing than Campbell\u2019s. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "In Detroit terms, Cease is the chili sauce , onions and mustard on their hot dogs. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "If making a cocktail sauce, combine chili sauce , ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice in a bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Some common sauces served alongside hot pot are sriracha, sambal chili sauce , hoisin, ponzu, sesame, and soy sauce. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Among the novelties at Chocobar Cort\u00e9s are habanero-and-chocolate chili sauce , chocolate guacamole, and chocolate ketchup. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Menu favorites include prime cuts of beef such as \u2018reuben\u2019 style bone-in short rib, filet mignon and veal chop; jumbo shrimp cocktail; and spicy beef lettuce cups with Thai chili & basil, sweet chili sauce and crunchy rice. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Add the cashews and 1 tablespoon of the chili sauce . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "These baked wings are an absolute flavor bomb, with a sauce made from hoisin, ketchup, tamari, gochujang, Dijon mustard and black bean chili sauce \u2014 or the last bits of all those jars hanging around your fridge door. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202347"
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  "catch-22":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule",
      ": the circumstance or rule that denies a solution",
      ": an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation",
      ": a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended",
      ": a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives",
      ": a hidden difficulty or means of entrapment : catch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02cctwen-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc",
      "\u02c8kech-"
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      "booby trap",
      "catch",
      "gimmick",
      "gotcha",
      "hitch",
      "joker",
      "land mine",
      "pitfall",
      "snag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If, as Klein suggests more soundly, addressing those tensions requires a drastic program of democratic reforms, then the true remedy for polarization is a bit of a catch-22 . \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 19 May 2020",
      "Thus, Brussels faces a catch-22 : Without coronabonds, populism may overwhelm the south; with coronabonds, populism may rise in the north. \u2014 Peter Rough, National Review , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "There's a catch-22 of brutal absurdity regarding af Klint. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "For tourists obsessed with beating the crowds, Covid-19 is a catch-22 . \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "City\u2019s catch-22 Hiring for mental health professionals is a major issue in San Francisco, where the cost of living is soaring but salaries for mental health care workers are stagnant. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "The unrelenting catch-22 of Moren\u2019s job is that a program never stands still. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Traveling the distance necessary to reach one often requires a car\u2014a catch-22 for those without licenses. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "If anything, Kennedy gave voice to the punishing catch-22 that has kept women from the helm of Hollywood's largest, most lucrative properties for, well, the entire history of the art form. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Catch-22 , paradoxical rule in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202734"
  },
  "confessionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to confession",
      ": confessional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
      "\""
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "probably from (assumed) New Latin confessionarius , from Latin confession-, confessio + -arius -ary",
      "Noun",
      "New Latin confessionarium , from Latin confession-, confessio + -arium -ary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202803"
  },
  "corroboratory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain",
      ": to support with evidence or authority",
      ": to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
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      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
      "Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
      "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
      "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While Bennett maintains the charges were dismissed and that he had been invited to return back to Elizabethtown to teach, there are no corresponding personnel documents that corroborate his version of events. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "To corroborate his account, prosecutors presented cell phone records and expert witness testimony to place Syed at the site where Lee was buried. \u2014 Jenn Selva And Steve Almasy, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202936"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a statement of the equivalence of connotation between the defined term and another expression"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203147"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chippewaian variant spelling of chipewyan"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203220"
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  "carline":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": woman",
      ": an old woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "beldam",
      "beldame",
      "crone",
      "hag",
      "hellcat",
      "trot",
      "witch"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "northern Middle English kerling & early Scots kerling, karlyng, karlyn \"old woman,\" borrowed from Old Norse kerling, from karl \"man, commoner\" + -ing, feminine noun suffix \u2014 more at churl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203231"
  },
  "consequent pole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any one of the magnetic poles that appear in a nonuniformly magnetized body excepting those poles near its ends"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203431"
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  "compost heap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pile of plant materials that are allowed to decay to create compost"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203527"
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  "couponing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the distribution or redemption of coupons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As result - $25 million in sales for brands in 2021, and secured over $1 million in profit for digital media with their authentic content and our couponing integration. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "The typical Porsche owner doesn't strike us as someone who would participate in extreme couponing or regularly shop at Save A Lot. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The social couponing platform can be thought of as Instragram meets Groupons bridging the gap between teams, fans and sponsors. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Kirsten Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste are taking extreme couponing to a new level! \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2021",
      "Curious about how you can get started on saving through couponing ? \u2014 Julia Malacoff, PEOPLE.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "Ultimately, couponing has made Benavides more financially aware. \u2014 Julia Malacoff, PEOPLE.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "Here are the stores that will be closed and open on Easter Sunday, according to couponing and consumer site Retailmenot.com. \u2014 Stephanie Toone, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "But one experiences a lot of activity around couponing that may not be to that extent in Europe. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 25 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204005"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rib entry 1 sense 1a",
      ": a part (such as the midrib of a leaf or the anterior vein of an insect wing) that resembles a rib",
      ": rib",
      "Antonio (Luis Santos da) 1961\u2013 prime minister of Portugal (2015\u2013 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-st\u0259",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4s-t\u0259",
      "\u02c8k\u022fsh-t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin \u2014 more at coast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204024"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": in a correspondent manner"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204249"
  },
  "comet aster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any member of a race of garden asters of compact growth with large heads of flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204811"
  },
  "concionate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
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      ": harangue , preach"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin contionatus , past participle of contionari , from contion-, contio assembly, oration"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204859"
  },
  "come to an end":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reach an end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204959"
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  "counseling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes",
      ": professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She is receiving counseling to cope with the death of her husband.",
      "The college offers career counseling .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The groups are expected to provide acute crisis-care and forensic medical exams, counseling and therapy, as well as connections to safe shelter and housing to those in need. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The result of the examination and counseling prompted the woman to press charges against Haggis. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition to providing ultrasounds and pregnancy tests, the centers help women get supplies and counseling . \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Some were filled with peace, some with counseling , some with promises of better days to come. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Quanesha Johnson, 41, resigned from her position as a school educator to open a private counseling practice before the pandemic. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Sensing the need for help, a cousin who is a social worker suggested counseling . \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "The rail authority will partner with 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast (211), a private nonprofit agency that was started in 1971 in Palm Beach County as a drug hotline and later expanded into crisis counseling and suicide prevention. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Crisis pregnancy centers are primarily evangelical organizations that offer counseling and assistance to convince pregnant people not to have abortions. \u2014 Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see counsel entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205042"
  },
  "collider":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To chill them, the collider uses 150 tons of liquid helium. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "As for the detectors, the injectors, the magnets, the thousands of tonnes of ultracold collider ? \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In the coming weeks, these groups will be making key steps toward restarting the collider . \u2014 Aylin Woodward And Janet Babin, WSJ , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "These collisions -- made by smashing the particles together at mind-bending speeds to study them -- were made by the Tevatron collider in Illinois. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The measurement, reported today in the journal Science, comes from a vintage particle collider at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, that smashed its final protons a decade ago. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "No large-scale particle accelerator or particle collider is needed, Vopson says. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The lab is home to the Large Hadron Collider, the world's highest-energy particle collider , which was used to discover the famed Higgs boson particle in 2012. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Consider how the collider will wrap around the moon. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205117"
  },
  "consectary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consequence , corollary",
      ": following by consequence : consequent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8sekt\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Latin consectarium , from neuter of consectarius logically following, from consectari to follow after, from com- + sectari to follow, accompany, from secta sect",
      "Adjective",
      "Latin consectarius"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205237"
  },
  "constitutionality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being constitutional",
      ": accordance with the provisions of a constitution",
      ": the quality or state of being constitutional",
      ": conformity with the provisions of a constitution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fc-sh\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fc-sh\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113, -\u02ccty\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He questions the constitutionality of the proposed law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ultimately, the legal challenges to the constitutionality of the new state law are likely to end up in the Florida Supreme Court, says Robert Jarvis, who teaches constitutional and contract law at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Jordan was initially summoned to testify last week but responded by challenging the panel\u2019s constitutionality . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The latest order means the governor\u2019s map is reinstated pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the map. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Attorneys for the 57-year-old inmate had sought a stay, citing pending litigation in another court challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina's execution methods, which also include the electric chair. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The ruling was procedural and not related to the law's constitutionality . \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "But this wasn\u2019t the final word on the constitutionality of gerrymandering. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "The justices did not agree to consider the constitutionality of the Texas law, known as Senate Bill 8. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "After Trump issued the order in July, around a half dozen lawsuits across the U.S. were filed by states, cities, immigrant advocates and civil rights groups challenging its legality and constitutionality . \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1787, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205706"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of weight equal to \u00b9/\u2084 carat used especially for pearls"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205739"
  },
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      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in northern Kentucky across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio population 40,640"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-vi\u014b-t\u0259n"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205823"
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  "change gear":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move from one level or area of activity to another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210008"
  },
  "criminalistics":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular in construction",
      "noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases",
      ": application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8li-stiks",
      "\u02cckrim-n\u0259-\u02c8li-",
      "\u02cckri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8lis-tiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "criminal entry 1 + -ist entry 1 + -ics"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1910, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210052"
  },
  "chorus line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue : chorus sense 1e"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210428"
  },
  "come on strong":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be very forceful or too forceful in talking to someone or dealing with someone",
      ": to become stronger or more successful in a continuing contest, race, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210441"
  },
  "complt":{
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      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "complainant"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210458"
  },
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      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to flow together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8fl\u014d",
      "k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "com- + flow"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210504"
  },
  "constructive catabolism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": catabolic activity that results in the production of new substances other than excretions (as nectar in flowering plants)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210648"
  },
  "complement fixation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the process of binding serum complement to the product formed by the union of an antibody and the antigen for which it is specific that occurs when complement is added to a suitable mixture of such an antibody and antigen and that is the basis of some tests to detect the presence of specific antibodies or antigens",
      ": the process of binding serum complement to the product formed by the union of an antibody and the antigen for which it is specific that occurs when complement is added to a mixture (in proper proportion) of such an antibody and antigen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210910"
  },
  "caddy":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who waits about for odd jobs",
      ": one who assists a golfer especially by carrying the clubs",
      ": a wheeled device for conveying things not readily carried by hand",
      ": a small box, can, or chest used especially to keep tea in",
      ": a container or device for storing or holding objects when they are not in use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bin",
      "box",
      "case",
      "casket",
      "chest",
      "locker",
      "trunk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "an antique tea caddy from the colonial period"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "Malay kati catty"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210936"
  },
  "called strike":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Occasionally the rock masses on either side of these faults jolt against each other instead of sliding slowly, leading to what are called strike -slip earthquakes. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "Missing 16 pitches might not seem like a lot, but Umpire Scorecards said 11 of 48 called strikes (77% \u2013 the average called strike accuracy is 88%) were actually true balls. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That called strike three to Freeman seven seasons ago looked high, Matzek was told. \u2014 Ray Glier, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Jonathan Loaisiga\u2019s 99 mph sinker caught the bottom of the zone, according to plate umpire Mike Estabrook, who called strike three. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "In the bottom of the sixth after a suspect called strike 3, Sos began the rally with a sharp single to center. \u2014 Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
      "The pitch was over the plate and initially called strike three. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "The first break that inning came when Brandon Woodruff threw a 3-2 pitch to Joey Votto that appeared a bit inside but was called strike three by home plate umpire Shane Livensparger. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "Mitchell started to swing, checked it, then stood unbelieving as umpire Babe Pinelli, working behind the plate for the last time before retirement, called strike three. \u2014 Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210949"
  },
  "chop dollar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chopped dollar \u2014 see chop entry 7 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chop entry 6"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211943"
  },
  "Callao":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city and port on",
      "(an inlet of the Pacific) in western Peru west of Lima population 588,600"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)\u014d",
      "-\u02c8yau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212316"
  },
  "competitive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, characterized by, or based on competition",
      ": inclined, desiring, or suited to compete",
      ": depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances",
      ": characterized by or based on a situation in which more than one person is striving for the same thing",
      ": depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-t\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-t\u0259-tiv",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pet-\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She is a very competitive player.",
      "You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inflation is also high because of a competitive labor market. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
      "Zillow economic analyst Dan Handy said that in a very competitive housing market this spring, builders continued to keep their pace of housing starts above levels not seen in the decade prior to 2020. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This artificially hides the costs of charging and stunts the development of a competitive private market. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "For many companies, the cost of running rigorous studies doesn\u2019t pencil out in an increasingly competitive market. \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Today, Netflix faces a much more competitive market. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Texas has the most competitive electricity market in the country, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Ivan Penn, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "However, Knuth correctly saw better opportunities in the far less competitive bail bonds market. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Early in the pandemic, Wendy's was easily beating its rivals at breakfast, a key segment in the highly competitive fast food market. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see competition"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212327"
  },
  "cop (to)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to admit to doing (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212508"
  },
  "chasteberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chaste tree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0101st-\u02ccber-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212630"
  },
  "coqui":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small chiefly nocturnal arboreal frog ( Eleutherodactylus coqui ) native to Puerto Rico that has a high-pitched call and has been introduced into Hawaii and southern Florida"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To learn more about the frog, the rain forest, and everything Puerto Rico has to offer visitors in the future, and to adopt your own little coqui , visit the Discover Puerto Rico website now. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2020",
      "If the trend holds, the calls of male coqui frogs could be 17 percent shorter \u2014 and as much as 12 percent higher in frequency \u2014 by the end of the century. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Some of the questions pertained to the island's food and geography and naming the indigenous frog that inhabits Puerto Rico -- the coqui . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2019",
      "Along the crowded avenue, the sound systems boomed, floats of musicians strummed the small 10-string guitar called the cuatro, a marcher in a giant frog costume embodying the coqui , Puerto Rico\u2019s unofficial mascot, drew cheers. \u2014 Andy Newman, New York Times , 10 June 2018",
      "The coqui frogs, the soundtrack of Puerto Rico, are screeching. \u2014 Jasmine Garsd, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2017",
      "At the visitors center, read up on local flora and fauna like the indigenous saffron Taino Indians used to paint their bodies with and the coqui frog\u2014 \u2014 Maria Carter, Country Living , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish coqu\u00ed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1903, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213515"
  },
  "castigator":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism",
      ": to punish or criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
      "castigated him for his constant tardiness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since Johnson, though, Republicans have largely been able to castigate Democrats as weak. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin castigatus , past participle of castigare \u2014 more at chasten"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213718"
  },
  "caller ID":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify the telephone number of a caller before answering the call"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a phone system with caller ID"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1985, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213819"
  },
  "crossing guard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person whose job is to help people (such as schoolchildren) go across busy streets safely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214532"
  },
  "couponless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not having a coupon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214646"
  },
  "convince":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade",
      ": to overcome by argument",
      ": overpower , overcome",
      ": demonstrate , prove",
      ": to argue so as to make a person agree or believe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vins"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "bring",
      "bring around",
      "convert",
      "gain",
      "get",
      "induce",
      "move",
      "persuade",
      "prevail (on ",
      "satisfy",
      "talk (into)",
      "win (over)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He convinced me that the story was true.",
      "They convinced us of their innocence.",
      "I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.",
      "We convinced them to go along with our scheme.",
      "I was unable to convince her to stay.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But aldermen could not convince neighbors in nearby Riddle Highlands, an historic district nestled in behind the Northgate Shopping Center, which the former Carson\u2019s building is part of. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Did celebrities convince Bianco to open in Los Angeles? \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The jig is up, in other words, and no promises or soothing words can convince people to have faith in the old nostrums again. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Kelly\u2019s optimism, however, didn\u2019t convince everyone. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "Build an early version of your vision because that is what will convince everyone around you, like the CEO and Founders and the Board, more than just talking about it. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "White House attorneys convince Trump to reject the plan. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "But his snub could convince some leaders in Central America and the Caribbean to stay home as well. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 6 June 2022",
      "In the video, sons Dylan and Colin convince their dad, Dan, to join them in the dance challenge, centered around a song by the Weeknd of the same name. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer \u2014 more at victor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215005"
  },
  "craggy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of crags",
      ": rough , rugged",
      ": having many steep rocks or cliffs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-g\u0113",
      "\u02c8kra-g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broken",
      "jagged",
      "ragged",
      "scraggly",
      "scraggy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "even",
      "smooth",
      "soft",
      "unbroken"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a famous actor who is known for his craggy good looks",
      "his white hair and craggy face",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The craggy 59-year-old of today is infused with the collective memory of the handsome heartthrob of yesteryear. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The island is a craggy basalt rock that juts up from water so rough that boats cannot dock. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Above us was a gray, craggy world of rocks and dust\u2014a piece of the moon jutting out of Eden. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "In his youth, Mr. Wesley somewhat resembled a comic-book character himself: tall and stooped with craggy good looks and a shock of straight brown hair. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Their house wasn\u2019t in imminent danger of collapse, but the earth around it was craggy and dotted with small indentations. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Parts of it are so dry the ground is sharp and craggy , with no vegetation. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Scant grids of symbolic leaves from the original game became swirls of gnarled trees; straight lines meant to suggest cliffs became craggy , precipitous rock faces. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Marguerita Bay was a stretch of rocky green hills that dropped off in craggy white walls, framing the shore and the narrow, sandy beach. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215544"
  },
  "cordia pulmonalia":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cordia pulmonalia plural of cor pulmonale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215758"
  },
  "come-of-will":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that comes uninvited and unexpected (as a volunteer plant)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215904"
  },
  "convergent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to move toward one point or to approach each other : converging",
      ": exhibiting convergence in form, function, or development",
      "\u2014 see also convergent evolution",
      ": having a value that is a real number",
      ": characterized by having the n th term or the sum of the first n terms approach a finite limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or did the auditory systems evolve independently to perform the same function, a phenomenon called convergent evolution? \u2014 Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
      "Its hostile currents and depths of more than 700 feet are an incredible natural laboratory for studying convergent evolution, or how diverse species develop similar environmental adaptations. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "Unrelated species sometimes arrive at remarkably similar anatomies through a process called convergent evolution. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "This study demonstrates convergent evolution, Thomas says, as these creatures are so far off the evolutionary pathway from humans, but are in some ways similar to us. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "In rodents, defense against predators (interspecies) and alpha males (conspecifics) activates very similar brain structures and behaviors, suggesting that there was substantial convergent evolution of these defenses. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Lacking concrete proof of Turkey\u2019s involvement, prosecutors pointed to convergent falsehoods told by Alptekin, Flynn and Rafiekian as well as the odd evolution of the project. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 23 July 2019",
      "This is an example of what biologists call convergent evolution, when organisms evolve the same traits multiple times in different ways. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2019",
      "Se Jin Song, a biologist at the University of California San Diego and the study\u2019s lead author, had previously studied the convergent evolution of gut bacteria. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, New York Times , 8 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see converge"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220015"
  },
  "complicateness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": complicacy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220259"
  },
  "childbirth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition",
      ": the act or process of giving birth to a child",
      ": the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)l(d)-\u02ccb\u0259rth",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bld-\u02ccb\u0259rth",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bl(d)-\u02ccb\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accouchement",
      "childbearing",
      "delivery",
      "labor",
      "parturition",
      "travail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even with health insurance, childbirth can be very expensive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Vanessa Kirby stars in Pieces of a Woman, as Martha, who goes through a traumatic childbirth and loses her child. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
      "Aftershock follows the families of two women who suffer preventable deaths from childbirth and also highlights the families and activists fighting for change. \u2014 Mariette Williams, Essence , 20 June 2022",
      "Among those concerns: Black women are considerably more likely to die from childbirth than white women, even when accounting for education. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "McKinsey cites research on roughly 9,000 families tracking parental pay over five years, starting one year before childbirth and extending to when the child was four. \u2014 Naz Beheshti, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Delaying childbirth also became more of an option with technological advancements in medical care, including egg freezing, surrogacy and in vitro fertilization. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "This is not the first time Graham has been candid about the rapid changes bodies undergo during the pregnancy, childbirth , and postpartum stages. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "By comparison, an analysis showed pregnancy and childbirth are far more dangerous in the U.S. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220324"
  },
  "codworm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": caddisworm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cod entry 1 ; from the case or tube in which it lives"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220447"
  },
  "compotation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a drinking or tippling together : carouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4mp\u014d\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin compotation-, compotatio (translation of Greek symposion drinking party), from com- + potatio potation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220622"
  },
  "creamy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": containing cream",
      ": resembling cream (as in color, texture, or taste)",
      ": full of or containing cream",
      ": smooth and soft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u0113-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The sauce has a smooth, creamy texture.",
      "Do you prefer creamy or crunchy peanut butter?",
      "She sings with a creamy voice.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After pre-freezing the bowl for 24 hours, this attachment prepared smooth, super aerated, creamy vanilla ice cream in our Lab tests. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "This is a bright, creamy , pomegranate-eggplant salad, but hold the tahini, please. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "His chicken Caesar croquetas have a creamy interior of Parmesan-anchovy b\u00e9chamel. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Get a satin finish with this rich and creamy formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "Yao made the caviar dish previously with geoduck, and the clam drowned in the creamy extravagance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s made from from creamy calf leather with tonal topstitching for an extra textural touch. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "The resulting whisky was bottled at 42.3 percent ABV, and has notes of creamy vanilla and fruit on the nose, followed by citrus, tobacco and light peat on the palate. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220650"
  },
  "complex integration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the integration of a function of a complex variable along an open or closed curve in the plane of the complex variable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220728"
  },
  "Colinus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the genus of birds (family Phasianidae) consisting of the bobwhites"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Spanish col\u00edn"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220752"
  },
  "Chu":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see zhu",
      "river over 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southeastern Kazakhstan flowing east into Issyk Kul"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220929"
  },
  "custard cheeses":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cheese sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221203"
  },
  "chop down":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222027"
  },
  "caravanner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that travels in a caravan",
      ": one who goes camping with a trailer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccva-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222144"
  },
  "cogitative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to cogitation",
      ": capable of or given to cogitation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broody",
      "contemplative",
      "meditative",
      "melancholy",
      "musing",
      "pensive",
      "reflective",
      "ruminant",
      "ruminative",
      "thoughtful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unreflective"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cogitative woman who was given to long silences, even in the company of her own family"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222311"
  },
  "Callery pear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deciduous tree ( Pyrus calleryana ) of the rose family that has upright branches forming a conical crown, heart-shaped glossy leaves with finely serrated margins, showy clusters of white flowers, and small, bitter, brownish round fruits",
      ": any of several thornless ornamental cultivars of the Callery pear",
      ": bradford pear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-r\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after the New Latin specific epithet calleryana, after Joseph-Marie Callery \u20201862 French priest and sinologist",
      "Note: The taxon Pirus ( Pyrus ) calleryana was introduced by the Belgian-born botanist Joseph Decaisne (1807-82) in Le jardin fruitier du Mus\u00e9um [ national d'histoire naturelle ], tome 1., Paris, 1871-72, p. 329. According to Decaisne, the specimen in the Paris Natural History Museum ( Mus\u00e9um national d'histoire naturelle ) had been brought from China by Callery (1810-62), who was active as a missionary, diplomat, and scholar in East Asia from 1835 through the 1850's."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222418"
  },
  "conspecific":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of the same species",
      ": of the same species"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-spi-\u02c8si-fik",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-spi-\u02c8sif-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222541"
  },
  "contributing factor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that helps cause a result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222624"
  },
  "callaloo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the edible young green leaves of a plant (such as taro or a member of the genus Xanthosoma ) of the arum family used as greens",
      ": a soup or stew made with greens, onions, and crabmeat or pork"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-l\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc",
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or the aforementioned callaloo , whose surface of red oil hints at the cayenne punch to come and whose body is deeper for a splash of oxtail juice. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "As one of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s unofficial national dishes ( callaloo is another), pelau is a homegrown darling and its widespread appeal goes beyond its luscious and spiky bite. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Other favorites from two Hartford locations are there \u2014 for dinner, lunch and Sunday brunch \u2014 including brown stew chicken, oxtail, curry goat, ackee and salt fish, coconut shrimp, callaloo and mackerel rundung. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "They are distinguished by their unusually flaky crusts and wide selection, which run from traditional fillings like callaloo and ackee to a beef-and-cheese mixture that imitates a cheeseburger. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "My aunty Jannette and uncle Rawden might have us over for curry or a feast of our traditional Creole food \u2014 callaloo , macaroni pie, pelau, and stewed chicken. \u2014 Patrice Grell Yursik, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2021",
      "Other typical Jamaican dishes that originated in Africa include callaloo , a leafy green resembling spinach that\u2019s made from amaranth or taro leaves. \u2014 Amanda Albee, Dallas News , 1 July 2021",
      "That Sunday, the callaloo was the first item on my plate. \u2014 Brigid Washington, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "To this day, variations of callaloo abound throughout the West Indies. \u2014 Brigid Washington, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Caribbean English, perhaps ultimately of African origin; akin to Caribbean Spanish calal\u00fa callaloo (greens and dish), Brazilian Portuguese carur\u00fa , Haitian Creole kalalou okra"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222703"
  },
  "convictor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a table companion : commoner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from convictus (past participle of convivere to live with, feast together, from com- + vivere to live) + -or"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223413"
  },
  "Coptis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of small herbs of the family Ranunculaceae that are found in the north temperate zone and have basal divided or compound leaves, a slender rootstock, and white flowers on a scape \u2014 see goldthread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4pt\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, irregular from Greek koptein to cut off; from the divided leaves"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223433"
  },
  "clung":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clung past tense and past participle of cling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224002"
  },
  "carn":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of carn variant of cairn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224618"
  },
  "Carol Stream":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "village in northeastern Illinois west of Chicago population 39,711"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224756"
  },
  "contrabandist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smuggler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccban-dist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bootlegger",
      "courier",
      "runner",
      "smuggler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Spanish contrabandista, from contrabando \"contraband\" (borrowed from Italian contrabbando ) + -ista -ist entry 1 \u2014 more at contraband"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224831"
  },
  "cookshack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shack used for cooking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccshak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224835"
  },
  "completedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": completeness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225205"
  },
  "Cody":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "William Frederick 1846\u20131917 Buffalo Bill American scout and showman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225218"
  },
  "comeliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion",
      ": having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain",
      ": physically attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113",
      "also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Furthermore, the plant is topped by comely flowers, which in time proudly adorned the button-holes of no less than Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in their day intentionally marketing the potato to a then-skeptical proletariat. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "Drinks were served downstairs, dinner upstairs, and the comely belly dancers oscillated between the two. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2019",
      "With the help of Margaret Bonelli, Cirese planned to transform Sabella over the winter from a disheveled and foreign woman into a comely American mother. \u2014 Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Woman's Day , 12 May 2017",
      "This redesigned Traverse is a comely critter that\u2019s lighter, easier on gas, peppier, and roomier than its predecessor. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 7 June 2018",
      "The contest regularly posted photos and brief bios of comely winners on trains from 1941 until 1976, and then sporadically. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "While at a fashion show with his son, the elder Donald spotted a comely young model on the runway and in possibly the most embarrassing dad move ever, decided to play matchmaker. \u2014 Julianne Pepitone, Town & Country , 11 July 2017",
      "Like its comely skin and handsome 18-inch alloy wheels, the SL\u2019s roomy interior was quite pleasing. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English comly , alteration of Old English c\u0233mlic glorious, from c\u0233me lively, fine; akin to Old High German k\u016bmig weak"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225345"
  },
  "chear":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chear archaic variant of cheer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225406"
  },
  "colliculate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having small elevations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8liky\u0259l\u0259\u0307t",
      "\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin collicul us (diminutive of collis hill) + English -ate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225618"
  },
  "cagework":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": openwork"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230036"
  },
  "constitutional monarchy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a system of government in which a country is ruled by a king and queen whose power is limited by a constitution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230651"
  },
  "cutting grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several sedges of the genera Gahnia and Cladium",
      ": a widely distributed sedge ( C. psittacorum ) with sharp-edged triquetrous leaves",
      ": a sedge of the genus Scleria",
      ": a high-climbing tropical American sedge ( S. flagellum-nigrorum ) with cutting stems"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230737"
  },
  "Clakamas":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Clakamas variant spelling of clackamas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230807"
  },
  "Calumet City":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in northeastern Illinois south of Chicago population 37,042"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230949"
  },
  "cathectic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or invested with mental or emotional energy",
      ": of, relating to, or invested with mental or emotional energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8thek-tik",
      "ka-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8thek-tik, ka-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin cathexis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231324"
  },
  "cage tender":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cager sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231402"
  },
  "cokery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plant for making coke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dk(\u0259)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "coke entry 1 + -ery"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231946"
  },
  "call office":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pay station"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232433"
  },
  "crunchingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a crunching manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232633"
  },
  "corresponding states":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the states of two or more substances in which their pressures are proportional to their critical pressures, their temperatures to their critical temperatures, and their volumes to their critical volumes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232901"
  },
  "crined":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emblazoned with hair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French crin hair (from Latin crinis ) + English -ed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1572, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233221"
  },
  "color line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a set of societal or legal barriers that segregates people of color from white people (as by restricting social interaction or requiring separate facilities) and prevents people of color from exercising the same rights and accessing the same opportunities as white people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1874, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233337"
  },
  "chimaera":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Chimaeridae) of marine cartilaginous fishes with a tapering or threadlike tail and usually no anal fin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u012b-\u02c8mir-\u0259",
      "k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Critical missing details about the species' life cycle makes monitoring chimaera populations difficult, the New York Times reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The exhibit will also introduce ones that might not be as commonly known to the general public, including the torpedo ray and the longnose chimaera . \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Rays are the most threatened, with 41 percent of 611 species studied being at risk; 36 percent of 536 sharks species are at risk; and 9 percent of 52 chimaera species. \u2014 Karen Mcveigh, Wired , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "These organoids can be either chimaera of human or animal cells or slices of human brain tissue. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2018",
      "Previously discovered in the deep sea near Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, researchers observed the pointy-nosed blue chimaera in the North Pacific for the first time in 2009 (see video above). \u2014 Casey Smith, National Geographic , 28 July 2017",
      "Scientists from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland analyzed 250 DNA samples of Mycobacterium chimaera , an organism typically found in soil and tap water. \u2014 Jonel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News , 12 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "New Latin, genus name, from Latin, chimera"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1804, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233418"
  },
  "commemoration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of commemorating",
      ": something that commemorates",
      ": the act of commemorating",
      ": something (as a ceremony) that commemorates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02ccme-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259-\u02ccme-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The inaugural commemoration was in 1866, and Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "The Juneteenth commemoration is one of many events held annually by the Lakewood Black Caucus. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The day is a national commemoration of all service members and former Mayor Mickey Straub \u2014 a member of the Veterans Memorial Committee \u2014 is a longtime champion of the day. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The commemoration will be live streamed on the National Park Service's YouTube page. \u2014 Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama will hold its official Juneteenth commemoration from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 19, in Kelly Ingram Park. \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
      "This year, the American Hiking Society celebrates its 30th annual commemoration of the outdoor community. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "His openness and interest in people sometimes took him places where other Republicans might not have been as comfortable, like the pulpit of Atlanta\u2019s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church for its annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The mosque is holding its commemoration a day early to fall on a Friday, a special weekly prayer day, in a sign of respect. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233623"
  },
  "compression":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act, process, or result of compressing",
      ": the state of being compressed",
      ": the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)",
      ": the compressed remains of a fossil plant",
      ": conversion (as of data, a data file, or a communications signal) in order to reduce the space occupied or bandwidth required",
      ": the act, process, or result of pressing something together",
      ": the act, process, or result of compressing especially when involving a compressing force on a bodily part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pre-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pre-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8presh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compacting",
      "compaction",
      "condensation",
      "condensing",
      "constricting",
      "constriction",
      "contracting",
      "contraction",
      "squeeze",
      "squeezing",
      "telescoping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decompression",
      "expansion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All ten of those who died after the festival suffered from compression asphyxia. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
      "Heavier frames need a firmer bed for support, as there won\u2019t be too much compression , leading to spine misalignment. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Available in sizes 6 to 24, this swimsuit has a contemporary cut, front panel compression , UPF 50+ UV protection and light chest support. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "There are rolling, compression , vibrating, and shiatsu massage modes, which work to soothe aches along the bottom and sides of your feet, along with five adjustable air pressure settings to help stimulate blood flow. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s the medical equipment sales rep who offers a $50 gift card to any nurse who can save a patient using a new chest- compression device. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "How much cleavage, compression , flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond? \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Algorithmic optimization will be needed for model compression , low precision computing and platform-aware design optimization. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "For its football players, the school uses air- compression sensors to check the foam lining of helmets before each game to make sure the gear fits properly. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233710"
  },
  "catch hell":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be yelled at or criticized in a very angry and severe way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233742"
  },
  "Catarhina":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Catarhina taxonomic synonym of catarrhina"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233830"
  },
  "come up with the goods":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to produce the desired or promised results : to do what is wanted or expected"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233841"
  },
  "cupidon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cupid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fcp\u0259\u0307\u02ccd\u00e4n",
      "-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Cupidon , Roman god of love, from Latin Cupido"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233941"
  },
  "chopper cot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bedstead having curtains"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cck\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi chappar-kh\u0101\u1e6d , from chappar tester of a bed + kh\u0101\u1e6d bedstead"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234247"
  },
  "caveare":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of caveare obsolete variant of caviar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235122"
  },
  "cream of tartar":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white crystalline salt C 4 H 5 KO 6 used especially in baking powder and in certain treatments of metals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1662, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235648"
  },
  "corroborating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain",
      ": to support with evidence or authority",
      ": to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
      "Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
      "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
      "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While Bennett maintains the charges were dismissed and that he had been invited to return back to Elizabethtown to teach, there are no corresponding personnel documents that corroborate his version of events. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "To corroborate his account, prosecutors presented cell phone records and expert witness testimony to place Syed at the site where Lee was buried. \u2014 Jenn Selva And Steve Almasy, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000057"
  },
  "conciliarity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the principle of government found in Eastern Orthodox churches that places final authority in representative councils \u2014 compare sobornost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02ccsil\u0113\u02c8ar\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000221"
  },
  "cyclomorphosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cyclically recurrent polymorphism occurring especially in marine planktonic animals possibly in response to seasonal changes in environmental salinity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cycl- + -morphosis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000247"
  },
  "consistory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a solemn assembly : council",
      ": a church tribunal or governing body: such as",
      ": a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope",
      ": a church session in some Reformed churches",
      ": the organization that confers the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry usually from the 19th to the 32nd inclusive",
      ": a meeting of such an organization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The next consistory is scheduled for August and will overlap with the pope's visit to Celestine's tomb. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022",
      "Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "March 24, 2006 - Holds his first consistory and formally elevates 15 men to the level of cardinal. \u2014 CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "In Saturday's consistory , Brunei and Rwanda got their first cardinals. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "The cardinals were installed in a ceremony, known as a consistory , that was markedly slimmed down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "This will be the seventh time that Pope Francis has convened a consistory , as the ceremony is known. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English consistorie \"diocesan court, tribunal, session of a tribunal, council chamber,\" borrowed from Anglo-French consistorie, consistoire \"court of law, diocesan court, convocation of cardinals,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin consist\u014drium \"place of assembly, council, ecclesiastical court,\" going back to Late Latin, \"place of assembly, habitation, privy council of the emperor,\" from Latin consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, continue in a place, reside, live\" + -\u014drium -ory entry 1 \u2014 more at consist entry 1",
      "Note: The predominant Middle English form is constorie (with numerous variants, as cunstorie, constri ), resulting from syncope of consistorie with original stress on the first syllable."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000302"
  },
  "conciliatoriness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being conciliatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u022fr-",
      "-ri-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000400"
  },
  "cacodylic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a toxic crystalline compound of arsenic C 2 H 7 AsO 2 used especially as an herbicide",
      ": a toxic crystalline compound of arsenic C 2 H 7 AsO 2 used especially as an herbicide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8di-lik-",
      "\u02cckak-\u0259-\u02ccdil-ik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German Kakodyl, the radical (CH 3 ) 2 As + -ic entry 1 ; Kakodyl from Greek kak\u1e53d\u0113s \"foul-smelling\" (from kak\u00f3s \"bad, ill, foul\" + -\u014dd\u0113s \"having a given smell,\" adjective derivative from od-, the base of \u00f3zein \"to smell, give off odor\") + German -yl -yl \u2014 more at caco- , odor",
      "Note: According to J\u00f6ns Jakob berzelius , he suggested the name Kakodyl to the chemist Robert bunsen , who was investigating it, because of \"the extremely repellent smell of all of its compounds\" (\"\u2026 f\u00fcr welche ich Bunsen den Namen Kakodyl vorschlug, in Bezug auf den h\u00f6chst wiedrigen Geruch aller seiner Verbindungen\" - Jahresbericht \u00fcber die Fortschritte der physischen Wissenschaften von Jacob Berzelius, 20. Jahrgang [1841], p. 527)."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001435"
  },
  "carga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of weight usually of a value about equal to 300 lbs. used in Mexico and certain other Spanish-American countries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rg\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, literally, load"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001605"
  },
  "cerebral thrombosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the formation within a cerebral artery of a blood clot preventing the circulation of blood in the blocked area of brain tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001615"
  },
  "colt evil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inflammation or swelling of the sheath and vicinity in horses",
      ": navel ill of the foal",
      ": strangles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001704"
  },
  "capableness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": susceptible",
      ": comprehensive",
      ": having attributes (such as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment",
      ": having traits conducive to or features permitting something",
      ": having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform",
      ": having or showing general efficiency and ability",
      ": having the qualities or abilities that are needed to do or accomplish something",
      ": able to do something well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "in rapid speech",
      "\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "able",
      "competent",
      "equal",
      "fit",
      "good",
      "qualified",
      "suitable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "incompetent",
      "inept",
      "poor",
      "unfit",
      "unfitted",
      "unqualified"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a capable and efficient editor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is planned to be the first of the company's rockets that will be capable of reaching orbit, a trek that requires speeds topping 17,000 miles per hour. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Hartzold, 27, never thought her body wasn\u2019t capable of taking her up trails. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds \u2014 capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Their behavior is especially aggravating to those who are capable of making similar choices but have not yet done so. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "The mill is mated to eight-speed automatic M Steptronic transmission that sends power to all four wheels and is capable of producing a very robust 510 horses and 479 ft lbs of peak torque, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
      "Yeramyan explains that every person is capable of tapping into their inner genius and sustaining it over time. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s allies have issued a rallying cry to prepare for a years-long war in the country\u2014with one prominent military official warning that Western countries must be capable of defeating Russian forces on the battlefield. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French capable , from Late Latin capabilis , irregular from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001711"
  },
  "compotator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who drinks with another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u014d\u02cct\u0101t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin, from Latin com- + potator drinker, from potatus , (past participle of potare to drink) + -or"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002036"
  },
  "cop to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to admit to doing (something)"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002356"
  },
  "COVID-19":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mild to severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus ( Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus ), is transmitted chiefly by contact with infectious material (such as respiratory droplets) or with objects or surfaces contaminated by the causative virus, and is characterized especially by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure",
      ": the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 : sars-cov-2",
      ": a mild to severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus ( Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus ), is transmitted chiefly by contact with infectious material (as respiratory droplets) or with contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with the causative virus, and is characterized especially by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure",
      ": the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 : sars-cov-2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-vid-n\u012bn-\u02c8t\u0113n",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-vid-n\u012bn-\u02c8t\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "co rona vi rus d isease 20 19"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2020, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002933"
  },
  "confounded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confused , perplexed",
      ": damned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259d",
      "(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfau\u0307n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "cursed",
      "curst",
      "cussed",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "doggone",
      "doggoned",
      "freaking",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I can't close this confounded window!",
      "that confounded dog chewed up my shoe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The displeasure of it gave way to absurdity, out of which emerged a mutual, confounded glee. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2020",
      "And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 June 2019",
      "Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition. \u2014 Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine , 22 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English confunded, confounded, from past participle of confounden \"to confound \""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003752"
  },
  "crossing-over":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an interchange of genes or segments between homologous chromosomes",
      ": an interchange of genes or segments between homologous chromosomes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u022f-si\u014b-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r",
      "\u02cckr\u022f-si\u014b-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1912, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004244"
  },
  "conscription":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service : draft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8skrip-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "young people who face conscription into the army",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those without assets could be granted assistance on par with other refugees fleeing genocidal regimes to maximize emigration, in particular from the working-age population, including young adults now subject to conscription . \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The island\u2019s leaders have been seeking to phase out conscription in favor of a professional all-volunteer force. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Lawmakers have extended the training period for some military reservists from several days to two weeks, and are contemplating extending conscription from four months to one year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The cornerstone of Finland\u2019s defense force is its policy of mandatory conscription for men, says General Lindberg. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
      "Notably, the decree signed by Putin also grants IT workers an exemption from conscription into military service, something many young Russians have sought to avoid by fleeing the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Banks aren\u2019t welcoming their conscription into the unprecedented effort, said a person in the Canadian banking industry familiar with the matter, describing an early period of confusion about the order. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Political groups on the island have raised the idea of expanding Taiwan\u2019s reserve forces and conscription , Dr. Templeman says. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "Western media has paid the most attention to how conscription might shape battlefield outcomes. \u2014 Max Z. Margulies And Laura Resnick Samotin, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see conscript entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004849"
  },
  "couscous":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a North African dish of steamed semolina usually served with meat or vegetables",
      ": the semolina itself"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcs-\u02cck\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under the hot couscous , the goat cheese melted into a creamy, salty, tangy puddle. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The flavorful couscous is simmered in a rich vegetable broth and served with tender chickpeas and other vegetables stirred in. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2021",
      "Once couscous is cooked and tender, add the dill, mint, and parsley and stir to combine. \u2014 Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "In a city seemingly obsessed with the quality of every iteration of noodle, the fine points of couscous , which is essentially a type of pasta, have taken a back seat. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "Use flavor inspirations from international cuisines, like Thai cucumber salads or Mediterranean flavors with whole wheat couscous and lots of herbs. \u2014 Justin Ward, ExpressNews.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "That night, the children ate some leftover roasted chicken from the butcher around the corner, paired with couscous from Picard Surgel\u00e9s, a frozen-food store popular in France. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Tender Israeli couscous soaks up a tart vinaigrette and plays well with crunchy, cold cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and feta. \u2014 Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Transfer the couscous to a serving bowl, then scatter the feta on top. \u2014 Julia Turshen, Twin Cities , 4 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French couscous, couscoussou , from Arabic kuskus, kuskus\u016b"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1738, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005841"
  },
  "cogitabund":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to deep thought : having the appearance of being in deep meditation : pensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccb\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin cogitabundus , from cogitare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010632"
  },
  "clarity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being clear : lucidity",
      ": clear quality or state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clearness",
      "limpidity",
      "limpidness",
      "lucency",
      "translucence",
      "translucency",
      "transparency"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloudiness",
      "opacity",
      "opaqueness",
      "turbidity",
      "turbidness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now imagine all that clarity magnified eight times. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "More clarity is expected to come later this year, with a large part of the decision based on what other cities step in. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The ancients saw silver as a symbol of purity, clarity and strength, and championed its association with the moon (hundreds of years later, NASA\u2019s Apollo missions ended up finding trace amounts of silver on the astronomical body). \u2014 Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
      "All sides need clarity in terms of what comes next. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "At the surface level, the conversation is relatively safe and amiable, while the topic is still very generic and points directionally at something without yet achieving clarity and identifying the specific issue. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "These interviews have been edited for clarity and concision. \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 20 June 2022",
      "Interviews have been edited for clarity and conciseness. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
      "But probably the most important aspect of a clear case is making sure the case stays clear, and these Coolqo cases are made from super anti-yellowing materials that maintain their clarity over time. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English clarite , from Latin claritat-, claritas , from clarus \u2014 see clarify"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011416"
  },
  "confide in":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell personal and private things to (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011627"
  },
  "compressingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a compressing manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011927"
  },
  "casing dog":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tool for removing sections of casing from a drilled or bored well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012306"
  },
  "childbearing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children",
      ": the act of bringing forth children : childbirth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)l(d)-\u02ccber-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bl(d)-\u02ccbar-i\u014b, -\u02ccber-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accouchement",
      "childbirth",
      "delivery",
      "labor",
      "parturition",
      "travail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012851"
  },
  "cathop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the situation in faro in which two of the three cards left in the dealing box for the last turn are of the same denomination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat\u02cch\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013015"
  },
  "corresponsive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mutually responsive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n(t)-siv",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013837"
  },
  "continual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuing indefinitely in time without interruption",
      ": recurring in steady usually rapid succession",
      ": going on or lasting without stopping",
      ": occurring again and again within short periods of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259l",
      "-y\u0259l",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "continued",
      "continuing",
      "continuous",
      "incessant",
      "nonstop",
      "perpetual",
      "running",
      "unbroken",
      "unceasing",
      "uninterrupted",
      "unremitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontinuous",
      "noncontinuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "This week we experienced days of continual sunshine.",
      "The country has been in a continual state of war since it began fighting for its independence.",
      "The continual interruptions by the student were annoying the teacher.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Health disparities are a continual problem in the United States. \u2014 Richard Fowler, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
      "Buckthorn is an example of an invasive plant in the Chicago region that requires continual management for native communities to thrive. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Many of the former executives Fortune spoke to cited burnout as a major issue at the company\u2014burnout fueled, in part, by the continual public criticism that the company has absorbed over content and conduct on its platforms. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "But in both cases, continual investment in and improvements to those systems were often neglected, with repair costs increasing the longer cities waited. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
      "Oza hopes one day to leave O3 Books with his parents \u2014 as a continual outlet for additional income. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
      "There is no example of this erasure more striking than the continual destruction, removal, or slow vanishing of much of the street art produced in the wake of Floyd\u2019s killing. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "The transfer portal has created a form of free agency promoting continual player movement. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "Rapid and continual gunfire can be heard in videos taken by neighbors and shared with Channel 2 Action News. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English continuel, borrowed from Anglo-French, probably from continu continuous + -el, going back to Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014042"
  },
  "courie":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of courie variant of cowrie:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014402"
  },
  "cocky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boldly or brashly self-confident",
      ": jaunty",
      ": very sure of oneself : boldly self-confident"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "bold-faced",
      "brash",
      "brassbound",
      "brassy",
      "brazen",
      "brazen-faced",
      "cheeky",
      "cocksure",
      "fresh",
      "impertinent",
      "impudent",
      "insolent",
      "nervy",
      "sassy",
      "saucy",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meek",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "retiring",
      "shy",
      "timid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.",
      "a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this track, Flo Milli is unabashedly conceited, and her cocky energy is delightfully infectious. \u2014 Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Where Diana Rae is humble, Diana Rae Ellis is cocky . \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Doncic, the cocky , supremely talented point guard from Slovenia, has drawn comparisons with Larry Bird because of his shooting ability and versatility. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "The sequel picks up as Maverick returns to Top Gun to train a new group of cocky aviators for a crucial, death-defying assignment. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 30 May 2022",
      "Still, underneath the cocky arrogance of his character, the viewer could detect a young actor working hard at seeming not to be working at all. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Someone who was confident in his ability but never too cocky . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Justice Thayer is portrayed by Nicole Morin, Captain Nicolas Whitaker is played by Sarah Ghonaim and Clasina Jones is the cocky , mysterious Judah Symonds. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For Powell, his role as the cocky Hangman in the movie is likely to be a breakout for him, which made the wait more agonizing. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see cock entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014508"
  },
  "climax basket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small oblong veneer basket with rounded ends, a solid-wood bottom, usually a veneer or wire handle across the midpoint, and sometimes a cover"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "climax \"kind of plum\", probably from climax entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014810"
  },
  "concavo-convex":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concave on one side and convex on the other",
      ": having the concave side curved more than the convex",
      ": concave on one side and convex on the other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101-v\u014d-k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-015145"
  },
  "cordgrass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Spartina ) of chiefly salt-marsh grasses of coastal regions of Europe, northern Africa, and the New World that have stiff culms and panicled spikelets"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frd-\u02ccgras"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Native plants like the Pacific cordgrass and pickleweed provide the muscle for sea level rise adaptation, said John Callaway, a wetlands restoration ecologist at the University of San Francisco. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "East Anglia, the region with the country\u2019s lowest average rainfall, is home to flora like corn chamomile, cordgrass and rolling heather but is also burdened with dry, sandy soil. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Clapper Rails live most of their lives on the ground, running through the cordgrass , staying well out of sight. \u2014 Jacob Job, Scientific American , 16 July 2021",
      "Environmental requirements include dredging of an ocean inlet to the Bolsa Chica wetlands, restoration of Bolsa Chica cordgrass marsh and creation of artificial reef habitat for fish off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. \u2014 Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "The wastewater disperses nearly 33 days later as highly treated effluent into marsh, through the legs of wood storks and roseate spoonbills and then to an expanse of cordgrass and sable palms of the St. Johns River. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "At low tide, damp cordgrass dotted with horseshoe crab shells stretches for hundreds of yards in every direction. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Their importance extends far beyond the cordgrass , to life both on land and under the sea. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "In Wellfleet, at the mouth of the Herring River, swaths of cordgrass growing along the water\u2019s edge are missing large patches, denuded down to the bare earth like craters. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020449"
  },
  "come up against":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be stopped or slowed by (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020804"
  },
  "crowd-pleasing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d-\u02ccpl\u0113-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020904"
  },
  "crafter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity",
      ": an occupation, trade, or activity requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill",
      ": articles made by craftspeople",
      ": skill in deceiving to gain an end",
      ": the members of a trade or trade association",
      ": a boat especially of small size",
      ": aircraft",
      ": spacecraft",
      ": to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity",
      ": skill in making things especially with the hands",
      ": an occupation or trade requiring skill with the hands or as an artist",
      ": a boat especially when of small size",
      ": aircraft",
      ": skill and cleverness often used to trick people",
      ": to make or produce with care or skill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraft",
      "\u02c8kraft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "art",
      "handcraft",
      "handicraft",
      "trade"
    ],
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      "cast",
      "compose",
      "draft",
      "draw up",
      "formulate",
      "frame",
      "prepare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the craft of cabinetmaking was much admired in colonial times",
      "borrowed a craft to get across the river",
      "Verb",
      "The furniture is crafted from bamboo.",
      "He is crafting a new sculpture.",
      "She crafted a strategy to boost the company's earnings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With public support, a group of drone enthusiasts and engineers built a craft with a ten-foot wingspan and a flight endurance of more than five hours with a cruising speed of around 55 mph. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Much of that lies in his use of Indian artisanal craft . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "But for families, dog owners, and friends keen to venture out on the water in one craft , consider a tandem kayak. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "Enjoy vintage, antiques, art, craft and just some pretty cool items for sale as well as live music and food trucks. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "Except for food and craft vendors from both cities, most everything is free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The $10 billion bipartisan deal Romney helped craft stalled in Congress amid a dispute over immigration policy. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "There will be a wide selection of craft and domestic beers plus a variety of bottled wines and other beverages. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "As a teenager, Selmer did bead weaving, a Native American craft . \u2014 Lyndi Mcnulty, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Whether people want to watch it or vote on it, for now, appears secondary to that desire to craft an official historical record. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The current tour, stopping in arenas and amphitheaters, is a testament to Orzabal\u2019s and Smith\u2019s ability to craft artful music, as well as to their onstage chemistry. \u2014 Glenn Peoples, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Here is how to craft a resilient small business sales strategy. \u2014 Samantha Todd, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Aground is a Mining/Crafting RPG, where there is an overarching goal, story and reason to craft and build. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "Alcorn created a community task force whose mission will be to craft a master plan for the Reston area that will include more permanent supportive housing and upgrades to the Embry Rucker emergency shelter. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "The goal was to craft a form that embodies the qualities encouraged by the content: pithy nuggets demanding careful thought, mental experimentation, and wide-ranging curiosity about morality and psychology. \u2014 Nate Anderson, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "But behind the scenes in Washington, quiet work was underway to craft a plan in case all that failed. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The group says its aim was to craft a proposal free of pressure from special interests that respects the boundaries of the city\u2019s neighborhoods. \u2014 John Byrne, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, strength, skill, from Old English cr\u00e6ft ; akin to Old High German kraft strength"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021006"
  },
  "carlina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region differing from the true thistles in having the outer involucral scales leaflike and spiny-toothed and the inner ones colored, raylike, and longer than the flowers",
      ": a plant of the genus Carlina"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4r\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259",
      "-\u0113n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, carline thistle, probably from Old Italian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021541"
  },
  "called into action":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": asked to start working or doing a particular task"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022115"
  },
  "caba":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman's workbasket or handbag"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8b\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cabas , from Old Proven\u00e7al, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capacium , from Latin capere to take, contain"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022725"
  },
  "colingual":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one speaking the same native language as another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "co- + lingual"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022824"
  },
  "countree":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of countree archaic variant of country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023513"
  },
  "chatterati":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people who talk and write a lot about current events and political and social matters : the people who make up the chattering classes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cccha-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chatter entry 1 + -ati (as in literati )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1990, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023642"
  },
  "carlin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": woman",
      ": an old woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beldam",
      "beldame",
      "crone",
      "hag",
      "hellcat",
      "trot",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "northern Middle English kerling & early Scots kerling, karlyng, karlyn \"old woman,\" borrowed from Old Norse kerling, from karl \"man, commoner\" + -ing, feminine noun suffix \u2014 more at churl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024351"
  },
  "clincher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that clinches : such as",
      ": a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark",
      ": a tire with flanged beads fitting into the wheel rim"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klin-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "coup de gr\u00e2ce",
      "coup de grace",
      "crusher",
      "topper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The clincher was that Dishler could make a donation in the memory of his late wife of 63 years, Arline, who passed away in November 2017. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "The clincher was a 3-1 walkoff victory over 4A La Vernia powered by Burris\u2019 two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth on March 22. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 4 May 2022",
      "In the days and hours leading up to the clincher , Mike and Marian Ilitch wanted nothing to do with planning a victory celebration. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Mensah finished with six points, six rebounds, one steal and five blocks, including the clincher with eight seconds left. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Last year, Gonsolin started once for the Dodgers in the NLCS against Atlanta and two games in the World Series against the Rays \u2014 including the clincher . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Wainwright has won 10 of his last 11 decisions this season, with 11 quality starts during that span, including Tuesday\u2019s clincher . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Thompson had his best performance of the series and one of his best of the postseason in the clincher after struggling to find his rhythm in the first four games. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Curry didn\u2019t have his best night in terms of efficiency in the clincher , scoring 15 points on 5-of-17 shooting in Game 5. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1703, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024358"
  },
  "chronopher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument signaling the correct time to distant points by electricity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chron- + -pher"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024601"
  },
  "common sensibility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sensus communis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024937"
  },
  "corrida":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bullfight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-\u02c8r\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Spanish, short for corrida de toros, literally, \"running of the bulls\"; corrida \"act of running,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of correr \"to run,\" going back to Latin currere \u2014 more at current entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025424"
  },
  "cynic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a faultfinding captious critic",
      ": one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest",
      ": an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "misanthrope",
      "naysayer",
      "pessimist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He's too much of a cynic to see the benefits of marriage.",
      "A cynic might think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes.",
      "Reporters who cover politics often become cynics .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even a cynic must admit that such visits are a lifeline to Ukraine, and a poke in the eye to a Russian leader who wanted to crush its sovereignty. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 2 May 2022",
      "Instead, work to become a true cynic , in its original sense. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Only a cynic would think that the reason for this move may owe just a little to PR \u2014 and to the fact that these securities have become very hard to trade. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "What kind of person would want to work at an online dating detective agency: a hopeless romantic, or a consummate cynic ? \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "After all, the actress played the sarcastic cynic , Stevie Budd, of Rosebud Motel for six seasons on Schitt's Creek. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The whole concept is something a cynic might dismiss: What could be feminist about marine mammals? \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Otherwise, exercise would be bad for us, and even the most hard-hearted cynic agrees that exercise is not bad for you. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Obama\u2019s presidency was followed by the election of an open racist\u2014and an open cynic \u2014whose supporters seem ever more hostile to democracy with each passing week. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French or Latin, Middle French cynique , from Latin cynicus , from Greek kynikos , literally, like a dog, from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog \u2014 more at hound"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025858"
  },
  "communionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": open to or admissible to communion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259n\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030044"
  },
  "cinematic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, suggestive of, or suitable for motion pictures or the filming of motion pictures",
      ": filmed and presented as a motion picture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi-n\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a director who has produced some great cinematic moments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scene where Hanna and McCauley disclose their own stringent ideologies over a cup of coffee is the first sequence in cinematic history where the two iconic actors share the screen together. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "The original story, structured more like a single cinematic act than an entire film, has been expanded to include more information about both the imprisoned man, Jeff, and his fellow inmates. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
      "Looking for visual thrills, Kosinski wastes the enormous cinematic potential of both of the story\u2019s important drugs: a love potion and Darkenfloxx\u2122. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Led by Patton Oswalt\u2019s superb voice work as Remy, the unlikeliest chef in France, Bird\u2019s gorgeous animation and moving sentiment serve up the perfect recipe of cinematic comfort food. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Beaming, Luhrmann welcomed them all to the stage one by one before the 159-minute cinematic extravaganza began. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "To withstand this much scrutiny, an actor needs uncommon cinematic facial beauty, expressiveness and delicacy. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Inspired by a true story, this is a complex character portrayal told with outstanding cinematic realism. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "The film tracks the life of Monroe from her early days as Norma Jeane Mortenson to her rise to stardom, all the while using cinematic techniques to blur the line between fact and fiction. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see cinema"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030120"
  },
  "courida":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": black mangrove sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00fc\u02c8r\u0113d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "native name in British Guiana"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030249"
  },
  "chubbiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": plump",
      ": somewhat fat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-b\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blubbery",
      "corpulent",
      "fat",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lean",
      "skinny",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "thin"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was always chubby as a child.",
      "the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jenner\u2019s son, the baby formerly known as Wolf, is her second child with Travis Scott, who is presumably the grown-up pictured beside the chubby pair of toddler legs. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
      "The main characters are chubby , magical and funny creatures who are freely exploring their world and ours in their bid to foster a better understanding and collaboration between both worlds. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "On its hard-plastic cover, there was an anthropomorphic bear dressed like a ballerina balancing on a single chubby toe. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "On the streets, Lee was mocked as Pikachu, the chubby yellow rodent Pok\u00e9mon, a play on his full Chinese name John Lee Ka-chiu. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "In North Carolina, a baby is born with chubby cheeks and the same button-nose as his big brother. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Evan Omar Polina Aguilar was a chubby 2-year-old when he was diagnosed with malignant neuroblastoma cancer in May 2019, said his mother, Lorena Aguilar. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Around me, pastry chefs are rolling dough into spirals of chubby croissants and plump rolls. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The chubby fellow\u2019s first entry into polygonal 3D on the Nintendo 64 is a solid outing. \u2014 PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chub"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1722, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030406"
  },
  "continental terrace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the submerged margin of a continent (see continent sense 6 ) including both the continental shelf and the continental slope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030633"
  },
  "Causses":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "limestone region of south central France on the southern border of the Massif Central"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031106"
  },
  "clupeoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to or like the herrings or the Clupeoidea",
      ": a clupeoid fish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-p\u0113\u02cc\u022fid",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "New Latin Clupeoidea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031135"
  },
  "competible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compatible , suitable , appropriate",
      ": competent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete compete to be suitable (from Latin competere to be suitable, compete for) + -ible"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031145"
  },
  "Clarias":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of large eellike freshwater catfishes of Africa and southern Asia that survive the dry season buried deep in the mud"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kla(a)r\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, modification of Greek Klarios , an epithet of Apollo, literally, of Klaros, from Klaros city of ancient Greece near Colophon"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031432"
  },
  "concert border":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": first border"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031444"
  },
  "cataphyll":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rudimentary scalelike leaf (as a bud scale) that precedes the foliage leaves of a plant \u2014 compare hypsophyll"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat\u0259\u02ccfil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cata- + -phyll ; intended as translation of German niederblatt , literally, lower leaf"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031538"
  },
  "commemorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worthy of being commemorated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8mem(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French comm\u00e9morable , from Latin commemorabilis , from commemorare + -abilis -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031920"
  },
  "child benefit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": money that the government pays to families with children"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032226"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cordier comparative of cordy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032313"
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  "chibol":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chibol dialectal British variant of cibol"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chib\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032627"
  },
  "Catarhini":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Catarhini taxonomic synonym of catarrhina"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckat\u0259\u02c8r\u012b\u02ccn\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032639"
  },
  "contractionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an advocate of contraction especially of the U.S. paper currency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032914"
  },
  "contingent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dependent on or conditioned by something else",
      ": likely but not certain to happen : possible",
      ": not logically necessary",
      ": empirical",
      ": happening by chance or unforeseen causes",
      ": subject to chance or unseen effects : unpredictable",
      ": intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen",
      ": not necessitated : determined by free choice",
      ": a representative group : delegation , detachment",
      ": something contingent (see contingent entry 1 ) : contingency",
      ": depending on something else that may or may not exist or occur",
      ": likely but not certain to happen \u2014 compare executory",
      ": intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen",
      ": dependent on or conditioned by something else",
      "\u2014 compare vested"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259nt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conditional",
      "dependent",
      "subject (to)",
      "tentative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delegacy",
      "delegation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The school district rejected the bid because the purchase was contingent on West Creek securing grant funding from various sources. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The deal was contingent on a new CBA, which was announced in May. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Trump's flip from backing Brooks to Britt shows his disdain toward the congressman, despite Brooks' broader record -- and that his primary-race blessing, which is often influential to conservative voters, is contingent on continued loyalty. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "His comment suggests that their separation was always contingent on an understanding between them. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 11 June 2022",
      "The plan is contingent on an initial group of Ukrainian soldiers, now learning the system from U.S. troops in Germany, showing proficiency on it, said Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. \u2014 Dan Lamothe And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "The short answer is yes, with the obvious caveat that carrier safety is contingent on proper usage. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Whether that game begins on time is contingent on whether three games are completed Thursday. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 26 May 2022",
      "Rick Dawson, the owner of RED TR-Racing who owns the colt, released a statement, saying their plans were always contingent on what was going to happen with them at the Kentucky Derby. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, Chron , 19 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
      "Women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The letter, first reported by CNN, urges advertisers to make their next ad deals with Twitter contingent on changes to platform policy under Musk. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contingent-, contingens \"dependent on circumstances, occurring by chance,\" going back to Latin, present participle of contingere \"to be in contact with, arrive at, affect, fall to one's lot, come about, happen,\" from con- con- + tangere \"to touch, border on, arrive at, reach\" \u2014 more at tangent entry 2",
      "Noun",
      "(sense 1) borrowed from French, \"portion that falls to one as a return, part given or received in a common effort, body of troops contributed by an ally,\" noun derivative of contingent, adjective, \"falling to someone as a share, dependent, contingent entry 1 \"; (sense 2) noun derivative of contingent entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033841"
  },
  "clinch-built":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clinker-built"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035216"
  },
  "closed-captioning":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a service that provides closed-captioned programming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz(d)-\u02c8kap-sh(\u0259-)ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1973, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040237"
  },
  "corpulence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being corpulent",
      ": the state of being excessively fat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adiposity",
      "chubbiness",
      "corpulency",
      "embonpoint",
      "fat",
      "fatness",
      "fattiness",
      "fleshiness",
      "grossness",
      "obesity",
      "plumpness",
      "portliness",
      "pudginess",
      "pursiness",
      "rotundity",
      "weight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "leanness",
      "reediness",
      "slenderness",
      "slimness",
      "svelteness",
      "thinness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the doctor warned that the patient's corpulence was unhealthy and not merely unattractive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Twelve bears started in the celebration of corpulence on September 29 before the final online showdown Tuesday. \u2014 CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "In order to support a pair of cubs and reach peak corpulence , Grazer didn\u2019t shy away from battles for the best spots on Brooks River, even against much larger male bears, according to the Park\u2019s video. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "His striking physical resemblance to his grandfather, channeling his clothing, gait and corpulence , secured his place as the latest iteration of the country\u2019s preordained leadership. \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Over his career, the uber-producer has explored aging, poverty, addiction, corpulence , single parenthood, neurodivergence and other experiences that can leave a person in the margins of American life. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "The Superintendent of Criminal Investigations, Hideo Nishimura, was tall and even-featured and had probably been handsome in his youth, but the years at the desk showed in his growing corpulence and a certain slowness in breaking inertia. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 8 Dec. 2018",
      "View 107 Photos Big, Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn\u2019t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. \u2014 Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver , 24 Jan. 2018",
      "Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn\u2019t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. \u2014 Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver , 17 June 2017",
      "Here\u2019s another compelling reason to avoid extreme corpulence : painfully long needles that inject drugs into the butt. \u2014 Wired Blogs, WIRED , 29 Nov. 2005"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English corpolence \"corporeity,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French corpulence \"body size,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin corpulentia \"stoutness, corporeity, density,\" going back to Latin, \"stoutness,\" from corpulentus \"of heavy build, corpulent \" + -ia -ia entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040332"
  },
  "craunch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crunch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u022fnch",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4nch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1631, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040551"
  },
  "cakra":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cakra variant spelling of chakra"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040848"
  },
  "continental tea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": labrador tea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from its alleged use as tea during the Revolution"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040934"
  },
  "consultatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or having to do with consultation : advisory , consultative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259lt\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "-t\u022fr\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin consultatorius , from consultatus + -orius -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041424"
  },
  "cook up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly",
      ": to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041623"
  },
  "chose jug\u00e9e":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a matter that has been settled : res judicata"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u014dz\u2027zh\u1d6b\u0305zh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042031"
  },
  "conciliarist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an advocate of conciliarism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042330"
  },
  "cumulation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to gather or pile in a heap",
      ": to combine into one",
      ": to build up by addition of new material",
      ": to become massed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin cumulatus , past participle of cumulare , from cumulus mass"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042429"
  },
  "contributor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something that contributes something or that contributes to something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-by\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "-b\u0259-",
      "-\u02ccby\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lee was a key contributor on that team, averaging 15.9 points per game and helping the Cardinals finish 23-8, and was given a commemorative ring by Louisville on Senior Night. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "The Guardian, where Phillips has been a longtime contributor , reported late Tuesday that the Brazilian ambassador to the United Kingdom apologized to Phillips\u2019 family for incorrectly telling them that the bodies of the two men had been found. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Surging car prices have become a key contributor to the country\u2019s rising inflation. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Out of that, the roughly 3.5 trillion yuan gap in off-budget revenue would be particularly hard to fill since land sales are usually a big contributor . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Another 18-year-old, Griffin was a huge contributor for a spectacular Duke team last season. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Pandemic relief money, including rental assistance, is running out right now too, and that could be an even more significant contributor to that strain, Fried said. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "The nearly 60% jumps for oil prices so far this year have been a big contributor to the very high inflation around the world. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
      "The nearly 60% jumps for oil prices so far this year have been a big contributor to the very high inflation around the world. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042438"
  },
  "calabash nutmeg":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fruit of a tropical shrub ( Monodora myristica ) of the family Annonaceae about the size of an orange and containing many aromatic seeds that are used like nutmegs",
      ": the shrub that bears calabash nutmegs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042654"
  },
  "cinct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": engirdled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si\u014b(k)t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cincte , from Latin cinctus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043038"
  },
  "cast of characters":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cast of characters \u2014 sometimes used to refer to a group of people who have important roles in a book, story, or event The cast of characters includes President Johnson and his top advisers during the Vietnam War."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043042"
  },
  "come to an understanding":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to agree about something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043846"
  },
  "coquillage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": decoration imitating shells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014dk\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4zh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, shellfish, shellfish used as decorations, from coquille + -age"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044450"
  },
  "corpora vilia":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of corpora vilia plural of corpus vile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045021"
  },
  "cotton thistle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a biennial white-tomentose prickly Eurasian herb ( Onopordon acanthium ) with pale purple flowers that is naturalized in North America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045250"
  },
  "cometallic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a center piece made of different metal from the rest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "co- + metallic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045311"
  },
  "colter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a knife, sharp disc, or other cutting tool that is attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward in advance of the plowshare and moldboard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English colter , from Old English culter & Old French coltre , both from Latin culter plowshare, knife; akin to Old High German scala husk, Old Norse skilja to separate, Gothic skilja butcher, Greek skalis hoe, mattock, Lithuanian sk\u00e9lti to split"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045402"
  },
  "ceiling floor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the framework of a room receiving a ceiling framed separately from the floor of the story above"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045521"
  },
  "complot":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": plot , conspiracy",
      ": plot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpl\u00e4t",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u00e4t",
      "k\u00e4m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle French complot crowd, plot"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1577, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045807"
  },
  "certification mark":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mark or device used to identify a product or service that has been certified to conform to a particular set of standards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050139"
  },
  "confidentially":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by intimacy or willingness to confide",
      ": private , secret",
      ": entrusted with confidences",
      ": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest \u2014 compare secret , top secret",
      ": secret entry 1 sense 1",
      ": indicating a need for secrecy",
      ": trusted with secret matters",
      ": known or conveyed only to a limited number of people",
      ": marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide especially between parties one of whom is in a position of superiority",
      ": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-fi-\u02c8den-ch\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behind-the-scenes",
      "esoteric",
      "hush-hush",
      "hushed",
      "inside",
      "intimate",
      "nonpublic",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "secret"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "open",
      "public"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "These documents are completely confidential .",
      "\u201cI have something to tell you,\u201d John said in a confidential tone.",
      "Her voice was quiet and confidential .",
      "She worked as a confidential secretary to the mayor for many years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People can dispose of confidential documents for free, and the first 200 people there will receive a gift. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Residents can bring confidential documents for shredding. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Broeksmit, the son of Deutsche Bank executive Bill Broeksmit, handed off a trove of confidential documents to federal authorities who were investigating the troubled financial institution, according to a 2019 profile in the New York Times. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The documents are the hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents that have been released to Italian journalist and author, Gianluigi Nuzzi. \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers free and confidential support at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 al , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The organization provides free and confidential resources 24 hours a day, every day. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The center offers free and confidential legal, medical and counseling services. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Give an Hour is a network of volunteers who have been offering free and confidential counseling \u2014 away from official records and skeptical commanders \u2014 to the military community since 2005. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conf\u012bdentia, taken as base of confidence entry 1 + -al entry 1 (perhaps after French confidentiel )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050621"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
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      ": the angle in a pocketknife blade at the junction of the wedge-shaped cutting part with the tang or the corresponding part of any knife",
      ": to form a choil on (a knife blade)"
    ],
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      "\u02c8ch\u022fi(\u0259)l",
      "\""
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050915"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southwestern Illinois northeast of East Saint Louis population 25,579"
    ],
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259nz-\u02ccvil"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051150"
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  "cake mill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a machine for crushing stock-feed cake"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051258"
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  "caddow":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jackdaw",
      ": a coarse woolen quilt or covering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "\""
    ],
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    "examples":[],
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      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English cadaw, cadowe , probably from (northern dialect) ca chough + daw, dawe jackdaw",
      "Noun (2)",
      "perhaps alteration of caddis entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051457"
  },
  "corporator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a corporation organizer, member, or stockholder"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corporate + -or entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051546"
  },
  "Clearwater Mountains":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountains in north central Idaho; highest about 8000 feet (2438 meters)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052120"
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  "compensation balance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a timepiece balance wheel so constructed (as of two metals of different expansivities) that variations of temperature produce such changes in its mean rim diameter as offset the changes produced in the hairspring"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052204"
  },
  "chastiser":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to censure severely : castigate",
      ": to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)",
      ": chasten sense 2",
      ": to punish severely (as by whipping)",
      ": to criticize harshly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-\u02ccst\u012bz",
      "(\u02cc)cha-\u02c8st\u012bz",
      "cha-\u02c8st\u012bz"
    ],
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      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.",
      "The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jackson is then seen lying on his back on the sidewalk just outside of the event as others chastise him and accuse him of hitting a woman. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The impulse to chastise people in the past can be a distraction not only for Harvard but for any wealthy institution that would move beyond memorialization to ask what, exactly, its future responsibilities within and beyond its own campus are. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Smith was 9 at the time and would long chastise himself for not defending his mother. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Before a game, Benner would stand courtside and Miller would walk over to him to jokingly chastise Benner, pointing a finger close to Benner's face. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The proceedings only went downhill from there, with one Democratic member - Katie Porter of California - using jars of M&Ms and bags of rice to chastise the oil companies for producing too much oil. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Someone with low optimism might self- chastise , speak from a victim mindset or pass the blame to other people. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Many Ukrainians chastise Russians for increasingly accepting middle-class comforts afforded by the country\u2019s oil wealth in exchange for declining to resist limits on their freedoms. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Some students have refused to wear masks at school and, when school leaders have refused to admit or have removed mask-less children from classrooms, some of their parents have taken to social media to chastise them or to protest. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English chastisen , alteration of chasten \u2014 see chasten"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052308"
  },
  "cult":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2 )",
      ": its body of adherents",
      ": great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)",
      ": such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad",
      ": the object of such devotion",
      ": a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion",
      ": a system of religious beliefs and ritual",
      ": its body of adherents",
      ": formal religious veneration : worship",
      ": a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator",
      "culture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259lt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "audience",
      "followership",
      "following"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has developed a cult following.",
      "long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mean Girls is an iconic movie with a cult -like following that never seems to wane. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Pasquale\u2019s has somewhat of a cult -like following in South Kingstown. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Subaru, with a loyal, cult -like following, did not do its consumers any favors with the BRZ. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "After Tiger King, Antle became the subject of a separate Netflix true-crime documentary, Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story, which delved into the accusations from former employees that Antle used the zoo to create a cult -like atmosphere. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The docuseries delves into accusations that surfaced during the filming of Tiger King involving Antle's cult -like operation and his influence over the bevvy of women who surround him at Myrtle Beach Safari. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Addison portrays them as one large, cult -like enterprise, sinister and cruel. \u2014 Jeff Calder, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "International chips in enticing flavors like Spicy Crayfish have a cult -like following in the Bay Area, with thousands of snack fiends constantly hunting down the newest options. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "Meme stocks are equities that gain a cult -like following on social media platforms. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French & Latin; French culte , from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate \u2014 more at wheel"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052458"
  },
  "Calles":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Plutarco El\u00edas 1877\u20131945 Mexican general; president of Mexico (1924\u201328)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccy\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052747"
  },
  "Cupid's-delight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wild pansy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052830"
  },
  "contrary terms":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": terms that cannot both be affirmed in the same sense of the same subject (as white and black, good and bad )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053041"
  },
  "connatural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": connected by nature : inborn",
      ": of the same nature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l",
      "k\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin connaturalis , from Latin com- + naturalis natural"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053050"
  },
  "calla lily begonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wax begonia the youngest leaves of which are white and somewhat resemble the calla lily flower"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053133"
  },
  "certainly not":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not at all"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053523"
  },
  "chokebore":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": choke entry 2 sense 3",
      ": a shotgun with a choke",
      ": to provide with a choke",
      ": having a keen accurate nose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "choke entry 2 + bore"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053928"
  },
  "chicken Kiev":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boneless chicken breast that is stuffed with seasoned butter and deep fried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Kiev , Ukraine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054648"
  },
  "corroborative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain",
      ": to support with evidence or authority",
      ": to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "bear out",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
      "Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
      "\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
      "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
      "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While Bennett maintains the charges were dismissed and that he had been invited to return back to Elizabethtown to teach, there are no corresponding personnel documents that corroborate his version of events. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "To corroborate his account, prosecutors presented cell phone records and expert witness testimony to place Syed at the site where Lee was buried. \u2014 Jenn Selva And Steve Almasy, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054720"
  },
  "crudle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": curdle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259d\u1d4al",
      "-ru\u0307d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "frequentative of crud entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055021"
  },
  "confessionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an adherent of a particular confession of faith"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin confessionista , from Latin confession-, confessio + -ista -ist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055126"
  },
  "come on the market":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be made available for sale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055203"
  },
  "catbird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American songbird ( Dumetella carolinensis ) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird",
      ": a dark gray songbird that has a call like a cat's meow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccb\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccb\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow-bellied sapsucker in Springfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Even so, an especially noisy bird was clearly audible among the leaves nearby, and a Merlin utility called Sound ID nailed it: a gray catbird . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Observers spotted a chimney swift and a gray catbird in Belmont and an orchard oriole in Needham. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "By planting native flowers and grasses, bird watchers soon will begin seeing species like the indigo bunting, sparrows, pheasants, goldfinch and catbirds . \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Another yellow-breasted chat was spotted along with a late gray catbird at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2019",
      "The catbird is often out of the spotlight, hidden in the shrubbery. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "My yard is full of catbirds this year, including juveniles. \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 18 July 2019",
      "Warblers and thrashers, hummingbirds and catbirds , redstarts and orioles, dozens of migratory species can be seen or heard on the narrow slip of land between Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Ben Raines, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1709, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055649"
  },
  "curcuma starch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tikor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060338"
  },
  "curvedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being curved"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s",
      "-v(d)n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060528"
  },
  "compote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dessert of fruit cooked in syrup",
      ": a bowl of glass, porcelain, or metal usually with a base and stem from which compotes , fruits, nuts, or sweets are served"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Choose from a generous list of fresh toppings, like mixed berry compote , syrup, powdered sugar, and wheat germ to make this sweet brunch even more filling. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 18 June 2022",
      "Beguiling cherry-berry aromas combine with scents of cranberry compote and something intriguingly savory. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Gluten-free hazelnut cake topped with ganache and lingonberry compote . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "My favorite way to serve them is with dollops of sour cream, cherry compote , heaping spoonfuls of cinnamon sugar, and a generous pour of maple syrup. \u2014 Chaya Rappoport, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Serve with fresh berries, cherry compote , banana slices, honey, maple syrup, sour cream or yogurt. \u2014 Chaya Rappoport, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "High-toned aromatics mingle purple flowers with crushed rock, strawberry and black raspberry compote with forest underbrush. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "While compote is a term that most 13-year-olds wouldn't use, Andrew called it a fancy name for jam or jelly. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Simple desserts will also draw on market produce, like rum cake topped with blackberries and plum compote . \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Old French composte , from Latin composta , feminine of compostus , past participle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060859"
  },
  "crednerite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grayish to black foliated mineral CuMn 2 O 4 consisting of copper, manganese, and oxygen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kredn\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German crednerit , from K. F. Heinrich Credner \u20201876 German geologist + German -it -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061104"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": prostitute"
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      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from Middle French caillette frivolous person, from Caillette flourished 1500 French court fool"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061117"
  },
  "cormophyte":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plant of the division Cormophyta"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259\u02ccf\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Cormophyta"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061716"
  },
  "capitulator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that capitulates"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "capitulate entry 1 + -or"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062302"
  },
  "conflict of interest":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
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      ": a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust",
      ": a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional responsibilities of a person in a position of trust",
      ": a conflict between competing duties (as in an attorney's representation of clients with adverse interests) \u2014 see also ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062633"
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  "cadbait":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": caddisworm"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kad\u02ccb\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of codbait"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062728"
  },
  "compensation guard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow strip of paper included at the binding margin of a book to compensate for the thickness of items mounted on pages"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063016"
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  "court appearance":{
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      "noun"
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      ": the formal act of going in front of judge to have one's case decided"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063235"
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  "Cluniac":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": of or relating to the Cluniacs",
      ": a monk of a reformed Benedictine congregation established in 910 at Cluny , France"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fcn\u0113\u02ccak",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Medieval Latin Cluniacus , from Abbey of Cluny , Cluny, France + Latin -acus , adjective suffix, from Greek -akos"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063320"
  },
  "cruel and unusual punishment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": punishment that is very harsh and too severe for the crime",
      ": punishment that is offensive to the contemporary morality or jurisprudence (as by being degrading, inflicting unnecessary and intentional pain, or being disproportionate to the offense)",
      "\u2014 see also Gregg v. Georgia \u2014 compare corporal punishment , death penalty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063809"
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  "chose transitory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": movable"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chose entry 2"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064027"
  },
  "cotton teal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the Indian pygmy goose ( Nettapus coromandelianus )"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably so called from the white cottony patches on the wings of the male"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064301"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spoiled child",
      ": a squeamish woman",
      ": a native of London and especially of the East End of London",
      ": the dialect of London or of the East End of London"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Distributing tarts the traditional way, in a wicker basket carried by a theater student doing a heavy cockney accent, was deemed unsanitary by festival leadership. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 July 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cokeney , literally, cocks' egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English \u01e3g"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065317"
  },
  "compurgatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a compurgator or compurgation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0259rg\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "compurgat or + -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065756"
  },
  "congenialness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congeniality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065854"
  },
  "Casimiroa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs (family Rutaceae) having alternate digitately compound leaves and small greenish yellow flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckaz\u0259m\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u014d\u0259",
      "-\u02c8mir\u0259w\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Casimiro G\u00f3mez Ortega \u20201810 Spanish botanist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070127"
  },
  "collaborateur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": collaborator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "+V -\u0259r\u2027",
      "-t\u0259\u0304",
      "+V -\u0259r\u2027"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Medieval Latin collaborator"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070319"
  },
  "childbed fever":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": puerperal fever",
      ": puerperal fever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1701, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070619"
  },
  "Col\u00f3n":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum",
      ": a rhythmical unit of an utterance",
      ": a system or series of from two to not more than six feet having a principal accent and forming part of a line",
      ": a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (such as a list, explanation, quotation, or amplification) that follows",
      ": the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as \"to\" (as in 4:1 read \"four to one\"), or in a proportion where it is usually read as \"is to\" or when doubled as \"as\" (as in 2:1::8:4 read \"two is to one as eight is to four\")",
      ": a colonial farmer or plantation owner",
      ": the basic monetary unit of El Salvador until 2001",
      ": the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica \u2014 see Money Table",
      ": the main part of the large intestine",
      ": a punctuation mark : used mostly to call attention to what follows (as a list, explanation, or quotation)",
      ": the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum",
      "city and port on the Caribbean Sea at the entrance to the Panama Canal in northern Panama population 224,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259n",
      "k\u022f-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259n",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8l\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon",
      "Noun (2)",
      "Latin, part of a poem, from Greek k\u014dlon limb, part of a strophe",
      "Noun (3)",
      "French, from Latin colonus",
      "Noun (4)",
      "Spanish col\u00f3n , from Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n Christopher Columbus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1888, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071302"
  },
  "coup de gr\u00e2ce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a death blow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded",
      ": a decisive finishing blow, act, or event"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "clincher",
      "crusher",
      "topper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The legislature's decision to cut funding has administered the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal.",
      "the prosecutor presented his coupe de gr\u00e2ce \u2014a videotape of the beating",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The coup de grace came as Russia's war fueled even higher prices. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace , as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "The coup de grace of the project: Researching present-day businesses, banks that directly benefited from land sale contracts, and placing a land marker in front of one of those companies later this year. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The combination of the above issues \u2013 non-linear career patterns, more time spent caring for children and elders \u2013 results in the final coup de grace . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Turkey\u2019s closure of the Dardanelles delivered the coup de grace . \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The coup de grace is a cryotherapy session to heal sore muscles, which focuses on specific muscle groups\u2014upper and lower back, legs\u2014to release muscle tension. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course, the coup de grace was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks becoming the first Black women to main event a WrestleMania, but WWE didn\u2019t stop there. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Sometimes the coup de grace is delivered in the bloodstream, after the invader has breached the gates. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French coup de gr\u00e2ce , literally, stroke of mercy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071433"
  },
  "convincement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of convincing or the state of being convinced",
      ": religious conviction or conversion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071456"
  },
  "censorious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or given to censure (see censure entry 1 sense 2 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sen-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The stunt earned her the scorn of her censorious older sister.",
      "I was surprised by the censorious tone of the book review.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ironically, like every such censorious effort, Drs. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s because, according to a letter New York\u2019s Office of Cannabis Management sent TikTok this week and shared exclusively with Rolling Stone, the notoriously censorious platform won\u2019t allow it. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
      "Broadly speaking, Musk has said that Twitter is a censorious entity that has too many stringent rules about what its users can post on the platform. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "Now Musk is earning more affection in the heartland for his latest gambit: purchasing Twitter for $44 billion, carrying coastal elites kicking and screaming into a bold new era for the censorious social giant. \u2014 Dale Buss, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s argument is that under this method of corporate accountability, Twitter has lost its way and become censorious ; that the company needs to hand power to a benevolent dictator \u2014 himself \u2014 to bring freedom back for more users. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Better to provoke students with his censorious antagonist, James Fitzjames Stephen. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The woke left may be the new religious right: preachy, censorious , humorless, judgmental, constantly policing popular culture for impure thoughts. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Since beginning on the South Side of Chicago in the early 2010s, drill music has frequently been criticized by censorious listeners who see its bleak sounds and menacing lyrics as dangerous. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Latin c\u0113ns\u014drius \"of a censor, severe,\" derivative of c\u0113nsor censor entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1536, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071625"
  },
  "clump foot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clubfoot sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071654"
  },
  "catch-rope":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lariat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072021"
  },
  "clanned":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clanned past tense of clan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072245"
  },
  "craft beer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Enjoy local craft beer , music and dancing, retail vendor market, kids zone and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "This ticket offers entry at 1 p.m. and unlimited sampling of chef creations from local restaurants, tastings of fine wines and craft beer , access to chef demonstrations and access to sommelier and mixology seminars. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Well, that and $10,000 in $100 bills in his underwear drawer that kept us all drowning our sorrows in craft beer for about 6\u00bd years. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Molson Coors becomes the White Sox\u2019s domestic beer, craft beer and hard seltzer marketing partner, the beer company said in a statement. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Day Fire Truck Pull is coming to Seminole County with live music, food trucks, vendors and craft beer in a family-friendly environment. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Inside, there are numerous beverage stations lining the circular concourse that offer craft beer , wine, and liquor. \u2014 Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
      "Its temperature can also be programmed with the touch of a button to optimally store craft beer , wines and champagne. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "The events are for ages 21 and up and will feature several local food trucks, craft beer , wine and some pre-movie tunes from the resident NightLight DJ. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1986, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072456"
  },
  "cabala":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medieval and modern system of Jewish theosophy, mysticism, and thaumaturgy marked by belief in creation through emanation and a cipher method of interpreting Scripture",
      ": a traditional, esoteric, occult, or secret matter",
      ": esoteric doctrine or mysterious art"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073500"
  },
  "circumesophageal ring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": esophageal ring"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "circum + esophageal"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-080446"
  },
  "clarion call":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong request for something to happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-080528"
  },
  "cut a check":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to write a check and give it to someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084803"
  },
  "crystalline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling crystal : such as",
      ": strikingly clear or sparkling",
      ": clear-cut",
      ": made of crystal : composed of crystals",
      ": constituting or relating to a crystal",
      ": made of crystal or composed of crystals",
      ": clear entry 1 sense 4",
      ": composed of or resembling crystals",
      ": formed by crystallization : having regular arrangement of the atoms in a space lattice \u2014 see amorphous sense 2",
      ": having the internal structure though not necessarily the external form of a crystal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-l\u0259n",
      "also",
      "-\u02ccl\u0113n",
      "\u02c8kri-st\u0259-l\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kris-t\u0259-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "crystal",
      "crystal clear",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloudy",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The park is home to sixteen lakes filled with crystalline turquoise water, all connected by a series of wooden walkways. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 June 2021",
      "About 90% of this show is crystalline in imagery, honesty and idea; the less specific 10% needs more attention. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Of course, Edelman added, there were a few downsides to visiting the gorgeous islands surrounded by crystalline waters in the cooler months. \u2014 Mia Taylor, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Her voice doesn\u2019t have the crystalline beauty of such predecessors as Barbara Cook and Shirley Jones, and many of the songs aren\u2019t really suited for her. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Notice here the trees slumping under heavy snow; the steep, crystalline rocks; the sliding, unfocused perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "After all, the Japanese poem style lends itself to spare reflections on nature, crystalline musings on blossoms, songbirds or hoar frost. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "This zany, cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cristallin, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin crystallinus, borrowed from Greek kryst\u00e1llinos, from kr\u00fdstallos \"clear ice, crystal entry 1 \" + -inos -ine entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085733"
  },
  "credo ut intelligam":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": I believe (in God) so that I may understand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u0101-d\u014d-\u02ccu\u0307t-in-\u02c8te-l\u0113-\u02ccg\u00e4m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090125"
  },
  "compline":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the seventh and last of the canonical hours"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccpl\u012bn"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English compline, complie , from Anglo-French cumplie , modification of Late Latin completa , from Latin, feminine of completus complete"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090228"
  },
  "cosmic background radiation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": background radiation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Jane listens to the crackle of white noise\u2014 cosmic background radiation \u2014a faint reminder of the big bang. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Researchers used telescope data to corroborate information about cosmic background radiation . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090819"
  },
  "Chicago style":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a widely used method of butchering animal carcasses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090927"
  },
  "clanjamfrey":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clanjamfrey variant of clamjamfry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "klan\u02c8j-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090945"
  },
  "cluelessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or providing no clue",
      ": completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fc-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ignorant",
      "incognizant",
      "innocent",
      "insensible",
      "nescient",
      "oblivious",
      "unacquainted",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "uninformed",
      "unknowing",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquainted",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "conscious",
      "conversant",
      "grounded",
      "informed",
      "knowing",
      "mindful",
      "witting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "When it comes to computers, I'm clueless .",
      "They were clueless about what to do.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, Jimmy and Kim remain clueless that Lalo is alive and gunning for revenge and Nacho (Michael Mando) is running for his life in Mexico. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "But local art critics were clueless in their reactions, which are quoted in the catalog of the Columbus show. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "And no president \u2013 or politician \u2013 wants to look clueless about the number one issue on voters\u2019 minds. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Lee gives the role of clueless old pop a fresh, crusty warmth. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "After 2016, Britain\u2019s government was also clueless , seemingly unprepared for the consequences of Brexit. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Having only worked on the very first season, DeKnight was unsurprisingly clueless about any future plans. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The funniest parts of these jokes are in the subtext, how Tomlinson performs knowingness in a way that can be truly clueless . \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In video games, non-playable characters can be somewhat clueless . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091155"
  },
  "communicatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": designed to communicate information",
      ": communicative sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091325"
  },
  "correlation coefficient":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two random variables and that is equal to their covariance divided by the product of their standard deviations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 90-day correlation coefficient of Bitcoin and the tech gauge now stands above 0.68, the highest such reading in Bloomberg data going back to 2010. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "The 90-day correlation coefficient of the coin and a basket of non-profitable tech stocks now stands above 0.60, the highest such reading on record. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Bitcoin has, as of late, sung the tune of the stock market, with the 100-day correlation coefficient of the coin and the S&P 500 now standing at 0.44. \u2014 Emily Graffeo, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a lot to risk on a 0.14 correlation coefficient . \u2014 Brad Federman, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
      "The table below shows the correlation coefficient between Biden\u2019s support and the share of people in a county reporting certain ancestries\u2014only those reported by at least 2 million people are included. \u2014 Dan Kopf, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "This time, the correlation coefficient between the actual ranking and prediction maintained accuracy up to about four months into the future. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 28 Sep. 2020",
      "By examining dual polarized radar images, correlation coefficient values produced for returning echoes can be applied to separate biological phenomena from the meteorological. \u2014 Rick Steelhammer, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "The correlation coefficient between the Chinese currency and the region\u2019s stocks rose to 47 percent this week. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091703"
  },
  "contamination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated",
      ": contaminant",
      ": a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated",
      ": something that contaminates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccta-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterant",
      "contaminant",
      "defilement",
      "impurity",
      "pollutant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new federal recommendations leave a wide gap with the state's standards for how much contamination is acceptable for drinking water in the state. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "The coal tar contamination is just one of several environmental issues the city has been struggling with due to aging pipes in Old Town. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Cross- contamination and inadequate climate control across the supply chain are among the leading causes of food waste. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "While definitive toxicology tests will take months, fentanyl contamination is a potential factor, according to Troster. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Some experts though say the risk of leaks, and water contamination , is higher than Finnish authorities acknowledge. \u2014 Paul Hockenos, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Stam believed contamination was the likely explanation for what happened. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The maneuver exempted the landfill from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s rules for environmental monitoring and, if contamination were to be found, from a requirement to take corrective actions. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The announcement comes amid a baby formula shortage stemming from a Michigan plant closing over contamination concerns. \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English contaminacioun, borrowed from Latin cont\u0101min\u0101ti\u014dn-, cont\u0101min\u0101ti\u014d \"defilement, pollution,\" from cont\u0101min\u0101re \"to defile, pollute\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contaminate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091822"
  },
  "CADD":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "computer-aided drafting and design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092225"
  },
  "cloisterer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one belonging to or living in a cloister : recluse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fist\u0259r\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cloistrer , from Middle French cloistrier , from cloistre + -ier -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093553"
  },
  "chickee":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chickee variant of chikee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094100"
  },
  "carry-cot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a portable bed for an infant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094133"
  },
  "cryptid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an animal (such as Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster ) that has been claimed to exist but never proven to exist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krip-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crypt- (in crypto- ) + -id entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094650"
  },
  "cross vault":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094732"
  },
  "cathect":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to invest with mental or emotional energy",
      ": to invest with mental or emotional energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8thekt",
      "ka-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8thekt, ka-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from cathectic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094852"
  },
  "common room":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lounge available to all members of a residential community",
      ": a room in a college for faculty use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Located near Cleveland\u2019s Metroparks system, Realeflow\u2019s offices are outfitted with a Wii and big-screen TV in the common room and a new team lounge with a bar, pool table, and couches. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
      "All day, every day, in the common room of the hostel or at the guesthouse, Kremer was convening Zoom meetings with her co-founders, staff, and clients, trying to figure out how to keep the company going. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The center will provide the latest information on ways to protect the Earth\u2019s natural resources and include a common room for the public to share ideas, ask questions and find information. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The pandemic robbed her of the sweet mornings spent in the common room , every classroom together singing and getting ready for the day. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "People come and go all day, ducking into a warren of cubicles or, more often, meeting acquaintances in the big, sunny common room just off the main hallway. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "There's so many memories of us in the common room playing board games \u2014 a very specific board game called Secret Hitler. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Enjoy the gurgle of potions and the shuffling of papers in Slytherin\u2019s common room ! \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The photo finds the trio in good spirits, catching up in what appears to be the Gryffindor common room . \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095034"
  },
  "creditworthy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": financially sound enough to justify the extension of credit",
      ": likely to be able to repay loans or consumer credit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kre-dit-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
      "\u02c8kre-dit-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, mostly affluent White neighborhoods were considered the most desirable and creditworthy . \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "This is the interest rate banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers, like large corporations. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "That guaranty should come from a creditworthy guarantor. \u2014 Joshua Stein, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Following the invasion, Fitch downgraded Ukraine\u2019s debt rating to CCC, which places it deep in junk bond territory and among some of the least creditworthy issuers around. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The lower the credit score, the higher the interest rate, so those new buyers are paying more every month on their mortgage than more creditworthy buyers would. \u2014 Ross Martin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "However, this may not mean those in this age group are more creditworthy . \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Small farmers who previously weren\u2019t considered creditworthy would then be able to get loans against their land. \u2014 Payal Dhar, Wired , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Following the 2008 financial crisis, which was largely the result of the sales of derivatives underpinned by mortgages that weren\u2019t creditworthy , new legislation put stricter regulations on the relationship between lenders and appraisers. \u2014 Megan Micco, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095818"
  },
  "choumoellier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hybrid of cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale that is used for forage and feed especially in New Zealand and Australia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4ly\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, marrow cabbage"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100235"
  },
  "colt distemper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strangles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100253"
  },
  "caprice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action",
      ": a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes",
      ": a disposition to do things impulsively",
      ": capriccio sense 3",
      ": a sudden change in feeling, opinion, or action : whim"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bee",
      "crank",
      "fancy",
      "freak",
      "humor",
      "kink",
      "maggot",
      "megrim",
      "notion",
      "vagary",
      "vagrancy",
      "whim",
      "whimsy",
      "whimsey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if geographic authenticity and visual caprice occasionally upstage the real story of its heroine? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Having largely prohibited the resolution of student loans in bankruptcy subjects its ultimate disposition to political caprice . \u2014 Richard J. Shinder, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The essay, in Sontag\u2019s hands, became perilously interesting, governed by caprice masquerading as commentary. \u2014 Design Art B., Longreads , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "American women could find their liberty and rights subjected to state-by-state caprice in a way that the court has said for more than 50 years the Constitution forbids. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "To a generation that knows nothing about Ingmar Bergman, Hansen-Love\u2019s name-dropping caprice will mean even less. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Lange\u2019s character spends a year developing a case for his particular product, making reference to the economist Thorstein Veblen\u2019s concept of the luxury good as status symbol in his pitch, only to find himself the victim of plot caprice . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "But there can be no doubt that Facebook, already beset on all sides, has hung a lantern on its unsettling combination of power and caprice . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 7 May 2021",
      "The heart of our empire brought to a shuddering halt by the caprice and ambitions of those for whom ambition was never meant. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian capriccio \"whim, fancy,\" earlier and medieval Tuscan caporiccio \"bristling of the hair with fear, shiver of horror, shudder,\" probably from capo \"head\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *capum, re-formation of Latin caput \"head\") + riccio \"hedgehog,\" going back to Latin \u0113r\u012bcius \u2014 more at head entry 1 , urchin",
      "Note: Italian capriccio has been a word of disputed origin, the principle issue being the peculiar semantic shift from \"shiver of horror\"\u2014a meaning easily explicable from the compound's bases \"head\" and \"hedgehog\"\u2014to \"whim, caprice,\" and hence to various further senses. On these grounds M. Cortelazzo and P. Zolli ( Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana ) consider the entire etymology uncertain, and speculate that two etyma of independent origin have somehow converged phonetically. Cortelazzo and Zolli state that the Sienese poet Cecco Angiolieri (died ca. 1312) used caporiccio in the sense \"desire, wish\" (\"desiderio, voglia\"), but in the sole occurrence of the word in the sonnets attributed to him, the meaning is actually far from clear. With this use set aside, the sense \"whim, fancy\" is not attested before the sixteenth century according to the Lessico etimologico italiano (vol. 9, column 1055), when it was borrowed by French. The earlier meaning \"shiver of horror,\" first attested as a translation of Latin horror by the Florentine author Bono Giamboni (died ca. 1292), is apparently rare in Italian after the eighteenth century, but derivatives such as raccapricciarsi \"to be horrified,\" raccapriccio \"horror, disgust,\" are still current. The sense \"whim, fancy\" has suggested a connection with capra \"goat,\" an animal stereotypically known for its sudden leaps (compare capriole ). The lexicographer Francesco Alunno, in Ricchezze della lingua volgare sopra il Boccaccio (1543), notes both meanings of the word without attempting to reconcile them: \"And a sudden and unreasoning inclination is called capriccio, such as seems to come in the manner of goats, which all leap if one leaps. Likewise those shudders, shivers of cold that appear at the beginning of a still doubtful fever are called capricci. \" (\"Et Capriccio si chiama un' appetito subito et senza rasone, tale, qual pare che venga alle Capre; che se una salta tutte l'altre saltano. Item Capricci si chiamano quei ribrezzi, griccioli del gielo, che vengono nel principio della febre anchora incerta.\") Whatever its etymology, caporiccio/capriccio is likely at least as old as the thirteenth century, given its rich attestation in dialects throughout the Italian peninsula, as documented in Lessico etimologico italiano."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101625"
  },
  "constructive escape":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the obtaining by a prisoner of more liberty than the law allows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101652"
  },
  "circuity of action":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unnecessarily long course of proceedings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102248"
  },
  "cliff-hang":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to end an installment of a cliffhanger with a suspenseful usually melodramatic unresolved conflict designed to entice the audience to read or view the succeeding installment to discover the resolution of the conflict"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klif-\u02ccha\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102421"
  },
  "contort":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to twist in a violent manner",
      ": to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression",
      ": to give an unusual appearance or unnatural shape to by twisting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u022frt",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deform",
      "distort",
      "misshape",
      "screw",
      "squinch",
      "torture",
      "warp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His body contorted with pain.",
      "The boy contorted his body to squeeze through the gate.",
      "Her face was contorted with rage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This wasn't a World Cup qualifier, so U.S. Soccer shouldn't need to contort the rules of the ticketing process to ensure a majority, pro-U.S. crowd (which Wednesday still seemed to be, by the way). \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Adults, however, will have to squeeze, bend, squish and contort their arms and legs to sit in some three-row SUVs. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 8 May 2022",
      "In 1692, a group of young girls, including Parris\u2019 own daughter, Betty, and his niece, Abigail, began to bark like dogs and contort their bodies after allegedly attempting to divine their future. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Climbing requires you to be able to stretch your arms and legs high and wide, plus contort your body into unusual positions. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "Photographers won\u2019t have to contort themselves to point their camera away from an eyesore if the seller prepares the property to look its best. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Democrats contort Congressional districts to protect themselves. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019d been forced to contort plenty en route to a record 25 victories this season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Maybe folding phones will contort us into a future of infinite screen shapes, bending and stretching across any surface product designers can imagine. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Latin contortus , past participle of contorqu\u0113re , from com- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102632"
  },
  "concremation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burning , cremation",
      ": suttee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)k\u00e4n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin concremation-, concrematio , from Latin concrematus (past participle of concremare to burn up, from com- + cremare to burn) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103108"
  },
  "cemetery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a burial ground",
      ": a place where dead people are buried : graveyard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-m\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccte-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8se-m\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boneyard",
      "God's acre",
      "graveyard",
      "memorial park",
      "necropolis",
      "potter's field"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starting Thursday, there will be four days of events remembering Chin and the struggles of Asian Americans, ending Sunday with an interfaith ceremony at the burial site of Chin at Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Detroit. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
      "It was inscribed with the name of Bancoult\u2019s grandfather Alfred Olivier Elys\u00e9, and it was destined for an island cemetery . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "That meeting eventually led to the founding of the Friends, a master plan for the cemetery and the establishment of the Friends as a 501(c)3 in 1999. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Kristin Song ran through a cemetery in her pajamas last Tuesday morning, shouting excitedly toward the tombstone that marks her teenage son\u2019s grave. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "In the first 100 days of war, his grave was the 40th dug in the military cemetery in Zhytomyr, 90 miles west of the capital, Kyiv. \u2014 John Leicester And Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "In the first 100 days of war, his grave was the 40th dug in the military cemetery in Zhytomyr, 90 miles (140 kilometers) west of the capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "By the time the funeral procession left for the cemetery , hundreds of people surrounded the gravesite. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Shipley would later donate two acres of land for an interracial cemetery in Benton County at a time when the practice of burying Black and white people alongside one another was rare. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cimitery , from Anglo-French cimiterie , from Late Latin coemeterium , from Greek koim\u0113t\u0113rion sleeping chamber, burial place, from koiman to put to sleep; akin to Greek keisthai to lie, Sanskrit \u015bete he lies"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103415"
  },
  "concupiscible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lustful , desirous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8ky\u00fc-p\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin concupiscibilis , from Latin concupiscere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103545"
  },
  "claik goose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": barnacle goose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104234"
  },
  "calculable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to or ascertainable by calculation",
      ": that may be counted on : dependable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dependable",
      "good",
      "reliable",
      "responsible",
      "safe",
      "secure",
      "solid",
      "steady",
      "sure",
      "tried",
      "tried-and-true",
      "true",
      "trustable",
      "trustworthy",
      "trusty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dodgy",
      "uncertain",
      "undependable",
      "unreliable",
      "unsafe",
      "untrustworthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "his performance as a pitcher is as calculable as the daily tides",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An ongoing dialogue with the forestry and pulp industry is necessary to optimize and shed light on the calculable environmental and social benefits of MMCFs, to expand the market whilst safeguarding Earth and humanity. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Because running is such a complex motion, there\u2019s no obvious and easily calculable answer. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 29 June 2020",
      "For Belarusians, the shift from gray to black, from autocracy to totalitarianism, was calculable in lives. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Habitable worlds would not be chance events; their existence would be a calculable outcome if a planetary system has the right ingredients. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Cultural values sometimes come into play about whether to consider a more subtle prognosis: quality of life, or years lived or, like, which person is somehow more valuable, if that was even calculable . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Going back to taking any amount of calculable risk, big or small, is a weird feeling. \u2014 Dr. Syra Madad, ABC News , 13 June 2021",
      "Physicists use quantum field theory to calculate essential formulas called scattering amplitudes, some of the most basic calculable features of reality. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Certainty became fully calculable , knowledge of the future knowable in the present. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104340"
  },
  "cordierite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a blue mineral of vitreous luster and strong dichroism that consists of a silicate of aluminum, iron, and magnesium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Pierre L. A. Cordier \u20201861 French geologist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104437"
  },
  "chili powder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spice mixture made with ground chiles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a large mixing bowl, combine tofu with olive oil, garlic powder, chili powder , onion powder, mustard powder, paprika, black pepper and cayenne pepper; toss gently to coat. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Add the chili powder , cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, \u00bd teaspoon salt and \u00bc teaspoon black pepper to the beef in the pan and stir to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Add the garlic and cook for two more minutes, then add the chili powder , chipotle, salt, and pepper, and stir everything together. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "Add the chili powder , cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, \u00bd teaspoon salt and \u00bc teaspoon black pepper to the beef in the pan and stir to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Stir in water, chili powder , cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano and black pepper. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Add in the tomatoes with their juice, chili powder and cumin. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "There was also a hearty and perfectly cooked dish of Tunisian-style seabass braised in a sauce of crushed tomatoes, chili powder and cumin topped with parsley, mint, dill and olive oil. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Founded in San Antonio in 1896 by a German immigrant, the company boasts having made more chili powder than anyone else in the world. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104531"
  },
  "Chortoicetes":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of grasshoppers including a very destructive Australian migratory plague grasshopper ( C. terminifera )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr\u02cct\u022fi\u02c8s\u0113t\u0113z",
      "\u02cck\u022frt\u0259\u02c8s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure + oik\u0113t\u0113s dweller, from oikos house"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104842"
  },
  "comitje":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of comitje variant of kommetje"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104936"
  },
  "carl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man of the common people",
      ": churl , boor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, borrowed from Old Norse karl \"man, commoner\" \u2014 more at churl",
      "Note: Old Norse karl is already reflected in the late Old English compounds h\u016bscarl \"member of a king's bodyguard\" (Old Norse h\u00faskarl ), carlmann \"male, man\" (Old Norse karlma\u00f0r )."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110340"
  },
  "childcare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the care of children especially as a service while parents are working"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)ld-\u02ccker"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such measures would apply to schools, childcare facilities, private and public buildings. \u2014 Steve Brozak, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, as of March 12, masks will no longer be required indoors at California schools and childcare facilities. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The mask mandate also will be dropped for California childcare facilities. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The same shift will apply to K-12 schools and childcare facilities starting March 12, the statement said. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The new rules effective Wednesday will apply to children 2 years and older in childcare facilities. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The new directive includes children who are ages two and older in childcare facilities. \u2014 Pooja Agrawal, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Jose Fernando Rico Mercado, 34, who co-owns three childcare facilities in Mexico, has always run side gigs, including designing notebooks sold on demand on Amazon. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "As schools and childcare facilities reopen, hopefully, some of the life-work pressures will subside. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110428"
  },
  "cyclomorphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhibiting cyclomorphosis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cycl- + -morphic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110556"
  },
  "chopdar":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chopdar variant of chobdar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014dp\u02ccd\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111309"
  },
  "Caesar salad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tossed salad usually made of romaine, garlic, anchovies, and croutons and dressed with olive oil, coddled egg, lemon juice, and grated cheese"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Caesar Cardini \u20201957 American (Italian-born) restaurateur"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114131"
  },
  "Calumet":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians",
      "industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, Indiana, and Calumet City and Lansing, Illinois"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal-y\u0259-\u02ccmet",
      "-m\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kal-y\u0259-\u02ccmet",
      "-m\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American French, from French dialect, pipe stem, from Late Latin calamellus , diminutive of Latin calamus reed \u2014 more at calamus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1698, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114213"
  },
  "clown's allheal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clownheal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114235"
  },
  "claik":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of claik Scottish variant of clack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120719"
  },
  "calculability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality of being calculable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckalky\u0259l\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121729"
  },
  "comember":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of two or more members of a group : a fellow member"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121916"
  },
  "chirk (up)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to fill with courage or strength of purpose presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122319"
  },
  "chocho":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chayote",
      ": a Popolocan people of northern Oaxaca, Mexico",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": a Popolocan people of southern Puebla, Mexico",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of a Chocho people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d",
      "\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "American Spanish",
      "Noun (2)",
      "Spanish, of American Indian origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122912"
  },
  "contingent fund":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contingency fund"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122932"
  },
  "cynghanedd":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strict intricate system of alliteration and rhyme used in Welsh poetry",
      ": alliteration or alliteration and rhyme in any of the four patterns of cynghanedd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u014b\u02c8h\u00e4(\u02cc)net\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Welsh, from cym- com- (from Old Welsh com- ) + canu to sing + -edd (noun suffix); akin to Latin com- and to Latin canere to sing"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123051"
  },
  "craftsperson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who practices a trade or handicraft as a job",
      ": a person who is skilled in a craft (see craft entry 1 sense 2a )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraf(t)s-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
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      "artificer",
      "artisan",
      "crafter",
      "craftsman",
      "handcraftsman",
      "handicrafter",
      "handicraftsman",
      "handworker",
      "tradesman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at the fair you should be able to find a craftsperson who can design and make a 19th-century style sunbonnet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The craftsperson gives a part of his or her soul to create a product. \u2014 Sonya Rehman, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Master craftsperson Masaaki Ito builds 22 of these nearly 6-foot tubes a year\u2014without nails. \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "California, then Kimura, who often gave workshops in Europe, espoused a vision for bonsai that was as vivid, muscular and ego-driven as Modernist painting, recasting the master not as a craftsperson but as an auteur. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Then there is Rick Carlson, who views himself as a craftsperson , the beach as his work bench. \u2014 Michael Bernick, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "On display is a birchbark canoe made in the traditional Indigenous style by Ms. Gould\u2019s husband, Bill Gould, who is Abenaki, and Reid Schwartz, a local craftsperson . \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2021",
      "Then, Chaisson removed nearly 60 pounds of honeycomb, which was melted down into wax and donated to a local craftsperson . \u2014 Mallory Hughes, CNN , 11 May 2020",
      "As a craftsperson , Eastwood brings the goods to Richard Jewell. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Jayne was an extraordinary homemaker, baker, and craftsperson . \u2014 courant.com , 3 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123457"
  },
  "circumfluent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flowing round or surrounding in the manner of a fluid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0259m-fl\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Latin circumfluent-, circumfluens , present participle of circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow \u2014 more at fluid"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125424"
  },
  "collectedly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gathered together",
      ": possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort",
      ": performed slowly and restrainedly with the animal's center of gravity toward the hindquarters \u2014 compare extended",
      ": calm entry 3 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
    ],
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      "calm",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the collected works of Shakespeare",
      "She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from past participle of collect entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125655"
  },
  "consist of":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125843"
  },
  "cluster bean":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": guar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-130151"
  },
  "cream wove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cream-colored wove writing paper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-130555"
  },
  "counteraction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence",
      ": to make (something) have less of an effect or no effect at all",
      ": to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8akt",
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8akt",
      "\u02cckau\u0307nt-\u0259-\u02c8rakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annul",
      "cancel (out)",
      "compensate (for)",
      "correct",
      "counterbalance",
      "counterpoise",
      "make up (for)",
      "negative",
      "neutralize",
      "offset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The drug will counteract the poison.",
      "this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of these pronouncements directly contradict the Special Olympics\u2019 own efforts to counteract myths and misstatements about the vaccines. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In 2011, the United States imposed duties on Chinese products to counteract subsidies and unfairly low prices. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "The bill, introduced on Tuesday, is the latest GOP effort to counteract the Biden administration\u2019s vaccine requirement for service members. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "The move is part of the U.S. effort to counteract Russian propaganda surrounding the conflict, which the U.S. expects to see from the Kremlin on May 9, another U.S. official tells CBS News. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, David Martin, CBS News , 8 May 2022",
      "The spa gift set also nicely includes a bar of skin-loving, ultra-moisturizing hand soap to counteract a hard day\u2019s efforts. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Clippers, who finished four games behind the Wolves, have measurably more postseason experience to counteract the home-court advantage. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The use of hair-trigger stimulus to counteract signs of economic weakness would be diminished, making recessions and therefore shorter cycles more likely. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s genius is in writing scenes that fill you with joy and sorrow at once, and this will give you a pre-emptive smile to counteract the tears bound to come. \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-131417"
  },
  "chav":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young person in Britain of a type stereotypically known for engaging in aggressively loutish behavior especially when in groups and for wearing flashy jewelry and athletic casual clothing (such as tracksuits and baseball caps)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chav"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps shortened from slang chavvy \"baby, child,\" or from its source, Angloromani (creolized romani of Britain) chavvi \"child,\" from British Romani \u010davo \"(Romani) male child, boy, son,\" going back to Middle Indo-Aryan *ch\u0101pa- \"young of an animal\"",
      "Note: Though the phonetic link with the Angloromani word is unimpeachable, the semantic connection is not\u2014hence the etymology must be qualified as hypothetical. A proposed connection to the town of Chatham, with which the word is linked in early citations, seems dubious\u2014see the evidence and etymology in Oxford English Dictionary , 3rd edition. // The presumed relation of *ch\u0101pa- with epic Sanskrit \u015b\u0101va- \"young of an animal\" is possible but far from certain."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1998, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132118"
  },
  "censorship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the institution, system, or practice of censoring",
      ": the actions or practices of censors",
      ": censorial control exercised repressively",
      ": the office, power, or term of a Roman censor",
      ": exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor",
      ": the system or practice of examining writings or movies and taking out things considered offensive or immoral",
      ": exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor",
      ": the institution, system, or practice of censoring \u2014 compare freedom of speech , prior restraint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259r-\u02ccship",
      "\u02c8sen-s\u0259r-\u02ccship",
      "\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259r-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The two men are part of Havana\u2019s San Isidro Movement, founded to resist peacefully the government\u2019s censorship of the arts. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "The news has alarmed some experts and parents who fear the campaign is turning into a political witch hunt and represents an unnecessary tightening of the country's already stringent censorship of cultural publications. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The exact number of killings still remains unknown due to the strict censorship of the media and cutting off the whole country's internet for 10 days. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
      "The Bond rewrite marked a turning point and, since then, Chinese censorship of U.S.-produced films has become routine. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Tens of thousands have fled the country; many of those who remain behind are digitally savvy enough to find ways to bypass the censorship of Western platforms through VPNs. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced the end of Google's censorship of Russia's bases on Twitter. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In China \u2014 where some dialogue about Albus Dumbledore's past gay romance was deleted to appease Chinese censorship of LGBTQ+ content for the film's release there \u2014 Secrets of Dumbledore has made $14.7 million. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite heavy initial physical repression of protesters, mass arrests, heavy censorship of media and a very significant disinformation campaign, some Russians still are opposing the regime\u2019s actions. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "censor entry 1 + -ship"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132306"
  },
  "compressible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being compressed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pre-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The athletic-fitting, compressible , and durable hoodie serves equally well as a midlayer for cold-weather and stop-and-go sports or as an outer layer for high-output days under friendly skies. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Goose or duck down provides the warmest, lightest, most compressible insulation. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
      "This compressible , 600-fill down blanket will keep you warm on your next stargazing outing. \u2014 Johanna Flashman, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Many sleeping bags are labeled by the minimum temperature an average sleeper will be comfortable; a compressible 20-degree bag will work for many people for three seasons. \u2014 Kathryn Miles, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2019",
      "Like sleeping on a cloud, the Mountain Classic Camp Sleeping bag is filled with warm, compressible and high-lofting polyester insulation. \u2014 Dan Q. Dao, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "This light, compressible , water-resistant find is fully insulated with premium 850-fill-power goose down, offering the brand\u2019s best warmth-to-weight ratio to stave off those late night chills and keep you sleeping peacefully through the night. \u2014 Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY , 27 May 2021",
      "By using a fungus to remove a material called lignin from the cell walls of a small piece of balsa wood, the team of university scientists made the wood vastly more compressible , with a piezoelectric output more than 50 times greater than normal. \u2014 Scott Carpenter, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Though still very compact compared to a household pillow, compressible travel pillows are the bulkiest type of camping pillow. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 25 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132401"
  },
  "common reed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tall reed ( Phragmites australis synonym P. communis ) that is widely distributed in moist areas and spreads quickly by creeping rhizomes and that has broad, flat leaves and large, bushy panicles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1640, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133008"
  },
  "comedietta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light farcical comedy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02ccm\u0113d\u0113\u02c8et\u0259",
      "-m\u0101d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Italian (now commedietta ), diminutive of obsolete comedia (now commedia ), from Latin comoedia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133203"
  },
  "certificate of participation":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a certificate issued by some forms of investment trust evidencing a proportionate equitable interest of the holder in securities held by the issuing concern",
      ": a certificate of membership in a pension plan issued by the trustee who holds the policies as issued by the insuring company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133458"
  },
  "change order":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a written alteration to a previously signed contract for work (as in construction)",
      ": the new work specified by the change order"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134416"
  },
  "clarety":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a color resembling or suggesting the color of claret wine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klar\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "claret + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-135205"
  },
  "craggan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rude earthenware vessel for domestic use made in the Hebrides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krag\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scottish Gaelic cragan , akin to Middle Irish croc\u0101n pot, probably from Old English crocca"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-135744"
  },
  "closed-cell":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of numerous small sealed cavities usually filled with air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz(d)-\u02c8sel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140408"
  },
  "charmed circle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group marked by exclusiveness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a famous writer and her charmed circle in Paris"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1821, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140426"
  },
  "continuancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-w\u0259ns\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140729"
  },
  "coulis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a dramatic visual contrast to the snowy-white heart\u2014and a nice, tart counterpoint to its unctuousness\u2014surround it with a coulis of pur\u00e9ed raspberries, spiked with a few spoonfuls of cr\u00e8me de framboise liqueur. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Serve with berries, a fruit coulis or a fresh squeeze of lemon. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2021",
      "The yellowtail crudo is jaggedly sliced, swimming in an overwhelming coulis . \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Tomato coulis is a thin puree of tomatoes that\u2019s also ideal for the freezer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Though Hunter landed in the top 3, the win went to Harvard University graduate Nick DiGiovanni, who served lemon meringue pie with gingerbread crumb and blueberry coulis in a glass mixing bowl. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "For dessert, the choices are Vacherin classique or warm chocolate almond cake with raspberry coulis and hazelnut ice cream. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 17 July 2019",
      "Three-layer chocolate cake with raspberry sauce, Key lime pie with fresh cream and Carrot cake with pineapple rum coulis are just a sampling of their homemade desserts baked fresh daily. 2. \u2014 Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com , 5 July 2019",
      "But the menu looks familiar, with certain fan favorites revived: endive-and-Roquefort salad; a velvety chickpea pancake, topped with salty-sweet gravlax; wedges of lightly seared, crusted yellowfin tuna with red-pepper coulis . \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 21 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Old French cole\u00efs , from cole\u00efs, cole\u00efz flowing"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1952, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141033"
  },
  "cinematization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the making of a motion picture from a narrative or dramatic work",
      ": an adaptation for presenting as a motion picture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6sin\u0259m\u0259t\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmat-",
      "-\u012b\u02c8z-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141159"
  },
  "catch-roper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lassoer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141808"
  },
  "censos":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of censos plural of censo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141816"
  },
  "crystalline cone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a transparent conical refractive body that functions as a lens in each ommatidium of the compound eye of many arthropods"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141904"
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  "coquetoon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": grimme"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0259\u02cct\u00fcn"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "native name in western Africa"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141925"
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  "cabildo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the chapter house of a cathedral or collegiate church",
      ": a town council or a town hall in a country formerly a Spanish colony"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8bil(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, from Medieval Latin capitulum , from Latin, small head"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143354"
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      "noun"
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      ": an edible vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of canola that is high in monounsaturated fatty acids",
      ": an edible vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of canola that is high in monounsaturated fatty acids"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When ready, add canola oil and salt and pepper to taste. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Droughts in South America and Canada, have also constrained supplies of soybean oil and canola oil , respectively. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Bullock uses a blend of canola oil and olive oil in a 3:1 ratio to saute vegetables, marinate the shrimp, add to the confit tomatoes and marinated feta, and add to the yellow curry and romesco sauces. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "In a separate bowl, combine applesauce, egg, vanilla and canola oil . \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "Store it with the veggie and canola oil in a cool cupboard. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Such countries depend on imports of palm oil as a cheaper alternative to more costly soybean, sunflower and canola oil . \u2014 Tribune Media Services, al , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "In a large Dutch oven or high-sided skillet, heat a half-inch of canola oil over medium heat. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Add 4 cups of canola oil to a medium size pot with a fry, digital or candy thermometer and wait for your temperature to raise to 350 degress Fahrenheit. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144028"
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  "corpulentness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": corpulence"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259nt-n\u0259s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144344"
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  "compass window":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a bay or oriel window of semicircular plan"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144354"
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  "commend":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      ": to entrust for care or preservation",
      ": to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice",
      ": to mention with approbation : praise",
      ": to give into another's care : entrust",
      ": to speak or write of with approval : praise"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mend",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
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      "commit",
      "confide",
      "consign",
      "delegate",
      "deliver",
      "entrust",
      "intrust",
      "give",
      "give over",
      "hand",
      "hand over",
      "leave",
      "pass",
      "recommend",
      "repose",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "trust",
      "turn over",
      "vest"
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      "hold",
      "keep",
      "retain"
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    "examples":[
      "His poetry is highly commended by other writers.",
      "I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A few nights after the Grammys, Colbert called Batiste over to the late-night show couch to commend his victories in a segment that spotlighted the sincerity of both men. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "In December 2018, Rahinsky wrote Schurr to commend him for chasing and catching a suspect who tried to run away during a traffic stop in May 2018. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Avoiding eye contact and making a quick exit are the chief requirements in this awkward situation, so Miss Manners was about to commend you. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "However, Gerstein does commend Choi for her blending technique and her contour placement. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Early was quick to commend Southside, saying Reese did a nice job in the circle, but also credited his team for staying the course. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "While Extinction Rebellion has not partnered with any brands, See does commend the work that companies like Patagonia have done to support and donate to environmental and activism groups. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "On the incel sites that Serge and Marquis run, many members have expressed anger at society; some commend those who commit violence, and fantasize about doing the same. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Prizkova, 56, took to Instagram on Wednesday to commend Parker, also 56, for simply existing as a woman embracing the natural process of aging. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French comander , from Latin commendare , from com- + mandare to entrust \u2014 more at mandate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144445"
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  "cruel blow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that is very hard to bear"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144716"
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  "cataclysmist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": catastrophist"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144756"
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  "cusso":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": brayera"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307|(\u02cc)s\u014d",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc|",
      "\u02c8k\u0259|"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Amharic kussu"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144951"
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  "change pocket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a small pocket often within a larger pocket (as in a woman's purse or a man's jacket) for holding small change"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "change entry 2 (money)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145159"
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  "chase (down)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to follow and catch (someone or something)",
      ": to search for and find (someone or something)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145505"
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  "Cozumel":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "resort island of southeastern Mexico off Quintana Roo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-s\u00fc-\u02c8mel",
      "\u02cck\u00e4-z\u0259-"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145643"
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  "chronologize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to arrange chronologically : establish the order in time of (as events, documents)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccj\u012bz"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chronology + -ize"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145704"
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  "continuant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": something that continues or serves as a continuation",
      ": a speech sound (such as a fricative or vowel) that is produced without a complete closure of the breath passage \u2014 compare stop"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259nt"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "continue + -ant entry 1"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145808"
  },
  "Citharexylum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Verbenaceae) often cultivated for their small panicled flowers and berrylike drupes seated in the persistent calyx"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsith\u0259\u02c8reks\u0259l\u0259m"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cithare- (irregular from Latin cithara ) + -xylum"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145928"
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  "cookroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": kitchen , galley"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150132"
  },
  "Cinco de Mayo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Mexican and Mexican-American celebration held on May 5 in commemoration of the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi\u014b-k\u014d-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-\u014d",
      "\u02ccs\u0113\u014b-k\u014d-t\u035fh\u0101-\u02c8m\u00e4-y\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, fifth of May"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150428"
  },
  "choppiness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being choppy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0113-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The final 2021 flameouts combined with Wall Street's trading are creating a market choppiness that disguises the foundation building going on. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Navy pilots on a routine training mission first noticed unusual choppiness in the water. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The craft beer business was already experiencing some choppiness before the pandemic: In 2019, there were a record 300-plus closures, a reckoning after thousands of breweries had opened up in just a few short years. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The global auto industry has endured nearly two years of choppiness , much of it related to the supply-chain challenges that have snarled manufacturing lines and left dealerships short on vehicles. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "At the least, said Seattle interior designer Heidi Caillier, consider seating with scroll arms or a gently curved back, details which will smooth out choppiness . \u2014 Lauren Joseph, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Austrian Audio has equipped the PB17 and PG16 with a pro-grade boom microphone that transmits the user\u2019s voice without cut-outs, choppiness , or muffling. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Investors said some of the choppiness this week has also likely been driven by portfolio repositioning. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The choppiness plagued technology and growth stocks. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151541"
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  "craggedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": cragginess"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152202"
  },
  "capable de tout":{
    "type":[
      "French phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of anything : unpredictable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-p\u00e4bl\u1d4a-d\u0259-t\u00fc"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152537"
  },
  "caesar":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar",
      ": a powerful ruler:",
      ": emperor",
      ": autocrat , dictator",
      ": the civil power : a temporal ruler",
      "(Gaius) Julius 100\u201344 b.c. Roman general, statesman, and writer",
      "[from the reference in Matthew 22:21]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "despot",
      "dictator",
      "f\u00fchrer",
      "fuehrer",
      "oppressor",
      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Gaius Julius Caesar"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153202"
  },
  "constructive malice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": implied malice"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153848"
  },
  "causation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of causing",
      ": the act or agency which produces an effect",
      ": causality",
      ": the act or process of causing",
      ": the act or agency that produces an effect",
      ": the relation between cause and effect especially as an element to be proven in a tort or criminal case",
      "\u2014 see also chain of causation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u022f-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "antecedent",
      "causality",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
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      "aftereffect",
      "aftermath",
      "consequence",
      "corollary",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "fruit",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
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    "examples":[
      "the role of heredity in the causation of cancer",
      "He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of causation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Corey Gaskin Whoop's survey questions attempt to find correlations in behaviors, but correlation does not equal causation . \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regard to COVID-19 and that COVID-19\u2019s effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regards to COVID-19, and that COVID-19's effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "For all but the most tangible outcomes, establishing causation might be too much to ask. \u2014 Eric Gilbertsen, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "And above all, physics is still deeply entrenched in the idea of causation \u2014tracing one thing from one moment to the next and seeing how actions consequentially result from one another. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "To what extent can causation be seen as determinism? \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Others, including Rubino, are cautious about attributing causation . \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The argument that more gun purchases contributed to the murder spike was also floated by The Atlantic earlier this year, but experts at the Heritage Foundation explained that correlation is not causation . \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101ti\u014dn-, caus\u0101ti\u014d \"accusation, objection, causal action,\" going back to Latin, \"plea, excuse,\" from caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at cause entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-154314"
  },
  "chorus master":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the director of a chorus",
      ": one who directs and rehearses the singing chorus of an opera company"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-154333"
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  "childbed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition of a woman in childbirth",
      ": the condition of a woman in childbirth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)l(d)-\u02ccbed",
      "-\u02ccbed"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155032"
  },
  "closed chain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": ring entry 1 sense 22"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155308"
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  "Covina":{
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles population 47,796"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8v\u0113-n\u0259"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160207"
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  "carlie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a man of small stature"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rli"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "carl entry 1 + -ie"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161752"
  },
  "crypto":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group",
      ": cryptography sense 2",
      ": not openly avowed or declared",
      ": cryptographic",
      ": cryptosporidium sense 2",
      ": cryptosporidiosis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krip-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
      "\u02c8krip-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "(sense 1) independent use of crypto- ; (sense 2) by shortening"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162449"
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  "clowder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a group of cats"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307d\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably variant of clutter entry 2"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163156"
  },
  "center of volume":{
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    "definitions":[
      ": the point of a 3-dimensional figure that would coincide with the center of mass of a homogeneous material body having the same boundaries \u2014 compare center of figure"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163826"
  },
  "Claisen flask":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a distilling flask with a branched neck especially designed for vacuum distillation"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0101s\u1d4an-",
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      "after Ludwig Claisen , 1851-1930, German chemist"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163958"
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      "biographical name"
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      "Henry Dixon 1887\u20131965 American composer"
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      "\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165147"
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      "noun"
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      ": a mark or symbol that is worn on the forehead especially in India and denotes the wearer's caste",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165333"
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      "noun"
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      ": a service book containing collects"
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      "-\u02c8ta(a)r\u0113\u0259m"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165440"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a policy provision that the insurer agrees to assume the legal liability of an insured shipowner to owners of another vessel and its cargo for loss resulting from collision with the insured ship"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165537"
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      "biographical name"
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      "Yves 1930\u20132015 French chemist"
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      "sh\u014d-\u02c8va\u207f"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165700"
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      "noun"
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      ": a boy member of a choir",
      ": an innocent or virtuous man : altar boy sense 2"
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      "\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccb\u022fi"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his sterling reputation as a local athlete, choirboy , Boy Scout and honor student with no prior arrests, Mr. Artis also drew the support of celebrities, journalists, civil liberties figures and others. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Nas paced around the vocal booth listening to the playback, holding his hands together in front of himself like a choirboy . \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
      "Quindon Tarver, a McKinney native who appeared as a choirboy in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet and on seasons two and seven of American Idol, has died. \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot\u2019s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "The second choirboy died from an accidental overdose after years of drug abuse. \u2014 Hilary Whiteman, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "He had been accused of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys after Sunday Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Almost 10 years earlier, in 1994, Van Handel had pleaded guilty to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old choirboy and gone to prison. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "Christopher Smith\u2019s photographs are technically self-portraits, though each evokes someone else: a sullen detective, a naked gladiator, a flapper, an inmate, a sword swallower, a cowboy, a choirboy , a corpse. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165832"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an unincorporated settlement (as of Mexican-Americans or Mexicans) in the U.S. usually near the Mexican border that typically has poor services and squalid conditions"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u02c8l\u014dny\u00e4"
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      "Mexican Spanish, suburb, from Spanish, colony, residential development, from Latin"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-170739"
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      "noun"
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      ": a woman who is a comedian"
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      "k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-d\u0113-\u02c8en"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, on June 16, the Bridesmaids comedienne took a second to post on Instagram from her European getaway, looking absolutely beautiful under the sun. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedienne and the streaming giant have reached a settlement agreement over her lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of race and gender. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 15 June 2022",
      "Smart portrays Deborah Vance, a legendary stand-up comedienne , on the Hacks. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "William Wyler directed this 1968 flick starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, a famed comedienne and entertainer in the early 1900s. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The comedienne Mabel Normand appears for the somewhat remote reason that Chaplin refused, early in his career, to be directed by her, a fact that\u2019s taken as an index of the misogyny that reigned in the world of silent comedy. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The iconic comedienne was 99, just weeks shy of celebrating her 100th birthday. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Initially reluctant to identify herself as the comedienne in question, Ball changed her tune after publicist Howard Strickling suggested that Winchell was referring to comic Imogene Coca. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "At the beginning of the film, Lucy and Desi\u2014along with the rest of the country\u2014hear a blind item at the end of Walter Winchell\u2019s highly popular rat-a-tat radio gossip show announcing a comedienne \u2019s Communist affiliation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French com\u00e9dienne , feminine of com\u00e9dien comedian, from com\u00e9die"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-170914"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of certain Australian termites that build flattened earthen nests which are shaped like steeples and have the broader faces always pointing east and west"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171446"
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      "idiom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172428"
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  "Callinectes":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of swimming crabs (family Portunidae) comprising the New World blue crabs"
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      "New Latin, from calli- + -nectes"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173155"
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      ": a scum of calcium carbonate formed on a solution of milk of lime by combination with the carbon dioxide of the air",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173304"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or established by capitulation : extraterritorial"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u022fr\u0113",
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "capitulate entry 1 + -ory"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173712"
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  "choke chain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a collar that may be tightened as a noose and that is used especially in training and controlling powerful or stubborn dogs"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1955, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173839"
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  "cogger":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a cheat or deceiver especially at dice : sharper",
      ": a false fawning person : sycophant , flatterer",
      ": cocker entry 1 sense 2",
      ": one that erects mine cogs",
      ": a roller in charge of the first set of rolls in a steelworks"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-g\u0259(r)",
      "\"",
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "cog entry 5 + -er",
      "Noun (2)",
      "by alteration",
      "Noun (3)",
      "cog entry 8 + -er"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173851"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pakistanis can help the country through this crisis: by giving up their chai . \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Four years later, in 2017, Khaute founded Diaspora Coffee and Chai, which would serve as a space to not only sell his coffee and chai creations, but also serve as a training program for immigrants and refugees. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "Her second favorite is Drinking Your Feelings, a functional chai blend designed to help manage stress and curb emotional eating. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Beyond its impressive menu, the restaurant\u2019s elegant tea service, featuring Kiran\u2019s own chai blend and scones presented with jam and clotted cream, is worth a try. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Sonia Chopra, our executive editor, is obsessed with this company and this particular South Asian masala chai blend. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "This winter\u2019s specialty drink is the gingerbread chai , a rich and fortunately not-too-sweet treat ($4.75). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Valentine\u2019s Day collection includes the return of some favourites like Rhubarb and Custard, Honey caramel and Cinnamon toast brioche truffle, alongside some new flavors for 2022: Basiltini, Blackcurrant Bellini and Caramel chai cookie dough truffle. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The chai that Gupta is teaching his daughters to make brings together fresh spices, steeped along with a strong black tea. \u2014 Amanda Sealy, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Turkish \u00e7ay & Russian, Persian, Hindi, & Urdu chay tea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1974, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174338"
  },
  "confinity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": community of limits : contiguity , adjacency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8fin\u0259t\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French confinit\u00e9 , from confin adjacent, neighboring + -it\u00e9 -ity"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174607"
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  "colistin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a polymyxin produced by a bacterium ( Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus ) from Japanese soil",
      ": a polymyxin produced by a bacterium of the genus Bacillus ( B. polymyxa var. colistinus ) and used against some gram-negative pathogens especially of the genera Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Shigella"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-st\u0259n",
      "k\u014d-",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lis-t\u0259n, k\u014d-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "About a decade ago, doctors needing a last-resort antibiotic turned to an old but still-effective antibiotic called colistin to cure highly resistant infections. \u2014 Wired , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "While India\u2019s drugs technical advisory board, part of the ministry of health and family welfare, has recommended that colistin and other antimicrobials should not be used in agriculture, there is no formal ban. \u2014 Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India , 23 July 2019",
      "The researchers also sequenced the genomes of bacteria resisting colistin and those susceptible to it. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "In fact, the bacteria is resistant to the last-resort antibiotic colistin . \u2014 Reuters, Newsweek , 26 May 2016",
      "Across the world, researchers in China have documented colistin -resistant Shigella flexneri, a form of bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and was discovered on a pig farm. \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "Researchers at Emory University found that a common type of resistant bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, can mask resistance to colistin . \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "This isn\u2019t the first time scientists have identified bacterial heteroresistance to colistin . \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2018",
      "Recent reports cite different forms of bacteria in both people and animals resisting colistin , an antibiotic that doctors prescribe when other treatment options fail. \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin colistinus , specific epithet of the bacterium producing it"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174713"
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  "cow's-tail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a frayed end of a line where the strands have come unlaid"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174800"
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  "compensating balance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compensation balance"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174845"
  },
  "cokernut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coconut sense 1",
      ": the edible seed of the coquito palm ( Jubaea spectabilis ) of Chile enclosed in a fruit like a small coconut"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dk\u0259(r)\u02ccn\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of coconut"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175126"
  },
  "Caesar substitution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the replacement of each letter in a text by the one at a certain constant distance in the alphabet, especially a normal alphabet \u2014 compare julius caesar cipher"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175301"
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      "noun phrase"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the need to urinate or defecate"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1741, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180035"
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      "noun"
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      ": a town usually small and concerned primarily with serving the surrounding rural area"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180049"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the legendary founder of Thebes"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kad-m\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek Kadmos"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181119"
  },
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      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": costs or losses entitling persons covered under social security to benefits"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-lz"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181959"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a breed of very small domestic ducks consisting of a gray variety like the mallard and a pure white variety, both often used by hunters as decoys"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182109"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a caduceus"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8d(y)\u00fcs\u0113\u0259n",
      "-\u00fcsh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "caduceus + -an"
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      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182225"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": calcareous tufa \u2014 compare travertine , tufa"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German kalk + English tufa or tuff"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182232"
  },
  "Chicago acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crystalline acid NH 2 C 10 H 4 (OH)(SO 3 H) 2 used as an intermediate in making azo dyes; 8-amino-1-naphtol-5,7-disulfonic acid"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182321"
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      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "1st century a.d. British chieftain"
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      "k\u0259-\u02c8ra-ti-k\u0259s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182509"
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      "Lucius Aelius Aurelius a.d. 161\u2013192 Roman emperor (180\u2013192)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u0259s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182751"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a small hut or shack over a mine shaft",
      ": a disease of sheep",
      ": liver rot",
      ": to infest with coe",
      "cab-over-engine"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d",
      "\"",
      "\u02c8k\u022f",
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Dutch kooi , literally, cage, from Middle Dutch c\u014die, coie , from Latin cavea cage, den, cave, from cavus hollow",
      "Noun (2)",
      "Middle English cothe , from Old English cothu"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183322"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something",
      ": a document certifying that one has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a field",
      ": something serving the same end as a certificate",
      ": a document evidencing ownership or debt",
      ": to testify to or authorize by a certificate",
      ": certify sense 4",
      ": a written or printed statement that is proof of some fact",
      ": a paper showing that a person has met certain requirements",
      ": a paper showing ownership",
      ": a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something",
      ": a document certifying that a person has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a specified field",
      ": certification",
      ": a document that is proof of ownership or indebtedness",
      ": to testify or authorize by a certificate",
      ": to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field \u2014 see also certificated security at security"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r-\u02c8ti-fi-k\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r-\u02c8ti-f\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "s\u0259r-\u02c8ti-fi-k\u0259t",
      "s\u0259r-\u02c8ti-fi-k\u0259t",
      "s\u0259r-\u02c8ti-fi-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "certification",
      "document",
      "instrument"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She has a certificate in midwifery.",
      "He earned his teaching certificate last year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Sunday, Berryhill received her certificate of achievement in case management and expects to earn an associates degree in human service administration. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "In a Twitter post from March, M\u00fcller shared a snapshot of proud-looking Molly with her Guinness World Record certificate . \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "As part of the plea agreement, Winstead will resign from the department, surrender his Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy certificate and serve two years of probation. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "Lexi had been awarded the honor roll on the morning of the shooting, smiling in a photo against a gold background with her certificate and parents. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Hudbay is also fighting battles for permits at the state level, including for an extension of their certificate of environmental compliance from the Arizona Corporation Commission. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "Travelers must upload their vaccination certificate onto the Vaccination Check Portal and download the TraceTogether app. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Probable deaths include individuals who have COVID indicated as a cause of death on their death certificate but have not had a positive diagnostic laboratory test. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
      "The pilot, 69-year-old Paul Matero, had his license revoked in 2010 after testing positive for marijuana, but his certificate was reinstated in 2012. \u2014 David Koenig, Caleb Jones, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Figures released by Britain\u2019s Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 29,648 deaths were registered in England and Wales with COVID-19 mentioned on the death certificates through April 24. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2020",
      "In addition to the search bar changes, Firefox 75's release notes also include security fixes and the following bullet points: Firefox will locally cache all trusted Web PKI Certificate Authority certificates known to Mozilla. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Reimbursement for continuing education: This valuable benefit is tougher to find, but some employers still help pay for undergraduate, graduate and certificate classes. \u2014 Jill Schlesinger, chicagotribune.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "In regular session at 6:30 p.m., the board will consider final approval of a salary schedule for unrepresented employees, and classified, certificated management and confidential employees. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Sep. 2019",
      "Eric began taking yoga in 1993 and excelled as student, which led to receiving certification as a Satyananda (Bihar) teacher in 2005, Silver-Age yoga teacher in 2007 and completing the Duke Medical Center Yoga for Seniors certificate in 2009. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Vehicles older than 15 years must now undergo mandatory fitness renewal certificates every six months. \u2014 Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "In regular session, the board gave final approval to a salary schedule for unrepresented employees, and classified, certificated management and confidential employees. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Sep. 2019",
      "In regular session, the board heard the San Dieguito Faculty Association\u2019s certificated collective bargaining proposals and adopted the district\u2019s proposal to open negotiations with the association. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English certificat , from Medieval Latin certificatum , from Late Latin, neuter of certificatus , past participle of certificare to certify"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183506"
  },
  "concion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": assembly",
      ": a public oration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin contion-, contio , from co- + vention-, ventio coming, from ventus (past participle of venire to come) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183743"
  },
  "combustible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of combustion",
      ": easily excited",
      ": catching fire or burning easily",
      ": capable of combustion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burnable",
      "combustive",
      "fiery",
      "flammable",
      "ignitable",
      "ignitible",
      "inflammable",
      "touchy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fireproof",
      "incombustible",
      "nonburnable",
      "noncombustible",
      "nonflammable",
      "noninflammable",
      "unburnable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The fuel is highly combustible .",
      "don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other countries have taken a different tack: in the United Kingdom, recent legislation has banned the use of combustible materials, including wood, on the exterior of residential buildings more than sixty feet tall. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet for at least one day, the NRA will be at the center of a raw debate -- and Friday promises to be quite the day ahead of an emotional if not combustible Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Tension builds as War Pony makes its way to a combustible finish. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Just after that \u2014 accounting for 280 fires \u2014 was flammable or combustible liquids or gases. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Adding fuel to an already combustible situation was Dr. Rick Arthur, who preceded Blea as EMD for 15 years. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "What the effect of this attack might be on the combustible politics of the region in question matters not a jot. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
      "Under the ban, smoking materials must be disposed of in a non- combustible container with a lid. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Even in a place as vast and combustible as Los Angeles, Jonathan Flagler\u2019s demise represents something rare: the death of an urban firefighter battling a structure fire. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin combustibilis, from Latin combustus (past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, combust \") + -ibilis -ible"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184410"
  },
  "catberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mountain holly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184554"
  },
  "caritive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abessive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kar\u0259tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin carit us (past participle of car\u0113re to be without) + English -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184623"
  },
  "cordia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) that have fleshy often edible fruits and wood varying from dense, heavy, and dark to spongy, light, and pale, that are often pleasantly scented, and that have considerable use in cabinetmaking and general construction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "New Latin, from Euricius Cordus \u20201535 and his son Valerius Cordus \u20201544 German scholars + New Latin -ia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185227"
  },
  "coupling coefficient":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an abstract number representing the degree in which the performance of either of two coupled systems influences that of the other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190130"
  },
  "cookout":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open",
      ": the meal cooked",
      ": a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Witnesses told police Smith shot 36-year-old Kendricks at a family cookout . \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "In April 2021, the family decided to travel to South Carolina to celebrate Darrine\u2019s 28th birthday at a family cookout . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Mike Kirschner had several of the Warren Central incoming senior football players at his house Monday night for a cookout . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
      "Who doesn't love a cookout with a full spread of your summertime favorites, sparklers that light up the sky, and the thrill of fireworks? \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "As the items in everyone\u2019s freezers were defrosting without power, the neighborhood decided to do a cookout , with barbecues as far as the eye could see. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "Founded by James Beard Award\u2013winner Aaron Franklin, Guerilla Suit principal and Mohawk owner James Moody, and Mike Thelin, co-founder of Feast Portland, Hot Luck feels more like a backyard cookout than just another big music and food festival. \u2014 Claudia Alarc\u00f3n, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "In her opening statements, Danneman said that Burks and other veterans going on similar hunts around the state on May 1 through the non-profit group, met at Henley\u2019s property in Jemison for a cookout and to prepare. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Gonzalez said Almendarez had been shopping with his wife to buy groceries for a Friday cookout for Almendarez's sister, whose birthday was Thursday. \u2014 Chron , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190149"
  },
  "cockloche":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a silly or contemptible fellow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u02cckl\u014dch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191535"
  },
  "consulting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": providing professional or expert advice",
      ": of or relating to consultation or a consultant",
      ": serving as a consultant",
      ": of or relating to consultation or a consultant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-ti\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The report also found McKinsey officials used their contract with the government to drum up even more consulting work with private companies. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Hobart spent four years in a consulting role at PepsiCo, working across divisions and learning the crucial art of brand-building and business analysis. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "This conundrum is true of most consulting , of course. \u2014 Lee Gimpel, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Harrison will continue in a consulting role as Mraz learns the position. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 16 July 2021",
      "The 49-year-old Lore will continue to serve in a consulting role as a strategic adviser through September. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 13 May 2021",
      "Lore notified Walmart on Jan. 31 of his intent to leave the company and will continue to serve in a consulting role as a strategic adviser through September. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Epstein, who declared interest in being part of an ownership group, took on a consulting role last month with Major League Baseball to contribute to discussions of on-field issues and potential rule changes. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "Herrell, a former state representative, successfully petitioned to impound the 8,577 absentee ballots in one county, Do\u00f1a Ana, for inspection by her legal and consulting team. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 18 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-192406"
  },
  "centerpuncher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that punches indentations in metal to indicate where holes are to be drilled or punched"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-192741"
  },
  "call-in pay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reporting pay",
      ": payment of not less than an agreed amount to a worker called in for work at a time other than that of his or her regular shift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193335"
  },
  "chronoscope":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument for the precise measurement of small time intervals (as by means of a falling rod, released pendulum, or an electronic device)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chron- + -scope"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193348"
  },
  "certificate of necessity":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a document issued by a certifying government agency under authority of which the internal revenue service allows deductions from taxable income for accelerated amortization of all or a part of the cost of emergency facilities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193723"
  },
  "concl":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "conclusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194119"
  },
  "cascade":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a steep usually small fall of water",
      ": one of a series",
      ": something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding",
      ": a fall of material (such as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line and that is used especially in clothing and draperies",
      ": something falling or rushing forth in quantity",
      ": to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascade",
      ": to cause to fall like a cascade",
      ": to connect in a cascade arrangement",
      ": a steep usually small waterfall",
      ": to flow or fall rapidly and in large quantity",
      ": a molecular, biochemical, or physiological process occurring in a succession of stages each of which is closely related to or depends on the output of the previous stage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)kas-\u02c8k\u0101d",
      "ka-\u02c8sk\u0101d",
      "(\u02cc)kas-\u02c8k\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cataract",
      "fall(s)",
      "waterfall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.",
      "That decision set off a cascade of events.",
      "Verb",
      "The water cascades over the rocks.",
      "Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 72-year-old singer looked simply magnificent, with her trademark cascade of red hair, fronted by a white forelock, wearing a luminous blue shirt and black jeans. \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
      "Another essential part of capturing Tomlin\u2019s hippie spirit was her trademark cascade of long, dark silver waves, which are actually a nod to Grace and Frankie creator Marta Kauffman. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "While Putin held out the possibility of diplomacy, a cascade of developments this week have further exacerbated East-West tensions and fueled war worries. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "There are other drugs like certain stroke drugs, preventing strokes might help also prevent this cascade of events that leads to Alzheimer's. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Experts say the situation is magnified by the changing climate and its cascade of crises this summer: drought, wildfires, monsoons and mudflows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "This has been in response to Facebook\u2019s move-fast-and-break-things mantra, its questionable data-collection practices, and its cascade of somewhat impotent privacy settings. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Wired , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The sight of the single cascade plunging down from 1,148 feet is well worth the 1.5 hour return hike to reach it. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the National Audubon Society, who was not involved with the study, said shifts in birds' nesting habits are likely just one part of a cascade of ecosystem changes as a result of global warming. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Some expect the fallout to cascade into future elections. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
      "However unlikely that may feel at the moment, Western nations should recognize that if the stigma against using nuclear weapons is somehow broken, the situation could quickly cascade into something much larger and more menacing. \u2014 James Broughel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Give it room to cascade down the sides of planters or hanging baskets, and keep it watered. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "Mitigation efforts adopted in urban areas can cascade into other areas and have positive effects across transport, energy, buildings, land use, and behavior. \u2014 Laurie Winkless, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Supply chains give companies a unique power to cascade environmental best practices across the economy, driving action at scale. \u2014 Paul Simpson, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "At midnight on the West Coast, yellow and black balloons cascade onto the packed dance floor. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
      "Two blocks to the east, weathered brick steps cascade down to York Street from the open front doors of St. Peter\u2019s Church. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "These are not only raising the frequency and intensity of certain shocks but enabling their impacts to cascade from system to system. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "French, from Italian cascata , from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare , from Latin casus fall"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194247"
  },
  "crispate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a crisped appearance : irregularly curled or crinkled : crisped"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri\u02ccsp\u0101t",
      "-sp\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crispate from Latin crispatus , past participle of crispare to curl, from crispus curly; crispated from Latin crispat us + English -ed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195339"
  },
  "counselee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is being counseled",
      ": one who is being counseled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113",
      "\u02cckau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195749"
  },
  "chronicler":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation",
      ": narrative sense 1",
      ": to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle",
      ": an account of events in the order that they happened : history",
      ": to record in the order of occurrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "chronology",
      "commentary",
      "commentaries",
      "history",
      "narration",
      "narrative",
      "record",
      "report",
      "story"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chart",
      "describe",
      "narrate",
      "recite",
      "recount",
      "rehearse",
      "relate",
      "report",
      "tell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a chronicle of the American Civil War",
      "a chronicle of the President's years in office",
      "Verb",
      "The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.",
      "She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.",
      "a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Interspersed into this chronicle are third-person flash-forwards to Mila\u2019s tour of the United States. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That said, this relentless chronicle of authoritarianism emboldened and empowered offers a painful and valuable reminder that democracy is fragile, never to be taken for granted and always in need of committed defense. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Court records chronicle allegations of domestic abuse and warnings from the children\u2019s mother that David Mora was violent. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "It was noted even in that chronicle of the rich and famous, Vanity Fair. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Charles Finch is the author of What Just Happened, a chronicle of 2020, available from Knopf. \u2014 Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "It has been described as a vivid and powerful chronicle that celebrates the human spirit. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "What started as a deliberate, thoughtful meditation about wellness ended as an inadvertent chronicle of a friendship gone terribly awry. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The latter, as a chronicle of events rather than a deeper analysis of underlying forces\u2014class struggle, say, or industrialization. \u2014 Melik Kaylan, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The company has two new music documentaries that chronicle the worlds of soft rock and 80s hair metal that will debut later this year on Paramount+. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Elvis is set to chronicle Presley\u2019s rise to fame and his relationship with manager Col. Tom Parker (portrayed by Hanks). \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Moving forward, The Baltimore Sun continues to chronicle the city\u2019s joys and its sorrows and events both large and small \u2014 on newsprint but also through phones and computer screens across Maryland and beyond. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "In recent years, tribal historians and researchers have tried to chronicle the number of Native American students who died and where they are buried. \u2014 Dan Frosch, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Originally, Essential Labor was meant to chronicle the history of caregiving in the United States. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 10 May 2022",
      "Behind the Scenes: A documentary goes inside the Met to chronicle one of the most challenging years of its history. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Like any successful rapper, though, Fivio is using hip-hop not just to chronicle his surroundings but also to change them. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "On a windy and warm spring afternoon, Donald Parham Jr. sat alone with a visitor sent to chronicle his comeback. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English cronycle, borrowed from Anglo-French cronike, cronicle ( -le perhaps by assimilation to words with the suffix -icle, as article article entry 1 ), borrowed from Latin chronica \"book of annals,\" borrowed from Greek ( t\u00e0 ) chronik\u00e1, ( hai ) chronika\u00ed, from plural of chronik\u00f3s \"of time, temporal, in order by time\" (with a noun such as bibl\u00eda \"books\" or grapha\u00ed \"writings\" understood) \u2014 more at chronic",
      "Verb",
      "Middle English cronyclen, verbal derivative of cronycle chronicle entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195910"
  },
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": lake entry 4 sense 1b"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195919"
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  "cock-up splint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a splint designed to immobilize the hand in the position of function (dorsal extension) during healing (as of a fracture)"
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      "cock up"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200149"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": belief in or resort to conciliation",
      ": use of a policy of conciliation especially as contrasted with firmer measures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200206"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": equal with one another"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-kw\u0259l"
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      "duplicate",
      "equal",
      "even",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "same"
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      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
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    "examples":[
      "in my mind illegally downloading a music file is coequal to stealing a CD from a store",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other provisions would intrude into states\u2019 efforts to ensure the integrity of elections\u2014such a fundamental aspect of sovereignty that erasing it extinguishes states\u2019 status as coequal sovereigns. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jason Snead, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
      "The Supreme Court sits atop one of three coequal branches of the federal government. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "What Taeuber-Arp saw was that abstract forms could serve as coequal elements in a single creative system. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Together, the two episodes on either side of the Capitol call into question two basic principles of the American system -- the capacity of a separate coequal branch of government to constrain the presidency and the right to suffrage. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The revelations set off outrage among Democrats in Congress, who accused the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents and violating the separation of powers that governs relations between coequal branches of government. \u2014 Byron Tau, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
      "Hawpe also led the scorched-earth legislative coverage that turned the General Assembly, once a political doormat, into an independent, coequal branch of government. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 July 2021",
      "All but one of the 67 House Democrats have joined a lawsuit, filed late last month, challenging Abbott\u2019s authority to wipe out funding for a coequal , separate branch of state government. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
      "This is a long-standing problem of a coequal branch of government being ignored. \u2014 Heather Brandon-smith And Diana Ohlbaum, CNN , 22 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203557"
  },
  "clairvoyante":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a female clairvoyant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nt"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, feminine of clairvoyant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204329"
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  "cabin car":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": caboose"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204817"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adherence to or government according to constitutional principles",
      ": a constitutional system of government"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
      "-ty\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tocqueville\u2019s account of American constitutionalism especially fit these themes. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In their view, my arguments are fully reconcilable with common-good constitutionalism . \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022",
      "New Deal constitutionalism is clever but misguided. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Tocqueville believed the Americans had headed off this trajectory with their localism, their culture of rights, and their constitutionalism . \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In other words, American constitutionalism emerged in a decidedly anti-relativist philosophical context. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The first and perhaps foremost reason for the Founding\u2019s ongoing centrality for American conservatism is that the Founding represents a type of apotheosis of Western constitutionalism . \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Because originalism and common-good constitutionalism , despite their differences, remain two sides of the same coin demarcated in a medieval currency that post-Reformation consensus liberals have never previously learned to trade. \u2014 Peter Hammond Schwartz, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "Reclaiming the public schools will require a sustained movement akin to the modern pro-life movement or the effort to supplant living- constitutionalism with originalism. \u2014 Anthony Kinnett, National Review , 20 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205603"
  },
  "cinematize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a motion picture of (something, such as a novel) : adapt for motion pictures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-n\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205727"
  },
  "cream off":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove (the best part) from something : to take (someone or something) away for oneself"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210506"
  },
  "cat ice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thin often milky ice from under which the water has receded : shell ice"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210751"
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  "canola":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil",
      ": canola oil",
      ": a rape plant ( Brassica napus of the mustard family) of an improved variety with seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil",
      ": canola oil"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-l\u0259",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The canola fields are not the best scenery the area has to offer. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Fresh canola and dandelion honey give this cider appealing notes of honey, eucalyptus and vanilla. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 29 Aug. 2020",
      "After Canada arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, China curbed imports of Canadian canola and pork and detained two of the country\u2019s citizens. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 6 July 2020",
      "Canadian canola exports were also denied entry to China following Meng\u2019s arrest. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2020",
      "Thirty minutes before cooking, remove the meat from the fridge and season with salt, seasonings of choice, and a bit of oil ( canola or olive). \u2014 Rebecca White, Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "Brush the skillet lightly with canola or vegetable oil, and heat until wisps of smoke rise from the surface. \u2014 Hilary Merzbacher, Saveur , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Heat the 4 tablespoons of canola or vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "D\u2019Arcy Hilgartner is raising a small amount of corn and soybeans among his canola and wheat fields near Camrose, Alberta. \u2014 Jacob Bunge, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Canola , former certification mark"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211821"
  },
  "commendam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the custody or holding of a benefice by a cleric or a layperson to whom it is given in charge often only until a proper incumbent is provided",
      ": the enjoyment of the revenues from such a custody or holding",
      ": a benefice held in commendam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8men\u02ccdam"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, accusative of commenda trust (as used in the phrase dare in commendam to give in trust)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212047"
  },
  "clinch bolt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rivet"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212716"
  },
  "contempo":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contemporary , present-day"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-p\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "contemp(orary) entry 1 + -o entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-213128"
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  "Castalian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the spring Castalia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)ka\u00a6st\u0101ly\u0259n",
      "-l\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Castalia + English -an"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-213355"
  },
  "chiviatite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral Pb 2 Bi 6 S 11 consisting of a lead bismuth sulfide in lead-gray foliated masses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccchiv\u0113\u02c8\u00e4\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German chiviatit , from Chiviato , Peru, its locality + German -it -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-213643"
  },
  "colorize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
      "-l\u0259r-\u02cc\u012bz"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ticket buyers will choose a time to colorize their lives: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. Oct. 17. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Denis Shiryaev uses algorithms to colorize and sharpen old movies, bumping them up to a smooth 60 frames per second. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "And Christie knew just what to do with them, bringing out Rimsky\u2019s lurid textures as though newly colorized . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "One journalist, Ars Technica\u2019s Timothy B. Lee, noted that commercially-available machine learning apps could also be used to colorize old film footage. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "An obvious next step would be to colorize the video. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "Whatever his reasons, Bong is now part of a mini-trend of filmmakers de- colorizing their films. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Given hundreds of hours of footage of World War I from Britain\u2019s Imperial War Museum, Jackson and his team masterfully restored and colorized the material. \u2014 Susan King, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "Illinois, for example, is colorized politically by Chicago with its overwhelmingly Democratic populace, most of whom are just as poor and unhealthy as any rural Republican voters, and more likely to have their lives terminated by gun violence. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "color entry 1 + -ize"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214616"
  },
  "cacodyl oxide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy oily liquid (AsC 2 H 6 ) 2 O that has a repulsive odor and is obtained by distilling arsenic trioxide with potassium acetate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary cacodyl + oxide ; originally formed as German kakodyloxyd"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214651"
  },
  "crakow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shoe, boot, or slipper made with an extremely long pointed toe and worn in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English crakowe , from Cracow ( Krak\u00f3w ) Poland whence they came"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215405"
  },
  "Caesar's agaric":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": royal agaric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Gaius Julius Caesar"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1821, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215920"
  },
  "counteraccusation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an accusation made in response to another accusation : a charge of wrongdoing or fault made toward a person or group who originally made such a charge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02cca-ky\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-(\u02cc)ky\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1808, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215950"
  },
  "common adjective":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a descriptive adjective that is not a proper adjective"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-220008"
  },
  "circumvolute":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wind or turn in volutions especially in an inward spiral (as of a snail shell or the capital scroll of an Ionic column)",
      ": to encircle or entangle with something twisted or wound around"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r\u02c8k\u0259mv\u0259\u02ccl\u00fct",
      "\u00a6s\u0259rk\u0259mv\u014d\u00a6l\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin circumvolutus , past participle of circumvolvere to revolve, roll around, from circum- + volvere to roll"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-220150"
  },
  "compensating condenser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": balancing condenser"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221912"
  },
  "catching bargain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an entrapping or overreaching bargain",
      ": one made with an heir expectant for the purchase of the expectancy at an inadequate price"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-222103"
  },
  "cleave":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly",
      ": to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : split",
      ": to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views",
      ": to subject to chemical cleavage",
      ": to split especially along the grain",
      ": to penetrate or pass through something by or as if by cutting",
      ": to cling to a person or thing closely",
      ": to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : split",
      ": to subject to chemical cleavage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0113v",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113v",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhere",
      "cling",
      "hew",
      "stick"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "Middle English clevien , from Old English clifian ; akin to Old High German kleben to stick",
      "Verb (2)",
      "Middle English cleven , from Old English cl\u0113ofan ; akin to Old Norse klj\u016bfa to split, Latin glubere to peel, Greek glyphein to carve"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-222537"
  },
  "cadmopone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cadmium lithopone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kadm\u0259\u02ccp\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin cadmium + -o- + -pone (as in lithopone )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-222953"
  },
  "concinnous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by concinnity : neat , elegant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin concinnus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-223053"
  },
  "cembra nut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cedar nut"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sembr\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-223116"
  },
  "Casale process":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of synthesizing ammonia similar in principle to the Haber process"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4l\u0113-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Luigi Casale \u2020about 1937 Italian chemist"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-223312"
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  "Chizo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a people constituting a major subdivision of the Concho",
      ": a member of the Chizo people"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0113(\u02cc)z\u014d",
      "-s\u014d"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, of American Indian origin"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224825"
  },
  "cogeneration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the production of electricity using waste heat (as in steam) from an industrial process or the use of steam from electric power generation as a source of heat"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u014d-\u02ccje-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The expansion will construct energy cogeneration units, which the company says will reduce emissions by more than 60 percent at the facility. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "The good news was that the university runs its own cogeneration plant, or cogen, which could provide some of the campus\u2019 buildings with power in the event of an outage. \u2014 Wired , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "The company, which employs 600 people in Houston, provides clean electricity generation, cogeneration and energy storage, retail energy and other services in the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "Two amendments over a 14-month process added visiting-team locker rooms, increased the pool size to Olympic stature at 50 meters by 25 yards, and added a cogeneration plant, which provides cooling and heating through the recycling of wasted heat. \u2014 Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press , 9 Aug. 2019",
      "Other big capital projects in the works include upgrades the Pasadena terminal, St. Charles alkylation unit, and Pembroke cogeneration unit to be complete in 2020. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 25 July 2019",
      "At the heart of the multibuilding complex is a cogeneration plant that recovers wasted heat to make the buildings 70 percent more energy efficient. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Hana Hong, Marie Claire , 18 Apr. 2019",
      "DeFeo said the Temple sewage should be going to a facility equipped with biogas cogeneration , an anaerobic process in which methane in sewage is made into fuel, making the initiative sustainable. \u2014 Annabelle Williams, Philly.com , 27 June 2018",
      "But Temple\u2019s sewage waste (including the liquid by-product from digesters) heads to Philadelphia\u2019s Southeast Sewage Plant, which the city Water Department confirms is not equipped with biogas cogeneration . \u2014 Annabelle Williams, Philly.com , 27 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225831"
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  "Carrara marble":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white statuary marble"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Carrara (now part of Apuania), Italy, where it is found"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230619"
  },
  "clidastes":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of large extinct North American Cretaceous fish-eating marine lizards in many respects resembling the recent monitors \u2014 compare mosasaurus , varanidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u012b\u02c8da(\u02cc) st\u0113z"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, probably irregular from Greek kleid-, kleis key; akin to Latin claudere to shut"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231153"
  },
  "competitive exclusion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a generalization in ecology: two species cannot coexist in the same ecological niche for very long without one becoming extinct or being driven out because of competition for limited resources"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231738"
  },
  "catapleiite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rare mineral (Na 2 ,Ca)ZrSi 3 O 9 .2H 2 O consisting of hydrous silicate of sodium, calcium, and zirconium occurring in thin tabular yellow or yellowish brown crystals (hardness 6, specific gravity 2.8)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckat\u0259\u02c8pl\u012b\u02cc\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German katapleiit , from Greek kata in the region of, down + plei\u014dn more + -it -ite; from its occurrence together with other rare minerals"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-232005"
  },
  "consignatary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consignee",
      ": one who in Roman and civil law has received money on deposit (as by consignation )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8sign\u0259\u02ccter\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "consignat ion + -ary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-232243"
  },
  "country almond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": malabar almond"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-232702"
  },
  "celibate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy :",
      ": not engaging in or characterized by sexual intercourse",
      ": abstaining from marriage and sex especially because of a religious vow",
      ": a person who lives in celibacy : a celibate person:",
      ": an unmarried person",
      ": one who abstains from marriage because of a religious vow",
      ": a person who abstains from sexual intercourse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-b\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin caeleb-, caelebs \"not having a spouse, unmarried\" (perhaps a derivative from *kail-i- \"whole,\" going back to Indo-European *keh 2 i-lo- ) + -ate entry 3 \u2014 more at whole entry 1",
      "Note: The traditional hypothesis that caelebs goes back to a compound *kai\u032felo-libh- (with the first element compared to Sanskrit kevala- \"exclusively one\u02bcs own, alone, whole\" and the second to Gothic liban \"to live,\" English live entry 1 ) is now considered dubious.",
      "Noun",
      "derivative of celibate entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1724, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1769, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234741"
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  "corrugation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of corrugating",
      ": a ridge or groove of a surface that has been corrugated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4r-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235227"
  },
  "cord glottis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the opening between the vocal cords proper as distinguished from the whisper glottis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235958"
  },
  "contingent use":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a use to come into operation on a future uncertain event"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000026"
  },
  "chase gun":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cannon at the bow or stern of an armed ship used in pursuit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000423"
  },
  "chark":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to burn to charcoal or coke : char",
      ": charred wood or coal : charcoal , coke , cinder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rk",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Transitive verb",
      "back-formation from obsolete chark-coal , alteration of charcoal"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000632"
  },
  "Crookes dark space":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307ks-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Sir William Crookes \u20201919 English physicist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000648"
  },
  "conjuring":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly",
      ": to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation",
      ": to affect or effect by or as if by magic",
      ": imagine , contrive",
      ": to bring to mind",
      ": to summon a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation",
      ": to practice magical arts",
      ": to use a conjurer's tricks : juggle",
      ": to treat or regard as important",
      ": to practice magical arts",
      ": imagine sense 1",
      ": to produce by or as if by magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "transitive sense 2 & intransitive senses",
      "also",
      "transitive sense 1",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeal (to)",
      "beg",
      "beseech",
      "besiege",
      "entreat",
      "impetrate",
      "implore",
      "importune",
      "petition",
      "plead (to)",
      "pray",
      "solicit",
      "supplicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a magician who conjures live doves from silk scarves",
      "The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are rules designed to block clever traders from using offsetting bets to conjure tax savings, and the IRS argues Susquehanna broke them. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
      "Chapters that delve into her childhood were more difficult to conjure . \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to conjure box office magic at third place, earning an additional $4.8 million. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
      "But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The plot doesn't totally come together yet the music and eye-popping visuals combine to conjure a wowing cosmic fever dream. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Davies crafts simple and startling effects to conjure the relentless presence of Sassoon\u2019s traumatic memories in the course of his daily life and amid its intimate dramas and creative furies. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
      "In Portugal, some recent California expats have taken it upon themselves to make the pitch for how to conjure a bit of their home state while living abroad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Bieker writes to make sense of her characters\u2019 worst inclinations, to conjure empathy even for unforgivable choices. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French conjurer , from Latin conjurare to join in taking an oath, from com- + jurare to swear \u2014 more at jury"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-001557"
  },
  "compensable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that is to be or can be compensated",
      ": entitling an individual to compensation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-001930"
  },
  "cataphrenia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dementia from which the sufferer usually recovers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cata- + -phrenia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002413"
  },
  "cowan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is not a Freemason",
      ": one who would pretend to Freemasonry or intrude upon its secrets"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scots, from cowan unskilled worker at masonry, of unknown origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-003414"
  },
  "circumforaneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": going about from market to market : wandering from place to place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259rk\u0259mf\u0259\u00a6r\u0101n\u0113\u0259s",
      "s\u0259r\u00a6k-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin circumforaneus , from circum- + -foraneus (from forum market place)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-003546"
  },
  "Clackmannan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "administrative area of central Scotland bordering on the Forth River area 61 square miles (157 square kilometers)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "klak-\u02c8ma-n\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-003652"
  },
  "coulier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the cam motion that controls delivery of yarn over needles on a full-fashioned knitting machine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcly\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from French couli\u00e8re , literally, sliding, gliding, from couler to slide, glide, flow"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-004506"
  },
  "churnmilk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": buttermilk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-004704"
  },
  "conscriptionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who favors or advocates military conscription"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-004907"
  },
  "Chicago blue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several direct blue dyes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005202"
  },
  "concert band":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band that is made capable of playing symphonic music by the addition of instruments (as the string bass and harp) not adapted to marching"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010025"
  },
  "calcspar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calcite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccsp\u00e4r",
      "-\u0227(r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "partial translation of Swedish kalkspat , from kalk lime (from Old Swedish kalker , from Middle Low German kalk ) + spat spar"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010432"
  },
  "chronologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expert in chronology"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-jist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chronology + -ist entry 1 , after French chronologiste or New Latin chronologista"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010710"
  },
  "charmed life":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a life protected as if by magic charms : a life unusually unaffected by dangers and difficulties"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-011309"
  },
  "coupling box":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": junction box"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012232"
  },
  "coursing joint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013454"
  },
  "chk":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "check"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015223"
  },
  "copublish":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to publish (something) jointly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8p\u0259-blish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1933, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015346"
  },
  "crabby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily irritated : peevish and irritable : grouchy",
      ": grouchy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kra-b\u0113",
      "\u02c8kra-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choleric",
      "cranky",
      "cross",
      "crotchety",
      "fiery",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "irascible",
      "irritable",
      "peevish",
      "perverse",
      "pettish",
      "petulant",
      "prickly",
      "quick-tempered",
      "raspy",
      "ratty",
      "short-tempered",
      "snappish",
      "snappy",
      "snarky",
      "snippety",
      "snippy",
      "stuffy",
      "testy",
      "waspish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She gets crabby if she doesn't get enough sleep.",
      "a crabby old dog who snapped at passersby",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The edge of a coin provides an ample landscape for its crabby walk. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
      "Lorne Michaels\u2019 show is actually getting general plaudits from typically crabby critics. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The musical, while meant to appeal to crabby commuters of all stripes, is not meant to vilify the T or its workers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Oh no! Don't get crabby , but your summertime feasts may look a little different this year. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Sure, there\u2019s a plot: a mayoral race to rig, a friendship to repair, a crabby romance to kickstart. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "But Clooney\u2014who also stars, as a crabby , obsessive scientist bearing the comically hifalutin name Augustine Lofthouse\u2014is at the very least a thoughtful filmmaker, and The Midnight Sky is made with obvious care. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "The Cleveland Browns\u2019 postseason drought grew from a crabby and cranky toddler into an exasperating adolescent. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Gizelle Bryant campaigned for The Real Housewives of Potomac to ditch their champagne title sequences and get crabby . \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 2 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crab entry 4"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015615"
  },
  "country jake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rustic , yokel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015952"
  },
  "coquettishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men",
      ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was a bit of a coquette .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020720"
  },
  "customize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to build, fit, or alter according to individual specifications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The telephone company has offered to customize a plan for our business.",
      "The program can be customized to serve different purposes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Choose from different chain lengths (7, 7.5 or 8 inches) and customize it with a monogram or short mantra up to 14 characters. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "For Pride month and beyond you can buy rainbow crocks and customize them (or your regular Crocs) with icons and phrases that reflect your individual self. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "There are endless ways to customize it for your unique situation and objectives. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "An employer should consider using that form as a template and customize it. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Launched with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Focus mode is a new iPhone and iPad feature that lets users customize their notifications experience and adapt it to their activities. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Barrett-Jackson says the winning bidder will get to customize it to their exact specifications. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with custom text, AIM users could customize their Away messages\u2019 fonts and colors\u2014an opportunity teen users relished. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Landowners can then customize their own virtual spaces by adding new items and changing designs just like in the real world. \u2014 Michelle Hsieh, Variety , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021016"
  },
  "churr":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a vibrant or whirring noise like that made by some insects (such as the cockchafer) or some birds (such as the partridge)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021825"
  },
  "clairvoyant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception",
      ": of or relating to clairvoyance",
      ": one having the power of clairvoyance",
      ": of or relating to clairvoyance",
      ": one having the power of clairvoyance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kler-\u02c8v\u022fi-\u0259nt",
      "-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Batali's attorney argued that the Boston assault never happened and that the accuser isn't a credible witness, homing in on the woman's recent admission of attempting to avoid jury service by claiming to be clairvoyant . \u2014 CBS News , 11 May 2022",
      "Batali\u2019s attorney argued that the Boston assault never happened and that the accuser isn\u2019t a credible witness, homing in on the woman\u2019s recent admission of attempting to avoid jury service by claiming to be clairvoyant . \u2014 Philip Marcelo, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
      "Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #210 published in November 1980, Madame Web is a telepathic, clairvoyant mutant who mentors Spider-Man as well as the various female iterations of the character who come after. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "WaddleDeeKnows was just the latest example of a common Internet scam that can make random users look clairvoyant in retrospect, and the account serves as a cautionary tale for observers to be wary of predictions. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Cooper's Stanton Carlisle soon latches onto a clairvoyant (Toni Collette) and a mysterious psychoanalyst (Cate Blanchett), and hatches a plan to con a dangerous tycoon out of thousands of dollars. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "There was no opportunity here for the non- clairvoyant investor to have profited (except perhaps by shorting the news out of sheer pessimism). \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Back in the late \u201960s, even the most clairvoyant observer couldn\u2019t have predicted the havoc about to be wrought upon Switzerland\u2019s watch industry by quartz technology. \u2014 Alex Doak, Wired , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Most customers expect digitally native products built with modern tools and techniques that deliver near- clairvoyant experiences. \u2014 Raja Bavani, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even the mystical master, a clairvoyant who warns people of scams, has something to gain. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The film follows Ramses, a skilful clairvoyant in the multicultural Parisian district of La Goutte d\u2019Or. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "The origin story stars Dakota Johnson as the title character, a clairvoyant with abilities to see into the spider world. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "That person, who also goes under my name, is supposed to be a cinema clairvoyant who can predict the winners of six main Oscar categories several days before they are revealed on TV. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Earlier this month, Dakota Johnson was cast as Madame Web, a blind clairvoyant with ties to the multiverse, in a future standalone movie. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "And why won\u2019t anyone talk with her about Uncle Bruno, the clairvoyant who disappeared years ago? \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The flaws of each character will surprise and perhaps even enchant you \u2014 and only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book\u2019s ending. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2021",
      "Spare and rhapsodic, Eartheater is set on the margins of an unnamed Latin American city and follows a teenage clairvoyant who communes with the dead by eating dirt. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 29 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "French, from clair clear (from Latin clarus ) + voyant , present participle of voir to see, from Latin vid\u0113re \u2014 more at wit"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022202"
  },
  "Chavannes, de":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see puvis de chavannes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022229"
  },
  "carat":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of fineness for gold equal to \u00b9/\u2082\u2084 part of pure gold in an alloy",
      ": a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligrams",
      ": a unit of weight for gemstones (as diamonds) equal to 200 milligrams"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ker-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In 2013, Namibian diamonds were valued at $805 per carat , according to the U.S. Geological Survey. \u2014 Kevin Lui, Time , 21 Sep. 2017",
      "Modern engagement rings with a diamond of 1-carat or more are supposed to come with a certificate from a gem lab outlining the 4Cs: color, cut, clarity and carat weight. \u2014 Marion Fasel, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Aug. 2017",
      "And the exterior styling is as subtle as four- carat diamond cufflinks. \u2014 Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
      "The stuff that gives us a dreamy escape into a fantasy world of princes, princesses, ball gowns, and million- carat crowns, right? \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 Aug. 2017",
      "Last year, Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen bested the competition to take home more than $8 million and the bracelet made from 427 grams of white and yellow gold and more than 2,000 diamonds and rubies totaling more than 44 carats . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2017",
      "The lower grip has 15 small diamonds around a three- carat ruby. \u2014 Rick Montgomery, kansascity , 16 July 2017",
      "This week, the same piece - which turned out to be a 26.29 carat diamond ring - sold at Sotheby's auction house for $847,667. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 9 June 2017",
      "Anyone who doesn't shy away from the spotlight will enjoy wearing this 5.6 carat stone ($61,820, macrow.com). \u2014 Lauren Smith, House Beautiful , 31 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "Middle English carrat measure of fineness in gold, from Middle French carat measure of fineness in gold or of weight in gems, from Italian carato , from Arabic q\u012br\u0101\u1e6d bean pod, a small weight, from Greek keration carob bean, a small weight, from diminutive of kerat-, keras horn \u2014 more at horn"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022451"
  },
  "cotton wax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wax occurring as a coating on raw cotton fibers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022603"
  },
  "cognoscent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cognizant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens , present participle of cognoscere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022620"
  },
  "contemptuously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt",
      ": scornful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-ch\u0259s",
      "-shw\u0259s",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "disdainful",
      "scornful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
      "In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
      "He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
      "loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
      "contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
      "What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -\u014dsus -ous"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-023042"
  },
  "completory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compline",
      ": completive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259r\u0113",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English completorie , from Late Latin completorium , from Latin completus + -orium",
      "Adjective",
      "complete entry 2 + -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-023225"
  },
  "cara sposa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dear wife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4\u02c8sp\u022f\u022fz\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-024408"
  },
  "chose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to select freely and after consideration",
      ": to decide on especially by vote : elect",
      ": to have a preference for",
      ": decide",
      ": to make a selection",
      ": to take an alternative",
      ": a piece of personal property : thing",
      ": a piece of personal property",
      ": a right to something (as payment of a debt or damages for injury) that can be recovered in a lawsuit",
      ": a document (as a check or stock certificate) embodying such a right",
      ": something that is in one's actual possession or can be possessed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u014dz",
      "\u02c8sh\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "French, from Latin causa cause, reason"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1670, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-024819"
  },
  "Chavante":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ot\u00ed",
      ": an Indian people of Mato Grosso state, Brazil",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": a Gesan people of Goiaz state, Brazil",
      ": a member of such people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259\u02c8vant\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese, of American Indian origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030452"
  },
  "comeling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who was not born in a place but came to that place from somewhere else : newcomer , immigrant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259mli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English comling , from comen to come + -ling"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031704"
  },
  "cavity wall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually masonry wall built in two thicknesses separated by an air space that provides thermal insulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032310"
  },
  "Castell\u00f3n de la Plana":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city, port, and capital of Castell\u00f3n province, Spain, on the Mediterranean coast northeast of Valencia population 147,667"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u035fh\u0101-l\u00e4-\u02c8pl\u00e4-n\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032841"
  },
  "cavatina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an operatic solo simpler and briefer than an aria",
      ": a songlike instrumental piece or movement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-v\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259",
      "\u02cck\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Italian, from cavata \"extraction, production of sound from an instrument\" (from cavare \"to dig out, extract\"\u2014going back to Latin cav\u0101re \"to hollow out\"\u2014 + -ata -ade ) + -ina, feminine of -ino, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -\u012bnus, suffix of appurtenance \u2014 more at excavate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033452"
  },
  "collinsonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with large ovate leaves and terminal spikes of yellow flowers \u2014 see horse balm",
      ": any plant of the genus Collinsonia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n\u02c8s\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Peter Collinson \u20201768 English naturalist + New Latin -ia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034104"
  },
  "caption":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed",
      ": the heading especially of an article or document : title",
      ": the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration",
      ": a movie or television show subtitle",
      ": to furnish with a caption",
      ": a comment or title that goes with a picture",
      ": the part of a legal document that states the court, the names of the parties, the docket number, the title of the document, and sometimes the name of the judge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kap-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kap-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cutline",
      "legend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The caption on the picture says \u201cThis year's contest winners.\u201d",
      "for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the caption , Cox took the opportunity to acknowledge the groundbreaking moment. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "Anderson posted photos of himself with what appeared to be a handgun, a rifle and a tactical-style vest along with the caption , the sheriff\u2019s office said in a news release. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "An earlier version of this caption said Netflix's stock plummeted to its lowest point since 2004. \u2014 Kate King, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The news outlet took the footage at Russia's Belbek air base near Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city, according to a Google translation of the caption . \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In celebration of sister Mackenzie Ziegler's 18th birthday on Saturday, the Fallout star posted two pictures of them as kids alongside a sweet caption . \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
      "On May 29th, France\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day, Doillon posted an image of herself with her sisters and mother with a French and English caption that spoke to her experiences of being a woman. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "An article this weekend on Page 4 about seven great biking cities includes a photo caption that misidentifies a location. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Each portrait lists the person\u2019s full name, along with a caption that tells the story behind that person\u2019s name. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Find the perfect quote and write the words in a thoughtful card, or use the message to caption a photo of you and Dad on Instagram. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
      "TikTokers can directly respond to comments with new videos, curate and follow content via hashtags and sounds, stitch videos together with other content, caption them for context, and use a green screen effect \u2013 just like a real news studio. \u2014 Jenna Drenten, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Even if users want to caption their videos, TikTok\u2019s app doesn\u2019t have a way to automatically recognize voice patterns and automate text to use. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "About a third of users have facial recognition features turned on in their Facebook settings, which is used to alert them of new photos, to root out photos stolen by fake accounts, and to help caption photos for blind users. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Though West did not caption the series of photos, many in the comments section of the post sent along well wishes to the musician's little guy. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Assign a team to caption images so that assistive technologies can convey image descriptions as visitors navigate the client\u2019s website. \u2014 Ran Ronen, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "In the snapshot, which Bieber did not caption , the Grammy winner smiles while standing next to Macron for the photo opp wearing a suit jacket over a button-up shirt and a pair of blue and white Nike sneakers. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2021",
      "Drew now takes the time to caption all her social media videos. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "probably short for certificate of caption (taking, seizure)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1848, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-035729"
  },
  "citation form":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": hypostasis sense 7b"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040116"
  },
  "casino pink":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": madder rose"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040322"
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  "covenantee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the person to whom a promise in the form of a covenant is made",
      ": a person to whom or an entity to which a promise in the form of a covenant is made"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccnan-\u02c8t\u0113",
      "-n\u0259n-",
      "\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccnan-\u02c8t\u0113, -n\u0259n-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-041123"
  },
  "Chimaeroidei":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Chimaeroidei taxonomic synonym of chimaerae"
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      "\u02cck\u012bm\u0259\u02c8r\u022fid\u0113\u02cc\u012b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Chimaera + -oidei"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-041655"
  },
  "catmint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Nepeta ) of Old World temperate-zone herbs of the mint family",
      ": catnip sense 1",
      ": catnip sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccmint",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccmint"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Catnip, sometimes called catmint , and silver vine are both flowering plants with aromatic leaves that grow in many places around the world. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Later in the season, bees cover their catmint and wild bergamot. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Others that produce both flowers and leaves on the same stem \u2014 catmint (Nepeta species) for example \u2014 work great. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 10 July 2021",
      "On several occasions, Matthews said, Bonnie has smashed catmint bushes outside their home trying to pounce on insects and salamanders. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 29 May 2021",
      "For example, catmint -- a long bloomer that demands little maintenance -- has both fuzzy foliage and an aroma that deer rarely tolerate. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2020",
      "Short plants could include Millenium Allium and catmint , perennial Geranium, May Night Salvia, stonecrop sedum and Moonshine Yarrow. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2020",
      "Cats don\u2019t care much for fruits or vegetables, but Sonnenshein suggests planting catnip or catmint for your feline friends. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "Walters Gardens has also developed three summer phlox varieties and a catmint named (what else?) Cat\u2019s Meow. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042243"
  },
  "clack valve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a valve usually hinged at one edge that permits flow of fluid in one direction only and that closes with a clacking sound"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042734"
  },
  "cambered":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to curve upward in the middle",
      ": to arch slightly",
      ": to impart camber to",
      ": a slight convexity, arching, or curvature (as of a beam, deck, or road)",
      ": the convexity of the curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge",
      ": a setting of the wheels of an automotive vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kam-b\u0259r"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All that travel lets the X3 crawl over giant rocks and off- camber spots while still feeling completely planted. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "There are lots of fat, reverse- camber skis that will keep you stoked and floating on a powder day, but my personal favorite is DPS Skis\u2019 Wailer 112 RPC. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2015",
      "The rocker works with the camber , the flex matches the sidecut, and the torsional strength delivers a crisp feel and good feedback in soft to medium-hard snow. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Movement created by off- camber obstacles won\u2019t be adequately controlled, which could increase the odds of a rollover. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And a two-position, carbon-fiber anti-roll bar up front with a three-way iron bar in back and adjustable camber at both axles and tunable coil-over suspension. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 14 July 2021",
      "Thus, the suspension has seen some heavy reworking, including stiffer springs and adaptive Bilstein dampers; and since this is a track car, there\u2019s a greater range available for camber and toe adjustment. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Up front, the strut suspension features model-specific pivot bearings that add nearly a degree of negative camber compared to the regular A3. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Substantial efforts went into optimizing chine design and conical camber of the wing leading edge. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "French cambrer , from Middle French cambre curved, from Latin camur"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042953"
  },
  "clow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outfall sluice for water from a tidal river after it has deposited its sediment on flooded land",
      ": a floodgate especially for a lock or water mill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of Middle English clowse (taken as plural), from Old English cl\u016bs, cl\u016bse bar, bolt, enclosure, from Medieval Latin clusa enclosure, from Latin, feminine of clusus, clausus , past participle of claudere to close"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-043513"
  },
  "cat hook":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hook attached to a ship's cat block"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-044401"
  },
  "communion of saints":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fellowship of all true Christian believers living and dead"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "translation of Medieval Latin communio sanctorum"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-044504"
  },
  "cutback":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something cut back",
      ": reduction",
      ": to shorten by cutting : prune",
      ": to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented",
      ": cut down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bob",
      "clip",
      "crop",
      "cut",
      "dock",
      "lop (off)",
      "nip",
      "pare",
      "poll",
      "prune",
      "shave",
      "shear",
      "snip",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street",
      "cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those reservoirs in turn have shrunken to less than a quarter and a third of their respective capacities, leading federal water managers to call for an emergency cutback in releases to preserve hydropower-generating capacity at Glen Canyon Dam. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a cutback on TV-show spending would still mean plenty of new shows each year from the company, possibly with a little more emphasis on quality over quantity. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Officials hoped the severity of the surge would be blunted by rising vaccinations, but the cutback in indoor capacity restrictions and other mitigation measures made predictions difficult. \u2014 Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fox News launched it initially as a fill-in for the departure of the controversial Glenn Beck, whose program had come to an end amid a cutback in sponsorship. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett was 17-for-26 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns and Bulldogs ran for 140 years \u2013 67 of those on a cutback run by James Cook in the third quarter that led to the Georgia taking a 13-9 lead on a 1-yard run by Zamir White. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays. \u2014 Tom Canavan, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "In the first half, the Ravens were strong up front, especially tackles Calais Campbell, Brandon Williams and Justin Madubuike, but some of those cutback runs were devastating, especially late in the game. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Her training plan, while rigorous, also incorporates cutback weeks. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "High gas prices are likely pushing Michigan residents to cut back on travel plans while also fueling demand for fully electric vehicles and ride-share services. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon\u2019s history, Mr. Jassy is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "With the summer\u2019s first heat wave pushing the heat index beyond 100 degrees in the south, TVA is asking its customers across its seven-state footprint to cut back on its energy use. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "The government is also likely to roll out legislation to overhaul the post-Brexit trade rules that govern Northern Ireland, hoping to cut back border checks on goods shipped from mainland Britain to the North. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Gas prices on Thursday edged toward \u2014 and in some places surpassed \u2014 $5 a gallon for regular unleaded in metro Detroit, a threshold that for some means conscious efforts and strategies to cut back . \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "How quickly does the world have to cut back its fossil energies? \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "That includes learning how to cut back on carbon emissions and using less plastic. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "So says Southern California\u2019s water boss Adel Hagekhalil, explaining why homes are being asked to cut back outdoor watering to one day per week; details here from Times reporters Hayley Smith, Ian James and Jaimie Ding. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-045252"
  },
  "circumvolution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of turning around an axis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259m-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-v\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cyrcumvolucyoun, borrowed from Medieval Latin circumvol\u016bti\u014dn-, circumvol\u016bti\u014d \"rotation, revolution,\" from Latin circumvol\u016b-, variant stem of circumvolvere \"to cause to revolve, twine or coil round,\" from circum- circum- + volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050244"
  },
  "com\u00e9die larmoyante":{
    "type":[
      "French noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tearful comedy : sentimental drama"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-m\u0101-d\u0113-l\u00e4r-mw\u00e4-y\u00e4\u207ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051520"
  },
  "climber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person or animal that climbs",
      "\u2014 see also rock climber",
      ": a climbing plant",
      ": social climber"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.",
      "climbers like clematis and ivy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rescue crews responded to a second incident around Avalanche Gulch at 12:31 p.m., airlifting one climber in critical condition to safety. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "Rescuers with the Siskiyou County Sheriff\u2019s Office coordinate rescue efforts for a fifth climber Monday on Mount Shasta. \u2014 Cristian Santana, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Last month, a Japanese climber was presumed dead after falling into a crevasse near Mount Hunter. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "One climber is missing and two others were rescued following an avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park near Mt. Meeker, CBS Denver reports. \u2014 CBS News , 29 May 2022",
      "For years, the image of a mountain climber was someone like Reinhold Messner or Edmund Hillary -- bearded, serious, ice-ax-toting white men from Europe or North America. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "When adjusted for weight, the beaks\u2019 power was equal to or greater than the power of a rock climber \u2019s arms or other climbing primates\u2019 forelimbs. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
      "Seven years later, Leto has become a serious multi-pitch climber . \u2014 Lauren Larson, Men's Health , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "All-Stars 40, photographer and climber ; cut short a 2012 climb on Mount Everest due to an anxiety attack; recently left another climb in Nepal, citing mental-health concerns. \u2014 Mike Kessler, Men's Health , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053359"
  },
  "caduceus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the symbolic staff of a herald",
      ": a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top",
      ": a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:",
      ": one sometimes used to symbolize a physician but often considered to be an erroneous representation \u2014 compare staff of asclepius",
      ": the emblem of a medical corps or a department of the armed services (as of the United States Army)",
      ": a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:",
      ": one sometimes used to symbolize a physician but often considered to be an erroneous representation \u2014 compare staff of asclepius",
      ": the emblem of a medical corps or a department of the armed services (as of the United States Army)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc-s\u0113-\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
      "-sh\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8d(y)\u00fc-s\u0113-\u0259s, -sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The caduceus is the magic wand carried by Hermes, who the Romans knew as Mercury, the messenger of the gods. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The caduceus of the RAF Medics is a brilliant shape\u2014and an international symbol for medicine everywhere. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Union officials said that removing the caduceus \u2014 the traditional symbol of medicine featuring two serpents wrapped around a staff \u2014 from the uniforms lapel and making name patches optional will only further erode public trust. \u2014 Libor Jany, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
      "Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
      "Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
      "Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
      "Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
      "Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, modification of Greek karykeion , from karyx, k\u0113ryx herald; akin to Sanskrit k\u0101ru singer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053511"
  },
  "compulsory jurisdiction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a jurisdiction existing by force of law over a person",
      ": a mandatory jurisdiction that a state has agreed to accept in certain prescribed matters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-054359"
  },
  "chase down":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to follow and catch (someone or something)",
      ": to search for and find (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055630"
  },
  "Caesarea Philippi":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city of ancient Palestine southwest of Mount Hermon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u012b",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8li-\u02ccp\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055849"
  },
  "compressional wave":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a longitudinal wave (such as a sound wave) propagated by the elastic compression of the medium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060718"
  },
  "cerebellum":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum , and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe \u2014 see brain illustration",
      ": the lower back part of the brain whose chief functions are controlling the coordination of muscles and keeping the body in proper balance",
      ": a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8be-l\u0259m",
      "\u02ccse-r\u0259-",
      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8be-l\u0259m",
      "\u02ccser-\u0259-\u02c8bel-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While this inflammatory response does diminish over time in the body\u2019s organs, these transcriptional changes persist much longer in the olfactory bulbs, striatum, thalamus and cerebellum . \u2014 Robin Lloyd, Scientific American , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The participants' brain scans further revealed that their cognitive decline was associated with the loss of brain cells in the cerebellum , which plays a vital role in mental function. \u2014 Anuradha Varanasi, Health.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "More than 1 million new neural connections form every second in the first few years of a child\u2019s life; the cerebellum , responsible for balance and motor development, more than doubles in size in the first year alone. \u2014 Julie Bogen, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Virtually every movement the body makes requires several muscles working together \u2014 a collaboration that occurs in the cerebellum . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Luj\u00e1n, 49, underwent decompressive surgery on Tuesday to ease swelling after he was found to have suffered a stroke in his cerebellum that affected his balance last Thursday. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The stroke was in his cerebellum and was affecting his balance, which led to the decompressive surgery, Mr. Sanchez said. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Maddie was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain tumor of the cerebellum at the base of the skull that controls motor skills. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "And it\u2019s not a word game, but the tile-by-elimination board game series Azul tickles the cerebellum in a most pleasing way that Wordle players may find just as consuming. \u2014 Omar L. Gallaga, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, from Latin, diminutive of cerebrum"
    ],
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      "1543, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-061247"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": contemporaneous",
      ": contemporary"
    ],
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      "k\u0259n\u00a6temp\u0259\u00a6r\u0101ne\u0259n",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n-",
      "-ny\u0259n",
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
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      "Adjective",
      "Latin contemporaneus + English -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-061929"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259r-\u02ccp\u022frt"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Port of Savannah, the third-largest container port in the country, recently expanded to mitigate the congestion. \u2014 Shawn Clark, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "European ports have quadrupled since late March, when China shut down the city of Shanghai, which has the world\u2019s busiest container port . \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 6 May 2022",
      "So have Shanghai Port, the world\u2019s largest container port , and Quanta Computer, Inc., which manufactures laptops for Apple. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Shanghai, which has been locked down for more than a month, is the world\u2019s busiest container port , according to the World Shipping Council. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "While China\u2019s tech hub Shenzhen has emerged from its nearly month-long lockdown, China\u2019s biggest city, Shanghai, home to the world\u2019s largest container port , has remained shuttered since March 28. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "On Wednesday, authorities shut down Meishan terminal in Ningbo-Zhoushan port \u2014 the world\u2019s third largest container port \u2014 after a dock worker tested positive for Covid, according to the local government. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Shanghai is also the world\u2019s busiest container port . \u2014 Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "And covid-lockdown related delays in Shanghai, home to the world\u2019s busiest container port , could extend the high shipping prices and product shortages that plagued the global economy in 2021. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062804"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the glottal stop especially in singing and elocution as a prefixion to words that in ordinary pronunciation begin with a vowel sound"
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      "-\u00a6gl\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062854"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": helotism sense 2"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064542"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": restrained",
      ": regulated by law with regard to possession and use",
      ": regulated by law with regard to possession and use"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dld",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dld"
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    "examples":[
      "Instead of arguing, they talked in a calm, controlled manner.",
      "The test was done under controlled conditions.",
      "The polar bears at the zoo live in a controlled environment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When performed correctly, ideally in a slow and controlled manner while in a half-kneeling position, this move targets the core as well as the shoulder. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
      "Hybrid cloud connects both public and private cloud environments to provide orchestration, management and application portability\u2014empowering organizations to create a flexible, customizable and controlled infrastructure. \u2014 Mike Fuhrman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "But trials are not movies, shot under controlled conditions and revised in the editing room. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "His office said the legislation accomplishes the priorities of making sure legalization is equitable, controlled and safe. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Immunotherapy involves exposing you to small, controlled amounts of allergens to desensitize your immune system response. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 24 May 2022",
      "That reality could lead to controlled outages in Michigan this summer, a step MISO said has never been taken in the state before. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 24 May 2022",
      "Since stress varies so much in daily life, though, researchers need to find controlled environments to test scientific questions about the effects of stress on the immune system. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
      "Anthony Fauci, President Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser, recently said that the country is transitioning into a more controlled stage of the pandemic. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064930"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town on the North Sea in Essex, southeastern England population 43,571"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klak-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-065313"
  },
  "center rest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": steady rest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-065707"
  },
  "confession of faith":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": confession sense 4b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070524"
  },
  "call number":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a combination of characters assigned to a library book to indicate its place on a shelf"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The eatery's name originates from the Dewey Decimal System's call number for cookbooks, according to a library news release. \u2014 Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "While call numbers have shot through the roof, call centres are closing. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "The video presentations, meeting dates, call numbers and pass codes are posted on dnr.wi.gov. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "Extra cleaning was done in the school on both Monday and Tuesday nights (Jan. 27 and 28) by the cleaning staff as the call numbers began increasing. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The massive auction isn't just about calling numbers like other sales. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 19 Jan. 2020",
      "The call number on the card matched a number written on the spine of each book. \u2014 Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Feb. 2016",
      "Decimal points divided different sections of the call number . \u2014 Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Feb. 2016",
      "This goes on for two months, until the women get hold of a Kurdistan phone book and start calling numbers at random. \u2014 Deborah Campbell, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071051"
  },
  "concaver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that shapes or forms a concave surface or edge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6k\u0101v\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071300"
  },
  "curve-drawing meter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": recording meter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071932"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a class of accommodations on a passenger ship superior to tourist class and inferior to first class"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The airline says its A220s will include a premium cabin class and operate on routes longer than two hours. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 May 2021",
      "Diners can choose their cabin class where they will be served meals with two alcoholic drinks and free flow of other beverages, the carrier said in a statement. \u2014 Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
      "Those Dreamliners are currently outfitted with four different cabin classes : Business Premiere, Premium Economy, Economy, and Economy Skycouch. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The calculator allows users to input several pieces of information about a flight, including the origin, destination, number of passengers and cabin class . \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "With demand extremely low, there are deals on rewards tickets in all cabin classes and across many carriers for future travel. \u2014 Mike Arnot, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "If a passenger reschedules their travel to one of those cities to depart by June 30, does not change the destination, and is in the same cabin class , United will waive differences in the fares. \u2014 Dan Catchpole, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Fliers plug in their itineraries and cabin class , and the tool spits out the emissions per passenger based on route distance, estimated fuel burn of aircraft that operate the route, and passenger capacity of the cabin. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "While most flights these days are equipped with entertainment options and wi-fi, service quality and availability vary widely by airline, flight route, and cabin class . \u2014 Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping , 4 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-072003"
  },
  "clabber cheese":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cottage cheese"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "clabber entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-073917"
  },
  "car cooper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that makes minor repairs to the bodies of freight cars to prepare them for hauling of such bulk commodities as grain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074301"
  },
  "chipping chisel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cold chisel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from present participle of chip entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074550"
  },
  "compressibility effect":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the effects (as abrupt changes in control characteristics) that result from changes in the flow field about an airplane when the velocity at some point in the field reaches the local speed of sound and the air ceases to behave as an incompressible fluid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074851"
  },
  "catholyte":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the cathode in an electrolytic cell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kath\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary cath ode + electr olyte"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075313"
  },
  "craftspeople":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": workers who practice a trade or craft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraf(t)s-\u02ccp\u0113-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sabyasachi founded his label with 20,000 rupees from his father and sister, who both went on to work with him for many years, and a team of two craftspeople in his parents\u2019 apartment. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Doubling down on its commitment to Islamic art, the museum tapped celebrated designer and textile connoisseur Madeline Weinrib to curate a selection of modern-day craftspeople from throughout the Islamic world. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This new breed of craftspeople will also salvage suedes, repaint scuffed heels and, when necessary, swap out crumbling soles for new ones, all to bring decrepit, decades-old sneakers back from the brink of death. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "But too often, the editorial craftspeople helping to bring this content to the screen don\u2019t enjoy the same union protections that their counterparts in live-action do. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "Among the local craftspeople used, Jim Sherraden, who led Nashville\u2019s Hatch Show Print for 30 years, is the designer of the colorful decorative tile visitors will see immediately upon entering. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Officially, Etsy is an online marketplace founded in 2005 where artisans and craftspeople sell handmade goods directly to consumers. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Tyler Ronald says work by other artists, artisans and craftspeople will find their way into the Collective. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The deals cover technicians, artisans and craftspeople who perform a wide variety of non-acting and non-directing jobs for feature films, television shows and streaming programs. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 15 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075656"
  },
  "cruelhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a cruel heart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075749"
  },
  "circumvolve":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wind, wrap, or bend round : surround , envelop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin circumvolvere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-080418"
  },
  "cumo-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see cum-"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-081314"
  },
  "cockal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the knucklebone especially of a sheep",
      ": a game played with knucklebones : dibs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-081918"
  },
  "caritative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charitable in nature or tendency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kar\u0259\u02cct\u0101tiv",
      "-\u0259t\u0259tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin caritativus , from Late Latin caritat-, caritas + Latin -ivus -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082515"
  },
  "courteousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court",
      ": marked by respect for and consideration of others",
      ": showing respect and consideration for others : polite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "British also",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "civil",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discourteous",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "mannerless",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncivil",
      "ungenteel",
      "ungracious",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
      "\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
      "He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
      "The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
      "their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During meetings, for example, leaders should behave in a courteous and respectful way toward employees to show what kind of professional behavior is expected. \u2014 Sean Thompson, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
      "What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082800"
  },
  "come on to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to show sexual interest in (someone) : to try to start a sexual relationship with (someone)",
      ": to start to talk about or deal with (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-083346"
  },
  "cooperant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": working in cooperation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6\u00e4p(\u0259)r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin cooperant-, cooperans , present participle of cooperari"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-083527"
  },
  "confessio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confession sense 8a(3)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8fes(h)\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, tomb of a martyr, from Latin, confession"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-084550"
  },
  "chota":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": little"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014dt\u0259",
      "-\u014d(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-084939"
  },
  "conker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a horse chestnut especially when used in conkers",
      ": a game in which each player swings a horse chestnut on a string to try to break one held by the opponent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "conch + -er entry 2 , from the original use of a snail shell on a string in the game"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-090427"
  },
  "corporatize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to corporate ownership or control"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corporate + -ize"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091019"
  },
  "confuting":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively",
      ": confound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belie",
      "confound",
      "debunk",
      "disconfirm",
      "discredit",
      "disprove",
      "falsify",
      "rebut",
      "refute",
      "shoot down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confirm",
      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin confutare to check, silence"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-092111"
  },
  "come across as":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to seem to be"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-092432"
  },
  "Chimakuan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American Indian language family of northwestern Washington comprising Chemakum and Quileute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6chim\u0259\u00a6k\u00fc\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Chimaku m chemakum + -an entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093157"
  },
  "contingent truth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": empirical truth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093223"
  },
  "catbrier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Smilax ) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily family"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccbr\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093839"
  },
  "Ceres":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the Roman goddess of agriculture \u2014 compare demeter",
      ": a dwarf planet that orbits within the asteroid belt with a mean distance from the sun of 2.7 astronomical units (260 million miles) and a diameter of 590 miles (950 kilometers)",
      "city in central California southeast of Modesto population 45,417"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sir-(\u02cc)\u0113z",
      "\u02c8sir-(\u02cc)\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin Cerer-, Cer\u0113s, probably personified noun derivative going back to an Indo-European adjective *\u1e31erh 3 -\u1e17s \"of grain,\" derivative of *\u1e31\u00e9rh 3 -o/es \"nourishment, grain,\" derivative of a verbal base *\u1e31erh 3 - \"feed, fill, satisfy,\" whence also Greek kor\u00e9\u014d \"(I) will satiate, fill,\" Lithuanian \u0161eri\u00f9, \u0161\u00e9rti \"to feed,\" Germanic *hersija- \"of grain\" (whence Old Saxon hirsi \"millet,\" Old High German hirso, hirsi )",
      "Note: Latin cr\u0113scere \"to increase\" and cre\u0101re \"to beget, bring into being\" are most likely unrelated\u2014see crescent entry 1 ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094409"
  },
  "cat bear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": panda"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094431"
  },
  "conform (to":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094956"
  },
  "courgette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": zucchini"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ku\u0307r-\u02c8zhet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, diminutive of courge gourd, from Middle French, from Latin cucurbita"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-095022"
  },
  "click through":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of clicking on a link on a web page",
      ": the volume of click-throughs on a link",
      ": to click on (a link, such as a link for a promotion or advertisement) on a web page that opens a new page or site"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik-\u02ccthr\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1995, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-095826"
  },
  "cluif":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cluif Scottish variant of cloof"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00fcf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-100432"
  },
  "cultch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": material (such as oyster shells) laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points of attachment for the spat",
      ": clutter , trash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259lch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from a French dialect form of French couche couch"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-101220"
  },
  "Cynewulf":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "9th century Anglo-Saxon poet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ki-n\u0259-\u02ccwu\u0307lf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-101625"
  },
  "call-in":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest",
      ": to order to return or to be returned: such as",
      ": to withdraw from an advanced position",
      ": to withdraw from circulation",
      ": to summon to one's aid or for consultation",
      ": to deliver (a message) by telephone",
      ": to communicate with a person by telephone",
      ": to report by telephone that one will be absent because of illness",
      ": call sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fl-\u02ccin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Of course, all those laptops on the same video call in the same room will create more ear-piercing feedback than a Kiss concert sound check. \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "In a Google Meet video call in mid-May after the talk was canceled, Soundararajan said Edwards acknowledged that Google had subjected her to a level of vetting no previous speaker had to endure. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "On that Zoom call in September 2020, Smith learned baseball was one of seven sports to be discontinued at La Salle. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
      "The victim was said to be talking to his brother on a FaceTime call in broad daylight about his weekend plans when he was approached by the unidentified suspect and stabbed in the neck, Fox 11 reports. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Noah Reid will be on the video call in a minute, his publicist tells me. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Gerada made three house calls on her first day on call in 1991. \u2014 Longreads , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "On their first video call in January 2019, neither of them said much. \u2014 Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Sure enough, Casey Kasem announced that my sister, Lucille Woodard, had five minutes to call in and claim her prize. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1952, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-102115"
  },
  "curl":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form into coils or ringlets",
      ": to form into a curved shape : twist",
      ": to furnish with curls",
      ": to grow in coils or spirals",
      ": to form ripples or crinkles",
      ": to move or progress in curves or spirals : wind",
      ": twist , contort",
      ": to play the game of curling",
      ": a lock of hair that coils : ringlet",
      ": something having a spiral or winding form : coil",
      ": the action of curling : the state of being curled",
      ": a curved or spiral marking in the grain of wood",
      ": a hollow arch of water formed when the crest of a breaking wave spills forward",
      ": a usually short pass pattern in football in which a receiver runs downfield and then curves back toward the line of scrimmage",
      ": a body-building exercise in which a weight held with the palms facing up is raised and lowered by flexing only the wrists or elbows",
      ": to twist or form into ringlets",
      ": to take or move in a curved form",
      ": to arrange the body into a ball",
      ": a lock of hair that coils : ringlet",
      ": something having a spiral or winding form : coil",
      "Robert Floyd 1933\u2013 American chemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8k\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coil",
      "corkscrew",
      "entwine",
      "spiral",
      "twine",
      "twist",
      "wind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frizz",
      "frizzle",
      "ringlet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Maui and Lanai, roads heave up hillsides, curl around cliffs and sail above thundering bays. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Now bend your elbows to curl the weight up to your shoulders. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
      "Henry slid into a tackle and swiftly got up to collect the ball, cut inside, and curl a 30-yard shot into the top right corner. \u2014 Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Fine hair is fragile and can be difficult to curl for fear of breakage as well as its tendency to fall flat. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Brody used the inside of his right foot to curl the ball into the back of the net. \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "There's thin golden rods that flow from the back of her head connecting to the clear-and-white, sharp abstract pieces that curl out from the sides of her head. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
      "Though that's hardly for lack of investment: Like the first two installments in the franchise, the latest comes overstuffed with A-list names \u2014 can anything be wholly bad when Mads Mikkelsen is there to curl his lip? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Full Frontal Mascara is a do-it-all mascara that's supposed to volumize, lift, length, and curl your lashes all at once, thanks to its innovative flat-to-fat brush. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Meador finished off the cut by massaging hair tonic into his scalp and working curling cream through the strands, painstakingly shaping each curl with her fingers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "For those with curly hair, this shampoo is formulated for all curl types: wavy (2A-2C), curly (3A-3C), and coily (4A-4C). \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Lastly, Better Not Younger includes a curl reviving 5-plant butter + oil blend. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "By launching this curl store concept locally, the ultimate goal is to allow curly girls in Singapore to experience curly hair products from around the world,'' Nathan and Karthigeyan tell Allure in a joint statement. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 23 May 2022",
      "For instance, naturally soft-wave textures can be encouraged with styling products (like salt sprays, texturizing sprays and curl creams) to emphasize the pretty shape further. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 21 May 2022",
      "The curls form at a much shorter length, typically between half an inch and one inch for a full curl . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Furthering this idea was his hair: a mullet styled in a Jheri curl , a few wavy locks skimming his collarbone. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "At the top of the curl make sure to get a strong biceps squeeze. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-102141"
  },
  "camouflet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mine so charged and placed that its detonation will destroy enemy mining tunnels",
      ": an underground or subsurface explosion of a bomb or shell that leaves a sealed pocket of smoke and gas",
      ": a pocket formed in this way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kam\u0259\u00a6fl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, smoke blown into a sleeper's face from lighted paper"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-102350"
  },
  "cagged":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cagged past tense of cag"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-103921"
  },
  "cor pulmonale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disease of the heart characterized by hypertrophy and dilatation of the right ventricle and secondary to disease of the lungs or their blood vessels",
      ": disease of the heart characterized by hypertrophy and dilatation of the right ventricle and secondary to disease of the lungs or their blood vessels"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u02ccpu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0113",
      "-\u02ccp\u0259l-",
      "-\u02c8na-",
      "\u02cck\u022fr-\u02ccpu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u0113, -\u02ccp\u0259l-, -\u02c8nal-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "earlier, \"right side of the heart (involved in pulmonary circulation),\" borrowed from New Latin cor pulm\u014dn\u0101le \"pulmonary heart\""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-105414"
  },
  "collected edition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a uniform usually complete edition of an author's work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110502"
  },
  "contrabandage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": traffic in contraband"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-dij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110845"
  },
  "cyclometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device made for recording the revolutions of a wheel and often used for registering distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u012b-\u02c8kl\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110903"
  },
  "curcuma paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": turmeric paper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-112304"
  },
  "Cabinda":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "territory in western equatorial Africa on the Atlantic between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; an exclave of Angola since an 1886 agreement with Belgium; capital Cabinda area 3000 square miles (7800 square kilometers), population 260,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8bin-d\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-112432"
  },
  "curcuma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of Old World tropical herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having tuberous roots and spicate flowers, some members having roots that yield starch \u2014 see turmeric , zedoary",
      ": any plant of the genus Curcuma",
      ": an arrowroot obtained from a curcuma",
      ": turmeric sense 1a(2)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rky\u0259m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Arabic kurkum saffron, crocus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-113951"
  },
  "cutting head":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cutter sense 1b(3)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114433"
  },
  "canoe cedar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": western red cedar sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114748"
  },
  "cut across":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to avoid following or being subsumed, defined, or determined by or in accordance with : counter , transcend",
      ": to include within the scope of effect or significance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115023"
  },
  "cream sauce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": white sauce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115436"
  },
  "cottonweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various weedy plants (such as cudweed) with whitish pubescence or cottony seeds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an-\u02ccw\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115631"
  },
  "camel spin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an arabesque spin executed by a skater with back humped instead of arched"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115716"
  },
  "Congregational Christian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a denominational union of churches effected in 1931 between the Congregational Church and the Christian Church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-120914"
  },
  "chahi":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chahi variant of shahi"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122031"
  },
  "corrido":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Mexican narrative folk ballad usually on a topical subject"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-(\u02cc)t\u035fh\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, probably from past participle of correr to run"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122523"
  },
  "cumulative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": increasing by successive additions",
      ": made up of accumulated parts",
      ": tending to prove the same point",
      ": taking effect upon completion of another penal sentence",
      ": increasing in severity with repetition of the offense",
      ": formed by the addition of new material of the same kind",
      ": summing or integrating overall data or values of a random variable less than or less than or equal to a specified value",
      ": to be added if not paid when normally due to the next payment or a future payment",
      ": bearing such a dividend",
      ": increasing (as in force, strength, amount, or importance) over time",
      ": increasing in effect by successive doses (as of a drug or poison)",
      ": increasing by successive additions",
      ": tending to prove the same point",
      ": following in time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259-tiv",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101-",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259-tiv",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101-",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259t-iv, -\u02ccl\u0101t-",
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-l\u0259-tiv, -\u02ccl\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accretive",
      "accumulative",
      "additive",
      "conglomerative",
      "incremental"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 Game Boy, which first came out in 1989 as a monochrome handheld toy, has become the most successful of all of the systems, reaching cumulative sales of 110 million units to date \u2026 \u2014 N'gai Croal , Newsweek , 28 May 2001",
      "They began looking at the cumulative effect of stress and realized that, while there might have been an incident that finally triggered the madness, a series of previous events had lowered the soldier's emotional resistance. \u2014 Michael Fleming and Roger Manvell , Psychology Today , July 1987",
      "Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession. \u2014 Ralph Waldo Emerson , \"Self-Reliance,\" in Essays , 1841",
      "a cumulative weight gain of 20 pounds over the course of a year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The niche agency has closed a cumulative total of more than $1 billion home sales in the last seven years. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
      "Its cumulative total stands at $9.43 million since release on June 8, 2022. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 26 June 2022",
      "There were 148,758 new coronavirus cases recorded over the last two weeks among Florida residents, bringing the cumulative total to 6,345,663. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "The Act's second and, supporters say, most significant provision would require consideration of cumulative impacts for projects requiring permits under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "For many fighting for reparations, Tiffany Crutcher is seen as an example of the cumulative impacts that enslaved people have overcome. \u2014 Bybeatrice Peterson, ABC News , 14 May 2022",
      "Days into the Russian invasion, Ukrainians feel the cumulative impacts of the years-long conflict and go to great lengths to stay safe and survive, and observers worry about more hardship to come. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "While those are the immediate benefits, the cumulative impacts on improved health and wellness overall also cannot be ignored. \u2014 Colin Lawlor, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The cumulative effect of Russian attacks on Ukraine and blockade of its Black Sea ports, as well as Western sanctions on Russian exports, has led to skyrocketing prices in places far from the conflict zone. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see cumulate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-123054"
  },
  "Carrara":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "commune in northern Italy east-southeast of La Spezia population 65,302"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4-\u02c8r\u00e4r-\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-123934"
  },
  "come adrift":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become loose or unattached"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-124558"
  },
  "changemaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device that mechanically supplies change in coins of desired denominations upon the operation of the proper levers or keys"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "change entry 2 (money) + maker"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-124750"
  },
  "compd":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "compound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-131718"
  },
  "contraband":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling",
      ": goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden",
      ": smuggled goods",
      ": an enslaved person who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines",
      ": goods forbidden by law to be owned or to be brought into or out of a country",
      ": property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported",
      ": property that is in and of itself unlawful to possess, produce, or transport",
      ": property that is unlawful because it is used in committing an unlawful act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccband",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccband",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccband"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even though South African officially banned the importation, manufacture and sale of cosmetic skin lighteners in 1990, the production of the products has persisted, and Bhengus are the country\u2019s top producer of the toxic contraband . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
      "Agents ostensibly searched departing cars for drugs and other contraband . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Its aim is to reduce contraband and smuggling, in addition to taxing cargo properly. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The team also includes a former homicide detective who, the L.A. Times reported, was temporarily banned from county jails for sneaking contraband to an inmate while working on an investigation for the D.A.\u2019s office. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Also in March, Quindarus Reeves, a 27-year-old deputy in the jail, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor promoting prison contraband . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
      "They\u2019re searched on entry to facilities; even a fork can be considered contraband . \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "The interim director of the Department of Corrections, Tom Faust, has conceded that officials have struggled to keep contraband out of the jail. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Whenever police find contraband during an unjustified frisk, any criminal prosecution that might follow could be jeopardized. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Middle French & Italian; Middle French contrebande, borrowed from Italian contrabando (later contrabbando ), originally Upper Italian (Venetian) chontrabando (Medieval Latin of Venice contrabannum ), from contra- contra- + bando \"proclamation, edict, law,\" borrowed from Gothic bandwo \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at band entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-133331"
  },
  "cancellous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a porous structure",
      ": having a porous structure made up of intersecting plates and bars that form small cavities or cells",
      "\u2014 compare compact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kan-\u02c8se-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "kan-\u02c8sel-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-133700"
  },
  "connotative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": connoting or tending to connote",
      ": relating to connotation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134057"
  },
  "conclamant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crying out together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6kl\u0101m\u0259nt",
      "-lam-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conclamant-, conclamans , present participle of conclamare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134353"
  },
  "consolation prize":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The award seemed like something of a consolation prize . \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
      "But the opportunity to fail, and once again become a martyr to the depredations of elites, is a decent enough consolation prize . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Cross is no mere consolation prize next to Neal and Ekwonu, and the experienced pass protector would give Los Angeles an outstanding long-term outlook up front opposite 2021 rookie standout Rashawn Slater. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Depending on number of players and money collected, the grand prize is $30-$60 and consolation prize is $15-25. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Winning the scoring title would be a consolation prize in every sense, for a team that entered the season with championship hopes and a name-brand roster full of All-Stars and future Hall of Famers. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s no point in denying the Women\u2019s National Invitation Tournament is the consolation prize to 64 teams that didn\u2019t earn an NCAA Tournament berth. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "For many kids willing to put down their devices, winter break would be no consolation prize . \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Aldana said there is no consolation prize for being second. \u2014 James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-135107"
  },
  "commonwealth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nation, state, or other political unit: such as",
      ": one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good",
      ": one in which supreme authority is vested in the people",
      ": republic",
      ": a state of the U.S.",
      ": a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S.",
      ": an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown)",
      ": the English state from the death of Charles I in 1649 to the Restoration in 1660",
      ": protectorate sense 1b",
      ": a federal union of constituent states",
      ": commonweal sense 2",
      ": a political unit (as a nation or state)",
      ": one of four states of the United States\u2014Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, or Virginia",
      ": a nation, state, or other political unit: as",
      ": one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement by the people for the common good",
      ": one in which supreme authority is vested in the people",
      ": republic",
      ": a state of the U.S.",
      ": an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown)",
      ": a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccwelth",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccwelth",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccwelth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "country",
      "land",
      "nation",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty",
      "state"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "McConnell did not place guns at the center of his legislative updates to Rotary clubs and business groups throughout the commonwealth . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "The budget bill that eventually emerges will have an impact across the commonwealth , determining how much 8.5 million Virginians pay in taxes and receive in government services. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "But, in 1569, after the Lithuanian dynasty died out, a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth was formalized, and the territories of Ukraine were placed under Polish jurisdiction. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The visits have raised questions about the monarchy\u2019s place in the commonwealth and about whether royal tours still make sense or should be reimagined. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "The best track and field athletes from across the commonwealth convene in Lexington this weekend for the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop State Track and Field Championships. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Inside the commonwealth , the Binghams are famously liberal. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "To pay their respects, William and Kate attended a service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, and William also laid a wreath at The Cenotaph to memorialize those commonwealth servicemembers. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Congress is considering two bills that aim to change Puerto Rico\u2019s commonwealth status. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-135324"
  },
  "cemeterial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or belonging to a cemetery or burial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6sem\u0259\u00a6tir\u0113\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cemetery + -ial"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-140155"
  },
  "crakeberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crowberry sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crake entry 1 + berry"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141356"
  },
  "coyness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness",
      ": shrinking from contact or familiarity",
      ": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment",
      ": caress",
      ": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )",
      ": falsely shy or modest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi",
      "\u02c8k\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquettish",
      "demure",
      "kittenish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
      "Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
      "And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
      "I didn't like her coy manner.",
      "He gave a coy answer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective and Verb",
      "Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142427"
  },
  "crux commissa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cross of crucifixion in which the upright shaft does not extend higher than the transverse beam \u2014 compare crux decussata , crux immissa",
      ": tau cross sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259\u02c8mis\u0259",
      "-\u02c8k\u00e4\u02ccm-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, literally, connected cross"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142616"
  },
  "corroborant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an invigorating effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-143428"
  },
  "carful":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": as much or as many as a car will hold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-143703"
  },
  "Cynipidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea ) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (such as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop \u2014 see cynips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8nip\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144805"
  },
  "continental system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": french system"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144957"
  },
  "consignee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one to whom something is consigned or shipped",
      ": a person to whom goods are consigned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u012b-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8n\u0113; \u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8n\u0113, k\u0259n-, -s\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1773, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-145232"
  },
  "curved runner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a furrow opener for a corn or cotton planter adapted to soil free from trash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-145252"
  },
  "cleavelandite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white lamellar variety of albite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Parker Cleaveland \u20201858 American mineralogist + English -ite"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-145840"
  },
  "cat-built":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": built like a catboat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-150101"
  },
  "commonwealth's-man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man in his relation to a commonwealth",
      ": an adherent of a commonwealth (as the 17th century English Commonwealth)",
      ": republican sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l(th)sm\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152137"
  },
  "chicken mushroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chicken of the woods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153323"
  },
  "cutter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that cuts:",
      ": one whose work is cutting or involves cutting",
      ": an instrument, machine, machine part, or tool that cuts",
      ": a device for vibrating a cutting stylus in disc recording",
      ": the stylus or its point",
      ": a ship's boat for carrying stores or passengers",
      ": a single-masted fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel",
      ": a small armed vessel in government service",
      ": cut fastball",
      ": a light sleigh",
      ": a person who cuts himself or herself purposely (see cut entry 1 sense 1f ) : a person who engages in cutting",
      ": someone or something that cuts",
      ": a boat used by warships for carrying passengers and stores to and from the shore",
      ": a small sailing boat with one mast",
      ": a small military ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blade",
      "knife",
      "shank",
      "shiv"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Civale mixed six pitches, according to baseball savant, leaning heavily on his cutter , sinker and curveball, while allowing two runs and striking out seven. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "Hurley painted the outside corner with her cutter to keep hitters off balance. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "But Strom hopes the mechanical adjustments could help with his cutter , giving him a better weapon against lefties, who have hit him hard. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Suddenly, a pitcher already relying heavily on deception had a little more fuzz on his ball, and his cutter began moving magically, allowing his pitches to play off each other. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Fed up with the cookie- cutter hit-chasing aspect of the music industry, Angie Miller \u2013 an American Idol finalist on season 12 \u2013 rebranded as Zealyn in order to feel free to let her musical freak flag fly. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
      "Playing catch with pitcher Tyler Gilbert, Moll started toying with his cutter , shifting his grip and release point. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "Garcia relied on his cutter to shut down the Tigers, still waiting for their offense to pick up the pace, across seven innings. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "The one exception: His cutter , which has emerged as perhaps his best pitch during the first month of the season. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-160905"
  },
  "calumnious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation",
      ": the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259m-n\u0113",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aspersing",
      "blackening",
      "calumniation",
      "character assassination",
      "defamation",
      "defaming",
      "libel",
      "libeling",
      "libelling",
      "maligning",
      "slander",
      "smearing",
      "traducing",
      "vilification",
      "vilifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They uttered calumnies against him.",
      "He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The truth exploded a few years into the pontificate of Francis, who, disastrously, chose to believe his bishops over the abused, even accusing victims of calumny . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Miller has waved off that claim as calumny , even though Richardson served as Miller\u2019s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Rumors circulated that during a prerelease screening in California, the couple declared the film a calumny . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Contrary to the calumnies offered by both progressives and populists, Trump isn\u2019t just a blunter version of previous Republican presidents and conservative leaders. \u2014 John Hood, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "To be sure, its taboos have helped keep the most horrific slurs and calumnies out of the public sphere. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The Post still has an engaged readership, but so too do many publications, and social media feeds, that spread calumny and discord instead of facts. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Time , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "As these parties are forced to work together across traditional political cleavages, this old calumny is increasingly turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 24 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English calumnye , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie , from Latin calumnia , from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English h\u014dlian to slander, Greek k\u0113lein to beguile"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161308"
  },
  "commem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commemoration",
      ": a commemorative postage stamp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8mem"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by shortening"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161444"
  },
  "calc-sinter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calcareous sinter : travertine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kalk\u00a6sint\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German kalksinter , from kalk lime (from Old High German) + sinter"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162837"
  },
  "come to a stop":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reach a state in which one is no longer moving : stop",
      ": to reach a state in which no further activity happens : stop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163856"
  },
  "concert grand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grand piano of the largest size adapted in volume, timbre, and brilliance of tone to concert use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Matt Savage, himself autistic, played a wonderful jazz set on a stunning Steinway model D concert grand piano. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The clubhouse features a concert grand piano, two baby grand pianos, and an upright performance piano. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The bar, which opened last year, is a veritable dreamscape, graced by floor-to-ceiling murals featuring gargantuan breadfruit trees and tropical birds the size of concert grand pianos. \u2014 John Wray, Travel + Leisure , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Steinway has long held a contract to provide and maintain concert grand pianos for Carnegie Hall. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Dinur led the piano concerto that opened the program seated at a concert grand (lid removed) with his back to the audience, as is typical when someone is conducting from a keyboard instrument. \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "Bach, Bones and Blues \u2014 East High is celebrating its acquisition of a concert grand piano. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "You may be tempted to do the same: The villa has a Steinway concert grand . \u2014 Wendy Perrin, Town & Country , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "That\u2019s more than twice the width of a concert grand piano, and wider than the Statue of Liberty\u2019s face. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 18 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-164440"
  },
  "causational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to causes, causation , or the doctrine of causation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259n\u1d4al",
      "-shn\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-170920"
  },
  "closed banknote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": broken banknote"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-171707"
  },
  "Callas":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Maria 1923\u20131977 originally Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos American soprano"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-174549"
  },
  "com\u00e9die humaine":{
    "type":[
      "French noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": human comedy : the whole variety of human life"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f-m\u0101-d\u0113-\u1d6b-men"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-174618"
  },
  "Crookes glass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of several types of glass designed to diminish the transmission of ultraviolet rays"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Sir Wm. Crookes"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-175152"
  },
  "clairvoyance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses",
      ": ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception : penetration",
      ": the power or faculty of discerning objects or matters not present to the senses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kler-\u02c8v\u022fi-\u0259n(t)s",
      "kla(\u0259)r-\u02c8v\u022fi-\u0259n(t)s, kle(\u0259)r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extrasensory perception",
      "second sight",
      "sixth sense"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I don't believe in clairvoyance , but I can't explain how he knew those things about my grandmother.",
      "people who claim to have clairvoyance are sometimes asked to help locate missing persons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a teenager growing up in the Netherlands, Massaro\u2019s parents became involved in the Silva Method, a self-help program that purports to build states of heightened awareness and teach students clairvoyance . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "With all of this in mind, here are my predictions for technology in 2022 \u2014 not based on any clairvoyance , but on my understanding of technology, industry and society. \u2014 Ravi Mayuram, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "For example, clairvoyance permits Raz to enter the minds of others and see himself from their perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Reports of sixth-sense experiences, like clairvoyance , were the norm. \u2014 Chantel Tattoli, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, emphasized a similar cocktail of diplomacy and clairvoyance . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "To do this, he must be struck by lightning and learn the art of clairvoyance from Don Cosme, an old callawaya who reads fortunes in town. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "While the book largely revolves around two protagonists, Indir and Saya, Huerta does an amazing job at building, piece by piece, a fantastical world filled with magic, clairvoyance and mythology. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Along with his clairvoyance , Sztojka inherited his 150-year-old tarot cards from his great-great-grandmother, who herself was a fortuneteller in a time when the tradition was a much greater part of Roma identity. \u2014 Justin Spike, ajc , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see clairvoyant entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-180655"
  },
  "cocklight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": twilight at cockcrow or roosting time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cock + light"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181300"
  },
  "Cormophyta":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a division comprising all plants that have a stem and root"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fr\u02c8m\u00e4f\u0259t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from corm- + -phyta"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-182004"
  },
  "catacomb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs",
      ": something resembling a catacomb: such as",
      ": an underground passageway or group of passageways",
      ": a complex set of interrelated things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02cck\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crypt",
      "vault"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Episodes include a journey through a lattice of drain pipes and an investigation of mysterious inscriptions recorded on catacomb walls. \u2014 Will Hunt, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers believe the complex was inhabited through the sixth century C.E. and was later used as a catacomb and wine-manufacturing facility when residents moved back above ground, according to the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
      "That night, while Odesans gathered in caf\u00e9s along the shore of the Black Sea, Mauser and another catacomb explorer, named Boris, led me beneath the streets of the city. \u2014 Will Hunt, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "One section of the quarry was burrowed beneath a large catacomb that was dug by the early Christians to bury their dead. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Popular locations like the catacomb -like Undercity and blood elf capital Silvermoon City didn\u2019t have roofs. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "In this 1961 painting by Remedios Varo, a radiant orange woman moves through a blue catacomb lined with stone-cold, female figures with their eyes closed. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "Trails of markets, a catacomb of never-ending alleyways, and a deep network of stunning street food vendors awaiting at every turn. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 14 July 2021",
      "In the station, shadows pool in the basins of hundreds of concrete coffers lining the domed catacomb , as if each one holds something secret. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English catacumb , Middle French catacombe , probably from Old Italian catacomba , from Late Latin catacumbae , plural"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-182019"
  },
  "christened":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": baptize sense 1",
      ": to name at baptism",
      ": to name or dedicate (something, such as a ship) by a ceremony that often involves breaking a bottle of champagne",
      ": name sense 1",
      ": to use for the first time",
      ": baptize sense 1",
      ": to name at baptism",
      ": name entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to name or dedicate (as a ship) in a ceremony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8kri-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baptize",
      "call",
      "clepe",
      "denominate",
      "designate",
      "dub",
      "entitle",
      "label",
      "name",
      "nominate",
      "style",
      "term",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was christened when he was three months old.",
      "They christened the baby Anna.",
      "The politician was chosen to christen a new ship.",
      "The newspaper has christened her as the reigning Queen of Tennis.",
      "They christened the new ball park with a win.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Emerald Cruises christens first super yacht this month Later this month, Emerald Cruises will christen its new, 100-passenger superyacht in Venice with godmother Sarah Wikevand, managing director of ROL Cruise in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "Some have even gone so far as to christen the city the new (old) art capital of Europe. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s what the Hollywood characters who go on the safari christen themselves before leaving California for the Serengeti. \u2014 Denise Davidsonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "About six months from now, Carr will be among the first Longhorns to christen the Moody Center, the glamorous new $388 million on-campus arena. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022",
      "Many of us christen the items\u2014cars, wheelchairs, sewing machines, insulin pumps, vibrators\u2014that fill meaningful roles in our lives, enabling freedom, creativity, health, or pleasure. \u2014 Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Shortly after SoFi Stadium was to open its doors for the first time in summer 2020, Real Madrid was scheduled to play Barcelona in a soccer game to help christen the $5-billion venue. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Santos will officially christen the ship on May 2 in Monte Carlo. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In full Shure Shot form, the duo will christen the release of their beer with a release party. \u2014 al , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cristnen , from Old English cristnian , from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-182647"
  },
  "conk out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stop working properly",
      ": to fall asleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-182944"
  },
  "crutter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that drills and prepares a blasting charge in a coal mine",
      ": one who clears away blasted rock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "English dialect crut passage in a mine cut across strata of rock + English -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-183018"
  },
  "climacterial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to or involving the climacterium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kl\u012b\u02ccmak\u00a6tir\u0113\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin climacteri um + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-183601"
  },
  "cautery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or effect of cauterizing : cauterization",
      ": an agent (such as a hot iron or caustic) used to burn, sear, or destroy tissue",
      ": the act or effect of cauterizing : cauterization",
      ": a substance or medical device used to burn, sear, or destroy tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin cauterium , from Greek kaut\u0113rion branding iron, from kaiein"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184109"
  },
  "compotier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compote sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4mp\u014d\u2027\u00a6ty\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from compote + -ier -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184130"
  },
  "confutator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that confutes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nfy\u00fc\u02cct\u0101t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin, from Latin confutatus + -or"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184957"
  },
  "corrival":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rival , competitor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-v\u0259l",
      "k\u022f-",
      "k\u014d-"
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      "challenger",
      "competition",
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      "two universities that are long-standing corrivals for the title of best in the nation"
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      "Middle French, from Latin corrivalis , from com- + rivalis rival"
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      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": inn , caravansary",
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      "\u02c8chau\u0307l\u2027tr\u0113"
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      "modification of Tamil-Malayalam c\u0101va\u1e6di"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-185611"
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      ": something that according to international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other"
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      "adjective",
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      ": double bass",
      ": pitched lower than a bass instrument of the same type"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccb\u0101s"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, a standing ovation for Tijuana composer Andr\u00e9s Mart\u00edn and conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl Consider the contrabass , a loyal servant in the orchestra. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Selections from Two-Part Inventions (arranged for violin and contrabass ), Prokofiev\u2019s Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
      "They were greatly assisted by Heather Vorwerck on baroque cello (held between her legs was the practice) and by Shanon Zusman on the violone, the five-stringed predecessor to the contrabass . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "The other revelation on this concert was Prokofiev\u2019s 1924 Quintet in G minor, scored for the odd ensemble of oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and contrabass . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "San Diego State University\u2019s Community Music School offers a variety of workshops for strings, contrabass and piano. \u2014 Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com , 13 May 2018",
      "The instrumentation requires extra winds (including a contrabass clarinet) and brass (six horns, four trombones). \u2014 Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 May 2018",
      "The deep-sea contrabass clarinet and contrabassoon that Salonen love contribute a strange bottom to the orchestral sound. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Mark Dresser Quintet Expect a night of dazzling aural adventure when San Diego contrabass great Mark Dresser is joined by a stellar band featuring the superb flutist Nicole Mitchell, rising piano phenom Joshua White and trombonist Michael Dessen. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Mar. 2018"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "Italian contrabbasso , from contra- + basso bass"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "1761, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-191418"
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      "intransitive verb"
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      ": appear",
      ": to appear in court personally or by attorney"
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      "Middle English compeiren, comperen , from Middle French comper- , present indicative stem of comparoir , from Latin compar\u0113re , from com- + par\u0113re to be visible"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-192741"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the philosophical principle that one's existence is demonstrated by the fact that one thinks",
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-gi-\u02cct\u014d",
      "\u02c8k\u014d-",
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      "New Latin cogito, ergo sum , literally, I think, therefore I am, principle stated by Ren\u00e9 Descartes"
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      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-192814"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a captain in the navy in command of a squadron",
      ": a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star",
      ": the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships",
      ": the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association",
      ": an officer of high rank in the navy"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It was commissioned in 1833 by Uriah P. Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the United States Navy, to commemorate Jefferson\u2019s advocacy of religious freedom in the armed forces. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Bruce Robert William Kirby was born on Jan. 2, 1929, in Ottawa into a nautical family with membership in the Brittania Boating Club in Ottawa (a grandfather was a club commodore ). \u2014 New York Times , 23 July 2021",
      "Stewart Bateshansky, commodore , Amphibious Squadron 3, said in a statement. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Sandy Purdon, commodore of the San Diego Yacht Club in 1991, recalls being invited with his wife (and a security guard) by the House of Garrard jewelers to escort the trophy to London that year. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "An avid boater, Mr. Kibbe joined the Baltimore Yacht Club in 1964 and was named its commodore in 1971. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "Steven DeMoss, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 15, said in a statement. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 21 Sep. 2020",
      "Bill Edwards, rear commodore of the San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs, was among several boaters who brought up the issue at the Aug. 4 county Board of Supervisors meeting. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Sep. 2020",
      "That has meant almost sequestering the ship\u2019s crew of 1,200 for the past two weeks to lessen their chances of contracting the virus, Captain Joseph O\u2019Brien, commodore of Task Force New York City, said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably modification of Dutch commandeur commander, from French, from Old French comandeor , from comander to command"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-193217"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give a commentary on",
      ": to comment in a usually expository or interpretive manner",
      ": to act as a commentator"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "He will be commentating on tomorrow night's game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The introduction of a jury system and the opening of courts to the public turned criminal trials into a new kind of theater, and newspapers\u2014suddenly abundant\u2014were keen to commentate on the show. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Those who wanted to hear the president commentate over pay-per-view were instructed to switch on a secondary audio feed. \u2014 Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, former President Donald Trump will host and commentate the Triller Fight Club heavyweight boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, former president Donald Trump will host and commentate the Triller Fight Club heavyweight boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Weir left to commentate the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas. \u2014 Candace Taylor, WSJ , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "According to Hume, commissioning a caricature can be like inviting a third party to commentate on how your date is going. \u2014 Serena Puang, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who was inside Old Trafford preparing to commentate on the game for Sky Sports, called on the Glazers to put the club up for sale. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 2 May 2021",
      "Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who was inside Old Trafford preparing to commentate on the game for Sky Sports, called on the Glazers to put the club up for sale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from commentator"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1794, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-195526"
  },
  "conciliationist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who advocates conciliation"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-200002"
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  "call into doubt":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to make people doubt (something)"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-200951"
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  "clarity of purpose":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a clearly stated purpose"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202346"
  },
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      "Definition of caras (Entry 1 of 2) plural of cara",
      "Definition of car\u00e1s (Entry 2 of 2) plural of car\u00e1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-203224"
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  "coup de foudre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an astonishing occurrence",
      ": overwhelming love at first sight"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00fcd\u0259\u00a6f\u00fcdr(\u1d4a)",
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, clap of thunder"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-210750"
  },
  "Corregidor":{
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "island of the northern Philippines at the entrance to Manila Bay area about 2 square miles (5 square kilometers)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8re-g\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-214258"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": conceited , impudent , arrogant",
      ": avian coccidiosis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4ksi"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "alteration of cocks , plural of cock entry 1 (in the phrase cocks of the game fighting cocks) + -y",
      "Noun",
      "modification of New Latin coccidiosis"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-214525"
  },
  "climograph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a graphic representation of the relation of two climatic elements (as temperature and humidity) plotted at monthly intervals throughout the year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u012bm\u0259\u02ccgraf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "climo- or climato- (from climate ) + -graph"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-220448"
  },
  "comix":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comic books or comic strips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-miks"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of comics"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-221334"
  },
  "chupatti":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chupatti variant of chapati"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4t\u0113",
      "-pa-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-221833"
  },
  "crawler crane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crane mounted on and operating from a crawler tractor"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222242"
  },
  "caritas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charity sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kar\u0259\u02cctas",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r\u0259\u0307\u02cct\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222632"
  },
  "climatophysiological":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or caused by interaction of climatic and physiologic factors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kl\u012bm\u0259\u02cct\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "climate entry 1 + -o- + physiological"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-223629"
  },
  "cradlewalk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a walk covered by arching trees"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-224201"
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  "collision course":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Robinhood has also found itself on a collision course with regulators after Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler last week outlined a revamp of trading rules that could threaten part of its business model. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "And Earth-838 might be on a collision course with Earth-616 following the events of Doctor Strange 2. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 June 2022",
      "That put her on a collision course with Clint Barton/Hawkeye, who had hung up his Ronin gear for good. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "Her imagination, defiance, and deep belief in her own right to independence put her on a collision course with her parents. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Russia's invasion of its neighbor is the most aggressive military action undertaken in Europe since 1945, potentially placing NATO on a collision course with a powerful threat to its east. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration already watches space for asteroids that could be on a collision course with earth. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The collision course between the mayor and the district attorney was sketched out during the Democratic primary in the spring of 2021. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Daphne will find herself at the center of Emma and Charlie\u2019s professional collision course . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-232231"
  },
  "Chavin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a Peruvian culture of the 1st to the 6th centuries a.d. characterized by a platform type of stone building with masonry in alternating thick and thin courses, sculpture of human, animal, and monster heads in the round and outlines on slabs, and monochrome pottery decorated in relief or by incision with feline or geometric designs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8v\u0113n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Chav\u00edn or Chav\u00edn de Huantar, town in central Peru, its type station"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-232552"
  },
  "cosmetologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person licensed to provide cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails : one trained in cosmetology : beautician",
      ": a person who gives beauty treatments (as to skin and hair)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4z-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-jist",
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Elton\u2019s telling, in the early nineties, Cimino began to present as a woman with the aid of a wig seller and cosmetologist named Valerie Driscoll. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "Her mother, Anita, is a teacher, and her father, Rudy, is a cosmetologist and businessman who owned hair salons, among other companies. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Many benefit from a skilled cosmetologist , who can help with colors and styles that can camouflage hair loss, while others prefer hair prostheses. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "While there's a perfect match out there for everyone, cosmetologist and expert wig maker Tamika Gibson has some tips for finding the right one. \u2014 Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Olivia Kaiser, a cosmetologist who lives in metro Phoenix, was one half of last year's winning couple. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Ruth Booth, 90, a cosmetologist at Arcade Beauty Salon in Washington for more than 30 years before retiring in the 1990s, died Feb. 5 at a memory care facility in Potomac. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Ward was a Gary West Side graduate who worked in the laundry department at Sebo\u2019s Nursing Home in Hobart and was a licensed cosmetologist who loved braiding hair, according to her obituary. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Charles Stevens of Oakland killed a college student, a mechanical engineer, a teenager and a cosmetologist in shootings on and near the freeway from April through July 1989. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233045"
  },
  "CEMF":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "counter electromotive force"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233851"
  },
  "Cupid's darts":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but usually singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": onegite"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the red shafts in the crystals"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-234537"
  },
  "Camelliaceae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Camelliaceae taxonomic synonym of theaceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Camellia , type genus + -aceae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-234932"
  },
  "Corrigiolaceae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of plants typified by the genus Corrigiola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02ccrij\u0113\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Corrigiola , type genus + -aceae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000654"
  },
  "caco-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bad",
      ": unpleasant"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Greek, combining form from kak\u00f3s \"bad, of poor quality, worthless, low-born, unsightly,\" of uncertain origin",
      "Note: R. Beekes ( Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009) notes earlier comparisons of Greek kak\u00f3s with Old Avestan kasu- \"small, slight\" (from Indo-European *kn\u0325\u1e31-? ) or alternatively with Lithuanian ke\u00f1kti \"to ache\" and the base of Germanic *hungru- \"hunger\" (see hunger entry 1 ). Chantraine more circumspectly notes ( Dictionnaire \u00e9tymologique de la langue grecque ): \"as with many words meaning 'bad,' no established etymology. Originally a colloquial and expressive word\" (\"Comme beaucoup de mots signifiant 'mal', pas d'\u00e9tymologie \u00e9tablie. Mot familier et expressif \u00e0 l'origine\")."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000727"
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  "colorant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a substance used for coloring a material : dye , pigment"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "-l\u0259r-\u0259nt"
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      "color",
      "coloring",
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      "dyestuff",
      "pigment",
      "stain"
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    "examples":[
      "in ancient times, a mollusk was used to produce a rich purple colorant for clothing and linens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior to World War II, uranium was often added to glass and ceramic glazes as a colorant , but after the conflict broke out, the heavy metal became critical to the war effort. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Now the time has come to shed some light on the other end of the practical paint spectrum: a new colorant described as the whitest white. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 21 May 2021",
      "Children have been doing this for decades, but researchers have struggled to turn this or similar natural blues into a stable and abundant colorant \u2014one that could be used to naturally dye your favorite candies, sodas, or ice creams. \u2014 Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Non-organic turmeric may include colorants to keep it yellow, so be sure to use an organic variety (like BareOrganics Raw Organic Turmeric Root Powder) to decrease the chance of staining. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Using a temporary colorant (or trusting a pro) is your safest bet. \u2014 Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping , 15 Oct. 2018",
      "The products are made from natural ingredients and natural colorants with over 125 scents in their collection. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Essence , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "This lotion is infused with olive oil and rosemary, and is free of fragrances, sulfates, colorants and harsh chemicals. \u2014 Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Some colorants are completely unfit for injecting into your skin. \u2014 Jessica Toscano, SELF , 9 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "color entry 2 + -ant entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-002124"
  },
  "cormoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": like a corm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr\u02ccm\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-003544"
  },
  "colonization":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of colonizing : such as",
      ": the establishing of a colony (see colony sense 1 ) : subjugation of a people or area especially as an extension of state power",
      ": migration to and settlement in an inhabited or uninhabited area",
      ": the spread and development of an organism in a new area or habitat",
      ": the presence and multiplication of a microorganism (such as a bacterium) in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface",
      ": the act or practice of appropriating something that one does not own or have a right to",
      ": the state of being colonized : subjugation by a foreign power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The site played host to different waves of colonization from roughly 2,600 to 1,400 years ago. \u2014 Petro Kotz\u00e9, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
      "Estimates vary, but there are slightly more than 100 Native American languages still spoken today, less than half of what existed before European colonization began. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "His vision: sustainable colonization in which humans survive without plundering the non-human environment. \u2014 Marc Weingarten, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "Fernandez explains that the impact of centuries of colonization from western countries has contributed to the eurocentric beauty standard that reigns supreme in Filipino culture. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 23 May 2022",
      "The Japanese colonization during the first half of the 20th century brought the end of many cottage industries. \u2014 Jake Kwon, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "The plan results in an explosion that engulfs SpaceX headquarters, dashing Musk\u2019s hopes for Martian colonization . \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
      "Musk next set his sights on a lofty goal: space exploration, and the future colonization Mars. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The British colonization in the Bahamas began in 1629, and the Bahamas officially became a colony in 1718. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-004652"
  },
  "castana":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brazil nut",
      ": the Brazil-nut tree",
      ": breadfruit",
      "[American Spanish casta\u00f1a , from Spanish, chestnut, from Latin castanea ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ka\u02c8stan(y)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese castanha , literally, chestnut, from Latin castanea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-004949"
  },
  "complementation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the operation of determining the complement of a mathematical set",
      ": production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position",
      ": the formation of neutral colors from complementary colors",
      ": production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-(\u02cc)men-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-m\u0259n-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-(\u02cc)men-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, -m\u0259n-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011835"
  },
  "corruptedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being corrupted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-013247"
  },
  "casinghead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fitting at the top of the casing of an oil or gas well to allow pumping, cleaning, and the separation of gas from oil"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-013338"
  },
  "cyclolysis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the process of decay of a cyclone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u012b\u02c8kl\u00e4l\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cyclo- (from English cyclone ) + -lysis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014434"
  },
  "compatibility":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of existing together in harmony",
      ": capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively",
      ": capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction",
      ": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without reaction (such as agglutination or tissue rejection)",
      ": designed to work with another device or system without modification",
      ": being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer",
      ": a device (such as a computer) or system designed to be used with another device or system without modification",
      ": capable of existing together in harmony",
      ": capable of existing together in a satisfactory relationship (as marriage)",
      ": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)",
      ": capable of being administered jointly without interacting to produce deleterious effects or impairing their respective actions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pat-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "amicable",
      "congenial",
      "frictionless",
      "harmonious",
      "kindred",
      "unanimous",
      "united"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "discordant",
      "disharmonious",
      "disunited",
      "incompatible",
      "inharmonious",
      "uncongenial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "two people with compatible personalities",
      "This printer is compatible with most PCs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Still, some people maintain biases against the medications, thinking that taking them is not compatible with being in recovery \u2014 a perspective that the Justice Department now stresses can be discriminatory. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
      "The new attachments are compatible with the original model. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "The first-gen model is made for the base iPad and various older models, while this second-gen version is compatible with newer iPad Pros and iPad Airs, as well as the latest iPad Mini. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
      "Sandra Cuevas, mayor of the Mexico City borough of Cuauht\u00e9moc, said the street paintings that had come to characterize the city\u2019s culinary variety in strings of colorful stalls were not compatible with her vision of a modern metropolis. \u2014 Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Left: The Monarch was designed to be compatible with the existing tractor apparatuses that a farm may already own, like a mower attachment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "In other words, the overwhelming majority of iPads out there will not be compatible with Apple\u2019s nifty new multitasking interface. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "The current software, iOS 15, is compatible with every iPhone from the iPhone 6s onwards. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Check to see if the carrier is compatible with your current rooftop configuration. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All televisions marketed as HDR- compatible should support this standard. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "In addition to its slightly larger 10.2-inch retina display, features like the Smart Connector make the new tablet compatible with the full-size Smart Keyboard once relegated to the iPad Pro. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Look for cases that are wireless charging- compatible . \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 20 Dec. 2018",
      "With the success of the PC and PC compatibles , Microsoft became hugely successful. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 16 Oct. 2018",
      "Each zip file contains a vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator version 8+ compatible ) and some artists will also include PDF and AI files as well. \u2014 Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Microsoft is also warning, again, that all Windows updates now require the use of a compatible , up-to-date anti-virus program. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "All are also equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems, and are Apple CarPlay compatible . \u2014 Charles Fleming, latimes.com , 24 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis , literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015936"
  },
  "control key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed in combination with other keys enables special commands or symbols to be accessed",
      "\u2014 compare alt key"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1978, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-020016"
  },
  "caption code":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a codebook in which phrases are listed under their important words rather than alphabetized by their first words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021504"
  },
  "collectanea":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": collected writings",
      ": literary items forming a collection"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-\u02cclek-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "album",
      "anthology",
      "compendium",
      "compilation",
      "florilegium",
      "miscellany",
      "reader"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin coll\u0113ct\u0101nea, noun derivative from neuter plural of Latin coll\u0113ct\u0101neus \"assembled from various sources, collected,\" from coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate\" + -\u0101neus, adjective suffix (from -\u0101nus -an entry 2 + -eus -eous ) \u2014 more at collect entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021754"
  },
  "Chicago Heights":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city south of Chicago in northeastern Illinois population 30,276"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022125"
  },
  "celiac disease":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa",
      ": a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The label gives people, especially those with celiac disease , an auto-immune reaction to eating gluten, a way to avoid foods that may cause serious symptoms, which are largely gastrointestinal. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 2 June 2022",
      "Two years ago, after experiencing stomachaches, Bianca was also diagnosed with celiac disease , another autoimmune health condition that causes an adverse reaction to gluten. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Also, the same is true for anyone with celiac disease . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
      "Johnson points out that those with celiac disease must completely avoid gluten to prevent long-term intestinal damage and other negative side effects. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "If the issue is celiac disease or gluten intolerance, consider what role bread plays in the meal. \u2014 Debi Lewis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Although there was some inflammation in the small intestine suggestive of celiac disease , blood tests ruled that out. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Similarly, people with wheat sensitivities and those suffering from conditions like celiac disease might be at risk. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "With celiac disease , it\u2019s the gluten in wheat that can lead to an abnormal immune system reaction. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022145"
  },
  "chopping block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wooden block on which material (such as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced",
      ": a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The numbers are dwindling, and everyone's on the chopping block now. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Here's a look at the new tools in action: Unwanted echo is first on the chopping block . \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "According to News 4 Jax, the veto was among a number of items on the chopping block to fight against a potential recession. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
      "The Auditor\u2019s job is fifth in the order of succession to the governor, but the position has been on the chopping block in recent years. \u2014 al , 20 May 2022",
      "David Zaslav reportedly wants major changes to the studio\u2019s handling of DC Comics properties, including putting a lot of projects on the chopping block and insisting all DC films be theatrical releases. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Fried said all of our rights are on the chopping block if Roe v. Wade is overturned. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
      "That means some pay-only platforms will be on the chopping block . \u2014 Rajeev Goel, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "Tori was frankly grateful for anybody other than herself to be on the chopping block . \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022215"
  },
  "certainness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": certainty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022540"
  },
  "cosmic dust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very fine particles of solid matter found in any part of the universe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These black holes feed on large volumes of cosmic dust and gas. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Last month in Nature Astronomy, a group of astrobiologists showed that peptides, the molecular subunits of proteins, can spontaneously form on the solid, frozen particles of cosmic dust drifting through the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The Hubble Space Telescope captured the aftermath of a head-on collision between two galaxies that formed a glittering triangle of cosmic dust and newborn stars, per a NASA statement. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The team used substrates as a stand-in for cosmic dust particles. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "When stars die, the resulting explosions set off shock waves that travel outward, sweeping up and aggregating interstellar material like gas and cosmic dust . \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "And\u2014as in that Milky Way example\u2014that cosmic dust absorbs the light of stars behind it. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Thanos does that early in Endgame, but the Stones remain dispersed in the universe as cosmic dust . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Even after Thanos destroyed them in Endgame, the Stones still exist as cosmic dust . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-023455"
  },
  "crooken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bend , crook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crook entry 1 + -en"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173809"
  },
  "Congregationist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congregationalist sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174128"
  },
  "cateress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who is a caterer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101t\u0259r\u0259\u0307s",
      "-\u0101t\u0259r-",
      "-\u0101\u2027tr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cater er + -ess"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174418"
  },
  "communional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to communion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175052"
  },
  "court-appointed attorney":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lawyer chosen by a court to defend someone who has been accused of a crime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175516"
  },
  "combustible shale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tasmanite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175955"
  },
  "censual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to a census : containing or constituting a census roll"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen(t)s\u0259w\u0259l",
      "-nch\u0259w-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin censualis , from Latin census"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180018"
  },
  "Canoidea":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Canoidea taxonomic synonym of arctoidea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8n\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Canis + -oidea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180125"
  },
  "chirrup":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chirp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r-\u0259p",
      "\u02c8chir-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1722, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180158"
  },
  "competitor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that competes : such as",
      ": rival",
      ": one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another",
      ": an organism that lives in competition with another",
      ": someone or something that is trying to beat or do better than others in a contest or in the selling of goods or services : rival"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-t\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-t\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenger",
      "competition",
      "contender",
      "contestant",
      "corrival",
      "rival"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We offer better rates than our competitors .",
      "There were more than 500 competitors in the race.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Coach Masanek was a phenomenal human, legendary coach and ultimate competitor . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
      "But Meieran has shown herself to be a strong competitor with the most donations and endorsements after Vega Pederson. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Shopify management shrugged off concerns that Amazon was a competitor and reframed the company as a partner. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Brubaker, 18, who skis with Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage, has been a competitor on national teams before. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
      "Lavin, Calhoun said, is a ferocious competitor no matter how collected the TV veteran can appear. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "At the core of the company was Insteon's proprietary networking protocol, which was a competitor to more popular and licensable alternatives like Z-Wave and Zigbee. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "None of this means Stroman doesn\u2019t care about winning or isn\u2019t a fierce competitor . \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Those who believe Russia is a competitor declined from 49% to 24%, while the percentage who see Russia as a partner went from 7% to 3%. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see competition"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180343"
  },
  "childhood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or period of being a child",
      ": the early period in the development of something",
      ": the period of life between infancy and youth",
      ": the state or period of being a child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)ld-\u02cchu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bld-\u02cchu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8ch\u012bld-\u02cchu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "nonage",
      "springtime",
      "youth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulthood"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "diseases that can occur in childhood",
      "Both men had unhappy childhoods .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of billions of euros in one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories in Italy\u2019s post-war economic recovery. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Norman, who was raised in La Habra as the youngest of nine, recalled an early childhood of playing outdoor games and tussling with his siblings. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The proof is in these stories, as Mantel explores different facets of a semi-outcast childhood in her striking and starkly beautiful prose. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Caleb Swanigan, who overcame a childhood dotted by homelessness in Salt Lake City to become a first-round NBA draft pick, died Monday night. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Melissa and Jenna renovate the bedroom and en-suite bath of a newlywed who lived through a challenging childhood and is now the director of a nonprofit for families in need. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The family member that had the breakdown went through a childhood that few of us would have survived intact. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "The lawyers described Maxwell as the victim of a grim childhood who met Epstein at a time when her life was in shambles. \u2014 Rich Schapiro, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Starting with a volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, the fictional spin follows Monroe through her rise to stardom and in and out of her romantic entanglements. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180436"
  },
  "cruelty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being cruel",
      ": a cruel action",
      ": inhuman treatment",
      ": marital conduct held (as in a divorce action) to endanger life or health or to cause mental suffering or fear",
      ": the quality or state of causing or wanting to cause suffering",
      ": treatment that causes suffering",
      ": an intentional or criminally negligent act that causes pain and suffering",
      ": mistreatment or neglect that causes pain and suffering \u2014 compare abuse",
      ": a spouse's conduct that endangers life or health or causes mental suffering or fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrociousness",
      "atrocity",
      "barbarity",
      "barbarousness",
      "brutality",
      "cruelness",
      "fiendishness",
      "heartlessness",
      "inhumanity",
      "inhumanness",
      "sadism",
      "savageness",
      "savagery",
      "truculence",
      "viciousness",
      "wantonness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benignity",
      "compassion",
      "good-heartedness",
      "humaneness",
      "humanity",
      "kindheartedness",
      "kindness",
      "sympathy",
      "tenderheartedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a dictator known for his cruelty",
      "The cruelty of children can be surprising.",
      "They protested against cruelty to animals.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The vegan, cruelty -free, and mermaid-inspired cosmetics line, Emily Alexandra Cosmetics, is set to cover beauty needs at the show. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "After two years in the making, the 48-piece, cruelty -free and vegan lip collection is only the beginning for Nova Beauty, which has already released previews of its upcoming drop, the Eye Collection, consisting of 29 novel eye and brow products. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
      "Melbourne police recommended an animal cruelty charge during the investigation after a doctor said Zena likely died from a heat stroke, WKMG reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
      "He was wanted on several outstanding warrants, including the animal cruelty charge. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Cox received a 90-day sentence, with all but 10 days suspended for the animal cruelty charge, and seven days for the night hunting charge, which will be served concurrently. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 16 July 2021",
      "As a result, Patterson continues to face the animal cruelty charge, which is punishable by up to five years in prison. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 June 2021",
      "These deodorant wipes are also portable and convenient, on top of also being compostable, vegan, paraben-free, and cruelty -free. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "This shampoo is cruelty -free and has never been tested on animals. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cruelte , from Anglo-French cruelt\u00e9 , from Latin crudelitat-, crudelitas , from crudelis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180612"
  },
  "Cubalaya":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a breed of medium-sized domestic chickens developed in Cuba from Asian and European stock that have a long, broad tail which angles downward, lack spurs in the male, and are raised for meat, eggs, or ornamental purposes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccky\u00fcb\u0259\u02c8l\u0101\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of Cuba and Malaya"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1939, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180630"
  },
  "carom ball":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the second ball hit by the cue ball in making a carom in billiards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180805"
  },
  "Coptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Afro-Asiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian and used as the liturgical language of the Coptic church",
      ": of or relating to the Copts , their liturgical language, or their church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180906"
  },
  "cratur":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cratur Scottish and Irish variant of creature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181913"
  },
  "clairsentient":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having clairsentience"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182000"
  },
  "contrary to":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in conflict with : despite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182122"
  },
  "cat man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the member of a circus staff responsible for the care and training of lions, tigers, and other large members of the cat family",
      ": cat skinner",
      ": cat burglar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182509"
  },
  "Casimir effect":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attractive force created by the net action of virtual photons on physical objects in close proximity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-z\u0259-\u02ccmir-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Hendrik B.G. Casimir \u20202000 Dutch physicist",
      "Note: The initial report on the effect was published by Casimir in \"On the attraction between two perfectly conducting plates,\" Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen , vol. B51 (1948), pp. 793-95."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1988, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182917"
  },
  "clue in":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give information to (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183013"
  },
  "Choukoutien":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a middle Pleistocene culture of China characterized by rude chopper tools produced from cores or large flakes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6j\u014d\u02cck\u014d\u2027\u00a6tyen"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Choukoutien , town near Peking, China, its type station"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183134"
  },
  "coxwell chair":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of coxwell chair variant of cogswell chair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183247"
  },
  "causse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small limestone plateau deeply pitted with sinkholes common in south-central France"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Proven\u00e7al, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin calcinus of limestone, from Latin calc-, calx + -inus -ine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183403"
  },
  "coween":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": long-tailed duck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8w\u0113n",
      "k\u014d\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite ku-w\u0115s mallard, Pequot ungow\u00e1ums old squaw duck, Narragansett queequeekum duck"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183428"
  },
  "confoundedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being confounded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183514"
  },
  "commonage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": community land",
      ": commonalty sense 1a(2)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-nij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183548"
  },
  "corpsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": like or suggesting a corpse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frps\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corpse entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184145"
  },
  "compensating gear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": differential gear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184316"
  },
  "coupstick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stick or switch used in counting a coup in warfare or symbolically on ceremonial occasions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "coup entry 4 + stick"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184349"
  },
  "craftsmaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a skilled craftsman or craftswoman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crafts genitive of craft entry 1 ) + master"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184433"
  },
  "creamware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": earthenware having a cream-colored glaze"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0113m-\u02ccwer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1780, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184527"
  },
  "chicken-and-egg":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being a cause-and-effect dilemma"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-k\u1d4an-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8eg",
      "-\u02c8\u0101g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the proverbial question \"which came first, the chicken or the egg?\""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184654"
  },
  "conditional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition",
      ": expressing, containing, or implying a supposition",
      ": true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved",
      ": stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known",
      ": conditioned sense 2",
      ": established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response",
      ": a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme",
      ": implication sense 3b",
      ": of or relating to something that will happen only if something else happens",
      ": conditioned",
      ": eliciting a conditional response",
      ": permitting survival only under special growth or environmental conditions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-n\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-n\u0259l, -\u0259n-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contingent (on ",
      "dependent",
      "subject (to)",
      "tentative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "independent",
      "unconditional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "\u201cIf she speaks, you must listen\u201d is a conditional sentence.",
      "The sentence contains the conditional clause \u201cif she speaks.\u201d",
      "Noun",
      "The clause \u201cif she speaks\u201d is a conditional .",
      "The conditional is often marked by the word \u201cif.\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The company has secured an agreement with United Airlines for the conditional purchase of up to $1 billion worth of the aircraft. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
      "The European Commission has made Ukraine\u2019s candidate status conditional on seven main overhauls in the country\u2019s judicial system and government. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Applicants who won rights to licenses last year must finalize compliance checks before their conditional licenses can be issued. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Routine closure of the Lower Providence River E conditional shellfish area has been in effect from June 4 through June 16 because of rain. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The company will receive a $900,000 conditional loan through a state Department of Commerce program, Advantage Maryland, formerly known as the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
      "Hours before the vote, the proposal received the conditional blessing of a coalition of retired Black educators and the Louisville branch of the NAACP, the latter of which pushed to integrate Louisville classrooms decades ago. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "That means that if all 50 Democrats in the Senate can get on board, a conditional spending bill would be able to pass through both houses and land on Biden's desk more quickly than the gun reform legislation currently under consideration. \u2014 Asha Rangappa, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "For any eligible voters who missed the deadline to registrar, the vote centers offer same day conditional registration, which allows voters to complete the registration form and enter a provisional ballot on the spot, Paes said. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jamey Dubose said on social media his conditional already was improving. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "All this storytelling can give the agitated mind something to churn on, but obsessing over conditionals can also add to the moment-to-moment burden of preventing sickness and death, and tending to the sick and dying. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "All of those conditionals , again, stem from the fact that these materials don't yet exist, at least not in quantity, and even 2030 might not be a long enough timeline to find and mass-produce them. \u2014 Brian Barrett, WIRED , 11 Mar. 2018",
      "Batuman writes; Nina\u2019s reality remains untroubled by conditionals and subjunctives. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 20 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184913"
  },
  "comitia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several public assemblies of the people in ancient Rome for legislative, judicial, and electoral purposes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, plural of comitium , from com- + -it- (akin to ire to go) \u2014 more at issue entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185725"
  },
  "copter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": helicopter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chopper",
      "eggbeater",
      "helicopter",
      "helo",
      "whirlybird"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the copter 's team has a plan that could help Ingenuity survive and continue flying high on Mars. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "Under the glare of his copter \u2019s searchlight, the pilot could see the sub\u2019s hull was awash as the crew clung to the steel safety cable. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "The copter in the background was branded with the film's title as well as the actor's name in large letters. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The autopilot, in recovery mode, arrests the plummet, bringing the copter back to a stable flight. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Nov. 2021"
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      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190010"
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  "chkalovite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral Na 2 BeSi 2 O 6 that consists of a rare silicate of sodium and beryllium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccv\u012bt"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Russian chkalovit , from Chkalov , city of Chkalov region, U.S.S.R. + Russian -it -ite"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190121"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of crabbit chiefly Scottish variant of crabbed"
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      "\u02c8krab\u0259\u0307t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190209"
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  "collinsite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral consisting of a hydrous phosphate of calcium, magnesium, and iron Ca 2 (Mg,Fe)(PO 4 ) 2 .2H 2 O occurring in concentric layers in phosphorite nodules"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n\u02ccz\u012bt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "William H. Collins \u20201937 Canadian geologist + English -ite"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190352"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": lingonberry"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190538"
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  "carrapato":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several South American ticks (genus Amblyomma ) including pests of humans and domestic animals, some being implicated as disease vectors"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190601"
  },
  "commonweal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commonwealth",
      ": the general welfare"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccw\u0113l"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The problem, of course, is a widespread disinclination to serve that good, whether it is fueled by selfishness and ignorance or the sense that one\u2019s contributions to the commonweal have not felt adequately reciprocal. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "And water allocations could be reduced with generous buyouts that would amply compensate producers for returning their share of the lake water to the commonweal . \u2014 Emma Marris, The Atlantic , 5 June 2021",
      "Having sold the legislation as a necessary response to a public-health and economic crisis, its fans are now saying that its great contribution to the commonweal is bringing back the New Deal. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "This odious walled vertical suburb is a civic embarrassment, the embodiment of a runaway plutocracy that places its own interests over the commonweal \u2014 and common decency. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The usual response to people who abuse an honor system \u2014 or indeed, who fail to contribute to the commonweal by masking and social distancing \u2014 is to expose them to shame, typically by revealing their misconduct. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "But the Smithsonian\u2019s contributions to the commonweal still stands out, not only for its breadth but for its permissiveness. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 27 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190621"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a conclusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-zh\u0259n\u1d4al",
      "-zhn\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from conclusioun + -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190805"
  },
  "cogency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being cogent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
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      "authority",
      "conclusiveness",
      "convincingness",
      "effectiveness",
      "force",
      "forcefulness",
      "persuasion",
      "persuasiveness",
      "suasiveness"
    ],
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      "inconclusiveness",
      "ineffectiveness",
      "ineffectuality",
      "ineffectualness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence",
      "satirical comments of great cogency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Is Biden, who has already suffered attacks as to his mental cogency , up for it? \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 29 May 2022",
      "His elliptic, woozy songwriting, crammed with texture and motion, yet shunning structure and cogency , subverted ideas about how rap songs could sound and be arranged. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Some of these changes blur the intimate cogency of the score, as Anthony Tommasini, at the Times, pointed out. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The creed loses its cogency and dissolves into a meaningless political talking point. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
      "The third movement often lacked cogency , and several transitions were rough-hewn. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
      "Buirski follows the case with cogency and clarity, illuminating its implications and putting it in the perspective of Black and white alliances in the struggle for Civil Rights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2020",
      "Overall, when asked about finding the differences between Adelaide and Red, the actress articulates her choices with impressive depth and cogency . \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "Rational cogency is set aside, replaced by a moving blend of unguarded possibility (could) and amorphous delicacy (cloud). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cog(ent) + -ency"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190916"
  },
  "Cavina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Tacanan people of northwest Bolivia and adjacent Brazil",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Cavina people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8v\u0113ny\u0259"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish cavi\u00f1a , of American Indian origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191105"
  },
  "Corrigiola":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of low herbs having alternate entire stipulate leaves and small white or greenish flowers succeeded by one-seeded utricles that is placed in the family Caryophyllaceae or sometimes in the Illecebraceae or is made the type of a separate family"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02ccrij\u0113\u02c8\u014dl\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Late Latin, a plant (perhaps Polygonum aviculare ), diminutive of Latin corrigia shoelace, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish cuimrech fetter, from a prehistoric compound whose first and second constituents respectively are akin to Latin com- and to Middle High German ric bond, fetter, knot, Welsh rhwym bond, obligation, Old English r\u0101w row"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191149"
  },
  "continental sunday":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": Sunday as observed on the continent of Europe commonly without special restrictions on public behavior and activities as distinguished from common British and American practice"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191237"
  },
  "cumulate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to gather or pile in a heap",
      ": to combine into one",
      ": to build up by addition of new material",
      ": to become massed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin cumulatus , past participle of cumulare , from cumulus mass"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191325"
  },
  "computable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being computed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8py\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on the Dean\u2019s List at the college. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Imagine all of the information ever created by humanity fitting in the volume of an RV, lasting a hundred thousand years and always being computable . \u2014 Hyunjun Park, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
      "Some problems just aren\u2019t computable , according to Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, chief information officer of Michigan Medicine, a health system affiliated with the University of Michigan. \u2014 John Mccormick, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "People faced issues of non- computable names long after the table was released -- one problem being the limited character database in computer systems across institutions and government agencies, which had forced Zhong Weihua to change his name. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "This was a hypothetical device that could come up with a solution to any problem that is computable . \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 15 July 2019",
      "Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within it. \u2014 cleveland.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
      "Starting with a basic set of operations, even the simplest Turing machine can be used to compute anything that is computable , Turing proved. \u2014 Dylan Tweney, WIRED , 23 June 2010"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1610, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191425"
  },
  "contingency table":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a table of data in which the row entries tabulate the data according to one variable and the column entries tabulate it according to another variable and which is used especially in the study of the correlation between variables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191647"
  },
  "cineast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a devotee of motion pictures",
      ": moviemaker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-n\u0113-\u02ccast",
      "-n\u0113-\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cin\u00e9aste , from cin\u00e9 + -aste (as in enthousiaste enthusiast)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191731"
  },
  "collicle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": colliculus",
      ": verumontanum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin colliculus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191820"
  },
  "commemorative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intended as a commemoration",
      ": issued in limited quantities for a limited time to honor or feature someone or something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8mem-r\u0259-tiv",
      "-\u02c8me-m\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8me-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commemorating",
      "honorary",
      "memorial",
      "memorializing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "commemorative stamps for the stars of American popular music",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Every player will receive a hospitality bag, with beverages, snacks, treats, and a commemorative AHM logo golf shirt. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "The most notable local to dine here is no doubt U.S. President George H. W. Bush, who was a regular and avid supporter of the restaurant, eating here frequently with his family and appearing in commemorative TV spots. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 23 June 2022",
      "This commemorative voyage will continue with a private cruise aboard Commander Charcot. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "This will be the second commemorative statue at the ballpark, joining the one that honors Jackie Robinson. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 18 June 2022",
      "In honor of Wheaties\u2019 100th anniversary, the iconic cereal brand has selected the four-time Olympic gold medalist to grace the final box in its Century Series and year-long commemorative celebration. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 18 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the sale of 480 commemorative stickers generated about $4,800. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Lee was a key contributor on that team, averaging 15.9 points per game and helping the Cardinals finish 23-8, and was given a commemorative ring by Louisville on Senior Night. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "The community institution recently had commemorative services to celebrate the occasion with two separate services. \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192153"
  },
  "Caesar weed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tropical shrub ( Urena lobata ) valued for its strong bast fiber"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192313"
  },
  "coquilla nut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the nut of a piassava palm ( Attalea funifera ) of Brazil having a hard hazel-brown shell much used like vegetable ivory by turners"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8kil\u0259\u02cc-",
      "k\u014d\u02c8k\u0113(l)y\u0259\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Portuguese coquilho , diminutive of c\u00f4co coconut"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192341"
  },
  "chauve-souris":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bat entry 3 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsh\u014dvs\u00fc\u02c8r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Old French chauve soriz , from Medieval Latin calva sorex , from Latin calva bald (feminine of calvus ) + sorex shrew"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192522"
  },
  "combustion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of burning",
      ": a usually rapid chemical process (such as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light",
      ": a slower oxidation (as in the body)",
      ": violent agitation : tumult",
      ": the process of burning",
      ": a usually very rapid chemical process (as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light",
      ": a slower oxidation (as in the body)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Combustion may occur at high temperatures.",
      "This ratio of air to fuel results in better combustion .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That could extend the average EV range to between 375 and 400 miles, Hussain says, nearly equaling the average range of internal- combustion engines. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "In trucks, Ford took a quicker route to market than GM by modifying its internal- combustion F-150\u2014its bestseller\u2014to run on batteries. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "High-output internal- combustion engines are still central to the performance of most sporty SUVs, such as the BMW X3 M and the Mercedes-AMG GLC63, to name but two. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "That dynamic, of internal- combustion profits paying for a zero-emissions future, has already helped both companies overhaul their physical assets. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "The Volta Zero was designed from the ground up to be an electric heavy-duty truck rather than an adaptation of an existing internal- combustion platform. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
      "Internal- combustion engines emit pollutants that can cause cancer, asthma, heart disease, and birth defects. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Since then, the Taiwanese electronics giant, which makes Apple\u2019s iPhone, has partnered with an impressive array of companies that make electric vehicles or components for internal- combustion automobiles. \u2014 Cleveland Business Journal, cleveland , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Electric technology isn\u2019t cheap, and thus far EVs have generally commanded higher prices than their internal- combustion counterparts. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English combustioun \"burning, calcination,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French combustion, borrowed from Late Latin combusti\u014dn-, combusti\u014d \"burning up (of the dead or by the fires in hell),\" from Latin combus-, variant stem of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes\" + -ti\u014dn-, ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at combust"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192547"
  },
  "churly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": churlish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0113",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "churl + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192622"
  },
  "choir loft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gallery occupied by a church choir"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maxine was in the church's choir loft when the bomb exploded. \u2014 Devon M. Sayers, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And in this season of the pandemic, when masks are mandatory and fear floats invisibly in the air, there is something else informing the sounds coming from Clark\u2019s choir loft . \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The four-story unit, located in the 22nd Street Condos, a 12-unit redevelopment, is nestled into the former choir loft of the 1902 church. \u2014 Meg St-esprit, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "In the choir loft , Kwasniewski, Bauer and others were chanting Gregorian melodies, projecting a warbly sound that echoed as if the church were a stone cave. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Rice alleges Bodziak abused her at St. Leo's Church in Altoona, including attacks in the choir loft , a car and a cemetery. \u2014 Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
      "Their small coffins were placed side by side in the crossing under the choir loft in the Princeton University Chapel. \u2014 John Mcphee, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Now, a whole bank of cameras sits atop the choir loft . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Gordon Granley walks into church with a mask, but then sits in the choir loft , alone, and often removes it. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1929, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192646"
  },
  "clarion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones",
      ": the sound of or as if of a clarion",
      ": brilliantly clear",
      ": loud and clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "First, the People\u2019s Bank of China is still acting cautiously, despite the clarion call to support growth from Premier Li Keqiang and other top officials. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The very size and scope of this consumer market by itself should be a clarion call for businesses to do more. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But inside the house, Eliahana\u2019s grandfather, Victor M. Cabrales, said the seeming inevitability of another mass shooting was a clarion call for stronger gun restrictions. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "This is a clarion call for all of us, as human beings, as Americans, to stand up and speak truth to power, to put our own comfortability at risk for something greater, to risk our security for each other. \u2014 Laura Ly, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, a clarion call for empowerment and equity in the office. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "But inside the house, Eliahana\u2019s grandfather, Victor M. Cabrales, said the seeming inevitability of another mass shooting was a clarion call for stronger gun restrictions. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "But inside the house, Eliahana\u2019s grandfather, Victor M. Cabrales, said the seeming inevitability of another mass shooting was a clarion call for stronger gun restrictions. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Australia elected a Labor government for the first time in nearly a decade on Saturday, and the media are portraying it as a clarion call against climate change. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French clairon , from Medieval Latin clarion-, clario , from Latin clarus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1801, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193047"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a handsaw that has a thin tapering blade for cutting small circles, curves, or irregular edges"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193406"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief survey : glance"
    ],
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      "k\u00fc-\u02c8d\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8d\u0259",
      "-\u02c8d\u0259-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8d\u0153-y\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, stroke of the eye"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1739, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193503"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formal appearance in court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0113r\u0259n(t)s",
      "-p\u0101r-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English compeirance , from compeiren + -ance"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193728"
  },
  "churn out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to produce mechanically or copiously : grind out"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193853"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large genus of spiny shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia",
      ": any plant of the genus Carissa",
      ": the plumlike fruit of a plant of the genus Carissa \u2014 see natal plum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8ris\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194118"
  },
  "counterpreparation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preparation to meet something being prepared",
      ": prearranged fire against an enemy that is preparing for attack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "counter- + preparation"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194214"
  },
  "cacoepy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bad pronunciation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccwep\u0113",
      "ka\u02c8k\u014d\u0259p\u0113",
      "k\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cac- + -epy (as in orthoepy )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194400"
  },
  "catch-letter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a faint letter written in the margin of a manuscript as a guide for the rubricator in filling in the required initial"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194622"
  },
  "connubium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lawful marriage",
      ": the right to intermarry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194808"
  },
  "Crataeva":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of tropical shrubs (family Capparidaceae) having trifoliolate leaves, flowers with stalked petals, and striped berries \u2014 see garlic pear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113v\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, irregular after Cratevas (Greek Krateuas ), 1st century b.c. Greek herbalist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194933"
  },
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (someone) confused",
      ": to ruin (something) completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195146"
  },
  "confederatism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the system and practice of a confederacy or confederates"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8fed(\u0259)r\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195231"
  },
  "comelily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a suitable or comely manner : with propriety or dignity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English comlyly , from comly + -ly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195254"
  },
  "catchfly grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a marsh grass ( Leersia lenticularis ) of the southern U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195622"
  },
  "convincingness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": satisfying or assuring by argument or proof",
      ": having power to convince of the truth, rightness, or reality of something : plausible",
      ": causing someone to believe or agree : persuasive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)-si\u014b",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8vin-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cogent",
      "compelling",
      "conclusive",
      "decisive",
      "effective",
      "forceful",
      "persuasive",
      "satisfying",
      "strong",
      "telling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "ineffective",
      "uncompelling",
      "unconvincing",
      "unpersuasive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Your argument isn't very convincing .",
      "They make a convincing case for reform.",
      "There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eagles said that one key to the success of the novels was that the stories were convincing . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "Chris Hemsworth is convincing as Abnesti the out-of-control biohacker. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "But that line of argument isn\u2019t very convincing to US economists. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
      "The theory is intuitively convincing , but tests involving animals and dummies haven't shown that shaking alone can produce the force necessary to cause brain bleeding and damage. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The result is convincing and makes a case for the world the duo is trying to build. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, their interest in the horse is more convincing than their interest in each other, which seems engineered to provide a platform on which to address racial issues. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "The small-town drama is less convincing than the way Marcello depicts the daily grind of French rural life in the 1920s, and how some people tried their best to escape it. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "But that interpretation\u2014the right to privacy, rendered in cinematic terms\u2014would be much more convincing if the rest of the film weren\u2019t so breezily dismissive of Alison\u2019s body. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195850"
  },
  "Copt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of the traditional Monophysite Christian church originating and centering in Egypt",
      ": a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Arabic qub\u1e6d Copts, from Coptic kyptios, gyptios Egyptian, from Greek Aigyptios"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200012"
  },
  "caustic ammonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ammonia especially in water solution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200046"
  },
  "compression cup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an oil cup or grease cup in which the grease or oil is forced to the bearing surface by compression (as by screwing down the top)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200117"
  },
  "chivey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": menominee whitefish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shiv\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "probably from Natick chippe , literally, it is separated or dead; from its use as manure by the Indians"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200157"
  },
  "comparative advantage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the advantage enjoyed by a person or country in the cost ratio of one commodity to another in comparison with the ratio of costs of these same commodities elsewhere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200246"
  },
  "consignificant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": syncategorematic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin consignificant-, consignificans , present participle of consignificare to consignify"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200427"
  },
  "cannot help oneself":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be unable to control one's actions or stop oneself from doing something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200645"
  },
  "cancellus":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cancellus singular of cancelli"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kan\u02c8sel\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200908"
  },
  "cumulative distribution function":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a function that gives the probability that a random variable is less than or equal to the independent variable of the function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200931"
  },
  "caesarean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cesarean section",
      ": of or relating to Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar or to one of the Caesars who succeeded Augustus Caesar as Roman emperor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "si-\u02c8zer-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1528, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201322"
  },
  "catnapper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who steals cats usually to sell them for research"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccna-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cat entry 1 + -napper (as in kidnapper )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201423"
  },
  "Clinch":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clench sense 3",
      ": to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail)",
      ": to treat (a screw, a bolt, a rivet, etc.) in a similar way",
      ": to fasten in this way",
      ": to make final or irrefutable : settle",
      ": to assure the winning of",
      ": to hold an opponent (as in boxing) at close quarters with one or both arms",
      ": to hold fast or firmly",
      ": a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt",
      ": the clinched part of a nail, rivet, or bolt",
      ": pun",
      ": an act or instance of clinching in boxing",
      ": embrace",
      ": to show to be certain or true",
      "river about 300 miles (480 kilometers) long in southwestern Virginia and eastern Tennessee flowing southwest into the Tennessee River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klinch",
      "\u02c8klinch",
      "\u02c8klinch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decide",
      "determine",
      "nail",
      "settle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But Dosunmu truly won the matchup in the final two minutes of the game, denying Young the chance for potential game-winning 3-pointers three times to clinch the win. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Danny Kent saved the game, retiring the final batter with the bases loaded for the Harbormen (10-6) to take the Patriot League win and clinch a postseason berth. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "The two teams took different paths to Mesa, as top-seeded Cienega dispatched No. 4 Sunrise Mountain 3-0 to clinch a championship berth. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "Onyenwere started 29 games for the Liberty last season, averaging 8.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game to clinch the team's first playoff berth since 2017. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 6 May 2022",
      "Howell was called on to get the final out to clinch the championship berth that nearly did not belong to the Nighthawks, who laced 15 hits in the game. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The United States escaped a half-full Estadio Azteca with a gritty 0-0 draw against Mexico on Thursday night and moved into position to all but clinch a World Cup berth with a victory at home against Panama this weekend. \u2014 Ronald Blum, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Suns shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night \u2014 becoming the first team this season to clinch a postseason berth. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Cleveland, meanwhile, is looking to clinch its first postseason berth without him since 1998 -- a time when Shawn Kemp, Wesley Person and Zydrunas Ilgauskas were the franchise\u2019s best players. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Massive chest, powerful upper body with mean streak; finds block finishes well; clamps down opponents with Thanos-like hands; keeps his elbows in through punch and clinch ; curtails inside moves on him with acceleration. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The most important knot in fishing is the improved clinch knot. \u2014 Amanda Monthei, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2019",
      "Panthers are at 118 points with five games left, allowing for a clinch before that finale. \u2014 Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The clinch took place on the 1,267th day after a shocking 2-1 loss at Trinidad and Tobago that ended the Americans\u2019 streak of seven straight World Cup appearances. \u2014 Ron Blum, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "And nearly every event ends with Melinda in a drunken clinch with a young hunk while Vic placidly professes not to mind his wife\u2019s canoodling. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane made two free throws the clinch it, but that was set up by Bey's block of Houston guard Jalen Green's 3-point attempt. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The next round, a flurry of punches from Shields prompted Kozin to wrap the champion in a clinch . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "This would be a theme for Gane, tie up the champion and clinch . \u2014 Nolan King, USA TODAY , 23 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "probably alteration of clench"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201630"
  },
  "crake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various rails",
      ": a short-billed rail (such as the corncrake)",
      ": the corncrake's cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, probably from Old Norse kr\u0101ka crow or kr\u0101kr raven; akin to Old English cr\u0101wan to crow"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201710"
  },
  "chuck line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ranch houses visited for free meals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chuck entry 5 (food)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201714"
  },
  "climbing wall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wall specially designed for climbing and often built to simulate a rocky surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The adventure zone will include a climbing wall , bicycle pump track and arts and crafts. \u2014 Kiersten Willis, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "According to ABC News, the playhouse included a horse swing, ball pit, loft, slide, climbing wall and dog house for their pup. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a climbing wall , water cannon, and a basketball rim, plus 30 balls, a volleyball net, and a bullseye target with Velcro balls. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Children can enter the tower in several ways, including up a ladder, via a climbing wall , or over a bridge wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair. \u2014 Anthony Cammalleri, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The house has a library, sunroom, six fireplaces, a porte-coch\u00e8re and a home gym with a climbing wall , said Ms. Mattson. \u2014 Sarah Paynter, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "There will be geocaching trips, hikes and the library will bring in a rock- climbing wall and will host campfires in the parking lot. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Magic show, Easter craft, train rides around marketplace, climbing wall , giant slide obstacle course and jumper bounce along with balloon artists, face painters and free cotton candy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The senator talked with attendees and posed for photos at the event, which featured a miniature curling rink, climbing wall and a screening of Olympic highlights. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201828"
  },
  "cross-index":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to index (an item) under a second or under more than one heading",
      ": to supply with a cross-referenced index"
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      "\u02c8kr\u022fs-\u02c8in-\u02ccdeks"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
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      "Middle English cowardnesse , from coward + -nesse -ness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202240"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202329"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": a family of percomorph fishes widely distributed in shallow seas and comprising the dragonets"
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      "\u02cckal\u0113\u014d\u02c8nim\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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      "New Latin, from Callionymus , type genus (from Greek kalli\u014dnymos stargazer, from kalli- calli- + -\u014dnymos , from onyma, onoma name) + -idae"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202857"
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      "Definition of clanning present participle of clan"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203326"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203404"
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      "adverb"
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      ": in the manner of one that is chubby"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259-b\u0259-l\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203658"
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  "creat":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an East Indian herb ( Andrographis paniculata ) having a juice that is a strong bitter tonic variously used in local medicine",
      ": flesh"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)kr\u0113\u00a6at"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Hindi kariy\u0101t, kiry\u0101t",
      "Combining form",
      "from cr\u00e9at- , from Greek kreas"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203718"
  },
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    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to consent in writing to pay to a trade union a levy for political use \u2014 compare contract out"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02cctrakt-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203743"
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      "noun"
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      ": cd entry 2",
      ": cd"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even more perplexing: compact disc sales jumped 21%, hitting $584 million. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Also in this episode, Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos discuss whether CDs really deserve to come back, and touch on the highs and lows of the compact disc era. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1982, Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Much like their music industry debut, which, Mr. Black noted, will be released as a double compact disc . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "In 1994, a tiny vendor called NetMarket sold a compact disc (CD) to Phil Brandenberger of Philadelphia, marking the internet's very first online purchase. \u2014 Kristin Savilia, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "The sound of the vinyl trumps the sound of a compact disc or cassette any day. \u2014 Gabrielle Bunton, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2021",
      "Sony went on to develop the compact disc along with Philips PHG , and that product once again changed the face of the music business. \u2014 Bobby Owsinski, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Since the early 2000s, Pearl Jam has released official bootlegs of nearly all of the band\u2019s concerts, either on compact disc or digital download. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203843"
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  "cumol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": cumene"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc\u02ccm\u022fl",
      "-m\u014dl"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary cum- + -ol ; probably originally formed as German kumol"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204052"
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  "cumulative effect":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an effect produced by something happening over a long period of time"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204124"
  },
  "ce n'est que le premier pas qui co\u00fbte":{
    "type":[
      "French phrase"
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    "definitions":[
      ": it is only the first step that costs : only the beginning is difficult"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "snek-l\u0259-pr\u0259-my\u0101-p\u00e4-k\u0113-k\u00fct"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204510"
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  "car movement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the total number of miles traveled by cars on a given railroad system during a given period expressed in car-miles"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204546"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": clerk"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4r\u00a6k\u00fcn"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Marathi k\u0101rk\u016bn , from Persian k\u0101rkun manager, from k\u0101r work, business + -kun doer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204930"
  },
  "cinematograph":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a motion-picture camera, projector, theater, or show",
      ": a visual record obtained by cinematography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi-n\u0259-\u02c8ma-t\u0259-\u02ccgraf",
      "\u02ccsin-\u0259-\u02c8mat-\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cin\u00e9matographe , from Greek kin\u0113mat-, kin\u0113ma movement (from kinein to move) + French -o- + -graphe -graph \u2014 more at -kinesis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205128"
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  "cous":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an herb ( Lomatium cous ) of the northwestern U.S. having edible roots"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307(\u0259)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from Nez Perc\u00e9 kowish"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205220"
  },
  "conciliatorily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a conciliatory way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u00a6sily\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259l\u0113",
      "-l\u0113\u0259-",
      "\u00f7-l\u0259-",
      "-t\u022fr-",
      "-li"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205421"
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  "conquest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of conquering",
      ": something conquered",
      ": territory appropriated in war",
      ": a person whose favor or hand has been won",
      ": the act or process of getting or gaining especially by force",
      ": something that is gotten or gained especially by force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckwest",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-kw\u0259st",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckwest"
    ],
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      "dominating",
      "domination",
      "overpowering",
      "subduing",
      "subjecting",
      "subjection",
      "subjugating",
      "subjugation",
      "vanquishing"
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    "examples":[
      "tales of the ancient army's conquests",
      "She was one of his many conquests .",
      "people who boast about their sexual conquests",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The evil of the human being comes from this, from this capacity of self-destruction and of conquest and of wanting to conquer new territories and economic interests. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Such horrifying stories are frequent during warfare, as soldiers violate women's bodies as a sign of conquest . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 8 May 2022",
      "Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine early Thursday marks the failure of Western deterrence and a return to the age of authoritarian conquest . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The virus surged through human populations in waves in the Old World and then in the New World following the era of European conquest . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The book is written in Spanish and Nahuatl, its side-by-side columns concluding with a detailed account of the conquest . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Odesa appears to remain an object of conquest for Russia. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "The artwork reflects an integration of cultures instead of outright conquest . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "On the expedition, he and she are supposed to chart resource-rich new lands for colonial conquest . \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus , alteration of Latin conquisitus , past participle of conquirere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205641"
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  "cosmetic surgery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": surgery done to improve a person's appearance"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205841"
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  "consequency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": consequence"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin consequentia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210147"
  },
  "come last":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be at the end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210409"
  },
  "cross-immunization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of effecting cross-immunity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cross entry 3"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210558"
  },
  "chicanismo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strong ethnic pride exhibited by Chicanos"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "chi\u00a6k\u00e4\u00a6niz(\u02cc)m\u014d",
      "shi-",
      "-k\u0227-",
      "-is(-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Mexican Spanish, from chicano + Spanish -ismo -ism"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210616"
  },
  "covetise":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inordinate desire : covetousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English coveitise , from Old French, alteration (influenced by -ise as in marcheandise merchandise) of coveiti\u00e9"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210726"
  },
  "chopped liver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is insignificant or not worth considering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cWow, she's gorgeous!\u201d \u201cAnd what am I\u2026 chopped liver ?\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But my mother\u2019s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver , stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Of interest: All-day breakfast and lunch: whitefish salad, chopped liver , hot dogs with deli mustard and sauerkraut. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "He was covered in cold cuts and chopped liver and stuff like that. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Choose from multicourse feasts starring roast brisket ($118, serves four) or chicken ($90, serves four), or order a few basics a la carte, such as challah ($10), chopped liver ($10) and latkes by the half dozen ($22). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Frankly, Glory was one of my favorite books in the last decade, but that doesn't make this one chopped liver . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "The blintzes and knishes are delicately sized, and while matzah ball soup is on the menu, chopped liver and mushroom barley soup are not. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 27 May 2021",
      "This chopped liver is best served shortly after it\u2019s made. \u2014 Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Sides of matzo, matzo kugel, matzo balls, chicken broth, meatballs, chopped liver , carrots and dessert complete the meal. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210856"
  },
  "cancel out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211046"
  },
  "compenetration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pervasive penetration : mutual interfusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)k\u00e4m+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211213"
  },
  "cover type":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the plant growth characteristic of an area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211342"
  },
  "contrabass clarinet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clarinet usually pitched an octave below the bass clarinet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211544"
  },
  "conditional baptism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": Christian baptism administered when there is doubt whether a person was ever baptized or whether a former baptism is valid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212155"
  },
  "conqueringly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a conquering manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212158"
  },
  "ceiling hook":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wood screw with head formed of a loop left open at its base to serve as a down-hanging hook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212919"
  },
  "culs-de-lampe":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of culs-de-lampe plural of cul-de-lampe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084447"
  },
  "cross-immunity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": immunity toward one of a pair of antigens following immunization toward the other that is used to assess the relationship between certain antigens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cross entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084725"
  },
  "company town":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It should be communicated consistently across various mediums such as Slack, email, company town halls, etc. \u2014 Heidi Lynne Kurter, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "In the face of a global petrochemical corporation, in a company town where residents are reluctant to criticize their employers, regulators have, again and again, stopped short of using all the tools at their disposal. \u2014 Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
      "This essentially made the U.S. government a company town from which students, former students and their parents cannot escape. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In the modern version of a company town , employers are now wooing prospective employees by offering housing. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The former company town was hit hard by the end of the industrial boom, followed decades later by the housing crisis. \u2014 Mary Hall, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Owned by the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, the booming company town became America\u2019s first totally unionized community. \u2014 Kristi Eaton, Chron , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Cobalt, a company town that sprouted up a few miles east of the mine, was at one point home to 1,500 residents. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Parrish rallied her colleagues to submit questions to a company town hall meeting the following day. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084749"
  },
  "celiac":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the abdominal cavity",
      ": relating to or used for celiac disease",
      ": a person affected with celiac disease",
      ": of or relating to the abdominal cavity",
      ": belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease",
      ": a celiac part (as a nerve)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113-l\u0113-\u02ccak"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "With any of these dishes, diners can substitute celiac -safe gluten-free pasta made in house. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Gluten-free or celiac customers can inform the staff of their restrictions and have the meal made without ingredients containing gluten. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 July 2020",
      "Typically, celiac causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea and bloating. \u2014 Amanda Keener, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "In years past, non- celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) wasn't taken very seriously, including by a wide swath of the medical community. \u2014 Carolyn Todd, Allure , 21 May 2018",
      "Non- celiac gluten sensitivity: This sensitivity often is diagnosed when doctors rule out celiac disease and a wheat allergy but recognize there is a medical concern present. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "That said, non- celiac gluten sensitivity is still a pretty misunderstood condition. \u2014 Christine Byrne, SELF , 22 Sep. 2017",
      "But what if this newfound awareness triggers concern that your child may be suffering from celiac disease? \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
      "Whole-grain vs. gluten-free bread: Gluten-free foods were created for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. \u2014 Cara Rosenbloom, charlotteobserver , 22 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin coeliacus , from Greek koiliakos , from koilia cavity, from koilos hollow \u2014 more at cave"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084805"
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  "cong":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "congress ; congressional",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084815"
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      "noun"
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      ": a goose of a western variety ( Branta canadensis minima ) of the Canada goose resembling but much smaller than the white-cheeked goose"
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      "circa 1886, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084830"
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  "cutch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": catechu sense a"
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      "\u02c8k\u0259ch"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Malay kachu"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085014"
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      "Definition of conny dialectal English variant of canny"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4n\u0113",
      "-ni"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085021"
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  "cat back":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a lanyard sometimes fastened to the hook of a cat block to aid in hooking the ring of the anchor"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cat (block)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085218"
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      "noun"
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      ": a strong-scented perennial mint ( Nepeta cataria ) that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats",
      ": something very attractive",
      ": a plant that is a mint with a smell especially attractive to cats",
      ": a strong-scented mint ( Nepeta cataria ) that has small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats",
      ": cataria sense 2"
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      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnip",
      "\u02c8kat-\u02ccnip",
      "-\u02ccnip"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nerf Catnip Disc Blaster ($14.99, originally $18.99): This brand-new blaster shoots catnip disks for your kitty to chase. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Feel free to refresh the catnip pouch with your own supply for maximum fun playtime. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 17 May 2022",
      "Featuring Fendi by Versace, as well as Versace by Fendi, the collection is already iconic fashion catnip . \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "The collection also showcases non-native species taking root in the swamp, including multiple catnip species, motherwort and alfalfa. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
      "The effects of catnip typically last about 10 minutes. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "For even the most aloof cats, just a few leaves of catnip can trigger excited fits of chewing, kicking and rolling around. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "There is no doubting the cat-attracting strength of the catnip in the Yeowww! \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Such terms have cropped up everywhere from pro sports to video games and serve as a kind of catnip for Silicon Valley investors. \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cat entry 1 + obsolete nep catnip, from Middle English, from Old English nepte , from Latin nepeta"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085249"
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  "cadmium yellow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a pigment consisting of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate with or without zinc sulfide and varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange",
      ": a strong orange that is yellower and paler than pumpkin, yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than cadmium orange and yellower and paler than mandarin orange"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085259"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an open court surrounded by cloisters especially in a group of buildings of a monastery or college"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085304"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the transferring in surveying of the exact location of a point from a higher level (as an overhanging cliff) to a lower by dropping a sharp-pointed marking pin"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259lt\u0259\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Latin cultellus + French -ation"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1685, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085317"
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  "crystalligerous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": crystalliferous"
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      "\u00a6krist\u0259\u00a6lij\u0259r\u0259s"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crystall- + -i- + -gerous"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085418"
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  "chronicle drama":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": chronicle play",
      ": chronicle plays"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085800"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a cooper's work or products",
      ": a cooper's place of business"
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      "\u02c8k\u00fc-p(\u0259-)rij",
      "\u02c8ku\u0307-"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Similarly, Beringer Wine Estates launched a cooperage in 2000. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Campbell Brown, chair of the Board of Directors at Brown\u2011Forman Corporation, told the Courier Journal when the distillery opened that creating the cooperage was an important feature to former Brown-Forman CEO Paul Varga, who retired in 2018. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
      "Designed by Arik Levy, the ornate chest comprises 25 layers of oak sourced from the Hennessy cooperage that each symbolizes 10 years of the Maison\u2019s history. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "What most other people will taste is a rich and robust malt that leverages the best of both French Oak and ex-Madeira cooperage forming its finish. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
      "In 2019, TN Coopers, a cooperage in Chile, brought a team of dogs on board to hunt down TCA, TBA and other compounds potentially contaminating the wood in wine barrels. \u2014 Leslie Wu, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "The house dates to 1868, and the location of the cooperage where Heisman\u2019s father worked is three doors down. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Being under the same umbrella as Jack Daniel\u2019s and Old Forester bourbon, and having access to Brown-Forman\u2019s in-house cooperage means Herradura can do some interesting things with barrel aging that other tequila brands can\u2019t. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Kentucky is known as the home of the bourbon industry, but what Ohio city is home to a cooperage that produced its 1 millionth bourbon barrel in 2020? \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085859"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": council"
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      "k\u0259n\u02c8sil\u0113\u0259m"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090020"
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  "consulting room":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a room where a doctor examines and talks to patients"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074625"
  },
  "cryptanalyze":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to solve by cryptanalysis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)kript+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from cryptanalysis , after English analysis: analyze"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074725"
  },
  "cataclastic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or caused by cataclasis",
      ": having the granular fragmental texture induced in rocks by mechanical crushing"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably modification of Norwegian kataklastisk , from Greek kataklastos broken down (from kataklan ) + Norwegian -isk -ish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074825"
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  "covin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crew , band , confederacy",
      ": collusive agreement between two or more persons to the detriment of a third : conspiracy",
      ": fraud , trickery",
      ": coven"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English covin, covine , from Middle French covin band, affair, covine affair, from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, arrangement, from Latin convenire to agree"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074829"
  },
  "constructive mileage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mileage that is in excess of actual distance covered by freight shipments or passengers and is used in the computation of rates and in giving allowance for expenses"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075009"
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  "caddie":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who waits about for odd jobs",
      ": one who assists a golfer especially by carrying the clubs",
      ": a wheeled device for conveying things not readily carried by hand",
      ": a person who carries a golfer's clubs",
      ": to carry a golfer's clubs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-d\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our caddie was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and two weeks later was back on the job. \u2014 Alfred L. Malabre Jr., WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Her mother, Nicki, served as her caddie and her father, Steve, watched her final round closely just a few days after serving as tournament host for the PGA Tour Champions' American Family Insurance Championship. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Thorbjornsen and his caddie got out for 18 holes Monday, surrounded by a hometown welcoming committee. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "For his service and its impact, Bessette will be inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame on Monday in Hartford, alongside Wethersfield native Bruce Edwards, Tom Watson\u2019s long-time caddie , who will be inducted posthumously. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "He is joined on the audiotape by Eddie Lowery, who was Ouimet\u2019s 10-year-old caddie . \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Blake, also a golfer for the Sooners, saw it all as his brother's caddie . \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "Levin collapsed on the green in the peripheral vision of then-20-year-old caddie Dylan Gainer. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "During her time away from professional golf, Sorenstam has formed a favorite foursome that includes her husband and caddie , Mike McGee, and their two children, 11-year-old Will and 12-year-old Ava. \u2014 Rodd Baxley, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cadet military cadet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075126"
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  "cinematographer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a specialist in cinematography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsi-n\u0259-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The man is in his late 20s and works as a cinematographer . \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The first camera assistant is the local\u2019s first Black president and only the third who is not a cinematographer . \u2014 Anousha Sakouistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "The tragic fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins prompted the film industry and public policymakers to reexamine safety procedures on productions involving firearms. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "That aside, there's beauty aplenty in how director and regular cinematographer Daria D'Antonio shoot their hometown. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Both legislators have been clear that their legislation was motivated by the Oct. 21 shooting on a New Mexico set that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "The movie marks the directorial debut of Zhang, who is also a cinematographer . \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Actor and producer Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that killed a cinematographer on a movie set outside Santa Fe, N.M., authorities said. \u2014 Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set and killed the cinematographer , authorities said. \u2014 Walter Berry, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075249"
  },
  "counterpower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a power that offsets or checks an opposing power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075740"
  },
  "challenged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": presented with difficulties (as by a disability)",
      ": having a disability or deficiency",
      ": having a physical or mental disability or impairment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259njd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "differently abled",
      "disabled",
      "exceptional",
      "impaired"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "abled",
      "nondisabled",
      "unimpaired"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "all parts of the sports complex are fully accessible to the physically challenged",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The challenged law placed a $250,000 cap on the repayment of personal loans from candidates to campaigns using money from postelection donations. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Workers fare well when management communicates praise and encouragement, is clear about workplace expectations and provides tools employees need to feel valued, challenged and successful. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "If interest rates on students loans are unfairly high they could be lowered or in the meantime, monthly payments could be cut in half or terms extended for challenged students. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The challenged law, called Senate Bill 8, has been in force since the beginning of September and effectively bars abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, evolution is happening, the world is rapidly changing and there are plenty of competitors who can make your employees and clients feel more challenged and fulfilled. \u2014 Csaba Toth, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "According to the American Library Association, Scary Stories were the most challenged books of the 1990s. \u2014 Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "But the latest quarter shows that Amazon's top line was a bit challenged . \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY , 30 July 2021",
      "The larger battle in the case was not whether the particular challenged restrictions should survive. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075948"
  },
  "complex carbohydrate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a polysaccharide (such as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units",
      ": a food (such as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides",
      ": a polysaccharide (as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units",
      ": a food (as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During high exertion, the body burns mainly glycogen, a complex carbohydrate structure used to store energy in the muscles and liver. \u2014 Cameron Cook, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "And because that canopy is the face that a cell shows to the world, these complex carbohydrates , or glycans, play a critical role in its encounters and interactions with other cells or molecules. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 May 2020",
      "Lentils are also an inexpensive source of protein, complex carbohydrates , and fiber. \u2014 Southern Living , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "But Sassos believes cutting out nutrient-dense veggies and other complex carbohydrates could do damage to much more than just your waistline. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "To avoid this problem, Hines suggests eating a healthy breakfast filled with proteins, complex carbohydrates , and some fats. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "Therefore your post-workout meal should be high in complex carbohydrates that break down slowly and loaded with healthy protein. \u2014 SELF , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Underneath the lazy demeanor of a cow is a complex digestive system that transforms grass into the complex carbohydrates cows need to live. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 July 2019",
      "And be sure to eat a diet low in foods with a high glycemic index (simple and complex carbohydrates ). 4. \u2014 Candace Bryan, Good Housekeeping , 4 Sep. 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081129"
  },
  "Cupid's-dart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blue succory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the belief that it is efficacious as a love philter"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081141"
  },
  "Casa Grande Ruins National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "reservation in southern Arizona southeast of Phoenix; site of prehistoric ruins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081707"
  },
  "certified transfer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked transfer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081954"
  },
  "claret wine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a variable color averaging a dark red that is yellower and slightly duller than average wine, yellower and duller than cranberry, and yellower and less strong than average garnet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "partial translation of Middle French vin claret"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082050"
  },
  "chiven":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chiven variant of chevin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082133"
  },
  "catchpenny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": using sensationalism or cheapness for appeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02ccpe-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8kech-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "gee-whiz",
      "lurid",
      "screaming",
      "sensational",
      "sensationalist",
      "sensationalistic"
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      "nonsensational"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the novel's catchpenny title belies its serious literary ambitions"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082148"
  },
  "crooked-wood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": buttonbush"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082208"
  },
  "counterproposal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02ccp\u014d-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The organizers are filing a counterproposal with one year at their current rate and a 20% rent bump with no annual increases, among other things. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Barger introduced a counterproposal in March to convert Nidorf into a centralized youth facility. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In its update to members, the union also described the district\u2019s counterproposal in ongoing negotiations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Freeman said his representatives sent a counterproposal , but that talks stagnated from there. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "An administration official said Russia proposed that the call take place Monday, but agreed to a counterproposal for the conversation to take place Saturday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Players were said to be disappointed by the proposal submitted by MLB; the players\u2019 association is expected to submit a counterproposal at some point. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Writing to her caucus on Tuesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, blasted Republicans for failing to act swiftly and put forward a counterproposal . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "On Sunday, the cellphone carriers offered their own counterproposal modeled after France\u2019s approach to address wireless safety concerns. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082236"
  },
  "cutted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cut or cut short",
      ": having the skirts cut short",
      ": cut short in expression : concise , curt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t\u0259\u0307d",
      "-t\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from past participle of cutten to cut"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082939"
  },
  "certified seed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": seed of good quality and established identity verified by an official agency after inspection"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083039"
  },
  "calliope":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the Greek Muse of heroic poetry",
      ": a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259-(\u02cc)p\u0113",
      "in sense 2 also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the fair website said drive-thru exhibits included old fire trucks, livestock and a calliope . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "The haunting calliope music by jazz pianist Jason Moran is based on African American protest and celebration songs. \u2014 Doug Maccash, NOLA.com , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Music will be provided by Irish musicians, a Chinese instrumental group and an old-fashioned calliope . \u2014 Katharina Woodman, The Mercury News , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Since it was invented in the 19th century, calliopes have been associated with riverboats and traveling circuses -- the instrument's sounds were deemed too harsh and too loud for the liturgical settings for which it was created. \u2014 Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
      "History unfolds in a circus of tweets and surprises, with Mr. Trump playing all the roles: roaring lion and trapeze artist, clown and calliope . \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 22 June 2018",
      "His ideas here duke it out for attention with collage effects reminiscent of Charles Ives and Luciano Berio, including fragmented bits of folk fiddle, circus calliope , Wagnerian climaxes, and an endless variety of outbursts from the organ. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 12 Jan. 2018",
      "Just as the calliope music entices young children to chase such trucks on summer streets, the burly Bearcats swarmed around the vendor as if Earth's last cones were being served. \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 16 Aug. 2017",
      "The calliope is playing on the Mark Twain riverboat while visitors cheer the frog-jump competition. \u2014 Paul Meincke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek Kalliop\u0113"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083110"
  },
  "certified public accountant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an accountant who has met the requirements of a state law and has been granted a certificate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Calzi got his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky and went on to become a certified public accountant , working at both Ernst and Young and Andersen for nearly 40 years as an accountant and consultant. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Tax returns for Mothers for Moderation were prepared by the same Jacksonville certified public accountant and on the same day as Center for Popular Progressive Values and Democracy and Florida Promise, the groups in Alexander\u2019s name. \u2014 Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Rubin is a licensed professional fiduciary and certified public accountant (CPA) who, according to his website, has ten years of experience and has managed complex portfolios with financial assets valued over $35 million. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, Billboard , 26 July 2021",
      "Many widows or widowers fail to use this strategy, says St. Louis certified public accountant Mike Piper, who operates the opensocialsecurity.com benefits calculator. \u2014 Neal Templin, WSJ , 9 May 2021",
      "Richard Kim immigrated from South Korea to the United States in 1970, earned a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Columbia University and became a certified public accountant . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "By 1983, Calkins had passed the certified public accountant exam. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Denny, who serves as a Mayfield Village councilman, earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting from Ohio University in Athens and became a certified public accountant . \u2014 cleveland , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "The one-year program, which starts in July, is also intended to help students reach the 150-credit requirement to become a certified public accountant ; most four-year undergraduate accounting-degree programs are 30 credits short of this goal. \u2014 Patrick Thomas, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083543"
  },
  "conjunctive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": connective",
      ": conjunct , conjoined",
      ": being or functioning like a conjunction",
      ": copulative sense 1a"
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      "k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-tiv"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083548"
  },
  "chappy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chapped"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chap entry 4 + -y"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083605"
  },
  "Coltrane":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "John William 1926\u20131967 American jazz musician"
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      "\u02c8k\u014dl-tr\u0101n"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083610"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "trademark"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth",
      ": any of various similar larvae",
      ": the wormlike larva of an insect and usually a butterfly or moth"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccpi-l\u0259r",
      "-t\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccpi-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccpi-"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The winning caterpillar then earns the right to predict the upcoming winter forecast. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The browntail moth caterpillar is an invasive pest that can cause a rash and respiratory distress in humans. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Legions of precisely uniform spike particles are manufactured not inside chicken eggs but in the cells of the Army caterpillar . \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The film begins with a delicate yet forceful metaphor that equates the populace to the cells within a caterpillar that have to fight vehemently with the body surrounding them to morph into soaring butterflies. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the caterpillar that had a cameo in the movie remains. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Florida can be dangerous in many ways, but from mid-April to early May, health officials warn people in the state to avoid touching a fuzzy caterpillar . \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Depending upon the caterpillar \u2019s age, size may range from 0.25 to 1.5 inches. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Children held up a long piece of fabric meant to look like a caterpillar . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English catyrpel , from Anglo-French *catepelose , literally, hairy cat"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083617"
  },
  "chopfallen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the lower jaw hanging loosely",
      ": cast down in spirit : depressed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4p-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083847"
  },
  "charmeuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fine semilustrous crepe in satin weave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)sh\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u00fcz",
      "-\u02c8m\u00fcs",
      "-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
      "-\u02c8m\u0259rz",
      "-\u02c8m\u0259z"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are a couple of dresses that are heavily inspired by spring-summer \u201997 \u2014 the bandage dresses with the silk charmeuse drape. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Rather than wear black tie, Vera was wearing my design: a charmeuse slip\u2014a little nothing of a dress\u2014with a mohair sweater tied around her waist and a down jacket. \u2014 Vogue , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Irina Grechko wearing the Cuyana charmeuse cami and pant. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The super soft pajama set is made of 100% anti-microbial recycled charmeuse that is super soft. \u2014 Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Color-blocking and charmeuse patterns are heavily prominent as well as asymmetrical and deconstructed designs to complete the collection\u2019s relaxed yet tailored aesthetic. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Handcrafted from a soft polyester charmeuse material, the floor-length robe has a luxurious flowing drape that's perfect for lounging on special occasions or layering for everyday wear. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 6 July 2021",
      "Featuring a wrap waist with an adjustable tie and lightweight charmeuse fabric, this skirt is great as a coverup over a swimsuit or as a skirt paired with a solid-colored tank. \u2014 Jenna Sims, Southern Living , 10 June 2021",
      "Serena\u2019s baby news (and her ivory silk charmeuse maternity set, a real find in a prison for war criminals) warms her up, reminds Rita of their bond over baby Nichole, and hearkens back to that chat in the Waterford kitchen. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 5 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, feminine of charmeur charmer, from charmer to charm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083909"
  },
  "conglomerative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds",
      ": to gather into a mass or coherent whole",
      ": accumulate",
      ": a composite mass or mixture",
      ": rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)",
      ": a widely diversified corporation",
      ": a mass (as a rock) formed of fragments from various sources",
      ": a corporation engaging in many different kinds of business",
      ": made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds",
      ": to gather (something) into a mass or coherent whole",
      ": to gather into a mass or coherent whole",
      ": a composite mass or mixture",
      ": a widely diversified company",
      ": a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-r\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-r\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "convene",
      "converge",
      "forgather",
      "foregather",
      "gather",
      "meet",
      "rendezvous"
    ],
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      "empire"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration",
      "over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river",
      "Noun",
      "a news and entertainment conglomerate",
      "Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The need is especially acute in the southern German states, home to industrial giants like BASF chemicals, the automaker Daimler and the conglomerate Siemens. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The major contention behind UMG NA\u2019s spin was allowing it to be valued as per its potential which was lost in the conglomerate nature of VIV FP\u2019s operational structure. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "After all, conglomerate BBK owns both brands, alongside other smartphone companies from China like Vivo and Realme. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "In 2018 the stock was tossed out of the Dow Jones Industrial average. Culp \u2014 who previously ran a mini- conglomerate , Danaher \u2014 has spun off or sold many units. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "National Medical was sold to the conglomerate W.R. Grace & Co. and other investors for about $360 million in the mid-1980s and then sold to Fresenius, a German company, a decade later. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Piramal Enterprises by creating a diversified financial services conglomerate and a leading pharma player. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Other critical reviews of the Astro have focused on Amazon\u2019s slow creep into our private spaces with smart devices, or on the banal evilness of the mega- conglomerate behind the product. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Reuters reported this week that the firm sent a letter to investors calling for a potential breakup of the Seven & i Holdings conglomerate or other moves to increase the company\u2019s share price. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "About 373 million people in 45 cities were living under some form of lockdown in China last month, according to an estimate from the Japanese financial services conglomerate Nomura Holdings. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "It is produced by the LeBron James and Maverick Carter media conglomerate The SpringHill Company in partnership with Marsai Martin and Joshua Martin of Genius Entertainment. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Rakuten is a global e-commerce and internet services conglomerate headquartered in Japan and getting deeper into entertainment content creation, marketing and distribution businesses. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Times Internet, the digital arm of giant Indian media conglomerate the Times Group, operates MX Media Co, the parent company of MX TakaTak and popular streaming platform MX Player. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Shares of Bernard Arnault\u2019s luxury goods conglomerate LVMH actually rose slightly this week, adding $4.5 billion to his fortune and propelling him past Bezos into the ever-fluctuating runner-up position. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "PerSeptive developed leading-edge technology in protein analysis, and grew to $100 million in revenue before Afeyan, sold it to scientific instruments conglomerate Perkin-Elmer for $360 million in 1998. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The pair have traded the title several times this year, as has Bernard Arnault, chief of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, in an unprecedented year of jockeying atop the billionaire rankings. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Then there was Merck, the pharmaceuticals conglomerate whose association with the Nazis may have been the most lurid of them all. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That culminated in the plan announced in November to break up the once-mighty conglomerate . \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Irish Distillers, the conglomerate owned by Pernod Ricard that is in charge of these whiskey brands, announced an investment of more than $50 million to achieve the goal of becoming completely carbon neutral in the next four years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "The fragile financialization that propped up the conglomerate was exposed by the financial crisis of 2008, revealing the need for multiple handouts just to survive. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Raytheon Technologies was created in 2019 when Raytheon, then focused almost entirely on military business, acquired the industrial technology conglomerate United Technologies in an all-stock deal worth roughly $74 billion. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Similarly, over at LVMH, the conglomerate \u2019s fine-jewelry division ballooned by 167 percent in 2021, over 2020. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
      "For years, the cosmetics conglomerate has been supplying South Africa with beauty products aimed at celebrating beauty in all of its shades \u2014 to everyone\u2019s knowledge, at least. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
      "Increasing profits in the conglomerate \u2019s railroad, utilities and energy businesses and a turnaround in its insurance-underwriting operations also helped boost results. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin conglomeratus , past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball \u2014 more at clam"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1572, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084045"
  },
  "charka":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a domestic spinning wheel used in India chiefly for cotton"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi carkha , from Persian charkha, charkh wheel, from Middle Persian chark ; akin to Avestan chaxra- wheel, Sanskrit cakra"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084125"
  },
  "crowd out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084237"
  },
  "commentation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a commentary especially on a text",
      ": the act of commenting : interpretation or expression of opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmen-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, commentary, from Latin commentation-, commentatio meditation, treatise, from commentatus (past participle of commentari to meditate upon) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084320"
  },
  "coxswain":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sailor who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew and who usually steers",
      ": a steersman of a racing shell who usually directs the rowers",
      ": to direct as coxswain",
      ": to act as coxswain",
      ": the person who steers or directs the rowers of a boat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-s\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsw\u0101n",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k-s\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsw\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Atlantic Coast Conference, for example, permits a third eight-person boat and a second four-person boat, plus a coxswain for each, for up to 37 women. \u2014 Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Broadland has hopes of landing a spot as the coxswain of the U.S. National crew. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "President Biden\u2019s Trade Policy is not very different from the coxswain \u2019s story. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Each new summer brings a certain amount of churn, usually with a slightly different crew, a different coach and a different coxswain . \u2014 Ted Diadiun, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "According to tradition, if a race was won, the coxswain would be tossed into the Schuylkill River (an unfathomable outcome). \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Mom, and her husband, were later sentenced to federal prison after the celebrity couple pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy involving payments that resulted in their daughter being admitted to USC as a coxswain despite having no rowing experience. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Prosecutors alleged in the case that in 2016 Heinel presented the girl to a USC admissions committee as a talented coxswain being recruited by the school\u2019s rowing coach, which was not true. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Without a coxswain , Luczak steers the four from the stroke seat with a rudder cable attached to her right foot. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This time around, the eight is composed mostly of Olympic first-timers \u2013 Musnicki and coxswain Katelin Guregian are its only members who have been to the Games before. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
      "But only coxswain Katelin Guregian and four rowers \u2013 Musnicki, Olivia Coffey, Gia Doonan and Kristine O\u2019Brien \u2013 were in the 2019 boat and the Tokyo boat. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 30 July 2021",
      "Watching her granddaughter Hannah pitch through a tough inning of softball or her granddaughter Lily coxswain for the rowing team was a marvel. \u2014 Cecile Richards, Glamour , 11 May 2018"
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      "Noun",
      "Middle English cokswayne , from cok cockboat (a small boat) + swain servant"
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      "Noun",
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      "noun"
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      ": a somewhat twining annual herb ( Vicia sativa ) that was introduced from Europe, that is grown especially as a forage, silage, and green manure crop, and that often escapes to waste places and roadsides"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The contrast brings a country house eclecticism to their celebrations, enhanced with a charming shop dog and strawberry plants in Royal Victorian terracotta pots. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Renowned British interior designer Nina Campbell designed each of the 61 luxury guest rooms with a lavish mixtures of wallpapers and rich fabrics, blending perfectly with the country house architecture. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Objects showcasing the queen's love for animals and the great outdoors also will be on display at her country house of Sandringham. \u2014 Jane Levere, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "The ship operates like a floating country house , with 30 staterooms, as do its sister ships, including the brand new Lord of the Highlands, whose maiden voyage was in April. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Jessie Buckley plays Harper, a young woman who escapes to a glorious English country house in the hopes of healing after her husband\u2019s suicide. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 May 2022",
      "Harper rents a British country house to work through her trauma, but the men of the local village (all of whom are played by the actor Rory Kinnear) insinuate, belittle and wheedle her, too. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Their first show, in May 1986, was of Mr. Bush\u2019s work, lush and evocative domestic interiors from a crumbling Irish country house . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "All while putting the finishing touches on their new country house , Erin and Ben have been gearing up for some pretty big career milestones. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 Apr. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084729"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of several herbs (genus Zantedeschia ) of the arum family",
      ": a house or greenhouse plant ( Z. aethiopica ) with a white showy spathe and yellow spadix"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Use these calla lily care tips to keep your plants blooming all summer long. \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
      "Some plants to avoid are calla lily , sago palm, azalea and rhododendron, among others. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 May 2021",
      "See Mother\u2019s Day ideas, from a fresco pink calla lily plant ($45) to a lavender plant growing in a sustainable planter ($38). \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2021",
      "Calla Lilies The chic and understated calla lily is a simple and modern choice for a bouquet\u2014whether on Valentine's Day or otherwise. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Or what about an X-rayed calla lily from 1986, as stunning as a Georgia O\u2019Keeffe drawing? \u2014 Maria G. Keehan, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Firefighters and other volunteers decked the hydrant with a calla lily wreath to mark the 114th anniversary of the quake and fire. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The bride, clutching a bouquet of calla lilies and hibiscus, followed a path of white delphiniums that led to an altar adorned with a huge arch of white, yellow, lavender and soft pink flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
      "The Look: Tropicalia Versatile anthurium, heliconia, calla lilies , and cone ginger are your friends here, and feel free to lean on Monstera, banana leaves, and Alocasia for greenery. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020"
    ],
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      "New Latin, genus name, modification of Greek kallaia rooster's wattles"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084919"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a variety of the heraldic fur potent in which each pane stands head to head or foot to foot with one of the same tincture above or below it"
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      "\u00a6kau\u0307nt\u0259(r)+"
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    "examples":[],
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      "counter- + potent"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085201"
  },
  "cerebell-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cerebellum",
      ": cerebellar : cerebellar and"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cerebellum"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085338"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to have a particular appearance"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085605"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": regardless of what happens"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085836"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": triller"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085948"
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  "choir manual":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the manual of a choir organ"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090325"
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  "cradle vault":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": barrel vault"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090414"
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  "completist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": one who wants to make something (such as a collection) complete"
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      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113-tist"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "True completists , then, must rely on baseball card brokers to track them down. \u2014 Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Your best shot at a completist stream is going to be C-SPAN 2, which will show the action on the Senate floor in full. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Holiday completists will want to see the new holiday version of the Sesame Street parade also. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Nov. 2019",
      "To attract younger listeners, subscribers to any series can now bring up to two children for free, and $25 student passes allow access to all 18 concerts, which would let completists hear them for just $1.39 apiece. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "So Leonardo completists who come to Paris with a checklist may be disappointed. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "At this year\u2019s convention, when Han sat down for a panel discussion with fellow YA author and Instagram fashion partnership director Eva Chen, the room was overflowing with delighted Jenny Han completists , ready to applaud at the slightest notice. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 5 June 2019",
      "Dandelyan Expect a mix of hotel guests\u2014the Mondrian is one of the few high-end spots to stay anywhere in the area\u2014and cocktail completists , pilgrimaging here to sample some of Ryan Chetiyawardana\u2019s drinks. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "The list was unquestionably impressive in variety and dramatic range, as fellow completists can attest, especially as brought to life by Mr. Gardiner. \u2014 James R. Oestreich, New York Times , 22 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090426"
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  "clickstream":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a record of the activity (such as clicks) of a user on a website"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik-\u02ccstr\u0113m"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1995, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090558"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compactly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m\u02c8pakt\u0259\u0307dl\u0113",
      "-li"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090710"
  },
  "counselable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": willing to receive advice",
      ": advisable"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090923"
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  "carfuffle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": disorder , disarrange , ruffle",
      ": ruffle , agitation , disorder , flurry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4r\u02c8f\u0259f\u0259l",
      "k\u0259r-",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Transitive verb",
      "Scots car- (from Scottish Gaelic car turn, twist) + fuffle , verb"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091136"
  },
  "conclusiveness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being a conclusion",
      ": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability",
      ": decisive sense 1",
      ": of, relating to, or being a conclusion",
      ": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of inability to be refuted"
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      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv"
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      "absolute",
      "clear",
      "deciding",
      "decisive",
      "definitive",
      "last"
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      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "unclear"
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    "examples":[
      "the archeological discovery was conclusive proof that the Vikings had indeed settled in North America around 1000 A.D.",
      "a conclusive argument for allowing the students to put on a play of their own choosing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the latest increase in passengers has given Metro more clarity about the effects of telework on its finances, agency leaders say the train shortage continues to hinder them from gathering conclusive data on rail ridership. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "While firmer treatment protocols are under review, at this time, there are no conclusive data or recommendations regarding the use of supplements in the treatment of long-COVID. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "At the same time, citing a lack of conclusive data, the V.A. was denying the vast majority of burn-pit-exposure claims. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "That, says Shaw, is too personal for conclusive data. \u2014 Christina Cacouris, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s no conclusive data yet about whether Omicron is a vaccine resistant, but experts say it\u2019s only a matter of time before such a strain appears. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "While conclusive data is sparse, studies are underway to determine the variant\u2019s rate of transmission and the level of protection offered by current Covid-19 vaccines. \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Israel claimed that the building had housed equipment used by the militant group Hamas to interfere with Israel\u2019s Iron Dome missile-defense system, but no conclusive investigation followed. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Public pressure to determine the conclusive truth through trials or congressional investigations frequently only builds because of initial, sometimes imperfect, press reports. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see conclude"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091211"
  },
  "child-free":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without children"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012b(-\u0259)l(d)-\u00a6fr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1901, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091218"
  },
  "cellar club":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a social club made up of young men in a poor urban area"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091305"
  },
  "cereus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various cacti (as of the genus Cereus ) of the western U.S. and tropical America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sir-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Samples of the allergy remedy were tested and traces of Bacillus cereus were found. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 June 2022",
      "Allergy Bee Gone for Kids tested positive for traces of Bacillus cereus , which can lead to life-threatening illnesses in some people. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Furthermore, the samples also tested positive for the Bacillus cereus bacteria. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 June 2022",
      "And the company initiated the recall after discovering the presence of a bacteria (Bacillus cereus ) in a bottle from that lot. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The announcement for this wound care gel recall explains that patients who use the product risk developing an infection with the Bacillus cereus bacteria. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Experts warn against improperly storing leftover rice because rice, pasta and other foods contain a bacterium called Bacillus cereus . \u2014 Abbey Monsour, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Bacillus cereus is a bacterium found in soil, vegetables, and raw and processed foods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Bacillus cereus is common bacteria in the environment that creates two different toxins. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, genus name, from Latin, wax candle, from cera wax \u2014 more at cerumen"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1731, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103556"
  },
  "cruelness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings",
      ": causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain",
      ": unrelieved by leniency",
      ": wanting to cause others to suffer",
      ": causing or helping to cause suffering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "butcherly",
      "fiendish",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benign",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a cruel twist of fate",
      "Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cat declawing ban Hogan signed on Thursday will make Maryland just the second state to outlaw the increasingly controversial practice, which animal welfare advocates describe as cruel , unnecessary and inhumane. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There are billions more people shackled by poverty, addiction, depression, anxiety, abuse, loneliness, and of course, this cruel and senseless war in Ukraine. \u2014 Rabbi Steve Leder, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The footage prompted shock and anger, with many calling the dog's killing cruel and unnecessary. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Maradiaga, Chamorro, and their fellow political prisoners are held in cruel and inhumane conditions. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This cruel and pointless war against Ukraine is an extension of that disposition. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Bear League, an advocacy group for bears, told the outlet that euthanizing the bear is unnecessary and cruel . \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The View after sharing a personal observation on the driving force behind the Nazi\u2019s cruel and inhumane actions during the Holocaust. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crudelis , from crudus \u2014 see crude entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103715"
  },
  "Caesar":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar",
      ": a powerful ruler:",
      ": emperor",
      ": autocrat , dictator",
      ": the civil power : a temporal ruler",
      "(Gaius) Julius 100\u201344 b.c. Roman general, statesman, and writer",
      "[from the reference in Matthew 22:21]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "despot",
      "dictator",
      "f\u00fchrer",
      "fuehrer",
      "oppressor",
      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Gaius Julius Caesar"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103907"
  },
  "cave art":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the art of Paleolithic humans represented by drawings and paintings on the walls of caves"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104019"
  },
  "clumsiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace",
      ": lacking tact or subtlety",
      ": awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy",
      ": lacking skill or grace in movement",
      ": awkwardly or carelessly made or done",
      ": awkward to handle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0259m-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8kl\u0259m-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "butterfingered",
      "cack-handed",
      "graceless",
      "ham-fisted",
      "ham-handed",
      "handless",
      "heavy-handed",
      "left-handed",
      "maladroit",
      "unhandy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deft",
      "dexterous",
      "dextrous",
      "handy",
      "sure-handed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm sorry about spilling your wine\u2014that was very clumsy of me.",
      "I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.",
      "She made a clumsy attempt at a joke.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If your wine lover is clumsy handling that mini knife on the waiter\u2019s wine key (or doesn\u2019t have one), this ergonomically designed foil cutter saves frustration and fingers. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When Fendell asked Mackenzie about her bruises, Mackenzie offered vague comments about being clumsy . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Stalter plays Kayla, the clumsy assistant to their talent agent Jimmy (played by series co-creator Paul W. Downs). \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "In the titular role, Duff shined as a sweet, clumsy teen who just wants to be popular. \u2014 Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022",
      "And all of a sudden, Hatha-haters are dropping their snark like a clumsy romantic-comedy heroine dropping her purse at a busy intersection. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "The best design apps, including Photoshop, are still tailored for mouse and trackpad, and can be clumsy to operate with styluses in general. \u2014 Kenny Wassus, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "That scrutiny was fueled by an admittedly clumsy rollout -- such as a confusing name -- as well as an initial lack of specifics about the board's operations. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
      "In a pair of braids and her signature winged eyeliner, the comedian posed stiffly in front of the spinning wheel and launched into a clumsy sales pitch for a fictional establishment called Cecily\u2019s Butter Shop. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from obsolete English clumse benumbed with cold"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104050"
  },
  "crowd-pleaser":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d-\u02ccpl\u0113-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1943, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122411"
  },
  "cataclasm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a breaking down : disruption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kat\u0259\u02ccklaz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "irregular (after Greek klasma fragment, from klan to break) from Greek kataklan to break down, from kata- cata- + klan to break"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122548"
  },
  "chaprassi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official messenger : functionary , overseer , servant , porter , bearer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi capr\u0101s\u012b, cap\u1e5b\u0101s\u012b , from capr\u0101s, cap\u1e5b\u0101s badge"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122756"
  },
  "cementatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cementing firmly : tending to unify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8ment\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "s\u0113\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cement entry 2 + -atory (as in separatory )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122911"
  },
  "cordiest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or like cord : having cords or parts resembling cords",
      ": of a thready or striated appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123153"
  },
  "cybernaut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": netizen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccn\u022ft",
      "-n\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cybercitizen",
      "cybersurfer",
      "netizen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cybernaut who bookmarks all of the weird sites that he stumbles across"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cyber- + -naut (as in astronaut )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1989, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123200"
  },
  "Clactonian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a Lower Paleolithic culture usually characterized by stone flakes with a half cone at the point of striking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "klak-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Clacton -on-Sea, England"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1932, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123317"
  },
  "computation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or action of computing : calculation",
      ": the use or operation of a computer",
      ": a system of reckoning",
      ": an amount computed",
      ": the act or action of determining by use of mathematics",
      ": a result obtained by using mathematics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pyu\u0307-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-py\u00fc-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-py\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arithmetic",
      "calculation",
      "calculus",
      "ciphering",
      "figures",
      "figuring",
      "math",
      "mathematics",
      "number crunching",
      "numbers",
      "reckoning"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "methods used for the computation of taxes",
      "The solution required a series of computations .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Put simply, statistics is philosophy more than mathematical computation . \u2014 Yasin Kakande, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "So, M2-based computers are expected to be 18% faster for computation and 35% faster for graphics than M1 machines, but not necessarily faster than something based on the M1 Pro or M1 Ultra. \u2014 Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "The researchers programmed the processor to perform cycles of 45 minutes of computation work followed by 15 minutes of standby. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
      "Shifting the storage and computation responsibilities to the edge can mitigate the risk to both nation-state security and the individual privacy of citizens. \u2014 Robert Napoli, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Machines constructed this way could disengage their operations from the inputs of electronic sensors and create novel forms of computation that resemble internal cognitive processes. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "The reasonable compensation issue plays a role in the QBI computation because S corporation shareholders are allocated a pro rata share of the S corporation\u2019s QBI and such amount is determined after the deduction of reasonable compensation. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But the foundation of the search tool also relies on a lot of rote computation , unsexy work done in great big data centers that use lots of energy. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Rather than requiring computation , machines using soft logic have simple reactions based directly on changes in electrical resistance across the grid. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123325"
  },
  "categorical imperative":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a moral obligation or command that is unconditionally and universally binding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123445"
  },
  "clarino":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clarion",
      ": the trumpet as played in the 17th century in its high range without valves \u2014 compare overblow",
      ": the first trumpet part",
      ": the middle register of the clarinet",
      ": solitaire sense 5b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u0259\u02c8r\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Italian, trumpet, probably from Spanish clar\u00edn",
      "Noun (2)",
      "modification of Spanish clar\u00edn , literally, trumpet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123527"
  },
  "concresce":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grow together : coalesce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8kres",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6k-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin concrescere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123612"
  },
  "calabash curare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": curare obtained from a South American woody vine ( Sirychnos toxifera )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124221"
  },
  "catch a break":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have a some good luck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124441"
  },
  "corrugated pottery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coil pottery usually with indentations on the surface of the coils typical of modified Basket Maker culture and common in later stages of the Anasazi culture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124450"
  },
  "concertante":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a 17th or 18th century musical composition for orchestra with parts for solo instruments or for several solo instruments without orchestra \u2014 compare concerto grosso",
      ": concertino sense 1",
      ": displaying or affording opportunity to display brilliancy in a solo part in an instrumental composition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00e4n-t\u0113",
      "-sh\u0259r-",
      "-\u02cct\u0101",
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u00a6t\u00e4nt",
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00e4n-t\u0113",
      "-sh\u0259r-",
      "-\u02cct\u0101",
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u00a6t\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "concertante from Italian, noun & adjective, from present participle of concertare to form or perform a concert, from concerto concert; concertato from Italian, noun & adjective, from past participle of concertare",
      "Adjective",
      "Italian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124612"
  },
  "caviuna wood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brazilian rosewood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kav\u0113\u00a6\u00fcn\u0259-",
      "k\u0259\u02c8vy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese cabiuna , probably from Tupi caa- biuna"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124723"
  },
  "ciphering":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": zero sense 1a",
      ": one that has no weight, worth, or influence : nonentity",
      ": a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning",
      "\u2014 compare code sense 3b",
      ": a message in code",
      ": arabic numeral",
      ": a combination of symbolic letters",
      ": the interwoven initials of a name",
      ": to use figures in a mathematical process",
      ": encipher",
      ": to compute arithmetically",
      ": zero sense 1",
      ": a method of secret writing or the alphabet or letters and symbols used in such writing",
      ": a message in code",
      ": to use figures in doing a problem in arithmetic : calculate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aught",
      "goose egg",
      "naught",
      "nought",
      "nil",
      "nothing",
      "o",
      "oh",
      "zero",
      "zilch",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calculate",
      "compute",
      "figure",
      "reckon",
      "work out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cipher that can't be decoded",
      "She was nothing more than a cipher .",
      "Verb",
      "were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pages on the left (verso) were written in a cipher . \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "As a cipher of pop culture, Hollywood can\u2019t be beat. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, the cipher that Wittgenstein employed was both basic and known to his siblings, who used it as children (z is a, y is b, etc.). \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Kawakami gradually reveals the woman beneath the cipher , as Fuyuko is forced to confront the specter of Mizuno, the aloof teenager who took her virginity in a brutal encounter. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Don't ask me, but some online sleuths have already managed to figure out the cipher in the image. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Morse code, Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s Dancing Men code, the Knights Templar cipher and polyalphabetic substitution ciphers. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "The musicologist Nelly Kravetz discovered that this second musical cipher alludes to the pianist Elmira Nazirova, with whom Shostakovich was besotted at the time. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "It may be baked into the actual story, but John\u2019s cipher -like quality, added to the character\u2019s hypothermia and dazed, near-suicidal reluctance for help, sometimes reduces him to more of a prop than a persona. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center). \u2014 Stephen Nash, New York Times , 25 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin cifra , from Arabic \u1e63ifr empty, cipher, zero"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124740"
  },
  "Chicagoland":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "the Chicago metropolitan area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)g\u014d-\u02ccland",
      "-\u02c8k\u022f-",
      "-g\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125220"
  },
  "court art":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": art forms that exemplify or illustrate the elegant tastes or customs of a royal court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125225"
  },
  "capriccioso":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free and impulsive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02ccpr\u0113ch\u0113\u02c8\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d",
      "-ich-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from capriccio + -oso -ous"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125624"
  },
  "contingency reserve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an appropriation of surplus or retained earnings that may or may not be funded, indicating a reservation against a specific or general contingency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130132"
  },
  "cocky's joy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": treacle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0113z-",
      "-kiz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cocky entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130739"
  },
  "chessylite blue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": azurite blue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130954"
  },
  "chop off":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove (something) by cutting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131012"
  },
  "cook wrasse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wrasse ( Crenilabrus mixtus ) of English waters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131147"
  },
  "castigatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or concerned with castigation : punitive",
      ": an instrument for castigation",
      ": cucking stool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-g\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin castigatorius , from castigatus + -orius -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131245"
  },
  "cry (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.",
      ": to speak in a loud voice : to say something loudly or from a distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131316"
  },
  "Clark":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1850\u20131921",
      "Clark American politician",
      "George Rogers 1752\u20131818 American soldier and frontiersman",
      "Helen (Elizabeth) 1950\u2013 prime minister of New Zealand (1999\u20132008)",
      "Joe 1939\u2013 Charles Joseph Clark Canadian politician; prime minister (1979\u201380)",
      "Kenneth B(ancroft) 1914\u20132005 American psychologist",
      "Kenneth Mackenzie 1903\u20131983 Baron Clark of Saltwood British art historian",
      "Mark Wayne 1896\u20131984 American general",
      "Tom Campbell 1899\u20131977 American jurist",
      "William 1770\u20131838 brother of George Rogers Clark American explorer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131320"
  },
  "confederationist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supporter or adherent of a confederation or of a policy of confederating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131331"
  },
  "chough":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two Old World birds ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus ) that are related to the crows and have red legs and glossy blue-black plumage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131424"
  },
  "colometry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": measurement or division (as of a manuscript or a rhythmic utterance) by cola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle Greek k\u014dlometria , from Greek k\u014dlo- (from k\u014dlon part of a strophe) + -metria -metry"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131504"
  },
  "Catullus":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Gaius Valerius circa 84\u2013 circa 54 b.c. Roman poet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131640"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of compiling",
      ": something compiled",
      ": a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "also",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "album",
      "anthology",
      "collectanea",
      "compendium",
      "florilegium",
      "miscellany",
      "reader"
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    "examples":[
      "The CD is a compilation of greatest hits.",
      "the slow compilation of data",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book is a compilation of essays, personal narratives, and art from refugee youth around the world. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The video is a compilation of voice recordings of residents describing Shanghai's lockdown accompanied by melancholic instrumental music and black-and-white photos of empty Shanghai streets. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The committee concluded the evening with a video compilation of rioters attributing their actions to the lies and the urging of Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As early as November, the teen wrote messages on Discord documenting his plan to allegedly murder Black people in a mass shooting, according to a compilation of messages reviewed by The Washington Post. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "Following the release of MCR's 2010 album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, the band dropped 10 singles in 2012 and 2013 as a compilation titled Conventional Weapons before announcing their breakup in March 2013. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Proceedings must be based on compilation of evidence and procedural regularity absent overtones of political retribution. \u2014 Michael A. Newton, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Skating to a compilation of Elton John\u2019s music, Nathan executed a remarkable performance that included a triple axel, a triple lutz, and a triple toe loop combination. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Meet the new skateboarders in his story, and take a look at this compilation of stories about why skateboarding is part of Southern California\u2019s cultural fabric. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see compile"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131758"
  },
  "CAB":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)",
      ": cabriolet",
      ": a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)",
      ": a carriage for hire",
      ": taxicab",
      ": the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls",
      ": a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls",
      ": to travel in a cab",
      ": cabernet sauvignon",
      "Civil Aeronautics Board",
      ": a light closed carriage pulled by a horse",
      ": a vehicle that carries paying passengers : taxicab",
      ": the covered compartment for the engineer and the controls of a locomotive or for the operator of a truck, tractor, or crane",
      "[short for cabin ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4b",
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8kab"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hack",
      "taxi",
      "taxicab"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Hebrew qabh",
      "Noun (2)",
      "short for cabriolet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1831, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1986, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131910"
  },
  "capitular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to an ecclesiastical chapter",
      ": of or relating to a capitulum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8pich-\u0259-l\u0259r, -\u02ccl\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin capitularis , from capitulum"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132027"
  },
  "Caesalpiniaceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees having a regular or slightly irregular corolla, the petals imbricated in the bud, and the fruit a legume, important genera being Caesalpinia, Cassia, Bauhinia, Tamarindus , and Copaifera"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccpin\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Caesalpinia , type genus + -aceae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132051"
  },
  "cream tea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small meal eaten in the afternoon that includes tea with scones, jam, and cream"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132117"
  },
  "cook-off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cooking competition",
      ": to fire as a result of overheating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132157"
  },
  "congenital adrenal hyperplasia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several disorders that are marked by an inadequate synthesis of cortisol and often aldosterone , are typically characterized by excessive production of androgens , virilization of female external genitalia, and hypertension, and include a severe form resulting in dangerously low levels of sodium and high levels of potassium in the blood shortly after birth",
      ": any of several hereditary disorders that are marked by inadequate synthesis of cortisol and often aldosterone, are typically characterized by excessive production of androgens, virilization of female external genitalia, and hypertension, and include a severe form resulting in potentially fatal hyponatremia and hyperkalemia shortly after birth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132218"
  },
  "cod smack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": codman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cod entry 3 + smack (vessel)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132319"
  },
  "contingent (on":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "determined by something else the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132540"
  },
  "cloister":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a monastic establishment",
      ": an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted",
      ": monastic life",
      ": a place or state of seclusion",
      ": a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade",
      ": to seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister",
      ": to surround with a cloister",
      ": monastery , convent",
      ": a covered passage with arches along or around the walls of a courtyard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fi-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u022fi-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abbey",
      "friary",
      "hermitage",
      "monastery",
      "priory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "monks living in a cloister in the country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fourteen years later, Catholic women in Los Angeles raised funds to build the sisters a new cloister , chapel and office complex on the same site, designed by architect Wallace Neff. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The roof surrounded a central cloister in which a pomegranate tree had overgrown its yard. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "To their left, a cloister of coniferous trees, swaying in the breeze. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "With no straight walls in the entire home, the design is meant to feel like entering some of the most sacred spaces of humankind: a womb, a cloister , a cave. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "For me, coming from the hilly cloister of late \u201980s Pittsburgh, smokestacked and river-rich, this desert landscape was a lesson in possibility, proof that there were parallel universes beyond my imagining, just as Mom promised. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Silent men were observed about the country, or discovered in the forest, digging, clearing, and building; and other silent men, not seen, were sitting in the cold cloister , . . . \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The ceiling is tall and arched, like the hallways of a cloister , and offers acoustics befitting a motet. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Behind the cloister seal, the sisters gossip and backstab each other, sneak out and throw parties, driven mad by men but mostly each other. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With coronavirus infection almost nonexistent in China, according to official statistics, Beijing has no epidemiological reason to cloister Olympic participants. \u2014 Jonathan Kolatch, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Correctly used, quarantine describes the period of time when people who think they\u2019ve been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 are supposed to cloister themselves\u2014a precaution in case an infection manifests. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "A year of extremes, 2020 has driven some people to claim the streets and others to cloister at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "In addition to being cloistered inside with their abuser, job and financial losses can inflame stress. \u2014 Casey Tolan, CNN , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Fears of Covid-19 then kept them both cloistered in the mother\u2019s studio apartment. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
      "Want to take a walk but cloistered inside because of the pandemic? \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 2 May 2020",
      "As people cloister in their homes and practice social distancing, 72% of domestic workers report being out of work, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "With folks cloistered at home, there could be some money in delivering for other platforms such as Grubhub or DoorDash. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English cloistre , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin claustrum , from Latin, bar, bolt, from claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132713"
  },
  "CIP":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Cataloging in Publication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133448"
  },
  "conglobe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conglobate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014db",
      "k\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133640"
  },
  "Carranza":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Venustiano 1859\u20131920 president of Mexico (1915\u201320)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ran-z\u0259",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133731"
  },
  "cybernetician":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a specialist in cybernetics",
      ": a specialist in cybernetics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u012b-(\u02cc)b\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u012b-(\u02cc)b\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02c8tish-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134021"
  },
  "calcrete":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a limestone formed by the cementation of soil, sand, gravel, shells, by calcium carbonate deposited by evaporation, or by the escape of carbon dioxide from vadose water : caliche"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal\u02cckr\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cal cium + -crete (as in concrete , noun)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134235"
  },
  "cheer up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become happier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134302"
  },
  "compactedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compactness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-dn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134425"
  },
  "counterprotest":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a protest staged to counter or oppose another protest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cctest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1595, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134443"
  },
  "corrugated paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thick coarse paper corrugated to give it elasticity and used as a protective wrapper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134828"
  },
  "commonty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a right of ownership in land held in common by two or more persons and under certain servitudes",
      ": the land itself",
      ": common of pasture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259nt\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English comunete, comountee , from Middle French comunet\u00e9"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135134"
  },
  "corporativism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corporatism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m",
      "-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corporative + -ism"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135542"
  },
  "coquille lens":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an oval glass of curved surface and uniform thickness used in eyeglasses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "coquille"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135613"
  },
  "cager":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker who loads and unloads cages and gives hoisting signals",
      ": a mechanical apparatus for pushing cars on or off a cage",
      ": a basketball player"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101j\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cage entry 1 + -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135644"
  },
  "cogitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conceivable , thinkable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140139"
  },
  "cast and crew":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": all the actors and other people who work to produce a show"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140327"
  },
  "chimic":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chimic archaic variant of chemic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140338"
  },
  "collinsia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of U.S. biennial or annual herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with irregular whorled flowers",
      ": any plant of the genus Collinsia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8linz\u0113\u0259",
      "-s\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Zaccheus Collins \u20201831 American botanist + New Latin -ia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140448"
  },
  "communicator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that communicates something",
      ": a person who conveys information or knowledge to others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The former actor and comedian has proven himself to be a masterful communicator , resisting efforts to leave his country and inspiring his people to fend off a powerful adversary. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "This behavior feels parental to those on the receiving end and implies that the manager either views the employee as a poor communicator or believes that ideas are more readily received when coming from those of a higher rank. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "With a diverse professional background, both as an employee and entrepreneur, Robert is highly driven, passionate, and a great communicator who loves discussing finance. \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "The cosmic communicator also conjoins Jupiter, increasing the volume by quite a few decibels. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Later, people within GABP would claim Krivsky had poor people skills, wasn\u2019t a good communicator . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
      "Coming from a musician background himself, Harrison is a natural communicator for what Delshad expressed was needed, bringing the selections to Horner and bridging the gap between the creative and the sync. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Being a visual communicator empowered him to become a better critical thinker. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The Moon in your mystical 12th house is connecting with communicator Mercury in your deeply intense 8th house, channeling something otherworldly your way. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1550, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140718"
  },
  "carlacue":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of carlacue variant of curlicue:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140743"
  },
  "climbing the walls":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling very anxious or frustrated because one has a lot of energy but is unable to do something he or she wants to do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140751"
  },
  "citharist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a player on the cithara"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sith\u0259r\u0259\u0307st",
      "\u02c8ki-",
      "ki\u02c8th\u00e4r\u0259\u0307st"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "citharist from Middle English, from Middle French cithariste , from Latin citharista , from Greek kitharist\u0113s , from kithara cithara + -ist\u0113s -ist; citharista from Latin"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1663, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141038"
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  "cat chain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a small chain that reeves through a block at the cathead or at a davit head and is used with the ground chain to cat an anchor in ships with ram bows"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cat entry 2"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141129"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": nibble , gnaw"
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      "\u02c8chav\u0259l"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English chavlen, chaulen , from chavel, chauel jaw"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141213"
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  "contemporaneity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being contemporaneous or contemporary"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8n\u0101-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "contemporane(ous) + -ity"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141240"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": quartersawed"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141823"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": netizen"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "cybernaut",
      "cybersurfer",
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    "examples":[
      "cybercitizens have an obligation to treat one another with respect"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1994, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141936"
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  "click-through":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of clicking on a link on a web page",
      ": the volume of click-throughs on a link",
      ": to click on (a link, such as a link for a promotion or advertisement) on a web page that opens a new page or site"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik-\u02ccthr\u00fc"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1995, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141943"
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  "caddie cart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long-handled 2-wheeled cart (as for carrying upright a golf bag and clubs on a golf course)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1940, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142002"
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  "changement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": change sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259nt"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French, from changier to change + -ment"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142324"
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  "cry out against (something)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair : to protest (something)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142515"
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  "cloisterless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking a cloister"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fist\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142655"
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  "conglobate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form into a round compact mass",
      ": to form into a round compact mass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t",
      "k\u0259n-",
      "k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t, k\u0259n-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conglobatus , past participle of conglobare , from com- + globus globe"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1635, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143243"
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  "charmful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": employing charms : concerned with magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u00e4rmf\u0259l",
      "-\u0227m-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143411"
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  "cascabel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a projection behind the breech of a muzzle-loading cannon",
      ": a small hollow perforated spherical bell enclosing a loose pellet",
      ": a small, rounded, moderately pungent chili pepper that is usually used dried when it has a translucent, dark red skin and loose seeds which rattle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-sk\u0259-\u02ccbel"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, literally, small bell"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143442"
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  "comprehensible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being comprehended : intelligible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-pr\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "apprehensible",
      "coherent",
      "comprehendible",
      "fathomable",
      "graspable",
      "intelligible",
      "legible",
      "scrutable",
      "understandable"
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    "antonyms":[
      "incoherent",
      "incomprehensible",
      "inscrutable",
      "insensible"
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    "examples":[
      "a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a moment, the world was small and comprehensible . \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "So introducing reliable, comprehensible , and globally comparable disclosure requirements is important, for both the economy and the financial sector. \u2014 Irene Heemskerk, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Denis Villeneuve, credited with making a book thought to be un-adaptable into something cinematic and comprehensible , returns as director. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Hood by Air was more comprehensible as one thing: The industry called it streetwear. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The depth of the loss Kanye felt since Donda\u2019s death in 2007 is for a moment made comprehensible . \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Start by releasing a concise but comprehensible disclosure on your website regarding how and why your AI is being used, as well as how it is trained and monitored. \u2014 Hikari Senju, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "In a live broadcast, analysts and shoutcasters will be tasked with making what\u2019s on screen comprehensible for a likely audience of hundreds of thousands. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021",
      "Definitions, boundaries, measurement and performance against targets needs to be comprehensible to all. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see comprehend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143616"
  },
  "crag martin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rock swallow"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143736"
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  "clannish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a clan",
      ": tending to associate only with a select group of similar background or status"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cliquey",
      "cliquish",
      "close-knit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The college faculty can be pretty clannish , so it's difficult to be an outsider there.",
      "a clannish family that can be rather cool to outsiders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Without aspirations for the future, they are held together by clannish loyalty and racist resentment \u2014 an empty sense of white entitlement and a perpetually expanding catalog of grievances. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Family WhatsApp groups keep veritable scorecards of famous desis, as though Vice President Kamala Harris or Surgeon General Vivek Murthy were cousins on whom to lavish clannish pride. \u2014 Sanjena Sathian, Time , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "At first, Edge\u2019s noisy entourage and naive enthusiasm irritated the park\u2019s rather shy and clannish community of bird enthusiasts. \u2014 Melissa Groo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "Think Jeronimo Yanez, Philando Castile\u2019s killer, and see how young officers fare in these toxic, clannish environments. \u2014 Cynthia Gomez Engoulou, Star Tribune , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "At the same time, its historical imagination is clannish . \u2014 Nikil Saval, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "The mine companies did, however, pour funding into excellent schools, hospitals, and other infrastructure, and Ely\u2019s mix of clannish immigrants implanted a lasting culture of saunas and stable family life. \u2014 Jack Brook, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 July 2020",
      "For much of the world, Mr. Varadkar is a symbol of Ireland\u2019s leap from its clannish , Catholic past to a tolerant, multiracial modernity. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "This clannish pocket of Roseland was packed with first- and second- generation homeowners willing to lend a hand with parenting responsibilities, especially to struggling neighbors. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com , 29 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145117"
  },
  "confidentness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confidence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145218"
  },
  "cryptobatholithic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to ore deposits formed near a batholith that is not exposed at the surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crypt- + batholithic"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145239"
  },
  "Chrysotrichales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an order of yellow-green algae (class Chrysophyceae ) distinguished by their branching filamentous form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Chrysotrich-, Chrysothrix, + -ales"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145318"
  },
  "conciliarism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the theory of church government that places final ecclesiastical authority in representative church councils instead of in a papacy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145441"
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  "copsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abounding in copses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4ps\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "copse entry 1 + -y"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145521"
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  "chronological age":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the age of a person as measured from birth to a given date",
      ": the age of a person as measured from birth to a given date \u2014 compare achievement age"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u00e4n-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u00e4j-i-k\u0259l-, \u02cckr\u014dn-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145826"
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  "conny boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker who removes sludge and incrustations from refining pans and vats"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145857"
  },
  "calla\u00efs":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient green stone, probably turquoise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kal\u0101\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek kala\u00efs, kalla\u00efs"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150012"
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  "convergent evolution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in unrelated or distantly related species or lineages that typically occupy similar environments or ecological niches"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150409"
  },
  "cliff-hanger":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an adventure serial or melodrama",
      ": one presented in installments each ending in suspense",
      ": a contest whose outcome is in doubt up to the very end",
      ": a suspenseful situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klif-\u02ccha\u014b-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hair-raiser",
      "nail-biter",
      "suspenser",
      "thriller"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151025"
  },
  "casimire":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of casimire variant spelling of cassimere"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151059"
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  "control head":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a casinghead for controlling unexpected flows of oil or gas from a well which is being drilled"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151323"
  },
  "Conti":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Niccol\u00f2 de' circa 1395\u20131469 Venetian traveler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dn-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151517"
  },
  "Cuba libre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cocktail made with rum, lime juice, and cola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccky\u00fc-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, literally, free Cuba"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151544"
  },
  "collidine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a number of organic bases C 8 H 11 N that are the trimethyl, methyl-ethyl, and propyl homologues of pyridine, that are in general pungent oily poisonous liquids, and are obtained chiefly as by-products in the coking process or are synthesized: such as",
      ": the liquid symmetrical trimethyl homolog made by reaction of acetone and ammonia and used as a solvent in chromatography",
      ": methylethylpyridine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccd\u0113n",
      "-d\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary coll- + -idine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152040"
  },
  "Clarington":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "municipality east-northeast of Toronto in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 84,548"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-i\u014b-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152227"
  },
  "corps troops":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": troops assigned or attached to a corps but not part of one of the divisions in the corps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152516"
  },
  "crowdsourcing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krau\u0307d-\u02ccs\u022fr-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then broaden out the crowdsourcing and ask your external vendors, stakeholders, and partners to comment in a similar fashion. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has since gathered its own data, through crowdsourcing and other means, and came up with the higher estimate. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "In 2018, the library began to ask the public for help, launching Letters to Lincoln, a massive crowdsourcing endeavor. \u2014 Maris Kreizman, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
      "Connect on social media Look for support groups on social media websites such as Facebook that are dedicated to helping parents find formula through crowdsourcing . \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "Examining the astounding abilities of Internet crowdsourcing , the documentary proves that people power can often aid in solving crimes. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "While some enterprises resort to third-party crowdsourcing services, others build proprietary solutions. \u2014 Alex Kalinovsky, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Going back to the Waze analogy, human crowdsourcing is just one piece of the puzzle today. \u2014 Rohyt Belani, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The Ride Vision system can also integrate a variety of other components including parking assist, driver monitoring and map crowdsourcing . \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crowd entry 2 + out sourcing, gerund of outsource"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2006, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152825"
  },
  "Cato":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Marcus Porcius 234\u2013149 b.c. the Elder; the Censor Roman statesman",
      "Marcus Porcius 95\u201346 b.c. the Younger; great-grandson of Cato the Elder Roman statesman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152909"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act or action of grasping with the intellect : understanding",
      ": knowledge gained by comprehending",
      ": the capacity for understanding fully",
      ": the act or process of comprising",
      ": the faculty or capability of including : comprehensiveness",
      ": connotation sense 3",
      ": ability to understand"
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      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "-pr\u0113-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hen-sh\u0259n"
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      "appreciation",
      "apprehension",
      "grasp",
      "grip",
      "hold",
      "perception",
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      "understanding"
    ],
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      "incomprehension",
      "noncomprehension"
    ],
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      "The students showed excellent reading comprehension .",
      "the president's comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This model provides the audience with familiarity and can aid in their comprehension . \u2014 Jaime Hunt, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Cell biologists know that the rewards for comprehension are substantial. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Given that the European colonizers are long gone, while Indigenous people are still around, take this as a strike in favor of the enduring power of comprehension over money. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Now is not the time to be valuing speed at the cost of comprehension . \u2014 Lauren M. Singer Trakhman, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "This increased my speed-reading rate but not my comprehension of the sad state of the rattan side table on which a beautiful Dorothy Thorpe collins glass was carelessly placed. \u2014 Michelle Slatalla, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "There is sometimes a lack of comprehension of the reality of poverty. \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Can some kind of real comprehension of the world emerge through that prison house of language? \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Its meanings dance at the edge of comprehension , but with infectious improvisatory rhythms. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin comprehension-, comprehensio , from comprehendere to understand, comprise"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152934"
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  "chuck-luck":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of chuck-luck variant of chuck-a-luck"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153242"
  },
  "catawba tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two American catalpas ( Catalpa bignonioides and C. speciosa )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by folk etymology from catalpa"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153616"
  },
  "Crago":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of the family Crangonidae) of large shrimps including the black-tailed shrimp ( C. nigricauda ) of the Pacific coast of North America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101g\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, alteration of Crangon"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153717"
  },
  "completion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of completing",
      ": the quality or state of being complete",
      ": a completed forward pass in football",
      ": the act or process of making whole or finishing : the condition of being whole or finished"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113-sh\u0259n",
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.",
      "The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The date of completion was originally Sept. 10, 2022, but is now set at June 2023. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "The expansion will generate enough tax revenue to offset the state\u2019s investment within four years of the completion , said study co-author Frank Manzo IV, executive director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. \u2014 Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Agile doesn't let perfection get in the way of completion . \u2014 Caroline Petersen, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "The certificate of completion hangs near the Trejo family\u2019s home altar that features multiple rosaries, images of multiple Virgin Marys and a light-skinned Jesus Christ. \u2014 Palabra, al , 25 May 2022",
      "The chapters chronicle each midnight mission in the fields, depicting both the challenge to remain undiscovered and the illicit thrill of completion . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Six more beings trailed, in various stages of completion . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The month of May was chosen to commemorate the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "TRESemm\u00e9 and SimpleeBEAUTIFUL will issue a certificate of completion to stylists who attend and complete all three Texture Certification courses, certifying that they have been educated and instructed on how to treat, trim, and style textured hair. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see complete entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153931"
  },
  "colinear":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": collinear",
      ": having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order",
      ": having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8li-n\u0113-\u0259r",
      "(\u02c8)k\u014d-\u02c8lin-\u0113-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153937"
  },
  "cowbane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several poisonous plants (such as a water hemlock) of the carrot family",
      "\u2014 see spotted cowbane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccb\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154429"
  },
  "castock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cabbage stalk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0227\u02ccst\u022fk",
      "-st\u0259\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of Middle English calstok , from Middle English cal kale + stok stock, stem"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154544"
  },
  "constitutional psychology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the systematic attempt to account for such psychological variables as temperament and character in terms of bodily shape and organic function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154632"
  },
  "cloisonn\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is applied and fired in raised cells (as of soldered wires) on a usually metal background \u2014 compare champlev\u00e9"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckl\u022fi-z\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101",
      "\u02ccklw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from past participle of cloisonner to partition"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154648"
  },
  "certificated stock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a quantity of a commodity available in a warehouse and certified by a commodity exchange as deliverable on future contracts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155001"
  },
  "chuck out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to force (someone) to leave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155033"
  },
  "contingent (on ":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "determined by something else the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155259"
  },
  "Caddo Lake":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "lake 20 miles (32 kilometers) long in northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas draining to the Red River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155322"
  },
  "cosmeticize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (something unpleasant or ugly) superficially attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4z-\u02c8me-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155736"
  },
  "continuate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": continuous , uninterrupted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Latin continu\u0101tus, past participle of continu\u0101re \"to continue \""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155741"
  },
  "corrected establishment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the mean of all high-water lunitidal intervals for at least a month used in navigation to find the approximate time of high water by adding it to the time of the moon's upper transit as shown in the nautical almanac"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corrected from past participle of correct"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160409"
  },
  "country seat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a house or estate in the country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02c8s\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161058"
  },
  "caterpillar":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth",
      ": any of various similar larvae",
      ": the wormlike larva of an insect and usually a butterfly or moth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccpi-l\u0259r",
      "-t\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccpi-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccpi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The winning caterpillar then earns the right to predict the upcoming winter forecast. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The browntail moth caterpillar is an invasive pest that can cause a rash and respiratory distress in humans. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Legions of precisely uniform spike particles are manufactured not inside chicken eggs but in the cells of the Army caterpillar . \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The film begins with a delicate yet forceful metaphor that equates the populace to the cells within a caterpillar that have to fight vehemently with the body surrounding them to morph into soaring butterflies. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the caterpillar that had a cameo in the movie remains. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Florida can be dangerous in many ways, but from mid-April to early May, health officials warn people in the state to avoid touching a fuzzy caterpillar . \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Depending upon the caterpillar \u2019s age, size may range from 0.25 to 1.5 inches. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Children held up a long piece of fabric meant to look like a caterpillar . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English catyrpel , from Anglo-French *catepelose , literally, hairy cat"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161701"
  },
  "cybercafe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a caf\u00e9 or coffee shop providing computers for access to the Internet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-ka-\u02c8f\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1994, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161838"
  },
  "cockyleekie":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cockyleekie variant spelling of cock-a-leekie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162338"
  },
  "coydog":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hybrid between a coyote and a feral dog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fi-\u02ccd\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "coy ote + dog"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163156"
  },
  "cast net":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circular or conical weighted net designed to be cast mouth downward by hand and withdrawn by lines attached to its margin \u2014 compare dip net , setnet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163327"
  },
  "caustic baryta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": barium hydroxide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163338"
  },
  "chicken noodle soup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soup made with chicken broth, chicken, and noodles and often with chopped vegetables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163548"
  },
  "coastal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the land near a shore : seashore",
      ": border , frontier",
      ": a hill or slope suited to coasting",
      ": a slide down a slope (as on a sled)",
      ": the Pacific coast of the U.S.",
      ": the immediate area of view",
      ": across an entire nation or continent",
      ": to move along or past the side of : skirt",
      ": to sail along the shore of",
      ": to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something",
      ": to sail along the shore",
      ": to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity",
      ": to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity)",
      ": to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern",
      ": the land near a shore",
      ": to move downhill by the force of gravity",
      ": to sail close to shore along a coast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dst",
      "\u02c8k\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl",
      "breeze",
      "brush",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "flow",
      "glide",
      "roll",
      "sail",
      "skim",
      "slide",
      "slip",
      "stream",
      "sweep",
      "whisk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flounder",
      "struggle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Prior to Claudette, there was Tropical Storm Ana, which formed May 22 northeast of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Bill, which formed June 14 off the coast of North Carolina. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "The thunderstorms were caused by a low-pressure system off the coast pulling monsoonal moisture northward into the region, meteorologists said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "The Coast Guard sent a group of Cuban migrants intercepted off the coast of the Florida Keys back to their country Tuesday. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
      "Bulgarian officials have also warned people living near the coast to watch out for mines, according to local media reports. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with widespread 90s to low 100s across the interior and upper 70s to upper 80s near the coast , with a slight breeze in the afternoons. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "However, forecasters will be watching for a few showers and storms to develop, especially near the coast with the sea breeze and in parts of southern Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Murat said power had been restored to some communities near the coast , but that some bridges had been washed out and mudslides blocked a number of highways. \u2014 Jos\u00c9 Mar\u00cda \u00c1lvarez, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The deputies were taking the women from Conway, near the coast , to Darlington, about 65 miles northwest. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Putin likely expected his military would secure a quick victory, then Russia would coast over a wave of sanctions by exploiting divisions in the West, investors' greed and support from other autocrats. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom just over two years ago, is expected to coast through the November election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "There are other animals without wings that can coast safely through the air. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Herschel Walker, a former football star, is expected to coast through the GOP primary next week to set up a face-off with Warnock in November\u2019s general election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Jones is trying to coast in calm waters, yet there\u2019s always some stress that comes with even a modicum of good fortune. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "This version of Schrader is the kind of candidate who should coast to reelection easily. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "For many of the races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday\u2019s primary will coast to victory in November. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Good material, bad material, big-budget studio clangers, low-budget indies on wry: The man does not coast . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English cost , from Anglo-French coste , from Latin costa rib, side; akin to Old Church Slavonic kost\u012d bone"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163704"
  },
  "clarinet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3\u00b9/\u2082 octaves",
      ": a woodwind instrument with a single reed, a straight body formed like a tube, and keys"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckler-\u0259-\u02c8net",
      "\u02cckla-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259-",
      "\u02cckler-\u0259-\u02c8net"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My dad calls him the LeBron James of clarinet right now. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Grimaud racing beneath gleaming arcs of clarinet and between busy bassoons and diving brass, and Cox running a visibly tighter ship toward the sharp stop of the finale. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The Moonshiners are trombonist Nathan Berry, clarinet and bass saxophone player Sam Skavnak, percussionist Beth Varela and bassist Matt Blake. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The choreography marries the score\u2019s fluttering clarinet solo with sinewy, sensual movement and the music\u2019s explosive, symphonic climax is well matched with the company\u2019s athleticism and artistry. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The program will run from May 31 through June 4. Harmony Project offers free music lessons to low-income students in grades K-12 who can learn how to play instruments, including violin, cello, clarinet , saxophone and guitar. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Actors who were capable musicians, including Jack Lemmon (piano), George Segal (banjo) and Hal Linden ( clarinet ), often sat in with the band. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Born in Accrington in northwest England on July 15, 1934, Mr. Birtwistle studied clarinet and composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where his contemporaries included composer Peter Maxwell Davies and pianist John Ogdon. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The quartet consists of Amina Knapp & Caroline Cornell, violin; Izzi Aronin, viola; Aaron Lieberman, cello and featuring Aaron McDonald, clarinet . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French clarinette , probably ultimately from Medieval Latin clarion-, clario"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1733, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163737"
  },
  "concinnate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": put together with neat propriety : of elegant style",
      ": to place fitly together : arrange in good order : adjust , trim"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8sin\u0259\u0307t",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)s\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin concinnatus",
      "Transitive verb",
      "Latin concinnatus , past participle of concinnare , from com- + -cinnare (from cinnus , a kind of mixed drink)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163849"
  },
  "challenger":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : impugn",
      ": to confront or defy boldly : dare",
      ": to call out to duel or combat",
      ": to invite into competition",
      ": to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of",
      ": to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficulties",
      ": to order to halt and prove identity",
      ": to demand as due or deserved : require",
      ": to administer a physiological (see physiological sense 2 ) and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)",
      ": to make or present a challenge",
      ": to take legal exception",
      ": a stimulating task or problem",
      ": a calling to account or into question : protest",
      ": an exception taken to a juror before the juror is sworn",
      ": a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voter",
      ": a sentry's command to halt and prove identity",
      ": an invitation to compete in a sport",
      ": a summons (see summons entry 1 sense 2 ) that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or inciting",
      ": a summons to a duel to answer an affront",
      ": the act or process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance",
      ": a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen",
      ": to object to as bad or incorrect : dispute",
      ": to confront or defy boldly",
      ": to invite or dare to take part in a contest",
      ": to be difficult enough to be interesting to : test the skill or ability of",
      ": to halt and demand identification from",
      ": an objection to something as not being true, genuine, correct, or proper or to a person (as a juror) as not being correct, qualified, or approved",
      ": a call or dare for someone to compete in a contest or sport",
      ": a difficult task or problem",
      ": an order to stop and provide identification",
      ": to administer a physiological and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)",
      ": the process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance",
      ": a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen after immunization against it",
      ": to dispute especially as being invalid or unjust",
      ": to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of",
      ": to make a challenge to (a trier of fact)",
      "\u2014 compare recuse",
      ": a calling into question",
      ": a questioning of validity or legality : objection",
      "\u2014 see also batson challenge",
      ": a request to disqualify a trier of fact (as a jury member or judge) \u2014 compare recusal , strike",
      ": a challenge especially of a prospective juror based on a specific and stated cause or reason",
      ": a challenge of an entire jury that raises objections to the selection process",
      ": a challenge especially of a prospective juror that does not require a stated cause or reason"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259nj",
      "\u02c8cha-l\u0259nj",
      "\u02c8chal-\u0259nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contest",
      "dispute",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query",
      "question"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This is the hybrid racer that will challenge the World Endurance Championship next year\u2014a series that includes Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring\u2014in the hands of the new Porsche Penske Motorsport team. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
      "This includes making space for individuals of all abilities and backgrounds but also celebrating those who challenge the status quo. \u2014 Christina Brun Petersen, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "One is anxious to leave the company she's diligently contributed five years of her life to, while another is exhausted from the forces that challenge their mental peace: fatphobia, housing instability, colorism. \u2014 Alisha Acquaye, Allure , 12 June 2022",
      "Life is full of lessons that will challenge you all along the way. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Victims on foot or on a bicycle are often in no condition to provide statements about what happened, and evidence that might challenge drivers\u2019 accounts goes uncollected. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Over Zoom hearings, a judge, Jeffrey Conen, threw out Sandoval's case saying Sandoval had missed a deadline to identify an expert who would challenge Alsamarraie's work as anything but acceptable within the standard of care. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "With his prodigious gifts, Jackman deserves a production that will challenge rather than indulge him. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Begich had filed to challenge Young, who represented the entire state for 49 years in the House, before his death. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the United States opens its eyes more toward EVs, battery efficiency and consumption is going to be its greatest challenge . \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "And then came her other biggest challenge : Keeping the secret, which, due to the pandemic, caused the show to delay broadcasting (it was filmed prior to the pandemic). \u2014 Jeanne Muchnick, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "The court case marked the latest challenge to the high-profile proposal. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The biggest challenge to finishing in the top three is having fresh legs after running two prelims and the final over a five-day span. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 22 June 2022",
      "Their deliverance \u2014 a joyous disco-drag cotillion of sorts \u2014 is twofold: a challenge to the expectations of tragedy inside the play and a hopeful take on intolerance about gender expression, vulnerability and sexuality outside of it. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "As did the project of securing access to that ballot box itself\u2014not a new challenge to those gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
      "Presley's jumpsuit wasn't his first challenge to the dominant fashion norms of the time, although his career started in the conservative mid-1950s. \u2014 CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "Under the consent order agreement, which was announced earlier this month, the city pledged to repay the Maryland Environmental Service for its emergency repair work at the facility and drop its legal challenge against the agency\u2019s intervention. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English chalengen to accuse, from Anglo-French chalenger , from Latin calumniari to accuse falsely, from calumnia calumny"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163959"
  },
  "cliquey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons",
      ": one held together by common interests, views, or purposes",
      ": a small group of friends who are not friendly to others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klik",
      "also",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113k",
      "\u02c8klik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "bunch",
      "circle",
      "clan",
      "community",
      "coterie",
      "coven",
      "crowd",
      "fold",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charlie\u2019s a nice guy, but his obnoxious buds have nothing good to say about Howie, or anyone else who isn\u2019t part of their clique . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "If the Caveman symbol had fostered camaraderie, the new clique thrived on exclusion and intimidation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The hosts of Michael Jordan and Michelle Obama, among others, over the weekend will continue to be F1\u2019s high-brow, upper-echelon clique , despite a drop in performance in 2022. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "The comics in the 515 can be a proud bunch, prone to the odd clique and gripe over stage time. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "In fact, the plot is less concerned with an unbreakable clique , than with what happens when the primary trio is infiltrated by a glamorous but destabilizing fourth member. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s on the same side of the street where a clique of old Eastern European women used to lean over their windowsills and chat all afternoon, their elbows propped on bath towels to prevent chafing. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There was a high school-style clique in her office that talked about Fortnite, cryptocurrency and who had swept up winnings at the most recent poker night. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Pinto\u2019s victory gave Racine ties to five of the council\u2019s 13 members, a clique that also includes Trayon White, among four lawmakers who formerly worked for the attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164102"
  },
  "clear the cobwebs":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove a feeling of confusion, vagueness, or lack of clarity about something (from one's mind)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164221"
  },
  "conquest state":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state formed by or based upon the subjugation of the original inhabitants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164255"
  },
  "circumzenithal arc":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bright rainbow-colored circular halo arc about the zenith as center convex to the sun and about 46 degrees above it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary circum- + zenithal ; originally formed as French circumz\u00e9nithal"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164421"
  },
  "clabber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sour milk that has thickened or curdled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "short for bonnyclabber"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164910"
  },
  "craisey":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of craisey variant of crazy:3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101zi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164945"
  },
  "chuck plate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plate on which a chuck is fastened and which is arranged for attaching to a lathe spindle (as by a screw thread)",
      ": a lathe faceplate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chuck entry 5"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165650"
  },
  "copula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that connects: such as",
      ": the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition",
      ": linking verb",
      ": a connecting anatomical structure",
      ": sexual union : copulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4p-y\u0259-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, bond \u2014 more at couple"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1619, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165940"
  },
  "cock of the rock":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bird ( Rupicola rupicola ) of the family Cotingidae of northern South America the male being chiefly orange in color with a high disklike crest",
      ": a related bird ( R. peruviana ) of the Andean forests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the location of its nest"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170613"
  },
  "cruelty-free":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": developed or produced without inhumane testing on animals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l-t\u0113-\u02c8fr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170718"
  },
  "cormidium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the entire body or colony of a compound animal",
      ": one of the clusters of zooids usually consisting of a helmet-shaped bract, a gastrozooid, and one or more gonophores often functioning as swimming bells and arising from the main stem of a calycophoran"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fr\u02c8mid\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek kormos tree trunk + New Latin -idium"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170845"
  },
  "cruel plant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several plants of the genera Araujia, Schubertia , or Cynanchum (family Asclepiadaceae)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the fact that insects become entangled in the flowers"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170920"
  },
  "calabrasella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Italian card game for three players played with a 40-card pack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckal\u0259br\u0259\u02c8zel\u0259",
      "-\u02c8s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian calabresella , from calabrese Calabrian, from Calabria + -ese"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171523"
  },
  "Cinclus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of oscine birds (family Cinclidae) consisting of the dippers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si\u014bkl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek kinklos , a kind of bird"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172008"
  },
  "certificate of mailing":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a certificate issued by a post office on special request and for a small fee attesting the nature, destination, and date of mailing of a particular piece of mail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172207"
  },
  "Caddoan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a language family comprising the Caddo languages"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-d\u0259-w\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172511"
  },
  "clearness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bright , luminous",
      ": cloudless",
      ": less than one-tenth covered",
      ": free from mist, haze, or dust",
      ": untroubled , serene",
      ": clean , pure : such as",
      ": free from blemishes",
      ": easily seen through : transparent",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": easily heard",
      ": easily visible : plain",
      ": free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : unmistakable",
      ": capable of sharp discernment : keen",
      ": free from doubt : sure",
      ": free from guile or guilt : innocent",
      ": unhampered by restriction or limitation: such as",
      ": free of debts or charges",
      ": net",
      ": unqualified , absolute",
      ": free from obstruction",
      ": emptied of contents or cargo",
      ": free from entanglement or contact",
      ": bare , denuded",
      ": in a clear manner",
      ": all the way",
      ": to make clear or translucent",
      ": to free from pollution or cloudiness",
      ": to free from accusation or blame : exonerate , vindicate",
      ": to give insight to : enlighten",
      ": to make intelligible : explain",
      ": to free from what obstructs or is unneeded: such as",
      ": open sense 1b",
      ": to remove unwanted growth or items from",
      ": to rid or make a rasping noise as if ridding (the throat) of phlegm",
      ": to erase stored or displayed data from (a device, such as a computer or calculator)",
      ": to empty of occupants",
      ": disentangle",
      ": to remove from an area or place",
      ": transmit , dispatch",
      ": to submit for approval",
      ": authorize , approve",
      ": such as",
      ": to certify as trustworthy",
      ": to permit (an aircraft) to proceed usually with a specified action",
      ": to free from obligation or encumbrance",
      ": settle , discharge",
      ": to free (a ship or shipment) by payment of duties or harbor fees",
      ": to pass through (customs)",
      ": to gain without deduction : net",
      ": to put through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go over, under, or by without touching",
      ": to move through successfully : pass",
      ": to become clear",
      ": to go away : vanish",
      ": sell",
      ": to obtain permission to discharge cargo",
      ": to conform to regulations or pay requisite fees prior to leaving port",
      ": to pass through a clearinghouse",
      ": to go to an authority (as for approval) before becoming effective",
      ": to remove elements of hostility, tension, confusion, or uncertainty",
      ": to make sweeping preparations for action",
      ": a clear space or part",
      ": a high arcing shot over an opponent's head in badminton",
      ": in inside measurement",
      ": free from guilt or suspicion",
      ": in plaintext : not in code or cipher",
      ": easily heard, seen, noticed, or understood",
      ": free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": free from feelings of guilt",
      ": easily seen through",
      ": free from doubt or confusion : sure",
      ": free of blemishes",
      ": not blocked",
      ": bright sense 1 , luminous",
      ": to free of things blocking",
      ": to make or become free of clouds, haze, or mist",
      ": to get rid of : remove",
      ": to go over or by without touching",
      ": to go away : disperse",
      ": explain sense 1",
      ": to free from blame",
      ": to approve or be approved by",
      ": to make as profit",
      ": in a way that is easy to hear",
      ": all the way",
      ": good in texture and color and without blemish or discoloration",
      ": of uniform shade without spotting",
      ": free from abnormal sounds on auscultation",
      ": to render (a specimen for microscopic examination) transparent by the use of an agent (as an essential oil) that modifies the index of refraction",
      ": to rid (the throat) of phlegm or of something that makes the voice indistinct or husky",
      ": unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests",
      ": free from doubt or ambiguity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8klir",
      "\u02c8kli(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crystal",
      "crystal clear",
      "crystalline",
      "limpid",
      "liquid",
      "lucent",
      "pellucid",
      "see-through",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "free",
      "open",
      "unblock"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Conversely, when organizations steer clear of major incidents over time, cybersecurity budgets tend to regress to the mean. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "But the skies above a third reactor there were unusually clear \u2014 its operations frozen after the worrisome discovery of cracks in the cooling system. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "And within that acceptance, crucially, is the possibility of further joy, and that her pleasure is connected to her spiritual wellbeing is very clear . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Overnight is clear with lows ranging through the 50s. \u2014 David Streit, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "How N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente plans for flight crews to perform beverage service, much less for passengers to quickly and effectively evacuate during an emergency, is not entirely clear at this point. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "The benefit is clear to rural voters, 53% of whom voted by mail in 2020. \u2014 Dylan Wells, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "And he's done this very masterfully in a very clear , stepwise campaign throughout his tenure so far in power. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The status of Keith\u2019s performances for the remainder of this year wasn\u2019t immediately clear . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The fact that Uncle Jack is secretive and not always clear -thinking makes her task even more difficult. \u2014 Abby Mcganney Nolan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Other accessories included gold hoop earrings from Jennifer Fisher and clear -framed sunglasses. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 May 2022",
      "In most states, there are no clear older age restrictions about a driver\u2019s license. \u2014 Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The natural AHAs and BHAs clear away skin concerns and stop breakouts in their tracks. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "His wife, Hall of Famer Cammi Granato, is assistant GM with Vancouver, and every so often a hockey pundit wonders whether Ferraro is meant to apply his hockey IQ, clear -thinking and communication skills to running a franchise. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
      "That was not the case when gates reopened after a delay of a little over two hours: With the weather outlook now clear , thousands of fans lined up to get in. \u2014 al , 21 May 2022",
      "The US Senate passes a resolution condemning bin Salman for Khashoggi\u2019s murder, but the Trump administration steers clear of assigning blame. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That could change if the murky international politics\u2014and future price trajectory\u2014of Russian oil clear up a bit. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That's enough to clear up to 99.97% of common airborne pollutants across 540 square feet, which is the ideal size for a family room, master bedroom or large office. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "His all-hands call did little to clear up those issues or quell staff fears about content moderation policies, the direction of the company, and if they will be forced to work from Twitter offices. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "Symptoms typically appear one to two weeks after exposure and clear up within two to four weeks, according to the CDC. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Duke Energy has a vegetation management program, but does not clear up tree debris that results from severe weather. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Named the Responsible Financial Innovations Act, the bipartisan legislation aims to finally clear up the biggest regulatory questions hanging over digital assets. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "A dozen years ago, in the name of ethics and transparency, the then-new Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature \u2013 led by now imprisoned former House Speaker Mike Hubbard \u2013 passed a ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers to clear things up. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
      "Nelson Lund, a law professor at George Mason University who is an expert on the Second Amendment, said the forthcoming ruling in the New York legal fight could allow the court to clear up uncertainties left after the Heller decision. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "Kim Kardashian had to clear up some rumors surrounding her new title as Beyond Meat's first chief taste consultant. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What made his and Marcus\u2019s decision clear was the standard to which UVA\u2019s players are held. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Eagles coach Denise Wolf said adjustments designed to improve clears and get better looks off corners helped keep her team in strong contention, particularly in a back-and-forth first half. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Although the public health guidelines are clear - steer clear of others - these workers are putting in longer shifts and taking on bigger workloads. \u2014 Author: Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "But steer clear of buying this for gamers looking for a traditional Sonic or Mario platformers: This might be a loser for them. \u2014 Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Off the beaches, Spanish mackerel will turn on as soon as winds drop and water clears , and cobia are also in the area around markers and other structure. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Brady adds that Kennedy, who has committed to play at Virginia Tech, was just as valuable on defending clears thanks to her strong footwork. \u2014 Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Domagoj Vida had seven clears from the Croatian defense. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun",
      "Middle English clere , from Anglo-French cler , from Latin clarus clear, bright; akin to Latin calare to call \u2014 more at low entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173119"
  },
  "chronic fatigue syndrome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by persistent profound fatigue usually accompanied by other symptoms (such as headache and tender lymph nodes) unrelated to any preexisting medical condition",
      ": a disorder of uncertain cause that is characterized by persistent profound fatigue usually accompanied by impairment in short-term memory or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle or joint pain, and headache unrelated to any preexisting medical condition and that typically has an onset at about 30 years of age"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cokley added that for many patients, long COVID mirrors the symptoms that people have experienced with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There is also significant overlap with long Covid and chronic symptoms like myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), an illness that has historically been misunderstood and dismissed by medical experts. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Another suffers from myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome . \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The challenges are similar to those faced for years by people claiming disabilities based on chronic fatigue syndrome . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Researchers have struggled for years to understand post-viral diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome and dysautonomia, a disorder of the autonomous nervous system. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Even before Covid, researchers were working to advance the idea that infection can trigger many kinds of chronic illnesses, including autoimmune disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome , or even chronic Lyme disease. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Six months after testing positive for covid, Nichols was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome , also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, which affects more than 1 million Americans and causes many of the same symptoms as covid. \u2014 Liz Szabo, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Eventually, however, experts took Epstein-Barr out of the name and gave it the more general term of chronic fatigue syndrome , because EBV does not seem to be the sole cause of such symptoms. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173149"
  },
  "conticent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": silent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307s\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conticent-, conticens , present participle of contic\u0113re to be silent, from com- + tac\u0113re to be silent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173237"
  },
  "collect for the day":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a collect appropriate for a particular day of the church year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4likt",
      "-(\u02cc)lekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173522"
  },
  "communion cloth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corporal entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173839"
  },
  "cybersurfer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who surfs the Internet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259r-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cybercitizen",
      "cybernaut",
      "netizen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cybersurfer who is constantly amazed by the length of her daily history"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174330"
  },
  "casbah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a North African castle or fortress",
      ": the native section of a North African city"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kaz-\u02ccb\u00e4",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4z-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Arabic dialect qa\u1e63ba"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174445"
  },
  "cogito, ergo sum":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation from"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": I think, therefore I am"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-gi-\u02cct\u014d \u02ccer-g\u014d-\u02c8su\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174647"
  },
  "calligraphy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering",
      ": the art of producing such writing",
      ": penmanship",
      ": an ornamental line in drawing or painting",
      ": beautiful artistic handwriting",
      ": the art of producing beautiful handwriting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-gr\u0259-f\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "handwriting",
      "longhand",
      "manuscript",
      "penmanship",
      "script"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "print",
      "type",
      "typewriting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His calligraphy was painstaking and perfect, much like the Egyptian scribes whose work on scrolls of papyrus was revered above that of all other professions. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Every sentence of the invitation ended with an inky flourish, a triple loop of calligraphy befitting a night of dinner, dancing and fireworks at Haiti\u2019s national palace. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Frieling, a painter of traditional Dutch folk murals, and Wouters, who is known for his psychedelic calligraphy , have collaborated on art exhibitions, books and men\u2019s wear since 2008 but turned their attention to furniture in 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Visitors may avail themselves of a series of classes, including calligraphy and creative writing, in the Writing Atelier, and artful opportunities for students and young adults are on the calendar. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In March 2021, Meghan sent handwritten notes (putting her famous calligraphy skills to good use) wishing luck to women who were job hunting. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Taiko drumming, feather work and lei-making from Hawaii, calligraphy from Japan and China, as well as music will be featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Nest by Zen monk Ikky\u016b S\u014djun, is inscribed with kanji, or old calligraphy . \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "Its wow factor, however, is the Arabic calligraphy on both its exterior and interior that quotes His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French or Greek; French calligraphie , from Greek kalligraphia , from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174845"
  },
  "caesious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a blue color very low in chroma"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113z\u0113\u0259s",
      "\u02c8k\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin caesius ; probably akin to Latin caelum sky"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174942"
  },
  "cryptobiotic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living in concealment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crypt- + -biotic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174946"
  },
  "Clovis I":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "circa 466\u2013511 king of the Salian Franks (481\u2013511)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014d-v\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174958"
  },
  "Chautemps":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Camille 1885\u20131963 French lawyer and politician; premier (1930; 1933\u201334; 1937\u201338)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u014d-\u02c8t\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175034"
  },
  "cinematographist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cinematographer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175306"
  },
  "celebration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites",
      ": to honor (an occasion, such as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business",
      ": to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine",
      ": to hold up or play up for public notice",
      ": to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival",
      ": to observe a notable occasion with festivities",
      ": to observe (a holiday or important occasion) in some special way",
      ": to perform (a religious ceremony)",
      ": praise entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bless",
      "carol",
      "emblazon",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "hymn",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise",
      "resound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the longtime loves' stunning sartorial choices weren't limited to just the ceremony \u2014 everything from their rehearsal dinner outfits to the afterparty ensembles were carefully curated to celebrate their big weekend in style. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Others held demonstrations to celebrate it throughout the weekend. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
      "Getting a diploma in the mail hardly means as much as striding across a stage in a robe among hundreds of people to celebrate you. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Men should also feel proud to celebrate themselves on Father\u2019s Day, no matter what the women in their lives do on that day. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "Juneteenth happened to fall on Father's Day this year, and the Google Doodle to celebrate it was created, fittingly, by a father-son duo. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "Both movements promised freedom, yet exerted pressure to use and celebrate it only in certain ways. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "More:What to know about Juneteenth Day and where to celebrate it in Milwaukee this year Federal employees get to take off Juneteenth \u2013 feted Sunday but observed on Monday this year. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "Aside from the Tribune\u2019s sesquicentennial, there was a lot to celebrate in those years, especially on the city\u2019s sports scene, as Paul Sullivan notes. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English celebraten , borrowed from Latin celebr\u0101tus , past participle of celebr\u0101re \"to throng, frequent, observe (an occasion, festivity), praise\" (probably originally back-formation from earlier concelebr\u0101re \"to frequent, honor\"), derivative of celebr-, celeber \"much used, frequented, widely known, famed,\" probably going back to *kelesri- , of uncertain origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175740"
  },
  "cross-interrogate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cross-question orally or by a written interrogatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cross entry 5"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175815"
  },
  "chattering class":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people who talk and write a lot about current political and social matters regarded collectively especially as constituting an elitist class whose comments deserve to be dismissed or ignored"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180052"
  },
  "countryward":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": toward the country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259ntr\u0113\u02ccw\u0259rd",
      "-tr\u0259\u0307\u02cc-",
      "-\u02ccw\u0259\u0304d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English contreewarde , from contree country + -warde -ward"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180345"
  },
  "curve fitting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the empirical determination of a curve or function that approximates a set of data"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180740"
  },
  "constitutional type":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bodily habitus or makeup",
      "\u2014 compare ectomorphic , endomorphic , mesomorphic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181241"
  },
  "cry out (something)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to say (something) loudly or from a distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181337"
  },
  "Caviteno":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Spanish-based pidgin language spoken around Cavite , Philippines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckav\u0259\u02c8ten(\u02cc)y\u014d",
      "-\u0101n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Philippine Spanish cavite\u00f1o , from Cavite , province & city of southwestern Luzon, Philippines"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181420"
  },
  "cleaver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that cleaves",
      ": a butcher's implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces",
      ": a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end",
      ": a heavy knife used for cutting up meat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u0113-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kl\u0113-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the most memorable finds, which Grochowski thinks fell into the box by accident, was a meat cleaver . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "Cut the breasts into finger-thick slices with a cleaver or chef\u2019s knife. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "All that tends to make for a sluggish and imprecise ski, one that spreads like a butter knife, not one that cuts like a cleaver . \u2014 Dan Schwartz, Outside Online , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "At the couple's home, authorities reportedly found cleaning tools near the victim's body, blood smeared on the walls, as well as knives and a meat cleaver in the sink. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The Medical Examiner's Office found that Weller was stabbed more than 140 times all over his body and was struck in the head with the meat cleaver , the police report said. \u2014 Hannah Morse, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "An autopsy later revealed that Weller was stabbed over 140 times, and also sustained a skull fracture following a blow to the head with a meat cleaver . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "An autopsy revealed the victim suffered more than 140 stab wounds and a skull fracture caused by a blow to the head with a meat cleaver , the report said. \u2014 Tina Burnside And Taliah Miller, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "That said, Miss Manners agrees that sneaking up on a customer with a meat cleaver is bound to cause misunderstandings. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181900"
  },
  "cembalon":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cembalon variant of cimbalom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181909"
  },
  "conclamation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outcry of many together : shout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4nkl\u0259\u02c8m\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u00e4\u014bk-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conclamation-, conclamatio , from conclamatus (past participle of conclamare to cry out together, from com- + clamare to cry out) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182036"
  },
  "cono-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see con- entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182602"
  },
  "cosmetician":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who is professionally trained in the use of cosmetics",
      ": a person who is professionally trained in the use of cosmetics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4z-m\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u00e4z-m\u0259-\u02c8tish-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182703"
  },
  "Chicago pool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rotation pool in which at the start of play the object balls are placed around the table at the diamonds in numerical order"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182801"
  },
  "carryforward":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carryover",
      ": carryover"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8ka-r\u0113-",
      "-\u02ccf\u022fr-",
      "Southern also",
      "-\u02ccf\u00e4r-",
      "\u02cckar-\u0113-\u02c8f\u014dr-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under the proposal, interest disallowed in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2021, can no longer be carried forward indefinitely but would be limited to a five-year carryforward . \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Business losses exceeding the EBL limitation are a NOL carryforward . \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "In this case, Gannett adopted the plan because of a tax law that would significantly reduce its tax net operating loss carryforwards , known as NOLs, if investors owning more than 5% of the company's stock acquired shares totaling 50% or more. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Penney adopted the poison pill because an ownership change would substantially limit the use of the tax carryforwards under IRS code. \u2014 Maria Halkias, Dallas News , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "Its federal net operating loss carryforwards \u2014accumulated losses that offset future taxable income\u2014rose to $627 million at the end of 2018 from $226 million a year earlier, according to securities filings. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 14 June 2019",
      "Its federal tax credit carryforward \u2014accumulated credits that offset future taxes\u2014rose to $1.4 billion from $855 million, largely because of the research-and-development credit. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 14 June 2019",
      "In this category are the benefits for accelerated depreciation, net-loss carryforwards , and incentive stock options, among others. \u2014 Laura Saunders, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
      "Other than likely legal wrangling \u2014 and a possible restart of budget negotiations, the House and Senate may have to fund their business through their reserve funds, also known as carryforward funds. \u2014 Rachel E. Stassen-berger, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183254"
  },
  "cembalo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": harpsichord"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chem-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1801, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183353"
  },
  "Casa Grande":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in south central Arizona population 48,571"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-s\u0259-\u02c8gran-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183959"
  },
  "child-centered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": designed to develop the individual and social qualities of a student rather than provide a generalized information or training by way of prescribed subject matter"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184314"
  },
  "canoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Arctoidea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka\u02ccn\u022fid",
      "-\u02c8\u0101-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Canoidea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184650"
  },
  "care (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)",
      ": to feel affection for (someone)",
      ": to like or enjoy (something)",
      ": to want (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184927"
  },
  "confraction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a breaking in pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French confraction , from Late Latin confraction-, confractio , from Latin confractus (past participle of confringere to break in pieces, from com- + -fringere , from frangere to break) + -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185053"
  },
  "chub mackerel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small mackerel ( Pneumatophorus japonicus synonym Scomber japonicus ) of the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific oceans that has a well-developed swim bladder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185233"
  },
  "Claretian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Claretians",
      ": a member of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary founded in Vich, Spain, in 1849"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u0259\u02c8r\u0113sh\u0259n",
      "kla(a)\u02c8r-",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Anthony Claret (Antonio Maria Claret y Clara) \u20201870 Spanish priest who founded the order + English -ian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185542"
  },
  "ceilidh":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a party with music, dancing, and often storytelling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0101-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Irish c\u00e9il\u00ed & Scottish Gaelic c\u00e8ilidh visit, social evening, party with music and dancing, from Old Irish c\u00e9ilide visit, from c\u00e9ile servant, companion, neighbor; akin to Welsh cilydd companion, Old Breton kiled"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185549"
  },
  "crine":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shrink , shrivel",
      ": to cause to dry up, shrink, or shrivel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scottish Gaelic cr\u012bon to wither; akin to Old Irish cr\u012bn withered, Latin caries decay"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190406"
  },
  "chairperson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event",
      ": the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)",
      ": chair sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8cher-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chair",
      "chairman",
      "moderator",
      "president",
      "presider",
      "prolocutor",
      "speaker"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "A new chairperson for the committee has not yet been appointed.",
      "the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, campaign records show Jones\u2019 wife, Saprina Jones, resigned as chairperson of the Jones for Mayor committee less than two weeks ago, as did the committee\u2019s treasurer, Daniella Drummond. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Lowe is the chairperson of the Wauwatosa Equity and Inclusion Commission. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Dorene Ingalls, the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan chairperson of the Miss Basketball award, went to great lengths the ensure that the state\u2019s best players were represented on the ballot. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Van Arman, who first joined Merlin\u2019s Board in 2015, will step into the role of chairperson . \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "The state representative is a Democrat representing parts of eight cities in north-central Broward from Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach is also vice chairperson as the Broward Legislative Delegation. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "During the groundbreaking ceremony USF\u2019s board of trustees chairperson , Will Weatherford, proclaimed that such a venue will be built. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Michels announced his change in views on the commission hours before it was set to choose a new chairperson . \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "Ford will stay in his advisory role through the summer while the CFDA votes for a new chairperson . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190722"
  },
  "come naturally":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be an ability that a person or animal is born with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191006"
  },
  "coordinateness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": equal in rank, quality, or significance",
      ": being of equal rank in a sentence",
      ": relating to or marked by coordination",
      ": being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses",
      ": being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university",
      ": of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms",
      ": to put in the same order or rank",
      ": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize",
      ": to attach so as to form a coordination complex",
      ": to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well",
      ": to combine by means of a coordinate bond",
      ": any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space",
      ": any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum",
      ": one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another",
      ": articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)",
      ": any of a set of numbers used to locate a point on a line or surface or in space",
      ": to work or cause to work together smoothly",
      ": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition",
      ": to function together in a concerted way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "attune",
      "conciliate",
      "conform",
      "harmonize",
      "key",
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coequal",
      "compeer",
      "counterpart",
      "equal",
      "equivalent",
      "fellow",
      "like",
      "match",
      "parallel",
      "peer",
      "rival"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Cedarburg City Administrator Mikko Hilvo said his Ozaukee County community has been hearing from citizens about the city's coordinate address system, too. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Doyle, who formerly served as the coordinate mayor of Cork County, Ireland, was due to visit for 2020's parade before its last-minute cancellation. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Today, almost 40% of the addresses in Waukesha County are coordinate addresses, said Jim Landwehr, land information systems supervisor in Waukesha County's Parks & Land Use Department. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But as there\u2019s no evidence that humans can actually influence a random coordinate generator with their intentions, a proportion of Randonautica users will continue to be disappointed. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Several impact moments from one another, indicating a coordinate attack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The district also removed some math topics that would be covered in a typical year, such as identifying symmetry and geometric patterns from the fourth grade standards, and work with coordinate planes in the fifth grade. \u2014 al , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Around any point in the coordinate plane there are infinitely many rational points close by. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 July 2021",
      "Given game or practice footage, Slants co-founder and Maryland native Omar Ajmeri explained in an interview, Slant\u2019s technology can identify players and derive coordinate positions on the field. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Marina Dimitrijevic also helped coordinate the effort. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Both men will be arraigned in New Bedford District Court Monday and will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Shawn Guilderson, who helped coordinate the investigation, the district attorney\u2019s office said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "The New York Times suggested that Hannity could have helped to coordinate messaging between Trump and Manfort. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the first recount Braatz has helped coordinate as city clerk, as the Common Council appointed him to the position in May. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Her group has helped coordinate several lawsuits that have attempted to stop the implementation of such requirements. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The consulting firm also helped coordinate op-eds and letters to the editor that were placed in local and regional newspapers, including ones that were markedly similar that ran in The Denver Post and the Des Moines Register. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Court Berry-Tripp, Guardians director of communications and player relations and himself a rock music aficionado, helped coordinate the project between Getz, Weaver and the club. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Health and Human Services\u2019 Department\u2019s Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, which largely regulates interoperability, helped coordinate the vignette featuring Donnie. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Invent a coordinate system where the ship\u2019s bow\u2014the single most important reference point in this Seussian landscape\u2014serves as the axis around which everything else is oriented. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also a GPS coordinate that forecasters watch closely with nor'easters called the benchmark. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "In the paper, Sneppen says that photons orbiting above a certain radial coordinate circle the black hole outwards to infinity. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Defensive tackles coach Ricky Logo, assistant head coach and cornerback coach John Richardson, co-offensive coordinate and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann and offensive line coach Mark Weber were also fired, CBS Sports report. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Most ships are 200 yards to 400 yards long, and the Marine Exchange, which stays in touch with the captain during anchoring operations, gives ships a 100-yard leeway in hitting their coordinate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "And social media users, from every conceivable coordinate on the political spectrum, seek to cast inconvenient news as a psyop. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Inherent in the vector space approach is the idea that our coordinate system is based on straight lines, and the space is flat. \u2014 Ian Stewart, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
      "probably back-formation from coordination"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191215"
  },
  "coml":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "commercial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191317"
  },
  "clearway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": freeway"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191941"
  },
  "control grid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grid usually placed between the cathode and plate of an electron or vacuum tube to modulate the flow of electrons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192129"
  },
  "cliffless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking cliffs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klifl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192207"
  },
  "cow bean":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cowpea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192932"
  },
  "Cassandra":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed",
      ": one that predicts misfortune or disaster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8san-dr\u0259",
      "-\u02c8s\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Chicken Little",
      "doomsayer",
      "doomsdayer",
      "doomster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "optimist",
      "Pollyanna"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "more than one Cassandra on Wall Street had warned that the market was overdue for a major correction"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek Kassandra"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193010"
  },
  "clean-up fund":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a personal fund usually provided by life insurance to pay debts and final expenses incident to death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193303"
  },
  "compensating errors":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": errors equal in amount but opposite in sense that cancel each other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193338"
  },
  "cold house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a greenhouse (as for grapes) maintained at a low temperature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193718"
  },
  "certificate of age":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official certificate permitting the employment of a minor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193725"
  },
  "cog":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear",
      ": a subordinate but integral person or part",
      ": to cheat in throwing dice",
      ": deceive",
      ": to use venal flattery",
      ": to direct the fall of (dice) fraudulently",
      ": wheedle",
      ": to connect (timbers, joists, etc.) by means of mortises and tenons",
      ": a tenon on a beam or timber",
      "cognate",
      ": a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English cogge , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish kugge cog",
      "Verb (1)",
      "obsolete cog a trick",
      "Verb (2)",
      "probably alteration of cock to cog"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1532, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1823, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193817"
  },
  "cock of the wood":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": pileated woodpecker",
      ": capercaillie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193901"
  },
  "commentative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or concerning comment or commentary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259n\u2027\u02cct\u0101tiv",
      "k\u00e4\u02c8ment\u0259t-"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "comment entry 1 + -ative"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193922"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skillful , clever",
      ": adept in the use of subtlety and cunning",
      ": marked by subtlety and guile",
      ": skillful at tricking others : cunning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraf-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8kraf-t\u0113"
    ],
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      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bears are incredibly crafty , and can open most coolers or boxes. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Show producers were crafty enough to use these red state laws to their advantage, as Teehee\u2019s and Lefty\u2019s initiated full safety protocols: spaced out, wiped down, masked up, no messing around. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "But their resemblance is the only thing audience members will be able to see clearly in Rona Munro\u2019s crafty puzzle box of a play, which opened Friday in the Moxie Theatre space. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Darting across the same court his father graces for Lakers home game, Bronny finished with an efficient 19 points on seven-of-11 shooting from the field, a variety of deep looks and crafty finishes in transition. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Maurice never really gets there, but this modest film \u2014 as crafty as its subject \u2014 comes close. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "On his first two solo LPs, Styles\u2019 music \u2014 a crafty pastiche of crinkly dad-rock signifiers \u2014 also distinguished him from the likes of Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber and Timberlake. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Kuminga can be a bit foul-prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Jalen Brunson adds another potent element to their drive-and-dish game and is a crafty finisher inside. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see craft entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-194125"
  },
  "curium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metallic radioactive chemical element that is only produced artificially and that is used in spectrometers and in thermoelectric generators on spacecraft \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table",
      ": a metallic radioactive element produced artificially",
      "\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ky\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Marie & Pierre Curie"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-194618"
  },
  "cipher clerk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who routinely encrypts and decrypts messages"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195320"
  },
  "coulibiac":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fish rolled in pastry dough and baked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00fcl\u0113\u02c8by\u00e4k",
      "-\u0227k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Russian kulebyaka"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195345"
  },
  "cab horse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a horse used for drawing a cab",
      ": a horse of moderate weight and size with ability to draw a fair load at a moderate speed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195457"
  },
  "company store":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a retail store associated with and usually owned and operated by an industrial company:",
      ": a store usually extending limited amounts of credit from which employees of a company may and are sometimes required to buy their groceries and other merchandise",
      ": a store selling the product (as textiles) of a mill at retail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200208"
  },
  "clandestine evolution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": evolutionary change affecting only development stages of an organism and not readily detectable in the mature organism or phylogenetically effective"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200538"
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  "cascade amplification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": multistage amplification : the use of two or more electron tubes each amplifying the output of the preceding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200939"
  },
  "consultive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consultative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201022"
  },
  "chair post":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chair leg"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201553"
  },
  "compenetrate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to penetrate throughout : pervade"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4m+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "com- + penetrate"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202034"
  },
  "circular dichroism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the property (as of an optically active medium) of unequal absorption of right and left plane-polarized light so that the emergent light is elliptically polarized",
      ": a spectroscopic technique that makes use of circular dichroism",
      ": the property (as of an optically active medium) of unequal absorption of right and left plane-polarized light so that the emergent light is elliptically polarized",
      ": a spectroscopic technique that makes use of circular dichroism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202135"
  },
  "casing nail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wire nail that has a small slightly flared head and is used for finish work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202412"
  },
  "contrarotating propeller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a pair of propellers (as on a ship or airplane) mounted on concentric shafts, having a common drive, and turning in opposite directions to reduce the torque reaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n\u2027tr\u0259+\u2026-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "contra- + rotating"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202511"
  },
  "country and western":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": country music",
      ": country music"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203346"
  },
  "communionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who holds a specified theory as to communion",
      ": communicant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204231"
  },
  "compressibility coefficient":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coefficient of compressibility"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204529"
  },
  "cabinet ball":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a game played on a volleyball court by two teams usually of nine players each using a small medicine ball and scoring points by errors in either catching or throwing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204657"
  },
  "Clupeidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large family of soft-finned teleost fishes (order Isospondyli) including the herrings, sardines, shads, menhaden, and related forms all having a narrow compressed body and forked tail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u00fc\u02c8p\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Clupea , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204905"
  },
  "capitulant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that capitulates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8pich\u0259l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, present participle of capituler to capitulate, from Medieval Latin capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211234"
  },
  "coop up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space especially for a long period of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211533"
  },
  "conquian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a card game for two played with 40 cards from which all games of rummy developed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Mexican Spanish conqui\u00e1n \u2014 more at cooncan"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211800"
  },
  "Churoyan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating or belonging to a branch of Guahiban formerly considered a distinct stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212205"
  },
  "Cuban bast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bast fiber of the mountain mahoe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212247"
  },
  "cab":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)",
      ": cabriolet",
      ": a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)",
      ": a carriage for hire",
      ": taxicab",
      ": the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls",
      ": a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls",
      ": to travel in a cab",
      ": cabernet sauvignon",
      "Civil Aeronautics Board",
      ": a light closed carriage pulled by a horse",
      ": a vehicle that carries paying passengers : taxicab",
      ": the covered compartment for the engineer and the controls of a locomotive or for the operator of a truck, tractor, or crane",
      "[short for cabin ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4b",
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8kab",
      "\u02c8kab"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hack",
      "taxi",
      "taxicab"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Hebrew qabh",
      "Noun (2)",
      "short for cabriolet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1831, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1986, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212320"
  },
  "clued up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a lot of information about something : having a lot of information about the latest developments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212354"
  },
  "conglaciate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to turn into ice : congeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin conglaciatus , past participle of conglaciare , from com- + glaciare to turn into ice, from glacies ice"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212556"
  },
  "collision insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": insurance provided for a motor-vehicle owner against damage to the motor vehicle due to collision with another object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213213"
  },
  "Contortae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Contortae taxonomic synonym of gentianales"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8t\u022frt\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from feminine plural of Latin contortus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213339"
  },
  "claggy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sticky , gummy",
      ": muddy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klagi",
      "-aigi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "clag entry 2 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213758"
  },
  "Christian name":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given name",
      ": the personal name given to a person at birth or christening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "first name",
      "forename",
      "given name",
      "prename"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her Christian name is Anna.",
      "although his Christian name is ordinary, his last name is quite distinctive"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214113"
  },
  "charlady":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": charwoman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chare entry 1 + lady"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214556"
  },
  "churchman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clergyman",
      ": a member of a church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rch-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there\u2019s no way to know who determined the imagery, conquered artist or conquering European churchman . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The abuse that came to light as a result of Saviano\u2019s work prompted Cardinal Law, Boston\u2019s highest-ranking churchman , to step down. \u2014 William J. Kole, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The abuse that came to light as a result of Saviano's work prompted Cardinal Law, Boston's highest-ranking churchman , to step down. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The abuse that came to light as a result of Saviano's work prompted Cardinal Law, Boston's highest-ranking churchman , to step down. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The first was that the canticle contains an encomium of Saint Dominic, who in Merwin\u2019s eyes was the most villainous churchman of the Middle Ages. \u2014 Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books , 17 Aug. 2017",
      "His trial will be the first of a churchman with his rank in Vatican City\u2019s criminal court. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 3 July 2021",
      "Discouraging public worship, warned Metropolitan Longin, a senior churchman in Saratov, a region in southwestern Russia, only revived painful memories of Soviet-era repression. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
      "Between the protesters, the churchmen , and the legislature, Samaritan\u2019s Purse has been under unceasing attack from people who cannot abide the thought that the moral tradition of some religious group does not affirm a particular set of behaviors. \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 20 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214850"
  },
  "contortionate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contortive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n\u02c8t\u022f(r)sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307t",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214932"
  },
  "catholicos":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a primate of certain Eastern churches and especially of the Armenian or of the Nestorian church"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8th\u022f-li-k\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Greek katholikos , from Greek, general"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an herb ( Solanum jamesii ) of Colorado and adjacent states with white flowers and small tubers"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221551"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": conjugate complex number",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221732"
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  "Capitophorus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of aphids including the widespread currant aphid ( C. ribis ) and the strawberry aphid ( C. fragaefolii )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckap\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin capit-, caput head + -o- + New Latin -phorus"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221935"
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  "catalogued":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": list , register",
      ": a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details",
      ": a pamphlet or book that contains such a list",
      ": material in such a list",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog",
      ": to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively",
      ": to make or work on a catalog",
      ": to become listed in a catalog at a specified price",
      ": a book containing brief descriptions of things that can be purchased or signed up for",
      ": a list of names, titles, or articles arranged by some system",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
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      "canon",
      "checklist",
      "list",
      "listing",
      "menu",
      "register",
      "registry",
      "roll",
      "roll call",
      "roster",
      "schedule",
      "table"
    ],
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      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "schedule",
      "slate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.",
      "a catalog of music album titles",
      "Verb",
      "They use the computer to catalog books.",
      "The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The plants have signs and tags with descriptions that include sizes, but these descriptions are subjective to the person writing the sign, tag, catalog , or book. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
      "The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
      "In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
      "Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English cathaloge, cateloge , from Middle French catalogue , from Late Latin catalogus , from Greek katalogos , from katalegein to list, enumerate, from kata- + legein to gather, speak \u2014 more at legend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222034"
  },
  "complementary wavelength":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wavelength of the portion of the visible spectrum required to produce achromatic color by additive mixture with a sample color \u2014 see color sense 1c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222532"
  },
  "ceil":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to furnish (something, such as a wooden ship) with a lining",
      ": to furnish with a ceiling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English celen , from Medieval Latin celare, caelare , perhaps from Latin caelare to carve, from caelum chisel; akin to Latin caedere to cut"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223423"
  },
  "consomm\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clear soup made from well-seasoned stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For example, on the creative vegetarian menu, the mushroom consomme is served with a central mass of crimini mushrooms encircled by strips of parsnip crisps that are arranged like a teepee. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There is a whole lot of classic inspiration, a French consomme inspired by Paul Bocuse. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The process creates a tender meat and a rich, flavorful consomme . \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2021",
      "The queso-birria lunch includes four tacos, consomme and fixings for $12. \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2021",
      "His $58 Rosh Hashanah menu is a lighter take on the traditional meal, starting with duck consomme and a salad sweetened with dates and honey vinaigrette. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "Pho is fast food made with considerable care: long-simmered, consomme -clear, fragrant-with-star-anise beef noodle soup. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Here, the consomme was made to be an active participant in the overall spectacle of the meal. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "Started w/ consomme , then roast beef, green bean salad, potatoes, dietetic pie, buttermilk and Sanka. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from past participle of consommer to complete, boil down, from Latin consummare to complete \u2014 more at consummate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224252"
  },
  "craftsman":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person and especially a man who practices a trade or handicraft as a job",
      ": a person and especially a man who is skilled in a craft (see craft entry 1 sense 2a )",
      ": a person who works at a trade or handicraft",
      ": a highly skilled worker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kraf(t)s-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8krafts-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificer",
      "artisan",
      "crafter",
      "craftsperson",
      "handcraftsman",
      "handicrafter",
      "handicraftsman",
      "handworker",
      "tradesman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Skilled craftsmen carved the enormous mantel.",
      "He is a master craftsman who works with marble.",
      "As a writer he has developed into a true craftsman .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What to drink Just one master cooper, a skilled craftsman who designs wine barrels, is based in the United States. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Built in 1910, the residence features custom designer and craftsman details throughout with some high-tech fixtures, while the home's timeless charm is maintained. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Dwight Womer is a craftsman and furniture repairman. \u2014 Lyndi Mcnulty, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
      "The talented, young craftsman recently launched a raffle for one of his handmade bowls \u2014 etched with a blue and yellow ring, the colors of Ukraine's flag \u2014 to raise money for Ukrainian children. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This guitar was made by world renowned, Irish guitar, craftsman , Michael O\u2019Leary, but factored into that 20,000 valuation or a number of other variables related to. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "And training is enhanced when a master craftsman \u2014 the Takumi \u2014 demonstrates the tricks of the trade. \u2014 Prasad Akella, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "There, Rapha\u00ebl \u2014 a talented craftsman who works with wood \u2014 nestles into a tiny homey community and painfully tries to resume something like normal life, despite his harrowing losses. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "His adviser, Eric Feron, remembered Bayraktar as a dedicated craftsman and an observant Muslim, with a passion for youth education. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224903"
  },
  "catch up (with)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move fast enough to join (someone or something that is in front)",
      ": to begin to affect (someone) usually in a bad way",
      ": to find and arrest (someone)",
      ": to meet with (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224927"
  },
  "cream nut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brazil nut",
      ": the nut of the cauchillo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably so called from the rich flavor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225718"
  },
  "Chimakum":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Chimakum variant of chemakum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225728"
  },
  "Cassandran":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prophetic of misfortune"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Cassandra + English -an or -ian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231703"
  },
  "Childers":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Erskine Hamilton 1905\u20131974 Irish (English-born) politician; president of Ireland (1973\u201374)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chil-d\u0259rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231715"
  },
  "chub sucker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two common suckers ( Erimyzon sucetta and E. oblongus ) of stout build widely distributed in the eastern and central U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231825"
  },
  "confidential employee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an employee whose duties involve access to confidential information on the employer's labor relations and who is consequently excludable from union membership"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232505"
  },
  "caerulean":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of caerulean variant spelling of cerulean:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232648"
  },
  "cabinet beetle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dermestid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232735"
  },
  "chota hazri":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light meal eaten very early in the morning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8h\u00e4zr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101 h\u0101\u1e93ir\u012b small breakfast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233825"
  },
  "constitutional formula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": structural formula"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234025"
  },
  "catalo":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of catalo variant spelling of cattalo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234105"
  },
  "cataplexy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sudden loss of muscle power following a strong emotional stimulus",
      ": a sudden loss of muscle control with retention of clear consciousness that follows a strong emotional stimulus (as elation, surprise, or anger) and is a characteristic symptom of narcolepsy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccplek-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8kat-\u0259-\u02ccplek-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Symptoms such as hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and cataplexy may follow, says Manjamalai Sivaraman, MD, FAASM, a sleep medicine specialist and neurologist at the University of Missouri. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy can improve after several weeks of regularly taking sodium oxybate. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "People with narcolepsy type 2 may experience all the symptoms of narcolepsy except cataplexy \u2014and their symptoms are often less severe, says the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "In both cases, more exercise inversely correlated with the degree of sleepiness and frequency of cataplexy episodes experienced. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "While some people may have multiple episodes a day, others may only experience cataplexy once or twice a year. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Narcolepsy type 2, in which a person experiences general narcolepsy symptoms but does not have cataplexy . \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German Kataplexie , from Greek katapl\u0113xis , from katapl\u0113ssein to strike down, terrify, from kata- + pl\u0113ssein to strike \u2014 more at plaint"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235035"
  },
  "cloison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the wire fillets or metal dividing strips used in cloisonn\u00e9"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fiz\u1d4an",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, partition, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin clausion-, clausio , from Latin clausus , past participle of claudere to close"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235342"
  },
  "citharoedic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a cithara or citharist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6sith\u0259\u00a6r\u0113dik",
      "\u00a6ki-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin citharoedicus , from Greek kithar\u014didikos , from kithar\u014didos a performer who plays the cithara while singing, from kithara cithara + aoidos singer, from aeidein to sing"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001303"
  },
  "claret":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a red Bordeaux wine",
      ": a similar wine produced elsewhere",
      ": a dark purplish red"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kler-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8kla-r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Street vendors made a brisk trade flogging ice cream, winkles and currant buns to the masses, while wealthier punters sat upstairs on balconies before retiring indoors for a feast complete with claret and champagne. \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
      "Made of Egyptian cotton and dyed a rich claret color, this dressing gown is perfect for those who want to feel regal. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Robb Report , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Shane Lowry, a popular champion on Irish soil at Royal Portrush, returns the silver claret upon his arrival Monday at Royal St. George\u2019s in England for a ceremonial start to the 149th edition of golf\u2019s oldest championship. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
      "This is a history of Western civilization viewed through the prism of a glass of claret , minus the wars and boring treaties, but full of culture, commerce, art, literature and religion. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, the claret jug stays with Shane Lowry of Ireland, who won last year at Royal Portrush. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Houston Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "This has led some scientists to predict the extinction of wines that are nearly synonymous with the liquid itself, such as Burgundy\u2019s pinot noirs or Bordeaux clarets . \u2014 The Economist , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Potential to improve in the future but so far, Ajeti has flopped in claret and blue. \u2014 SI.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "And yet here Downton is, stuffed to the gills with good claret and Mrs. Patmore\u2019s rissoles, ready to remind us that things worked better when everyone knew their place. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 16 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French ( vin ) claret clear wine, from claret clear, from cler clear"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001437"
  },
  "closed account":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an account whose total debit and total credit entries are equal and show no balance",
      ": an activity that has definitely ended"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001514"
  },
  "cryotron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device performing some of the functions of an electron tube and consisting of a straight wire and another wire wound in a coil around it kept at a temperature near absolute zero, the straight wire being superconducting at the low temperature but becoming nonsuperconducting when a current passes through the coil wire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cryo- + -tron"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001545"
  },
  "carless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no automobile : without a car"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001601"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": kauri"
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      "\u02c8kau\u0307d\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Maori kawri"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001928"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002049"
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  "causey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": causeway sense 1",
      ": causeway sense 2"
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      "\u02c8k\u022f-z\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English cauci , from Anglo-French causee, chaucee , from Medieval Latin calciata paved highway, probably from Latin calc-, calx limestone \u2014 more at chalk"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002302"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": tripletail"
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      "\u02c8ch\u014db\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002718"
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    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 see coeli-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002943"
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  "contrariwise":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": on the contrary",
      ": vice versa",
      ": in a contrary manner"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-"
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      "again",
      "contrarily",
      "conversely"
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    "examples":[
      "the rock singer is hardly a carouser; contrariwise , he totally abstains from alcohol"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003042"
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  "crab cactus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a South American cactus ( Zygocactus truncatus ) with red flowers"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003637"
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  "chef d'oeuvre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a masterpiece especially in art or literature"
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      "sh\u0101-\u02c8d\u0153vr\u1d4a",
      "(\u02cc)sh\u0101-\u02c8d\u0259rv",
      "-\u02c8d\u0259v"
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    "synonyms":[
      "classic",
      "magnum opus",
      "masterpiece",
      "masterwork"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French chef-d'oeuvre , literally, leading work"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1619, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004609"
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  "cession":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yielding to another : concession",
      ": an act of ceding : a yielding (as of property) to another: as",
      ": assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor",
      ": transfer of liability by an insurer to a reinsurer",
      ": transfer of control of or sovereignty over specific property or territory especially by treaty",
      ": the monetary amount of liability ceded by an insurer to a reinsurer \u2014 compare concession"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8se-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capitulating",
      "capitulation",
      "handover",
      "relinquishment",
      "rendition",
      "submission",
      "submitting",
      "surrender"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "territorial cessions from one state to another",
      "The law required cession of the land to the heirs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Roche predicted that central banks would continue to raise interest rates over the next six to nine months which in turn would hurt stocks, reduce economic growth and help to precipitate his war- cession . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "At the turn of the century, following cession of land from the Indigenous Clatsop people, Seaside became a bustling tourist destination on the north Oregon coast, accessible by a short train ride from Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, there was no such She- cession in the UK, where employment fell less for females than for males. \u2014 CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The economic depression caused by the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected women more than men, leading some to call it a she- cession . \u2014 Kaleb Nygaard, Fortune , 16 June 2021",
      "The team brushed off a shaky start and early goal cession to rumble back for a 3-1 victory, highlighted by a pair of goals from rookie Daryl Dike. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Indigenous people were adapting, while the United States won partial and patchy land cessions , a process accelerated by the War of 1812. \u2014 Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Indeed, the United States Supreme Court has applied the canons to treaties that do not involve the cession of land to the United States. \u2014 Jennifer Kraus, Twin Cities , 22 Dec. 2019",
      "These land cessions are known as the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (Choctaw tribe); Treaty of Cusseta (Creek); Treaty of Pontotoc (Chickasaw); and Treaty of New Echota (Cherokee). \u2014 al , 28 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cession-, cessio , from cedere to withdraw \u2014 more at cede"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004627"
  },
  "ceiling joist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a series of small joists supporting the lath and plaster of a ceiling"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004752"
  },
  "careers master":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vocational adviser"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005050"
  },
  "car coat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a three-quarter-length overcoat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That almost Rousseauian ideal came through via relaxed silhouettes, like a patchwork trench, an oversize car coat cut in soft fawn and deep fern green gabardine, and wide-leg trousers split at the seams. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "More than 80 models, streaming forth, in uptown cashmere car coats and matching day dresses; slouchy trousers and crew necks with cone bras built in, often with Peter Pan-collar shirts beneath; glistening gray culotte suits and camel peacoats. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Outerwear has been key to so many collections this week, and Coach is indeed among the labels going all-in with a variety of styles, from that leather trench to wool car coats , cropped bomber jackets and shearling dusters. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Textured baseball caps and pastel car coats were easy fan favorites, if not unseasonably warm for Friday's humid temperatures. \u2014 Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "Model Nora Attal wears a Wales Bonner car coat and pants ($641); walesbonner.net. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Sep. 2017",
      "Model Nora Attal wears a Wales Bonner car coat and pants ($641) \u2014 Vogue , 20 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1958, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005207"
  },
  "conditional complex":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conditional sentence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005300"
  },
  "cautiones":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cautiones plural of cautio"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005455"
  },
  "crisis theology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": neoorthodoxy especially in its pessimistic view of human nature that holds that humans and all human institutions are inevitably confounded by their own inner contradictions and that the resultant crisis forces humans to despair of their own efforts and possibly to turn to divine revelation and grace in faith"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010026"
  },
  "chump change":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a relatively small or insignificant amount of money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken feed",
      "dime",
      "hay",
      "mite",
      "peanuts",
      "pin money",
      "pittance",
      "shoestring",
      "song",
      "two cents"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big buck(s)",
      "boodle",
      "bundle",
      "fortune",
      "king's ransom",
      "megabuck(s)",
      "mint",
      "wad"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That's chump change for Apple... and Amazon... and Google. \u2014 Samuel Axon And Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s all chump change compared with LIV Golf, the pro golf tour making its debut Thursday in London with a field featuring Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Employers are in a panic because average hourly wages rose 4.7 percent in 2021, but that\u2019s chump change compared to the 19.6 percent rise in the value of a typical house. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The team\u2019s owners, Terry and Kim Pegula, will put in only $335 million, chump change for a couple with a net worth north of $7 billion, according to Bloomberg. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "That's chump change for a company with over $200 billion of cash and securities on hand. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the course of his service on the board, Coca-Cola has paid him a total of $2.3 million dollars, according to S&P Global\u2014which is, to be fair, chump change for someone whose 2020 CEO pay package was valued at $154 million. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "But Walmart, long seen as the crown jewel to bringing crypto financial services into the mainstream, is another step up, even if the 200-kiosk pilot is chump change for a company with 4,700 stores. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Their $8000 surcharge comes with the territory and makes the $800 fee to change the calipers from yellow to black feel like chump change . \u2014 Car and Driver , 25 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010041"
  },
  "corporative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a corporation",
      ": of or relating to corporatism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv",
      "-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corporate + -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011001"
  },
  "concorporate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": united in one body",
      ": to unite (diverse elements) into a single unit : make part of a whole",
      ": to coalesce into one mass or body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n",
      "k\u0259n+",
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4n",
      "k\u0259n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English concorporat , from Latin concorporatus , past participle of concorporare to unite in one body, from com- + corporare to make into a body",
      "Verb",
      "Latin concorporatus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011232"
  },
  "childhood friend":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011321"
  },
  "calliopean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling the sound of a calliope : loud and piercing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u00a6l\u012b\u0259\u00a6p\u0113\u0259n",
      "\u00f7\u00a6kal\u0113\u00a6\u014dp-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012237"
  },
  "choirmaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the director of a choir"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Encouraged by her choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez), Ruby applies to a prestigious music school, only to be torn between the obligations of family and pursuing her own dreams. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Also set for this year\u2019s ceremony is the Samples, a vocal group led by Kanye\u2019s Sunday Service choirmaster Jason White. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "And just when the song is shepherding you softly to sleep, choirmaster Kirk Franklin brings the gospel choir in and kicks things up a notch. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "When Edith Ho heard that the organist and choirmaster position was open at Boston\u2019s Church of the Advent, her initial response was to send others to apply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "The writer is choirmaster at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, and artistic director of the Singers. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Jan. 2021",
      "The choirmaster looked up and motioned the boys to sing more softly. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 25 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012340"
  },
  "coolness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moderately cold : lacking in warmth",
      ": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control",
      ": lacking ardor or friendliness",
      ": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint",
      ": free from tensions or violence",
      ": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion",
      ": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat",
      ": producing an impression of being cool",
      ": of a hue in the range violet through blue to green",
      ": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )",
      ": very good : excellent",
      ": all right",
      ": fashionable , hip",
      ": to become cool : lose heat or warmth",
      ": to lose ardor or passion",
      ": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to",
      ": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm",
      ": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of",
      ": to calm down : go easy",
      ": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy",
      ": a cool time, place, or situation",
      ": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment",
      ": poise , composure",
      ": hipness",
      ": in a casual and nonchalant manner",
      ": somewhat cold : not warm",
      ": not letting or keeping in heat",
      ": calm entry 3 sense 2",
      ": not interested or friendly",
      ": fashionable, stylish, or attractive in a way that is widely approved of",
      ": very good excellent",
      ": to make or become less warm",
      ": a time or place that is not warm",
      ": a calm state of mind",
      ": to lose passion : become calm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8k\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aloof",
      "antisocial",
      "asocial",
      "buttoned-up",
      "cold",
      "cold-eyed",
      "detached",
      "distant",
      "dry",
      "frosty",
      "offish",
      "remote",
      "standoff",
      "standoffish",
      "unbending",
      "unclubbable",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "refrigerate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing, or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "And the aroma sprinkles the adjacent holes, which is pretty cool . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Sunday will be cool as well, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "So bringing those two things together is very cool . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The idea is that the world of Peaky Blinders is cool \u2014men with under-buzz haircuts, natty wool suits, West Midlands accents, razor blades sewn into caps. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Electric atmosphere, and planes flying over was cool . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The county said three of its library branches will extend their hours this weekend, remaining open until 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday: Clackamas County list of places to cool down (not all are open weekends; check hours and days). \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
      "As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool down rising inflation, that\u2019s provided an upside for Bank of Oklahoma\u2019s energy lending business. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Another recession may be in the works if higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation overshoots the mark and chokes off business activity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "If temperatures are high, AC units need to run more often to cool down homes, which in turn requires more energy. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "Breakers offers a place for guests ages 21 and up to cool down with adult beverages and a patio. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve is also aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame the worst inflation in four decades \u2014 a move that threatens to cool down the job market further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "As Bay Area residents continue to see inflation at the gas pump and checkout registers, the price of buying a home is also going up, even as demand is starting to cool . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But those who flashed the proper credentials could escape the heat of the furious teachers and baking sun and enter the welcoming cool of the N.R.A. convention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "The cool won\u2019t stick for long, however, as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s on Saturday, and 80s on Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and some breeze for the Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Surrounded by the woods, cornfields, and graveyards of Sangamon County, with the cool of night drawing on, the effect was ghostly and deeply moving. \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Gustavo Gorriti, one of Peru\u2019s top investigative journalists, who was kidnapped in 1992, a crime for which Alberto Fujimori was found responsible, is known as a cool -headed man. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 June 2021",
      "But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "This time around, the Good American founder opted for a cool -toned blonde shade with a deeper tone at the roots. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
      "When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "Middle English col, going back to Old English c\u014dl, going back to West Germanic *k\u014dlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele \"moderately cold\" and, from a variant *k\u014dlja-, Old High German kuoli ), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- \"to be cold\" \u2014 more at cold entry 1",
      "Verb",
      "Middle English colen, going back to Old English c\u014dlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *k\u014dl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon \"to become cool,\" Old High German kuol\u0113n )",
      "Noun",
      "Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1",
      "Adverb",
      "derivative of cool entry 1"
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      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012345"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": complexity"
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      "k\u0259m\u02c8pleks\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012445"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": belonging to or affected with colitis"
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      "k\u0259\u02c8litik",
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      "-\u0113k"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin colit is + English -ic"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012706"
  },
  "Cuba":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "island in the West Indies north of the Caribbean Sea and south of the U.S. (Florida) area 41,620 square miles (107,800 square kilometers)",
      "country largely coextensive with the island of Cuba; a republic with its capital at Havana area 42,803 square miles (110,860 square kilometers), population 11,116,000"
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      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-b\u0259",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-v\u00e4"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014111"
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      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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      ": an act of deliberate roughness against a defenseless opponent especially in a contact sport",
      ": a critical statement that takes unfair advantage of a known weakness of the target"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He took a cheap shot at the quarterback.",
      "a cheap shot to the back of the head",
      "The remark about his weight was a cheap shot .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three hundred and one days after Claude Lemieux\u2019s cheap shot on Kris Draper, the Wings punched back. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
      "Mac, of course, was Darren McCarty, who on March 26 at The Joe pummeled Claude Lemieux for his cheap shot on Draper in the 1996 conference finals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "Even people who adored Manolete always managed to tack on some gratuitous cheap shot about the unpleasantness of his face. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Which brings me to McCaskey\u2019s cheap shot at Olin Kreutz. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a cheap shot by Finebaum, given Browns fans had a close-up look at the Manziel calamity in Cleveland. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "As for Garoppolo, likening him to Wally Pipp isn\u2019t a cheap shot . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Che takes a crack at Biden's stutter \u2014 a cheap shot . \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "People in Tampa Bay may not like to hear this, thinking it\u2019s a cheap shot on their fine dining by some trendy South Floridian. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014213"
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  "cataclasis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the crushing or fracturing of rocks and minerals during metamorphism \u2014 compare breccia , crush breccia"
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      "\u02cckat\u0259\u02c8kl\u0101s\u0259\u0307s",
      "k\u0259\u02c8takl\u0259s\u0259\u0307s",
      "ka\u02c8-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek kataklasis , from kata- cata- + klasis breaking"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014553"
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  "cyclolith":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cromlech sense 2"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cycl- + -lith ; translation of Welsh cromlech"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015214"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": knowingly"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020106"
  },
  "cragsman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is expert in climbing crags or cliffs"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kragz-m\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020313"
  },
  "chairman":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson",
      ": a carrier of a sedan chair",
      ": chair sense 1",
      ": chair sense 2",
      ": a person who is in charge of a company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8cher-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8cher-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chair",
      "chairperson",
      "moderator",
      "president",
      "presider",
      "prolocutor",
      "speaker"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the chairman of the airline company",
      "the chairman called the meeting to order",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In November last year, Berkshire vice chairman and Warren Buffett's right-hand man Charlie Munger praised China president Xi Jinping for banning bitcoin. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The car, chassis No. 133032, was completed in May of 2003 for German-Swiss billionaire Luitpold von Finck, chairman of the M\u00f6venpick hospitality group. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 24 June 2022",
      "Oliver Dowden, chairman of the ruling Conservative Party and early backer of Johnson, resigned from his post Friday following his party\u2019s crushing defeats in two special parliamentary elections. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "David Shafer, a Trump elector and chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, received a subpoena Wednesday from federal prosecutors seeking documents and communications related to the Trump electors, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Scott Patterson, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "In 2001, Jones said she was made the chairman of the restoration committee for the church to try to raise money for repairs. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican and the National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman , declined to comment through a spokesman. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Keith won the Republican primary runoff, according to Bill Coleman, chairman of the county Election Commission. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
      "Among those who have received subpoenas, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation, was Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Emmerich was promoted to chairman the following year. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "With board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom preferring to wield his influence off-camera, U of L fans are looking to you for leadership. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "The new procedure appears to reflect the desire of board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom and interim President Greg Postel to consolidate power. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "Interim university President Postel is handling the interviewing process, with input from board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom. \u2014 Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal , 3 Oct. 2017",
      "Board of trustees chairman J. David Grissom said the board was unanimous in its support of Postel suspending Jurich and Pitino, though it was later revealed Grissom's one-on-one polling may have violated state law. \u2014 Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal , 5 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020626"
  },
  "cream soda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Country stores exist to provide the material essentials \u2014 eggs, toilet paper, bait and tackle, beer, and Ben & Jerry\u2019s \u2014 and the nonessentials \u2014 homemade mittens, carrot cake, cream soda , and artisanal bread flour. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, with more buttery biscuit and cream soda notes. \u2014 Gina Pace, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The little lollipops come in so many flavors, from cream soda to peach-mango to sour apple \u2014 and, best yet, Mystery Flavor\u2122, the wrapper imprinted with ebullient yellow question marks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the glass appeared to be from a broken bottle of cream soda . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Doja Cat's new collaboration with Pepsi comes as the soda company announces their new, throwback Soda Shop flavors cream soda and black cherry and celebrates the 50th anniversary of Grease. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, PEOPLE.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Dreamsicle features vanilla vodka and housemade orange cream soda . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Twice Clarno comes to bat and smashes two banana cream soda cans into his mouth, and then snaps his bat like a toothpick over his knee. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021",
      "The drink comes in three flavors: original, cherry and cream soda . \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020726"
  },
  "cement block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concrete block"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021159"
  },
  "chirrupy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chirpy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259r-\u0259-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8chir-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1808, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021204"
  },
  "covenanter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a signer or adherent of the Scottish National Covenant of 1638",
      ": one that makes a covenant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccnan-t\u0259r",
      "sense 1 also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022024"
  },
  "circuity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of straightforwardness : indirection"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259r-\u02c8ky\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "circuitous"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1626, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022135"
  },
  "childcrowing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the loud crowing sound made by an infant or child with spasmodic croup"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022155"
  },
  "cradlesong":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lullaby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0101-d\u1d4al-\u02ccs\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022254"
  },
  "crookesite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral (Cu,Tl,Ag) 2 Se consisting of selenide of copper, thallium, and silver occurring in lead-gray metallic-looking masses (specific gravity 6.9)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307k\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Sir Wm. Crookes + French -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022444"
  },
  "cream soup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a two-handled soup bowl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022548"
  },
  "collabo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who collaborates with an enemy",
      ": a musical collaboration",
      "[short for collaborator ]",
      "[short for collaboration ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8la-(\u02cc)b\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023237"
  },
  "compendium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract",
      ": a list of a number of items",
      ": collection , compilation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-d\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "album",
      "anthology",
      "collectanea",
      "compilation",
      "florilegium",
      "miscellany",
      "reader"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a one-volume compendium of information",
      "He published a compendium of folk tales.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The project won a Grammy for best classical compendium at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
      "Be sure to check out our local voter guide for a great compendium of our stories. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Combining backpacking advice, geological history, intimate recollections, and breathtaking photography, this eclectic compendium will appeal to a range of adventurous readers. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
      "To create this watch, Cartier\u2019s artisans used a compendium of crafts, including gold engraving, enameling and diamond setting. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "Christopher Reynolds\u2019 vast compendium of go-to spots in the Golden State, i.e. Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay (one of our personal favorites), Big Sur (for lunch at clifftop Nepenthe), and the upstairs mezzanine of L.A.\u2019s the Last Bookstore. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "That is also where the suspect, before setting out to slaughter Black shoppers in Buffalo, posted a 180-page compendium of racist arguments and internet memes. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "According to Tania Sanchez, coauthor of the seminal 1992 compendium Perfumes: The A-Z Guide, the beginning of the modern era of fragrance can be marked by the 1882 release of Houbigant\u2019s Foug\u00e8re Royale. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Hallelujah first appears in the Book of Psalms \u2014 a compendium of sacred poems in the Jewish Bible that dates to the 5th or 4th century BC. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, from Latin, saving, shortcut, from compendere to weigh together, from com- + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at pendant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023347"
  },
  "chokecherry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wild cherry ( Prunus virginiana ) of the U.S. and Canada having bitter or astringent red to black edible fruit",
      ": this fruit",
      ": a wild cherry tree with clusters of bitter reddish black fruits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk-\u02cccher-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ch\u014dk-\u02cccher-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ingredient list includes wild chokecherry and organic aloe vera to provide healing protection to the skin. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Digesting of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs, and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
      "Instead, Wahpepah said she\u2019s become known for her Indiginous teas, such as wild plum- chokecherry , hibiscus and elderberry sweetened with maple. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "To get the fall color of burning bush without the ecological destruction, go with chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) instead. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "But with a group of our size, bears could hear us from miles away, and there was no chance of surprising a grizzly in the midst of a chokecherry feast. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Also known as a chokecherry or Mayday tree, this is an invasive species that harms native wildlife and local vegetation. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Most parts of the chokecherry shrub are toxic to humans and livestock. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
      "This time, it\u2019s Roy Corral\u2019s image of a single yellow aspen leaf among purple chokecherry leaves. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1784, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024446"
  },
  "connected surface":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a surface from any point of which a continuous path can be drawn to any other point of it without crossing its boundary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-025356"
  },
  "cumulative error":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an error whose degree or significance gradually increases in the course of a series of measurements or connected calculations",
      ": an error that is repeated in the same sense or with the same sign"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-025434"
  },
  "clogwyn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": precipice , cliff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u022fg(\u02cc)w\u0113n",
      "-\u00e4g-",
      "-(\u02cc)win"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Welsh clogwyn, clog ; akin to Old Irish cloch stone"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030417"
  },
  "congenital amputation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the prenatal loss or nondevelopment of a projecting body part (as a foot or arm) especially through constriction of the developing structure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030727"
  },
  "chaps":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": leather leggings joined by a belt or lacing, often having flared outer flaps, and worn over the trousers (as by western ranch hands)",
      ": leather coverings for the legs worn over pants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shaps",
      "\u02c8chaps",
      "\u02c8shaps",
      "\u02c8chaps"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Drag kings, mostly (this was ladies\u2019 night) who would dress in fedoras or leather chaps and lip-sync to James Brown or Justin Timberlake. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Aguilera, 41, and her backing dancers showed up in red, with the vocalist donning a tight corset and leather chaps . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Ezekiel Mitchell is unmistakable in his signature all-blue leather vest and chaps . \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
      "But perhaps the best fashion statement our photographer Lili Kobielski captured was a pair of fringed leather chaps worn by a rider. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "While typically nude, this large, laughing figure is wearing what appears to be leather riding chaps , complete with a belt but with no undergarments whatsoever. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "To be specific, these morbid chaps are arguing the relative merits of two rival hangmen, one of whom, Harry (the formidable David Threlfall), happens to own the pub. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of this is achieved when Joyce walks into the office for the first time to see a woman wearing nothing but chaps . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Why, yes, those are red suede chaps to match the red suede vest. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1844, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031123"
  },
  "crawlerway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a road built especially for moving heavy rockets and spacecraft"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crawler + way ; from its slow-moving traffic"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031801"
  },
  "custard cup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heat-resistant cup of porcelain or glass in which an individual custard is baked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-032101"
  },
  "crypsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the ability of an organism to conceal itself especially from a predator by having a color, pattern, and shape that allows it to blend into the surrounding environment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8krip-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cryp(tic) + -sis , or borrowed from Greek kr\u00fdpsis \"hiding, concealment,\" from kryp- (stem of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at crypt"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-032749"
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  "clinching iron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tool for clinching nails"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033103"
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  "cybercrime":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": criminal activity (such as fraud, theft, or distribution of child pornography) committed using a computer especially to illegally access, transmit, or manipulate data",
      ": an instance of such activity",
      ": crime (as theft, fraud, intellectual property violations, or distribution of child pornography) committed electronically"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02cckr\u012bm",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02cckr\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1991, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033641"
  },
  "cyberspeak":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jargon relating to or used in online communications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccsp\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1991, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033701"
  },
  "copsing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": copsewood , coppice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4psi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "copse entry 1 + -ing"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033742"
  },
  "Christianness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or the quality of being Christian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034058"
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  "cockle stove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large heating stove in which the air currents are conducted around the fire chamber before passing into the apartments to be warmed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cockle entry 6"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034648"
  },
  "conversely":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a contrasting or opposite way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "again",
      "contrarily",
      "contrariwise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1730, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034937"
  },
  "calabash":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tropical American tree ( Crescentia cujete ) of the bignonia family",
      ": its large hard-shelled globose fruit",
      ": gourd",
      ": one whose hard shell is used for a utensil",
      ": a utensil (such as a bottle or dipper) made from the shell of a calabash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccbash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The label features the calabash , a traditional clay drinking vessel. \u2014 Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "My father\u2019s favorite sound was the sound of the kora, a harp-like instrument with twenty-one strings held taut between a wooden neck and a calabash body. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "For instance, because traditional beer remains very much a rural cottage industry, these brewers tend to rely on hand tools, open flames, wooden vessels and calabash shells or clay jugs as communal cups to serve their customers. \u2014 Tara Nurin, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "The spice mixture includes calabash nutmeg, negro pepper (also called uda seeds), and alligator pepper seeds. \u2014 Saveur , 8 May 2017",
      "There are South African Nguni cattle skins, handmade Zulu ceramics, string art, baskets and beadwork, and lights made of reed and wood fishing baskets or calabash gourds, used by local farmers to collect water. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
      "The versions made by Igbo and Yoruba cooks may contain fewer ingredients, but will feature delicately sweet calabash nutmeg and smoky selim peppers in the mixture. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2019",
      "The new album features more textures and flavors, including African, Middle Eastern and Indian influences, more keyboards and a wider array of instrument such as calabash , gourd banjo, four-mallet marimba, bowed vibraphone and more. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 11 June 2019",
      "The girls wade into the river with sponges and calabashes for a communal bath, and sit on a sacred stone that affirms their virginity. \u2014 Danielle Jackson, Longreads , 12 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French & Spanish; French calebasse gourd, from Spanish calabaza"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035620"
  },
  "chrysotile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral consisting of a fibrous silky variety of serpentine and constituting a common form and principal source of asbestos"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kri-s\u0259-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed to ban chrysotile asbestos, the most common form of the toxic mineral still used in the United States. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Most consumer products that historically contained chrysotile asbestos have been discontinued. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Blue water now fills the Jeffrey Mine, where workers mined tons of chrysotile asbestos, providing crucial material for fire insulation, including equipment for soldiers of two world wars. \u2014 Marie Fazio New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "The town was built up around the massive Jeffrey Mine, once the largest opencast chrysotile asbestos mine in the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "Diamond mines aren\u2019t the only places where such studies are underway; another is the Woodsreef chrysotile mine in New South Wales in Australia. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "Other teams have shown that the carbonates can also trap hazardous residual asbestos fibers in chrysotile mine tailings. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "Dorothy is awoken from her sleep in a poppy field by falling snow\u2014actually industrial-grade chrysotile , commonly known as asbestos, and highly carcinogenic. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "The recall came in response to an FDA test that found low levels of chrysotile asbestos contamination in samples from a bottle purchased online, according to the company. \u2014 Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN , 29 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from German Chrysotil, from chryso- chryso- + Greek -til-, taken to mean \"fiber,\" base of t\u00edllein \"to pluck, pick,\" of uncertain origin",
      "Note: Term introduced by the German mineralogist Franz von Kobell (1803-82) in \"Ueber den Spada\u00eft, eine neue Mineralspecies, und \u00fcber den Wollastonit von Capo di bove,\" Journal f\u00fcr praktische Chemie, Band 30 (1843), p. 469. Kobell cites chrys\u00f3s \"Gold\" and t\u00edlos \"Faser\" (\"fiber\") as sources, but a noun t\u00edlos only exists in ancient Greek as a plural t\u00edloi \"the fine hair of the eyebrows.\""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035746"
  },
  "circuit steward":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a church official of certain Methodist bodies charged with ushering and advising the minister and church board concerning the temporal interests of the circuit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035800"
  },
  "common traverse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal traverse without the denial of inducement and amounting to a direct denial in common negative language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040553"
  },
  "come/jump to someone's defense":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to say that someone is right or good"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041959"
  },
  "causa sine qua non":{
    "type":[
      "Latin noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cause without which not : a necessary cause or condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccs\u00e4-\u02ccsi-n\u0101-kw\u00e4-\u02c8n\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042658"
  },
  "challenge cup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cup that must be competed for more than once before passing into the permanent possession of a winner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043424"
  },
  "confining bed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a comparatively impervious stratum directly above or below one bearing water or petroleum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043647"
  },
  "churn supper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feast at the end of the hay harvest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044437"
  },
  "Crookes tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vacuum tube evacuated to a pressure of about .04 mm of mercury for demonstrating the properties of cathode rays"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Sir Wm. Crookes"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044840"
  },
  "chavender":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chub sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chav\u0259nd\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English chevender , irregular from cheveyne chevin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045547"
  },
  "choicy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fastidious , choosy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u022fis\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "choice entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045715"
  },
  "compost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land",
      ": mixture , compound",
      ": to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost",
      ": decayed organic material (as of leaves and grass) used to improve soil especially for growing crops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dst",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We compost leaves in our backyard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When composting and recycling became mandatory in 2009, the city\u2019s waste management company, Recology, offered compost pails, labels, signs, tool kits, and training to residents and businesses. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
      "Black Earth Compost, an organic-waste collection and compost -processing company in Manchester, Mass., with 78 employees, starts drivers at $18 an hour. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Reduce Organic Waste and Green Your Yard, visit www.cuyahogarecycles.org for composting tips and upcoming compost seminars or call 216-443-3749. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "These microbes are what make compost so good for the soil. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
      "The soil should be well drained and amended with compost . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost , and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Organic fertilizers such as compost (breaks down very slowly but usually does not attract dogs) will help the plant. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The extra probiotics give the Lomi compost a nutrient-rich boost. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
      "The Arboretum uses leaf mulch in all its garden beds, after the leaves have been allowed to compost for a few months. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "In my experience, people who really want to compost will find a method that suits their physical capabilities and life style. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
      "The Fallbrook Action Climate Team will talk about planting appropriate for the climate, using mulch and compost to conserve water, and managing irrigation efficiently, as well as soil types and gardening styles. \u2014 Rose Wojnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Many residents want to compost , supporters say, but the program is either not available in their districts or in their building. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The bag is sturdy and odorless, so there\u2019s no need to worry about any worms or compost seeping out. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
      "Such a shift can mean that people recycle and compost more, so the total volume of the waste stream remains relatively stable. \u2014 Lily Baum Pollans, The Conversation , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Residents in Hamilton County can compost their Christmas trees and other holiday greenery through one of the county's three yard trimming drop-off sites. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin compostum , from Latin, neuter of compositus, compostus , past participle of componere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045912"
  },
  "cannot/can't stand":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045923"
  },
  "Curitiba":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southern Brazil; capital of the state of Paran\u00e1 population 1,751,907"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccku\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-b\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051403"
  },
  "coup d'\u00e9tat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics",
      ": the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u0101-\u02c8t\u00e4",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u0101-\u02cct\u00e4",
      "-d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d'etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Schiff may also want to be reminded of Jos\u00e9 Sanjurjo y Sacanell, the Spanish general who led the July 1936 coup d'etat that started the Spanish Civil War. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Consider the recent efforts to atone for a massacre and coup d'etat that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898 and left hundreds dead -- a brutal imposition of White political rule after the progress of Reconstruction. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In his remarks Monday evening, Erdogan framed the economic crisis as another foreign plot against Turkey, comparing it to a 2016 coup d'etat attempt that failed to push him from power. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "It is often cited by historians as the only violent coup d'etat in the United States. \u2014 Delano Massey, CNN , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "The situation escalated last month, when a military coup d'etat attributed to forces loyal to Bashir failed, resulting in most of the officers involved being arrested. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "After the election of Allende in 1970 and Pinochet\u2019s coup d'etat in 1973, the vast majority of Chilean vineyards fell into disrepair as many large tracts of land were redistributed. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The African Union typically suspends the membership of a country after a coup d'etat . \u2014 Krista Larson, ajc , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, stroke of state"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051910"
  },
  "chubasco":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a severe squall of rain and wind especially along the west coast of Central America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u00fc\u02c8b\u00e4\u02ccsk\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, from Portuguese chuvasco , from chuva rain, from Latin pluvia , from pluere to rain"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-052029"
  },
  "calumpang":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of calumpang variant spelling of kalumpang"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-052035"
  },
  "cynipoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling the gall wasps or the Cynipoidea \u2014 compare cynipidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sin\u0259\u02ccp\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Cynipoidea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-054345"
  },
  "competitory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": competitive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-et\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "-et\u0259\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "competit- (as in competitor ) + -ory"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055149"
  },
  "cream line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the place where the risen cream meets the milk, especially as seen in a transparent milk bottle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055305"
  },
  "cybernation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cybern etics + -ation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055559"
  },
  "Connecticut":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river 407 miles (655 kilometers) long in the northeastern U.S. rising in northern New Hampshire and flowing south along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and into Long Island Sound",
      "state of the northeastern U.S. bordering on Long Island Sound; capital Hartford area 5018 square miles (12,997 square kilometers), population 3,574,097"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8ne-ti-k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055957"
  },
  "cold-head":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to upset a head on a rod or wire without heating the metal (as in forming bolts, screws, and rivets)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060156"
  },
  "chump chop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mutton chop from the thick end of a loin"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chump entry 1"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060517"
  },
  "Colorado white balsam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": white fir sense 1a(1)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061700"
  },
  "come in/within sight of (something)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come to a place where something can be seen"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062202"
  },
  "Chladni figures":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sonorous figures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u00e4dn\u0113-",
      "-ad-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "translation of German Chladnische figuren , after Ernst F. Chladni \u20201827 German physicist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062552"
  },
  "Catilinarian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or like Catiline , who conspired against the government",
      ": conspiratorial",
      ": conspirator",
      ": a participant in Catiline's conspiracy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kat\u1d4al\u0259\u00a6ner\u0113\u0259n",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin Catilinari us Catilinarian (from Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) \u202062 b.c. Roman politician) + English -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-063637"
  },
  "coursing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent",
      ": the act of one that courses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fluid lights undulated on the field surface, mimicking the coursing of blood. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 23 July 2021",
      "Kritsky said the coursing of male cicadas is now peaking around the low to mid-70s. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 16 June 2021",
      "Thursday, a very significant slice of that age group already has one vaccine or another coursing through their veins. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Releasing the brake sends the engine's full power coursing through the all-wheel-drive system, which shuffles torque to all four wheels. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Babs and Riley were entered in the outlaw events (for lure coursing and rat hunt). \u2014 Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 18 July 2019",
      "Both days saw a full schedule of events, including categories for racing, conformation, trailing and locating, GTG/SE, rat roundup, agility, lure coursing , and Outlaw Terrier games. \u2014 Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 18 July 2019",
      "The United States scored early, but France did not wilt, the rhythm of the game beating ever faster, its pulse racing and its blood coursing . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2019",
      "The conductor Bertrand de Billy led a coursing , richly detailed and colorful account of the score. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064244"
  },
  "cabin court":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": motel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1933, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064529"
  },
  "Chessylite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": azurite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shes\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Chessy , France, one of its localities + English -lite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064815"
  },
  "comprehendible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of",
      ": to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount",
      ": to include by construction or implication",
      ": to understand fully",
      ": to take in : include"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hend",
      "-pr\u0113-",
      "\u02cck\u00e4m-pri-\u02c8hend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "apprehend",
      "assimilate",
      "behold",
      "catch",
      "catch on (to)",
      "cognize",
      "compass",
      "conceive",
      "cotton (to ",
      "decipher",
      "decode",
      "dig",
      "discern",
      "get",
      "grasp",
      "grok",
      "intuit",
      "know",
      "make",
      "make out",
      "perceive",
      "recognize",
      "register",
      "savvy",
      "see",
      "seize",
      "sense",
      "tumble (to)",
      "twig",
      "understand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong",
      "it took me a while to comprehend algebra",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lawyers also tried to demonstrate that the sisters did not comprehend that they had been sterilized, and still dreamed of bearing children someday. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "There is still an immense amount of work to be done in making machines that truly can comprehend and reason about the world around them. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
      "People who do not speak English can now learn, comprehend , and use Bitcoin in their native language. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "After Jones was charged, she was found mentally unfit, but has been declared able now to comprehend the court proceedings and assist in her defense. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "That tack, however, wasn\u2019t available to Branagh with Death on the Nile, and anyone who sees the film will instantly comprehend why. \u2014 Nick Schager, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Three days pass as the siblings comprehend the passing of their father, until the sister takes on the responsibility of going to town, revealing a part of their past. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet five Pennsylvanians who apparently can\u2019t comprehend basic instructions sued in federal court after their undated ballots were rejected in last year\u2019s judicial elections. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "There were balloons, cheerleaders, the school drum line and then an announcement that some students couldn\u2019t quite comprehend or believe. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French comprendre, comprehendre , from Latin comprehendere , from com- + prehendere to grasp \u2014 more at get"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064928"
  },
  "chef de cabinet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the chief secretary of a French minister or prefect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6shefd\u0259\u02cckab\u0113\u02c8n\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, office head"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070632"
  },
  "caddis":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worsted yarn",
      ": a worsted ribbon or binding formerly used for garters and girdles",
      ": caddisworm",
      ": caddis fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English cadas cotton wool, from Anglo-French cadaz , from Old Occitan cadarz"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070804"
  },
  "carlet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a 3-square single-cut file used by combmakers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4rl\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French carrelet , diminutive of Old French carrel, quarrel square-headed arrow for an arbalest"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071001"
  },
  "Caesarea":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "seaport of ancient Palestine",
      "\u2014 see kayseri"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0113-z\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02ccse-s\u0259-",
      "\u02ccse-z\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071030"
  },
  "circuitry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit",
      ": the components of an electric circuit",
      ": the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain",
      ": circuit sense 4d",
      ": the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit",
      ": the components of an electric circuit",
      ": the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain",
      ": the neuronal pathways of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As stress hormones flood the body, neural circuitry in the brain changes, affecting our ability to think and make decisions, experts say. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "In quest of sonic purity, the preamp is connected to an external HiCap DR power supply as well as the compact NAPSC, which supplies low-noise power for the preamp\u2019s digital circuitry . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Los Angeles are wireless and have Active Noise Canceling (ANC) circuitry . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "And this is because their motor, battery, circuitry , and charger are more expensive to produce than a combustion engine. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "And thanks to Tesla, automobiles that had in the past been equipped with relatively simple circuitry are set to become electric, autonomous and connected to the Internet over the next decade. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "That could greatly reduce the energy needed to both perform computations and keep circuitry cool. \u2014 Philip Ball, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the things that helped enable the robot fish's efficiency is notable by its absence in the photo above: any sort of control circuitry . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071159"
  },
  "chickenberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wintergreen sense 2a",
      ": partridgeberry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071604"
  },
  "chronological":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time",
      ": reckoned in units of time",
      ": arranged in or according to the order of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-ji-k\u0259l",
      "\u02cckr\u014d-",
      "\u02cckr\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-ji-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His art is displayed in roughly chronological order.",
      "a chronological account of their trip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Told out of chronological order, Appropriate Behavior is the story of a breakup and its aftermath. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "Watching the films in the order in which they were released is exactly the same as watching the movies in chronological order. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "Following the novels, the films have been released in a chronological order so there\u2019s no confusion there. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The artwork, which was removed during the installation of the new HVAC and humidity systems, has been rehung in chronological order. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Here, in roughly chronological order, are some dance pleasures for the coming months, mostly outside events and festivals with a mix of venues. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The movie is told largely from Henry's perspective, following him in more chronological order than Clare, and then flashing back to her childhood. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 13 May 2022",
      "The result of your search, in other words, is a chronological photo library. \u2014 David Gelernter, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The tracklist will be presented in largely chronological order and feature remixes from top DJs/producers like Shep Pettibone, William Orbit, Honey Dijon, and Avicii. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chonological from chronologic + -al entry 1 or from chronology + -ical ; chronologic from chronology + -ic entry 1 , probably after French chronologique or New Latin chronologicus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1614, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071906"
  },
  "construction paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork",
      ": a thick paper available in many colors for school art work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trump also explained that turning off the lights and putting up blinds or construction paper that rolls down the windows should also be included in standard lockdown drills. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "For 25 hours there would be no video games, no television, no coloring with crayons or cutting out construction paper shapes to affix, via glue-stick, onto other shapes. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "An array of get well cards made with construction paper , crayons and pencil from students at five Gary schools lined the table behind Fazekas at the police station. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Their bedrooms shared a wall, with a small rectangular vent near the ceiling, which V\u00e9lez covered with a piece of pink construction paper . \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "My friend provided plenty of construction paper , scissors, glue, glitter, scraps of cool paper, stickers, and pens. \u2014 Lisa Butterworth, SELF , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Then, everyone can spend time decorating and illustrating that quote on a card to send to far away family members, or on construction paper to hang on the fridge at home. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "His participants recently made bowls of clay and sewed log books of construction paper with colored yarn. \u2014 Ron Harris, ajc , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "At the Chinese School of San Diego in Kearny Mesa, young students traditionally are taught to make their own envelopes out of red construction paper at this time of year. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072250"
  },
  "Chicano":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American and especially a man or boy of Mexican descent",
      ": an American of Mexican ancestry",
      ": of or relating to Chicanos"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "chi-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
      "also",
      "chi-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Mexican Spanish, alteration of Spanish mexicano Mexican"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072354"
  },
  "convergent lady beetle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common North American ladybug ( Hippodamia convergens ) that has red or orange elytra with black spots and feeds on small insects and especially aphids"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the two converging white lines on its prothorax"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072524"
  },
  "connatal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": congenital"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101t\u1d4al",
      "k\u0259\u02c8n-",
      "-\u0101t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "connate + -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072708"
  },
  "Chautauquan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a chautauqua or chautauquas",
      ": of or relating to a subdivision of the North American Devonian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-w\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "in sense 1, from chautauqua + -an ; in sense 2, from Chautauqua lake + English -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073114"
  },
  "chessy cat":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": cheshire cat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ches\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073229"
  },
  "chase literature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": literature in which suspense is created by a chase of one person or group by another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073621"
  },
  "catchall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that holds or includes odds and ends or a wide variety of things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02cc\u022fl",
      "\u02c8kech-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items.",
      "\u201cThe arts\u201d is a catchall for a variety of activities from painting to music.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s from these pejorative meanings that the word\u2019s usage broadened around the 1930s to refer to the mentally ill, becoming kind of a catchall term for crazy, along with other slang like bananas (which also was a slang term for a gay man) and nuts. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Let\u2019s, therefore, go with AI activism as the appropriate overarching moniker and drop the AI advocacy phrasing as a potentially equivalent catchall . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Suffolk police also launched a then-new website, gilgonews.com, as a catchall for information pertaining to the case. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
      "Used as a catchall for the ways our world has changed with Covid-19, this phrase was actually banished (for different reasoning) back in 2012. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "This vision contrasted with the Greek view of Hades as the catchall for the human soul and the early Hebrew Bible\u2019s description of Sheol as a shadowy pit of nothingness. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "By the end of 2021, the U.S. had a catchall booster recommendation for adults (and has since expanded it to kids as young as 5), but whatever the benefit of a booster might be, much of the public had disengaged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
      "Many companies are also offering a catchall travel expense reimbursement for medical procedures, including abortions. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "Based on the catchall statistic of Wins Above Replacement, six of the 12 most valuable Red Sox players this season either aren\u2019t signed for 2023 or have the right to become a free agent after this season. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074410"
  },
  "chirp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a chirp or a sound resembling a chirp",
      ": to utter (something) with a cheerful liveliness",
      ": to make sharply critical, complaining, or taunting remarks",
      ": the characteristic short sharp sound especially of a small bird or insect",
      ": the short high-pitched sound made by crickets and some small birds",
      ": to make a short high-pitched sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rp",
      "\u02c8ch\u0259rp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheep",
      "chirrup",
      "chitter",
      "jargon",
      "peep",
      "pip",
      "pipe",
      "tweet",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The birds were chirping in the trees.",
      "We heard the crickets chirping .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That's why the people chirp at him and are so quick to write him off. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
      "The only sound came from the car radio, which pretended that nothing had happened and continued to blissfully chirp out happy holiday tunes that praised the winter wonderland weather that entrapped us. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Uquq especially\u2014would chirp a few notes in return, sidling up to Sivuqaq, gripping his flanks, nuzzling up against his neck. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 June 2021",
      "These backdrops shimmer and swell around her voice, and bells chime distantly and birds chirp in the fuzzy gauze. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Before his grandfather became ill, Matt said Bernard attended many of his basketball games and would chirp at officials. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "But Bill Frederick Park offers plenty of space for visitors to become immersed in nature, listen to the birds chirp and slow down with any number of recreational activities. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "Birds chirp on the recording before piano and ethereal synths provide a bed for Faithfull\u2019s recitation of the poem, which describes a woman\u2019s unparalleled grace. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The two would chirp at each other during games, and Randall even saluted Auriemma after hitting a game-winning shot in 2000 at Gampel Pavilion. \u2014 Rhiannon Potkey, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The chirp and click of the glades\u2019 night chorus rose up to fill the void. \u2014 Rebecca Renner, Outside Online , 14 May 2020",
      "Other than the recent dust-up, the sanctuary reports that Sasha likes to pose for the staff photographer and chirp at guests. \u2014 Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Birds chirp , flowers bloom, the outdoor coffee table is a solid slab of concrete. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The blue song wraps with the soft chirp of crickets. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In December 2021, Apple reduced the amount of time before the chirp alert from three days to a randomized time window of eight to 24 hours. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Whales communicate over long distances with bellowing wails, and manatees will squeak and chirp when aroused, frightened or while interacting with one another. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The Washington State defensive lineman would still make a point to chirp at him anyway. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "To capture a few minutes of a frog\u2019s chirp or a dolphin\u2019s clicks can take hours of work because of nearly constant interruptions from noise pollution. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074418"
  },
  "catalogic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the characteristics of or belonging to a catalog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kat\u1d4al\u00a6\u00e4jik",
      "-\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074441"
  },
  "coup d'essai":{
    "type":[
      "French noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": first attempt : experiment : trial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00fc-d\u0101-se"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074619"
  },
  "cross-hilted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a cross guard and thus forming with the blade a Latin cross"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074641"
  },
  "comic book":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a magazine containing sequences of comic strips",
      ": a magazine made up of a series of comic strips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, what are the comic book origins of the Djinn and the Clandestines? \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "Sony, in its quest to continue to make the most absolutely baffling superhero movies possible, is making some major changes to Kraven the Hunter, the Spider-Man villain that\u2019s the focus of its next major comic book outing. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "After seven weekends on the big screen, the Marvel comic book sequel has amassed an impressive $405.1 million in North America. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "The comic book show has become a hit for Netflix as Marvel and DC properties have left for other platforms. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
      "Tim Sale, an award-winning comic book artist best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman and for influencing depictions of the Caped Crusader in numerous films, died on Thursday in Seattle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Of course, Ferrigno is not the first showbiz figure to criticize Marvel Studios' use of CGI or the proliferatiopn of comic book movies in recent years. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Tim Sale was an incredible artist, whose take on iconic characters had real human depth, and his groundbreaking page designs changed the way an entire generation thinks about comic book storytelling. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "So, my high school is across the street from a comic book shop. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074734"
  },
  "circular error":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the error in a timepiece resulting from variations in extent of the arc described by a pendulum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075021"
  },
  "crookneck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a squash with a long recurved neck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kru\u0307k-\u02ccnek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1784, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075138"
  },
  "cancer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo",
      ": the fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table",
      ": one born under the sign of Cancer",
      ": a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis",
      ": an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors",
      ": something evil or malignant that spreads destructively",
      ": an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (such as that of crown gall)",
      ": a plant disease marked by such growths",
      ": a serious sometimes deadly disease characterized by the growth of abnormal cells that form tumors which may damage or destroy normal body tissue",
      ": a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis",
      ": an abnormal state marked by a cancer",
      "[Latin, crab, cancer]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kan-s\u0259r",
      "\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was diagnosed with cancer .",
      "She learned that she has cancer .",
      "Eating certain foods may help reduce the risk of cancer .",
      "Advanced cancers are more difficult to treat.",
      "I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But three years ago, her son, Jack, died of throat cancer at 62. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Philips has also pointed to two analyses that did not find a higher incidence of cancer among patients who used Philips devices rather than those of other manufacturers. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Region has a 95 percent higher risk of cancer due to air pollution, says EPA. \u2014 Seiji Yamashita, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Last Summer actress revealed that it's been 10 years since her mother Patricia died from complications of cancer . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 19 June 2022",
      "Whiteman demonstrated her courage, strength and resilience after being diagnosed in 2007 with a rare form of cancer that affected her spinal cord and brain. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Many studies have shown its effectiveness in helping women through the menopause and though there are risks, such as increasing your risk of breast cancer , the benefits are thought to outweigh such risks. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "And yet, the landscape of cancer today looks very different than in years past. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "What do the different stages of breast cancer mean? \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075217"
  },
  "competitive point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a transportation point served by two or more independent lines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075257"
  },
  "cither":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cittern"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "-th\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French cithare , from Latin cithara kithara, from Greek kithara"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075320"
  },
  "cold-jaw":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become hard-mouthed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075434"
  },
  "cut-card work":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relief ornament of silverware common in the 12th century consisting of a thin sheet of silver cut into a pattern and soldered onto the surface of the piece usually around a spout, handle, or finial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075444"
  },
  "collibert":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a peasant tenant next superior to the serfs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccb\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Medieval Latin collibertus , from Latin, fellow freedman, from com- + libertus one made free, from liber free"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075723"
  },
  "concordial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or belonging to grammatical agreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u014b\u00a6k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259l",
      "-\u00e4n\u00a6-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin concordialis , from Latin concordia harmony + -alis -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075742"
  },
  "clairsentience":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perception of what is not normally perceptible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kla(a)r",
      "-ler+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "clair- (as in clairvoyance ) + sentience"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080047"
  },
  "cassapanca":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cassone with wooden back and arms added to form a settee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckas\u0259\u02c8pa\u014bk\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian cassapanca, cassabanca , from cassa box (from Latin capsa ) + panca, banca bench"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080238"
  },
  "concordia discors":{
    "type":[
      "Latin noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inharmonious harmony : harmony of discordant elements \u2014 compare discordia concors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022fn-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0113-\u00e4-\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080343"
  },
  "Cuban blindfish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two blindfishes ( Lucifuga subterranea and Stygicola dentata ) of the family Brotulidae found in cave streams in Cuba"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080356"
  },
  "compotus":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of compotus variant of computus 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080605"
  },
  "creativity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the ability to create",
      ": the quality of being creative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckr\u0113-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02cckr\u0113-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cleverness",
      "creativeness",
      "imagination",
      "imaginativeness",
      "ingeniousness",
      "ingenuity",
      "innovativeness",
      "invention",
      "inventiveness",
      "originality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her intelligence and artistic creativity",
      "the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jobs where human elements such as creativity , strategic thinking and empathy make all the difference. \u2014 Raf Peeters, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The Sporkies finalists' dishes will be judged on appearance, presentation, creativity , originality and taste. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
      "These five gatherings, whether intimate or outrageous, represent all that Pride stands for: Community, creativity , and fearlessness. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
      "Consulate-General Los Angeles, brought together prominent Australians and Americans to celebrate and showcase Australian creativity , talent and strong partnership with the United States. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "And leaders in the Biden-Harris administration are addressing them with resolve, creativity , and thoughtfulness. \u2014 Marcia Fudge, Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "His approach to leadership, entrepreneurism, art and culture, public service, creativity , relentlessness, academia, integrity, and curiosity plus his love for Brooklyn inspire us. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Her work ethic, creativity , and talent have made her one of the most respected professionals in her field. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The creativity and the inventive qualities of that music, the way those types of people are searching for new ground, has been really compelling for the past five to 10 years. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "creative entry 1 + -ity"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080851"
  },
  "cockpaddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lumpfish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "cock entry 1 + paddle ; probably from the resemblance of its dorsal ridge to a cock's comb"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081328"
  },
  "company servant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who performs the function of a minister to a company of Jehovah's Witnesses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081332"
  },
  "comitatus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of wellborn men attached to a king or chieftain by the duty of military service",
      ": the status of the body so attached",
      ": county",
      "[Medieval Latin, from Latin]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4m\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0259s",
      "-t\u0101d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, escort, retinue, imperial court, from comit-, comes companion + -atus -ate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081543"
  },
  "claggum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gummy sweetmeat",
      ": taffy made with molasses or treacle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8klag\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from clag entry 1 + -um (as in medium )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081658"
  },
  "chronicle play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a play with a theme from history consisting usually of rather loosely connected episodes chronologically arranged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081725"
  },
  "cereza":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several plants having fruits resembling cherries (as Malpighia glabra, M. coccigera , and various species of Cordia )",
      ": the fruit of these plants",
      ": capulin sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8r\u0101z\u0259",
      "-\u0101s\u0259",
      "-re-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish, from Spanish, cherry, from Late Latin ceresia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081732"
  },
  "cryptoblast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sterile conceptacle (as in plants of the genus Fucus )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccblast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crypt- + -blast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081752"
  },
  "cow beet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mangel-wurzel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081754"
  },
  "crunch on":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082000"
  },
  "calligraphist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calligrapher"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8li-gr\u0259-fist"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082027"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clipt past participle of clip"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082116"
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  "care for":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)",
      ": to feel affection for (someone)",
      ": to like or enjoy (something)",
      ": to want (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082202"
  },
  "circular file":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": wastebasket"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082424"
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  "corporate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : incorporated",
      ": of or relating to a corporation",
      ": of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit",
      ": having qualities (such as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control",
      ": of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals",
      ": corporative sense 2",
      ": of or relating to a business corporation",
      ": a bond issued by a business corporation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-r\u0259t"
    ],
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      "commercial",
      "marketable",
      "mass-market",
      "salable",
      "saleable"
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      "noncommercial",
      "nonsalable",
      "uncommercial",
      "unmarketable",
      "unsalable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We have to change the corporate structure to survive.",
      "A bunch of corporate types in suits were sitting at the table in the conference room.",
      "He is one of the most powerful men in corporate America.",
      "The business is a corporate entity.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once upon a time in corporate America, IBM enjoyed a status as the most powerful technology company in the world behind its computing systems. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Painting sunsets and tie-dying T-shirts might be more closely associated with middle school than corporate America, but such artistic activities are making their way into workplace wellness. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "As The Harvard Business Review documented in 2020, corporate America has been on a substantial buyback binge. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "Yet there are still fair discussions to be had about the intersection of politics, personal beliefs, and corporate America. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Spitzer, who created NBC\u2019s Superstore and spent seven seasons as a writer and producer on The Office, was eager to dig into the upper echelons of corporate America after having tackled characters who are lower on the organizational ladder. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Welch was ferociously ambitious and competitive, with a ruthlessness that corporate America just hadn\u2019t seen. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The movement to get more women into better roles in corporate America has stalled in recent years. \u2014 Caroline O'donovan, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The protests brought a wave of support for the defund the police and Black Lives Matter movements that stretched from the highest echelons of corporate America down to grassroots organizations. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Latin corpor\u0101tus, past participle of corpor\u0101re \"to form into a body, form (an organized social group),\" verbal derivative of corpor-, corpus \"body, organized group of people\" \u2014 more at midriff"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082736"
  },
  "communion cup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cup used for wine or grape juice in the Lord's Supper or Communion service",
      ": either a small individual cup furnished each communicant or a single large cup from which all communicants sip"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082759"
  },
  "climatometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument for measuring the sensile temperature of the atmosphere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "climate entry 1 + -o- + -meter"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082808"
  },
  "Clangula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus containing such ducks as the long-tailed duck and formerly also the goldeneye"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kla\u014bgy\u0259l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek klang\u0113 scream + New Latin -ula ; akin to Latin clangere to scream"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082838"
  },
  "comped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": provided free of charge : complimentary",
      "\u2014 see also comp entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mpt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083004"
  },
  "catchfly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various plants (as of the genera Lychnis and Silene ) of the pink family often with viscid stems"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kach-\u02ccfl\u012b",
      "\u02c8kech-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083314"
  },
  "caddis fly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of an order (Trichoptera) of insects with four membranous usually hairy wings, vestigial mouthparts, slender many-jointed antennae, and aquatic larvae \u2014 compare caddisworm",
      ": an insect that has four wings and a larva which lives in water in a silk case covered especially with bits of wood, gravel, sand, or plant matter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-d\u0259s-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083504"
  },
  "clip someone's wings":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to limit someone's ability to do or say things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083524"
  },
  "coltsfoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various plants with large rounded leaves resembling the foot of a colt",
      ": a perennial composite herb ( Tussilago farfara ) with yellow flower heads appearing before the leaves",
      ": a perennial yellow-flowered composite herb ( Tussilago farfara ) native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan that has leaves which are the source of farfara",
      ": farfara"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dlts-\u02ccfu\u0307t",
      "\u02c8k\u014dlts-\u02ccfu\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083530"
  },
  "constitutional water":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the water contained in a mineral after its temperature has been raised to 110\u00b0 C and its hygrometric water driven off"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084019"
  },
  "confessingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the manner of one confessing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084156"
  },
  "customhouse broker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an agent who acts for merchants in entering and clearing goods and vessels"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084329"
  },
  "Carara":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Carara taxonomic synonym of coronopus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8rar\u0259",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084432"
  },
  "chest-beating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chest-thumping"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ches(t)-\u02ccb\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084845"
  },
  "connotation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something suggested by a word or thing : implication",
      ": the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes",
      ": the signification of something",
      ": an essential property or group of properties of a thing named by a term in logic \u2014 compare denotation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The modern connotation is slang for a fierce woman. \u2014 Lucas Villa, Allure , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The burgeoning high rises of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Flagler Village are taking on a botanical connotation , including fighting each other to reach the sun. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "Nowadays, the word still refers to a temporary place to live, but the connotation is far grander. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This just makes sense to me, and has absolutely no political connotation to it. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "That stands to be the only connotation of the phrase going forward, because Game 163 isn't going to happen under the new format. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Although the play\u2019s characters examine every connotation of its provocative one-word-title, its vivid ride comes explicitly from its emotions, ideas and language \u2014 but never its action. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "And despite the diversity of the lyrics and the artists, Evans said the genre still carries the same violent connotation in the media and for law enforcement. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Mood lighting, which often carries a connotation around creating a romantic environment, can also impact purchasing decisions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see connote"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084959"
  },
  "colitis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inflammation of the colon",
      ": inflammation of the colon \u2014 see ulcerative colitis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8l\u012b-t\u0259s",
      "k\u0259-",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8l\u012bt-\u0259s, k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In one study, CBD oil was shown to reduce inflammation in rats with colitis . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Ulcerative colitis is a general diagnostic term for chronic, inflammatory bowel disease affecting your colon. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Infectious colitis can spread via the fecal-oral route. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Toxic megacolon: Ulcerative colitis can cause the colon to rapidly swell and widen. \u2014 Demetria Wambia, SELF , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Ulcerative colitis is a chronic illness that does not yet have a medical cure. \u2014 Tria Wen, SELF , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "To find out if that was true, the researchers slipped a chemical into the drinking water of laboratory mice to give them a weeklong bout of colitis . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "That law requires most businesses to allow individuals with medical issues like Crohn\u2019s disease, colitis or pregnancy access to private restrooms. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085326"
  },
  "Clare of Assisi":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Saint 1194\u20131253 Italian religious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085832"
  },
  "cheer (someone or something) up":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (someone) happier",
      ": to make (something) more cheerful or pleasant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090047"
  },
  "Coase":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Ronald H(arry) 1910\u20132013 American (British-born) economist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090157"
  },
  "contestant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that participates in a contest",
      ": one that contests an award or decision",
      ": a person who takes part in a competition",
      ": one that initiates or participates in a contest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8te-st\u0259nt",
      "also",
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8tes-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenger",
      "competition",
      "competitor",
      "contender",
      "corrival",
      "rival"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The contestant who catches the most fish wins.",
      "The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Brown's knowledge of the ins and outs of the show and Kish's experience as a contestant , giving advice to the talented chefs was easy. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Kaitlyn was first introduced as a contestant on The Bachelor season 19 and the former Canadian spin class instructor went on to be the lead of The Bachelorette season 11. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Hudson is the second American Idol contestant -turned-music superstar to head to daytime television, following Kelly Clarkson. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "Some say yes, that following a contestant on a quest to continue winning and amassing more and more cash is exciting. \u2014 Anne Easton, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The second round of auditions begins with the return of the golden buzzer, which instantly whisks a contestant to the live voting rounds. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "According to contestant Sarah Todd, while there is obviously a difference in the level of culinary experience between the 'Favourites' and 'Fans', that doesn't mean the first-timers can't claim victory. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
      "This is not the first time an Alone contestant has wrestled with these psychological pressures. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "contest entry 1 + -ant entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090327"
  },
  "coarticulation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": action or position of such part of an articulator as is not directly participating in an articulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "co- + articulation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090513"
  },
  "cash tenant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tenant who pays a money rent for a farm \u2014 compare share-tenant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090650"
  },
  "Chronicles":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090708"
  },
  "court baron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inferior manorial court presided over by its lord or his steward that had jurisdiction over certain cases (as petty offenses) arising on the manor and affecting its tenants and that was abolished in England in 1867 after having fallen into disuse and was early abolished in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland where it existed briefly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Anglo-French court baron , literally, baron's court"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090739"
  },
  "crabbery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where crabs abound or are fished for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b(\u0259)r\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "crab entry 1 + -ery"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090810"
  },
  "choke coil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reactor sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090938"
  },
  "caduciary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a caducary estate or subject of property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8d(y)\u00fcs(h)\u0113\u02ccer\u0113",
      "-\u00fcsh\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification (influenced by English fiduciary ) of Latin caducarius"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091014"
  },
  "construction loan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loan secured by lien on property to finance a building project until completion and issuance of the long-term mortgage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091116"
  },
  "chibigouazou":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brightly marked ocelot ( Felis pardalis chibigouazou ) of the Mato Grosso"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccsh\u0113b\u0113\u02ccg\u00fc\u02c8\u00e4(\u02cc)z\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese, from Guarani"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091328"
  },
  "compilator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that compiles : compiler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u0259\u0307\u02ccl\u0101t\u0259(r)",
      "-\u0101t\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English compilatour , from Late Latin compilator plunderer, plagiarist, from Latin compilatus + -or"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091441"
  },
  "Commonwealth Day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a holiday observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly on May 24 as the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday and now on the second Monday in March"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1958, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091718"
  },
  "compossible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able or possible to coexist with another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p\u00e4s\u0259b\u0259l",
      "k\u0259m\u02c8p-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin compossibilis , from Latin com- + possibilis possible"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091844"
  },
  "chive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a perennial plant ( Allium schoenoprasum ) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning",
      ": its leaves",
      "\u2014 compare garlic chive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Do you want chives on your baked potato?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, woody herbs like thyme, rosemary and sage are much more draught tolerant than basil, chives and parsley, which like plenty of water. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2020",
      "Remove lid and continue roasting for additional 30 to 35 minutes, until interior temperature of chicken is 165 F. Garnish with fresh dill and chives . \u2014 Dallas News , 22 May 2020",
      "Our recipe for an old-school quiche Lorraine features bacon and Gruy\u00e8re with a hint of cayenne and chives for garnish. \u2014 Saveur , 15 May 2020",
      "The sandwich \u2014 two big slices of the house sourdough brushed on the outside with butter and on the inside with bechamel sauce and then stuffed with caramelized onions, Comt\u00e9 cheese and chives \u2014 went on the griddle. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 1 May 2020",
      "In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, lemon juice, coconut aminos, celery salt, garlic, chives and parsley until smooth. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Their vision was a sit-down restaurant specializing in Japanese curry, but with a long menu full of other dishes such as cold tofu in dashi, eggplant glazed with sweet miso and chives rolled up in yuba sheets. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Green flecks announce the presence of loroco, a flowering vine whose unopened buds are deployed as a chive -like herb, only milder. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Make the chive sour cream: In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and 2 tablespoons of the chives ; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. \u2014 Krystyna Ch\u00e1vez, Marie Claire , 3 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cepa onion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092007"
  },
  "confessor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who gives heroic evidence of faith but does not suffer martyrdom",
      ": one that confesses",
      ": a priest who hears confessions",
      ": a priest who is one's regular spiritual guide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-s\u0259r",
      "senses 1 & 3 also",
      "sense 3 also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take for example this delicious little bit from matriarch Trudy, salon owner, hair washer and chief confessor to all who walk through her doors with their problems. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "One of Esther\u2019s clients, Mrs. Van Buren (Rebecca Spence), looks to Esther as intimate confessor for her own misery, yet the relationship is doomed by inequity. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "But for three decades her music has also served as a sort of open-source support network, with Blige at the center as therapist and confessor , self-esteem coach and cold-truth teller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "This is certainly true, but any confessor will tell you that doing better today does not absolve you from confessing past sins. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "She was likened at times to fellow Californian Joan Didion \u2014 although Babitz often found magic where Didion saw ruin \u2014 and to the French author-sage- confessor Collette. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The costumer- confessor and actress-penitent were in a state of hope. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2021",
      "The reason for his laughter is nearly always the documentary\u2019s subject, Robert Lloyd, who takes palpable pleasure in causing his friend and (for the purposes of the film) confessor to absolutely lose it. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "In the cases of Grassi and Zanchetta, Bergoglio was a confessor to both men, suggesting he may have been swayed in his judgment by his role as their spiritual father. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English confessour, borrowed from Anglo-French confessur, borrowed from Medieval Latin confessor, going back to Late Latin, \"one professing a religious faith, one confessing sins,\" from confit\u0113r\u012b \"to profess faith\" (going back to Latin, \"to admit [a fact, the truth of a statement or charge], reveal\") + Latin -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at confess",
      "Note: The word confessor occurs in some Old English texts, though usually with Latin or ambiguous inflection."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092048"
  },
  "cataloged":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": list , register",
      ": a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details",
      ": a pamphlet or book that contains such a list",
      ": material in such a list",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog",
      ": to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively",
      ": to make or work on a catalog",
      ": to become listed in a catalog at a specified price",
      ": a book containing brief descriptions of things that can be purchased or signed up for",
      ": a list of names, titles, or articles arranged by some system",
      ": to make a catalog of",
      ": to enter in a catalog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "checklist",
      "list",
      "listing",
      "menu",
      "register",
      "registry",
      "roll",
      "roll call",
      "roster",
      "schedule",
      "table"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "schedule",
      "slate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.",
      "a catalog of music album titles",
      "Verb",
      "They use the computer to catalog books.",
      "The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The plants have signs and tags with descriptions that include sizes, but these descriptions are subjective to the person writing the sign, tag, catalog , or book. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
      "The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
      "In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
      "Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English cathaloge, cateloge , from Middle French catalogue , from Late Latin catalogus , from Greek katalogos , from katalegein to list, enumerate, from kata- + legein to gather, speak \u2014 more at legend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092209"
  },
  "chef d'\u00e9cole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a leader of a school (as of painters, musicians, writers)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6shefd\u0101\u02c8k\u022fl",
      "-\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092247"
  },
  "compression dressing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pressure dressing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092321"
  },
  "Cal":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "small calorie",
      "California",
      "large calorie",
      "California",
      "small calorie",
      "large calorie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092428"
  },
  "cellar dweller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a last-place team : a team with the worst record in a league, conference, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092504"
  },
  "crusher":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure",
      ": to squeeze together into a mass",
      ": to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding",
      ": to subdue completely",
      ": to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)",
      ": to oppress or burden grievously",
      ": to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight",
      ": crowd , push",
      ": hug , embrace",
      ": drink",
      ": to advance with or as if with crushing",
      ": to become crushed",
      ": crash",
      ": to experience an intense and usually passing infatuation : to have a crush on someone",
      ": an intense and usually passing infatuation",
      ": the object of infatuation",
      ": crowd , mob",
      ": a crowd of people pressing against one another",
      ": a crowding together (as of people)",
      ": an act of crushing",
      ": the quantity of material crushed",
      ": to squeeze together so as to change or destroy the natural shape or condition",
      ": to break into fine pieces by pressure",
      ": overwhelm sense 1",
      ": to defeat in spirit",
      ": a tightly packed crowd",
      ": a foolish or very strong liking : infatuation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u0259sh",
      "\u02c8kr\u0259sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mash",
      "pulp",
      "squash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infatuation",
      "mash",
      "passion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Economists say that while refiners may see some temporary benefits, they\u2019re squeezed by the same forces that crush retail profit margins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Junta forces seeking to crush opposition have killed more than 1,300 people, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer who has a long-time crush on a colleague, leading to them matching and beginning a relationship that gets serious in more ways than one. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 30 June 2022",
      "Staples developed a crush on Sam Cooke, who lived nearby, and routinely encountered the stars of the gospel world, including her role model, Mahalia Jackson. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Rowan Blanchard stars as high schooler Paige, an aspiring artist and out lesbian with a massive crush on the beautiful and popular Gabby Campos (Isabella Ferreira). \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "The titular 12-year-old Sunny has heart surgery, grieves her mother and develops a crush on another girl. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Marcia lives alone and has a painful crush on her surgeon, to the point of trailing him around London, hoping for a glimpse of him. \u2014 Sara Paretsky, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more? \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English crusshen , from Anglo-French croissir, croistre , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German krossen to crush"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093112"
  },
  "confinement system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any system of raising poultry or other livestock in which the animals are kept from contact with the ground primarily as a sanitary measure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093331"
  },
  "conga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Cuban dance of African origin involving three steps followed by a kick and performed by a group usually in single file",
      ": a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His number in the show largely introduced and popularized the conga in America. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The conga is now a familiar sight and sound in urban parks, on recordings and on stage. \u2014 John Edward Hasse, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "The way their heads crest and fall, while shaking their flightless bodies to do the conga ! \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Trousers with enough give for the conga , for going loco in Acapulco. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The artist\u2019s new EP opens with a set of interlocking rhythms connecting a four-on-the-floor bass drum, vibraphone-suggestive mid-range loops, a conga in the background and some crazy high-hat action. \u2014 Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2019",
      "My eighth notes provided urgency, a racing pulse under the whole thing rather than the original\u2019s sleepy conga . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 22 Nov. 2018",
      "The Last Poets emerged in Harlem at the end of the 1960s, reciting rhythmic verses over conga drumming and speaking directly to the disenfranchised youth of New York City\u2019s black community. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, New York Times , 13 June 2018",
      "Other orchestra members are conga player and percussionist Willie Vazquez, drum and timbales player Rob Castaneda, bassist Art Lopez and keyboardist Jimmy Hernandez. \u2014 Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish, probably from feminine of congo black person, from Congo , region in Africa"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093448"
  },
  "celite":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a constituent of portland-cement clinker now identified as brownmillerite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113\u02ccl\u012bt",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ce- (from c ) + -lite ; from its being considered as third in a group including also alite and belite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093547"
  },
  "cruse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small vessel (such as a jar or pot) for holding a liquid (such as water or oil)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8kr\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English; akin to Old English cr\u016bse pitcher"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093718"
  },
  "cage mast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": basket mast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093740"
  },
  "country bank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a commercial bank not in a reserve or central reserve city"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093748"
  },
  "Capitonidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of stocky chiefly tropical arboreal birds (order Piciformes) with large stout bills swollen at the base and usually with brilliantly colored plumage including a number of New and Old World barbets and sometimes especially formerly the honey guides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckap\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Capiton-, Capito , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093846"
  },
  "cautioning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warning , admonishment",
      ": precaution",
      ": prudent forethought to minimize risk",
      ": one that astonishes or commands attention",
      ": to advise caution to : warn",
      ": care taken to avoid trouble or danger : precaution",
      ": warning",
      ": to warn about danger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alertness",
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "cautiousness",
      "chariness",
      "circumspection",
      "gingerliness",
      "guardedness",
      "heedfulness",
      "prudence",
      "wariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "forewarn",
      "wake",
      "warn"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
      "These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
      "Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
      "As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Latin caution-, cautio precaution, from cav\u0113re to be on one's guard \u2014 more at hear"
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      "Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1683, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093922"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an economic good: such as",
      ": a product of agriculture or mining",
      ": an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment",
      ": a mass-produced unspecialized product",
      ": something useful or valued",
      ": thing , entity",
      ": convenience , advantage",
      ": a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price",
      ": one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market",
      ": quantity , lot",
      ": something produced by agriculture, mining, or manufacture",
      ": a class of economic goods",
      ": an item of merchandise (as soybeans) whose price is the basis of futures trading"
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      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259-t\u0113",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259-t\u0113",
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      "being",
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      "agricultural commodities like grain and corn",
      "Oil is a commodity in high demand.",
      "Patience is a rare commodity .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are a couple of factors weighing on the commodity , including China\u2019s zero-Covid policy, which has resulted in stringent lockdowns in several provinces, hurting demand. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has inaugurated a new price regime for fossil fuels: Oil is now trading at all-time highs in most major currencies, and America\u2019s liquid-natural-gas exports are helping create a single, global price for the commodity . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "And as the commodity becomes more precious, residents could soon see an uptick in their water bills, experts tell ABC News. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Copper prices have soared over the past decade, with the commodity almost tripling in value since 2015. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "Summer style is usually synonymous with breezy dresses, cutoff shorts, and lots and lots of swimwear, but there's one closet staple that's proving to be quite the hot commodity these days. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Rising demand for the commodity has tested those efforts, but so far further deforestation has been kept in check. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "Perhaps the most important piece in all of this was the ability to find a full working crew for a team in a series where human capital may be the scarcest commodity at the moment. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
      "The commodity is also used for cooking in many countries, including India, the world's top importer. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English commoditee , from Anglo-French, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas , from commodus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093936"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "mountain 3414 feet (1041 meters) high in Macgillicuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, southwestern Ireland; highest peak in Ireland"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccka-r\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259l"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094038"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of or belonging to the genus Castanea"
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      "New Latin Castanea + English -an"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094121"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of camelteer variant of cameleer"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094218"
  },
  "curve of areas":{
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    "definitions":[
      ": a curve that is composed in its forward half of a curve of versed sines and in its after half of a trochoid and is used in distributing the displacement in the design of a ship"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094226"
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  "circumstellar":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": surrounding or occurring in the vicinity of a star"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259r-k\u0259m-\u02c8ste-l\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition, intense surface winds cause a gaseous cloud known as a circumstellar envelope to form around the star. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The data revealed evidence of dense circumstellar material around the star at the time of the explosion. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Hubble was able to spot circumstellar material around the star shortly after the explosion. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "As material continues to gently fall onto the central proto-star, a circumstellar disk emerges around it. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Planets form from a disk of gas and dust around a star, called the circumstellar disk. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "This is where planets form, and it's called the circumstellar disk. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "Meanwhile the study of circumstellar disks and planet formation has exploded. \u2014 Meredith A. Macgregor, Scientific American , 19 May 2020",
      "This band is called the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ) and has become one of the central ideas driving scientists\u2019 thoughts about life on exoplanets. \u2014 James Trefil And Michael Summers, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094330"
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  "Chubut":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southern Argentina flowing east across Patagonia into the Atlantic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u00fc-\u02c8b\u00fct",
      "-\u02c8v\u00fct"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094514"
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  "coloration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of having color",
      ": use or choice of colors (as by an artist)",
      ": arrangement of colors",
      ": characteristic quality",
      ": aspect suggesting an attitude",
      ": subtle variation of intensity or quality of tone",
      ": use or arrangement of colors or shades : coloring"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "the coloration of a flower",
      "the bright yellow coloration of the curtains",
      "wine glasses with circle designs and blue and green colorations",
      "He attempted to give a religious coloration to the war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The neutral coloration of the appointments in the kitchen and eating area don't sacrifice interest. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "Of course, to see the overcast of Monday afternoon as symbolic of the coloration of April thus far might mean overlooking the details and the nuances. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Brown coloration indicates a dead or dying cane and may require pruning to a bud eye lower to the crown to find live pith. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The purplish coloration is a common expression by tomato, but sometimes greater appearance of it can signify that the plants are under stress. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "In keeping with our winter of white, keep an eye out for cloud glass, which has an interesting physique of coloration , almost like a storm within the glass. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Some sections demonstrated Copland and Thomas\u2019s shared fascination with creating environments of sound \u2014 like the rising introductory theme that later returns with sunset coloration . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "You are humbled by the leviathan Sierra peaks, overwhelmed by the beauty of blooming Indian paintbrush, the intricate coloration of these wild trout, or the softness of summer meadows blanketed in moss heather. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin col\u014dr\u0101ti\u014dn-, col\u014dr\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin col\u014dr\u0101re \"to color entry 2 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094528"
  },
  "Caviidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of more or less tailless rodents having but three toes on each hind foot \u2014 see cavy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0101\u02c8v\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "k\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Cavia , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094614"
  },
  "carolins":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of carolins plural of carolin"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094852"
  },
  "closed-circuit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": used in, shown on, or being a television installation in which the signal is transmitted by wire to a limited number of receivers"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014dz(d)-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259t"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095016"
  },
  "culs-de-four":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vault shaped like a quarter sphere or like a hemisphere",
      ": vault \u2014 compare semidome"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095105"
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  "countrywide":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": extending throughout a country"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02c8w\u012bd"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The murders attracted countrywide attention.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was made into countrywide federal rules on how the streets are designed. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Lacking a consistent, countrywide approach to proof-of-vaccination, each airline has been left to figure out its own way to check passengers. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Like much of the non-U.S. world, vaccine rollouts have been slow and countrywide communication has been a challenge. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "Whatever hope there was for a broad, countrywide rebuke of Trumpism was misplaced. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "Now, as countrywide protests have surged following George Floyd\u2019s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Trump has turned up the heat again, stoking the flames rather than seeking to put them out. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 31 May 2020",
      "In the midst of the rampant, countrywide shuttering of bars and restaurants due to COVID-19, there are few ties left to the proverbial night out. \u2014 Popular Science , 29 May 2020",
      "Rates in San Antonio are slightly better than countrywide figures: Nationwide, about 87.7 percent of renters made full or partial payments by May 13, down 2.1 percentage points from last year, the National Multifamily Housing Council reported. \u2014 Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com , 22 May 2020",
      "Many are still marooned after getting swept up in rapidly changing travel restrictions, countrywide quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095116"
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  "Cariri":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Indian people of eastern Brazil",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Cariri people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6kar\u0259\u00a6r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese, of American Indian origin"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095851"
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  "coup d'archet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a stroke of the bow in violin playing"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00fc\u02ccd\u00e4r\u00a6sh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095946"
  },
  "chimichanga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tortilla wrapped around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccchi-m\u0113-\u02c8ch\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That's exactly what went down at Macayo's in Ahwatukee Foothills on Sept. 25 as a team of chefs, employees and chimi-fans attempted to claim the Guinness World Record with the creation of a 25-foot-long chimichanga . \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "Regardless of its origins, the chimichanga has certainly been a staple at Macayo's for over seven decades. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "The restaurant's founder, Monica Flin, is said to have invented the chimichanga . \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 29 July 2021",
      "Next, fold the bottom and top down and roll over to completely seal the chimichanga . \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "El Charro Cafe in Tucson and some food historians dispute this origin story of the chimichanga , however. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Consider sticking around for dessert, particularly the banana chimichanga ($9) drizzled with chocolate and caramel sauce. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "Among the desserts: a non-vegan cheesecake chimichanga ($6). \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "Fajitas start at $16.95, while Mexican favorites range from $13.95 ( chimichanga ) to $23.95 (carne a la tampiquena). \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Lake County News-Sun , 8 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Mexican Spanish, trinket"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100043"
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  "courge green":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a moderate yellow green that is yellower, lighter, and slightly stronger than average moss green, yellower and duller than average pea green, and yellower and lighter than spinach green"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French courge gourd"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100230"
  },
  "Casasia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Rubiaceae) having opposite leathery leaves and white or yellow flowers with a salverform corolla"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8s\u0101zh(\u0113)\u0259",
      "-\u02c8a-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Luis de las Casas y Arargorri \u20201800 Spanish soldier + New Latin -ia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100858"
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  "choke cymbal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": hi-hat",
      ": a hi-hat that is choked after being struck",
      ": splash cymbal"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101003"
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  "close-knit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kl\u014ds-\u02c8nit"
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      "cliquey",
      "cliquish"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101145"
  },
  "cadmium vermilion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": blood red"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101223"
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  "compilatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being compilation",
      ": of or relating to a compiler"
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      "k\u0259m\u02c8p\u012bl\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "-\u02c8pil-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u0259\u0307l\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "compilat- (as in compilator ) + -ory"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101303"
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  "cavie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a coop or cage for hens"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Dutch or obsolete Flemish kavie , from Middle Dutch cavie ; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German kevia cage; all from a prehistoric D-Low German-High German word borrowed from Latin cavea cage"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101624"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of casava variant spelling of cassava"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101737"
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  "cormel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small or secondary corm produced by a larger corm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259l",
      "k\u022fr-\u02c8mel"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corm + -el (in bulbel, variant of bulbil )"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101846"
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  "coordinate bond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a covalent bond that consists of a pair of electrons supplied by only one of the two atoms it joins",
      ": a covalent bond that consists of a pair of electrons supplied by only one of the two atoms it joins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u1d4an-\u0259t-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101922"
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  "chick disease":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a virus infection of young chicks that is of uncertain relationship to avian leukosis and is characterized by focal lesions in liver and heart muscle"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chick entry 1"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101935"
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  "cellarer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official (as in a monastery) in charge of provisions"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-l\u0259r-\u0259r"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English celerer , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cellariarius , from Latin cellarium"
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102022"
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      "Definition of chirs present tense third person singular of chir plural of chir"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102301"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an artificially created crystalline compound CdTe that is used especially in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is combined with cadmium to make cadmium telluride , which is then used to make panels that are more efficient than selenium solar panels. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "On a recent afternoon at the Ohio factory, an endless line of glass panels traveled through machines that deposited layers of cadmium telluride and other materials. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The core of a quantum dot is typically composed of a heavy metal, such as cadmium selenium or cadmium telluride , although more recently quantum dots made from other materials are also possible. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "The company uses a different semiconductor compound called cadmium telluride , applying it to glass panels in an ultrathin layer using a method developed by McMaster and his university colleagues. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Thin is in The researchers focused on thin-film technology, which is dominated by two materials: cadmium telluride (often called cadtel) and CIGS, or copper indium gallium selenide. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 2 May 2018",
      "This has resulted in large price increases in recent years as demand has soared for both thermoelectric and CdTe solar [ cadmium telluride photovoltaic solar cells\u2014the second most common ones on the market]. \u2014 Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian , 10 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102318"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": connotative or contextual meaning : joint signification"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4n+"
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      "Medieval Latin consignification-, consignificatio , from consignificatus (past participle of consignificare ) + -ion-, -io -ion"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102521"
  },
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102927"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite",
      ": one of a pair of opposites",
      ": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true \u2014 compare subcontrary",
      ": either of two terms (such as good and evil ) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject",
      ": in a manner opposite to what is logical or expected",
      ": just the opposite",
      ": on the contrary",
      ": notwithstanding",
      ": being so different as to be at opposite extremes : opposite",
      ": being opposite to or in conflict with each other",
      ": being not in conformity with what is usual or expected",
      ": unfavorable",
      ": temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice",
      ": contrariwise , contrarily",
      ": something opposite",
      ": just the opposite : no",
      ": exactly opposite",
      ": being against what is usual or expected",
      ": not favorable",
      ": unwilling to accept control or advice"
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      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "sense 4 often",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
      ""
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      "antipode",
      "antithesis",
      "counter",
      "negative",
      "obverse",
      "opposite",
      "reverse"
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      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contradictory",
      "diametric",
      "diametrical",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the contrary , our globe-trotting, head-of-state-hugging prime minister cares deeply about international opinion. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , these hearings appear to be made for social media, given the elements of the presentation. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , Ms. Heard\u2019s beauty was frequently held against her, offered as proof of her capacity to deceive. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , the excitement of the job \u2013 being radio-ready country music's most instantaneously recognizable female name \u2013 felt like her call to arms to slay a live crowd already blown away by Luke Combs' phenomenal set just 90 minutes prior. \u2014 Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , the broadcast portion of the largest-scale investigation in congressional history was a clean, concise production of real substance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , research from the Department of Education has found that having more police in schools criminalizes normal teenage behaviors and is more likely to push Black and brown students into the criminal justice system. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "On the contrary , a decision is often made to settle the matter quietly, rather than risk further exposure of secrets in a public trial. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun, Adjective, and Adverb",
      "Middle English contrarie , from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie , from Medieval Latin contrarius , from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103121"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to color or coloring",
      ": of or relating to timbre in music"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Certainly there\u2019s much of Strauss in this real showpiece \u2014 the dramatic flair, the succulent harmonies, the textural and coloristic riches. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "DiDonato did an impressive job of picking pitches out of clear air and delivering emotional and coloristic nuances, ably abetted by Villaume and the orchestra. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
      "Maria hefts her basket of green apples beside a lush tree heavy with fruit, the blues of her sweater and scarf in coloristic counterpoint. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "The orchestration is a masterpiece of coloristic and textural variety. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "What made Poulenc\u2019s music appealing was his moderate, coloristic use of the very dissonances that made the works of many 20th-century composers so disquieting. \u2014 John Check, WSJ , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Portraying Amneris, Barton supplied a voice a size smaller, but with a coloristic range as vast as the character\u2019s range of emotion, from glowing middle and upper range to strategically brassy chest voice. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Trojahn\u2019s orchestral writing is similarly fluent: the pacing is confident, the coloristic contrasts intelligent, and there are some beguiling textures; a diaphanous web of harp and stratospheric string harmonics early in the opera was breathtaking. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "While the soprano occasionally sounds strained in higher passages, or overly vibrato-laden\u2014lacking the overall vocal ease of, say, Anja Harteros, who recorded the work with Jansons and the BRSO in 2010\u2014she more often exhibits coloristic beauty. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "color entry 1 + -istic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103206"
  },
  "cruth":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cruth variant spelling of crwth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103224"
  },
  "CABG":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "coronary artery bypass graft",
      "coronary artery bypass graft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ka-bij",
      "\u02c8kab-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103650"
  },
  "country school":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a school in a rural district",
      ": a one-room rural school in which all elementary grades are taught by one teacher"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1712, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103808"
  },
  "churn through":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to proceed through, process, or deal with rapidly or steadily in a mechanical or seemingly mechanical way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103940"
  },
  "challah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking and is traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u1e35\u00e4-l\u0259",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Traditionally, the challah on the table is covered for the opening ceremony, a blessing over wine. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "French brioche, Jewish challah , Swiss zopf, Italian pane di pasqua -- many cultures have their own version of a sweet, and often braided, bread. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The events include educational programs such as Sharsheret Pink Shabbats, Pink challah bakes or panel discussions in partnership with local synagogues and other Jewish organizations. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "And what do traditions like eating a round challah mean for Jewish communities? \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Also reminiscent of the Ashkenazi Jewish onion roll, which has a challah -like softness to it, Ono\u2019s roll has a comforting softness to it, like a chubby baby\u2019s cheek. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Entirely self-taught, Arrigoni has never tasted a challah other than her own creations. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 23 June 2021",
      "For a perfect challah with a smooth texture, Arrigoni chills her dough. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 23 June 2021",
      "Bake the challah , 27 to 35 minutes, until rich golden brown and burnished. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Yiddish khale , from Hebrew \u1e25all\u0101h"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104043"
  },
  "click stop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a turnable control device (as for a camera diaphragm opening) that engages with a definite click at specific settings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104112"
  },
  "credit union":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (such as savings and checking accounts)",
      ": a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (as savings and checking accounts)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a bank or credit union , that was a no-go \u2014 period, end, full stop. \u2014 Peter Su, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "In the city\u2019s Upper Albany neighborhood, for example, there is just one bank and a credit union . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "The program is available to full-time teachers in San Diego and Riverside counties, or credit union members teaching in California, who want to fund special learning opportunities for their students. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "While banks do send texts to alert you of a matter, a bank or credit union isn't going to ask you for personal or financial information in a text message. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Woccu reported a total of 375,160,065 credit union members in 118 countries. \u2014 Seth Onyango, Quartz , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "In a study commissioned by CO-OP Financial Services and conducted by EY in January and February of 2021, 30% of the 3,000 credit union members surveyed said their primary financial relationship (PFR) is with a fintech firm. \u2014 Samantha Paxson, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "If another government agency, such as a regulator for a community bank or credit union , would be better able to help you, the CFPB forwards your message to them. \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Banks, of Grosse Pointe, stepped down from the state Legislature in 2017 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of falsifying documents to obtain a $3,000 loan from a metro Detroit credit union . \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104120"
  },
  "claim adjuster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adjuster sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104308"
  },
  "caterpillar fungus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fungus of the genus Cordyceps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104609"
  },
  "chumpy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thick , thickset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259mp\u0113",
      "-pi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chump entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104753"
  },
  "cordiform":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shaped like a heart",
      ": shaped like a heart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm",
      "\u02c8k\u022frd-\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from New Latin cordiformis, from Latin cord-, cor \"heart\" + -iformis -iform \u2014 more at heart entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105035"
  },
  "christcross-row":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": alphabet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the figure of a cross heading it in old hornbooks"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105131"
  },
  "cipher component":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the sequence of a substitution alphabet that identifies the ciphertext letters \u2014 compare alphabet sense 1j"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105335"
  },
  "Calabar potto":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": angwantibo"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105616"
  },
  "configurate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give or assign a form to : fashion , shape , form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin configuratus , past participle of configurare to form from or after, from com- + figurare to form, from figura figure"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110028"
  },
  "Christian Reformed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Christian Reformed Church formed in the Netherlands in 1834 by dissenters from the Netherlands Reformed Church or to the Christian Reformed Church formed in the U.S. in 1857 by dissenters from the Reformed Church in America"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110427"
  },
  "climagraph":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of climagraph variant of climograph"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110517"
  },
  "constitutioner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a framer or supporter of a constitution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110851"
  },
  "cake makeup":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tinted cosmetic base usually in semimoist cake form used as a foundation for face powder"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110928"
  },
  "confrairy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confraternity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French confrarie , from Medieval Latin confratria , from confratr-, confrater + Latin -ia -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111323"
  },
  "common touch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Patterson\u2019s common touch may have something to do with his onetime day job in advertising. \u2014 Laura Miller, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The prime minister is affable and witty, a Falstaff with the common touch . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Biden could combine the political talents of FDR and Reagan, the oratorical skills of Lincoln and JFK, and the common touch of Jackson and Truman, and this sense of falling behind would still be eating away at the foundations of his presidency. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "His good nature and common touch helped make the place run. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Child may have had the common touch on camera, but her background was anything but ordinary. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Despite being an Old Etonian, an Oxford alumnus, and a millionaire, Johnson has tried hard to cultivate a common touch . \u2014 Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "But as Nasatir proved, and as Witherspoon is demonstrating all over again, having good taste and appreciating human-scale stories about the foibles, aspirations and triumphs of real people doesn\u2019t mean losing the common touch . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Williams wielded his common touch at endless virtual forums and on front porches. \u2014 Matt Sledge, NOLA.com , 12 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1910, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111347"
  },
  "cliff rose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thrift ( Armeria maritima )",
      ": a small evergreen shrub ( Cowania stansburiana ) of the family Rosaceae common on the desert ranges of the southern U.S. and Mexico, useful as a browse plant, and characterized by brilliant golden-yellow flowers followed by clusters of achenes with long feathery tails"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111407"
  },
  "chumpa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fagot of pine kindling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u0259mp\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from Choctaw chumpa purchase"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111513"
  },
  "cosmetic case":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small piece of luggage especially for cosmetics"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also available as a bundle with cosmetic case and lanyard card case ($139). \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "For the stylish traveler, this cosmetic case by B\u00e9is \u2014 the cool on-the-go accessories brand founded by actress Shay Mitchell \u2014 will keep their skincare, makeup and beauty tools organized all in one place. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "This eye-catching medium-sized backpack and matching cosmetic case is a steal at just $109 (originally $358 for both) when purchased together with code MAKEITTWO, and the rosy pink color is so pretty for the winter months ahead. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The Tumi Voyageur hanging cosmetic case is a must for overpackers and type-A organizers alike. \u2014 Madison Flager, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Sale items range from totes and cosmetic cases to apparel, many of which feature the brand's signature lightweight cotton. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Online-only: Enjoy 30 percent off any Caboodles cosmetics case . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "Look for handmade cork pouches, which can be used as a cosmetics case or a wallet, and make the perfect gift. \u2014 Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "The entire B\u00e9is line-up of sleek luggage, totes, cosmetic cases , and more will continue to be sold on Beistravel.com, as well as at Nordstrom and Revolve.com. \u2014 Alexis Rhiannon, Allure , 28 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111602"
  },
  "cheers":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of cheers 1 \u2014 used as a toast 2 a \u2014 used to express thanks b \u2014 used to bid another farewell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chirz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112126"
  },
  "Collins":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tall iced drink of soda water, sugar, lemon or lime juice, and liquor (such as gin)",
      "Billy 1941\u2013 William Collins American poet; poet laureate (2001\u201303)",
      "Francis S(ellers) 1950\u2013 American geneticist",
      "Michael 1890\u20131922 Irish revolutionary",
      "Michael 1930\u20132021 American astronaut",
      "William 1721\u20131759 English poet",
      "(William) Wilkie 1824\u20131889 English novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259nz",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "COLLINS : And was the president under investigation at the time of your dismissal on May 9th? \u2014 The New York Times, New York Times , 8 June 2017",
      "Collins just turned 27 and Kirksey will be 25 when the 2017 season starts, giving the Browns two key players at important positions under contract for a good chunk of their prime years. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland.com , 30 May 2017",
      "Collins refused before Urbanski stabbed him in the chest, police said. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 27 May 2017",
      "Collins leads the Mids with 71 goals and 40 assists while Kelly Larkin, the first Navy freshman to score 100 points in a single season, has 48 goals and 54 assists. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com , 25 May 2017",
      "COLLINS : Does that get in the way of our ability to pursue this or any other investigation? \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 11 May 2017",
      "Collins scored 11 points with five rebounds and two blocked shots and Tillie had 11 points and six rebounds. \u2014 Orange County Register , 9 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from the name Collins"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112152"
  },
  "Chautauqua muskellunge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a muskellunge of a variety ( Esox masquinongy ohiensis ) distinguished by dark crossbars and paucity of spots and found chiefly in the Ohio and St. Lawrence river drainages"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Chautauqua Lake, New York"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112335"
  },
  "conga line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": snake dance sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Social trails have disappeared, as has the perpetual conga line , and the wildlife has returned. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Stop the incessant conga line of concocted deadlines that come and go. Create a national deadline for the achievement of true self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The boys make all the girls iced coffees one last time, and a text announces that tonight\u2019s the Love Island 2021 Summer Ball (to which the islanders do a conga line ). \u2014 Charlotte Walsh, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "When Gonsolin walked Cabrera to put two on, Roberts pulled him in favor of Phil Bickford, starting a conga line of eight relievers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 July 2021",
      "The prohibition means no line dancing, no father-daughter dance and no mingling at cocktail hour, leaving a conga line of brides, grooms and assorted guests of honor in limbo. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021",
      "On the afternoon of November 8, 1918, a celebratory conga line wound through a three-mile-long throng on Manhattan\u2019s Fifth Avenue. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2021",
      "The conga line of Michigan State football players heading for the NCAA transfer portal paused Tuesday. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "Vickie Paladino, one of the revelers seen leading the conga line , is running for office in New York City's borough of Queens, a region that continues to suffer from the pandemic. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 22 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112627"
  },
  "cioppino":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stew of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices, and herbs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This branch is larger than the Newbury Street version, with a patio and more menu items, including chicken Milanese, veal scallopine, branzino, and cioppino , plus pastas and pizza. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Afterward, the book lays out dozens of delicious recipes from easy (a wild-salmon poke bowl) to expert (a massive pot of spicy cioppino \u2014an Italian-American fisherman\u2019s stew). \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "For many locals, Sotto Mare is synonymous with cioppino . \u2014 Martha Cheng, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Tales of cioppino \u2019s evolution call to mind the stone soup folk story. \u2014 Martha Cheng, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Among his favorites are her risotto, cioppino and an earthy dish of farrow, butternut squash and bacon that bakes in the oven. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "On the dinner menu are Serina\u2019s Seasonal Salad, beef or vegetable lasagna, cioppino and dessert. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 6 July 2021",
      "Guests can imbibe gin- and bourbon-based cocktails at the Fed, a lounge reminiscent of the city\u2019s Jazz Age bars, and enjoy family-style dishes like roasted porchetta and cioppino stew prepared by chef Stephen Bukoff at the Italian restaurant Grana. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
      "Don\u2019t miss oysters on the half shell, cioppino , and their special Moonstone chowder. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of Italian dialect (Liguria) ciuppin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112711"
  },
  "caatinga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stunted rather sparse forest that is leafless in the dry season and is widespread in areas of small rainfall in northeastern Brazil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4\u02c8ti\u014bg\u0259",
      "k\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Portuguese, modification of Tupi ca\u00e1-tinga white forest, from ca\u00e1 forest + tinga white"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1821, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113040"
  },
  "coup de grace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a death blow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded",
      ": a decisive finishing blow, act, or event"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "clincher",
      "crusher",
      "topper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The legislature's decision to cut funding has administered the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal.",
      "the prosecutor presented his coupe de gr\u00e2ce \u2014a videotape of the beating",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The coup de grace came as Russia's war fueled even higher prices. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace , as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "The coup de grace of the project: Researching present-day businesses, banks that directly benefited from land sale contracts, and placing a land marker in front of one of those companies later this year. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The combination of the above issues \u2013 non-linear career patterns, more time spent caring for children and elders \u2013 results in the final coup de grace . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Turkey\u2019s closure of the Dardanelles delivered the coup de grace . \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The coup de grace is a cryotherapy session to heal sore muscles, which focuses on specific muscle groups\u2014upper and lower back, legs\u2014to release muscle tension. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course, the coup de grace was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks becoming the first Black women to main event a WrestleMania, but WWE didn\u2019t stop there. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Sometimes the coup de grace is delivered in the bloodstream, after the invader has breached the gates. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French coup de gr\u00e2ce , literally, stroke of mercy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113346"
  },
  "childing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bearing children or young : pregnant , parturient",
      ": productive , fruitful",
      ": producing younger or smaller blossoms around an older blossom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ch\u012bldi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from present participle of child entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113518"
  },
  "coquille Saint Jacques":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dish of scallops usually served with a wine sauce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sa\u207f\u02c8zh\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French coquille Saint-Jacques scallop, from coquille mollusk shell + Saint-Jacques St. James the apostle, whose identifying token is a scallop shell"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113549"
  },
  "captcha":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a test to prevent spamming software from accessing a website by requiring visitors to the site to solve a simple puzzle (typically by reading and transcribing a series of numbers or letters from a distorted image) in order to gain access"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kap-ch\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The latest versions of Apple\u2019s operating systems, as demonstrated at WWDC, will bypass captcha devices. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "That's why web captcha command could be seen more online \u2013 it's being used as a bot blocker. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "However, the outlet noted that the site now displays a captcha , which is most likely an attempt to stop automated submissions. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "People can receive Nano tokens simply by solving a captcha on a Web page, letting people with low-end computers take part. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 May 2021",
      "No longer will a captcha code be required after that step in the process broke down. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Somehow, the most jarring thing about the 2020 AMG GLC 63 S Performance Coupe isn\u2019t the fact that Mercedes-Benz gave that captcha -sounding name to a four-door SUV. \u2014 Alex Davies, Wired , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Use a captcha , a program that protects websites against bots. \u2014 Melissa Simone, STAT , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "You will be prompted to enter a captcha in order for your vote to go through. \u2014 Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "C ompletely A utomatic P ublic T uring test to tell C omputers and H umans A part (with deliberate pun on capture entry 1 )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2001, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113629"
  },
  "calliopsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of plants comprising chiefly the annual members of the genus Coreopsis",
      ": coreopsis sense 2",
      ": a cultivated annual plant of the genus Coreopsis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckal\u0113\u02c8\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from calli- + -opsis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114159"
  },
  "cowanyoung":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jack mackerel sense c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kau\u0307\u0259n\u02ccy\u0259\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably native name in Australia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114303"
  },
  "curse of Scotland":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": the nine of diamonds in playing cards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259vz\u02c8k\u00e4tl\u0259nd",
      "-\u0259v\u02c8sk-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from its similarity to the coat of arms of Sir John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair \u20201707 Scottish lawyer, as lord advocate partly responsible for the massacre of the MacDonald clan at Glencoe, Scotland, in 1692"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114416"
  },
  "chum salmon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metallic bluish green salmon ( Oncorhynchus keta ) of the northern Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean that may reach a length of about 3.5 feet (1 meter) but is typically smaller"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last year, the pollock fleet caught 13,783 king, or chinook, salmon and more than 530,600 chum salmon \u2014 prohibited species that under federal rules must either be donated to food banks or thrown overboard. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The Kuskokwim River is critical for subsistence fishing, but its king and chum salmon stocks have collapsed. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "The recent extreme decline of western Alaska chum salmon , particularly those returning to the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, represents an urgent mystery fisheries scientists want to solve. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "In the summer, people harvest sheefish from the river, set nets for chum salmon and gather blueberries, salmonberries and cranberries. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Ninety percent of that business is built on chum salmon . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "There are important distinctions between summer and fall chum salmon . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Under current rules, the pollock fleet in 2022 is allowed to take up to 45,000 chinook salmon and an unlimited number of chum salmon while no salmon is available for local subsistence harvests. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "This year, Western Alaska river systems that usually see dependably high volumes of chum salmon \u2014 the Kuskokwim, the Yukon and drainages feeding Norton and Kotzebue sounds \u2014 have all been near total busts. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "chum entry 5"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114426"
  },
  "categorical proposition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a proposition having the verbal form of direct assertion or denial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114554"
  },
  "Cataphracti":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Cataphracti taxonomic synonym of scleroparei"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, plural of cataphractus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114601"
  },
  "circuit rider":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clergyman assigned to a circuit especially in a rural area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114754"
  },
  "carrying capacity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the maximum population (as of deer) that an area will support without undergoing deterioration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such an arrangement may work reasonably satisfactorily for centuries because tribal wars, poaching, and disease keep the numbers of both man and beast well below the carrying capacity of the land. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "And despite its immense size, the SLS is still limited by its inability for on-orbit refueling to boost its carrying capacity once in space. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "State biologists believe the turkey population increased above its carrying capacity during the reintroduction and has since stabilized at a lower number. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Zimbabwe\u2019s estimated 100,000 elephants are double the carrying capacity of its national parks, say parks officials. \u2014 Farai Mutsaka, ajc , 23 May 2022",
      "The 17-year-old must have a big heart, considering her oxygen- carrying capacity . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The load carrying capacity modification labels may not be permanent and can fade, becoming illegible. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
      "Milwaukee-Eight motor as the Low Rider models, but feature larger carrying capacity and larger windscreens for rider protection, along with high-output Rockford-Fosgate audio systems and other touring amenities. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "American\u2019s passenger- carrying capacity will also be lower than planned because deliveries of new Boeing 787 jets has been delayed by production problems at Boeing factories. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115230"
  },
  "career move":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something done to help a person's career"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115736"
  },
  "choiceless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": offering or permitting no choice : unable to choose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115758"
  },
  "cut a caper":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do a short dance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120011"
  },
  "copulable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to couple or be coupled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "copul(ate) + -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120323"
  },
  "country beam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a setting of the headlights of an automobile to illuminate the road far ahead \u2014 compare dimmer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120352"
  },
  "commentator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who provides commentary : such as",
      ": one who reports and discusses news (as on television)",
      ": a sportscaster who provides commentary during live events",
      ": a person who describes or analyzes a news, sports, or entertainment event (as over radio or on television)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the docket for next week: Political commentator Dan Schnur interviews Bass as part of the World Affairs Council and Town Hall\u2019s mayoral series. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
      "In the past two weeks, Barnette \u2014 a military veteran and political commentator who has never held public office \u2014 has surged in the polls and is running neck-and-neck with Oz and McCormick ahead of Tuesday's primary. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 15 May 2022",
      "Barnette is best known for her career as a political commentator . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
      "Jon Stewart accepted the 23rd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday The 59-year-old comedian and political commentator became the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On Monday's show, CNN conservative political commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin filled in as go-guest host. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Santorum served as a senior political commentator , but was largely absent from the network\u2019s airwaves after drawing controversy last month. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021",
      "Santorum has appeared on CNN as a conservative commentator since 2017. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 22 May 2021",
      "In late December, Fanone resigned from the M.P.D., after nearly 20 years on the force, and took a job as an on-air commentator on law-enforcement issues at CNN. \u2014 Jason Zengerle, New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120524"
  },
  "choice-drawn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chosen with care : picked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120745"
  },
  "certified organic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": approved by the government as having been grown without the use of artificial chemicals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121029"
  },
  "chronoscopy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the study of very brief intervals of time by means of a chronoscope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kr\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4sk\u0259p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French chronoscopie , from chron- + -scopie scopy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121223"
  },
  "cry out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.",
      ": to speak in a loud voice : to say something loudly or from a distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121236"
  },
  "colin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bobwhite or any of several related New World game birds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n",
      "k\u0259\u02c8lin",
      "-l\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish col\u00edn , modification of Nahuatl \u00e7olin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121304"
  },
  "cargo liner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ship that carries general cargo and usually follows a fixed schedule",
      ": a transport plane that carries freight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121503"
  },
  "changement de pied":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a jump starting and ending with the feet crossed but with their positions interchanged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "sh\u00e4\u207fzhm\u00e4\u207ftpy\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, change of foot"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121948"
  },
  "Chippewa":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ojibwa",
      "river 183 miles (294 kilometers) long in northwestern Wisconsin flowing south into the Mississippi River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8chi-p\u0259-\u02ccw\u022f",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4",
      "-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "-w\u0259",
      "\u02c8chi-p\u0259-\u02ccw\u022f",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4",
      "-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "-w\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1754, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122435"
  },
  "Curculionidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of snout beetles (suborder Rhynchophora) consisting of the typical weevils and including many that injure fruits and crops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)k\u0259r\u02ccky\u00fcl\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Curculion-, Curculio , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122611"
  },
  "Cupisnique":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the coastal section of the Chavin culture of ancient Peru"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00fcp\u0113z\u00a6n\u0113(\u02cc)k\u0101",
      "-\u0113\u00a6sn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Cupisnique , valley on the northern coast of Peru, where the remains were found"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122644"
  },
  "Cancerian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cancer sense 1b(2)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kan-\u02c8ser-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8sir-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122656"
  },
  "christianizer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that christianizes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122712"
  },
  "conversi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lay brother",
      ": an administrator of episcopal or monastic property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122740"
  },
  "cormatose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or producing corms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259\u02cct\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "corm + -atose (as in comatose )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122758"
  },
  "counteractant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": counteracting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259nt",
      "-t\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122817"
  },
  "Castigliano's theorem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a theorem in structural mechanics: when an external force is applied at any point of a structure composed of rigidly connected elastic members the resulting internal work throughout the structure is equal to the product of the force by the displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force and the derivative of the internal work with respect to either factor thereof is equal to the other factor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k\u00e4st\u1d4al\u00a6y\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u014dz-",
      "\u00a6kas-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Carlo Alberto Castigliano \u20201884 Italian engineer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122939"
  },
  "catallactics":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": political economy as the science of exchanges"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cckat\u1d4al\u02c8aktiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek katallakt- (from katallassein to exchange, from kata- cata- + allassein to change, from allos other) + English -ics"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123441"
  },
  "Coglians, Monte":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountain 9217 feet (2809 meters) high on the Austria\u2013Italy border; highest in the Carnic Alps"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccm\u014dn-t\u0101-k\u014dl-\u02c8y\u00e4n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123836"
  },
  "cathedral ceiling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high ceiling that has two sides that slant downwards from a pointed top"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123840"
  },
  "carfour":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carfax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French carrefour , from Late Latin quadrifurcum , neuter of quadrifurcus having four forks, from Latin quadr- + -furcus (from furca fork)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124239"
  },
  "confessedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": by confession"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-s\u0259d-l\u0113",
      "-\u02c8fest-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "confessed (past participle of confess ) + -ly entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124650"
  },
  "Christianize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make Christian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kris-ch\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
      "\u02c8krish-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124815"
  },
  "Colima":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "volcano in the state of Jalisco, southwestern Mexico",
      "state of southwestern Mexico bordering on the Pacific area 2106 square miles (5454 square kilometers), population 650,555",
      "city south-southwest of Guadalajara, Mexico population 146,904"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113-m\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125002"
  },
  "Compi\u00e8gne":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town in northern France on the Oise River population 40,517"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u022f\u207f-\u02c8pyen\u02b8"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125006"
  },
  "catch up on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to learn about (recent events)",
      ": to do (something) that one could have done earlier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125556"
  },
  "curite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a radioactive mineral 2PbO.5UO 3 .4H 2 O occurring in orange acicular crystals and supposed to be a hydrous lead uranyl uranate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kyu\u0307\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Pierre Curie \u20201906 French chemist + French -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130317"
  },
  "cavatelli":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pasta in the form of small shells having rolled edges"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8te-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Italian, from dialectal (Molise) cavati\u00e8ll\u0259, ch\u0119v\u0119ti\u00e9ll\u0259 (masculine plural), diminutive of caviat\u0259, ch\u0119vat\u0259 \"hollowed out pasta made from semolina and usually potato,\" from plural of cavat\u0259, ch\u0119vat\u0259 \"hollowed out, concave,\" from past participle of cav\u00e0, ch\u0119v\u00e0 \"to hollow out\" (Tuscan cavare )",
      "Note: Dialect forms are from Ernesto Giammarco, Dizionario abruzzese e molisano , vol. 1, Rome: Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1968; the symbols \u00e9 and \u00e8 represent open and close e respectively in tonic syllables, and \u0119 open e in an atonic syllable."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130906"
  },
  "clare-obscure":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of clare-obscure variant spelling of clair-obscure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131410"
  },
  "colometrize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to analyze or divide into cola : apply colometry to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u012bz",
      "\u02c8k\u014dl\u0259m-",
      "\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131527"
  },
  "curved":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bent or formed into a curve",
      ": to have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity",
      ": to cause to curve",
      ": to throw a curveball to (a batter)",
      ": to grade (something, such as an examination) on a curve",
      ": a line especially when curved : such as",
      ": the path of a moving point",
      ": a line defined by an equation so that the coordinates of its points are functions of a single independent variable or parameter",
      ": the graph of a variable \u2014 see also epidemic curve , learning curve , normal curve , simple closed curve , sine curve",
      ": something curved: such as",
      ": a curving line of the human body",
      ": parenthesis",
      ": curveball",
      ": trick , deception",
      ": a distribution indicating the relative performance of individuals measured against each other that is used especially in assigning good, medium, or poor grades to usually predetermined proportions of students rather than in assigning grades based on predetermined standards of achievement",
      ": trend",
      ": a prevalent trend or rate of progress",
      ": to turn or cause to turn from a straight line or course",
      ": a smooth rounded line or surface",
      ": something having a somewhat round shape",
      ": a ball thrown so that it moves away from a straight course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv",
      "\u02c8k\u0259rv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "fall off",
      "hook",
      "round",
      "sweep",
      "swerve",
      "trend",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curvature",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By Thursday, the storm will most likely begin to curve more north-northeast, riding along the coast and impacting Odisha. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "While there aren\u2019t tree species that curve to this extent in nature, the eastern redbud tree is an example of a tree that has a weird shape that is naturally occurring. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Second, my large toe was starting to curve inward toward its neighbors due to a bunion, a common condition called hallux valgus. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The trees\u2019 trunks take a sharp, 90-degree turn and then curve to form a shape resembling the letter J. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Places where the stone might curve left or fade right a little too much. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The company is using flexible OLED panels, which allow the screen to seamlessly curve over the exercise bike. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Your legs do not need to straighten fully; a microbend in the knees will allow the spine to naturally curve and reduce strain in the lower back. \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
      "Murphy said the accident location is west of the intersection of Huntsville Road and Hunt Lane where Huntsville Road begins to curve to the northwest. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This enables the 63kWh battery to replenish to 80% in 28 minutes, while the 87kWh batter takes only a little longer at 30 minutes, thanks to a higher rate across the charging curve . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "As if on cue, a pelican banked around a curve and plunged into the water. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "As David speeds around a dusty curve , a local boy named Driss (Omar Ghazaoui) jumps into the road and is killed by David\u2019s car. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "The train derailed after hitting a 50 mph curve at 106 mph, killing eight and injuring more than 200. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
      "The Lyriq feels faster in Sport Mode and the steering responds more quickly but, driving at high speeds through a curve , the suspension feels like it's being asked to do too much. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "With its linear torque curve and quick steering, this F-type is less twitchy and demanding and more balanced and secure when being driven quickly. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
      "President Roosevelt dedicates the Outer Drive bridge, which includes the infamous \u2018S\u2019 curve . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Verdugo, ahead in the count, 2-0, hammered Bieber 81 mph knuckle curve into the seats in right center for a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Latin curvus ; akin to Greek kyrtos convex, Middle Irish cruinn round",
      "Verb",
      "Latin curvare , from curvus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131908"
  },
  "cyberspace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the online world of computer networks and especially the Internet",
      ": the online world of computer networks and especially the Internet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccsp\u0101s",
      "\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccsp\u0101s"
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      "We send e-mails through cyberspace .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2015, China passed a sweeping national security law covering a wide array of areas, including defense, politics, the economy, the environment, technology, cyberspace , outer space, culture, ideology and religion. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The Brian Piccolo Chapter held its first scholar-athlete banquet in person in three years on Wednesday night, moving the 47th annual awards ceremony off of cyberspace and into Heron Bay Marriott. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Real estate in the make believe world of cyberspace have raked in around $500 million in 2021. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The squalling protest of the status quo is one of the group\u2019s signature themes \u2014 in this case, the social dangers of cyberspace . \u2014 Christa Titus, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "During that incursion, Russia displayed an ability to expand the traditional battlefield through the use of cyberspace , electronic warfare and information weapons. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "As in The Matrix's own influences\u2014William Gibson's cyberspace , Neal Stephenson's Metaverse\u2014a digital, networked reality was another domain, unconstrained by limitations like space and gravity and untethered from our real-world selves. \u2014 Nicholas De Monchaux, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The original exists as a unit of data that the owner keeps on a blockchain \u2014 most are on the Ethereum blockchain --a digital ledger that keeps records of art deals in cyberspace . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "According to Lessig, minimal government intervention in cyberspace will not mean less regulation. \u2014 John Quinn, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1982, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132112"
  },
  "ceria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the cerium oxide CeO 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sir\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from cerium + -a"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132331"
  },
  "clinandrium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cavity or area in which the anther is situated on the column in flowers of the Orchidaceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "kl\u012b\u02c8nandr\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from clin- + andr- + -ium"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132534"
  },
  "constructionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": one who construes a legal document (such as the U.S. Constitution) in a specific way"
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      "k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh(\u0259-)nist"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In an interview during the run-up to the election, Day, 61, described himself as a strict constructionist who interprets the Constitution as it was originally intended. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Republicans and conservative allies applauded Barrett as a strict constructionist who will interpret the Constitution and not make law from the bench. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "Two years ago, in his first season in his current role, Riveron was a letter-of-the-law constructionist in legislating the league\u2019s hard-to-understand catch/no-catch rules. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019",
      "Some of those strict constructionists have not always been predictable. \u2014 Richard Wolf, USA TODAY , 6 May 2018",
      "Bychkov even surpassed the strict- constructionist Muti in his faithfulness to the score\u2019s wide dynamic range, in his elastic shaping of pages in which frenzied dramatic statements give way to lush melodies and tender pastoral moods. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2018",
      "Miller being a staunch constructionist \u2014and still have no idea what hit you. \u2014 Tony Adler, Chicago Reader , 24 Jan. 2018",
      "Thomas is a conservative and a strict constructionist who supports states' rights. \u2014 CNN , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "A strict constructionist , as a general matter, holds that the Constitution\u2019s reach is limited to the document\u2019s literal text as it was written in 1789 or added to in subsequent amendments. \u2014 Michael Doyle, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132559"
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